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The primary aim of this course is to help technical students studying in Polytechnics and Engineering Institutes acquire the skills of language and communication in order to be successful in their studies and subsequent professional life. It has been found that in the world of work of diploma holder they have to perform various job functions like Letter Writing, maintaining office records, drawing up tender notices, writing technical reports, communicating with sub-ordinate staff and/or labourers and with superiors.
The curriculum has been designed to improve the knowledge of the Language, comprehension and its application to develop communication skill.
The curriculum also seeks to develop the student's power of oral communication through effective use of body language and necessarily puts knowledge to practice through exposure in varied form.
The curriculum has been designed both in English and Hindi languages.
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| GROUP-'A' |
| SL |
Topics |
Periods |
| 1. |
Language Practice |
08 |
| 2. |
Oral Communication |
05 |
| 3. |
Comprehension |
03 |
| 4. |
Paragraph Writing |
02 |
| 5. |
Letter Writing |
04 |
| 6. |
Tender Notice and Advertisements |
04 |
| 7. |
Report Writing |
04 |
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Total |
30 |
| GROUP-'A' |
| Topics |
Content |
Periods |
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01(A) - Language Practice |
08 |
| 01.01 |
Tenses of Verbs. |
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| 01.01.01 |
Writing about the Present
- Subject-Verb agreement
- Negative Statements
- Is/Are VERB - ed (is needed, are powered, etc.)
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| 01.01.02 |
Writing about the Past
- VERB - ed (Past Simple)
- Was/Were VERB - ed (Past Simple Passive)
- Has/Have VERB - ed
- Has/Have Been VERB - ed
- Has VERB - ed + VERB - ed (Past Perfect + Past Simple) (The demonstration has already started before the office broke for lunch)
- Was/Were VERB - ed + VERB - ed (Past Continuous + Past Simple)
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| 01.01.03 |
Writing about the Future
- Shall/Will VERB (Future Simple)
- Shall/Will Be VERB - ed (Future Simple Passive)
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| 01.02 |
Auxiliaries
- Use of can could, will would, shall should, may might etc. (Drilling exercise with suitable examples to be done)
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| 01.03 |
Word Formation
- Common roots in Technical English
- Noun endings, -tion, -ment, -ance, -ity, -logy, -meter, -metry, -or, -er etc.
- Prefixes that mean NOT: in, on, non, il, im, de, dis, mis, mal.
- Words that end with: -ize, -ate, -ify
- Adjectives that end with: -al, -ic, -ical, -ar, -ary, -ory, -ing.
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| 01.04 |
Single Word Substitution
- Drilling of Exercise (Page No. 147 to 151 of Text-Book)
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| 01.05 |
Sentence Structure
- Completing, joining, reframing (for emphasis) and transformation of sentences
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| 01.06 |
Punctuation
- Correct use of comma, semi-colon, colon, full stop, apostrophe, inverted commas, note of exclamation, note of interruption, dash, brackets, hyphen, capital letters and italics.
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01(B) - Oral Communication |
05 |
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- Manners and Basic Etiquette
- Body Language - the role of body postures, movements, gestures, facial expressions, dress and make up in effective communication
- Information/Desk/Front Office/Telephone conversation (Practice with audio/ video cassettes)
- Conduct while facing interviews (Mock Interview)
- Group Discussions, Debates, Elocution
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02 - Comprehension |
03 |
| 02.01 |
Prescribed unit form communication in English for Technical Students (Orient Longman):
- Uses of Mango Wastes
- Making Money in India
- Radar: Its Operation and Benefits
- Technology for Mankind
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03 - Paragraph Writing |
02 |
| 03.01 |
General - Specific |
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| 03.02 |
Process - Description |
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| 03.03 |
Problem - Solution |
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| 03.04 |
Data - Comment |
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04 - Letter/Application Writing |
04 |
| 04.01 |
Official letters to an from higher authorities/departments regarding administrative/ establishment/ financial matters. |
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| 04.02 |
Commercial letters regarding enquiries/proposals for purchase/service. |
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| 04.03 |
Drafting application for jobs - format, style and contents. |
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05 - Tender Notice and Advertisement |
04 |
| 05.01 |
Inviting Tenders/ Quotations - format & contents, formalities involved, placing orders. |
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| 05.02 |
Drafting advertisements for 'situation vacant'/ 'situation wanted' columns, for sale/ purchase of items etc. |
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06 - Report Writing |
04 |
| 06.01 |
Types, Structure and Utility of Reports. |
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| 06.02 |
Technical Reports: Project reports, Enquiry reports, Stock verification reports, etc. (The teacher should help the students in the preparation of their project report). |
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| Recommended Text Books |
| SL |
Title |
Author/Publisher |
| 1. |
Communication in English for Technical Students |
CDC, TTTI, Calcutta (Orient Longman) |
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| Reference Books |
| SL |
Title |
Author/Publisher |
| 1. |
An Intermediate English Practice Book |
S. Pit Corder (Orient Longman) |
| 2. |
Living English Structure |
W.S. Allen (Orient Longman) |
| 3. |
Advance Learner's Dictionary |
A.S. Hornby (O.U.P.) |
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Scheme of Examination for Final Exams |
| SL |
Item |
Marks |
| 1. |
Cognative Domain
Knowledge of the Subject: Definition/Objective type questions |
20% |
| 2. |
Comprehension for the purpose highlight understanding |
25% |
| 3. |
Short answers for Quotation, Reminder, Book reservation, Book recalling etc. |
25% |
| 4. |
Long Answers: Descriptive and Report Type |
30% |
