COURSE FILE

STAGE - I
OF

ENGLISH

(HMHU 201)
EVEN SEMESTER, 2021

Name(s) of Authors: Ms. Anusriya Mukherjee

Assistant Professor
Department of Humanities

AND

Mr. Abhinandan Bag

Assistant Professor,
Department of Humanities

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 Course File Contents: Stage 1
  Paper: English Paper Code: HMHU 101, Stream: All

Semester: 2nd Teacher: ANUSRIYA MUKHERJEE and ABHINANDAN BAG

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1. Lecture hours, lab hours, credit hours, and office hours. As per ANNEXURE - 1

2. Syllabus copy of the subject. As per ANNEXURE - 2

3. Detailed week-by-week plan(Time Table) for the entire semester that shows: As per
ANNEXURE - 3

a. Topics to be covered each week ( Lesson Plan)

b. Schedule of assessments (Assignments, midterms, projects, quizzes, and/or final exam)

4 .List of textbooks used, and for each textbook indicate whether it is: . As per ANNEXURE - 4

a. Required (student must buy)

b. Recommended (would be useful to student)
c. Reference (do not buy, read if available in library/elsewhere)

5. Course Objectives- Overall and Chapter wise/ Topic wise. As per ANNEXURE 5
6. Course Outcomes – Overall and Chapter wise/ Topic wise. As per ANNEXURE 6
7. Chapter wise-
a. End of semester exam model questions and previous questions of exams, if any
mentioning the year of exam and how many times that question appeared in exam.
As per ANNEXURE 7

b. Assignment/ home work questions/problems/programs As per ANNEXURE 8

c. Objective type questions.( Refer to placement/ competitive exams like GATE, IES,
UPSC etc) As per ANNEXURE 9

d. Competitive exam questions- both objective and Descriptive (Refer to placement/

competitive exams like GATE, IES, UPSC etc) Not Applicable
e. Additional information- URL’s of specific web sites, if useful. ) As per
ANNEXURE 10

8. Relevant Journal papers. ) As per ANNEXURE 11

9. Applications in real life. As per ANNEXURE 12

10. Topics covered beyond syllabus and chapter-wise, if any . As per ANNEXURE 13
11. For each assessment: As per ANNEXURE 13

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a. Sample of best student answer (photocopy, or printed scan)
b. Sample of average student answer (photocopy, or printed scan)
c. Sample of worst student answer (photocopy, or printed scan)
d. Full record of all results for all assessments (print from Excel or similar, or submit all
exam scripts if you have them)

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COURSE FILE HM HU 201

SL. NO. TOPICS REMARKS

1.  TOTAL HOURS
 LECTURE HOURS : ANNEXURE 1
 LAB HOURS :
 CREDIT HOURS:
 OFFICE HOURS :

2.  SYLLABUS COPY OF THE SUBJECT ANNEXURE 2

3. DETAILED WEEK BY WEEK PLAN (TIME ANNEXURE 3

TABLE) FOR THE ENTIRE SEMESTER AS
PER-
 Topics to be covered each week
(Lesson Plan)
 Schedule of
Assessments(Assignments, midterm
projects, quizzes, and/or final exam)

4. LIST OF TEXTBOOK USED AND FOR EACH ANNEXURE 4

TEXTBOOK INDICATE WHETHER IT IS :
a. Required (student must buy)
b. Recommended (would be useful to students)
c. Reference (Do not buy , read if available in the
library/elsewhere)

5. COURSE OBJECTIVES : ANNEXURE 5

 OVERALL
 CHAPTERWISE/TOPICWISE

6. COURSE OUTCOMES : ANNEXURE 6

 OVERALL
 TOPIC WISE COURSE OUTCOMES

7 CHAPTER WISE : A-ANNEXURE 7

A - End of semester exam model questions and B- ANNEXURE 8

previous questions of exams, if any mentioning the
year of exam and how many times that question C- ANNEXURE 9
appeared in the exam – NA
B – Assignments, homework
questions/problems/programs-

