Department of English

SEMESTER I
BA-(JPE) I
Introduction to English Language and Literature
Discipline Specific Core (DSC 3)
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SCHEME OF INSTRUCTION SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

Hours per Week : 5 Maximum Marks : 100
Credits :5 Internal Assessment : 40
Instruction Mode : Lecture External Examination : 60
Course Code : DSC3 BA-05-402-13T External Exam Duration : 3 Hrs

Introduction to English Language and Literature

Course Objective: To provide a comprehensive view of the evolution of English Language

along with knowledge of the broad periods of English Literature and different genres in
Literature.
Course Outcomes: By the end of the course the students will be able to

CO1: Acquire knowledge of the evolution of the English Language and Literature.

CO2: Outline and explain the various literary movements.

CO3: Identify types, elements and techniques of Drama.

CO4: Evaluate the different types of Poetry, identify figures of speech and discuss various
elements of Poetry.

CO5: Define and critically appreciate fiction and non-fiction, applying the knowledge of
the various types and elements of fiction.

Unit I: Evolution of the English Language

History of the English Language
a) Origin and descent of the English Language
b) Features of Old English
c) Features of Middle Englishi
d) Features of Modern English

Unit II: Evolution of English Literature

Definition and Scope of English Literature
Literary Movements
a) Renaissance
 b) Reformation
c) Neo Classicism
d) Romanticism
e) Modernism

Unit III: Drama

Introduction to Drama
Elements of Drama
a) Types of Drama
b) Dramatic Techniques

Tragedy and Comedy, Tragi-comedy, Farce and Melodrama, Masque, One-Act Play, Soliloquy,
Aside

Unit IV: Poetry

Introduction to Poetry
Elements of Poetry–Rhythm, Meter, Accent, Free Verse
Types of Poetry – Lyric, Ode, Sonnet, Epic, Ballad, Idyll, Satire, Dramatic Monologue
Figures of Speech – Alliteration, Simile, Onomatopoeia, Personification, Metaphor,
Euphemism, Hyperbole, Irony, Metonymy, Oxymoron, Paradox, Synecdoche

Unit V: Fiction and Nonfiction

Definition of Fiction and Non-fiction
Elements of Fiction: Plot, Setting, Character, Conflict, Symbols, Theme, Point of View
Types of fiction: Novel, Novella, Short Story
Types of Nonfiction: Essay, Travelogue, Biography

Reference Books:

1. William J. Long, English Literature Its History and Its significance, Kalyani Publishers, 1995
2. Legouis & Cazamian, History of English Literature, J.M. DENT AND SONS, 1964
3. William Hendry Hudson, History of English Literature, Atlantic Publishers & Dist,1999
4. F T. Wood, An Outline History of English Language, Trinity Press, 2014
5. Albert C. Thomas Cable, A History of The English Language, Routledge & Kegan Paul : Ninth
Indian Reprint, 2012
6. Prasad English Literary Forms: A Background to the Study of English Literature,  Laxmi
Publications, First edition, 2016.
7. M.H. Abrams   A Glossary of Literary Terms, Cengage Learning India Private Limited; 11
edition (1 February 2015)
 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
SEMESTER - II
B.A – JPE(I)
ENGLISH LITERATURE
THE ELIZABETHAN AGE
Discipline Specific Core (DSC 7)
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SCHEME OF INSTRUCTION SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
Hours per Week :5 Maximum Marks : 100
Credits :5 Internal Assessment : 40
Instruction Mode : Lecture External Examination : 60
Course Code : BA-05-402-24T External Exam Duration : 3 Hrs

Course Objective: To acquaint students with Poetry, Drama and Prose writings of the
Elizabethan Age.

Course Outcomes: By the end of the course the students will be able to

CO1: Trace the background of the Elizabethan Age to contextualize the literature of
the age in the light of the Renaissance and Reformation.

CO2: Discuss the evolution of English drama with a focus on Elizabethan drama.

CO3: Critically interpret ‘Macbeth’ with an appreciation of the elements of

Shakespearean Drama.

CO4: Evaluate select sonnets of William Shakespeare and Edmund Spencer with
a keen understanding of the origin and structure of the sonnet form.

CO5: Demonstrate critical understanding of Elizabethan prose with reference to

Francis Bacon’s select essays.

