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The document outlines the syllabus for the English course at Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekananda Technical University for B.Tech 2nd semester students. It covers various units including vocabulary building, basic writing skills, common writing errors, writing practices, listening, and oral communication. The course aims to enhance students' proficiency in English through reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills.

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The document outlines the syllabus for the English course at Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekananda Technical University for B.Tech 2nd semester students. It covers various units including vocabulary building, basic writing skills, common writing errors, writing practices, listening, and oral communication. The course aims to enhance students' proficiency in English through reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills.

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Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekananda Technical University, Bhilai

Semester: B.Tech – 2nd Branch: Common to all Branches


Subject: English Course Code: A000214(046)
Total Marks in End Semester Exam: 100 L:2 T:0 P:0 Credits: 2
Minimum number of Class Tests: 02

UNIT – I
Vocabulary Building
1.1 Root words from foreign languages and their use in English
1.2 Acquaintance with prefixes and suffixes from foreign languages in English to form derivatives.
1.3 Synonyms, antonyms, Homonyms and Homophones.
1.4 One Word Substitution
1.5 Basics of Phonetics: Definitions, Phonetic Symbols, Transcription of one and two syllable
words
1.6 Communication: Definition, Cycle, Elements, 7Cs & Barriers

UNIT – II
Basic Writing Skills
2.1 Types of Sentences and Tenses, Voices and narration
2.2 Use of phrases and clauses in sentences
2.3 Importance of proper punctuation
2.4 Creating coherence
2.5 Techniques for writing precisely

UNIT – III
Identifying Common Errors in Writing
3.1 Parts of speech, Subject-verb agreement
3.2 Noun-pronoun agreement
3.3 Misplaced modifiers
3.4 Articles
3.5 Prepositions
3.6 Redundancies
3.7 Clichés
3.8 Errors in Spelling/ Misspelled words

UNIT – IV
Writing Practices
4.1 Comprehension
4.2 Précis Writing
4.3 Essay Writing
4.4 Business Letters & Job Application
4.5 Formal Reports: Components & Characteristics
4.6 Writing e-mails

UNIT – V
Listening
5.1 Listening: Definition, purposes, types, and strategies to improve listening.
5.2 Characteristics of effective listening.
5.3 Barriers to Listening and measures to overcome barriers
5.4 Note making: types and conversion of notes into texts.

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UNIT – VI
Oral Communication (This unit involves interactive practice sessions in Language Lab)
6.1 Listening Comprehension
6.2 Pronunciation, Intonation, Stress and Rhythm
6.3 Common Everyday Situations: Conversations and Dialogues
6.4 Communication at Workplace
6.5 Interviews
6.6 Formal Presentations

Course Outcomes:
The student will acquire basic proficiency in English including reading and listening comprehension, writing
and speaking skills.

Suggested Books:
1. Practical English Usage. Michael Swan. OUP. 1995.
2. Remedial English Grammar. F.T. Wood. Macmillan.2007
3. On Writing Well. William Zinsser. Harper Resource Book. 2001
4. Study Writing. Liz Hamp-Lyons and Ben Heasly. Cambridge University Press. 2006.
5. Communication Skills. Sanjay Kumar and PushpLata. Oxford University Press. 2011.
6. Exercises in Spoken English. Parts. I-III. CIEFL, Hyderabad. Oxford University Press
7. English and Communication Skills for Students of Science and Engineering. S.P. Dhanavel.
Orient Blackswan Ltd.2009.
8. Scientific English: A Guide for Scientists and Other Professionals. R A Day. Universities
Press. 2000.
9. Word Power Made Easy. Norman Lewis. W R Goyal Publishers and Distributors.
Publishers. 2009
10. Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students. T Balasubramaniam. Macmillan
Publishers.2012
11. Technical Communication: Principles and Practice. Meenakshi Raman and Sangeeta
Sharma. Oxford University Press. 2015.

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