B.Sc. Computer Technology - Anna University

YEN001 TECHNICAL ENGLISH - I
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UNIT – I ENGLISH TODAY (12)
Modern English: varieties of discourse—regional variations—accent and dialects—social
variations—occupational varieties and scientific English—medium and attitude; speaking and
writing; formal and informal style—language change—new ways of studying English.
UNIT –II EXTENDING VOCABULARY: STRUCTURAL AND CONTENT (12)
WORDS
Principles of word formation; abbreviations and acronyms; foreign words and phrases; idioms
and phrases—everyday computer—related words; scientific and technical terms.
UNIT – III GRAMMAR (12)
Referring to people and things with the help of noun phrases- describing people and things with
the help of determiners- adjectives and modifiers- making a message- varying the message:
negation question exclamation inversion – expressing words referring to time, place and
manner- reporting what people say or think – combining messages: coordination and
subordination- making text- the structure of information.
UNIT – IV RECEPTIVE SKILL 1—LISTENING (12)
Developing guided note taking from a lecture, recognizing and using descriptive words and
phrases, completing information in a table, practicing dictation and checking spelling, developing
accuracy in listening, imitating standard spoken English through native speakers’ talk and
presentation, listening for general and specific information, listening to news in the media and
relating information to issues and locales around the world.
UNIT – V RECEPTIVE SKILL 2—READING (12)
Predicting the content – skimming the text for gist- identifying the topic sentences – guessing
the meaning of words from contexts – scanning for specific information – transfer of information
– cloze reading.
REFERENCE BOOKS :
1 Adrian Doff & Christopher Jones, “Language in use – intermediate”, Cambridge
University Press, 2003.
TOTAL : 60
2 Gail Ellis and Barbara Sinclair, “Learning to learn English: A course in learner training”,
Cambridge University Press, 1989.