SYLLABUS FOR THE FIRST YEAR B.E/B.TECH2011-2012

Sub. Code: EBU12KT101 ENGLISH Credit: 3

Aim To help learners improve their vocabulary and to enable them to use words

appropriately in different contexts To familarise learners with different rhetorical functions of Scientific English. To help learners develop key techniques that could be adopted while reading

texts. To help learners develop listening skills for academic and professional purposes. To provide practice in realizing the meaning potential of a text and to make the

learners become familiar with different reading strategies. To help learners acquire interpretative and study skills, including library and

internet reference skills. To train learners in organized academic and professional writing. To develop aural competence and oral fluency of learners To help learners achieve proficiency in the effective use of language in various

authentic career related situations. To help learners improve their English language skills Listening, Speaking,

Reading, Writing. (LSRW) and the related sub skills through a variety ofparticipative activities.

Unit I: Language Focus (30 Hours)1. Word formation with prefixes and suffixes synonyms and antonyms expanding nominal compounds framing of questions (wh pattern, yes/no questions,tag questions) subject verb agreement tenses (simple and compound tenses) sentence structures five major patterns (SV, SVC, SVO, SVIODO and SVOC patterns) impersonal passive voice comparative adjectives (affirmative and negative) use ofprepositions phrasal verbs use of conditionals.2. Cause and effect expressions indicators of purpose and function connectives imperatives modal verbs infinitives and gerunds reporting verbs editing variedgrammatical functions of the same word acronyms and abbreviations rules for writingSI (system international) unit.Suggested ActivitiesGiving pairs of cause and effect statement (to be linked with expressions such as because,since, consequently, therefore and as a result of) rewriting pairs of sentences as onesentence using indicators of purpose and function such as to, in order to and so as to giving situational instructions (e.g. instructions for changing a punctured type) rewriting instructions as recommendations (e.g. store the cylinders in an upright position

cylinders should be stored in an upright position) rewriting infinitive forms asgerunds (e.g. to modernize sick industries is difficult modernizing sick industries isdifficult) completing the sentences by indicating the conditions which are necessary forsomething to happen reporting a quoted speech identifying and correcting themistakes in spelling and grammar in a given passage expanding acronyms which arecommonly used in science and technology (e.g. LASER, LAN, LCD, ICBM, NASA) using appropriate units of measurement.Suggested ActivitiesUsing prefixes and suffixes to change the grammatical functions of words identifyingthe lexical and contextual meanings of words role play activities based on a givesituation correction of errors in the given sentences providing a context for the use ofthe tenses / sentence structures rewriting sentences into impersonal passive usingcomparative forms of adjectives in affirmative / negative sentences if clauses thethree main types., probable condition, improbable condition and impossible condition.Note: All examples pertaining to this unit should preferably be related to science andtechnology.Unit II : Listening (10 hours)Extensive listening listening for general content listening to fill up information gaps intensive listening listening for specific information note-taking guided and unguided.Suggested ActivitiesGap filling activity while listening to a text listening intently to identify the missingwords in a given text listening to a brief conversation and answering questions listening to a discourse and filling up gaps in a worksheet taking notes during thelecture class inferential comprehension and literal comprehension tasks based onlistening post-listening quizzes.Note: The listening activities can be done using a worksheet in the language laboratoryor in the class room using a tape recorder.Unit III: Speaking (20 Hours)Oral practice developing confidence introducing oneself asking for or elicitinginformation describing objects offering suggestions and recommendations analyzing problems and providing solutions expressing opinions(agreement/disagreement) giving instructions - conversation starters - discussingtopics - simple presentation - commenting and paraphrasing.Suggested ActivitiesRole play activities based on real-life situations discussing travel plan/industrial visits giving oral instructions for performing tasks at home and at work (use of imperatives) participating in a short classroom discussion on a controversial topic (e.g. for andagainst cloning) oral presentation (closed and open-ended topics related to science andtechnology)