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 C- Objective type questions (Refer to
Placement/competitive exams like
GATE/IES/UPSC etc.
D- Competitive Exams Questions-both
objective and descriptive (Refer to D- Not Applicable
placement/competitive exams like
GATE,IES,UPSC etc) E- ANNEXURE 10
E- Additional Information – URLs of
specific websites , if useful

8 RELEVANT JOURNAL PAPERS ANNEXURE 11

9 APPLICATION IN REAL LIFE ANNEXURE 12

10 TOPICS COVERED BEYOND THE SYLLABUS AND ANNEXURE 13

CHAPTER-WISE, (IF ANY)

11 FOR EACH ASSESSMENT

A) Sample of best student answer (photocopy) ANNEXURE 14
B) Sample of average student answer (photocopy) ANNEXURE 15
C) Sample of worst student answer (photography) ANNEXURE16
D) Full record of all results for all assessments ANNEXURE 17

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1.Total Hours

 Lecture Hours (per week): 02

 Lab Hours: N/A

 Credit Hours/Points: 02

 Office Hours: 9.50 A.M. to 5.10 P.M. (7.5 hours, 5 days /week)

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 ANNEXURE 2

2. Syllabus Copy of the Subject

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 ANNEXURE 3

2. Detailed week-by-week plan for the entire semester

MODULE TOPICS TO BE DATE/WEEK ASSIGNMENTS

COVERED
Overview of the 5/4/2021 – 9/4/2021 Interactive session after
syllabus , vocabulary class
building (1.1)
Building Vocabulary 12/4/2021 – 16/4/2021 Soft copy study materials
cont.., Word
Formation , root words
Suffix prefix , foreign 19/4/2021 – 23/4/2021 Soft copy study materials
derivatives

26/4/2021 – 30/4/2021 INTERNAL

Vocabulary Building ASSESSMENT 1

Synonym antonyms , 3/5/2021 – 7/5/2021 Audio-visual presentation

word building , on the same; soft copy on
opposites Abbreviation the topics in detail.
and Acronyms
Sentence structures and 10/5/2021 – 14/5/2021 Virtual Worksheets and
types- MCQ quiz on the same.
simple .compound
complex Punctuation ,
phrases , clauses
Basic Writing Skills Use of phrases and 17/5/2021 – 21/5/2021 Interactive session and
clauses , transformation soft copy study materials
of sentence, paragraph in detail
writing ,active and
passive voice , narration

24/5/ 2021 – 28/5/2021 INTERNAL

ASSESSMENT 2

Basic grammars – 31/5/2021 – 4/6/2021

subject verb agreement , Assignment on grammar
misplaced modifiers

Noun pronoun 7/6/2021 – 11/6/2021

Identifying common agreement, PPT Prsentation

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errors in Writing prepositions , cliches, Assignment
redundancies
Describing , defining, 14/6/2021-18/6/2021 Random MCQ Quiz on
Nature & Style of classifying , proving Writing process
sensible writing examples , writing
introductions ,
conclusions
INTERNAL
Writing Practices 21/6/2021-25/6/2021 ASSESSMENT 3

Business Letter , cover 28/6/2021-2/7/2021 Written Practice of CV

letter , CV , Email , format
Comprehension , precis,
essay
Revision and Doubt Entire syllabus 5/7/2021-9/7/2021 Revision
Clearing Class
INTERNAL
14/07/2021-16/7/2021 ASSESSMENT 4

Schedule of Assessments:
Assessment Type Dates

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT 1 28/04/2021-30/4/2021

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT 2 24/5/2021-26/5/2021

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT 3
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT 4
END SEMESTER EXAM 5

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4. LIST OF TEXTBOOK RECOMMENDED / USED :

Sl. Name of the Text Book Author/ Publication Remarks

No.
1. Technical Meenakshi Raman and Recommended (would be useful
Communication: Sangeeta Sharma to student)
Principles and Practice (Oxford Higher
Education)

