Dr. B.R. AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY SRIKAKULAM

B.A/B.Com/B.Sc SECOND YEAR SYLLABUS OF I LANGUAGE: ENGLISH Theory : 70 Marks Prose I : 7 Lessons 15 Marks Poetry II : 7 Lessons 15 Marks Further reading III : 2 Short stories and 2 one-act-plays (Non- detailed text) (nurturing competence) 10 Marks Communication and composition (Writing skills) IV 30 Marks Practical examination: 30 Marks

Suggested syllabus Unit-I: Poetry Hours required: 25 S.No Title of the poem Name of the poet 1 The sun rising John Donne 2 The solitary reaper William words worth 3 Road not taken Robert frost 4 I, Too, sing America Langston Hughes 5 Refugee mother and child Chinua ache be 6 Goodbye party for Mrs. Puspha t.s Nissim Ezekiel 7 I will embrace only the sun Tripuraneni srinivas Unit-II: Prose Hours required: 54 S.No Title of the Prose lesson Name of the author 1 Mr. Know all Somerset Maugham 2 Film making Satyajit ray 3 Not just oranges Isai tobolsky 4 A talk on advertisement Herman woulk 5 On shaking hands A.G.Gardiner 6 Indian contribution to worlds unity Toynbee 7 Decolonizing the mind Nagugi wa ThingO

Unit-III: Further Reading (Non-detailed text) Hours required: 16 Short stories: 1. Gajar halwa : Geetha hariharn 2. My brother, my brother : Norah barke One-Act plays: 1. Refund : Ritz karinath 2. Julius Caesar : William saksphere Unit-IV: Communication and composition Hours required: 25 1. Resume writing 2. Description of pictures 3. Note- making 4. Report writing 5. Expansion of proverbs and ideas 6. Information transfer 7. Dialogue writing (Missing response of given dialogue) 8. Letter writing 9. Homonyms 10. E-Correspondence Recommended text books: 1. English for empowerment (orient black swan publications) 2. nurturing competence 9lorven publications)

Dr. B.R. AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY SRIKAKULAM (Model question paper)

II Year B.A/B.Com /B.Sc Degree I Language: English Time: 3 hrs Max.Marks:70

Section-A 1. Answer any THREE of the following in about 50 words Each: 3X5=15. a) Discuss the humour in the essay On shaking hands. b) Explain the significance of the title of the story not just oranges. c) Was it characteristic of ray to take up challenges? Discuss some of the challenges he took up? d) Describe the scene of the between Kelada and Ramaswamy? e) How does the title, Decolonizing the mind get a voice through the life of Nagugi Wa ThingO?

Section-B 2. Answer any THREE of the following in about 50 words Each: 3X5=15. a) Describe the impact of the reapers on the poet and his thoughts and feelings? b) Explain the symbolism in the poem The road not taken? c) Elucidate the central theme of te poem I will embrace only the sun d) Langston Hughes touches the heart of the African-American in the poem I, Too. How does he do it? e) Examine donne as a poet of ideas in the poem the sun rising?

Section-C 3. Answer any TWO of the following in about 50 words

Each: 2X5=10. a. What significance does the preparation of Gajar Halwa bear in the present story? b. Sketch the character of waserrkopf? c. What was Antonys plan? Section-D

4. Answer any SIX of the following: 6X5=30. a. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper about the bad condition of roads in your locality or area. b. Respond to the advertisement below by writing a resume. Wanted a lecturer in English for an established college in Visakhapatnam. Post graduation in English with 55% is the minimum qualification. Additional training and experience preferred. C/O Post box No. 213The Indian express, Visakhapatnam. c. Consider the following passage and render it into the form of a Tree-Diagram. The pollution of air and water is an increasing danger to the health of the planet. Each day thousands of tones of gases come out of the exhausts of motor vehicles. Smoke from factories pollutes the industrialized areas and surround country side. Similarly in the sea, pollution from oil is increasing killing algae, fish and birds in large numbers.

