HS3251 PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH - II L T P C
COURSE OBJECTIVES
● To engage learners in meaningful language activities to improve their LSRW skills
● To enhance learners’ awareness of general rules of writing for specific audiences
● To help learners understand the purpose, audience, contexts of different types of writing
● To develop analytical thinking skills for problem solving in communicative contexts
● To demonstrate an understanding of job applications and interviews for internship and placements
UNIT I MAKING COMPARISON 12
Listening
Evaluative Listening: Advertisements, Product Descriptions, -Audio / video; Listening and filling a Graphic Organiser (Choosing a product or service by comparison) Speaking – Marketing a product, Persuasive Speech Techniques. Reading - Reading advertisements, user manuals, brochures; Writing – Professional emails, Email etiquette - Compare and Contrast Essay; Grammar – Mixed Tenses, Prepositional phrases Vocabulary – Contextual meaning of words
UNIT II EXPRESSING CAUSAL RELATIONS IN SPEAKING AND WRITING 12
Listening - Listening to longer technical talks and completing– gap filling exercises. Listening technical information from podcasts – Listening to process/event descriptions to identify cause & effects - Speaking – Describing and discussing the reasons of accidents or disasters based on news reports. Reading - Reading longer technical texts– Cause and Effect Essays, and Letters / emails of complaint, Writing - Writing responses to complaints. Grammar - Active Passive Voice transformations, Infinitive and Gerunds Vocabulary – Word Formation (Noun-Verb-Adj-Adv), Adverbs.
UNIT III PROBLEM SOLVING 12
Listening – Listening to / Watching movie scenes/ documentaries depicting a technical problem and suggesting solutions. Speaking – Group Discussion(based on case studies), - techniques and Strategies, Reading - Case Studies, excerpts from literary texts, news reports etc., Writing – Letter to the Editor, Checklists, Problem solution essay / Argumentative Essay Grammar – Error correction; If conditional sentences Vocabulary - Compound Words, Sentence Completion. UNIT IV REPORTING OF EVENTS AND RESEARCH 12 Listening – Listening Comprehension based on news reports – and documentaries – Precis writing, Summarising, Speaking –Interviewing, Presenting an oral report, Mini presentations on select topics; Reading –Newspaper articles; Writing – Recommendations, Transcoding, Accident Report, Survey Report Grammar – Reported Speech, Modals Vocabulary – Conjunctions- use of prepositions
UNIT V THE ABILITY TO PUT IDEAS OR INFORMATION COGENTLY 12
Listening – Listening to TED Talks, Presentations, Formal job interviews, (analysis of the interview performance); Speaking – Participating in a Role play, (interview/telephone interview), virtual interviews, Making presentations with visual aids; Reading – Company profiles, Statement of Purpose, (SOP), an excerpt of interview with professionals; Writing – Job / Internship application – Cover letter & Resume; Grammar – Numerical adjectives, Relative Clauses Vocabulary – Idioms.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, learners will be able To compare and contrast products and ideas in technical texts. To identify cause and effects in events, industrial processes through technical texts To analyze problems in order to arrive at feasible solutions and communicate them orally and in the written format. To report events and the processes of technical and industrial nature. To present their opinions in a planned and logical manner, and draft effective resumes in context of job search.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. English for Engineers & Technologists (2020 edition) Orient Blackswan Private Ltd. Department of English, Anna University. 2. English for Science & Technology Cambridge University Press 2021.Dr. Veena Selvam, Dr. Sujatha Priyadarshini, Dr. Deepa Mary Francis, Dr. KN. Shoba, and Dr. Lourdes Joevani, Department of English, Anna University.
REFERENCES:
1. Raman. Meenakshi, Sharma. Sangeeta (2019). Professional English. Oxford university press. New Delhi. 2. Improve Your Writing ed. V.N. Arora and Laxmi Chandra, Oxford Univ. Press, 2001, New Delhi. 3. Learning to Communicate – Dr. V. Chellammal. Allied Publishers, New Delhi, 2003 4. Business Correspondence and Report Writing by Prof. R.C. Sharma & Krishna Mohan, Tata McGraw Hill & Co. Ltd., 2001, New Delhi. 5. Krishna Mohan, Meera Banerji, “Developing Communication Skills”, Trinity Press, 2017.
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