This document outlines the objectives, units, outcomes, textbooks, and references for an advanced reading and writing course for engineering students. The course aims to strengthen reading skills, enhance technical writing abilities, and develop critical thinking. It covers strategies for effective reading and various types of writing, including descriptive, opinion, narrative, issue-based, argumentative, analytical essays as well as emails, resumes, proposals, and statements of purpose. Upon completing the course, students will be able to write different types of essays, job applications, and evaluate texts critically while displaying critical thinking.
This document outlines the objectives, units, outcomes, textbooks, and references for an advanced reading and writing course for engineering students. The course aims to strengthen reading skills, enhance technical writing abilities, and develop critical thinking. It covers strategies for effective reading and various types of writing, including descriptive, opinion, narrative, issue-based, argumentative, analytical essays as well as emails, resumes, proposals, and statements of purpose. Upon completing the course, students will be able to write different types of essays, job applications, and evaluate texts critically while displaying critical thinking.
This document outlines the objectives, units, outcomes, textbooks, and references for an advanced reading and writing course for engineering students. The course aims to strengthen reading skills, enhance technical writing abilities, and develop critical thinking. It covers strategies for effective reading and various types of writing, including descriptive, opinion, narrative, issue-based, argumentative, analytical essays as well as emails, resumes, proposals, and statements of purpose. Upon completing the course, students will be able to write different types of essays, job applications, and evaluate texts critically while displaying critical thinking.
This document outlines the objectives, units, outcomes, textbooks, and references for an advanced reading and writing course for engineering students. The course aims to strengthen reading skills, enhance technical writing abilities, and develop critical thinking. It covers strategies for effective reading and various types of writing, including descriptive, opinion, narrative, issue-based, argumentative, analytical essays as well as emails, resumes, proposals, and statements of purpose. Upon completing the course, students will be able to write different types of essays, job applications, and evaluate texts critically while displaying critical thinking.
Strengthen the reading skills of students of engineering.
Enhance their writing skills with specific reference to technical writing. Develop students’ critical thinking skills. Provide more opportunities to develop their project and proposal writing skills.
UNIT I
Reading - Strategies for effective reading-Use glosses and footnotes to aid reading comprehension- Read and recognize different text types-Predicting content using photos and title Writing - Plan before writing- Develop a paragraph: topic sentence, supporting sentences, concluding sentence –Write a descriptive paragraph
UNIT II
Reading - Read for details-Use of graphic organizers to review and aid comprehension Writing - State reasons and examples to support ideas in writing- Write a paragraph with reasons and examples- Write an opinion paragraph
UNIT III
Reading - Understanding pronoun reference and use of connectors in a passage- speed reading techniques- Writing - Elements of a good essay - Types of essays- descriptive-narrative- issue-based- argumentative-analytical.
Reading - Critical reading and thinking- understanding how the text positions the reader- identify Writing - Statement of Purpose- letter of recommendation- Vision statement
TOTAL: 30 PERIODS OUTCOMES: At the end of the course Learners will be able to:
Write different types of essays.
Write winning job applications. Read and evaluate texts critically. Display critical thinking in various professional contexts.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Gramer F. Margot and Colin S. Ward Reading and Writing (Level 3) Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2011 2. Debra Daise, CharlNorloff, and Paul Carne Reading and Writing (Level 4) Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2011
REFERENCES:
1. Davis, Jason and Rhonda LIss.Effective Academic Writing (Level 3) Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2006. 2. E. Suresh Kumar and et al. Enriching Speaking and Writing Skills. Second Edition. Orient Black swan: Hyderabad, 2012. 3. Withrow, Jeans and et al. Inspired to Write. Readings and Tasks to develop writing skills. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 2004. 4. Goatly, Andrew. Critical Reading and Writing. Routledge: United States of America, 2000. 5. Petelin, Roslyn and Marsh Durham. The Professional Writing Guide: Knowing Well and Knowing Why. Business & Professional Publishing: Australia, 2004.