Unit I Introduction to the Elizabethan Age

Main Characteristics: Renaissance – Revival of Learning – Humanism – Reformation –
Nationalism – Printing and Education – Development of Prose and Drama – The New
Classical Influence

Unit II Elizabethan Drama

1. Evolution of Drama
2. Major Components of Elizabethan Drama
 3. Macbeth: ACT I, ACT II

Unit III Macbeth

Macbeth ACT III, ACT IV and ACT V

Unit IV Introduction to Sonnets

1. Edmund Spenser – Sonnet 73 and Sonnet 75
2. William Shakespeare: Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 116

Unit V Prose during the Elizabethan Age

Selected Essays of Francis Bacon: A. OF STUDIES
B. OF TRUTH
Reference Books:
1 Hudson W.H, Introduction to the study of Literature, London: Harrap 1961
2. Nayar, Pramod. Short History of English Literature, C U P 2014
3 Mulgan, John, Davin D M, History of English Literature Oxford Clarendon Press
4 Bradely, AC. Shakespearean Tragedy. 1904 London: Penguin, 1991
5 Daiches David Critical History of English Literature- volume 1 and 2 – Supernova
Publishers
 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
SEMESTER - III
B.A – JPE(II)
ENGLISH LITERATURE
The Puritan and The Neoclassical Age
Discipline Specific Core (DSC 12)
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SCHEME OF INSTRUCTION SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
Hours per Week : 5 Maximum Marks :100
Credits :5 Internal Assessment : 40
Instruction Mode : Lecture External Examination : 60
Course Code : DSC-15 BA-06-402 13T External Exam Duration : 3 Hrs

THE PURITAN AND THE NEOCLASSICAL AGE

Course Objective: This course aims to familiarize students with the major literary works of
the Puritan Age and the Neoclassical Age.

Course Outcomes: By the end of the course the students will be able to
CO1: Outline major movements and trends of 17 & 18 century with a focus on Puritan
Age with select texts of John Milton.

CO2: Critically examine the literary characteristics of Metaphysical Age with select
poems of John Donne and George Herbert.

CO3: Discuss select poems of John Dryden with an understanding of the characteristics
of the Neoclassical Age.

CO4: Evaluate Alexander Pope’s select poems in the context of prevailing literary trends
during the Age of Reason.

CO5: Demonstrate critical understanding of Addison & Steel’s select essays against the
backdrop of the Age of Prose.
Unit I: Major Movements and Trends in the 17 th and 18th Century
Major writers - The Age of Prose – Break from Renaissance Tradition, French Influence,
Metaphysical Poetry, Political Writing – Influence of Club and Coffee Houses , New
Publishing Houses.
Puritan Age
1. Introduction to Milton
2. Texts for Study: Milton’s (a) Lycidas (b) Satan’s Speech (Paradise Lost–Book I)
Unit II: Metaphysical Age
1. Introduction to John Donne and George Herbert
2. Texts for study: (a) Canonization- John Donne
(b) The Pulley-George Herbert
Unit III: Neoclassical Age
1. Introduction to John Dryden
2. Texts for study (a) Mac Flecknoe
 (b) Ah, How Sweet it is to Love!
Unit IV: Age of Reason
1. Introduction to Alexander Pope
2. Texts for study: (a) Rape of the Lock (Canto 1) – Alexander Pope
(b) Universal Prayer - Alexander Pope
Unit V: Age of Prose
1. Introduction to Addison and Steele
2. Texts for study: (a) Sir Roger at Church
(b) Sir Roger at Home
Reference Books:

1. Hudson W.H, Introduction to the study of Literature, London: Harrap 1961

2. Nayar, Pramod, Short History of English Literature, C U P 2014
3. Mulgan, John, Davin D M, History of English Literature Oxford Clarendon Press
4 Gardner, Helen Ed. The Metaphysical Poets Penguin, 1960
5. Hammond Gerald Ed, Metaphysical Poets Mac Milan
 Department of English
SEMESTER IV
BA- (JPE) II
The Romantic & The Victorian Age
Discipline Specific Core (DSC 17)
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SCHEME OF INSTRUCTION SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

Hours per Week : 5 Maximum Marks : 100
Credits :5 Internal Assessment : 40
Instruction Mode : Lecture External Examination : 60
Course Code : B.A-06-402-24T External Exam Duration : 3 Hrs

THE ROMANTIC AND THE VICTORIAN AGE

Course Objective: To give the students a glimpse into the literary works belonging to the
Romantic and the Victorian Age

Course Outcomes: By the end of the course the students will be able to

CO1: Identify and explain the features of the Romantic Movement and the Victorian Age in
the light of the political and economic developments of the time.

