NMKRV College for Women

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NMKRV College for Women

Autonomous

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

SYLLABUS and QUESTION PAPER PATTERN

General English (Semesters I to IV) and Optional English (Semesters I to VI)

May 2015

From the Academic year 2015-16

OVERVIEW

General Objectives:

The curriculum for under-graduate students, studying general English, bears in mind the idea

of education as a means of empowering them to bring about qualitative changes in our

society. This course is mandatory for the first four semesters of B.A/B.Sc/B.Com and B.B.A.

One of the major aims is to enable students to become effective users of English for

academic, professional and inter-active purposes. The curriculum is designed to sensitize

students to literary and non-literary works across genres and to improve their competence in

the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in English.

In order to reach out to diverse students with varying levels of linguistic competence, the

course has been designed at three different levels – E1, E2 and E3 during the first three

semesters. This covers students who come from English medium and regional language

schools. The three streams are offered for different courses during the first three semesters,

while the same course is offered in the fourth semester. This streaming is an attempt to fulfil

the different needs of students in an integrated manner through suitable remedial work, bridge

courses and exposure to the language. It is in keeping with our ideology of social justice and

our desire not to privilege students on the basis of their social, economic and academic

background. This is the reason why all students do the same course and syllabus in the fourth

semester.

The curriculum envisages the use of testing, classroom procedures, methods and materials

quite different from the traditional ones in that the texts are to be exploited to optimize

learning opportunities and to ensure active engagement of the learners in the learning process.

Testing would focus on language and literary skills rather than knowledge accumulated

through rote- learning.

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The students of the B.B.A stream are exposed to various levels of reading, listening and

writing skills that equip them cope with the demands of examinations conducted by corporate

and foreign Universities especially the BEC Examinations offered by the University of

Cambridge. The B.B.A students have a rigorous schedule to deal with the extremely

competitive nature of the sectors most of them are eventually to step into necessitates this.

As part of the department’s extension activities, a fairly comprehensive course in

Communicative English has been introduced to supplement and reinforce the work done in

the General English classes. Students from all the streams have to do this course

compulsorily. Greater emphasis is given to speaking and listening skills in this course.

OBJECTIVES – OPTIONAL ENGLISH COURSE

While designing the course for students of Optional English, the following aspects have been

kept in mind:

1. In societies such as ours English studies constructed with the notion of a singular,

homogeneous, centralized tradition does not work. Studies in English cannot have the Anglo-

Saxon tradition at its centre.

2. The idea of an alternative programme of English studies cannot lump together the Western

and non-Western traditions / societies. Differences, divergences of non-Western societies/

traditions have to be acknowledged and fore grounded Further the term “post-colonial” itself

needs to be interrogated and its complex dimensions have contextualized adequately.

3. Theory cannot really mean Western theory, as if there are no basic problems about them.

Western theory cannot be blindly incorporated into our readings of texts. In fact, texts from

the so called post-colonial societies contest many assumptions / hypotheses of mainstream

western theory. The fact that there are many contesting positions in the West itself as regards

theory has to be recognized and studied carefully.

4. Stereotypes generated about pre-colonial times / cultures that continue to operate even now

have to be challenged and many scholars have started turning to indigenous modes of

knowledge and expression. They not only question binary opposition constructed for

centuries by the western intellectual traditions about native societies and cultures, but also

offer a radical epistemology capable of reinventing / rearticulating ideas / experiences of such

societies. Thus selections from the Indian tradition of literary criticism have been included in

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exposure to Facets of Language and Discourse

Analysis from the first to the fourth semesters. The introduction of Practical Criticism in the

third and fourth semester enables students to see the intrinsic relationship between language

the syllabus. When it comes to studies in languages, we need to bear in mind the relationship

between Philology and Colonialism. Therefore it is necessary that the rich and complex

theories of languages be incorporated into the syllabus to contest Western cultural

stereotypes, especially those derived from the areas of Socio linguistics and

Psycholinguistics.

5. The need to work out theoretical positions through cultural texts is crucial. Theory cannot

be privileged over cultural texts nor can theory be mechanically applied to explain texts. The

instrumentalist attitude to theory has to be resisted. A creative engagement between theory

and cultural expression has to be developed and sustained.

6. The significance of cultural texts (whatever period they belong to, whatever the region they

are drawn from) in understanding fundamental historical questions from a contemporary

perspective cannot be lost sight of. The element of contemporaneity transcends distinctions

of time and space without, however, overlooking specificities connected with the production

of texts. The negotiation between the local / the particular and the “universal” / the “global”

has to be constantly worked out. In this sense the interface of theory and cultural expression

has to be sustained. Literary Studies / Criticism have, over the decades, evolved into Cultural

Criticism and that is what the courses designed aim at promoting. At the same time in order

to interrogate western stereotypes in a creative manner cultural and fictional works texts from

the so-called third world have also been included. Cultural texts would also mean including

cinematic texts from the Third world that redefine Euro-Centric notions of Realism,

Symbolism and Reality. The language of cinema is an important component of post colonial

studies. Hence film texts have been included under this category.

7. In order to enhance the awareness of students of the link between Language, Culture and

Thought, the department has extended the notion of Language and Linguistics to include key

concepts that have emerged from the west especially in Ethnographic studies at the fifth and

sixth semesters – which would also mean interrogating certain stereotypes that dominate

literary and cultural theories- along with the

and literature without viewing them as disparate courses. Students are thus provided an

opportunity to have a comprehensive idea of the undeniable relationship between language

history and society.

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GENERAL ENGLISH-COURSE OBJECTIVES

E1: This course is designed mainly for those who have not acquired the necessary language

skills at the entry level and need remedial work to reach the expected level of competence.

E2: This course is designed for students whose competence in the language skills is

inadequate and need help to become adequate users of English.

E3: This course is designed for students whose competence is fairly satisfactory and need to

fine tune their abilities to become effective users of English.

