EN25C01 English Essentials – I – Semester I – CSE(IoT) – R-2025

Subject Code & Name: EN25C01 – English Essentials – I

Regulation: R-2025

Semester: I (First Semester)

Branch: B.E. Computer Science and Engineering (Internet of Things)

Credits / L-T-P: 2 Credits | L-T-P: 2-0-0

Course Objectives

• Enhance learners’ listening and speaking skills to understand and deliver speeches effectively
• Equip students with the skills to write clear, coherent, and grammatically correct texts for various purposes
• Strengthen the ability to comprehend, interpret, and analyse written English across diverse contexts

Full Unit-wise Syllabus

Unit I – Speaking Skills

Self-Introduction (Tenses, Adjectives), Expressing opinions (Subject-Verb Agreement), Participating in Conversations (Speech Acts – agreeing & disagreeing – synonyms and antonyms).

Suggested Activities: Self-Introduction, Just a Minute (JAM) Video recording, Situational role plays, Spell Bee, Word Substitution, Usage of Apps.

Unit II – Listening Skills

Listening to Simple Conversations (Understanding tone and intent), Short Speeches / Stories, Extracting information, Pronunciation, Listening to Various Accents.

Suggested Activities: Listening and Repeating, Gap fill exercises, Note-taking.

Unit III – Reading Skills

Reading Strategies – (Skimming, scanning, predicting) intensive reading – short passages and long passages on suggested themes (Sentence Patterns, Prefixes and suffixes, idioms and phrases).

Activities: Reading – newspaper and digital articles, Cloze, Reading comprehension, note making and summarising.

Unit IV – Writing Skills

Word Substitution, Sentence Formation, Hints Development (Guided Writing), Writing Different Types of Paragraphs – (Sentence Structure) – Letter Writing / Emails (Informal).

Activities: Error Detection, Picture and poster description, Descriptive, Narrative and Comparative paragraphs, Brainstorming and Mind Mapping – Informal letters/Emails.

Course Outcomes (COs)

• CO1: Listen and comprehend spoken English, take and draft notes.
• CO2: Apply vocabulary and grammar appropriately to communicate in written and spoken forms.
• CO3: Analyze texts in different contexts using appropriate reading strategies.
• CO4: Communicate thoughts and ideas in real life situations.
• CO5: Develop communication skills relevant to engineering and technology.

Assessment Pattern (Quick Note)

• Weightage: Continuous Assessment 40% | End Semester Examination 60%
• Internal methodology: Quiz (10%), Assignments (20%), Speaking Task (10%), Reading Task (10%), Writing Task (10%), Internal Examinations (40%)

Source: Official Anna University – B.E. CSE (Internet of Things) R-2025 Syllabus
Last Updated: September 2026