Unit IV: Reading (10 Hours)1. Predicting the content skimming the text understanding the gist identifyingthe topic sentence and its role in each paragraph scanning inferring / identifyinglexical and contextual meanings transfer of information / note-making understandingdiscourse coherence sequencing of sentences.2. Reading comprehension guided note-making providing a suitable title identifying main points, supporting ideas evaluating the style (argumentative /descriptive, etc.,) close reading drawing inferences separating facts from opinions.Suggested ActivitiesTaking a quick glance at the text to predict the content reading to identify main contentand giving feedback in response to the teachers questions making a thesis statementabout the text scanning for specific information sequencing of jumbled sentencesusing linguistic clues (e.g., reference words and repetitions) and semantic clues followingprepositional development study reading comprehending a passage and answeringquestions of varied kinds, relating to information, inference and prediction.Suggested ActivitiesObjective type comprehension questions making notes based on a passage filling thegaps with appropriate missing words after thoroughly comprehending the given text note-making is using a given outline unguided note-making tasks reconstructingcontent from notes.Unit V : Writing (20 Hours)One- sentence definition and extended definition description paragraph writing (topicsentence and its role, unity, coherence and use of cohesive expressions) processdescription (use of sequencing connectives e.g. firstly, secondly, then, after, etc.,) comparison and contrast classifying the data analyzing / interpreting the data formaland informal letter writing editing (punctuation, spelling and grammar)Suggested ActivitiesUsing appropriate expressions defining / describing an object / device / instrument /machine writing a paragraph based on information provided in a tree diagram / flowchart / bar chart / pie chart / tables formal letters writing to officials (leave letter,seeking permission for practical training, asking for certificates, testimonials) letter tothe editor informal letters (persuading / dissuading, thanking and congratulating friends/ relatives) sending E-mail editing a passage (correcting the mistakes in punctuation,spelling and grammar)TEXT BOOKS:Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Anna University, English for Engineersand Technologies, Vol.1 & 2, Orient Longman Ltd., 2006, 3rd Edition.Meenakshi Raman, Business Communication, Oxford University Press, 2007.

Reference:Stevenson, Susan and Steve Whitmore, Strategies for Engineering Communication.Willey Edition, 2002.Gerson, Sheron J and Steven M Gerson, Technical Writing III Edition, Addison Wesley,2000.

MCA (INTEGRATED)IA10T12 ENGLISH - I

3 1 0 3SEMESTER IUNIT I

Listening and Recognizing English Sounds.Identification of Nouns and Verbs.

Poetry1. Mending Wall by Robert Frost2. Say Not The Struggle Not Availeth by Arthur Hugh Clough3. O Captain! My Captain! By Walt Whitman

Prose1. Spoon Feeding by W.R. Inge2. Women Not the Weaker Sex by Mahatma Gandhi3. Try Prayer Power by Norman Vincent Peale.

UNIT II Writing SkillsNarration,Dialogue writing (Situation based)

UNIT III GrammarIdentifying Parts of SpeechArticlesPrepositions

UNIT IV Writing SkillsParagraph Writing, Writing short messages.

1. Text Book: Harmony An Anthology of Poems Edited by Biyot K.Tripathy. OUP.2. Text Book: Words of Wisdom An Anthology of Modern Prose edited by Dr. S.Subramanian, Anuchitra Publications, Chennai.

IA10T22 - ENGLISH IISMESTER II 3 1 0 3UNIT IPoetry

1. Death the leveler by James Shirley2. Ozymandias by P.B.Shelley3. Crossing the Bar by A.L. Tennyson

Prose1. The Variety and Unity of India by Jawaharlal Nehru2. The Secret of Work by Swami Vivekananda3. Indias contribution to world unity by Arnold Toynbee

UNIT II Listening Skills1. Local Comprehension2. Global comprehension3. Materials: News reports, Magazine Articles.