Grades according to Marks scored:

Each semester result shall also be declared in terms of grades. An eight point grading

system which is based on the actual absolute marks scored and alpha – sign grade as

described below shall be adopted

Range

of

Marks: % Marks:

Below

40

40-<50 50-<55 55-<60 60-<70 70-<80 80-<90 90-100

Alpha-

Sign

Grade:

D C B B+ A A+ A++ O

Grade

Point

<4 4-<5 5-<5.5 5.5-<6 6-<7 7-<8 8-<9 ≥9

The Declaration of Class is on the basis of Percentage of aggregate marks: First Class with Distinction 70% and above (A+, A++ or O)

First Class 60% and above but less than 70% (A)

High Second Class 55% and above but less than 60% (B+)

Second Class 50% and above but less than 55% (B) Pass Class 40% and above but less than 50% (C)

COURSE PATTERN, SCHEME OF EXAMINATION AND CREDITS

GENERAL ENGLISH: B.A/ B.Sc

Marks

Subject

General

English

Papers Instruction

hrs/ week

Duration of

Exam (hrs)

IA

Exam

Total

Credits

I, II III and IV Semester

Paper - I Part - I:

Text

Part- II: Language

1x4

3

30

70

100

2

Paper - II Part - I:

Text

Part- II: Language

1x4

3

30

70

100

2

5

Paper - III Part - I:

Text

Part- II: Language

1x4

3

30

70

100

2

Paper - IV Part - I:

Text

Part- II: Language

1x4

3

30

70

100

2


GENERAL ENGLISH: B.Com

Marks

Subject

General

English

Papers Instruction

hrs/ week

Duration of

Exam (hrs)

IA

Exam

Total

Credits


Paper - I Part - I:

Text

Part- II: Language

1x4

3

30

70

100

2

Paper - II Part - I:

Text

Part- II: Language

1x4

3

30

70

100

2

Paper - III Part - I:

Text

Part- II: Language

1x2

3

15

35

50

1

Paper - IV Part - I:

Text

Part- II: Language

1x2

3

15

35

50

1


BUSINESS ENGLISH: B.B.A

Marks

Subject

Business

English

Papers Instruction

hrs/ week

Duration of

Exam (hrs)

IA

Exam

Total

Credits


Paper – I LSRW & Remedial

1x4

3

30

70

100

2

Paper – II LSRW & Remedial

1x4

3

30

70

100

2

Paper - III Business

Communi

cation

1x4

3

30

70

100

2

6

Paper - IV English

for

Business

Communi

cation

1x4

3

30

70

100

2


OPTIONAL ENGLISH (T: Theory, CC/EC: Co-/Extra-curricular, FC/SDC: Foundation/Skill development course)

Marks Subjects Paper Instruction

hrs/ week

Duration

of Exam

(hrs)

IA

Exam

Total

Credits


Part-1 2

Languag

es

2T

2x4

2x3

2x30

2x70

2x100

2x2

Part- 2 3

Optional

Subjects

of 3

credits

each

3T

3x5

3x3

3x50

3x100

3x150

3x3

Part - 3 FC/SDC 1T 1x 3 1x3 1x30 1x70 1x100 1x2

CC &EC - - - 50 - 50 1

Total Credits per Semester 16

V/VI Semester

Part-2 3

Subjects

of 6

credits each

3x 2T

3x2x4

3x2x3

3x2x50

3x2x10

0

3x2x15

0

3x2x3

Part- 3 SDC 1T 1x3 1x3 1x30 1x70 1x100 1x2

Total Credits per Semester 20

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SYLLABUS - GENERAL ENGLISH

E1-Semester 1 B.A / B.Sc. / B.Com

Literature

1. On Ahimsa by M.K Gandhi

2. Leave this Chanting and Singing and Telling of Beads by Rabindranath Tagore

3. Sonnet 12 by William Shakespeare

4. The Thakur’s Well by Premchand

5. Fire Stones by Eoin Colfer

6. Toba Tek Singh by Saadat Hasan Manto

Language Skills

a. Reading:

Unit 1: Comprehension of simple passages

Unit 2: Picking out essential information and answering factual and inferential questions

Unit 3: Information Transfer activities

b. Writing:

Unit 4: Structuring of sentences in the right word-order.

Unit 5: Re-ordering sentences into coherent paragraphs

Unit 6: Linking sentences using appropriate cohesive devices.

c. Speaking & Listening:

Unit 7: Recognizing key-words and common terms

Unit 8: Listening and responding to real-life transactions and interactions.

Unit 9: Answering simple questions during class room discussions.

Remedial:

Helping students unlearn faulty constructions and learn correct Sentence-formation through:

Unit 1: Use of appropriate tenses

Unit 2: Use of appropriate articles and prepositions

Unit 3: Framing questions - Interrogative questions

Unit 4: Word formation, use of affixes and different part of speech

Unit 5: Phrasal verbs, idioms and compound words

Unit 6: Question Tags

EI-Semester II

B.A / B.Sc / B.Com

Literature

1. Our Town by Sa Kandasamy

2. The Bench by Richard Moore Rive

3. Another Woman by Imtiaz Dharker

4. How Cassius took Rome by Mohammad Ali (Cassius Clay)

5. The Rat by Mumtaz Mufti

6. Is Love an Art? By Erich Fromm

Language Skills

Reading:

Unit 1: Understanding the meaning of words, phrases and sentences in context

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Unit 2: Understanding logical relationships – at the level of sentences and paragraphs.

Unit 3: Retrieving relevant information from charts, graphs and time-tables

Unit 4: Identifying similarities and differences between objects, situations etc.

Writing:

Unit 5: Identifying topic sentences in paragraphs

Unit 6: Guided composition with emphasis on fluency.

Speaking and Listening:

Unit 7: Recognizing and using key-words and common terms in appropriate contexts


Unit 9: Asking and answering simple questions during class room discussions

Unit 10: Distinguishing between essential information and unnecessary details & repetition.

Remedial:

Unit 1: Overcoming common fossilized errors in the use of the language

Unit 2: Word formation, use of affixes and different part of speech

Unit 3: Skimming a passage to identify general and specific information and points of view.

Unit 4: Identifying the central idea of a passage.

Literature

1. The Avenger by Anton Chekov

II Year

EI-Semester III

B.A / B.Sc only

2. The Second Crucifixion by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre

3. Gandhari by Iravati Karve

4. I Only Came to Use the Phone Gabriel Garcia Marquez

5. A Journey Through Africa and America Maya Angelou

6. Caste and Constitution by Dr Ambedkar

Language Skills

Reading:

Unit 1: Inferring facts, opinions, reasons, results, conclusions and general statements from

longer passages.

Writing:

Unit 2: Composition of paragraphs based on charts, graphs and time-tables.

Unit 3: Composition of descriptive and narrative paragraphs.

Unit 4: Composition of paragraphs based on similarities and differences between objects,

situations.

Speaking and listening:

Unit 5: Aural Comprehension – on the phone and face to face.

Unit 6: Two minute oral presentation (Individual)

Five minute discussion in pairs

a. General Topic

b. Topics of academic interest

Speaking Activities - JAM Discussion etc

Remedial:

Unit 7: Cloze passage

Unit 8: Use of Modals

Unit 9: Idiomatic Expressions (Usage)

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EI-Semester III

B.Com only



Language Skills

Reading:


longer passages.

