Diploma In Civil Engineering - Skymount Distance Education

SEMESTER : ISubject Code : BE 101Subject Title : Communication EnglishStructure of the Course ContentBLOCK 1 Grammar (Non-Textual)Unit 1: Functional AnalysisUnit 2: Voice and parts of speechUnit 3: Direct and indirect speechUnit 4: PrepositionBLOCK 2 GrammarsUnit 1: One word substituteUnit 2: Articles and question tagsUnit 3: Prefixes and suffixesUnit 4: TensesBLOCK 3 CompositionsUnit 1: ComprehensionUnit 2: Simple passageUnit 3: Moral storyUnit 4: Science and technologyBLOCK 4 Letter and dialogue WritingUnit 1: Letter writing - personalUnit 2: Letter writing - officialUnit 3: Dialogue writingUnit 4: Hints developmentBLOCK 5 ProsesUnit 1: An Astrloger's day – R.K. NarayananUnit 2: The sun, the planets and the stars – C.JonesUnit 3: The continuing spell of RamanujamUnit 4: On saying 'please' – A.G.GardinerBooks:1. Orient Longman, Anna Salai, Chennai-600002.2. The Advanced Learners Dictionary of Current English by A.S.Hornby, OxfordUniversity Press. 19733. High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin, S.Chand & CoLtd., 20054. Vocabulary in Practice - Part 1 to 4 by Glennis Pye, Cambridge University Press,5. Learn Correct English by Shiv K. Kumar & Hemalatha Nagarajan, PearsonLongman, 20056. Essential English Grammar by Raymond Murphy, Cambridge University Press,7. Common Errors in English by M.Thomas, Lotus Press, New Delhi, 20068. Basic English Usage by Michael Swan, ELBS/OUP, 19899. Communication Skills for Engineers by Mishra, Ist Edition, Pearson Longman10. Basic English Dictionary by Longman Longman Ist Edition, Pearson Longman