BSc Nautical Sciences ENGLISH and COMMUNICATION Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
This degree runs on the Choice Based Credit System throughout, items 4.69, 4.70 and 4.71 of the Academic Council of 23 July 2020, in force from the academic year 2020-21. The University’s earlier Credit Based Semester and Grading System syllabus is what her older third-year timetables name, so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.
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Syllabus for ENGLISH and COMMUNICATION
Module I: 1.1 Comprehension passages - Seen and unseen
- comprehension- Prose and short stories out of below mentioned: 1.1.1 The Cellphonic Epidemic 1.1.2 The Lion and the Lamb 1.1.3. The Lady or the Tiger? 1.1.4. The Sky is the Limit 1.1.5. The Model Millionaire 1.1.6. The Adventure of the Dying Detective 1.2 Development of logical reasoning and analytical ability to enhance situational thinking and strategizing. 1.3 Technical writing definition and characteristics giving
Module II: 2. Writing Skills
- a Maritime correspondence.
- b Report writing
- c Welcome address
- d Vote of thanks
- e Essay writing
Module III: 3.1 Importance of SMCP and English language
- among multilingual crew- Procedure, Spelling, Message Markers, Responses, Distress/ Urgency, Safety Signals, Corrections, Readiness, Repetition, Numbers, Positions, Bearings, Courses, Distance, Speed, Time, Geographical names, ambiguous words, omission of ‘may’, ‘might’, ‘should’ and ‘could’. 3.2 Phonology: Pronunciation, Work Stress, Intonation, Sentence Stress. 3.3 Presentation Skills: Content Structuring, Preparation & Planning, Welcome Note, Vote of thanks. 3.4 Facing Interview: Attitude, Etiquette, Body Language and Diction. 3.5 “Sea-Speak” Training Manual: External Communication & Internal Communication on Board Ship. 3.6 Group Discussion & Extempore Speeches.
Module Practical
- All topics covered in unit III
Reference Books
- 1 Spring Text book- Board of Editors
- 2 Panorama- English for Communication- Board of Editors
- 3 IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP) London- IMO
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Nautical Science) under the Choice Based Credit and Grading System, in force from the academic year 2020-21. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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