Raymond Murphy: English Grammar in Use
https://slcc.pressbooks.pub/openenglishatslcc/front-matter/welcome/
https://openpress.usask.ca/rcm200/chapter/rhetoric-and-the-modes-of-appeal/
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Module 01: Introductory
Syllabus
How did you learn English? vs English @IIITG
What is Technical Communication?
Test your Skills @ LSRW
Test your skills @ Grammar
Dictation Exercises (A Notice, Article on Screen time)
Handwriting (The Dolch List)
Critical Thinking using Language
Lessons and Notes 2025
Lessons and Notes 2025
Module 2: Speaking Publicly
Module 2: Speaking Publicly
Why public speaking matters? Public speaking and critical thinking
Note Taking and Handwriting
https://openpress.usask.ca/rcm200/chapter/chapter-31-the-rhetorical-nature-of-public-speaking/
Homework:
Listen to the following speeches:
Tharoor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXTUgSu59MA
Tom Hanks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1ibDPPHMKc
CJI Chandrachud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R3czR1nKRE
Jaishankar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6qN3bm2RYo
Sudha Murthy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vacGRuHDtO0
Module 3: Reading Poetry
Module 3: Reading Poetry
Critical Thinking and Poetry
Tone, rhythm, pause, music
Figures of speech (rhetoric and poetry)
Pronunciations
Writing about poetry
Grammar: Poetic Language vs prosaic language
Resources
The Schwa sound, www.poetryfoundation.org, Tongue twisters
Macavity the Mystery Cat, The Tyger, A smile Always Heals, Anthem for my belly, Old man and the beard, Old man on the border, About standing , The professor , Hippo. To a small boy
Module 4: Sentences, Clauses, Verbs
Module 4: Sentences, Clauses, Verbs
Verbs, Auxiliary Verbs
(Regular verbs, Irregular Verbs ) (State verbs vs action verbs), (Causatives), (Gerunds and Infinitives)
Past tense (Simple Past, Past Continuous)
Texts: An Astrologer's Day by R K Narayan
Grammar: Sentences, Clauses, Relative clauses, verbs: past tense
Reference
Chapters 91 - 96 - Intermediate English Grammar (Relative Clauses)
Chapters 52 - 67, Intermediate English Grammar (verbs)
Module 5: Journeys to the moon
Module 5: Journeys to the moon
Texts: Appollo 8 by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Grammar: Agreement of the Verb with the Subject, Agreement of the Verb 2 , Walden Univ page on sub verb
Resources
References
Chapters 1 - 18, Intermediate English Grammar (present tense)
Chapters 48 - 51, Intermediate English Grammar (Question tags)
weightage of marks: midsem 30%, class test 20%, end sem 50%.
Syllabus for MIDSEM EXAMINATION
Grammar: Verbs (Different kinds of verbs, Subject-verb agreement, gerund, infinitive, sentences, clauses and question tags.
Chapters 1 - 18, Intermediate English Grammar (present tense)
Chapters 48 - 51, Intermediate English Grammar (Question tags)
Chapters 91 - 96 - Intermediate English Grammar (Relative Clauses)
Chapters 52 - 67, Intermediate English Grammar (verbs)
Texts: An Astrologer's Day, Apollo 8, poems ( , A smile Always Heals, Anthem for my belly,)
Topics: Public Speaking, (Chapter 2 from Effective Professional Communication), Formal and Informal English. phonemes, handwriting, spelling)
Handwriting Passage: Click Here
Module 6 : Professional English/Business Writing
Module 6 : Professional English/Business Writing
Grammar - The - ing - forms. (Gerunds and Infinitives) Continuous use and non continuous use. Relative Clauses.
English : Reconfiguring its usage, Navigation, Bureacracy, Power and Hierarchy.
Letter to My Daughter by Jawaharlal Nehru.
Basics of Composition: Structure, transition and continuity
Module 7: Vocabulary - phrasal verbs
Module 7: Vocabulary - phrasal verbs
Collocations and Phrasal Verbs, common collocations, (The Dolch List)
Pilgrimage to Tawang - Collocations and Prepositions
Resources: Elephant and the Cassowary by Ruskin Bond
Module 8: Speaking Exercise
Module 8: Speaking Exercise
Self Study English Vocabulary in Use.
Aspects of Vacabulary: Polysemy, synonymy, collocation, connotation and register
Phrasal Verbs, Travel and Media: Vocabulary Exercises from Aspects of Vocabulary
Functional Vocabulary : Lexical and Functional List
Exercise 1: Write your advertisement
Exercise 2: Functional Vocabulary: Protests, Compliment & Complaints
Module 9 : Professional English/Business Writing
Module 9 : Professional English/Business Writing
Information Literacy
Letters PPT, The Seven Cs of Letter Writing & basic formats
Discussion: Details of writing styles, tones and punctuation, mechanics of writing
Text: Handbook to Technical writing , AN AWS Letter, Letters PPT
Composition: Hands on Writing: Parts of technical letters, writing etiquette.
Module 10 : Reports and Report Writing
Module 10 : Reports and Report Writing
Different kinds of reports
condensation and summary
Reading UN Reports
Relevant section from Meenakshi Raman's text (chapter 3)
Module 11 : Working with Media
Module 11 : Working with Media
Digital Literacy and New Media
The Media environment
Visual Representation
What's in a Newspaper?
Newspaper Exercise 1: Find your news Items
Newspaper Exercise 2: Read 3 news items, Copy the most important lines, identify tenses, make a summary.
List of newspapers: The Telegraph, The tribune, The Indian Express, The Hindustan Times, The Hindu, The Guardian
Assignment (for S11)
Click Here for the groups.
Create a classroom newspaper (Guidelines)
The group members need to sit together and work out the topics for their assignment. Please let me know about the topics by 03.12.2025. The topics will be updated against your group names. The details about the project work will be discussed in the class,
Prepare a newsletter
Sit in groups. Decide your topic. Topics must be related to education. (e.g. digital literacy etc. )
Decide the kind of story you'll write: news report, review, investigative, press release, sports, Opinion/commentary: Editorial, Op eds, Features/analysis: Feature articles, analysis, of human interest.
Use the inverted pyramid structure for reports. Must have more analysis and less of data.
All reports will be checked for plagiarism and AI content. Any score above 15% will not be graded.
Use any official report on education, add personal opinion using your personal experiences and write your report (of about 300 words).
You can use any newsletter template.
Syllabus for ENDSEM EXAMINATION
Grammar: gerund, infinitive, PHRASAL VERBS, prepositions, relative clauses
Chapters 53 - 68, Intermediate English Grammar
Chapters 92 - 97, Intermediate English Grammar (relative clauses)
chapters 137 - 145, Intermediate Englsih Grammar (phrasal verbs)
Vocabulary Lessons: Chapters i to viii from English Vocabulary in Use
Texts: A letter to my Daughter, Pilgrimage to Tawang.
Topics: Reading and writing from Meenakshi Raman's text. Chapter 3 (page 223 - 433)
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