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Annexure “A”

Karnatak University, Dharwad

Under Graduate Programme (General)

Under CBCS

Syllabus for the Subject

English

Effective from 2020-21 to 2022-23

Programme Outcome

1. This programme aims at introducing the students to the basic concepts of English
language and English literature.
2. To teach them the important writers, their works, critical concepts, trends and
movements of English literatures.
3. To introduce them to the Indian English Literature, literature in translation and world
classics

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 Annexure: 1 B: Programme structure: B.A.
*Core Elective Ability Enhancement Course
Seme

Credi
Total
ster

DSC **DSE ***GE ****SEC AECC

ts
Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit
I DSC-1A 5+1+0 5+1=6 English-1 2+1+0 2+1=3 26
DSC-2A 5+1+0 5+1=6 MIL-1 2+1+0 2+1=3
DSC-3A 5+1+0 5+1=6 ENVIRONM 2+0+0 2+0=2
ENTAL
SCIENCE
II DSC-1B 5+1+0 5+1=6 English-2 2+1+0 2+1=3 26
DSC-2B 5+1+0 5+1=6 MIL-2 2+1+0 2+1=3
DSC-3B 5+1+0 5+1=6 CONSTITUT 2+0+0 2+0=2
ION OF
INDIA
III DSC-1C 5+1+0 5+1=6 English-3 2+1+0 2+1=3 24
DSC-2C 5+1+0 5+1=6 MIL-3 2+1+0 2+1=3
DSC-3C 5+1+0 5+1=6
IV DSC-1D 5+1+0 5+1=6 English-4 2+1=0 2+1=3 24
DSC-2D 5+1+0 5+1=6 MIL-4 2+1=0 2+1=3
DSC-3D 5+1+0 5+1=6
V DSE-1E 5+1+0 5+1=6 GE-1E 2+0+0 2 SEC-1E 2+0+0 2 22
DSE-2E 5+1+0 5+1=6
DSE-3E 5+1+0 5+1=6
VI DSE-1F 5+1+0 5+1=6 GE-1F 2+0+0 2 SEC-1F 2+0+0 2 22
DSE-2F 5+1+0 5+1=6
DSE-3F 5+1+0 5+1=6
TOTA 72 36 4 4 28 144
L
L+T+P= Lecturing in Theory + Tutorial + Practical Hours per Week
*If the core course is having practical. Hence, L+T+P = 4+0+2=6 credits (no tutorial for practical subject).
** Each DSE shall have at least two papers and student shall choose any one paper from each DSE.
***GE shall be from other than the discipline.
**** SEC shall be from any one DSC and study one each in 5th and 6th semesters (SEC may be practical or theory for 2 credits only).
Note: 1. Each DSC/DSE Shall have 60hrs syllabus / semester for 100 marks in theory (80 Sem. End exam +20 IA Exam) and 52 hrs practical/sem for 50 marks
(40 Sem. End exam +10 IA Exam) wherever applicable.
2. English/MIL Shall have 45 hrs syllabus / semester for 100 marks in theory (80 Sem. End exam +20 IA Exam).
3. Environmental Science/ Constitution of India / SEC /GE shall have 30 hrs syllabus / semester for 50 marks in theory/ Practical (40 Sem. End exams +10 IA
Exam).

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 Karnatak University, Dharwad

BA(General) CBCS Syllabus for English

Effect from 2020-21 to 2022-23

Sem Subject Teaching Total Duratio Internal Sem End Tota Credit
ester Code per week Syllabu n of Assess Exam l s
including s Exam ment Marks Mar
tutorial Hrs/Se Marks ks
m
I DSC-A (5+1) 6 hrs 60 3 hrs 20 80 100 6
II DSC-B (5+1) 6 hrs 60 3 hrs 20 80 100 6
III DSC-C (5+1) 6 hrs 60 3 hrs 20 80 100 6

IV DSC-D (5+1) 6 hrs 60 3 hrs 20 80 100 6

V DSE-E* (5+1) 6 hrs/

(P.-1) or (5+1) 6 hrs 60 3 hrs 20 80 100 6
( P.2)
GE-E1 (2+0) 2 hrs 30 hrs 1.5 hrs 10 40 50 2
SEC-E1 (2+0) 2 hrs 30 hrs 1.5 hrs 10 40 50 2
VI DSE F* (5+1) 6 hrs /
(P.-1) or (5+1) 6 hrs 60 3 hrs 20 80 100 6
(P.-2)
GE-F2 (2+0) 2 hrs 30 hrs 1.5 hrs 10 40 50 2
SEC-F2 (2+0) 2 hrs 30 hrs 1.5 hrs 10 40 50 2

*Candidate shall choose either Paper – I or P- II (but not both) in DSE theory for the V and
VI sems.

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 Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC) English

B.A / B.Music/ BFA / BVA / BSW / MTTM I to IV Sem

Sem Subject Teaching Total Duratio Internal Sem Tota Credit

ester Code Syllabus n of Assessm End l s
Hrs/Sem Exam ent Exam Mar
Marks Marks ks
I English- 1 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
II English – 2 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
III English – 3 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
IV English – 4 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
Tota 4 400 12
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Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC) English

B.Com / B.Com CS / BBA I to IV Sem

Seme Subject Teaching Total Duration Internal Sem End Total Credits
ster Code Syllabus of Exam Assessm Exam Marks
Hrs/Sem ent Marks
Marks
I English- 1 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
II English – 2 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
III English - 3 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
IV English - 4 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
Total 4 400 12
Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC) English

BSc / BCA/ BSc (cs)/ BASc/ BASLP I to IV Sem

Seme Subject Teaching Total Duration Internal Sem End Total Credits
ster Code Syllabus of Exam Assessm Exam Marks
Hrs/Sem ent Marks
Marks
I English- 1 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
II English - 2 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
III English - 3 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
IV English - 4 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
Total 4 400 12
Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC) English

BA Hotel Management I to II Sem

Seme Subject Teaching Total Duration Internal Sem End Total Credits
ster Code Syllabus of Exam Assessmen Exam Mark
Hrs/Sem t Marks Marks s
I MIL- 1 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
II MIL - 2 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
Total 2 200 6

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 Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC) MIL

B.A / B.Music/ BFA / BVA / BSW / MTTM I to IV Sem

Sem Subject Teaching Total Duratio Internal Sem Tota Credit

ester Code Syllabus n of Assessm End l s
Hrs/Sem Exam ent Exam Mar
Marks Marks ks
I MIL- 1 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
II MIL - 2 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
III MIL - 3 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
IV MIL - 4 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
Total 4 400 12

Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC) English

B.Com / B.Com CS / BBA I to IV Sem

Sem Subject Teaching Total Duratio Internal Sem Total Credit

ester Code Syllabu n of Assess End Marks s
s Exam ment Exam
Hrs/Se Marks Marks
m
I MIL - 1 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
II MIL - 2 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
III MIL - 3 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
IV MIL - 4 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
Total 4 400 12

Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC) English

BSc / BCA/ BSc (cs)/ BASc/ BASLP I to IV Sem

Sem Subject Teaching Total Duratio Internal Sem Total Credit

ester Code Syllabus n of Assess End Marks s
Hrs/Sem Exam ment Exam
Marks Marks
I MIL - 1 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
II MIL - 2 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
III MIL - 3 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
IV MIL - 4 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
Total 4 400 12

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 Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC) MIL

BA Hotel Management I to II Sem

Sem Subject Teaching Total Duratio Internal Sem Tota Credit

ester Code Syllabus n of Assessm End l s
Hrs/Sem Exam ent Exam Mar
Marks Marks ks
I MIL- 1 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
II MIL - 2 3 hrs 45 3 hrs 20 80 100 3
Total 2 200 6

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 Karnatak University, Dharwad

Syllabus for BA I Sem DSC A English

From 2020-21 to 2022-23 for three years

80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment

Teaching Hours: 5 hrs Theory + 1 Tutorial per Week

60 hrs (+15 hrs Tutorial) Syllabus for 6 Credits

Title: Introduction to Literature and Phonetics

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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at teaching the students the history of English literature of the 16th
and 17th centuries.
2. It aims at introducing them to the English phonetics.
I Introduction to Literature, History of English Literature (Elizabethan Age to the Age of
Dryden(1557-1700), English Phonetics and Representative Texts.
I. Introduction to Literature (W. H. Hudson)
What is literature?
Literature and Society
Literature and Life
Literature and Science

II History of English Literature (Major Trends, Movements, Authors and Works)

a. Elizabethan Poetry, Elizabethan Drama, Metaphysical and Cavalier Poetry,
Restoration Comedy of Manners, Restoration Prose
b. Show your acquaintance with writers, works and movements
Francis Bacon, Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, John Donne,
Puritanism, John Milton, John Dryden, John Bunyan, Fairie Queene, Macbeth,
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Doctor Faustus, Everyman in His Humour, Paradise
Lost, Pilgrim’s Progress
III Drama: William Shakespeare’s As You Like It (any edition)
IV Poetry
The Passionate Shephard to his Love: Christopher Marlowe
Fidale : William Shakespeare
The Lover’s Appeal : Sir Thomas Wyatt

To His Coy Mistress : Andrew Marvell

On His Blindness : John Milton

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V Introduction to Phonetics: Speech organs, speech mechanism, English vowels and
consonants