CO2: Discuss literary characteristics of the poetry of the Romantic Age with reference to
the select works of William Wordsworth, P B Shelly and John Keats.

CO3: Interpret the themes and techniques of the poetry of the Victorian Age with
reference to Matthew Arnold, Robert Browning and A. L Tennyson.

CO4: Critically appreciate Jane Austen’s novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’ against the ethos of the
age.

CO5: Demonstrate critical understanding of the select essays of Charles Lamb.

Unit I: Introduction to the Ages

Main characteristics of the Age
Romantic Age: Impact of Industrial Revolution, Rise of Individualism, Romanticism
and Mysticism
Victorian Age: Science and Religion, Colonialism and Imperialism, Pre-Raphaelite
Movement, Dramatic Monologue – Art for Art’s sake

Unit II: Poetry of the Romantic Age

Introduction to the poetry of the Romantic Age
1. William Wordsworth – Daffodils
2. P.B. Shelley – Ode to the West Wind
3. John Keats: Ode to the Nightingale
Unit III: Poetry of the Victorian Age

1. Matthew Arnold – Dover Beach

2. Robert Browning – The Last ride together
3. A.L. Tennyson – Ulysses

Unit- IV: Fiction

Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice

Unit V: Non –fiction

Charles Lamb- Poor Relations
Old China

Reference Books:
1 Nayar, Praod K, Shiort History of English Literature. C U P 2014
2 Mulgan John, Davin D M, History of English Literature, Oxford Clarendon Press
3 Daiches, David Critical History of English Literature – Volume 1 and 2 – Supernova
Publishers
4 Sood Madan Romanticism in English Literature-, Pearl Books 2014
5 Percy Byssche Shelly- Bicentenary Essays – Ed. Kelvin Everest, D.S. Brewer
 Department of English
SEMESTER V
BA-(JPE) III
The Modern Age
Discipline Specific Course (DSC 22)
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SCHEME OF INSTRUCTION SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
Hours per Week : 5 Maximum Marks : 100
Credits :5 Internal Assessment : 40
Instruction Mode : Lecture External Examination : 60
Course Code : BA-07-402-13T External Exam Duration : 3 Hrs

THE MODERN AGE

Course Objective: To familiarize students with a few landmark literary works of the Modern
Age along with a study of emerging literary movements, themes and
techniques.

Course Outcomes: By the end of the course the students will be able to

CO1: Classify and discuss the new trends, themes and techniques in literature in the light of
the radical changes in the modern society.

CO2: Critically interpret G B Shaw’s ‘Pygmalion’.

CO3: Interpret the themes and techniques of the poetry of the Modern Age with reference
to select poems of T. S. Eliot, Emily Dickinson and Margaret Atwood.

CO4: Demonstrate critical understanding of modern fiction with reference to E.M.

Foster’s ‘Passage to India’.

CO5: Appreciate the structural and thematic trends in modern short fiction with special
reference to Katherine Mansfield and Saki.

Unit I: Introduction to the Modern Age

Main Characteristics of the age:
Major movements, Trends, Writers, Themes and Techniques

Unit II: Drama:

Pygmalion - George Bernard Shaw
.
Unit III: Poetry
1. T.S. Eliot – Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock
2. Emily Dickenson – Because I Could Not Stop For Death
3. Margaret Atwood – This is a Photograph of Me
Unit IV: Fiction

E M. Forster - A Passage to India

Unit V: Short Fiction:

(1) Katherine Mansfield – The Garden Party
(2) Saki – The Open Window

Reference Books
1 Nayar, Praod K, Shiort History of English Literature. C U P 2014
2 Mulgan John, Davin D M, History of English Literature, Oxford Clarendon Press
3 Daiches, David Critical History of English Literature – Volume 1 and 2 – Supernova
Publishers
4 Mukherjee Sipra Modern English Literature 1890-1969 Orient Blackswan
 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
SEMESTER - VI
B.A (JPE) – III
ENGLISH LITERATURE
INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH
Discipline Specific Core (DSC 26)
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SCHEME OF INSTRUCTION SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
Hours per Week :5 Maximum Marks : 100
Credits :5 Internal Assessment : 40
Instruction Mode : Lecture External Examination : 60
Course Code : BA-07-402-23T External Exam Duration : 3 Hrs

INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH

Course Objective: To introduce the students to the world of Indian Writing in English.

