Anna University Biotechnology Syllabus

I am doing the B.Tech. Biotechnology VIII Semesters from the Anna University and I want to download the Curriculum and Syllabus of the B.Tech. Biotechnology VIII Semester of the Anna University so can you please provide me this?

Can you provide me the syllabus of B. Tech. (Bachelor of Technology) Biotechnology course/program offered by Anna University, Chennai?

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The syllabus of B. Tech. (Bachelor of Technology) Biotechnology course/program offered by Anna University, Chennai is as follows:

HS8151 COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH

UNIT I SHARING INFORMATION RELATED TO ONESELF/FAMILY& FRIENDS 12
Reading- short comprehension passages, practice in skimming-scanning and predicting- Writing completing sentences - developing hints. Listening- short texts- short formal and informal conversations. Speaking- introducing oneself - exchanging personal information- Language development- Wh- Questions- asking and answering-yes or no questions- parts of speech. Vocabulary development-- prefixes- suffixes- articles.- count/ uncount nouns.

UNIT II GENERAL READING AND FREE WRITING 12
Reading - comprehension-pre-reading-post reading- comprehension questions (multiple choice questions and /or short questions/ open-ended questions)-inductive reading- short narratives and descriptions from newspapers including dialogues and conversations (also used as short Listening texts)- register- Writing paragraph writing- topic sentence- main ideas- free writing, short narrative descriptions using some suggested vocabulary and structures Listening- telephonic conversations.
Speaking sharing information of a personal kind greeting taking leave- Language development prepositions, conjunctions Vocabulary development- guessing meanings of words in context.

UNIT III GRAMMAR AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT 12
Reading- short texts and longer passages (close reading) Writing- understanding text structure- use of reference words and discourse markers-coherence-jumbled sentences Listening listening to longer texts and filling up the table- product description- narratives from different sources. Speaking asking about routine actions and expressing opinions. Language development- degrees of comparison- pronouns- direct vs indirect questions- Vocabulary development single word substitutes- adverbs.

UNIT IV READING AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT 12
Reading- comprehension-reading longer texts- reading different types of texts- magazines Writing letter writing, informal or personal letters-e-mails-conventions of personal email- Listening- listening to dialogues or conversations and completing exercises based on them. Speaking- speaking about oneself- speaking about ones friend- Language development- Tenses- simple present-simple past present continuous and past continuous- Vocabulary development- synonyms-antonyms- phrasal verbs

UNIT V EXTENDED WRITING 12
Reading- longer texts- close reading Writing- brainstorming -writing short essays developing an outline- identifying main and subordinate ideas- dialogue writing-Listening listening to talks conversations-
Speaking participating in conversations- short group conversations-Language development-modal verbs- present/ past perfect tense - Vocabulary development-collocations fixed and semi-fixed expressions

OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, learners will be able to:
Read articles of a general kind in magazines and newspapers.
Participate effectively in informal conversations; introduce themselves and their friends and express opinions in English.
Comprehend conversations and short talks delivered in English
Write short essays of a general kind and personal letters and emails in English.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Board of Editors. Using English A Coursebook for Undergarduate Engineers and Technologists. Orient BlackSwan Limited, Hyderabad: 2015.
2. Richards, C. Jack. Interchange Students Book-2 New Delhi: CUP, 2015.

REFERENCES
1. Bailey, Stephen. Academic Writing: A practical guide for students. New York:
Rutledge,2011.
2. Comfort, Jeremy, et al. Speaking Effectively : Developing Speaking Skillsfor Business English. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: Reprint 2011.
3. Dutt P. Kiranmai and RajeevanGeeta Basic Communication Skills, Foundation Books: 2013.
4. Means,L. Thomas and Elaine Langlois. English & Communication For Colleges. Cengage Learning ,USA: 2007.
5. Redston, Chris &Gillies Cunningham Face2Face (Pre-intermediate Students Book&
Workbook) Cambridge University Press, New Delhi: 2005.


Syllabus B. Tech. Biotechnology Anna University, Chennai