Vi Tutorial Hours : 15 (Records to be maintained)

Seminar :5 hours (Broad topics) Christopher Marlowe, Shakespearean
Tragedy, Ben Jonson, John Donne, John Milton, John Dryden)
Assignment :5 hours ( Any topic related to Literature)

Desk Work :5 hours (Phonetics)

(Topics are suggestive and not restricted)

Question Paper Pattern Marks

1. Objective type Questions 101=10
(questions will be set on authors,

works, trends, movements and concepts excluding

the prescribed texts)
2. Essay type question Introduction to Literature 10
(one out of two)
3. Essay type question on history of English literature
(Trends, Movements, Survey) 10

(one out of two)

4. Brief Notes on acquaintance (authors, works, movements) 2x5=10
(two out of four)

5. Essay type question on drama 10

(one out of two)
6 . An essay type question on prescribed poems 10
(one out of two)
7. Short notes on prescribed drama and poems 2x5=10
(two out of four)
8. Introduction to Phonetics 10
A. Short notes (Speech mechanism, Organs of speech, Pure vowels, English Consonants,
Vowel Glides) (5)
B. Three Term Labels (5)

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 Karnatak University, Dharwad

Syllabus for BA II Sem DSC B English

80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment

Teaching Hours: 5 hrs Theory + 1 Tutorial (per week)

60 hrs (+15 hrs Tutorial) Syllabus for 6 Credits

Title: Age of Pope and Romantic Age and Phonetics

Course and Skill Outcome

1. This paper aims at introducing the students to history of English literature of the 18th
and 19th centuries.
2. It aims at introducing them to the advanced English phonetics.

History of English Literature (Age of Pope, Age of Johnson and Romantic Age: 1700-
1835, Literary Forms, Representative Texts and English Phonetics.

I History of English Literature:

a) Development of Novel in the 18th century, the 18th Century Prose, and Poetry of the Age
of Transition, Romantic Poetry and Romantic Prose
b) Show your acquaintance on following authors, works and trends

Alexander Pope, Dr Samuel Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith, William Blake, William

Wordsworth, Jane Austen, Walter Scott, Rape of the Locke, Gulliver’s Travels, Coverley
Papers, Pamela, Pride and Prejudice,

II Drama: Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer (any edition)

III Poetry 1) From An Essay on Man (From Epistle II) – Alexander Pope
2) Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard – Thomas Grey
3) My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose – Robert Burns
4) Solitary Reaper- William Wordsworth
5) Ozymandias – P B Shelley
IV Literary Forms: Sonnet, Lyric, Elegy, Essay, Satire, Mock-epic, Novel and Comedy,
tragedy, Ballad, Ode.

V Phonetics - 1) Word stress

2) Transcription of select words
Tutorial Hours : 15 (Records to be maintained)
Seminar :5 hours (Broad topics) Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift, Addison and
Steele, John Keats, Lord Byron, S T Coleridge, Jane Austen)

Assignment :5 hours ( Any topic related to Literary texts)

Desk Work :5 hours (Phonetics)

(Topics are suggestive and not restricted)

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Question Paper Pattern Marks
1. Objective type Questions 101=10
(Questions will be set on authors,
works, trends, movements and concepts excluding
the prescribed texts)
2. Essay type question on history (Restoration and 18th century) 10
(one out of three)
3. Two brief notes on authors and works (prescribed ages) 2x5=10
(one out of two)
4. Essay type question on drama 10
(one out of two)
5. Essay type question on poetry 10
(one out of two)
6. Short notes on drama and poetry 2x5=10
(two out of four)
7. Short notes on literary forms 2x5=10
(two out of four)
8. Phonetics 10
a) Word stress (5)
b) Transcription (5)

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 Karnatak University, Dharwad

Syllabus for BA III Sem DSC-C English

80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment

60 hrs Syllabus for 6 Credits

Teaching Hours: 5 hrs Theory + 1 Tutorial per Week
Title: Victorian and Modern Literature
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at introducing the students to the 19th and 20th centuries English
literature.
2. It aims at introducing the students to literary forms.
I The History of English Literature 30 Marks

Victorian Age and Modern Age (1835 onwards) A survey of the trends and movements

Topics:
Victorian Poetry, prose and novel
Modern poetry, Prose, novel and drama

II The Select Poems from the Victorianand Modern Age 15 Marks

Alfred Tennyson’s ‘Ulysses’ ; Elizabeth Barret Browning’s ‘How Do I Love Thee?’; and A
H Clough ‘Say Not the Naught Availeth’ Rudyard Kipling ‘Cities and Thrones and Power’,
D.H W. B Yeats ‘Second Coming’ ; and T S Eliot ‘Love Song J Alfred Prufrock’
III George Orwell’s Animal Farm (a novel; any edition) 15 Marks

IV Literary Forms: 10 Marks

Dramatic monologue, absurd play, autobiography, biography, short story, psychological
novel, poetic drama.
V Brief Notes on Literary Terms 10 marks
Simile, Metaphor, irony, personification, alliteration, hyperbole, image,symbol, diction,
rhyme Free verse, myth, epiphany, humanism, interior monologue, metafiction, metonymy,
paradox, refrain, Victorianism

Suggested Reading:
1. Andrew Sanders, English Literature, OUP, 2005
2. Edward Albert, History of English Literature, OUP, 2014
3. M. H. Abrahams, A Glossary of Literary Terms, Sengage Publishers, New Delhi.
Tutorial Hours : 15 (Records to be maintained)
Seminar :5 hours (Broad topics) Tennyson, Browning, Rossetti, Dickens,
Newman, Conrad, Lawrence, James Joyce, Virgina Woolf, T S Eliot, W B Yeats, Auden )
Assignment :5 hours ( Any topic related to Literature and texts)
Desk Work :5 hours (Literary terms and forms)
(Topics are suggestive and not restricted)

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Question Paper Pattern
Q. 1 Objective type questions on the history of English literature 1x10=10
of the prescribed periods.
Q. 2 An essay type question on the history of English literature 10
Victorian Age (one out of two)
Q. 3 An essay type question on the history of English literature 10
Modern Age(one out of two).
Q. 4 An essay type question on the poetry (one out of two). 10
Q. 5 An essay type question on the novel (one out of two). 10
Q. 6 Short notes on poetry and novel (two out of four). 5x2=10
Q. 7 Short notes on Literary Forms (two out of four). 5x2=10
Q. 8 Brief notes on Literary Terms (five out of eight). 2X5=10

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 Karnatak University, Dharwad
Syllabus for BA IV Sem DSC-D English
80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment
60 hrs Syllabus for 6 Credits
Teaching Hours: 5 hrs Theory + 1 Tutorial per Week
Title: Indian English Literature
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at introducing the students to Indian English literature.
2. It aims at teaching them Indian culture, values and ideals through literature.
I History of Indian English Literature: Topics:
1. The Nature and Scope of Indian English Literature; charges against Indian
English Literature (Reference: M. K.Naik, A History of Indian English
Literature (Chapters 1 and 6), New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 1980
2. Pre-Independence Indian English Poetry, Prose and Novel
3. Post-Independence (1947-1980) Indian English Poetry and Novel
4. Post-1980s Indian English literature
II Illustrative Texts

1. Select Poems
1. Toru Dutt, Our Casuarina Tree
2. Sarojini Naidu, Coromandel Fishers
3. Tagore, Playthings
4. Syed Amanuddin, Don’t Call Me Indo-Anglian
5. Kamala Das, An Introduction
6. A. K. Ramanujan, Small Scale Reflections on a Great House
7. Aurobindo’s Tiger and the Deer
8. Nissim Ezekiel’s Good bye Party to Miss Pushpa T S
2. Select Stories
1. Mulk Raj Anand, Barber’s Trade Union
2. R. K. Narayan, A Horse and Two Goats
3. Tagore’s My Lord the Baby
4. Anita Desai’s A Devoted Son,
3. Select Essays
1. M. K. Gandhi, The Great Sentinel
2. Swami Vivekanand’s ‘Chicago Address’
3. B. R. Ambedkar, A Childhood Journey to Koregaon
4. J Krishnamurthy ‘The Function of Education’
Tutorial Hours : 15 (Records to be maintained)
Seminar :5 hours (Broad topics) Toru Dutt, Aurabindo, M R Anand, Anita
Desai Shashi Deshpande, Amitav Ghosh, Kamala Das, Karnad, and similar writers )
Assignment :5 hours (Any topic related to Literature and texts)
Desk Work :5 hours (Indian Biographies)
(Topics are suggestive and not restricted)

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Suggested Reading:

Makarand Paranjape (Ed) Indian Poetry in English, Madras: Macmillan, 1993

(M. K. Naik (Ed) The Indian English Short Story: A Representative Anthology, New Delhi:
Arnold-Heinemann, 1984)

Question Paper Pattern

I. Objective Type Questions on Indian English Literature 10X1=10

II. Essay type Questions on Indian English Literature
(One out of two) 1X10=10
III. Essay type Question on Indian English Literature
(One out of two) 1X10=10
IV. One Essay type question Indian English Poems
(one out of two) 1X10=10
V. Two short notes on Indian English Poems
(two out of four) 2X5=10
VI. Essay type question on prescribed short stories
(one out of two) 1X10=10
VII. Essay type question on Essays
(One out of two) 1X10=10
VIII. Two short notes on short stories and Essays
(Two out of four) 2X5=10