2. Contemporary Pearson Longman,2010 Required (student must buy)

Communicative English
for Technical
Communication

3. Effective Technical Barun K. Mitra (Oxford Reference only

Communication Higher Education)

4. Comprehensive Joseph, Myall and Required (student must buy)

Grammar Biswas

5. Challenges in Written Scitech Publication Recommended

English

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5.Course Objective(s):

Overall Objective:
The main objective of the course is to impart advanced skills of Technical Communication in
English through Language Lab. Practice sessions to 1st semester UG students of B.Tech. and
enable them to communicate confidently and competently in English Language in sphere. To
ensure understanding of the basics of communication through English, application of the various
models of verbal and non-verbal communication in the social and professional sphere, the rules
of phonology and its application, understanding the basics of grammar to improve
communication and speak a neutral and correct form of English.

Module-wise Objectives:
Module Objective
English Language Grammar The two most important components of a
language are vocabulary and grammar. A
repertoire of words and the ability to form
meaningful sentences with those words are
the basic tools of communication. Hence,
developing a wide vocabulary is as essential
for proficiency in any language as is the
knowledge of the rules of grammar.
Reading Comprehension Comrehension passages are meant to test a
student’s understanding of a given text. It is
an effective tool to guage a student’s
command of a language and concentration
while reading.
Technical Communication Helping students to achieve clarity and
fluency; manipulating paralinguistic features
of speaking (voice modulation, pitch, tone
stress, effective pauses); conducting task
oriented interpersonal, informal and
semiformal speaking/Classroom presentation.
Mastering Technical Communication Teaching all varieties of written technical
communication to maintain an effective
communication system in an organization.the
student should acquire clarity, brevity and
accuracy that form basic elements of any
good written technical communication.

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6. Course Outcome:

Overall Outcome:

1. Acquire knowledge about the various principles of communication, understand its

various stages and the role of audience and purpose, deal with the barriers that affect
communication in a professional set up and understand the different channels that are
functional at the work place.
2. Learn the importance of verbal and non-verbal communication in the professional world
along with its uses.
3. Importance of syntax for cultivating effective language skills..
4. Review of grammar – verbs and its different forms and application of the different forms
of advanced grammar.
5. Imbibing the knowledge of effective classroom speaking and presentation.
6. Learning the nuances of effective writing by using short and crisp sentences.
7. Displaying soft skills and communicative competence.

Module-wise Outcome:

Module Outcome
English Language Grammar The students are expected to develop a good
command over English vocabulary and a sound
base of grammar as this will facilitate their
learning through listening and reading.
Reading Comprehension The student should be in a position to
understand what they read trough skimming,
scanning, intensive and extensive reading.
With extensive reading they are expected to
improve their vocabulary, grammar and
expression.
Technical Communication The student is expected to acquire the ability to
communicate clearly and openly and master
the arty of influencing, delegating, motivating,
appraising, presenting and managing a team.
Mastering Technical Communication The student is expected to gain proficiency in
writing skill which demands a greater degree
of accuracy and explicitness. Hence, he is
expected to produce grammatically correct
sentences with appropriate punctuation and
present the message in a manner that addresses
the readers’ likely questions.

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7. (a) Chapter wise model questions and previous semester questions:

English language Grammar:

Model Questions:

Choose the correct alternatives for the following:

1. The synonym for the word ‘tyranny’ is

a. Misrule b. cruelty c. tension d. madness
2. The antonym of the word ‘affluent’ is
a. Prosperous b. poor c. talkative d. close
3. The artist painted on a _________________ .
a. Canvas b. canvass
4. The engineer along with the overseer visited the proposed _________________ of the new project.
a. Site b. sight
5. The tone of a circular and notice is in the form of
a. Command b. request c. order d. apology

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:

1. Do not subscribe ____________ his views.

2. She was delighted ____________ the present you gave her.
3. We rejoiced ______________ his success.
4. He has no sympathy _______________ the poor.
5. She won a scholarship by dint _____________ hard work.

Rewrite the sentences according to the instructions given. Do not alter the meaning.