Course Outcomes: By the end of the course the students will be able to

CO1: Trace the history and development of Indian writing in

English especially the pre-Independence and post-independence times.

CO2: Gain masterful insights into the basic values of human nature that abide in the play
‘Final Solutions’ by Mahesh Dattani.

CO3: Identify the thematic concerns, techniques and style in the select poems of
A.K. Ramanujan, Kamala Das and Nissim Ezekiel.

CO4: Appreciate the structural and thematic trends in Indian short stories with focus
on the select short stories of R. K. Narayan, Aravind Adiga and Jhumpa Lahiri.

CO5: Demonstrate critical understanding of Indian fiction with reference to Anita

Desai’s ‘Fire on the Mountain’.

Unit I: Introduction to Indian Writing in English

1. Origins, History and Development of Indian Writing in English 2. Major Concerns – Pre
Independence and Post Independence 3. Major Writers 4. Diasporic Writers 5. Themes and
Techniques

Unit II: Drama

Mahesh Dattani - Final Solutions

Unit III: Poetry

A.K. Ramunajan - ‘Small Scale Reflections’ On a Great House
 Kamala Das - An Introduction
Nizziem Ezekiel - Night of the Scorpion

Unit IV: Short Fiction

R.K. Narayan - An Astrologer’s Day
Aravind Adiga – The Sultan’s Battery
Jhumpa Lahiri - The Interpreter of Maladies

Unit V: Fiction
Anita Desai - Fire On the Mountain

Reference Books:
1. Mehrotra, Arvind A concise History of Indian Literature in English Palgrave Macmillan,
2009
2. Mukherjee, Meenakshi The Twice Born Fiction: Themes and techniques of the Indian
novel in English Heinemann, New Delhi, London 1971
3. Narasimhaiah, C.D. Ed. Makers of Indian English Literature, New Delhi: Pencraft, 2000
 Department of English
SEMESTER VI
BA- (JPE) III
American Literature
Discipline Specific Elective (DSE 3)
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SCHEME OF INSTRUCTION SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

Hours per Week : 5 Maximum Marks : 100
Credits :5 Internal Assessment : 40
Instruction Mode : Lecture External Examination : 60
Course Code : BA-07-402-27BT External Exam Duration : 3 Hrs

AMERICAN LITERATURE

Course Objective: To familiarize students with the literary works of American writers in the
context of the socio-political forces shaping American culture.

Course Outcomes: By the end of the course the students will be able to

CO1: Outline and describe the literary landscape, major writers, trends and
techniques in American Literature.

CO2: Critically examine select poems of Robert Frost, Edgar Allan Poe and Walt
Whitman with a special understanding of their thematic concerns and
techniques.

CO3: Evaluate the themes and techniques in the short fiction of T.S Arthur, Mark
Twain and O’ Henry.

CO4: Interpret the ambiguity, complexity, and aesthetic value in Eugene O’ Neil’s
play ‘The Hairy Ape’.

CO5: Apply high order thinking skills in analyzing the complex themes and
techniques in Ernest Hemingway’s ‘The Old Man and the Sea’.

Unit I: Introduction to American Literature

Major Writers, Trends and techniques

Unit II: Poetry

1) Mending Wall- Robert Frost
2) Raven- Edgar Allan Poe
3) I Hear America Singing- Walt Whitman
Unit III: Short Fiction
1) An Angel in Disguise- T.S.Arthur
2) How I Edited an Agricultural Paper- Mark Twain
3) The Cactus - O. Henry

Unit IV: Drama

The Hairy Ape – Eugene O’ Neill

Unit V: Fiction
The Old Man and the Sea- Ernest Hemingway

Reference Books:
1.Ed. William J. Fisher, Reninger, Vaid, An Anthology of American Literature of the Nineteenth
Century, S Chand& Co Ltd, 2005
2. Ed. Egbert S. Oliver. An Anthology of American Literature (1890-1945), S Chand
3. The Norton . An Anthology of American Literature, Vol B. 1820- 1865
4.The Best American Short Stories, Mariner Books, 2012
 Department of English
Semester VI
BA JPE III
Academic Writing
Discipline Specific Elective (DSE3)