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 Karnatak University, Dharwad

Syllabus for BA V Sem DSE-E (A) English

80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment

60 hrs Syllabus for 6 Credits

Teaching Hours: 5 hrs Theory + 1 Tutorial per Week

Title: Literary Criticism
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at introducing to the students the western critical traditions.
2. It aims at teaching them literary norms and values.
Note: Teachers are required to introduce the students the basic concepts, theories and
approaches

1. Concept, Nature and Function of Criticism

(Reference: Peter Widdowson, Literature (Chapter 1), New Critical Idiom, Routledge
and Matthew Arnold, Functions of Criticism at the Present Time)

Types of Criticism: Mimetic, Pragmatic, Expressive, Objective

(Reference: M. H. Abrams, AGlossary of Literary Terms)

2. Classicism – Romanticism – Realism

(Reference: M. H. Abrams, AGlossary of Literary Terms)

3. Plato’s concept of Imitation

(Reference: R. A. Scott James, Making of Literature (Chapter V “Imitation”)

Aristotle’s concept of Tragedy

(Reference: Selections from Aristotle’s Poetics in Enright and Chikera, English
Critical Texts, OUP, pp 387-390)

4. Longinus’ Concept of Sublime

(Reference: Selections from Longinus’ On Sublime in Enright and Chikera, English
Critical Texts, OUP, pp 393-395)

Coleridge’s Theory of ‘Fancy and Imagination’

(Reference: B. Prasad, An Introduction to English Criticism (Chapter 7 Section 3),
Macmillan

5. Formalism
Russian Formalism
(Reference: M. H, Abrams’ Glossary, pp 273-5)

Anglo- American Formalism / New Criticism

(Reference: M. H, Abrams’ Glossary, pp 246-8)

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 6. Marxist Criticism
(Reference: Peter Barry, Beginning Theory (Chapter 8), New Delhi: Viva Books,
2012)

7. Feminist Criticism
(Reference: Peter Barry, Beginning Theory (Chapter 6), New Delhi: Viva Books,
2012)

8. Post-colonial Theories
(Reference: Peter Barry, Beginning Theory (Chapter 10), New Delhi: Viva Books,
2012)

9. Eco-criticism
(Reference: Peter Barry, Beginning Theory (Chapter 10), New Delhi: Viva Books,
2012)

Tutorial Hours : 15 (Records to be maintained)

Seminar :5 hours (Plato, Aristotle, Longinus, Coleridge, Roman Jackobson, Virginia
Woolf, Homi Babha, and similar critics)
Assignment :5 hours (Methods)
Desk Work :5 hours (Practical criticism)
Note: Topics for tutorial are suggestive and not exhaustive, teacher has liberty to chose any
suitable topic related to the paper

Suggested Reading
1. Nagarajan M S., English Literary Criticism and Theory, Hyderabad Orient Blackswan.
2. Abraham M H, and Harpham, Handbook of Literary Terms, New Delhi, Cengage
3. Barry, Peter., Beginning Theory, Manchester, MUP.
4. The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism, London, WW Norton and Company

Question Paper Pattern

I. Objective Type Questions on all the chapters 10X1=10
II. Essay type questions on Concept, Nature, Functions of criticism or two short notes
on Types of Criticism
(One out of two) 1X10=10
III. Essay type question on Classicism, Romanticism and Realism
(One out of two) 1X10=10
IV. Essay type questions on Plato’s Concept of Imitation and Aristotle’s concept of
Tragedy (One out of two) 1X10=10
V. Essay type questions on Longinus’ Sublime and Coleridge’s Views on
Imagination and Fancy
(One out of two) 1X10=10
VI. Essay type questions on Formalism (Two out of four) 1X10=10
VII. Essay type question on Marxist and Feminist Criticism
(One out of two) 1X10=10
VIII. Essay type questions on Postcolonial Theories and Eco Criticism
(One out of two) 1X10=10

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 Karnatak University, Dharwad

Syllabus for BA V Sem DSE-E (B) English

80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment

60 Hrs Syllabus for 6 Credits

Teaching Hours: 5 hrs Theory + 1 Tutorial per Week
Title: Indian Literature in English Translation
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at introducing the students to Indian literature in English translation.
2. It teaches them the context and challenges of translation of Indian texts into English
1. Understanding Indian Literature (10 Marks)
 Sujit Mukherjee : “Towards a Literary History of India,”New Literary History, Vol. 8,
No. 2, Explorations in Literary History. (Winter, 1977), pp.225-234.

 Sisir Kumar Das : ‘The Idea of Indian Literature’, A History of Indian Literature,
New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi,

2. Texts Premchand’s Godan (30 Marks)

3. Bhakti and Sufi Traditions (30 Marks)
 Sisir Kumar Das, ‘The Spaces in Medieval Indian Literature’, A History of Indian
Literature 500-1399), New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 2005, pp 229-249
 C. N. Ramachandran, ‘Reform and Revolt: Bhakti Movements’, Narration and
Discourse, New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi
 Basavanna: Cripple me Father, The Master of the House, The Temple and the Body
(A.K.Ramanujan’s The Speaking of Siva, 59, 97 and 820)

 Akkamahadevi: Don’t Despise Me, Brother you’ve Come, Not one, not two not
three or four, Would a circling surface vulture (Susie Tharu , 1991: 77-80)

 Kanakadas Kirtanas‘ When in Union with the Pious’ ‘Oh! Men Take Bath In’ Select
Songs of Kanakadas (PBD Publications Barailly) (trns S G Vaidya)

 Kabir: ‘The Simple State’(Anjana Neira Dev et. al.: 21-29)

 Amir Khusru: ‘Ghazal’ (Sukrita Paul : 54-55)

4. Folk Literature (10 Marks)
 A. K. Ramanujan: Towards a Counter-system: Women’s tales
 G. N. Devy: Introduction, Painted Word

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Tutorial Hours : 15 (Records to be maintained)
Seminar :5 hours (Kalidas, Namadev, Mahshwetadevi, Ismat Chugtai, Sadat
Hasan Manto, Kuvempu, Chandrashekar Kambar, Karant, Masti, S L Bairappa, Bendre, V K
Gokak)

Assignment :5 hours (Works of above mentioned authors)

Desk Work :5 hours (Translation of Literary pieces)

Note: Topics for tutorial are suggestive and not exhaustive, teacher has liberty to chose any
suitable topic related to the paper

Suggested Reading

Sharma T. R. S. (Ed). Ancient Indian Literature: An Anthology, (Vols 2 : Classical Sanskrit,

Prakrit, Apabhramsa), New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 2000

Kumar, Sukrita Paul (Ed), Cultural Diversity, Linguistic Plurality and Literary Traditions in
India, New Delhi: Macmillan, 2005

Dev, Anjana et al (Ed) Indian Literature, New Delhi: Pearson, 2006

Question Paper Pattern

I. Essay type Questions on Sujeet Mukharji and Sasir Kumar Das(One out of two)
1X10=10
II. Essay type Questions on Premachand’s Godan
(One out of two) 1X10=10
III. Two Short Notes on Premchand’s Godan(two out of four)
2X5=10
IV. Essay type question on Sisir Kumar Das and C N Ramachandran
(one out of two) 1X10=10
V. Essay type question on Basavanna and Akkamahadevi,(One out of two)
1X10=10
VI. Essay type question on Kabir, Kanakadas and Amir Khusro
(one out of two) 1X10=10
VII. Two Short note questions on Basavanna, Akkamahadevi, Kabir, Kakakadas and
Amir Khusro
(Two out of four) 2X5=10
VIII. Essay type question on A K Ramanujan and G N Devy
(one out of two) 1X10=10

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Syllabus for BA VI Sem DSE-F (A) English

80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment

60 hrs Syllabus for 6 Credits

Teaching Hours: 5 hrs Theory + 1 Tutorial per Week
Title: History of English Language and Communication Skills
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at introducing the students to the history of English language and its
development.
2. It teaches them the basic communication skills in English.
I English Language
1. Rise and Growth of English Language: Old, Middle and Modern English
2. General Character of English
English as a Global Language
3. English Vocabulary: The influences of Greek, Latin and French
4. The Making of Modern English: Contributions of the Bible Translators,
Shakespeare and Milton
II Communication Skills
1. Spoken English: Stress and Intonation
(Short notes on - Syllable / Stress / Sense Group / Intonation /Falling / Rising
Tone)
2. English in India: English during the colonial and the postcolonial period
(Reference: Krishnaswamy, N., “Decolonising English Education in India,”
(Ed) Adesh Pal, et. Al., Decolonization : A Search for Alternatives, New Delhi
: Creative, 2001, Pp 49 – 78
3. Learning English: Problems of teaching and learning English as a second
language
4. English Speaking Skills
English speaking skills (Selected from books Speak Well, Speaking English Effectively and
English Conversation Practice)
a) Introducing oneself and others
b) Describing people, places, weather etc
c) Telephone conversation
d) Interview skills
e) Presentation skills
f) Public speaking
Tutorial Hours : 15 (Records to be maintained)
Seminar :5 hours (General Character of English, Old, Middle, Modern English,
Indian Words in English and other similar topics )

Assignment :5 hours (Foreign Words in English)