Writing:


Speaking and listening:

Unit 3: Note taking from extracts of spoken discourse.



a. General Topic



Remedial:




E2-Semester 1 B.A / B.Sc / B.Com

Literature

1. Our Town by Sa Kandasamy

2. The Bench by Richard Moore Rive

3. Another Woman by Imtiaz Dharker

4. How Cassius took Rome by Mohammad Ali (Cassius Clay)

5. The Rat by Mumtaz Mufti

6. Is Love an Art? By Erich Fromm

Language Skills

Reading:

Unit 1: Understanding the meaning of words, phrases and sentences in context.

Unit 2: Understanding logical relationships – at the level of sentences and paragraphs

Unit 3: Retrieving relevant information from charts, graphs and time-tables.

Unit 4: Identifying similarities and differences between objects, situation etc.

Writing:

Unit 5: Identifying topic sentences in paragraphs.

Unit 6: Guided composition with emphasis on fluency.


Unit 7: Use of short forms, conventions of politeness and courtesy

Unit 8: Vocabulary- Synonyms and Antonyms

Remedial:

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Unit 9: Overcoming common fossilized errors in the use of language

Unit 10:Word formation, use of affixes.

Unit 11:Phrasal verbs, idioms and compound words

E2-Semester II - B.A / B.Sc. / B.Com

Literature







Language Skills

Reading:

Unit 1: Inferring facts, opinions, reasons, results, conclusions and general statements

from longer passages.

Unit 2: Skimming a passage to identify general and specific information and points of

view.


Writing:


Unit 5: Composition of descriptive and narrative paragraphs.


situations

Speaking and listening

Unit 7: Distinguishing between essential information and unnecessary details and

repetition



a. General Topic



Remedial:




E2-Semester III

B.A / B.Sc. only

Literature

1. The Case of Mriganko Babu by Satyajit Ray

2. The Terrorist, He Watches by Wislawa Szymborska

3. Sea Breeze, Bombay by Adil Jussawalla

4. The Pleasures of Drawing by Orhan Pamuk

5. Dinner for the Boss by Bhisham Sahni

6. The Right to Information (RTI) Act: A tool for people’s empowerment

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Language Skills

Reading:

Unit 1: Reading of a variety of passages from different fields for over-all comprehension.

A. Journalism: Editorials, Film Reviews

. B. Advertisements: Glamour (Fashion); Medicine (Health)

Writing:

Unit 2: Note-making from extended writing

Unit 3: Expansion of ideas

Unit 4: Dialogue writing

Unit 5: Writing stories based on visuals.


Unit 6: Stress in simple words/ Nature of Stress/ Varieties of English Pronunciation.

Unit 7: Use of appropriate language and tone in different formal situations.

E II-Semester III

B.Com only

Literature





Language Skills



B. Advertisements: Glamour (Fashion); Medicine (Health)

Writing:




Unit 4: Note taking from extracts of spoken discourse


Literature


E3 - Semester 1

B.A / B.Sc. / B.Com






Language Skills

Reading:


longer passages.


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Writing:



situations .

Speaking and listening

Unit 6: Distinguishing between essential information and unnecessary details and repetition.

Unit 7: Aural comprehension – on the phone and face to face. Unit 8: Two minute oral presentation (Individual)


a. General Topic



Remedial:




E3-Semester II

B.A / B.Sc. / B.Com

Literature

1. The Case of Mriganko Babu by Satyajit Ray


3. Sea Breeze, Bombay by Adil Jussawalla




Language Skills

Reading:



B. Advertisements: Glamour (Fashion); Medicine (Health)


Writing:




Unit 6: Writing stories based on visuals.


Unit 7: Note taking from extracts of spoken discourse


E 3 Semester III B.A / B.Sc Only

Literature

1. Propaganda Under a Dictatorship by Aldous Huxley

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2. Unforgettable Salim Ali by JC Daniel

3. Survivors by Siegfried Sassoon

4. The Open Window by Saki

5. My Young Son Asks Me… by Bertolt Brecht

6. Deep Ecology: A New Paradigm by Fritjof Capra

Language Skills

Reading:

Unit1: Independent reading with enjoyment (internal assessment) : Variety of passages

from different fields ;

A. Popular fiction

B. Speeches and Commentaries – a. Ambedkar b. P.Sainath

Writing:

Unit 2: Composition of descriptive and narrative paragraphs

Unit 3: Summarizing


Unit 3: Interview skills

Unit 4: Individual oral presentations

Literature

E III-Semester III

B.Com only

1. Propaganda Under a Dictatorship by Aldous Huxley

2. Unforgettable Salim Ali by JC Daniel

3. The Open Window by Saki

4. My Young Son Asks Me… by Bertolt Brecht

Language Skills

Writing:

Unit 1: Composition of descriptive and narrative paragraphs


Unit 2: Interview Skills

Unit 3: Individual oral presentations

Unit 4: Summarising

Literature

Semester IV (Common to E1, E2 and E3 all streams)

B.A / B.Sc. Only

1. Masks and Disguises by Shashi Deshpande

2. The Ensign by Alphonse Daudet

3. Daffodils No More by Gordon JL Ramel

4. Loser of Everything by David Diop

5. Sleep walking scene –from Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’

6. An Education in language – Richard Rodriguez

Language Skills

Reading:

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Unit 1: Reading poetry for comprehension and appreciation – two Indian poems, one

American and One African Woman poet.

Unit 2 : Extended Reading – a. Esther David b. Maya Desai

Writing:

Unit 3: Filling in forms – reservation / Income Tax / writing / Job Applications

Unit 4: Formal letters of invitation, acceptance, rejection

Unit 5: Report writing.

Unit 6: Curriculum Vitae and Resumé Writing


Unit 6: Dynamics of group discussions – bidding, taking turns, negotiating, repair strategies.

Semester IV (Common to E1, E2 and E3 all streams)

B.Com Only

Literature

1. Sleep walking scene –from Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’

2. Masks and Disguises by Shashi Deshpande

3. An Education in language – Richard Rodriguez

4. Loser of Everything – David Diop

Language Skills

Reading:

Articles from Journals –academic writing

Writing:

Unit 1: Filling in forms – reservation / Income Tax / writing / Job Applications

Unit 2: Formal letters of invitation, acceptance, rejection

Unit 3: Report writing

Unit 4: Curriculum Vitae and Resumé writing


Unit 3: Dynamics of group discussions – bidding, taking turns, negotiating, repair strategies.

Reading :

B.B.A

General English

Semester 1

Unit 1: Understanding the meaning of words, phrases and sentences in a context.

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Unit 2: Understanding logical relationships – at the level of sentences and paragraphs

Unit 3: Retrieving relevant information from charts, graphs and time-tables.

Unit 4: Identifying similarities and differences between objects, situations etc.


longer passages.


Unit 7: Comprehension passages of general interest (one from the world of business)

Writing :



situations etc.

Unit 10:Filling in forms – reservation / embarkation / writing cheques/immigration


Unit 11: Use of short forms, conventions of politeness and courtesy


Unit 13: Answering simple questions during class room discussions.

