HS3201 Technical English for Marine Engineers – II Syllabus:

HS3201 Technical English for Marine Engineers – II Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES :

• To engage learners in meaningful language activities to improve their LSRW skills
• To enhance learners’ awareness of the general rules of writing for specific audiences
• To help learners understand the purpose, audience, contexts of different types of writing
• To develop analytical thinking skills for problem solving in communicative contexts
• To demonstrate an understanding of job applications and interviews for internship and placement opportunities.

UNIT I COMPARING & CONTRASTING

Listening – Evaluative Listening: Advertisements, Product Descriptions, -Audio / video; Listening and filling a Graphic Organiser (Choosing a product or service by comparison) Speaking – Marketing a product, Persuasive Speech Techniques. Reading – Reading advertisements, user manuals, brochures; Writing – Professional emails, Email etiquette – Compare and Contrast Essay; Grammar – Mixed Tenses, Prepositional phrases, Vocabulary – Etymology (Root words), Vocabulary in Context, comparative adjectives

UNIT II CAUSE & EFFECT

Listening – Listening to longer technical talks, Completing information – gap- filling exercises based on them. Listening to technical information from podcasts – Listening to process description – Listening to event description to identify cause & effects – Speaking – Describing and discussing the reasons of accidents or disasters based on news reports. Reading – Reading longer technical texts on accidents/disasters, Man-made and natural disasters Writing – Cause and Effect Essays, Letters / emails of complaint, Writing responses to complaints. Grammar – Active, Passive Voice, Impersonal passives, Infinitive and Gerunds Vocabulary – Word Formation (Noun-Verb-Adj-Adv), Adverbs

UNIT III PROBLEM SOLVING

Listening – Listening / Watching movie scenes/ documentaries depicting technical problem and suggesting solutions. Speaking – Case-based group discussion, Group Discussion (virtual and face to face) – Techniques and Strategies, Ethical dilemmas Reading – Case Studies of the domain, excerpts from literary text, Critical Reading of news reports. Writing – Letter to the Editor, Writing Checklists, Problem solution essay / Argumentative Essay Grammar – Error identification & correction, If conditional clauses Vocabulary – Compound Words, Sentence Completion

UNIT IV REPORTING

Listening – Listening to news reports – Watching documentaries – Summarising Speaking – Interviewing, Presenting an oral report, Mini presentations on select topics; Reading – Newspaper articles; Domain specific Journal reports with infographics(Tables/graphs/charts). Writing – Recommendations, Transcoding, Accident Report, Survey Report Grammar – Reported Speech, Modals Vocabulary – Conjunctions, Phrasal verbs

UNIT V PRESENTING

Listening – Listening to TED Talks, Presentations, Formal job interview, (analysis of the interview performance); Speaking – Participating in a Role play, (interview/telephone interview), virtual interviews, Making presentations with visual aids; Reading – Company profiles, Statement of Purpose, (SOP), an excerpt of interview with professionals; Writing – Job / Internship application – Cover letter & Resume; Grammar – Numerical adjectives, Relative Clauses Vocabulary – Idioms

TOTAL : 60 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:

At the end of the course, learners will be able
• To compare and contrast products and ideas in technical texts.
• To identify and report cause and effects in events, industrial processes through technical texts
• To analyse problems in order to arrive at feasible solutions and communicate them in the written format.
• To present their ideas and opinions in a planned and logical manner
• To draft effective resumes in the context of job search.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. English for Engineers & Technologists (2020 edition) Orient Blackswan Private Ltd. Department of English, Anna University
2. Learning to Communicate by Dr. V. Chellammal. Allied Publishers, New Delhi, 2003

REFERENCES:

1. Raman. Meenakshi, Sharma. Sangeeta (2019). Professional English. Oxford university press. New Delhi.
2. Improve Your Writing ed. V.N. Arora and Laxmi Chandra, Oxford Univ. Press, 2001, New Delhi.
3. Effective Communication Skill, Kulbhusan Kumar, RS Salaria, Khanna Publishing House.
4. Business Correspondence and Report Writing by Prof. R.C. Sharma & Krishna Mohan, Tata McGraw Hill & Co. Ltd., 2001, New Delhi.
5. Developing Communication Skills by Krishna Mohan, Meera Bannerji- Macmillan India Ltd. 1990, Delhi.