HS3151 Professional English - I Anna University Syllabus Regulation 21

 

 

                                         

    HS3151                                           PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH - I                      L T P C 3 1 0 4      

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 

       To improve the communicative competence of learners.

 

       To help learners use language effectively in academic /work contexts To build on students’ English language skills by engaging them in listening, speaking and grammar learning activities that are relevant to authentic contexts.   


       To develop learners’ ability to read and write complex texts, summaries, articles, blogs, definitions, essays and user manuals. 

 

       To use language efficiently in expressing their opinions via various media.  

 

UNIT I            INTRODUCTION TO FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNICATION                11

Listening –for general information-specific details- conversation: Introduction to classmates - Audio / video (formal & informal); Telephone conversation; Listening to voicemail & messages; Listening and filling a form  

Speaking - Self Introduction; Introducing a friend; Conversation - politeness strategies; Telephone conversation; Leave a voicemail; Leave a message with another person; asking for information to fill details in a form. 

Reading - Reading brochures (technical context), telephone messages / social media messages relevant to technical contexts and emails. 

Writing - Writing emails / letters introducing oneself

Grammar - Present Tense (simple and progressive); Question types: Wh / Yes or No/ and Tags  Vocabulary - Synonyms; One word substitution; Abbreviations & Acronyms (as used in technical contexts). 

UNIT II                                   NARRATION AND SUMMATION                                         12

Listening - Listening to podcasts, anecdotes / stories / event narration; documentaries and interviews with celebrities. 

Speaking - Narrating personal experiences / events; Interviewing a celebrity; Reporting / and summarizing documentaries / podcasts/ interviews.

Reading - Reading biographies, travelogues, newspaper reports, Excerpts from literature,  and  travel & technical blogs. 

Writing - Guided writing-- Paragraph writing Short Report on an event (field trip etc.) 

Grammar –Past tense (simple); Subject-Verb Agreement; and Prepositions

Vocabulary - Word forms (prefixes & suffixes); Synonyms and Antonyms. Phrasal verbs.

 UNIT III                       DESCRIPTION OF A PROCESS / PRODUCT                               12

Listening - Listen to a product and process descriptions; a classroom lecture; and advertisements about products. 

Speaking – Picture description; giving instruction to use the product; Presenting a product; and Summarizing a lecture. 

Reading – Reading advertisements, gadget reviews; user manuals. 

Writing - Writing definitions; instructions; and Product /Process description. 

Grammar - Imperatives; Adjectives; Degrees of comparison; Present & Past Perfect Tenses. Vocabulary - Compound Nouns, Homonyms; and Homophones, discourse markers (connectives & sequence words)

 UNIT IV                             CLASSIFICATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS                    12 

 

Listening – Listening to TED Talks; Scientific lectures; and educational videos. 

Speaking – Small Talk; Mini presentations and making recommendations.

Reading – Newspaper articles; Journal reports –and Non Verbal Communication (tables, pie charts etc,)

Writing – Note-making / Note-taking (*Study skills to be taught, not tested; Writing recommendations; Transferring information from non verbal (chart , graph etc, to verbal mode) Grammar – Articles; Pronouns - Possessive & Relative pronouns. Vocabulary - Collocations; Fixed / Semi fixed expressions.

 UNIT V                                                    EXPRESSION                                                      12

Listening – Listening to debates/ discussions; different viewpoints on an issue; and panel discussions. 

Speaking –group discussions, Debates, and  Expressing opinions through Simulations & Role play.  Reading – Reading editorials; and Opinion Blogs; 

Writing – Essay Writing (Descriptive or narrative). 

Grammar – Future Tenses, Punctuation; Negation (Statements & Questions); and Simple, Compound & Complex Sentences. 

Vocabulary - Cause & Effect Expressions – Content vs Function words.

 

COURSE OUTCOMES:                                                                             

     At the end of the course, learners will be able 

       To listen and comprehend complex academic texts 

       To read and infer the denotative and connotative meanings of technical texts

       To write definitions, descriptions, narrations and essays on various topics

       To speak fluently and accurately in formal and informal communicative contexts

       To express their opinions effectively in both oral and written medium of communication

 

TEXT BOOKS:

 

1.    English for Engineers & Technologists Orient Blackswan Private Ltd. Department of English, Anna University, (2020 edition)

2.    English for Science & Technology Cambridge University Press, 2021.

3.    Authored by Dr. Veena Selvam, Dr. Sujatha Priyadarshini, Dr. Deepa Mary Francis, Dr. KN. Shoba, and Dr. Lourdes Joevani, Department of English, Anna University. 

 

 REFERENCES:

 

1.    Technical Communication – Principles And Practices By Meenakshi Raman & Sangeeta Sharma, Oxford Univ. Press, 2016, New Delhi.

2.    A Course Book on Technical English By Lakshmi Narayanan, Scitech Publications (India) Pvt. Ltd.

3.    English For Technical Communication (With CD) By Aysha Viswamohan, Mcgraw Hill Education, ISBN : 0070264244.

4.    Effective Communication Skill, Kulbhusan Kumar, R S Salaria, Khanna Publishing House. 5. Learning to Communicate – Dr. V. Chellammal, Allied Publishing House, New Delhi,2003.

 

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