Remedial

Helping students unlearn faulty constructions and learn correct sentence-formation through:

Unit 14: Use of appropriate tenses

Unit 15: Use of appropriate articles and prepositions

Unit 16: Use of substitution and reference

Unit 17: Mechanics of writing – Capital and small letters, punctuation and spelling

Unit 18: Overcoming common fossilized errors in the use of language

Unit 19: Word formation, use of affixes

Unit 20: Introduction and expansion of Business Vocabulary – word formation; use

of affixes; idioms and phrases in business contexts

B.B.A- Semester II -GENERAL ENGLISH

Reading:

Unit 1: Scanning passages for specific details and information

Unit 2: Reading of a variety of narratives of commerce, passages from different business

journals (The Economist, Business World etc.) for over-all comprehension.

Unit 3: Reading and interpreting of manuals and books of instructions.

Writing:

Unit 4: Summarizing skills


Unit 6 : Note-making from extended writing and speaking



Unit 8: Improving intelligibility by focusing on some basic Para-linguistic features

Unit 9: Listening and responding to real-life transactions and interactions – making and

responding to inquiries, seeking and supplying information – Introducing

oneself and others.

Unit 10: Making / Extending, Accepting / Refusing offers / invitations.

B.B.A-Semester III

Business Communication

CHAPTER 1 8 Hours

Business Communication.

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Definition – Role of communication in business organization – Objectives of communication

– Elements of communication – Process of communication Verbal and Non-Verbal

communication – Functions and types of communication – Role of nonverbal

communication.

CHAPTER 2 10 Hours

Presentation Skills in Business English

Two minute oral presentation (Individual)


a. General Topic


Speaking Activities

JAM Discussion etc

CHAPTER 3 4 Hours

Interviews

Meaning – Preparation – facing the interview – Interviewer’s function – Other types of

interviews (Promotional, Appraisal, Exit, Problem and Stress)

CHAPTER 4 4 Hours

Modern Communication Devices

Internet, Teleconferencing, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), Mobile Phones, Computers,

Laptops, Palmtops, Close Circuit TVs

CHAPTER 5 8 Hours

Written Communication

Business Letters – Types – Layout – Parts of a letter – Forms of Layout (Full block form,

Modified Block form, Semi block form etc.)

Types of Business Letters

Basic principles style and tone, letters relating to calling for a post, calling for interviews,

appointment orders, termination order, business enquiries, order, regret, cancellation of

orders, Complaints and adjustments, Status enquiry and circulars.

CHAPTER 6 8 Hours

Report Writing

Reports – by individuals, by committee, Approach skills, basic principles, styles and common

errors (case study), Preparation of reports for different business situations, preparation of

press note.

B.B.A-Semester IV - English for Business Communication

Reading

Unit 1: Reading to understand short real world notices / advertisements.

Unit 2: Reading for detailed comprehension.

Unit 3: Reading for interpreting visual information.

Unit 4: Reading for factual and specific information.

Unit 5: Reading to sharpen Skimming and Scanning skills.

Writing :

Unit 6:Writing to make appointments, asking for permission, giving instructions.

Unit 7:Writing to apologies, offer comprehension, make or alter reservations, cancel

orders.

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Unit 8: Writing to clients, giving details of products, of companies, compiling job

profiles.

Unit 9: Summaries memorandums and report s- meetings, projects etc.

Listening:

Unit 10:Listening to monologues, business interviews, talks etc for specific information.

Unit 11:Listening to short telephone conversations / prompted monologues

Unit 12:Listening for gist and specific information to interview and discussions by

Speakers.

Speaking:

Unit 13:Face to face – Dealing with people – Social language – Asking Questions –

Unit 14:Greetings and Introductions.

Unit 15:On the Phone – Telephone Techniques

Unit 16:Expressing Opinions, agreeing and disagreeing politely.

Unit 17:Organising larger units of spoken discourse – mini presentations

Unit 18:Discussing relevant issues of business – in pairs and small groups

OPTIONAL ENGLISH

I Semester B A Number of Hours per Week: 5 Hours

1. Facets of Language (According to Bangalore University Syllabus)

2. Henrik Ibsen: ‘An Enemy of the People’

3. Chinua Achebe: ‘Anthills of the Savannah’

4. Theory: Brief Introduction to some Key Concepts

a. Feminism b. Culture c. Tradition d. Colonialism

5. Poetry: Shakespeare: Sonnet no 73, 94

William Blake: From Songs of Innocence and Experience

6. Conceptualizing the relationship between the spirit of the age and literary works: Features

of The Elizabethan Period

7. Extended Independent reading: Sara Aboo Backer: ‘Breaking Ties’

II Semester B A Number of Hours per Week: 5 Hours


2. U. R Ananthamurthy: ‘Bharatipura’( OUP Edition)

3. Poems: Anthology of Indian Women Poets – Edited by Eunice D’souza (6 Poems)

4. Short Stories: Inner Courtyard Stories by Indian Women- Edited by Lakshmi Holmstrom

(6 Stories)

5. Theory: Brief Introduction to some Key Concepts

a. Marxism b. Nativism c. Secularism d. Nationalism

6. Features of the Augustan and Romantic Periods

7. Extended independent reading: Tagore “On Nationalism”

III Semester B A Number of Hours per Week: 5 Hours

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2. Gandhi: ‘Hind Swaraj’

3. Shivaram Karanth: ‘Choma’s Drum’

4. Selections from Yugantha (Six Characters)

5. Poetry: Wordsworth: ‘Tintern Abbey’

Shelley: ‘Ode to the West Wind’

6. Features of the Victorian Period

7. Extended independent reading: Play: Arthur Miller: ‘All my Sons’

IV Semester B.A Number of Hours per Week: 5 Hours

1. Visual Discourse (Short Films, documentaries)

2. Girish Karnad – ‘Tale Danda’

3. Practical Criticism (Part 1): Poetry

4. Essay: Elaine Showalter: ‘Toward a Feminist Poetics’

5. Short Story: Albert Camus: ‘The Adulterous Woman’

Miguel de Unamuno: ‘Saint Emmanuel, the good, martyr’.

6. Features of the Twentieth Century

7. Extended independent reading: Poetry: T S Eliot ‘Preludes’

W. H Auden – ‘The Unknown Citizen’

V Semester B.A Paper V

Number of Hours per Week: 5 Hours

1. Shakespeare: ‘The Merchant of Venice’

2. Stanley Fish: ‘Is there a Text in this Class?’

3. Practical Criticism (Part II): Poetry

4. Charles Dickens: ‘Hard Times’

5. Introduction to Post colonialism : a. Orientalism b. The Occident c. Third World

6. Extended independent reading: Selections from A K Ramanujan’s “Speaking of Shiva”

Basava, Allama, Akka Mahadevi….Akam-Puram - Poetry

Paper VI


1. Socio Linguistics: Key Concepts I ( Drawn from Third world/ Post colonial, Socio-

political narratives, cultural discourses and Film texts)

2. Drama: Wole Soyinka: The Road

3. George Lamming: The Emigrants

4. Harish Trivedi Selections from ‘Colonial Transactions’ : a. Shakespeare in India b. Essay

on Tagore.