Desk Work :5 hours (Intonation patterns, Spoken English)

Note: Topics for tutorial are suggestive and not exhaustive, teacher has liberty to chose any
suitable topic related to the paper

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Suggested Reading:

1. C. L. Wren, History of English Language

2. Krishna Mohan and N. P. Singh, Speaking English Effectively (Macmillan)

3. Grant Taylor, English Conversation Practice

4. Mohan and Banarjee, Developing Communication Skills, Macmillan

5. Kandula Nirupa Rani and others, Speak Well, Orient Blackswan Hyderbad

Question Paper Pattern

1. Essay type question on Rise and Growth of English Language: Old, Middle and
Modern English (One out of two) 1X10=10
2. Essay type questions on General Character of English Language and English as a
Global Language (One out of two) 1X10=10
3. One essay type on Vocabulary (one out of two) 1X10=10
4. One essay type question on Making of Modern English: Contributions of the Bible
Translators, Shakespeare and Milton (one out of two) 1X10=10
5. Two short notes on Spoken English: Stress and Intonation
(Two out of four) 2X5=10
6. One essay type question on English in India
(one out of two) 1X10=10
7. Four short notes on speaking skills
(four out of six) 4X5=20

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Syllabus for BA VI Sem DSE-F (B) English

80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment

60 hrs Syllabus for 6 Credits

Teaching Hours: 5 hrs Theory + 1 Tutorial per Week
Title: World Classics in Translation
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. 1. This paper aims at introducing the students to the best literary texts produced in the
world.
2. It enlightens the students about classical literature.
1. Eliot’s “What is a Classic” and Tagore’s “Vishva Sahitya’” (10 marks)

2. Novel: Kuvempu’s The House of Kanoor (Any edition) (25 marks)

3. Drama: Henrick Ibsen’s A Doll’s House (Any edition) (25 Marks)

4. List of Classics (20 Marks)

1. The Aeneid 13. The Ramayana
2. The Arabian Nights 14. The Mahabharata
3. Don Quixote 15. Shakuntala
4. The Cherry Orchard 16. Mrichchakatika
5. War and Peace 17. Parallel Lives
6. Crime and Punishment 18. The Republic
7. The Divine Comedy 19. Things Fall Apart
8. Oedipus the King 20. Mudrarakshasa
9. The Frogs 21. Chammeen
10. Madame Bovary 22. Godan
11. Odyssey 23. Devdas
12. Iliad 24. Siddartha
Tutorial Hours : 15 (Records to be maintained)
Seminar :5 hours (Greek, Roman, Russian, French and African Classics )

Assignment :5 hours (Indian Classics)

Desk Work :5 hours (Collection and presentation of Portraits of classic writers)

Note: Topics for tutorial are suggestive and not exhaustive, teacher has liberty to chose any
suitable topic related to the paper

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Question Paper Pattern

1. Objective Type questions on prescribed texts 10X1=10

2. One essay type question on Eliot’s Classic and Tagore Vishwasahitya
(one out of two) 1X10=10
3. One Essay type question on House of Kanooru
(one out of two) 1X10=10
4. Two short note questions on House of Kanooru
(Two out of four) 2X5=10

5. One Essay type question on Ibsen

(one out of two) 1X10=10
6. Two short note questions on Ibsen
(two out of four) 2X5=10
7. Four Brief Notes on selected classics
(Four out of six) 4X5=20

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Syllabus for BA/B.Com/ BBA/B.Music/BFA V Sem GE-E 1 English

40 marks paper for 1 ½ hours duration and 10 marks for Internal Assessment

Teaching Hours:2 hrs Theory

30 hrs Syllabus for 2 Credits
Title: Language Through Literature
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at teaching the students English language through literature.
2. It teaches them communication skills.
I Text: Cedric Mount ‘ Never, Never Nest’ (Any Edition)

II. Speaking Skills

Greetings, Partings, Introducing, Group Discussion, Telephone Conversation, Presentation

Skills, Art of Public Speaking etc

Question Paper Pattern

1. Essay Type question on ‘ Never, Never Nest’ 1X10=10

2. Two Short Notes on ‘ Never, Never Nest’ 2x5=10
(Two out of four)
3. Short answers on Speaking Skills
(four out of six) 4X5=20

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Syllabus for BA/B.Com/ BBA/B.Music/BFA V Sem SEC-E-1

40 marks paper for 1 ½ hours duration and 10 marks for Internal Assessment

30 hrs Syllabus for 2 Credits

Teaching Hours:2 hrs Theory

Title: Writing Skills in English

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Course and Skill Outcome

1. This paper aims at teaching the students the compositional skills.

2. It teaches them how to use writing skills.
Syllabus
1. Features of Effective Composition
2. Paragraph Writing
3. Letter Writing
4. Report Writing (News Reports, General Reports on Events)
5. Resume Writing
6. Email Writing
7. Cloze Test (Passages from the QPs of competitive examinations)

Question Paper Pattern

1. A. Paragraph writing (5)

B. Letter Writing (5) 2x5=10
2. A. Report Writing (5)
B. Email Writing (5) 2x5=10

3. Resume Writing 1x10=10

4. Cloze Test 10x1=10

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Syllabus for BA/B.Com/ BBA/B.Music/BFA VI Sem GE-F 2 English

40 marks paper for 1 ½ hours duration and 10 marks for Internal Assessment

Teaching Hours:2 hrs Theory

30 hrs Syllabus for 2 credits
Title: Translation Theory and Practice
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Course and Skill Outcome

1. This paper aims at teaching the students English language through literature.
2. It teaches them communication skills.

Syllabus

1. Translation- Meaning, methods, problems and challenges of Translation, Source

Language and Target Language. Translating poetry and prose, Technical translation,
2. Translation in Practice (Practice five passages from Kannada to English and Five
passages from English to Kannada)

Question Paper Pattern

1. Essay type questions on Translation Meaning, Definitions and methods and problems
and challenges 1x10=10
2. Short type questions on translation translation theory 2x5=10
3. Translation passage from English to Kannada
(One out of Two) 1X10=10
4. Translation passage from Kannada to English
(one out of two) 1X10=10

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Syllabus for BA/B.Com/ BBA/B.Music/BFA VI Sem SEC-F 2

40 marks paper for 1 ½ hours duration and 10 marks for Internal Assessment

30 hrs Syllabus for 2 Credits

Teaching Hours:2 hrs Theory
Title: Soft Skills in English
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Course and Skill Outcome

1. This paper aims at introducing the students to soft skills required for a job
2. It teaches them spoken English.

1. Communication, meaning, types, verbal and non-verbal communication, barriers to

communication
2. Intonation Patterns
3. Job Skills: Interview Skills, Telephone interview, Group Discussion, , Presentation
Skills,
4. Dialogue writing on given situation- At Post Office, Bank, Railway station.

Suggested Reading:

1. Krishna Mohan and N. P. Singh, Speaking English Effectively (Macmillan)

2. Grant Taylor, English Conversation Practice

3. Mohan and Banarjee, Developing Communication Skills, Macmillan

4. Kandula Nirupa Rani and others, Speak Well, Orient Blackswan Hyderbad

Question Paper Pattern

1. Communication, meaning, types, barriers to communication 1x10=10

2. Interview Conversation/ Telephone Interview 1x10=10
3. Group Discussion/Presentation Skills 1x10=10
4. Dialogue Writing 2x5=10
(two out of four)

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Syllabus for BA/BSW/B.Music/BFA/BVA/MTTM I Sem
English-1 (AECC)
(From 2020-21 to 2022-23 for three years)
80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment
45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits
Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per Week
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at introducing English poetry and prose to develop reading skills
2. It teaches the learners basics of English grammar.
Text Book: Shalmala: An Anthology of Poetry and Prose, ed Board of Editors, OUP,
Bengaluru
I Prose

1. Of Studies - Francis Bacon

2. The Fortune Teller - Karel Capek\

3. The Accompanist - Anita Desai

II Poetry
1. Seven Ages of Man - William Shakespeare
2. Death the Leveller - James Shirley
3. The Night of the Scorpion - Nissim Ezekiel

III Grammar and Composition

1. Parts of Speech with special emphasis on Articles and Prepositions
(Focus may be on the following prepositions: On, in, of, off, for, into, with, beside,
besides, under, over, by, from, to, at, across, since, between, among, above, up, after,
before, through)
2. Tenses (with focus on the use of simple present tense and simple past tense)
3. Words used in different parts of speech
4. Functional vocabulary (synonyms and antonyms – see Annexture-1)
Suggested Reading: R. P. Singh’s Functional Skills in Language and Literature, OUP
Question Paper Pattern (You can also see Annexure 3) 80 Marks
1. Objective type Questions 101=10
2. Reference to context 2x5 =10
(two out of four)
3. Essay type Question on Prose 110=10
(one out of two)
4. Essay type Question on Poetry 1x10=10
(one out of two)
5. A) Use of Articles (5) 10
B) Use of Prepositions (5)
6. Use of Verbs (tenses) 10x1=10
7. Words used in different Parts of Speech 5x2 =10
8. Functional Vocabulary (synonyms and antonyms) 10x1=10