1. The musician admirably on the stage.

Begin: The musician’s __________.
2. Nobody in the world can run as fast as Fleet foot.
Begin: Fleet foot___________________.
3. The Principal said, “ I will certainly look into this case.”
Begin: The principal promised ________________.
4. How did the promotion affect him?

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 Begin: How did he react ________________
5. But for the accident, they should have had a good picnic.
Begin: If ___________________.

Correct the grammatical errors:

1. She has gone to college last Wednesday.

2. The little girl is in the bed.
3. Rohit is the taller boy in class.
4. I refuse to answer the question.
5. I have applied for admission in an European university.

I. Express the meaning of each phrasal verb with one meaningful sentence:
1. Take up 2. Bring out 3. Have an edge 4. Pull up 5. Create a benchmark

Technical Communication:

1. Define the term “communication”.

2. What do you mean by barriers to communication?
3. Discuss the different kinds of barriers with example.

Technical Report:

1. Write a report to the Director of your college as a student reporting on what measures
could be adopted to better the communication skills and increase the employability of
students.

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 2. Write a report to the Minister, Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage as a responsible
citizen of the nation suggesting probable restoration methods for old and/or historic
buildings.

3. The Director of your college has got a grant of Rs.50 lakhs from the All India Council for
Technical Education (AICTE) for development of the Central Computer Station in your
college. You are the Secretary of the Students’ Council. The Director has, therefore,
asked you to investigate the facilities available and in consultation with the respective
teachers and students of your college make recommendations for improvement. Write the
report.

Business Letter:

1. Imagine that your company Gracious Foods Enterprises, Kolkata, has decided to
enter the catering business and is planning to open outlets in some of the major cities
of the country such as Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, etc. Assuming
yourself as the Marketing Head of the company, prepare a sales and promotion letter
to be sent to the public to promote and publicize the company’s food outlets.

2. With winter approaching, you intend to purchase electric heaters for your office at
Safdarjang Road, New Delhi. Assuming yourself to be the Maintenance Officer of
Ubiquitor technologies Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, write a letter of enquiry to Westworld
Appliances and Equipment Mumbai seeking information about the availability and
price o the product.

Job Application:

1. Hotel Peerless Inn urgently requires a B.Tech Electrical Engineer for Kolkata. Draft a
suitable job application and enclose your CV and other relevant documents signing your
name as M. Chatterjee.

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2. Write a job application along with your Curriculum Vitae in response to the following
advertisement published on 2nd November, 2015 in The Telegraph:

An internationally reputed company is looking for a software professional with 1st Class B.Tech
Degree and good management qualities. The candidate should have good communication skills
and ability to work anywhere in India, if necessary also abroad. Apply within 21 days to Box No.
2255, The Telegraph, Kolkata – 700001.

Organizational Communication:

1. Suppose you are the Project-in-charge of a Government Power Corporation. The site
supervisor has failed to submit his on-going monthly Project Report by the end of July
2010. Issue a Memo to him and mention what steps you would be taking if he fails to
answer your Memo within 14 days from the date of issue of such Memo. Sign your name
as Sagar/Sagarika.

2. (a) Prepare the agenda for a meeting of the Jaipur Chamber of Trade, to be held at 7pm
on 28th December 2015, arranging the following items in proper order:
i) Organization of shopping week
ii) Any other business
iii) Increasing the efficiency of the exchange of Report of the Finance Committee
iv) Minutes of the last meeting
v) Estimate for decoration of the building

(b) Assuming that you were the secretary in attendance, write the minutes of the meeting.

3. Your company has recently established a medical centre on its premises. Draft a circular to
be sent to all employees of the organization informing them about the medical fecilities to be
offered and the timings of the centre.

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7 B. Assignments/Home work questions/problems/programs

Assignments:
i) The Government of India is concerned about the steady increase in the outbreak of
diseases among working class. In order to work on the possible solutions, the Health
Minister has asked the Chief Medical Officer, IMSI, Delhi, to find out the possible
causes of these diseases, the problems faced and the other related factors. On the
basis of the following data, as CMO, IMSI, Delhi, prepare a report to be submitted to
the Health Minister.