5. Two Short Stories by a woman writer– Esther David ‘Maya Desai’ and ‘Nobody will know

in Ahmedabad’

6. Ngugi Wa Thiango: ‘On the Abolition of the English Department …’

7. Introduction to Key concepts of Post colonial Theory (Manichaeanism, Rastafarianism,

Aboriginal, Abrogation, Agency, Alterity)

8. Extended independent reading: selections from Ashis Nandy: ‘The Intimate Enemy’

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VI Semester B.A Paper VII


1. Sophocles – ‘Antigone’

2. Selections from ‘Indian Literary Criticism’ – (Edited by G N Devi) (Amir Khusrao, Sri

Aurobindo, M.Hiriyanna)

3. Poetry – Four Poems – Jewish Experience

Four Poems – East European poetry

4. Essays: Sartre – from ‘Anti Semite’

5. Key concepts: a. Hybridity b. Negritude c. Orality d. Settler Colony

6. Extended independent reading: N’gugi wa Thiango “Petals of Blood”

Paper VIII


1. Socio Linguistics: Key Concepts II( Drawn from Third world/ Post colonial,

Socio-political narratives, cultural discourses and Film texts)

2. Mahaswetha Devi: ‘Dopdi’ and ‘Sthanadayini’

3. Gauri Vishwanathan: Selections from ‘Masks of Conquest’

4. Hannah Arendt: from ‘On Violence’

5. Key concepts: a. Middle passage b. Subaltern c. Whiteness d. Liminality

6. Extended independent reading: Toni Morrison: ‘Tar Baby’

QUESTION PAPER PATTERN

General English

Semesters 1 and II – B.A / B.Sc/ B.Com

Maximum Marks : 100

Continuous, Internal Assessment : 30 Marks

Attendance : 05 Marks

Test and Assignments : 10 Marks

Mid-term Examination : 10 Marks

Project : 05 Marks

3 Hour written Examination : 70 Marks

Prescribed Text : 30 Marks

Skills : 40 Marks

Text Short Questions carrying 2 mark each (for E1 Only) = 10 Marks

Paragraph type question carrying 5 marks each = 10 Marks

Essay type question carrying 10 marks each = 10 Marks

Language Skills

Comprehension, Composition and grammar questions based on 2 unseen passages of

desirable length.

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Semesters III and IV – B.A / B.Sc / (only)

Maximum Marks: 100

Continuous, internal assessment : 30 Marks




Projects : 05 Marks


Prescribed Text ; 30 Marks

Skills : 40 Marks

Text Short Questions carrying 2 mark each (for E1 Only) = 10 Marks

Paragraph type question carrying 5 marks each = 10 Marks

Essay type question carrying 10 marks each = 10 Marks

Language Skills: 40 Marks


desirable length.

General English Semesters III and IV – B.Com only

Maximum Marks: 50





1 ½ Hour written Examination : 35 Marks

Prescribed Text ; 15 Marks

Skills : 20 Marks

Section I –For 15 marks Questions can be from the following

Short Questions carrying 2 mark each (for E1 Only) = 10 Marks

Paragraph type question carrying 5 marks each (E1,E2 and E3) = 10 Marks

Essay type question carrying 10 marks each (for E2 and E3 only) = 10 Marks

Language Skills: 20 Marks


desirable length

B.B.A – SEMESTER I&II – PAPER PATTERN

Maximum Marks : 100


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Project : 05 Marks


1. Reading comprehension : 30 Marks

2. Writing tasks : 40 Marks

Maximum Marks : 100

B.B.A – SEMESTER III




Mid-Term Examination : 10 Marks

3 Hour Written Examination : 70 Marks

1. Essay type questions on theoretical aspects : 10 Marks

2. Multiple choice, match the following, fill in the blanks etc : 20 Marks

3. Tasks on letters : 10Marks

4. Tasks on Report writing : 10Marks

Maximum Marks : 100

B.B.A – SEMESTER IV





3 Hours written Examination : 70 Marks

Reading comprehension test (based on BEC Examination pattern of the University of

Cambridge 25 Marks

1. Writing tasks on the same pattern of BEC : 15 Marks

2. Listening task on the same pattern of BEC : 30 Marks

OPTIONAL ENGLISH – Semesters I to VI

Maximum Marks: 100 (Theory) + 50 (Internal Assessment)



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Unit Test : 05 Marks


Paper Presentation + Viva : 10 + 10 Marks

Assignments : 10 Marks

I Semester – General English (E1 Students) – 2015 Question Paper pattern

Time : 3 Hours Max Marks : 70

Section A –Text

(Internal choice) 30 Marks

Lessons from the chosen Texts 1.On Ahimsa by M.K Gandhi 2. Leave this Chanting and

Singing and Telling of Beads by Rabindranath Tagore3. Sonnet 12 by William Shakespeare

4.The Thakur’s Well by Premchand 5. Fire Stones by Eoin Colfer 6. Toba Tek Singh by

Saadat Hasan Manto

1. Answer any Three of the following in a paragraph each (Choice of 5) 3x4=12

2. Answer any four of the following in two or three sentences each (Choice of 6) 4x2=8

3. Answer any ten questions in a word or a phrase (Choice of 12 MCQ) 10x1 =10

Section B – Reading 20 Marks

1. Passage of general interest to test students -comprehension of logical relationships

(MCQ) 10 Marks

2. Information transfer tasks simple time tables(Railway, Plane schedules etc )or simple

passages to fill diagrams : (MCQ) 10 Marks

Section C-Writing 10 Marks

(Internal choice)

1. Reordering sentences in the right word order sentences 3 Marks

2. Reordering sentences to make coherent paragraphs 5 Marks

3. Combine sentences using the right cohesive devices 2 marks

Section D- Remedial 10 Marks

(Internal choice)

1. Correct the errors in the following sentences

2. Form one word each using the following affixes

3. Fill in the blanks with articles (all questions in paragraph forms)

4. Fill in the blanks with prepositions (all questions in paragraph forms)

5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate idioms/phrasal verbs/tenses

6. Interrogative Questions

I Semester – General English (E2 Students) – 2015 Paper Pattern

Time: 3 Hours Max Marks : 70

Section A -Text 30 Marks

Lessons from the chosen Texts –1. Our Town by Sa Kandasamy 2. The Bench by Richard

