1.INTRODUCTION<\/span><\/p>\nIn view of the growing importance of English as a tool for global communication and the consequent emphasis on training students to acquire communicative competence, the syllabus has been designed to develop linguistic and communicative competencies of Engineering students. The prescribed books and the exercises are meant to serve broadly as students\u2019 handbooks.<\/p>\n
In the English classes, the focus should be on the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking and for this the teachers should use the text prescribed for detailed study. For example, the students should be encouraged to read the texts\/selected paragraphs silently.<\/p>\n
The teachers can ask comprehension questions to stimulate discussion and based on the discussions students can be made to write short paragraphs\/essays etc.<\/p>\n
The text for non-detailed study is for extensive reading\/reading for pleasure. Hence, it is suggested that they read it on their own the topics selected for discussion in the class.<\/p>\n
The time should be utilized for working out the exercises given after each section, as also for supplementing the exercises with authentic materials of a similar kind for example, from newspaper articles, advertisements, promotional material etc..<\/p>\n
However, the stress in this syllabus is on skill development, fostering ideas and practice of language skills.<\/p>\n
2.<\/span> OBJECTIVES<\/span><\/p>\n\n- To improve the language proficiency of the students in English with emphasis on LSRW skills.<\/li>\n
- To equip the students to study academic subjects more effectively using the theoretical and practical components of the English syllabus.<\/li>\n
- \u00a0To develop the study skills and communication skills in formal and informal situations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
LEARNING OUTCOMES<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Usage of English Language, written and spoken.<\/li>\n
- Enrichment of comprehension and fluency<\/li>\n
- Gaining confidence in using language in verbal situations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
SYLLABUS<\/span><\/p>\nListening Skills: Objectives<\/span><\/p>\n1<\/span>. To enable students to develop their listening skill so that they may appreciate its role in the LSRW skills approach to language and improve their pronunciation 2<\/span>. To equip students with necessary training in listening so that they can comprehend the speech of people of different backgrounds and regions.<\/p>\nStudents should be given practice in listening to the sounds of the language to be able to recognise them, to distinguish between them to mark stress and recognise and use the right intonation in sentences.<\/p>\n
Listening for general content<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Listening to fill up information<\/li>\n
- Intensive listening<\/li>\n
- Listening for specific information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Speaking Skills: Objectives<\/span><\/p>\n\n- \u00a0To make students aware of the role of speaking in English and its contribution to their success.<\/li>\n
- To enable students to express themselves fluently and appropriately in social and professional contexts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n- Oral practice<\/li>\n
- Describing objects\/situations\/people<\/li>\n
- Role play \u2013 Individual\/Group activities (Using exercises from the five units of the prescribed text: Skills Annexe – Functional English for Success)<\/li>\n
- Just A Minute(JAM) Sessions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Reading Skills: Objectives<\/span><\/p>\n\n- To develop an awareness in the students about the significance of silent reading and comprehension.<\/li>\n
- To develop the ability of students to guess the meanings of words from context and grasp the overall message of the text, draw inferences etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n- \u00a0Skimming the text<\/li>\n
- \u00a0Understanding the gist of an argument R13 B.Tech I year syllabus<\/li>\n
- Identifying the topic sentence<\/li>\n
- \u00a0Inferring lexical and contextual meaning<\/li>\n
- Understanding discourse features<\/li>\n
- \u00a0Scanning<\/li>\n
- \u00a0Recognizing coherence\/sequencing of sentences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
NOTE\u00a0 <\/span>The students will be trained in reading skills using the prescribed text for detailed study. They will be examined in reading and answering questions using \u2018unseen\u2019 passages which may be taken from authentic texts, such as magazines\/newspaper articles.<\/p>\nWriting Skills\u00a0 : Objectives<\/span><\/p>\n\n- \u00a0To develop an awareness in the students about writing as an exact and formal skill<\/li>\n
- To equip them with the components of different forms of writing, beginning with the lower order ones.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n- Writing sentences<\/li>\n
- Use of appropriate vocabulary<\/li>\n
- Paragraph writing<\/li>\n
- Coherence and cohesiveness<\/li>\n
- Narration \/ description<\/li>\n
- Note Making<\/li>\n
- Formal and informal letter writing<\/li>\n
- Describing graphs using expressions of comparison<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
TEXTBOOKS PRESCRIBED<\/span><\/p>\nIn order to improve the proficiency of the student in the acquisition of the four skills mentioned above, the following texts and course content, divided into Five Units, are prescribed:<\/p>\n
For Detailed study<\/span><\/p>\nFirst Textbook:<\/span> \u201cSkills Annexe -Functional English for Success\u201d, Published by Orient Black Swan, Hyderabad.<\/p>\nFor Non-detailed study <\/span>1. Second text book \u201cEpitome of Wisdom\u201d, Published by Maruthi Publications, Guntur.<\/p>\nThe course content and study material is divided into Five Units.<\/p>\n
Unit \u2013I<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Chapter entitled \u2018Wit and Humour\u2019 from \u2018Skills Annexe\u2019 -Functional English for Success, Published by Orient Black Swan, Hyderabad<\/li>\n
- \u00a0Chapter entitled \u2018Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya\u2019 from \u201cEpitome of Wisdom\u201d, Published by Maruthi Publications, Hyderabad.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n- L-Listening For Sounds, Stress and Intonation<\/li>\n
- S-Greeting and Taking Leave, Introducing Oneself and Others (Formal and Informal Situations)<\/li>\n
- R- Reading for Subject\/ Theme<\/li>\n
- W- Writing Paragraphs<\/li>\n
- G-Types of Nouns and Pronouns<\/li>\n
- V- Homonyms, homophones synonyms, antonyms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Unit \u2013II <\/span><\/p>\n\n- Chapter entitled \u201cCyber Age\u201d from \u201cSkills Annexe -Functional English for Success\u201d Published by Orient Black Swan, Hyderabad.<\/li>\n
- Chapter entitled \u2018Three Days To See\u2019 from \u201cEpitome of Wisdom\u201d, Published by Maruthi Publications, Hyderabad.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n- L \u2013 Listening for themes and facts<\/li>\n
- S \u2013 Apologizing, interrupting, requesting and making polite conversation<\/li>\n
- R- for theme and gist<\/li>\n
- W- Describing people, places, objects, events<\/li>\n
- G- Verb forms<\/li>\n
- V- noun, verb, adjective and adverb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Unit \u2013III <\/span><\/p>\n\n- \u00a0Chapter entitled \u2018Risk Management\u2019 from \u201cSkills Annexe -Functional English for Success\u201d Published by Orient Black Swan, Hyderabad<\/li>\n
- \u00a0Chapter entitled \u2018Leela\u2019s Friend\u2019 by R.K. Narayan from \u201cEpitome of Wisdom\u201d, Published by Maruthi Publications, Hyderabad R13 B.Tech I year syllabus 4<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n- L \u2013 for main points and sub-points for note taking<\/li>\n
- S \u2013 giving instructions and directions; Speaking of hypothetical situations<\/li>\n
- R \u2013 reading for details<\/li>\n
- W \u2013 note-making, information transfer, punctuation<\/li>\n
- G \u2013 present tense<\/li>\n
- V \u2013 synonyms and antonyms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
* Exercises from the texts not prescribed shall also be used for classroom tasks.<\/span><\/p>\n
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