TECHNICAL ENGLISH - I
Semester: I CIE Marks’ : 40
Course Code : I8EGHI18 SEE Marks: 60
Teaching Hours/week (L:T:P) —: 0:2:0 Exam Hours: 03 Credits: 01
Course Learning
Objectives:
The course Technical English—I will enable the students ,
° To impart basic English grammar and essentials of
language skills
° To train to identify the nuances of phonetics,
intonation and enhance
pronunciation skills . Toenhance with English vocabulary
and language proficiency Language Lab
For augment LSRW and GV skills (Listening, Speaking,
Reading, Writing and Grammar, Vocabulary) through tests, activities, exercises
etc., comprehensive web-based learning and assessment systems can be referred.
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Module - I
Introduction to Technical Communication Fundamentals of
Technical Communication Skills, Barriers to Effective Communication, Different
styles in Technical Communication. Interpersonal Communication Skills, How to
improve Interpersonal Communication Skills, Developing Interpersonal Skills.
Grammar : Basic English Grammar and
Parts of Speech - Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Preposition,
Articles, Conjunctions.
(RBT Levels : L1, L2 & L3)
Module – II
Introduction to Listening Skills and Phonetics
—I Introduction to Phonetics, Sounds Mispronounced, Silent and Non silent
Letters, Homophones and Homonyms, Aspiration, Pronunciation of ‘The’, words
ending ‘age’, some plural forms.
Articles: Use of Articles — Indefinite
and Definite Articles.
(RBT Levels : L1, L2 & L3)
Module – III
Developing Listening Skills (Phonetics and
Vocabulary Building) - II Speech Sounds: Vowels and Consonants -
Exercises on it. Preposition, kinds of Preposition and Prepositions often
Confused. Word Accent — Rules for Word Accent, Stress Shift, Question Tags,
Question Tags for Assertive Sentences(Statements) — Some Exceptions in Question
Tags and Exercises, One Word Substitutes and Exercises.
GD Vocabulary —Synonyms
and Antonyms, Exercises on it. (RBT Levels : L1,L2 & L3)
Module – IV
Speaking Skills (Grammar and Vocabulary) —I
Syllables, Structures, Strong and Weak forms of words, Words formation -
Prefixes and Suffixes (Vocabulary), Contractions and Abbreviations. Spelling
Rules and Words often Misspelt— Exercises on it.
Word Pairs (Minimal Pairs) —
Exercises, The Sequence of Tenses ( Rules in use of Tenses) and Exercises on
it. (RBT Levels: L1,L2 & L3)
Speaking Skills
(Grammar and Vocabulary) -— IT Extempore/Public Speaking, Difference
between Extempore/Public Speaking, and Guidelines for Practice.
Mother Tongue
Influence(MTI) — South Indian Speakers, Various Techniques for
Neutralisation of Mother Tongue Influence — Exercises, Listening Comprehension
— Exercises.
Information Transfer : Oral
Presentation - Examples. Common Errors in Pronunciation.
(RBT Levels : L1,L2 & L3)
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Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course, students will be able to,
CO 1: Use grammatical English and essentials of language
skills and identify the nuances of phonetics, intonation and flawless
pronunciation
CO2: Implement English vocabulary at command and language
proficiency
CO3: Identify common errors in spoken and written
communication
CO4: Understand and improve the non verbal communication
and kinesics
CO5: Perform well in campus recruitment, engineering and
all other general competitive examinations
Question paper pattern for SEE (Semester end examination)
The SEE question paper will be set for 100 marks and the pattern of the
question paper will be objective type (MCQ).
Textbooks
1)
Communication Skills by Sanjay Kumar and Pushp
Lata, Oxford University Press - 2018. Refer it’s workbook for activities and
exercises — “Communication Skills — I (A Workbook)” published by Oxford
University Press—2018.
2)
English Language Communication Skills (Lab
Manual cum Workbook), Cengage learning India Pvt Limited [Latest Revised
Edition]—2018. Reference Books
English for Technical Communication by N.P.Sudharshana
and C.Savitha, Cambridge University Press— 2016.
Technical Communication by Gajendra Singh Chauhan and Et
al, Cengage learning India Pvt Limited [Latest Revised Edition] - 2018.
Practical English Usage by Michael Swan, Oxford University Press — 2016.
High School English Grammar & Composition by Wren and
Martin, S Chandh & Company Ltd—2015.
Effective Technical Communication — Second Edition by M.
Ashraf Rizvi, McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited—2018.
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