Moore Rive 3. Another Woman by Imtiaz Dharker 4. How Cassius took Rome by

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Mohammad Ali (Cassius Clay) 5. The Rat by Mumtaz Mufti 6. Is Love an Art? By Erich

Fromm

(Internal choice)

1. Answer any Two of the following (Choice of 4) 2x5=10

2. Answer any Four of the following (Choice of 5) 4x3=12

3. Answer any Four of the following (Choice of 5) 4x2=8

Section B - Reading 20 Marks

1. Passage of general interest- comprehension questions /vocabulary in context/ MCQ

10 marks

2. Retrieving relevant information from charts/graphs/timetables/or identifying

similarities and differences in objects situations etc (MCQ) 10marks

Section C - Writing 10 Marks

(Internal choice)

1. Identify topic sentences in the following paragraphs 5 Marks

2. Expansion of ideas into an essay (Simple Guided Composition) 5 Marks

Section D –Remedial 10 Marks

(Internal choice)

1. Form words using the following affixes

2. Complete the following with suitable phrasal verbs/idioms

3. Correct the following sentences

I Semester – General English (E3 Students) – 2015 Paper Pattern


Section A 30 marks

(Internal choice)

From the text chosen- 1. The Avenger by Anton Chekov2. The Second Crucifixion by

Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre3. Gandhari by Iravati Karve4. I Only Came to Use

the Phone Gabriel Garcia Marquez5. A Journey Through Africa and America a) Africa

Maya Angelou b) America Maya Angelou 6. Caste and Constitution by Dr Ambedkar

1. Answer any One question(choice of 3) not exceeding Two Pages :1x10= 10 marks

2. Answer any Two questions (choice of 3) 4 x 2 = 8 marks

3. Answer any Four questions(choice of 6) 3x4=12 marks

Section B 25 Marks

(Internal choice)

1. Longer Passage of general interest –questions testing inference, opinions, reason,

results, general, specific information and point of view MCQ 20

marks

2. Identifying the central idea of short passages (students write the central idea of

small paragraphs on their own/ summarise as opposed to identifying topic sentences)

5 marks

Section C 10 Marks

(Internal choice)

1. Write a short paragraph based on a graph/pie chart 5 Marks

2. Write a short paragraph based on a time table 5Marks

3. Write a short paragraph based on similarities and differences 5 marks

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4. Dialogue Writing 5 marks

Section D Remedial 5 Marks

(Internal Choice)

1. Cloze passage

2. Use of Modals

3. Idiomatic Expressions (Usage)

II SEM BA/B.SC/ E1 QUESTION PAPER PATTERN

II Semester – General English (E1 Students) – 2015


Section A -Text 30 Marks

Lessons from the chosen Texts –1. Our Town by Sa Kandasamy 2. The Bench by Richard

Moore Rive 3. Another Woman by Imtiaz Dharker 4. How Cassius took Rome by

Mohammad Ali (Cassius Clay) 5. The Rat by Mumtaz Mufti 6. Is Love an Art? By Erich

Fromm

(Internal choice)

1. Answer any Two of the following (Choice of 4) 2x5=10

2. Answer any four of the following (Choice of 5) 4x3=12

3. Answer any four of the following (Choice of 5) 4x2=8

Section B -Reading 20 Marks

1. Passage of general interest- comprehension questions /vocabulary in context/MCQ

10 marks

2. Retrieving relevant information from charts/graphs/timetables/or identifying similarities

and differences in objects situations etc (MCQ) 10marks

Section C -Writing 10 Marks

(Internal choice)

3. Identify topic sentences in the following paragraphs 5 Marks

4. Expansion of ideas into an essay (Simple Guided Composition) 5 Marks

Section D -Remedial 10 Marks

(Internal choice)

5. Form words using the following affixes 5 marks

6. Complete the following with suitable phrasal verbs/idioms 5 marks

7. Correct the following sentences 5 marks

II SEM BA/B.SC/ E2 QUESTION PAPER PATTERN Time: 3 Hours Max Marks : 70

Section A 30 marks

(Internal choice)





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Section B 25 Marks

(Internal choice)

4. Longer Passage of general interest –questions testing inference, opinions, reason, results,

general, specific information and point of view MCQ 20 marks

5. Identifying the central idea of short passages (students write the central idea of small

paragraphs on their own/ summarize as opposed to identifying topic sentences) 5 marks

Section C 10 Marks

(Internal choice)





(Internal Choice)

9. Cloze passage

10. Use of Modals


II SEM BA/B.SC/ E3 QUESTION PAPER PATTERN Section A 30 marks

(Internal choice)

From the text chosen 1. The Case of Mriganko Babu by Satyajit Ray 2. The Terrorist, He

Watches by Winslawa Szymborska 3. Sea Breeze, Bombay by Adil Jussawalla 4. The

Pleasures of Drawing by Orham Pamuk 5. Dinner for the Boss by Bhisham Sahni 6. The

Right to Information (RTI) Act: A tool for peoples’ empowerment




Section B 20 Marks

(Internal choice)

4. Passage from journalism, Editorials, Film reviews, MCQ 10 marks

5. Passage from the field of Medicine MCQ 5 marks

6. Passage from Advertisement/glamour-comprehension questions

and Vocabulary MCQ 5 marks

Section C 20 Marks

(Internal choice)

1.Note making from extended Discourse 5 Marks

2.Expansion of ideas into an essay/writing a story based on Visuals 5Marks

3.Dialogue writing/ Writing stories based on visuals 5 Marks

4.What will you say in the following Situations 5 marks

III SEMESTER GENERAL ENGLISH

(E1 Students) – (B.A and B.Sc.)

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Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 70

Section A 30 marks

(Internal choice)








Section B 25 Marks

(Internal choice)



5. Identifying the central idea of short passages (students write the central idea of small

paragraphs on their own/ summarise as opposed to identifying topic sentences)

5 marks

Section C 10 Marks

(Internal choice)




4. Dialogue Writing 5 marks


(Internal Choice)

1. Cloze passage

2. Use of Modals



(E1 Students) – (B.Com Only)

Time : 1 ½ Hours Maximum Marks : 35

Section A 10 Marks

(Internal choice)

From the text chosen 1. The Avenger by Anton Chekov 2. Gandhari by Iravati Karve



1. Answer any 2 questions in one or two paragraphs(choice of 5) 3X5=15

Section B 10Marks

(Internal choice)

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Section C 10 Marks

(Internal choice)




(Internal Choice)

1. Cloze passage

2. Use of Modals



(E2 Students) – (B.A and B.Sc. Only)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 70

Section A 30 marks

(Internal choice)

From the text chosen 1. The Case of Mriganko Babu by Satyajit Ray 2. The Terrorist, He

