Syllabus
Module 1: Audience analysis and adaptation.
Module 2: Technical writing formats and styles (e.g., reports, minutes, posters, proposals, manuals, instructions), Writing style and tone, Clarity, conciseness, and coherence, Introduction to Technical Writing: Document planning and organization.
Module 3: Reading and appreciating stories, poems, essays, Comprehensive questions and answers, Listening and note taking video lectures.
Module 4: short plays, individual presentations, group discussions, debates
Text Books
References
- Buzan, Tony. Use Your Head, Guild Publishing, 1974.
- G. Maugur, The English Language Laboratory Drills for Students of Science and Technology, Oxford, OUP. 2005.
- Mc Carthy, Carter. Cambridge Grammar of English. Cambridge, CUP.2006
- Yule, George. Oxford Practice Grammar. Oxford, OUP. 2006.
- Anderson, Kenneth. Et al. Study Speaking. CUP, Cambridge.2004.
- Freeman, Sarah. Written Communication in English. Orient Longman, Chennai. 2005.
- Hancock, Mark. English Pronunciation in Use. CUP, UK. 2003.
- Swales, J. M., & Feak, C. B. Academic writing for graduate students: Essential tasks and skills (Vol. 1). Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. 2004.
- Belcher, W. L.Writing your journal article in twelve weeks: A guide to academic publishing success. University of Chicago Press.2019