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COURSE: BTech-First Year

SUBJECT NAME: English
SUBJECT CODE: BTHU-101-18
SEMESTER: 1st
CREDITS: 4
COURSE INSTRUCTOR: Manpreet Mann
EMAIL ADDRESS: manpreet@pcte.edu.in

OVEARALL COURSE OBJECTIVES

 The objective of the course is to help the students become the independent users of English
language.
 Students will acquire basic proficiency in reading & listening, comprehension, writing and speaking
skills.
 Students will be able to understand spoken and written English language, particularly the language of
their chosen technical field.
 They will be able to converse fluently.
 They will be able to produce on their own clear and coherent texts.

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SYLLABUS
Unit-1

Vocabulary Building & Basic Writing Skills

 The concept of Word Formation

 Root words from foreign languages and their use in English
 Acquaintance with prefixes and suffixes from foreign languages in English to form derivatives.
 Synonyms, antonyms, and standard abbreviations.
 Sentence Structures – subject, object, and verb formulating into active or passive voice. Encourage
students to be able to construct active sentences.
 Use of phrases and clauses in sentences
 Importance of proper punctuation
 Creating coherence (writing paragraph, Essay)
 Organizing principles of paragraphs in documents
 Techniques for writing precisely

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Unit-2

Identifying Common Errors in Writing

 Subject-verb agreement
 Noun-pronoun agreement
 Misplaced modifiers
 Articles
 Prepositions
 Redundancies

 Clichés

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Unit-3

Mechanics of Writing

 Writing introduction and conclusion

 Describing
 Defining
 Classifying
 Providing examples or evidence

Unit-4 Writing Practices

 Comprehension
 Précis Writing
 Essay Writing
 Business Writing-Business letters, Business Emails, Report Writing, Resume/CV
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ENGLISH LAB :

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BTHU-102-18 (English Laboratory)

0L: 0T: 2P 1 credit

Course Outcomes:

 The objective of the course is to help the students become the independent users of English
language.
 Students will acquire basic proficiency in listening and speaking skills.
 Students will be able to understand spoken English language, particularly the language of their
chosen technical field.
 They will be able to converse fluently
 They will be able to produce on their own clear and coherent texts.

Detailed contents

Interactive practice sessions in Language Lab on Oral Communication

 Listening Comprehension
 Self-Introduction,

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 Group Discussion and

 Role Play
 Common Everyday Situations:
 Conversations and Dialogues
 Communication at Workplace
 Interviews
 Formal Presentations

Suggested Readings:
(i) Practical English Usage. Michael Swan. OUP. 1995.
(ii) Communication Skills. Sanjay Kumar and Pushp Lata. Oxford University Press. 2011.
(iii) Exercises in Spoken English. Parts. I-III. CIEFL, Hyderabad. Oxford University Press

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Recommended Books:

Suggested Readings:
(i) Practical English Usage. Michael Swan. OUP. 1995.
(ii) Remedial English Grammar. F.T. Wood. Macmillan.2007
(iii) On Writing Well. William Zinsser. Harper Resource Book. 2001
(iv) Study Writing. Liz Hamp-Lyons and Ben Heasly. Cambridge University Press. 2006.
(v) Communication Skills. Sanjay Kumar and Pushp Lata. Oxford University Press. 2011.
(vi) Exercises in Spoken English. Parts. I-III. CIEFL, Hyderabad. Oxford University Press

THEORY

Parameters Marks Weight

MSE 1 60 10

MSE 2 60 10

Projects 20 5

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Presentation 20 5

Attendance 5

Class Participation/ Class Test 5

Total 40

PRACTICAL

Parameters Marks Weight

Extempore 10 5

Self-Introduction Video 10 5

Picture talk 10 5

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Interview/role play 10 5

Letter Writing 10 5

Group Discussion 10 5

Total 60 30

Attendance Policy:
It is compulsory for all the students to have 75% attendance at the end of the semester failing which the
student will not be allowed to write the final exams.

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Presentation:
Presentation Guidelines

 The presentations will be delivered individually.