SCHEME OF INSTRUCTION SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

Hours per Week :5 Maximum Marks : 100
Credits :5 Internal Assessment : 40
Instruction Mode : Lecture External Examination : 60
Course Code : BA-07-402-25AT External Exam Duration : 3 Hrs

Course Objectives

● To familiarize the student with formal methods of writing and equip them with the ability
to write research papers, proposals and their thesis.
● To equip the students with the tools necessary to carry out literary research.
Course Outcomes: By the end of the course the students will be able to

CO1: Write concisely using appropriate Nouns, Adverbs and Noun phrases.

CO2: Apply the mechanics of Academic writing using linkers

and Relative clauses to interpret data.

CO3: Demonstrate the understanding of sequencing information

including evaluating, analyzing and synthesizing appropriate data
and the process of editing and proof reading.

CO4: Apply the principles of Research methodology and literature review, referencing
systems and style; research proposals and format the components of academic work.

CO5: Write research proposals, reports and research papers.

Unit I: WRITING CONCISELY

▪ Using strong noun forms and adverbs

▪ Packaging ideas: clauses and noun phrases

 ▪ Compressing noun phrases

▪ ‘Summarizing’ nouns

Unit II: THE MECHANICS OF ACADEMIC WRITING

▪ Ways of packaging information in sentences

▪ Linking markers

▪ Relative clauses

▪ Data Interpretation

▪ Paragraphing

Unit III: INFORMATION SEQUENCE

▪ Introductions, body paragraphs, conclusion and abstract

▪ Ordering the information

▪ Describing procedures

▪ Establishing causal relationships

▪ Describing Correlation

▪ Editing and Proof Reading

Unit IV: METHODOLOGY & LITERATURE REVIEW

▪ Data Collection-Primary and Secondary sources

▪ Selecting a research topic

▪ Making Notes

▪ Plagiarism
 ▪ Referencing systems and styles

▪ Requirements of research proposals (synopsis)

▪ Format and Components of Academic work

Unit V: The Art of Writing

▪ Writing Opinion Pieces

▪ Writing Proposals

▪ Writing Reports

▪ Writing Research Papers

Reference Books

1 MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (Cambridge: CUP, 2006 Latest Edn.)

2 Liz Hamp-Lyons & Ben Heasley Study writing: A Course in Writing Skills for Academic
Purposes

3 Gupta Renu, A Course in Academic Writing, Orient BlackSwan

4 Academic Writing: Exploring Processes and Strategies (Hona Leki New York: CUP, 2nd edn,
1998)

5 Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein They Say/ I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic
Writing, New York: Norton, 2009

6 Madhu Malati Adhikari, A Student Handbook for writing Research Term Paper

7 Hewings M, Advanced Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press

8 McCarthy M, O’Dell F, Academic Vocabulary in Use, Cambridge University Press

9 Swan M, Walter C, How English Works, Oxford University Press

10 Eastwood J, Oxford Guide to English Grammar, Oxford University Press

11 R. Carter and M. McCarthy Cambridge Grammar of English; Cambridge University Press

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
SEMESTER - VI
B.A JPE (III)
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Post-Colonial Literature
Discipline Specific Core (DSC)
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SCHEME OF INSTRUCTION SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

Hours per Week :5 Maximum Marks : 100
Credits :5 Internal Assessment : 40
Instruction Mode : Lecture External Examination : 60
Course Code :BA-07-402-27CT External Exam Duration : 3 Hrs

Course Objective: To introduce learners to the literature of Commonwealth Nations and help
them to understand and appreciate various literary traditions, practices and cultures

Course Outcomes: By the end of the course the students will be able to

CO1: Outline the background of Post -Colonial literature and critically appreciate
Postcolonial poetry through the select works of Gabriel Okara, A. D. Hope and
Derek Walcott.
.
 CO2: Critically analyze the thematic and structural aspects of Postcolonial prose through
the select essays of Shirley Lim and Normia D’Souza.

CO3: Critically evaluate Wole Soyinka’s drama ‘The Road’ in the light of the native
Nigerian narrative traditions.

CO4: Critically evaluate the themes, structure and style of Postcolonial short fiction through
the select short stories of Alice Munroe, Victor Heller and Joyce Marshall.