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Syllabus for B.Com/B.Com (CS)/BBA I Sem
English-1 (AECC)
From 2020-21 to 2022-23 for three years)
For B.Com /B.Com (CS)/: 80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for IA
BBA: 75 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 25 marks for IA
45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits
Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per Week
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at introducing English poetry and prose to develop reading skills
2. It teaches the learners basics of English grammar.
Text Book: Life and Learning, ed Board of Editors, Orient Blackswan, Hyderabad
I Prose
1. The Eyes are not Here - Ruskin Bond
2. The Kabuliwalah - Rabindranath Tagore
3. From Decolonizing the Mind - Ngugi wa Thiongo’O
II Poetry
1. Sonnet 130 - William Shakespeare
2. Mending Wall - Robert Frost
3. Good Bye Party to Miss Pushpa T. S. - Nissim Ezekiel

III Grammar and Composition

1. Parts of Speech with special emphasis on Articles and Prepositions
(Focus may be on the following prepositions: On, in, of, off, for, into, with, beside,
besides, under, over, by, from, to, at, across, since, between, among, above, up, after,
before, through)
2. Tenses (with focus on use of simple present tense and past tense)
3. Words used in different parts of Speech
4. Functional vocabulary (synonyms and antonyms: see Annexture-1))
Suggested Reading: R. P. Singh’s Functional Skills in Language and Literature, OUP
Question Paper Pattern for B.Com and B.Com (CS) (see Annexure 3)80 Marks
1. Objective type Questions 101=10
2. Reference to context 2x5 =10
(two out of four)
3. Essay type Question on Prose 110=10
(one out of two)
4. Essay type Question on Poetry 1x10=10
(one out of two)
5. A) Use of Articles (5 x 1 = 5) 10
B) Use of Prepositions (5 x 1 = 5)
6. Use of Verbs (tenses) 1x10=10
7. Words used in different Parts of Speech 5 x 2 =10
8. Functional Vocabulary (synonyms and antonyms) 10x 1=10

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Question Paper Pattern for BBA I Sem 75 Marks
1. Objective type Questions 101=10
2. Reference to context 1x5 =5
(one out of two)
3. Essay type Question on Prose 110=10
(one out of two)
4. Essay type Question on Poetry 1x10=10
(one out of two)
5. A) Use of Articles (5) 10
B) Use of Prepositions (5)
6. Use of Verbs (tenses) 10x1=10
7. Words used in different Parts of Speech 5x2=10
8. Functional Vocabulary (synonyms and antonyms) 10x1=10

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Syllabus for B.Sc/B.Sc (CS)/BCA I Sem
English-1 (AECC)
From 2020-21 to 2022-23 for three years
80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment
45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits
Teaching Hours: 3 Hours (per week)
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at introducing English poetry and prose to develop reading skills
2. It teaches the learners basics of English grammar.
3.
Text Book: Timeless Wisdom, Board of Editors, Orient Blackswan, Hyderabad
I. Prose
1. Playing the English Gentleman - Mahatma Gandhi
2. Let’s Go Home - Kewlin Sio
3. Marriage is a Private Affair - Chinua Achebe

II . Poetry
1. River - A. K. Ramanujan
2. The Road not Taken - Robert Frost
3. If - Rudyard Kipling

III Grammar and Composition

1. Parts of Speech with special emphasis on Prepositions and Articles
(Focus may be on the following prepositions: On, in, of, off, for, into, with, beside,
besides, under, over, by, from, to, at, across, since, between, among, above, up, after,
before, through)
2. Tenses (with focus on use of simple present tense and past tense)
3. Words used in different parts of speech
4. Functional vocabulary (synonyms and antonyms: see Annexture-1))

Reference Book: R. P. Singh’s Functional Skills in Language and Literature, OUP

Question Paper Pattern 80 Marks
1. Objective type Questions 110=10
2. Reference to context 2x5 =10
(two out of four)
3. Essay type Question on Prose 110=10
(one out of two)
4. Essay type Question on Poetry 1x10=10
(one out of two)
5. A) Use of Articles (5 x 1 = 5) 10
B) Use of Prepositions (5 x 1 = 5)
6. Use of Verbs (tenses) 10x1=10
7. Words used in different Parts of Speech 5 x 2=10
8. Functional Vocabulary (synonyms and antonyms) 10x 1=10

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Syllabus for B.SC (Hotel Management) I Sem
English-1 (AECC)
Title: Communicative English
From 2020-21 to 2022-23 for three years
80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment
45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits
Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per Week

Course and Skill Outcome

1. This paper introduces communication skills for hotel management.
2. It teaches them various types and modes of communication.
Section I: Communication 1. Meaning, Definition and Importance of Communication 2.
Process of Communication 3. Barriers to Communication 4. Verbal and non-Verbal
Communication
Section II: Work Place Correspondence 1. Writing Official Letters 2. Explanation Letters 3.
Responding to Enquiries and Complaints 4. Writing Claims, Quotations, Acknowledgements
and Orders
Section III: Non-Verbal Communication 1. Body Language 2. Facial Expressions 3. Eye
contact 4. Proxemics and Space
Section IV: Communication through Visuals 1. Interpreting Tables 2. Explaining the
photographs 3. Explanation of Graphs 4. Explanation with the help of Maps, Designs and
charts

Question Paper Pattern:

1. Very short answer questions 10x3=30
2. Short notes on all sections 4x5=20
3. Essay type questions 3x10=30
Suggested Reading:
1. More effective communication – J V Vilanilam, Sage Publication Pvt Ltd.
2. Effective Documentation & Presentation – Rai & Raj Himalaya Publishing house
– Mumbai
3. Commercial Correspondence & Office Management – R S N Pillai & Bhagawati,
S Chand & Company.

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Syllabus for BA/BSW/B.Music/BFA/BVA/MTTM I Sem

MIL Additional English-1 (AECC)

(From 2020-21 to 2022-23 for three years)

80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment

45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits

Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per Week

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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper introduces the students to short stories in English.
2. It teaches the learners writing headlines, slogans and report writing.
Text Book: Short Stories of Yesterday and Today, ed Shiv K. Kumar (OUP)
1. The Model Millionaire - Oscar Wilde
2. The Mother - Somerset Maugham
3. Adventures of the German Student - Washington Irving
4. Karma - Khushwant Singh

Grammar:
Match the words, preparation headlines, slogans, Report writing

Question Paper Pattern Marks

1. Objective type Questions 101=10
2. Reference to context (two out of four) 10
3. Essay type question on short stories 10
(one out of two)
4. Essay type question on short stories 10
(one out of two)
5. Short notes on the short stories 2x5=10
(two out of four)
6. Match the words with their meanings 101=10
7. Preparation of Headlines and Slogans 10
8. Report Writing 10

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Syllabus for B.Com/B.Com (CS)/BBA I Sem
MIL Additional English-1 (AECC)
From 2020-21 to 2022-23 for three years
For B.Com /B.Com (CS)/: 80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for IA
BBA: 75 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 25 marks for IA
45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits
Teaching Hours: 3 Hours (Per Week)
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper introduces the students to essay-writing in English.
2. It teaches the learners writing headlines, slogans and report writing.
I Text Book Selected Essays - Orient Blackswan, Hyderabad
1. The Spectator Club - Richard Steele
2. The Man in Black - Oliver Goldsmith
3. Dream Children - Charles Lamb
4. An Apology for Idlers - R. L. Stevenson
II Grammar:
Match the words, preparation headlines, slogans, Report writing

Question Paper Pattern for B.Com and B.com (CS) Marks

1. Objective type Questions 110=10
2. Reference to the context (two out of four) 2 5 =10
3. Essay type question on essays 10
(one out of two)
4. Essay type question on essays 10
(one out of two)
5. Short notes on the essays (2x5) 10
(two out of four)
6. Match the words with their meanings 101=10
7. Preparation of Headlines and Slogans 10
8. Report Writing 10
Question Paper Pattern for BBA MIL Additional English-1 Marks
1. Objective type Questions 110=10
2. Reference to the context (one out of two) 25 =10
3. Essay type question on essays 10
(one out of two)
4. Essay type question on essays 10
(one out of two)
5. Short notes on the essays (2x5) 10
(two out of four)
6. Match the words with their meanings 51=5
7. Preparation of Headlines and Slogans 10
8. Report Writing 10

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Syllabus for B.Sc/B.Sc (CS)/BCA I Sem
MIL Additional English-1 (AECC)
From 2020-21 to 2022-23 for three years
80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment
45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits
Teaching Hours: 3 Hours (per week)
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper introduces the students to appreciate one-act-plays in English.
2. It teaches the learners writing headlines, slogans and report writing.
I Text Book – On the Stage: One Act Plays, ed K. Sujata, Blackswan, Hyderabad
1. Before Breakfast - Eugene O’Neill
2. Sunny Morning: a Comedy of Madrid- Serafin and Jaoquin Alvarez Quintero
3. The Trick - Erisa Kironde
4. Matsyagandhi - M. Sajitha
II Grammar: Match the words with their meanings, Preparation of Headlines and Slogans,
Report Writing
Pattern of Question Paper Marks
1. Objective type Questions 110=10
2. Reference to Context (two out of four) 2x5=10
3. Essay type question on the first two one-act plays 10
(one out of two)
4. Essay type question on the last two one-act plays 10
(one out of two)
5. Short notes on all the one-act plays 2x5=10
(two out of four)
6. Match the words with their meanings 101=10
7. Preparation of Headlines and Slogans 10
8. Report Writing 10

