Course Title: Technical English

Course Code: HENG. 152 Credit Hours: 3

Year/Semester: I/II Full Marks: 60+40
Nature of the Course: Theory Pass Marks: 24+16

Course Objectives:

• To impart effective communicative language skills to students and enable them to use language
accurately, clearly, and concisely.
• To enhance the capacity of students to read a text critically.
• To equip students with the modern technical communicative language that is widely used in
computer study.
• To familiarize them with the language used in computer science and help them to communicate
in the other fields as well.
• To enable students to improve their work-related writing skills.

Course Contents:

Part-I Technical English

UNIT – I: Communication in English [6 hrs.]
Introduction: Basics, Cross-cultural Communication, Effective Communication, Importance of
Technical Communication, Classification of Barriers, Objective and Characteristics of Technical
Communication
UNIT - II: Listening and Speaking in English
Active Listening: Reasons for Poor Listening, Traits of a Good Listener, Types of Listening [3 hrs.]
Effective Speaking: Achieving Confidence, Clarity, and Fluency; Barriers to Speaking; Types of
Speaking; Persuasive Speaking; Public Speaking [5 hrs.]
UNIT - III: Reading and Writing in English
Reading: Reading and Interpretation, Intensive and Extensive Reading, Critical Reading, Reading
for Different Purpose, Reading Comprehension [5 hrs.]
Technical Writing: Audience Recognition/Analysis, Techniques for Good Technical Writing,
Letters, Business Letters, Cover Letters, Resumes, Memos, Email [7 hrs.]
UNIT - IV: Modern Communication in English [5 hrs.]
Technology-based Communication Tools, Positive Impact of Technology-enabled, Negative
Impact of Technology-enabled, Selection of Appropriate Technology, Effectiveness of
Technology-based Communication

Part II: Mass Media and Technology [17 hrs.]

1. Computers and the Pursuit of Happiness

2. We’ve Got Mail
 3. Propaganda Techniques in Today’s Advertising
4. Students Shall Not Download. Yeah, Sure.
5. Don’t Touch That Dial
6. All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace

Teaching Methods
The course expects Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). While facilitating, the instructors are
expected to stimulate the students to work as per the spirit of the course and make learning a joyful
experience. Students Focused and Task-Based methods can be entertained more.
Evaluation
Internal Evaluation: 40%
Attendance-5
Presentation/Classroom Participation/Group Discussion-5
Writing Sample-15
Mid-Term Test-15

Final Evaluation: 60%

Comprehension
Technical Writing
Free Writing

Textbooks:
1. Raman, Meenakshi and Sangeeta Sharma. Technical Communication: Principles and Practice. 2 nd

ed. Oxford University Press (2011).

2. Gardner, Peter S. New Directions: Reading, Writing and Critical Thinking. 2 ed. Cambridge
nd

University Press (2005).