Velammal College of Engineering & Technology, Madurai-625 009.
(Autonomous)
Department of English
2025– 2026 ODD Semester
R25 Syllabus
Course Plan
Degree B.E. / [Link].
Course Code-Title EN25C01- Technical English
Batch 2025-2026
Year/Sem/Class/Sec
Course Component English
Name of the Instructor
[Link] TOPICS TO BE COVERED Mode of Teaching
Delivery Aid
UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNICATION- 9
1 Listening – Pronunciation, Stress, Syllable, Listening for LI LCD
general information and specific details - Listening and filling
a form
2 Speaking – Self Introduction, asking for information to fill RP BB
details in a form;
3 Reading – Comprehension Passages - Skimming Scanning and LI BB
intensive & extensive reading
4 Writing – Writing emails / letters (formal & informal - LDE BB
requisition, Complain
5 Grammar – Parts of Speech (Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, LD LCD
Adverbs Adjectives, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections)
6 Grammar – Kinds of Sentences; LD LCD/BB
7 Vocabulary – Synonyms; LDE BB
8 One word substitution; LI BB
9 Abbreviations & Acronyms (as used in technical LD BB
contexts).
UNIT II NARRATION AND SUMMATION 9
10 Listening - Listening short talks/ podcast/ stories / event LI LCD
narration, documentaries and say true or false
11 Narrating personal experiences/events, summarizing of LD LCD
documentaries/podcasts
12 Reading - Reading biographies, travelogues & technical blogs LDE LCD
13 Writing -- Paragraph writing, LI BB
14 Short Report on an event (Industrial visits etc.) LI LCD
15 Grammar - Question types: Framing “WH” Questions & Yes LDE BB
or No Questions
16 Grammar-Tenses LDE BB
17 Vocabulary - Word forms (prefixes & suffixes), Antonyms LD BB
18 Phrasal verbs. LDE BB
UNIT III DESCRIPTION OF A PROCESS / PRODUCT 9
19 Listening to advertisements about products and process LDE LCD
descriptions and summarize them:
20 Speaking - Giving instruction to use the product; Presenting a RP LCD
product;
21 Reading - Reading advertisements, gadget reviews; user LD LCD
manuals.
22 Writing - Writing definitions; instructions LI BB
23 Writing - Product /Process description. LD BB
24 Grammar – Tenses LDE BB
25 Grammar - Subject - Verb Agreement LDE BB
26 Vocabulary – Compound Nouns, Homonyms; and LDE BB
Homophones,
27 discourse markers (connectives & sequence words) LD BB
UNIT IV CLASSIFICATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 9
28 Listening – Listening to TED Talks; differentiate instructions LI LCD
and recommendations
29 Speaking – Short Talk RP LCD
30 Mini presentations and making recommendations RP LCD
31 Reading - Newspaper articles - interviews, Non Verbal to LI LCD
verbal Communication (info graphics, tables, pie charts etc) to
understand and classify information
32 Writing - Writing recommendations LD BB
33 Transferring information from non -verbal (chart, graph etc, to LD BB
verbal mode)
34 Grammar - Articles LI BB
35 Degrees of comparison LDE BB
36 Vocabulary - Collocations; Fixed / Semi fixed expressions. LDE BB
UNIT V EXPRESSION 9
37 Listening - Listening to debates/ discussions; LI LCD
38 different viewpoints on an issue; and panel discussions; LI LCD
39 Speaking - Group discussions, Debates, RP LCD
40 Expressing opinions through Simulations & Role-play; RP LCD
41 Reading - Reading editorials; and Opinion Blogs; LI LCD
42 Writing – Essay Writing (Descriptive or narrative). LI BB
43 Grammar -Phrases & Clauses LDE BB
44 Simple, Compound & Complex Sentences; LD BB
45 Vocabulary - Connotations- Content vs. Function words. LD BB
Total hours - 45
TEXT BOOK:
1. Shoba. K N.& Lourdes Joavani Rayen. “Communication Skills”, New Delhi, Cambridge
University Press, 2021
2. Board of Editors, Fluency in English-A Course book for Undergraduate Engineers and
Technologists. Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad: 2018
3. Jawahar, Jewelcy & Rathna.P. Communicative English Workbook. VRB Publishers
Pvt Ltd. Chennai. 2018.
REFERENCES:
1. Department of English. Mindscapes English for Technologists and Engineers. Orient Black
swan Ltd, Hyderabad: 2012
2. Verma, Shalini. Technical Communication for Engineers. Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd.
New Delhi. 2015
3. Rizvi, Ashraf.M. Effective Technical Communication. MCGraw Hill Education Pvt Ltd.
New Delhi. 2016.
4. Leech Geoffrey and Svartvik Jan. A Communicative Grammar of English. Third Edition,
Routledge, New York. 2013
WEB SOURCES:
1. [Link]
2. [Link]/learning resources
3. [Link]
COURSE INCHARGE COURSE COORDINATOR MODULE COORDINATOR HOD/ENG