UNIT III GrammarTense forms

UNIT IV Speaking SkillsSelf Introduction, Welcome Address, Announcements, Vote of Thanks, GivingInstructions and Directions.

Text Book: Harmony An Anthology of Poems Edited by Biyot K.Tripathy. OUP.Text Book: Spectrum An Anthology of Modern Prose by Dr.M.S. Nagarajan, AnuchitraPublications, Chennai.

IA10T31 ENGLISH IIISEMESTER III 3 1 0 3UNIT I Reading Skills

Autobiography: Mahatma Gandhis My Experiments with Truth(A Short Extract)

Drama: Admirable Crichton by James BarrieUNIT II Writing

Essay WritingSummarizing

UNIT III Grammar and VocabularyBasic VocabularySentence Conversion Active/Passive, Simple, Compound and Complex

CA0738 COMMUNICATION SKILLS2 0 0 1

Role and importance of communication; effectiveness in oral and written communication;technical reports; technical proposals; Research Papers, Interpersonal Communication;business correspondence; prcis writing; memorandum; notices, agenda and minutes; oralcommunication related to meetings, seminars, conferences, group discussions, etc.; use ofmodern communication aids.Scope and Objectives To introduce the learners to the nuances of various genres of technical

communication, both oral and written To guide students through self-study and assignments, in performing their

communicative tasks in real-life work environment. To enable them strengthen their oral and written communication skills so that they

can achieve their professional goals more effectively.Text Book:Raman Meenakshi and Sangeeta Sharma, Technical Communication: Principles andPractice, Oxford University Press, 2004Reference Book(S):Stevenson, Susan and Steve Whitmore, Strategies for Engineering Communication,Wiley Edition, 2002Gerson, Sheron J and Steven M. Gerson, Technical Writing, 3rd Edition, Addison Wesley,2000.

CA0748 TECHNICAL WRITING2 0 0 1

Elements of effective writing; art of condensation; business letter writing; memos; formalreports; technical proposals; conducting and participating, meetings; agenda and minutes;strategies for writing technical descriptions, definitions, and classifications; oralPresentation; use of graphic and audio-visual aids; editing.Scope and ObjectivesTo develop communication skills required for writing effective technical reports,proposals, business letters and other major forms of technical communication.Text BookSharma R.C. and K. Mohan, Business Correspondence and Report Writing, TMH, 3rdEd., 2002.Reference BooksMohan K and Meera Banerji, Developing Communication Skills, Macmillan IndiaLimited, 2000 ReprintSherman, C.A., Modern Technical Writing, PHI, 1968.Bruce, M. Cooper, Writing Technical Reports, Penguin Books, 1971.

B.A [SANSKRIT]SEMESTER I

AF11101 English I 5 CreditsUnit - IListening and Recognizing English Sounds. Identification of Nouns and Verbs.Poetry

1. Mending Wall by Robert Frost2. Say Not The Struggle Not Availeth by Arthur Hugh Clough3. O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman

Prose1. Spoon Feeding by W.R. Inge2. Women Not the Weaker Sex by Mahatma Gandhi3. Try Prayer Power by Norman Vincent Peale.

Unit II Writing Skills1. Narration,2. Dialogue writing (Situation based)

Unit III GrammarIdentifying Parts of Speech

Articles` PrepositionsUnit IV Writing Skills

Paragraph Writing, Writing short messages1. Text Book: Harmony An Anthology of Poems Edited by Biyot K.Tripathy.

OUP.2. Text Book: Words of Wisdom An Anthology of Modern Prose edited by Dr. S.

Subramanian, Anuchitra Publications, Chennai.SEMESTER II

AF11201 English II 5 CreditsUnit - I

1. Death the leveler by James Shirley2. Ozymandias by P.B.Shelley3. Crossing the Bar by A.L. Tennyson

Prose1. The Variety and Unity of India by Jawaharlal Nehru2. The Secret of Work by Swami Vivekananda3. Indias contribution to world unity by Arnold Toynbee

Unit II Listening SkillsLocal ComprehensionGlobal comprehensionMaterials: News reports, Magazine Articles.