CO5: Critically appreciate Nigerian literature and literary traditions through Chinua
Achebe’s novel ‘Things Fall Apart.

Unit – I

i) Background study – Colonial History –Mode of Protest – oral literature-cultural and social
matrix-self expression-Post Colonialism-Thematic concerns / major movements/ trends/
techniques and writers
ii) Poetry: - i) The Drum and the Piano by Gabriel Okara
ii) The Death of the Bird – A.D.Hope
iii) A far Cry from Africa – Derek Walcott

Unit – II Prose
i) Word for father – Shirley Lim
ii) If you want to know me – Normia D’souza

Unit – III
Drama
i) The Road – Wole Soyinka

Unit – IV
Short - Fiction
I Sunday Afternoon – Alice Munroe
2 The Old Magic – Victor Heller
3The old woman –Joyce Marshall

Unit – V FICTION
Things fall apart –Chinua Achebe

Reference Books
1. Lazarus, the Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Literary Studies(CUP, 2004)

2. Narasimhaiah, C. D, An Anthology of Commonwealth Poetry, India:L Macmillan, 1990

3. Parama Sarkar, Post Colonial literatures, Orient Blackswan, 2016

Department of English
SEMESTER IV
BA ( JPE) II
Business English
Skill Enhancement Course (SEC 2)
W.e.f.2018 -19 AY

SCHEME OF INSTRUCTION SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

Hours per Week :5 Maximum Marks : 50
Credits :5 Internal Assessment : 20
Instruction Mode : Lecture External Examination : 30
Course Code : SEC-4BA-07-402-24T External Exam Duration : 2 Hrs

Course Objective: To equip the students with required competency in Business English for
enhancing their communication skills in Business contexts
Course Outcomes: By the end of the course the students will be able to

CO1: Demonstrate effective Reading and Writing skills for effective business correspondence
CO2: Demonstrate Effective Listening and Speaking skills in Business contexts. 
Unit I
Reading and Writing
Writing:
 Notices, Memos, E Mails, Short Business Messages to colleagues, Business Letters, Reports
Reading: Understanding Business Texts, Reading Comprehensions tasks, Interpreting Graphs /
Charts
Unit II
Listening and Speaking
Listening:
Listening for specific information, Comprehension Tasks of listening to recorded tapes –
discussions and telephone conversations which contain factual information. Students listen to the
recording and write correct information dates, prices, figures etc in the gaps.
Speaking:
Small Talk- giving information about yourself and your opinions, Agreeing and disagreeing,
Mini presentation on a business theme, Discussion –Giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing

Reference:
1. Cambridge English BenchMark Student’s book Guy Brook – Book 2 south Asian Edition
2. Cambridge English BenchMark Student’s book Norman Whitby – Book 2 south Asian Edition

Department Of English
Semester VI
B.A JPE III
English for Competitive Exams
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SCHEME OF INSTRUCTION SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
Hours per Week : 2 Maximum Marks :50
Credits :2 Internal Examination :20
Instruction Mode : Lecture and Practical External Exam Duration :2 Hrs
Course Code : BA-07-402-25T

Course Objective: To equip the students with the required competency in English for enhancing
their competitive/employability skills.
Course Outcomes:
By the end of the course the students will be able to:

CO1: Solve Reading Comprehension tasks using appropriate techniques, arrange Jumbled
sentences and write effectively.
CO2: Apply the rules of Grammar for rectification of errors and develop necessary vocabulary.

Unit I Reading and Writing Skills

1. Reading Comprehension passages
Tips and techniques of reading comprehension- Types of questions and types of passages
** Practice exercises from worksheets of previous competitive exam papers
2. Re- arranging Jumbled Sentences:

**Practice exercises from worksheets of previous competitive exam papers

Unit II Grammar and Vocabulary

1. Parts of Speech(Cloze Tests), Sentence correction/spotting errors , Prefixes and
Suffixes, Sentence improvement with special reference to the parts of speech, Tenses
and Clauses, Direct and Indirect Speech, Active Passive Voice, Synonyms &
Antonyms, Phrasal Verbs, Root words, Idioms and Phrases, Homophones &
Homonyms

Reference:
1. Philip Sunil Solomon, English for success in competitive Exams, Oxford Publishers,
2016.