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1. INTRODUCTION:In view of the growing importance of English as a tool for global communication and the consequent emphasis on
training students to acquire communicative competence, the syllabus has been designed to develop linguistic and
communicative competencies of Engineering students. The prescribed books and the exercises are meant to serve
broadly as students’ handbooks.
In the English classes, the focus should be on the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking and for this the
teachers should use the text prescribed for detailed study. For example, the students should be encouraged to read
the texts/selected paragraphs silently. The teachers can ask comprehension questions to stimulate discussion and
based on the discussions students can be made to write short paragraphs/essays etc.
The text for non-detailed study is for extensive reading/reading for pleasure. Hence, it is suggested that they read it
on their own the topics selected for discussion in the class. The time should be utilized for working out the exercises
given after each section, as also for supplementing the exercises with authentic materials of a similar kind for
example, from newspaper articles, advertisements, promotional material etc.. However, the stress in this syllabus is
on skill development, fostering ideas and practice of language skills.
2. OBJECTIVES:
a. To improve the language proficiency of the students in English with emphasis on LSRW skills.
b. To equip the students to study academic subjects more effectively using the theoretical and practical
components of the English syllabus.
c. To develop the study skills and communication skills in formal and informal situations.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Usage of English Language, written and spoken.
2. Enrichment of comprehension and fluency
3. Gaining confidence in using language in verbal situations.
SYLLABUS:
Listening Skills:
Objectives
1. To enable students to develop their listening skill so that they may appreciate its role in the LSRW skills
approach to language and improve their pronunciation
2. To equip students with necessary training in listening so that they can comprehend the speech of people of
different backgrounds and regions
Students should be given practice in listening to the sounds of the language to be able to recognise them, to
distinguish between them to mark stress and recognise and use the right intonation in sentences.
• Listening for general content
• Listening to fill up information
• Intensive listening
• Listening for specific information
Speaking Skills:
Objectives
1. To make students aware of the role of speaking in English and its contribution to their success.
2. To enable students to express themselves fluently and appropriately in social and professional contexts.
• Oral practice
• Describing objects/situations/people
• Role play – Individual/Group activities (Using exercises from the five units of the prescribed text: Skills Annexe -
Functional English for Success)
• Just A Minute(JAM) Sessions.
Reading Skills:
Objectives
1. To develop an awareness in the students about the significance of silent reading and comprehension.
2. To develop the ability of students to guess the meanings of words from context and grasp the overall
message of the text, draw inferences etc.
• Skimming the text
• Understanding the gist of an argument
• Identifying the topic sentence
• Inferring lexical and contextual meaning
• Understanding discourse features
• Scanning
• Recognizing coherence/sequencing of sentences
NOTE : The students will be trained in reading skills using the prescribed text for detailed study.
They will be examined in reading and answering questions using ‘unseen’ passages which may be taken from
authentic texts, such as magazines/newspaper articles.
Writing Skills :
Objectives
1. To develop an awareness in the students about writing as an exact and formal skill
2. To equip them with the components of different forms of writing, beginning with the lower order ones.
• Writing sentences
• Use of appropriate vocabulary
• Paragraph writing
• Coherence and cohesiveness
• Narration / description
• Note Making
• Formal and informal letter writing
• Describing graphs using expressions of comparison
TEXTBOOKS PRESCRIBED:
In order to improve the proficiency of the student in the acquisition of the four skills mentioned above, the
following texts and course content, divided into Five Units, are prescribed:
For Detailed study: First Textbook: “Skills Annexe -Functional English for Success”, Published by Orient
Black Swan, Hyderabad
For Non-detailed study
1. Second text book “Epitome of Wisdom”, Published by Maruthi Publications, Guntur
The course content and study material is divided into Five Units.
Unit –I:
1. Chapter entitled ‘Wit and Humour’ from ‘Skills Annexe’ -Functional English for Success, Published by
Orient Black Swan, Hyderabad
2. Chapter entitled ‘Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya’ from “Epitome of Wisdom”, Published by Maruthi
Publications, Hyderabad.
L-Listening For Sounds, Stress and Intonation
S-Greeting and Taking Leave, Introducing Oneself and Others (Formal and Informal Situations)
R- Reading for Subject/ Theme
W- Writing Paragraphs
G-Types of Nouns and Pronouns
V- Homonyms, homophones synonyms, antonyms
Unit –II
1. Chapter entitled “Cyber Age” from “Skills Annexe -Functional English for Success” Published by Orient Black
Swan, Hyderabad.
2 Chapter entitled ‘Three Days To See’ from “Epitome of Wisdom”, Published by Maruthi Publications, Hyderabad.
L – Listening for themes and facts
S – Apologizing, interrupting, requesting and making polite conversation
R- for theme and gist
W- Describing people, places, objects, events
G- Verb forms
V- noun, verb, adjective and adverb
Unit –III
1. Chapter entitled ‘Risk Management’ from “Skills Annexe -Functional English for Success” Published
by Orient Black Swan, Hyderabad
2. Chapter entitled ‘Leela’s Friend’ by R.K. Narayan from “Epitome of Wisdom”, Published by Maruthi
Publications, Hyderabad
L – for main points and sub-points for note taking
S – giving instructions and directions; Speaking of hypothetical situations
R – reading for details
W – note-making, information transfer, punctuation
G – present tense
V – synonyms and antonyms
Unit –IV
1. Chapter entitled ‘Human Values and Professional Ethics’ from “Skills Annexe -Functional English for
Success” Published by Orient Black Swan, Hyderabad
2. Chapter entitled ‘The Last Leaf’ from “Epitome of Wisdom”, Published by Maruthi Publications, Hyderabad
L -Listening for specific details and information
S- narrating, expressing opinions and telephone interactions
R -Reading for specific details and information
W- Writing formal letters and CVs
G- Past and future tenses
V- Vocabulary - idioms and Phrasal verbs
Unit –V
1. Chapter entitled ‘Sports and Health’ from “Skills Annexe -Functional English for Success” Published by
Orient Black Swan, Hyderabad
2. Chapter entitled ‘The Convocation Speech’ by N.R. Narayanmurthy’ from “Epitome of Wisdom”, Published
by Maruthi Publications, Hyderabad
L- Critical Listening and Listening for speaker’s tone/ attitude
S- Group discussion and Making presentations
R- Critical reading, reading for reference
W-Project proposals; Technical reports, Project Reports and Research Papers
G- Adjectives, prepositions and concord
V- Collocations and Technical vocabulary
Using words appropriately
* Exercises from the texts not prescribed shall also be used for classroom tasks.
REFERENCES :
1. Contemporary English Grammar Structures and Composition by David Green, MacMillan Publishers, New Delhi.
2010.
2. Innovate with English: A Course in English for Engineering Students, edited by T Samson, Foundation Books.
3. English Grammar Practice, Raj N Bakshi, Orient Longman.
4. Technical Communication by Daniel Riordan. 2011. Cengage Publications. New Delhi.
5. Effective English, edited by E Suresh Kumar, A RamaKrishna Rao, P Sreehari, Published by Pearson
6. Handbook of English Grammar& Usage, Mark Lester and Larry Beason, Tata Mc Graw –Hill.
7. Spoken English, R.K. Bansal & JB Harrison, Orient Longman.
8. Technical Communication, Meenakshi Raman, Oxford University Press
9. Objective English Edgar Thorpe & Showick Thorpe, Pearson Education
10. Grammar Games, Renuvolcuri Mario, Cambridge University Press.
11. Murphy’s English Grammar with CD, Murphy, Cambridge University Press.
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19. A Grammar Book for You And I, C. Edward Good, MacMillan Publishers
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