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SEMESTER I
10U101/10R101 Technical English
(Common to CT /
IT)
4 0 0 4
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UNIT I |
Functional Grammar |
10
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Parts of Speech - Phrase and
Clause - The Sentence (Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory) -
Transformation of Sentences - Tag Question - Exclamations - Concord (Subject Verb Agreement) - Articles - Tense - The Participle - The Gerund. |
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UNIT II |
Vocabulary |
10 |
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Word Formation (Prefix and
Suffix) - Synonyms and Antonyms - Idioms and Phrases - Phrasal Verbs -
Abbreviations - British and American English. |
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UNIT III |
Reading |
15 |
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Skimming the Text -
Understanding the Gist of an Argument - Identifying the Topic Sentence -
Inferring Lexical and Contextual Meaning - Understanding Discourse Features -
Sequencing of Sentences - Reading Comprehension - Text (Letter to a Teacher
by Nora Rossi and Tom Cole, Voluntary Poverty by M.K.Gandhi, The Civilization
of Today by C.E.M. Joad - Professions for Women by Virginia Woolf, A Cup of
Tea by Katherine Mansfield). |
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UNIT IV |
Writing |
10 |
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Writing Sentences - Use of
appropriate Vocabulary - Paragraph Writing - Essay Writing - Narration /
Description - Note Making - Letter Writing (Formal and Informal) - Editing a
Passage or Sentence - Dialogue Writing - Compare and Contrast. |
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UNIT V |
Practice Exercises on Remedial Grammar |
15 |
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Common Errors in English - Situational Dialogues - Reading
Dialogues (Selected Text, Newspaper or Magazines) - Yes or No Type Questions
- Wh Questions - Using Auxiliaries - Advertisement.
TOTAL: 60 |
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TEXT BOOKS: |
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Sl. No. |
Author(s) |
Title of the Book |
Publisher |
Year of
Publication |
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1. |
Sumant |
Technical English |
Vijay Nichole Publication,
Chennai. |
2007 |
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2. |
Bhatnagar R P and Rajul
Bhargava |
English for Competitive
Examination |
Macmillan Publication,
Chennai. |
2001 |
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REFERENCE BOOKS: |
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Sl. No. |
Author(s) |
Title of the Book |
Publisher |
Year of
Publication |
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1. |
Jain B B |
Correct English How to Write
It |
Upkar Publication |
2008 |
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2. |
Farhathullah T M |
English for Technical Student |
RBA Publication |
2008 |
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3. |
Jewelcy Jawahar |
English Workbook II |
VRB Publication |
2009 |
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WEB URLs:
- www.english_for_engineering.com
- www.simplifiedenglish.net
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