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Syllabus for B.Sc (Hotel Management) I Sem
MIL Additional English-1 (AECC)
From 2020-21 to 2022-23 for three years
80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment
45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits
Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per Week
Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper introduces the students to appreciate one-act-plays in English.
2. It teaches the learners the writing of headlines, slogans and report writing.
I Text Book – On the Stage: One Act Plays, ed K. Sujata, Blackswan, Hyderabad
1. Before Breakfast - Eugene O’Neill
2. Sunny Morning: a Comedy of Madrid- Serafin and Jaoquin Alvarez Quintero
3. The Trick - Erisa Kironde
4. Matsyagandhi - M. Sajitha
II Grammar: Match the words with their meanings, Preparation of Headlines and Slogans,
Report Writing

Pattern of Question Paper Marks

1. Objective type Questions 110=10

2. Reference to Context (two out of four) 2x5=10

3. Essay type question on the first two one-act plays 10
(one out of two)

4. Essay type question on the last two one-act plays 10

(one out of two)
5. Short notes on the all one-act plays (two out of four) 2x5=10

6. Match the words with their meanings 101=10

7. Preparation of Headlines and Slogans 10

8. Report Writing 10

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 Karnatak University, Dharwad
Syllabus for BA/BSW/B.Music/BFA/BVA/MTTM II Sem
English-2 (AECC)
80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment
45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits
Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per Week
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at introducing English poetry and prose to develop reading and
comprehension skills.
2. It teaches them the basics of communicative English.
Text Book: Shalmala: An Anthology of Poetry and Prose, ed Board of Editors, OUP,
Bengaluru
I Prose
1.The Nightingale and the Rose -Oscar Wilde
2. The Canker of Untruth - Mahatma Gandhi
3. The Silver Lining - Chaman Nahal
II Poetry
1. To India my Nativeland - Henry Derozio
2. Village School Master - Oliver Goldsmith
3. The Tiger - William Blake
III Grammar and Composition
Correction of Errors
Combining sentences with appropriate conjunctions
Use of adverbs and adjectives
Dialogue Writing: Common situations
Short speeches for welcoming, introducing, proposing vote of thanks and Teachers Day,
Gandhi Jayanti, Independence Day and Republic Day etc.
One-word substitution (See Annexture-2), Collocations (See Annexture-2)
Suggested Reading: R. P. Singh’s Functional Skills in Language and Literature, OUP
Question Paper Pattern ( See Annexure 3) Marks
1. Objective type Questions 101=10
2. Essay type question on prose 10
(one out of two)
3. Essay type question on poetry 10
(one out of two)
4. Short notes on Prose & Poetry 2x5=10
(two out of four)
5. Correction of errors 101=10
6. a. Combining sentences with appropriate conjunctions (5x1) 10
b. Use of proper adverbs and adjectives ( 5x1)
7. A) Dialogue Writing (1x5 = 5) 10
B) Short speeches (1x5 = 5)
8. A) One word substitution (5x1 = 5) 10
B) Collocations (5x1= 5)

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Syllabus for B.Com/B.Com (CS)/BBA II Sem
English-2 (AECC)
For B.Com /B.Com (CS)/: 80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for IA
BBA: 75 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 25 marks for IA
45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits
Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per Week
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at introducing English poetry and prose to develop reading and
comprehension skills.
2. It teaches them the basics of communicative English.
Text Book Life and Learning, ed Board of Editors, Orient Blackswan, Hyderbad
I Prose
1. On Shaking Hands - A. G. Gardiner
2. The Diamond Necklace - Guy de Maupassant
3. My Brother, My Brother - Norah Burke

II Poetry
1. A Noiseless Patient Spider - Walt Whitman
2. La Belle Dame Sans Merci - John Keats
3. The Last of the Princes - A. K. Ramanujan

III Grammar and Composition

Correction of Errors
Combining sentences with appropriate conjunctions
Use of adverbs and adjectives
Dialogue Writing: Common situations
Short speeches for welcoming, introducing, proposing vote of thanks and Independence
Day ad Republic Day
Resume writing
Advertisement writing
Suggested Reading: R. P. Singh’s Functional Skills in Language and Literature, OUP

Question Paper Pattern for B.Com I Sem and B.Com (CS) (see Annexure 3)80 Marks
1. Objective type Questions 101=10
2. Essay type question on Prose 10
(one out of two)
3. Essay type question on poetry 10
(one out of two)
4. Short notes from prose and poetry 2X5=10
(two out of four)
5. Correction of sentences 10
6. a) Combining sentences with appropriate conjunctions 10
b) Use of adverbs and adjectives
7. a) Dialogue Writing (5) 10
b) Short speeches (5)
8. a) Resume writing (5) 10
b) Advertisement writing (5)

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Question Paper Pattern for BBA II Sem 75 Marks
1. Objective type Questions 101=10
2. Essay type Question on Prose 110=10
(one out of two)
3. Essay type Question on Poetry 1x10=10
(one out of two)
4. Short notes on poetry and prose (two out of four) 10
5. Correction of errors 10x1=10
6. a) Combining sentences with appropriate conjunctions 10
b) Use of adverbs and adjectives
7. a) Dialogue Writing (5) 10
b) Short speeches (5)
8. a) Resume writing (5) 10
b) Advertisement writing (5)

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Syllabus for B.Sc/B.Sc (CS)/BCA II Sem
English-2 (AECC)
80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment
45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits
Teaching Hours: 3 Hours (per week)
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at introducing English poetry and prose to develop reading and
comprehension skills.
2. It teaches them the basics of communicative English.
Text Book: Timeless Wisdom, Board of Editors, Orient Blackswan, Hyderabad
I. Prose
1. Sparrows - K. A. Abbas
2. An Astrologer’s Day - R. K. Narayan
3. The Function of Education - J. Krishnamurti
II . Poetry
1. The World is Too Much With Us - William Wordsworth
2. Prayer Before God - Louis MacNeice
3. Gandhi - Niranjan Mohanty
III Grammar and Composition
Correction of Errors
Combining sentences with appropriate conjunctions
Use of adverbs and adjectives
Dialogue Writing: Common situations
Short speeches for welcoming, introducing, proposing vote of thanks and Independence
Day ad Republic Day
One word substitution (See Annexture-2), Collocations (See Annexture-2)
Suggested Reading: R. P. Singh’s Functional Skills in Language and Literature, OUP

Question Paper Pattern for B.Sc/B.Sc (CS)/BCA Marks

1. Objective type Questions 101=10
2. Essay type question on prose 10
(one out of two)
3. Essay type question on poetry 10
(one out of two)
4. Short notes on Prose & Poetry 2x5=10
(two out of four)
5. Correction of errors 101=10
6. a. Combining sentences with appropriate conjunctions (5) 10
b. Use of proper adverbs and adjectives (5)
7. A) Dialogue Writing (5) 10
B) Short speeches (5)
8. A) One word substitution (5) 10
B) Collocations (5)

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Syllabus for B.SC (Hotel Management) II Sem
English-2 (AECC)
Title: Spoken English for Hotel Management
80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment
45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits
Teaching Hours: 3 Hours (per week)

Course and Skill Outcome:

1. This paper teaches them the skills in the front desk management.
2. It introduces them to business English.
Section I: English for Front Desk Management 1. Greeting, Welcoming 2. Dealing with
Complaints, Giving Instructions or Directions 3. Giving Information: About Various
Facilities, Distance, Area, Local Specialities, 4. Consultation and Solution of Problems 5.
Accepting Praises and Criticism, Apologizing
Section II: Fluency and Etiquettes 1. Polite sentences and Words 2. Use of Persuading words
3. Intonation and Voice Modulation 4. Developing Vocabulary
Section III: Business Speeches 1. Principles of Effective Speech and Presentations 2.
Speeches: Introduction, Vote of Thanks, Occasional Speech, Theme Speech 3. Use of Audio-
Visual Aids in Presentations
Section IV: Cross-Cultural Communication 1. Dealing with Language Differences 2. Probing
Questions to get information 3. Etiquettes in Cross-cultural Communication

Suggested Readings:
1. More effective communication – J V Vilanilam, Sage Publication Pvt Ltd.
2. Effective Documentation & Presentation – Rai & Raj Himalaya Publishing house –
Mumbai
3. Commercial Correspondence & Office Management – R S N Pillai & Bhagawati, S
Chand & Co.
4. Communication Today – Ray Rubeen, Himalaya Publishing House – Mumbai.
5. Business Communication – Lesikar & Pettit – AITBS – Publishers Delhi
6. Business Communication Today – Sushil Bahl – Response Books, Sage
Publication, N. Delhi.
7. The Essence of Effective Communication – Ludlow & Panton PHI, N. Delhi.
8. Business Communication Pradhan Bhende & thankur Himalaya Publishing House
– Mumbai.
9. Mastering Communication Skills and Soft Skills – N Krishnaswamy , Lalitha
Krishnaswamy and others – Bloomsbury, New Delhi, 2015
10. Developing Communication Skills – Krishna Mohan and Banarji.
Question Paper Pattern:
1. Very short answer questions 10x3=30
2. Short notes on all sections 4x5=20
3. Essay type questions 3x10=30