Data showing diseases and the percentage of suffering people

Serial No. Name of the Disease Percentage of People

suffering from it
1. Diabetes 25%

2. Blood Pressure 20%

3. Stress 35%

4. Migraine 10%

5. Asthma 5%

Now prepare a full-length report including the elements such as the Title page,
Introduction, Discussion, Conclusions and Recommendations.

ii) As the Secretary of the staff association of your organization, write the Minutes of the
seventh meeting of the General Body of the association held at 4 p.m., on Tuesday
30th November, 2015, at Gadia House, Industrial Area, Sitapur, Jaipur.

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Homework Problems:

Sentences are given in the active voice. Change them into the passive voice. An example is
given below.

Active: Brutus stabbed Caesar.

Passive: Caesar was stabbed by Brutus.

Exercise

1. The people made him their king.

2. Who teaches you grammar?

3. The king gave him a reward.

4. One should keep one’s promises.

5. Open the door.

6. The police were taking the militants to prison.

7. His behavior vexes me.

8. It is time to shut the shop.

9. The audience cheered the Mayor’s speech.

10. Someone has picked my pocket.

11. Our army has defeated the enemy.

12. Circumstances will oblige me to go

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Complete the following sentences using during or while.

1. I met James ………………. my holiday in Japan.

a) during
b) while

2. I injured my leg ……………….. playing football.

a) during
b) while

3. I learnt French ……………. I was working in a museum in Paris.

a) during
b) while

4. It happened ……………. they were sleeping.

a) during
b) while

5. We had a discussion ………………… the lunchbreak.

a) during
b) while

6. Something interested happened ………………… my stay in Canada.

a) during
b) while

7. People suffered a lot of hardships ……………. the floods.

a) during
b) while

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8. I fell asleep …………….. I was watching the film.

a) during
b) while

9. I fell asleep ……………. the service.

a) during
b) while

10. ……………….. living in Rome, I met some really interesting people.

a) during
b) while

Fill in the blanks

1. ……………………. of them were ill so they stayed at home.

a) Both
b) Either
c) Neither

2. I didn’t like …………………… of these colors.

a) either
b) neither
c) both

3. I can’t decide between these gowns. I like them ………………….

a) either
b) neither
c) both

4. …………………… Angelina nor Jennifer turned up today.

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a) Either
b) Neither
c) Both

5. You can take ………………….. the bus or the train.

a) either
b) neither
c) both

6. I know you don’t like me. I don’t like you …………………

a) either
b) neither
c) both

7. …………………. John nor Peter could solve the problem.

a) Either
b) Neither
c) Both

8.  …………………… my parents enjoy riding.

a) Either
b) Neither
c) Both

9. She has invited us …………………

a) either
b) neither
c) both

10. She ………………… dances and sings.

a) either
b) neither
c) both

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7 c) Objective type questions for Competitive Examinations (GATE)

In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

1. CORPULENT
A. Lean B. Gaunt

C. Emaciated D. Obese

2. BRIEF
A. Limited B. Small

C. Little D. Short

3. EMBEZZLE
A. Misappropriate B. Balance

C. Remunerate D. Clear

4. VENT
A. Opening B. Stodge

C. End D. Past tense of go

5. AUGUST

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 A. Common B. Ridiculous

C. Dignified D. Petty

6. CANNY
A. Obstinate B. Handsome

C. Clever D. Stout

7. ALERT
A. Energetic B. Observant

C. Intelligent D. Watchful

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Read the each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The
error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If
there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

1. (solve as per the direction given above)

A. We discussed about the problem so thoroughly

B. on the eve of the examination

C. that I found it very easy to work it out.

D. No error.

2. (solve as per the direction given above)

A. An Indian ship

B. laden with merchandise

C. got drowned in the Pacific Ocean.

D. No error.

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3. (solve as per the direction given above)
A. I could not put up in a hotel

B. because the boarding and lodging charges

C. were exorbitant.

D. No error.

4. (solve as per the direction given above)

A. The Indian radio

B. which was previously controlled by the British rulers

C. is free now from the narrow vested interests.

D. No error.

5. (solve as per the direction given above)

A. If I had known B. this yesterday

C. I will have helped him. D. No error.

6. (solve as per the direction given above)

A. A lot of travel delay is caused

B. due to the inefficiency and lack of good management

C. on behalf of the railways.

No error.
D.

