B. Tech.

CSE I SEMESTER

TECHNICAL ENGLISH
(Common to CSE, IT & ECE)
Course Code: A1008

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UNIT - I
1. Sir CV Raman: A Path breaker in the Saga of Indian Science from Enjoying Every Day English
2. Mother Teresa from Inspiring Speeches and Lives
FOCUSING ON Word formation with prefixes and suffixes, synonyms and antonyms, noun phrases, infinitive and
gerund, subject-verb agreement (concord), tenses, impersonal passive conditional sentences, adjectives and degrees
of comparison, conjunctions and prepositions.
UNIT - II
1. The Connoisseur from Enjoying Every Day English
2. Sam Pitroda from Inspiring Speeches and Lives
FOCUSING ON Word formation with prefixes and suffixes, synonyms and antonyms, noun phrases, infinitive and
gerund, subject-verb agreement (concord), tenses, impersonal passive conditional sentences, adjectives and degrees
of comparison, conjunctions and prepositions.
UNIT - III
1. Bubbling Well Road from Enjoying Every Day English
2. I Have a Dream - by Martin Luther King from Inspiring Speeches and Lives
FOCUSING ON Word formation with prefixes and suffixes, synonyms and antonyms, noun phrases, infinitive and
gerund, subject-verb agreement (concord), tenses, impersonal passive conditional sentences, adjectives and degrees
of comparison, conjunctions and prepositions.
UNIT - IV
LETTERS, MEMOS AND E-MAIL: Letters, business letters, significance, structure and layout, principles, types and
samples, claim letters, adjustment letters, sales letters, job application letters, memos, classification and purpose
style, E-mails, E-mail etiquettes, sample E- mail messages, effectiveness and security.
UNIT - V
REPORTS: Objectives, characteristics of a report, types of reports, importance of reports, formats, rewriting structure
of reports, writing the report, visual aids, revising, editing and proof reading, proof reading symbols.
TEXT BOOKS:
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Ramakrishna Rao. A (2009), Enjoying Every Day English, Sangam Books, Hyderabad.
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Yadava Raju. B and Muralikrishna. C (2009), Inspiring Speeches and Lives, Maruthi Publications, Guntur.
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Meenakshi Raman, Sangeeta Sharma (2009), Technical Communication, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
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Edgar Thorpe and Showick Thorpe (2008), Basic Vocabulary for Competitive Examination, Pearson Education,
New Delhi, India.
2. Ashraf Rizvi M (2005), Effective Technical Communication, Tata Mc Graw Hill, New Delhi.
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3. Raymond Murphy (2004), Murphys English Grammar with CD, 3 Edition, Cambridge University Press, USA.

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