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Syllabus for BA/BSW/B.Music/BFA/BVA/MTTM
MIL Additional English-2 (AECC)
80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment
45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits
Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per Week
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper introduces the students to appreciate one-act-plays in English.
2. It teaches them how to expand an idea or proverb into paragraph and other writing
skills.
I. Text Book: Seven One-Act Plays, ed K. S. Ramamurthy (OUP)
1. The Dear Departed -Stanley Houghton
2. Post Early for Christmas -R. H. Wood
3. The King who Limped -Monica Thorne
4. Night Watches - Allan Monkhouse
II Grammar:
Expansion of idea, letters of congratulations and compliments and paragraph writing
Question Paper Paper Marks
1. Objective type Questions 101=10
2. Reference to Context (two out of four) 2x5=10
3. Essay type questions on the first two plays 10
(one out of two)
4. Essay type question on the last two plays 10
(one out of two)
5.Short notes on all the plays (two out of four) 2x5=10
6. Expansion of an idea or Proverb 2x5=10
7. Letters of Congratulations and Compliments 10
8. Paragraph writing on current topics 10
(one out of two)

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Syllabus for B.Com/B.Com (CS)/BBA II Sem
MIL Additional English-2 (AECC)
For B.Com /B.Com (CS)/: 80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for IA
BBA: 75 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 25 marks for IA
45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits
Teaching Hours: 3 Hours (Per Week)
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper introduces the students to appreciate one-act-plays in English.
2. It teaches them how to expand an idea or proverb into paragraph and other writing
skills.
I Text Book – The Curtain Raised - Orient Blackswan, Hyderabad
1. The Dear Departed -Stanley Houghton
2. Sacrifice - Rabindranath Tagore
3. The New Hangman - Laurence Housman
4. Mother’s Day -J. B. Priestley
Grammar and Composition: Expansion of idea or proverb, Letters of Congratulations and
Compliments, Paragraph writing on current topics
Question Paper Pattern for B.Com /B.Com (CS) Marks
1. Objective type Questions 110=10
2. Reference to the Context (two out of four) 2x5=10
3. Essay type question on the first two plays (one out of two) 10
4. Essay type question on the last two plays (one out of two) 10
5. Short notes on all the plays (two out of four) 2x5=10
6. Expansion of idea or proverb 2x5= 10
7. Letters of Congratulations and Compliments 10
8. Paragraph writing on current topics 10
(one out of two)

Question Paper Pattern for BBA Marks

1. Objective type Questions 110=10
2. Reference to the Context (two out of four) 2x5=10
3. Essay type question on the first two plays 10
(one out of two)
4. Essay type question on the last two plays 10
(one out of two)
5. Short notes on the all plays 2x5 10
(two out of four)
6. Expansion of idea or proverb 1x5= 5
7. Letters of Congratulations and Compliments 10
8. Paragraph writing on current topics 10
(one out of two)

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Syllabus for B.Sc/B.Sc (CS)/BCA II Sem
MIL Additional English-2 (AECC)
80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment
45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits
Teaching Hours: 3 Hours (per week)
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper introduces the students to appreciate short stories in English.
2. It teaches them how to expand an idea or proverb into paragraph and other writing
skills.
I. Text Book – Twelve Short Stories, ed C. M. Sharma, OUP
1. How Much Land Does a Man Need? - Leo Tolstoy
2. A True Story - Mark Twain
3. My Uncle Jules - Guy de Maupassant
4. The Mother - Somerset Maugham
II. Grammar and Composition: Expansion of an idea and proverb, Letters of Congratulations
and Compliments, Paragraph writing on current topics

Pattern of Question Paper Marks

1. Objective type Questions 101=10

2. Reference to Context (two out of four) 2x5=10

3. Essay type questions on short stories 10
(one out of two)
4. Essay type questions on short stories 10
(one out of two)
5. Short notes on short stories 2x5=10
(one out of two)
6. Expansion of an idea and proverb (2x5) 10
7. Letters of Congratulations and Compliments 10
8. Paragraph writing on current topics 10

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Syllabus for B.Sc (Hotel Management) II Sem
MIL Additional English-2 (AECC)
80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment
45 Hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits
Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per Week
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper introduces the students to appreciate short stories in English.
2. It teaches them how to develop writing skills.
I Text Book – Twelve Short Stories, ed C. M. Sharma, OUP
1. How Much Land Does a Man Need? - Leo Tolstoy
2. A True Story - Mark Twain
3. My Uncle Jules - Guy de Maupassant
4. The Mother - Somerset Maugham
II. Grammar and Composition: Expansion of an idea and proverb, Letters of Congratulations
and Compliments, Paragraph writing on current topics

Pattern of Question Paper Marks

1. Objective type Questions 101=10
2. Reference to Context (two out of four) 2x5=10
3. Essay type questions on the short stories 10
(one out of two)
4. Essay type questions on the short stories 10
(one out of two)
5. Short notes on the short stories 2x5=10
(one out of two)
6. Expansion of an idea and proverb (2x5) 10
7. Letters of Congratulations and Compliments 10
8. Paragraph writing on current topics 10

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Syllabus for BA/BSW/B.Music/BFA/BVA/BTTM III Sem English-3 (AECC)
80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment
45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits
Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per Week)
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at introducing drama in English to develop speaking skills.
2. It teaches them objective English for competitive examinations.
I Drama 40 Marks
Chandrashekhar Kambar’s Sirisampige (Any edition)
II. Grammar and Composition: cloze test, pair of words, interpretation of notices and
instructions and letter to the officials on public issues, précis writing 40 Marks
Question Paper Pattern
1. Objective type questions 1x10=10
2. Questions on annotations 2x5=10
(two out of four)
3. An essay type question on drama 10
4. Short notes on drama (two out of four) 2x5=10
5. Cloze test (one paragraph with 10 blanks to be filled; and the answers to the blanks to be
provided) 10
6. Pairs of words (sentences to be framed on 5 pairs of words) 5x2=10
7. a) Letter to the officials on public issues (one out of two) 5X1
b) Interpretation of notices and instructions (one out of two) 5X1 5+5=10
8. Precis writing (minimum 200-250 words passage to be given) 10

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Syllabus for B.Com/B.Com (CS)/BBA III Sem English-3 (AECC)

80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment

45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits

Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per Week)
Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at introducing drama in English to develop speaking skills.
2. It teaches them objective English for competitive examinations.
I Drama 40 Marks

William Shakespeare’s Macbeth (Any edition)

II. Grammar and Composition: cloze test, pair of words, interpretation of notices and
instructions and letter to the officials on public issues, précis writing 40 Marks

Question Paper Pattern

1. Objective type questions 1x10=10
2. Questions on annotations 2x5=10

(Two out of four)

3. An essay type question on the play 10
4. Short notes on the play (two out of four) 2x5=10

5. Cloze test (one paragraph with 10 blanks to be filled; and the answers to the blanks to be
provided) 10

6. Pairs of words (sentences to be framed on 5 pairs of words) 5x2=10

7. a) Letter to the officials on public issues (one out of two) 5X1

b) Interpretation of notices and instructions (one out of two) 5X1 5+5=10

8. Precis Writing (minimum 200-250 words passage to be given) 10

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Syllabus for B.Sc/BSc (CS)/BCA III Sem English-3 (AECC)

80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment

45 hrs Syllabus for 3 credits

Teaching Hours: 3 Hours(per week)
Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at introducing drama in English to develop speaking skills.
2. It teaches them objective English for competitive examinations.
I G. B Shaw’s Arms and the Man (Any edition) 40 marks

II. Grammar and Composition: cloze test, pair of words, interpretation of notices and
instructions and letter to the officials on public issues, précis writing

40 Marks

Question Paper Pattern

1. Objective type questions 1x10=10

2. Annotation questions 10
(two out of four) 2x5=10
3. An essay type question on the play 10

4. Short notes on play (two out of four) 5x2=10

5. Cloze test (one paragraph with 10 blanks to be filled; and the answers to the blanks to be
provided) 10
6. Pairs of words (sentences to be framed on 5 pairs of words) 2x5=10
7. a) Letter to the officials on public issues (one out of two) (5marks)
b) Interpretation of notices and instructions (one out of two)(5marks) 10

8. Precis Writing (minimum 200-250 words passage to be given) 10

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Syllabus for BA/BSW/B.Music/BFA/BVA/BTTM III Sem MIL Additional English-3

(AECC)

80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment

45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits

Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per Week
Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at introducing the learner to appreciate a novel.

2. To teach the learners to form new words, writing compositions on leisure activities and
essay writing skills

I Novel: Ernest Hemmingway’s The Old Man and the Sea (any edition) 50 Marks

II Grammar and Composition:

Noun forms of words, plural forms of words, writing a note on leisure activities, and
expansion of an idea 30 Marks

Question Paper Pattern

1. Objective type questions 1x10=10

2. Comprehension questions (five out of eight) 5x2=10

3. An essay type question on novel (one out of two) 10

4. An essay type question on novel (one out of two) 10
5. Short notes on novel (two out of four) 2x5=10
6. a) Noun forms of words (5)
b) Plural forms of words (5) 10
7. Essay Writing 1x10=10

(one out of two)

8. Preparation of a note on leisure activities 10

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Syllabus for B.Com/B.Com (CS)/BBA III Sem MIL Additional English-3 (AECC)

For B.Com /B.Com (CS)/: 80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for IA

BBA: 75 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 25 marks for IA

45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits

Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per Week
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at introducing the learner to appreciate a novel.

