Syllabus of Anna University-(BE/BTech) - Ist Year

Unit - I Focus on Language (24)

Tenses - Word Formation with Prefixes and Suffixes - Same word used as different parts of speech-Active and Passive Voice - 'If' conditionals - Reference and link words - Compound nouns - Adjectives-numerical adjectives - Comparative adjectives - Modals - Subject-verb agreement - Reporting verbs (direct and indirect) - Relative pronouns - Prepositions - Prepositional phrases - Phrasal verbs - Question types - Cause and effect - Infinitives and gerunds - Imperatives.

Unit - II Listening (20)

Listening for general content - Listening for specific information - Listening for note-taking -Listening and making inferences - Listening to recorded telephonic conversations - Listening to reports and audio texts.

Unit - III Speaking (20)

Pronunciation - Accent - Eliciting information - Self and peer introduction - Conversation practice in different situations- Oral presentations on various topics - Debates - Describing.

Unit IV Reading (24)

Predicting the content - Skimming the text for gist - Scanning for specific information - Analyzing and interpreting information from bar charts, flow charts, pie charts etc. Logical sequencing of sentences - Study reading - Extensive reading (reading general texts)

Unit V Writing (32)

One sentence definition and extended definition - Paragraph writing - Principles of writing a paragraph - Report writing: industrial visit /accident / progress report/ feasibility report / - Project proposal - Formal letters: letter to the editor / job application with resume/ letters calling for quotations / placing orders / making complaints.

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Syllabus of Anna University-(BE/BTech) - Ist Year - HS2111 Technical English

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