Watches by Winslawa Szymborska 3. Sea Breeze, Bombay by Adil Jussawalla 4. The

Pleasures of Drawing by Orham Pamuk 5. Dinner for the Boss by Bhisham Sahni 6. The

Right to Information (RTI) Act: A tool for peoples’ empowerment


2. Answer any Two questions (choice of 3) 4 x 2 = 8 mark


Section B 20 Marks

(Internal choice)

4. Passage from journalism, Editorials, Film reviews, MCQ 10 marks

5. Passage from the field of Medicine MCQ 5 marks

6. Passage from Advertisement/glamour-comprehension questions

and Vocabulary MCQ 5 marks

Section C 20 Marks

(Internal choice)

7. Note making from extended Discourse 5 Marks

8. Expansion of ideas into an essay/writing a story based on Visuals 5Marks

9. Dialogue writing/ Writing stories based on visuals 5 Marks

10. What will you say in the following Situations 5 marks


(E2 Students) – (B.Com Only)

Time: 1 1/2Hours Maximum Marks : 35

From the text 1. The Terrorist, He Watches by Winslawa Szymborska 2. The Pleasures

of Drawing by Orham Pamuk 3. Dinner for the Boss by Bhisham Sahni 4. The Right to

Information (RTI) Act: A tool for peoples’ empowerment

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Section-A 15 marks

(Internal choice)



Section B 10 Marks

(Internal choice)

3. Passage from journalism, Editorials, Film reviews, comprehension questions/ Vocabulary

MCQ 5 marks

4. Passage from Advertisement/glamour-comprehension questions/ Vocabulary-MCQ 5 mark

Section C 10 Marks

(Internal choice)

5. Note making from extended Discourse OR Expansion of ideas into an essay/writing a story

based on Visuals 5Marks

6. What will you say in the following Situations 5 marks


(E3 Students) – (B.A and B.Sc.)


Section-A 30 marks

(Internal Choice)

Text1. Propaganda Under a Dictatorship by Aldous Huxley2. Unforgettable Salim Ali by

JC Daniel 3. Survivors by Siegfried Sassoon 4. The Open Window by Saki 5. My Young

Son Asks Me by Bertolt Brecht 6. Deep Ecology: A New Paradigm by Fritjof Capra

1. Answer any Two questions(choice of 4) not exceeding Two Pages 2x10= 20 marks

2. Answer any Two questions (choice of 4) 2 x 5= 10 marks

Section B 20 Marks

(Internal Choice)

3. Passage of general interest MCQ 10marks

4. Passage from speech/commentaries-MCQ 10 marks

Section C 20 Marks

(Internal Choice)

5. Composition of descriptive paragraph 5 marks

6. Composition of narrative paragraph 5 marks

7. What will you say in the following Situations (interview skills) 10 marks


(E3 Students) – (B.Com)

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Time: 1 ½ Hours Maximum Marks: 35

Texts 1. Propaganda under a Dictatorship by Aldous Huxley 2. Unforgettable Salim Ali

by JC Daniel 3. The Open Window by Saki 4. My Young Son Asks Me… by Bertolt

Brecht

Section-A 15 marks

(Internal Choice)

1. Answer any one question (choice of 3) not exceeding Two Pages 1x10= 10 marks

2. Answer any one questions (choice of 3) 1 x 5= 5 marks

Section B 10 Marks

(Internal Choice)

3. What will you say in the following Situations (interview skills) MCQ 10 marks

Section C 10 Marks

(Internal Choice)

4. Composition of descriptive paragraph 5 marks

5. Composition of narrative paragraph 5 marks

IV SEMESTER GENERAL ENGLISH

B. A /B SC /B.Com (all Students)


Text

1. Masks and Disguises by Shashi Deshpande 2. The Ensign by Alphonse Daudet

3. Daffodils No More by Gordon JL Ramel 4. Loser of Everything by David Diop

5. Sleep-Walking Scene Macbeth – Shakespeare 6. An Education in Language – Richard

Rodriquez

Section-A 30 marks

(Internal Choice)

1. Answer any Two questions(choice of 4) not exceeding Two Pages 2x10= 20 marks

2. Answer any Two questions (choice of 4) 2 x 5= 10 marks

Section B 20Marks

(Internal Choice)

3. Unseen poems (Indian/American or African women poets) MCQ 10 marks

4. Passage of general interest -MCQ 10 marks

Section C 20 Marks

(Internal Choice)

5. Fill in the following form (reservation / Income Tax / writing / Job Applications)

6. Formal letter (Invitation /acceptance/rejection)

7. Report writing/ Resumé Writing/ Curriculum Vitae

8. What will you say in the following Situations (Group discussion)

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I Semester B.B.A

General English Max. Marks: 70

SECTION A-READING 20 marks

(Internal Choice)

I Passage of Specific interest. (Pertaining to Business /commerce /trade etc)MCQ

15 marks

II. Passage of General interest. MCQ 5 marks

SECTION B: WRITING 20 marks

(Internal Choice)

III. Write a paragraph based on charts/graphs or time tables 10 marks

IV. Write a paragraph based on similarities /differences 5 marks

V. Fill in the following form (reservation/Cheques/immigration/application etc). 5marks

SECTION C (Language/Grammar) 30 marks

(Internal Choice)

VI .Fill in the blanks with the appropriate Substitution/reference pronouns 5 marks

VII Fill in the blanks with the appropriate articles/prepositions/tenses/phrasal verbs.

5 marks

VIII. Complete the following sentences with appropriate forms of the idioms. 5 marks

IX. Fill in the blanks with suitable affixes. 5 marks

X. Complete the following conversation. (Dialogue writing) 5 marks

XI. Join the two halves of these sentences so that they make good sense. 5 marks

II SEMESTER B.B.A Max Marks-70

SECTION – A-READING 25 marks

(Internal Choice)

I Passage of Specific interest. (Pertaining to Business /commerce /trade etc)MCQ

15 marks

II. Passage of General interest. 5 marks

III Interpreting manuals and instructions 5 marks

SECTION B-WRITING 20 marks

(Internal Choice)

IV Note making from extended passage (tree diagram/flow chart/main points sub points etc)

10 marks

V Guided composition. 5 marks

VI. Passage for Summarising in not more than 100 words 5 marks

SECTION C 25 marks

(Internal Choice)

VII Paralinguistic and prosodic aspects of speech for effective communication. 10 marks

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VIII Make the following statements polite and formal. 5 marks

IX What would you say in the following situations? 5 marks

X. Complete the dialogue in a suitable manner. 5 marks

III Semester – B.B.A – English


Section – A 20 marks

(Internal Choice)

Multiple Choice Questions 1x20 = 20

Fill in the blanks/match the following

Section – B 15 Marks

(Internal Choice)

Essay questions on all Chapters -

Answer any five of the following: (Choice of 7/8 given) 5x3 = 15

Section-C 20 marks

(Internal Choice)

Essay type questions

Answer any two of the following (choice of 4) 2x10 = 20

Section D 15Marks

(Internal Choice)

Letter writing 5 marks

Report writing 10 Marks

IV Semester – B.B.A.English

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 70

(Paper designed on the model of Business English Communication (BEC) Preliminary

Level examination offered by University of Cambridge).

