VISHNU
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY :: BHIMAVARAM
(AUTONOMOUS)
Department of Basic Science
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Year/Semester
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I.B.Tech I Sem
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L
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T
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P
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C
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Subject
Code
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Regulation
Year
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2019-20
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3
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0
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3
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2
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19BS1T01
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Name
of the Subject
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Communicative
English
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Branch
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ECE, CE, ME & EEE
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PROPOSED SYLLABUS
Introduction:
In view of
the growing importance of English as a tool for global communication and the
consequent emphasis on training the students to acquire communicative
competence, the syllabus has been designed to develop linguistic and
communicative competence of the students of Engineering.
As far as the
detailed textbook is concerned, the focus should be on the skills of listening,
speaking, reading and writing.
Thus the
stress in the syllabus is primarily on the development of communicative skills
and fostering of ideas.
Objectives:
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Adopt
activity based teaching-learning methods to ensure that the learners would be
engaged in the use of language both in the classroom and the laboratory
sessions.
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Facilitate effective listening skills for better comprehension of
academic lectures and English spoken by native speakers
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Focus on appropriate reading strategies for comprehension of
various academic texts and authentic materials
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Help improve speaking skills through participation in activities
such as role plays, discussions and structured talks/oral presentations
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Impart effective strategies for good writing and demonstrate the
same in summarizing, writing well organized essays, record and report useful
information
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Provide knowledge of grammatical structures and vocabulary and
encourage their appropriate use in speech and writing
Methodology:
1. The class are to be learner-centered
where the learners are to read the texts to get a comprehensive idea of those
texts on their own with the help of the peer group and the teacher.
2. Integrated skill development
methodology has to be adopted with focus on individual language skills as per
the tasks/exercise.
3. The tasks/exercises at the end of
each unit should be completed by the learners only and the teacher intervention
is permitted as per the complexity of the task/exercise.
4. The teacher is expected to use
supplementary material wherever necessary and also generate activities/tasks as
per the requirement.
5. The teacher is permitted to use lecture
method when a completely new concept is introduced in the class.
(R-19 Regulations)
Detailed Textbook:
Prescribed by JNTUK for Reading and Writing
Non-Detailed
Textbook:
Wings of Fire: APJ Abdul Kalam
Unit 1 (10 periods)
Reading: Skimming to get the main idea of a text
Reading for Writing: Beginnings and endings of paragraphs - introducing
the topic, summarizing the main idea and/or providing a transition to the next
paragraph.
Grammar and Vocabulary : Nouns and Pronouns; textual
words
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the
module, the learners will be able to
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employ suitable strategies for skimming to get the general idea of
a text
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recognize paragraph structure with beginnings/endings
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using correct word forms of nouns and pronouns and textual words
Unit 2 (10 periods)
Reading: Scanning to look for specific pieces of information.
Writing: Writing sentences with proper word order - Basic Sentence
Structures
Grammar and Vocabulary: Verbs - tenses; use of synonyms
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the
module, the learners will be able to
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Employ suitable strategies for scanning to identify specific
information from a text
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Write accurately using proper grammatical structures
Unit 3 (10 periods)
Reading: Identifying sequence of ideas; recognizing verbal techniques that
help to link the ideas in a paragraph together.
Writing:
Paragraph writing using suitable cohesive devices; mechanics of writing -
punctuation, capital letters.
Grammar and Vocabulary: Cohesive devices - linkers, sign posts and
transition signals; use of articles and zero article; prepositions; use of
synonyms
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the
module, the learners will be able to
➢
write well structured paragraphs
➢
understand the use of cohesive devices
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Assignment-I:
Each student is required to present a report on a problem faced by individuals or the society with analysis and possible solutions. He/she
has to make an oral presentation of it in the class before the completion of
MID-I Examination. It is mandatory for all students. It is for Internal Assessment.
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Unit 4 (10 periods)
Reading: Note making; making notes from the text/material.
Writing: Types of Paragraph writing
Grammar and Vocabulary : Subject-verb agreement, Quantifying expressions
- adjectives and adverbs; comparing and contrasting; degrees of comparison; use
of antonyms
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the
module, the learners will be able to
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make notes of the important information of a text
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understanding types of paragraphs
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use language appropriate adjective and adverbs for descriptions
Unit 5 (10 periods)
Reading: Reading for comprehension.
Writing: Summarizing - identifying main idea/s and rephrasing what is
read; avoiding redundancies and repetitions.
Grammar and Vocabulary: direct and indirect
speech, reporting verbs for academic purposes. Learning Outcomes
At the end of the
module, the learners will be able to
➢
write summaries based on global comprehension of reading/listening
texts
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understand
a paragraph
Unit 6 (10 periods)
Reading: Studying the use of graphic elements in texts to convey
information, reveal trends/patterns/relationships etc.
Writing: Information transfer; describe, compare, contrast, identify
significance/trends based on information provided in
figures/charts/graphs/tables.
Grammar and Vocabulary: Active Voice- Passive
Voice; editing short texts – identifying and correcting common errors in
grammar and usage (articles, prepositions, tenses, subject verb agreement)
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the
module, the learners will be able to
➢
interprete data from the given charts/tables/graphs
➢
edit short texts by correcting common errors
Assignment-II:
Each Student is required to present the information regarding one novel prescribed in course. He/she has to make
an oral presentation of it in the class before the completion of MID-II Examination.
It is mandatory for all the students. It
is for Internal Assessment.
Course
Outcomes
At
the end of the course, the learners will be able to
➢
identify
the context, topic, and pieces of specific information from social or
transactional dialogues spoken by native speakers of English
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formulate
sentences using proper grammatical structures and correct word forms
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speak
clearly on a specific topic using suitable discourse markers in informal
discussions
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write
summaries based on global comprehension of reading/listening texts
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produce
a coherent paragraph interpreting a figure/graph/chart/table
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take
notes while listening to a talk/lecture to answer questions
Reference Books
●
Bailey, Stephen. Academic
writing: A handbook for international students. Routledge, 2014.
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Chase, Becky Tarver. Pathways:
Listening, Speaking and Critical Thinking. Heinley ELT; 2nd Edition,
2018.
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Skillful Level 2 Reading & Writing Student's Book Pack
(B1) Macmillan Educational.
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Hewings, Martin. Cambridge
Academic English (B2). CUP, 2012.
Sample Web Resources
Grammar/Listening/Writing
Grammar/Vocabulary
Reading
Listening
Speaking
All Skills
Online
Dictionaries
