Syllabus of B.A./B.Sc. (English Compulsory)

Part – I (III Year)

English Paper – A (Compulsory) Total Marks: 75

Question I: The Pearl (content questions). 15 marks

Question II: Summary From The Pearl. 15 marks

Question III: Letter-writing (with emphasis on form logic 15 marksand organizational skills)

Question IV: Comprehension/Language competence. 15 marks

Question V: Grammar, Structure and Syntax 15 marks(Correction of sentences, punctuationand other syntax-related matters)

Books Recommended:

1. Living English Structure by W.S. Allen (Longman).

2. Reading English Objectively Book I & II by Stone and Malono (Mc Millan).

3. The Pearl by John Steinback (O.U.P).

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Part – II (IV Year)

English Paper – B (Compulsory) Total Marks: 75

Question I: East and West (content questions) 15 marks

(The Five essays have excluded from East and West:

i. “Assignment with an Octopus.”

ii. “The Crossing at Attock.”

iii. “England and Shakespeare”.

iv. “The Story of Astronomy”.

v. “Some Economic Problems of Pakistan.”)

Question II: Essay (with emphasis on the thesis topic, 25 marksDevelopment of the outlines and the argument).

Question III: Textual Comprehension (From East and West). 10 marks

Question IV: Summary (from an unfamiliar source). 15 marks

Question V: Vocabulary (explanation of words, expressions, 10 marksPhrases and idioms in a given passage).

Books Recommended:

1. East and West (an anthology of prose) (O.U.P).

2. Continuous Writing by Stoddart (University of Peshawar Press).

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