Effluents from factories are discharged into rivers and lakes almost poisoning the water we drink. d. Supply the missing responses in the given dialogues. Candidate : Good morning sir. Interviewer : Good morning_____? Candidate : My name is asha. Interviewer : Well, When______? Candidate : I passed my M.A(English) in 2006 Interviewer : Do you_______? Candidate : Sir, I worked in Goutham degree college for 2 years Interviewer : Good, What_____? Candidate : I am interested in reading good and participating in social service activation Interviewer : Fine, how much salary do you expect? Candidate : ________? e. Expand the proverb Pride comes before a fall f. Fill in the blanks with a suitable word. g. HE is an_____ on Photography (adopt/adept) h. His hut is ____ the temple (beside/besides) i. we wear ___ shoes in sports (Canvas/ Canvass) j. Rajesh and his wife___in their views k. (Defer/differ) l. He is__of his friends position(Jealous/Zealous) m. Read the following passage and prepare note making: There are different forms of environmental pollution. Air pollution is caused by the burning of coal and oil. It can damage the earths vegetation and cause respiratory problems in humans. A second type of pollution is noise pollution. It is the result of the noise of aircraft and heavy traffic. Further, loud music is also a cause of noise pollution, which has been seen to affect peoples learning and give them. Severe headaches and high blood pressure. Another source of pollution is radioactivity, which occurs when there is a leak from a nuclear power station. Radioactivity is a deadly pollutant, which kills and causes irreparable harm to those exposed to it. Land and water pollution is caused by the careless disposal of huge quantities of rubbish, sewage and Chemical wastes pollution of rivers and seas kills fishes and other marine life and also becomes the cause of water-borne diseases. Land pollution, on the other land, poisons the soil, making the food grown in it unfit for consumption. n. Write a short paragraph of six or seven sentences on the picture given below:

Dr. B.R. AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY SRIKAKULAM II Year B.A/B.Com /B.Sc Degree I Language: English Practical-II Syllabus

Part-I: Listening skills 30 Marks 1. Why and how to listen. 2. What people say? 3. What people mean. 4. How to speak. 5. How people organize speech 6. Dictation. 7. Beyond the classroom. Part-II: Speaking skills 1. The syllable 2. Word stress 3. Accent and rhythm in connected speech 4. Intonation 5. Problem sounds. 6. Reducing mother tongue interference. Part-III: Communication skills 1. The art of small talk. 2. A casual conversation. 3. Short descriptions. Part-IV: Telephone skills 1. Types of calls. 2. Appointment. 3. Handling complaints. 4. Agreeing or disagreeing. 5. Telephone etiquette. Record work: 1. Formal or informal speech (levels of formality) 2. Conversations 3. Sign post words. 4. Word stress. 5. Introduction yourself in a public meeting. 6. Telephone skills 7. Telephone etiquette. 8. Handling complaints. 9. Describe the home town, your college, childhood days etc., 10. Appointments. Recommended text books: A course in listening and speaking II (Foundation books)

Dr.B.R.Ambedkar University, Srikakulam Model Question Paper

II Year B.A/B.Com /B.Sc., English Practical-Paper Model Max.Marks :30 Duration :1Horus

I Listening Skills : 10Marks Examples. 1.(a).Listen to a Conversation and Complete the form given below: South Central Railways Lost Proper to cell Complaint Register Name: Anusha Address: Plot No. Sadanandam street A.P (Office) (Home) (b) Listen to the conversation and circle the right choice. 1. How did surekas father spend his day a. He had a relaxed day at the office. b. He was very busy. c. He went out of town to meet clients. d. He spent the day at home. 2. The father finds it difficult to manage his apartments because. a. They are all in the same building. b. They are in different towns. c. They are in the same locality. d. They are at different places in the same town. 3. How many hours do they have? a. Three b. Four c. Five d. Six 4. What is Surekhas fathers response to getting the apartment repaired? a. He is fixed and uninterested. b. He is worried about the increasing number of pairs. c. He feels the repairs are miner. d. He is eager to get the repairs done. 5. Listen to the announcements and fill in the details. a. 1. Train no. from to will leave from plat fome No. Shortly. b. 2. Air Deccans flight no. form to is delayed by 6. Listen to the conversation and fill in the missing Parts of the dialogue. Receptionist; Talasila Hotel, good morning.

Caller ; Mr.Ahmed, please? Receptionist; Please? Caller ; chinni Krishna. Receptionist; Right, Mr.Chinni Krishna. Caller ; Thank you. II Speaking skills(word stress) 10 Marks Examples (1).Mark the stress for the following words. a. decoration b. examination c. translation d. qualification e. introduction (2).Mark the stress for the following words. a. democracy b. biography c. economy d. geometry e. philosophy III Oral presentation (viva-voce) 10 Marks Examples (1).Describe your hometown. (2).Describe a movie you have seen recently. NOTE: The students are expected to be through with the prescribed text book. They need to have adequate practice in listening to the audio texts and be through with all the units. The examiner will pick up questions from any of the units as per his/her choice.