COMPOSITION

 

EN 111                                                                                    No. of hours/week=03

                                                                               No. of credits =03

 

v         Intensive review work in Grammar, Syntax and Semantics

v         Practice in basic concepts of English Grammar.

v         Reading, Note-taking, Punctuation, Usage

v         Spelling & Vocabulary Exercises.

v         Paragraph writing : Paragraph development- Various  Topics– Technical and Non-technical – Descriptive, Comparative, Argumentative etc.

v         Essay Organising & writing – Descriptive- Comparative- Argumentative- Thesis Statement- Structure of the Opening and Concluding Paragraphs- body of the Essay.

v         Basic principles and techniques of effective writing.

v         Exercises in writing unified, coherent, emphatic and well organized compositions in areas of narration, description, exposition and argumentations.

v         Analysis of reading selection.

v         Reading Comprehension- Global- Contextual – inferential.

v         Vocabulary building and Dictionary use.

v         Techniques of effective technical communication.

v         General principles and specific form used in writing formal and informal Reports.

v         Business Correspondence – letters, Memoranda instructions etc.

v         Exercises in writing technical articles.

 

REFERENCES:

 

1.         Glenn Leggett, C. David Mead and Melinda Kraner – Handbook for writers (11th edition)-Prentice Hall,1991.

2.         Michael H. Markel- Technical writing situation and strategies (3rd edition) – St. Martin’s Press , 1992.

3.         Compbell, et al – Form and style : Thesis, Reports, Term papers (8th edition)- Houghton Mifflin Co., 1990

4.         Report and Thesis Writing – Andreson, et al.h/- (3 AUTHORS)

    New Age Publications (formerly Wiley Eastern Publications), Madras   (Cost approx.             Rs. 75/- in 98)

5.         R.C Sharma and  Krishna Mohan Business correspondence and Report writing,   McGraw-Hill, New Delhi. Latest Edition.

6.         K.R.Lakshminarayanan- English for Technical Communication (Second Ed: ), SCITECH Publications(INDIA) Pvt. Ltd., Chennai 600 017  Rs. 140/-

7.         K.R. Lakshminarayanan- Effective Technical English- SCITECH Publications (India)Pvt Ltd., Chennai 600 017. Rs.105/-

8.         S.L. N. Sharma and K. Shankarnarayana-Basic Grammar , Navakarnataka Publications Pvt Ltd., Bangalore. Rs 45/-