Unit III GrammarTense forms

Unit IV Speaking SkillsSelf Introduction, Welcome Address, Announcements, Vote of Thanks, GivingInstructions and Directions

Text Book: Harmony An Anthology of Poems Edited by Biyot K.Tripathy. OUP.Text: Spectrum An Anthology of Modern Prose by Dr.M.S. Nagarajan, AnuchitraPublications, Chennai.

SEMESTER IIIAF11301 English III 5 Credits

Unit I1. Autobiography: Mahatma Gandhis My experiments with Truth (A short extract)2. Drama : Admirable Crichton by James Barrie

Unit - II Writing1. Essay writing2. Summarizing

Unit III Grammar and vocabulary1. Basic vocabulary2. Sentence Conversion Active/passive, simple, compound and complex

SEMESTER IVAF11401 English IV 5 Credits

Unit I NovelA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensDeveloping reading skills1. Pronunciation of words.2. Reading English texts3. Reading and understanding text

Unit II writing skills1. Letter writing

Unit- III Grammar and Vocabulary1. Phrasal verbs2. Clauses-conditional clauses3. Relative clauses

B.E EEESEMESTER III

EE58TO77 Language Lab and Career SkillsGlobalization has brought in numerous opportunities for the teaming millions with morefocus on the students overall capability apart from academic competence. Many studentsparticularly those from non-English medium schools find that they are not preferred dueto their inadequacy of communication Skills and Soft Skills, despite possessing soundknowledge in their subject area along with technical capability. Keeping in view their preemployment needs and career requirements, this course on Communication skillsLaboratory will prepare students to adapt themselves with ease to the industryenvironment, thus rendering them as prospective assets to industries. The course willequip the students with necessary communication skill that would go a long way inhelping them in their Profession.

Objectives To equip students of Engineering and Technology with effective speaking and

listening skills in English. To help them develop their Soft skills and people skills, which will make the

transition from College to Workplace smoother and help them to excel in theirjobs.

To enhance students performance at Placement Interviews, Group Discussionsand Recruitment Exercises.

I. PC Based Session: (Weightage- 50%) (25 Hours)A. English Language Lab (18 Hours)1. Listening Comprehension

Listening And Typing Listening and sequencing of sentences Fill in the blanks Listening and answering the Questions.

2. Reading Comprehension and VocabularyFill in the blanks Cloze Exercises Vocabulary Building- Reading and AnsweringQuestions

3. Speakinga) Phonetics: Intonation- Ear Training Correct Pronunciation Sound RecognitionExercises- Common Errors in English.b) Conversations: Face to Face Conversation- Telephone Conversation- Role PlayActivities( Students take on Role sand engage in Conversation)

B. Career Lab (7 Hours)1. Resume/ Report Preparation/ Letter Writing

Structuring the Resume/ Report/ Letter Writing/ E-mail Communication Samples2. Presentation Skills

Elements of an effective Presentation- Structure of Presentation- Presentationtools- Voice Modulation- Audience analysis- Body Language- Video Samples

3. Soft SkillsTime Management Articulateness Assertiveness Psychometrics Innovationand Creativity Stress Management & Poise Video Samples

4. Group DiscussionWhy is GD part of selection Process? Structure of GD- Moderator-led and otherGDs Strategies in GD Team Work Body Language Mock GD- VideoSamples

5. Interview SkillsKinds of Interviews- Required Key Skills- Corporate Culture Mock Interview-Video Samples.

II Class Room Session (Weightage- 50%) (25 Hours)1. Resume/ Report Preparation/ Letter Writing: Students Prepare their Own Resume andReport2. Presentation Skills: Students make Presentation on given Topics3. Group Discussion: Students participate in Group Discussions4. Interview Skills: Students participate in Mock Interviews

B.E CIVIL ENGINEERINGEBCS5IP093 - GENERAL PROFICIENCY LAB I

UNIT IBASICS OF COMMUNICATION:Essential Communication Skills; Elements of Communication; Basic Models ofCommunication; Frames of Reference; Purposive Communication; ChannelsOf Communication; Developing Good Communication Style.