2. To teach the learners to form new words, writing compositions on leisure activities and
essay writing skills.

I Novel: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby(any edition) 50 Marks

II Grammar and Composition:

Noun forms of words, plural forms of words, writing a note on leisure activities, and
expansion of an idea 30 Marks

Question Paper Pattern

1. Objective type questions 1x10=10
2. Comprehension questions (five out of eight) 5x2=10
3. An essay type question on novel (one out of two) 10
4. An essay type question on novel (one out of two) 10
5. Short notes on novel (two out of four) 2x5=10
6. a) Noun forms of words (5)
b) Plural forms of words (5) 10

7. Essay Writing 1x10=10

(one out of two)

8. Preparation of a note on leisure activities 10

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 Syllabus for B.Sc/B.Sc (CS)/BCA III Sem MIL Additional English-3 (AECC)

80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment

45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits

Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per Week
Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at introducing the learner to appreciate a novel.

2. To teach the learners to form new words, writing compositions on leisure activities.

I Novel: 50 Marks

Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable (any edition)

II Grammar and Composition:

Noun forms of words, plural forms of words, writing a note on leisure activities, and
expansion of an idea 30 Marks

Question Paper Pattern

1. Objective type questions 1x10=10

2. Comprehension questions (five out of eight) 2x5=10
3. An essay type question on novel (one out of two) 10
4. An essay type question on novel (one out of two) 10
5. Short notes on novel (two out of four) 2x5=10

6. a) Noun forms of words 1x5=5

b) Plural forms of words 1x5=5 10

7. Essay Writing 1x10=10

(one out of two)

8. Preparation of a note on leisure activities 10

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Syllabus for BA/BSW/B.Music/BFA/BVA/BTTM IV Sem English-4 (AECC)

80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment

45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits

Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per Week
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper introduces the English novel and teaches them skills in descriptive writing.
2. It teaches them simple compositions like paragraphs and developing the ideas into
short paragraphs.
I. R K Narayan’s The Guide (Any edition) 40 Marks
II Grammar and Composition 40 Marks
Framing of WH questions, use of affixes, Transformation of sentences, comprehension of a
passage, paragraph writing and job application
Question Paper Pattern
1. Objective type questions 1x10= 10
2. Comprehension questions (Five questions out of eight) 2x5= 10
3. An essay type question on novel 10
4. Short notes on novel (two out of four) 5x2= 10
5. a) Framing WH questions 1x5=5
b) Use of affixes 1x5=5 10
6. Transformation of sentences 1X10=10
(Active/passive voice 2, direct and indirect 2, simple, compound, complex 2, Degrees of
comparison 2, assertive - interrogative 2)
7. Comprehension of a Passage ( not less than 250 words) 10
a. objective type question 1X5
b. Short question 5X1
8. a)Paragraph writing (5X1) (one out of two)
b) Job Application (5X1) 10

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Syllabus for B.Com/B.Com (CS)/BBA IV Sem English-4 (AECC)

80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment

45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits

Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per Week)
Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper introduces the English novel and teaches them skills in descriptive writing.
2. It teaches them simple compositions like paragraphs and developing the ideas into
short paragraphs.
I . George Eliot’s Silas Marner (Any edition) 40 Marks
II Grammar and Composition 40 Marks
Framing of WH questions, use of affixes, Transformation of sentences, comprehension of a
passage, paragraph writing and job application

Question Paper Pattern

1. Objective type questions 1x10= 10

2. Comprehension questions (Five questions out of eight) 2x5=10

3. An essay type question on the novel 10
4. Short notes on the novel (two out of four) 5x2= 10

5. a) Framing WH questions 1x5=5

b) Use of affixes 1x5=5 10
6. Transformation of sentences 1X10=10
(Active/passive voice 2, direct and indirect 2, simple, compound, complex 2, Degrees of
comparison 2, assertive - interrogative 2)
7. Comprehension of a Passage ( not less than 250 words) 10
a. objective type question (5)

b. Short question (5)

8. a)Paragraph writing (5) (one out of two)
b) Job Application (5) 10

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Syllabus for B.Sc/BSc (CS)/BCA IV Sem English-4 (AECC)

80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment

45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits

Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per Week
Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper introduces the English novel and teaches them skills in descriptive writing.
2. It teaches them simple compositions like paragraphs and developing the ideas into
short paragraphs.
I Raja Rao’s Kanthapura (Any edition) 40 marks

II Grammar and Composition 40 Marks

Framing of WH questions, use of affixes, Transformation of sentences, comprehension of a
passage, paragraph writing and job application

Question Paper Pattern

1. Objective type questions 1x10= 10

2. Comprehension questions (Five questions out of eight) 5x2= 10

3. An essay type question on the novel 10

4. Short notes on the novel (two out of four) 5x2= 10

5. a) Framing WH questions 1x5
b) Use of affixes 1x5 10
6. Transformation of sentences 1X10 10
(Active/passive voice 2, direct and indirect 2, simple, compound, complex 2, Degrees of
comparison, 2, assertive interrogative 2)
7. Comprehension of a Passage ( not less than 250 words) 10
a. Objective type questions (1X5)

b. Short question (5X1)

8. a)Paragraph writing (one out of two)(5X1)
b) Job Application (5X1) 10

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Syllabus for BA/BSW/B.Music/BFA/BVA/BTTM IV Sem MIL-4 Additional English

(AECC)

80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment

45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits

Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per Week

Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at teaching famous short stories in English.
2. To teach them identification of errors and write letters to the editor of a newspaper.
I Short Stories 50 Marks
Let’s Go Home and other Stories Orient Blackswan Hederabad,2009
1. Kewlian Sio’s ‘Let’s Go Home’
2Jai Nimbkar’s‘The Death of a Hero’
3 Arun Joshi’s‘ The Homecoming’
4 Indrayani Sawkar’s‘The White Dove’
5Gopi Gowda’s ‘Green Parrots in Cage’
6 Mulk Raj Anand’s ‘The Terrorist’
II Grammar and Composition: Identification of errors (subject verb agreement, word order
, question tags, prepositions of direction, articles), expansion of outlines and letter writing
30 Marks
Question Paper Pattern
1. Objective type questions 1x10=10
2. Annotation questions
(two out of four) 2x5=10
3. An essay type question on one of the first three short
stories (one out of two) 10
4. An essay type question on one of the next three short
stories (one out of two) 10
5. Short notes on short stories (two out of four) 2x5= 10
6. Identification of errors, 2x5= 10
7. Expansion of outline into a story 10
8. Letter to newspaper editor 10

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Syllabus for B.Com/B.Com (CS)/BBA IV Sem MIL Additional English-4 (AECC)

For B.Com /B.Com (CS)/: 80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for IA

BBA: 75 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 25 marks for IA

45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits

Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per Week
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Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at teaching famous essays in English.

2. To teach them identification of errors and write letters to the editor of a newspaper.
I Popular Essays (any edition) 50 Marks
1. Chalrle Lamb’s ‘Dream Children’ 2. George Orwell’s ‘Shooting an Elephant’
3.Stephan Leacock’s ‘With the Photographer’ 4. E M Forster’s ‘The Notes on English
Character’ 5. Oliver Goldsmith’s ‘The Man in Black’
II Grammar and Composition: Identification of errors (subject verb agreement, word order
, tag questions, prepositions of direction, articles), expansion of outlines and letter writing

Question Paper Pattern

1. Objective type questions 1x10=10
2. Annotation questions (two out of four) 2x5=10
3. An essay type question on one of the first three essays 1X10=10
(one out of two)
4. An essay type question on one of the next two essays
(one out of two) 1X10= 10
5. Short notes on essays (two out of four) 2x5=10
6. Identification of errors, 5x2=10
7. Expansion of outline into a story 1X10=10
8. Letter to newspaper editor 1X10= 10

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Syllabus for B.Sc/B.Sc (CS)/BCA IV Sem MIL Additional English-4 (AECC)

80 marks paper for 3 hours duration and 20 marks for Internal Assessment

45 hrs Syllabus for 3 Credits

Teaching Hours: 3 Hours per week
Course and Skill Outcome
1. This paper aims at teaching famous short stories in English.
2. To teach them identification of errors and write letters to the editor of a newspaper.
I Short Stories 50 Marks
Popular Short Stories , Oxford University Press, New Delhi
1. V M Basheer’s ‘The World Renowned Nose’
2. Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘Some Words with a Mummy’
3. Leo Tolstoy ‘s ‘How Much Land Does a Man Need’ 4. H G Wells’ ‘The Apple’
5. Sir Arthur Canon Doyle’s ‘The Dying Detective’
6. Manohar Malgonkar’s‘Monal Hunt’
II Grammar and Composition: Identification of errors (subject verb agreement, word order,
question tags, prepositions of direction, articles), expansion of outlines and letter writing
(30 marks)
Question Paper Pattern
1. Objective type questions 1x10=10
2. Annotation questions (two out of four) 2x5=10
3. An essay type question on one of the first three short stories
(one out of two) 10
4. An essay type question on one of the next three short stories
(one out of two) 10
5. Short notes on short stories (two out of four) 2x5= 10
6. Identification of errors, 5x2= 10
7. Expansion of outline into a story 10
8. Letter to newspaper editor 10

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