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1) The document outlines the curriculum for the course Technical English for first year BE students across various engineering programs. 2) The course is offered in the first semester and aims to improve students' reading, writing, listening and speaking skills through 5 units covering various technical topics. 3) The course outcomes include being able to effectively read different texts, communicate using appropriate vocabulary, draft emails, comprehend conversations, and write process descriptions.

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Technical English

1) The document outlines the curriculum for the course Technical English for first year BE students across various engineering programs. 2) The course is offered in the first semester and aims to improve students' reading, writing, listening and speaking skills through 5 units covering various technical topics. 3) The course outcomes include being able to effectively read different texts, communicate using appropriate vocabulary, draft emails, comprehend conversations, and write process descriptions.

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CBCS CURRICULUM (2019-20) (Regulation – C)

PROGRAM Common to BE (ME/NA/PE//EEE/MECH/MINING/FPT)


Course Code Course Name : L T P C
UD1LEC1 Technical English 2 0 0 2

Year and Semester I Year ( I Semester ) Contact hours per week


Prerequisite course (2 Hrs)
Course category General Foundation Core / Professional Elective

Course Objective 1. To improve reading skills of students in different types of texts


2. To enhance their communicative skills in real life situations.
3. To help learners passionately improve their vocabulary.
4. To enable learners develop their listening skills.
5. To develop students professional writing skills.
Course Outcome At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Read different genres of texts and infer implied meanings.
2. Narrate incidents in sequential order.
3. Use appropriate technical vocabulary in spoken and written communication
4. Draft emails efficiently in different contexts.
5. Comprehend formal conversation and through keen listening.
6. Write process description effectively.
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12

CO1 1

CO2 3

CO3 1 3

CO4 3

CO5 3

CO6 2

UNIT I Hours – 06
Reading – Social Media – Comprehension. Writing: Email, email etiquette, Speaking: Introducing oneself.
Grammar: Parts of speech - Present Tenses. Vocabulary: Technical Vocabulary for specific purposes.
UNIT II Hours – 06
Reading: Superheroes - Reading for Comprehension. Writing: Gadget review. Listening: Identifying main and
secondary Points. Speaking: Asking questions. Grammar: Past Tenses - WH/Yes or No Questions.
Vocabulary: Idiomatic expressions.
Document Prepared in“ Board of Studies” held on Document Approved in “ Academic Council” held on

Date : 31.07.2019 ____________ Date:

Controlled Copy Rev 00/01.10.2012


CBCS CURRICULUM (2019-20) (Regulation – C)

Unit III: Hours - 06


Reading: History – Scanning. Writing: Paragraph writing. Listening: Taking notes from a discussion.
Speaking: Narrating an incident. Grammar: Future Tenses - Prepositions. Vocabulary: Prefixes and Suffixes.
UNIT IV Hours – 06

Reading: Aliens – Skimming. Writing: Description. Listening: Listening for specific information and
identifying parts from a description. Speaking: Small talk. Grammar: Articles and Past tense. Vocabulary:
One-word substitutions and Construction forms of verbs.
UNIT V Hours – 06
Reading: Indian Architecture - Reading Historical essay and reading to summarize. Writing: Process
descriptions. Listening: Listening to a documentary and making notes. Speaking: Expressing preferences.
Grammar: Conjunctions and Subject-verb agreement. Vocabulary: Homonyms and homophones.
TOTAL : 30 PERIODS
Text Book

1. Sudharshana.N.P and Saveetha C. (2016) English for Technical Communication. Cambridge University
Press: New Delhi.
Reference Books

1. Practical English Usage – Michael Swan. Oxford University Press, 1980.


2. Board of Editors, Mindscapes: English for Technologists & Engineers, Chennai: Orient Blackswan.
3. S.P.Dhanavel, English and Communication Skills, Chennai: Orient Blackswan, 2010.
4. Essential Grammar in Use- Raymond Murphy, London: Cambridge, 2007.

Web Resources

1. https://www.usingenglish.com/

Document Prepared in“ Board of Studies” held on Document Approved in “ Academic Council” held on

Date : 31.07.2019 ____________ Date:

Controlled Copy Rev 00/01.10.2012

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