UNIT IILANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH READING:TOEFL based Reading Comprehension; Current Affairs; Vocabulary Building;Idioms and Phrases; Basic Phonetics.

UNIT IIISPEAKING PRACTICE:Dialogue/Conversation; Types of Conversations;Listening Skills; Telephone Etiquette; Public Speaking; Debate.

UNIT - IVQUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS:Aptitude Tests

REFERENCE BOOKS :1. Bovee, Courtland L and John V Thill. Business Communication Today.Pearson Education, 2003.2. Rymniak, Marilyn J and Janet A Shanks. TOEFL CBT Exam. Simon andSchuster, 2002.3. Lewis, Norman. Word Power Made Easy. Bloomsbury, 2003.4. Nicholls, Anne. Mastering Public Speaking. Jaico Publishing House, 2003.5. Jones, Daniel. Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary. CUP, 2003.Aggarwal, R.S. Quantitative Aptitude. S. Chand & Co., 200

EBCS6IP093 - GENERAL PROFICIENCY LAB - IIUNIT - I

IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION:Introduction; Verbal and Non-verbal Codes of Communication; Barriers toCommunication; Self-Assessment; SWOT Analysis; Identifying Strengths andWeaknesses.

UNIT - IIPERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT:Body Language; Non-verbal Skills; Leadership Qualities; Emotional Quotient;Effective Time Management; Surviving Stress; Overcoming Failure; ProfessionalEthics

UNIT - IIIVERBAL COMMUNICATION:Social Exchanges; Planned Speech; Extempore; Basics of Attending & OrganizingMeetings; Informal Discussions

UNIT - IVQUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS:Aptitude Tests

REFERENCE BOOKS1. Mohan, Krishna and Meera Banerji. Developing Communication Skills.Macmillan, 2002.2. Leigh, Andrew and Michael Maynard. The Perfect Leader. Random HouseBusiness Books, 1999.3. Minchinton, Jerry. Maximizing Self-confidence. Jaico Publishing House,2003.Thorpe, Edgar. Course in Mental Ability

B.Sc Physical EducationSEMESTER I

English IProse

1. What Makes An Indian Smt. Indira Gandhi2. On Forgetting - Robert Lynd3. The Curse of Untouchability - M.K.Gandhi

Poetry1. A Happy Life2. Laugh and Be Merry

Work Book1. Listening/Reading Comprehension2. Reference Skills3. Translation4. Letter Writing

GrammarTransitive and Intransitive Verb, Active and Passive Voice, Articles, SentencePattern, Preposition, Question Tags, Gerund and Conjunctions.

References:David Green- Contemporary English Grammar, Structure and Composition.P.S. Shyamala Rao A Galaxy of Precious prose, Blacky Books, Chennai

SEMESTER IIEnglish- II

Prose1. What is Yoga - Nergis Dalal2. University Days - James Thurber3. Worldly Wisdom - Earl of Chesterfield

Poetry1. The Daffodils - William Wordsworth2. The Tiger - William Blake

WorkbookComprehension Passages, Rearranging Jumbled Sentences, Making MeaningfulSentences, Letter Writing.

GrammarConcord or Agreement of Verb with the Subject- Simple Complex andCompound- Degrees of Comparison- Auxiliary and Model Auxiliaries- Suffixesand Prefixes- Verbs- Moods and Tense.

References:David Green- Contemporary English Grammar, Structure and Composition.P.S. Shyamala Rao A Galaxy of Precious prose, Blacky Books, Chennai

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