NPTEL : NOC:Technical English for Engineers (Humanities and Social Sciences)

Co-ordinators : Dr. Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan


Lecture 1 - An Introduction to the Course

Lecture 2 - Parts of Speech - Nouns

Lecture 3 - Parts of Speech - Preposition and Noun Phrases

Lecture 4 - Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Lecture 5 - Reading (Identifying main ideas) and Listening

Lecture 6 - What is a Sentence

Lecture 7 - What is a Sentence (Continued...)

Lecture 8 - Subject Verb Agreement

Lecture 9 - Articles

Lecture 10 - Verbs

Lecture 11 - Comparatives

Lecture 12 - Modals and Voices

Lecture 13 - Passive Voice (Continued...)

Lecture 14 - Tenses

Lecture 15 - Tenses (Continued...)

Lecture 16 - Effective Speaking

Lecture 17 - Formal Presentation

Lecture 18 - Punctuation

Lecture 19 - Punctuation (Continued...)

Lecture 20 - Reading – SQW3R Method and Note-taking

Lecture 21 - Phrasal Verbs

Lecture 22 - Collocation

Lecture 23 - Word Formation

Lecture 24 - Understanding the text organization

Lecture 25 - Writing Emails

Lecture 26 - Academic Writing and Linking Words

Lecture 27 - Paragraph Writing

Lecture 28 - Describing/Explaining Processes

Lecture 29 - Essay Writing

Lecture 30 - Essay Writing and Formal Letters

Lecture 31 - Letter Writing and Usage

Lecture 32 - Understanding the Mechanics of Publishable Essays

Lecture 33 - Writing Publishable Essays and Usage

Lecture 34 - Report

Lecture 35 - Everyday Usage

Lecture 36 - Writing a Statement of Purpose

Lecture 37 - CV/Resume and Cover Letters

Lecture 38 - Conclusion