7. (solve as per the direction given above)

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 A. One of the members B. expressed doubt if

C. the Minister was an atheist. D. No error.

8. (solve as per the direction given above)

A. I have got B. my M.Sc. degree

C. in 1988. D. No error.

9. (solve as per the direction given above)

A. Having received your letter B. this morning, we are writing

C. to thank you for the same. D. No error.

10. (solve as per the direction given above)

A. If you lend him a book B. he will lend it to some one else

C. and never you will get it back. D. No error.

11. (solve as per the direction given above)

A. According to the Bible B. it is meek and humble

C. who shall inherit the earth. D. No error.

12. (solve as per the direction given above)

Do the roses in your garden
A. B. more sweetly
smell

C. than those in ours? D. No error.

13. (solve as per the direction given above)

A. Block of Residential flats B. are coming up

C. near our house. D. No error

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Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the
correct meaning of proverb/idiom, If there is no correct meaning given, E (i.e.)
'None of these' will be the answer.

1. To make clean breast of

A. To gain prominence

B. To praise oneself

C. To confess without of reserve

D. To destroy before it blooms

E. None of these

2. To keeps one's temper

A. To become hungry B. To be in good mood

C. To preserve ones energy D. To be aloof from

E. None of these

3. To catch a tartar
A. To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty

B. To catch a dangerous person

C. To meet with disaster

D. To deal with a person who is more than one's match

E. None of these

4. To drive home
A. To find one's roots B. To return to place of rest

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 C. Back to original position D. To emphasise

E. None of these

5. To have an axe to grind

A. A private end to serve B. To fail to arouse interest

C. To have no result D. To work for both sides

E. None of these

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7D. Descriptive Competitive Examination Questions:

Not Applicable

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7E. Additional information: Useful websites:

i) http://www.englishgrammar.org
ii) UrbanPro.com/Learning To English
iii) www.everythingesl.net/inservices/elementary_sites_ells_71638.php


iv) tie.webhost.uic.edu/coolsites.htm

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8. Relevant Journal Papers:

i) IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

ii) Journal of Business and Technical Communication (JBTC)

Editor: Charles H. Sides

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9. Application in real life:

This is the age of information and communication technologies. Engineers and technical
professionals need to convey technical information in English for various purposes. Besides
learning general English as an international language, engineering students need to be equipped
with adequate writing ability so that they can communicate technical information clearly on at
least a basic level. A good English writing proficiency can be a contributing factor to
professional recognition and career prospects. This course teaches those writing strategies that
scientists, engineers and others will need in order to write successfully on the job. It initiates the
students into Technical Writing. The purposes of technical writing are to inform and persuade.
This program aims to train students in writing clear, concise and effective English. This syllabus
is therefore, a pragmatic English writing program for engineering students with intermediate
proficiency. The program covers a syllabus outline and instructional approaches on basic writing
skills with particular reference to technical writing.

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10. Topics covered beyond the syllabus

Apart from the curriculum, the students are engaged in other activities that would assist
them to master the language. Some of the activities are as follows:

i) Exercises on elementary grammar like Parts of Speech etc. so as to prepare them

for handling the university curriculum.

ii) Written exercises on conversation practice help the students to come up with
spontaneous dialogues and establish a conversation.

iii) Story-telling sessions allow the students to paint their imagination in words and
improve their reading and speaking skills as well.

iv) Free speaking exercise like JAM enables the students to apply their grammatical
knowledge and overcome their fear of speaking in public.

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