 Students must be in STRICT FORMALS on the days of the presentation.

PRESENTATION TOPICS:

1. SATYAJIT RAY 2. VLADIMIR PUTIN

3. IDI AMIN 4. JK ROWLING

5. BILL GATES 6. RICHARD BRANSON

7. STEVE HAWKINGS 8. VIJJAY MALLYA

9. ELON MUSK 10. AKBAR -MUGUL

EMPEROR

11. TIM COOK 12. GENGHIS KHAN

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13. NARAYAN MURTHY 14. ADOLF HITLER

15. MIKE TYSON 16. CLEOPATRA - EGYPT

17. A.P.J ABDUL KALAM 18. MARIE CURIE

19. STEVEN SPIELBERG 20. WARREN BUFFET

21. MARTIN LUTHER KING 22. GAUTAM ADANI

23. WINCENT CHURCHILL 24. IMRAN KHAN

25. MOHHAMAD ALI 26. JACK MA

27. DONALD TRUMP 28. RABINDER NATH TAGORE

29. MARGARET THATCHER 30. ALBERT EINSTEIN

31. ELVIS PRESLEY 32. MIKE TYSON

33. RAFAEL NADAL 34. BENAZIR BHUTO

35. CHRISTOPHER COLOMBUS 36. AZIM PREMJI

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37. CHARLES DARWIN 38. RICHARD BRANSON

39. LEONARDO DA VINCI 40. ANAND MAHINDRA

41. LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI 42. MUKESH AMBANI

43. OPRAH WINFREY 44. RATAN TATA

45. NEIL ARMSTRONG 46. NIKLOLA TESLA

47. SIGMUND FREUD 48. ISAAC NEWTON

49. USAIN BOLT 50. PELE

51. TIGER WOODS 52. MARADONA

53. ANNE FRANK 54. LADY GAGA

55. NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE 56. JEFF BEZOS

57. NELSON MANDELA 58. LEO TOLSTOY

59. SADDAM HUSSAIN 60.MOHAMMAD GADAFFI

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COURSE PLAN

Subject: English Code: BTHU-101-18

Class: BTech( Chemistry Group) Semester: 1st

No. of Lect.: 48 Credits/week: 4

Name of Instructor: Manpreet Mann

Lect Description
ure Topic Lessons/ Links/ Other material
Cou
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nt
Unit-1 https://
www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/
Vocabulary Building & vocabulary/
Basic Writing Skills
The concept of Word
Formation
.

1
Root words from foreign
languages and their use French , German words etc PPTs
2 in English
Acquaintance with https://www.infoplease.com/
prefixes and suffixes culture-entertainment/
from foreign languages journalism-literature/latin-roots-
in English to form prefixes-and-suffixes
3,4 derivatives
Synonyms, antonyms, Meanings and opposites.
5, and standard Abbreviations.
6 abbreviations
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Activity-I
7
Sentence Structures

8
Use of phrases and
clauses in sentences

9
Importance of proper
Exercise
10 punctuation
11 Activity-II
Reading and writing text making
Creating coherence
12 sense.
Organizing principles of
paragraphs in
13 documents
14,1 Techniques for writing
5 precisely
16
Unit-2 Grammar

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Identifying Common
Errors in Writing
Subject-verb agreement

Noun-pronoun
17. agreement
18 Misplaced modifiers

Articles
Grammar exercises

19.
Activity-III
20.
Prepositions
21
Reduction of unwanted words
Redundancies
22. and sentences
23.
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Clichés

Unit-3

Mechanics of Writing
Writing introduction and Writing exercises
conclusion
24,
25 .
Describing
26
Activity-IV
27
Classifying
28,2
9
Providing examples or
30 evidence
Unit-4

Writing Practices
Comprehension
31,
32 .
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Activity-V
33
Précis Writing
34,3
5
Essay Writing
36,3
7
38,3
Activity-VI
9
40,4 Business Writing-
1 Business letters,
Business Emails,
42
.
Report Writing,
43
Resume/CV
44
45 Activity-VII
46 Activity-VIII
47 Activity-IX
Activity-X
48
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