Section A – Reading (MCQ) : 25 Marks

Section B - Writing : 15 Marks

Section C - Listening : 30 Marks

Section D - Speaking : 10 Marks (Part of Internal Assessment)

SEMESTER ONE - Question Paper Pattern: - OPTIONAL ENGLISH

Section A (MCQ) 20 marks

Section B

Ibsen- An Enemy of the People – 10 Marks

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1. One Essay type Question – 10 Marks

Section C

Chinua Achebe – Anthills of the Savannah – 10 Marks


Section D –10 Marks

Theoretical Concepts

1. One Essay Type question – 10 Marks

Section E – 10 Marks

1. Essay question on Poetry: Shakespeare: Sonnet no 73, 94

OR

William Blake: From Songs of Innocence and Experience

Section F – 10 Marks

Spirit of the Age –Literary Text

1. One Essay Question – 10 Marks

Section G – 20 Marks

Breaking Ties – Sara Aboo Backer


2. Two Short notes – 10 Marks

Section H– 10 Marks

Facets of Language

SEMESTER TWO - Question Paper Pattern: - OPTIONAL ENGLISH

Section A

MCQ 20 marks

Section B

Bharatipura – 15 Marks


2. One Short note – 5 Marks

Section C 10 marks

Theoretical Concepts


Section D 10Marks

Poetry – Anthology of Indian Women Poets



Short Story: From Inner Courtyard


2. One Short note – 5 Marks

Section-F Independent Reading 10 marks

Tagore’s On Nationalism

1.One Essay Type question – 10 Marks

Section – G Augustan and Romantic Periods 10 Marks

1. Two Short Notes

Section – H- Facets of Language 10 Marks

SEMESTER THREE - Question Paper Pattern: - OPTIONAL ENGLISH

Section A

MCQ 20 marks

Section B

Hind Swaraj –15 Marks


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2. One Short note - 5 Marks

Section C

Choma’s Drum – 15 Marks


2. One Short Note – 5 Marks

Section D

Poetry Wordsworth and Shelley– 15 Marks




Selection from Yugantha


2. One Short Note - 5 Marks

Section F- 10 Marks

Augustan and Romantic Periods

1. Two Short Notes - 10 Marks

Section G 10 marks

Independent reading: Play: Arthur Miller: All my Sons


(Paper IV) SEMESTER FOUR - Question Paper Pattern: - OPTIONAL ENGLISH

Section A

MCQ 20 Marks

Section B 10 Marks

Girish Karnad – Tale Danda


Section C 15 Marks

Elaine Showalter – Toward a Feminist Poetics



Section D

Poetry - Practical Criticism (Part I) – 10 Marks


Section E 10 Marks

Short Stories - Albert Camus: The Adulterous Woman

Unamuno: Saint Emmanuel, the good martyr.


Section F 15 Marks

Visual Discourse (Short films and Documentaries)



Section G

Features of Twentieth Century – 10 Marks

1. Two Short Notes – 10 Marks

Section H

Independent Reading 10 Marks

T S Eliot Preludes and W. H Auden – The Unknown Citizen

1. One Essay type Question - 10 Marks

Paper V SEMESTER FIVE - Question Paper Pattern: - OPTIONAL ENGLISH

Section A

MCQ 20 Marks

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Section B 15 Marks

William Shakespeare -The Merchant of Venice

1. One Essay type question – 10 Marks


Section C 15 Marks

Charles Dickens - Hard Times

1. One Essay type questions - 10 Marks


Section D 15 Marks

Stanley Fish- Is There a Text in this Class?



Section E 15 Marks

Poetry: Practical Criticism (Part II)

Section F 10 Marks

Post Colonial concepts


Section G 10 marks

Independent Reading

Selections from A K Ramanujan’s Speaking of Shiva Basava, Allama, Akka Mahadevi ….

Akam-Puram - Poetry


Paper VI SEMESTER FIVE - Question Paper Pattern: - OPTIONAL ENGLISH

Section A

MCQ 20 Marks

Section B 10 Marks

Wole Soyinka’s The Road

1.One Essay type question – 10 Marks

OR

Two Short notes

Section C 10 Marks

George Lamming’s ‘The Emigrants’


OR

Two Short Notes

Section D 10 Marks

Harish Trivedi - Selections from Colonial Transactions



Section E 10 Marks

Socio Linguistics( Drawn from Third world/ Post colonial, Socio-political narratives,

cultural discourses and Film texts)


Section F 10 Marks

Two Short Stories by a woman writer

Esther David :‘Maya Desai’ and ‘Nobody will know in Ahmedabad’

One Essay type question – 10 Marks

Section G 10 Marks

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Key Concepts

1. Two Short notes - 10 Marks

Section H 10 Marks

Ngugi Wa Thiango: ‘On the Abolition of the English Department …’

1. One Essay type question -10 Marks

Section I 10 Marks

Independent Reading

Ashis Nandy: The Intimate Enemy


Paper VII SEMESTER SIX - Question Paper Pattern: - OPTIONAL ENGLISH

Section A

MCQ 20 Marks

Section B 15 Marks

Sophocles – Antigone



Section C 15 Marks

Selections from Indian Literary Theory



Section D 10 marks

Jewish Experience


Section E 10 Marks

East- European Poetry

1. One Short Note on any two 2x5=10 Marks

Section F 10 Marks

Essay Sartre Anti Semite


Section G 10 Marks

Key Concepts

1. Two short Notes

Section H 10 Marks

Independent Reading N’gugi Wa thiango Petals of Blood

1. Two short notes – 10 Marks

Paper VIII SEMESTER SIX - Question Paper Pattern: - OPTIONAL ENGLISH

Section A

MCQ 20 Marks

Section A 15 Marks

Hannah Arendt’s On Violence


2. One Short Note - 05Marks

Section B - 15 Marks

Mahaswetha Devi - - Dopdi and Behind the Bodice



Section C 15 Marks

Gauri Vishwanathan Selections from Masks of Conquest

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Section D 15 Marks

Socio Linguistics ( Drawn from Third world/ Post colonial, Socio-political narratives,

cultural discourses and Film texts) - Basic Terminology Part II



Section E 10 Marks

Key Concepts


Section F 10 Marks

Toni Morrison’s Tar Baby

1. One Essay type question – 15Marks

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