BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY,
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI - 620 024
PART-II ENGLISH
FOR ALL U.G. PROGRAMMES
COURSE STRUCTURE UNDER CBCS-LOCF
( Applicable to the candidates admitted from the academic year 2022-2023 onwards)
PART-II ENGLISH
BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI - 620 024
B.A./B.Sc./B.Com./B.B.A./B.C.A. - PART- II - ENGLISH
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM –LEARNING OUTCOMES BASED
CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK (CBCS - LOCF)
(Applicable to the candidates admitted from the academic year 2022-2023 onwards)
Ins. Exam. Maximum Marks
Sem. Part Types of the Courses Title of the Paper Credits
Hrs. Hours Int. Ext. Total
Prose for Effective
I English Course - 1 6 3 3 25 75 100
Communication
Poetry for Effective
II English Course – 1I 6 3 3 25 75 100
Communication
II English Course – 1II
One-act plays for Effective
III 6 3 3 25 75 100
Communication
English Course – 1V
Short Stories for Effective
IV Communication 6 3 3 25 75 100
First Year PART-II ENGLISH COURSE-I Semester-I
PROSE FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Code: (Theory) Credit:3
OBJECTIVES :
Appreciate literary works from the works of notable writers.
Familiarize learners with various rhetoric devices
Help learners to read and comprehend literary texts to communicate effectively.
Train learners to improve their comprehension and composition skills.
Motivate students to develop intellectual flexibility, creativity, and cultural literacy to
enhance effective communicative skills.
Encourage Creative writing in English.
UNIT – I:
Francis Bacon : Of Parents and Children
G.K. Chesterton : The Worship of the Wealthy
UNIT – II:
O. Henry : After Twenty Years
E.V. Lucas : Third Thoughts
UNIT – III:
Nathaniel Branden : Our Urgent Need for Self-Esteem
Jesse Owens : My Greatest Olympic Prize
UNIT – IV:
Abraham Lincoln : The Gettysburg Address
R.K. Narayan : A Snake in the Grass
UNIT – V GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION :
Parts of Speech Noun, Pronoun – Adjective - Articles, Determiners,
Word formation – the use of Prefixes - the Use of suffixes
Punctuations – Spelling and Capitalization
Sentence – Types, Phrases and Clauses
UNIT – VI CURRENT CONTOURS : (for Continuous Internal Assessment only):
Encourage by collecting similar literary texts and presenting them orally - Learn new
vocabulary and making own sentences by using them - Apply the basic grammatical rules
learnt from the prescribed lessons – Associate the lesson with events in the learners’ lives
and improving their speaking and writing abilities - Become aware of moral values through
the stories from the prescribed Prose Pieces - Understand the nuances involved in acquiring
the skills related to listening, team building, problem solving, assertiveness, emotional
intelligence etc. – Enrich Communicative Skills through Group Discussion.
BOOKS FOR REFERENCE:
1. Bacon, Francis. Bacon’s Essays. Macmillan and Company. 1889. Chesterton, G.K.
All Things Considered. Methuen & Co. London. 1908.
2. Henry. O. The Four Million. Doubleday, Page & Company. New York. 1906 Lincoln,
Abraham. Gettysburg Address. Penguin, 2009.
3. Narayan. R.K. A Snake in the Grass. Alpha Edition, 2020.
4. Krishnasamy N. Modern English: A Book of Grammar Usage & Composition. Laxmi
Publication- 2009
5. Eastwood, John. Oxford Guide to English Grammar. OUP, 2003
6. Green, David. Contemporary English Grammar – Structure and Composition. Trinity
Press, Laxmi Publication, 2015.
E-BOOKS/E-MATERIALS:
1. https://www.rd.com/article/jesse-owens-my-greatest-olympic-
prize/ https://nathanielbranden.com/our-urgent-need-for-
selfesteem/ https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/131/the-four-
million/2413/after-twenty-years/
COURSE OUTCOMES :
After completion of the course the students will be able to realize the following outcomes:–
Read, understand and appreciate the literary works..
Make clear about the basic structures of grammar through the texts.
Realize, evaluate and synthesize information from a variety of writers.
Appreciate the ethical points of view in the texts.
Understand the process of communicating and interpreting human experiences through
literary representation.
Enhance LSRW skills.
Write analytically in different formats like essays, reviews, research papers etc.
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First Year PART-II ENGLISH COURSE-II Semester-II
POETRY FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Code: (Theory) Credit:3
OBJECTIVES:
To enable the students to appreciate the poem
To train the emotions, feelings and imagination of the student
To familiarize students with the basic grammar
UNIT- I:
William Shakespeare : All the World’s a Stage
Robert Frost : Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
UNIT- II:
Rabindranath Tagore : Where the Mind is Without Fear
P. B. Shelley : Ode to the West Wind
UNIT – III:
Ralph Waldo Emerson : Brahma
Robert Browning : Incident of the French Camp
UNIT – IV:
W. B. Yeats : The Lake Isle of Innisfree
T. S. Eliot : Journey of the Magi
UNIT-V GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION :
Word Classes – Verb, Tense, Adverbs, Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement) Active and Passive
Voice, Preposition, Conjunction and Interjection
UNIT -VI CURRENT CONTOURS (for Continuous Internal Assessment only):
Appreciate the salient features of different types of poems – enhance understanding of poems –
motivate to write poems creatively.
BOOKS FOR REFERENCE:
1. Fifteen Poets. Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1941.
2. Khan. M.Q. and Kumar Das, Bijoy, ed., Treasury of Poems: An Anthology of Poems in
English. Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2011.
3. Sharma, R.S and Misra, L, ed., Anthology of English Poems: From Shakespeare to
Keats. Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2001.
4. Krishnasamy N. Modern English: A Book of Grammar Usage & Composition. Laxmi
Publication. 2009.
5. Eastwood, John. Oxford Guide to English Grammar. OUP, 2003
6. Green, David. Contemporary English Grammar – Structure and Composition. Trinity
Press, Laxmi Publication, 2015.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
After completion of the course the students will be able to realize the following outcomes:
Appreciate the essential elements of poetry.
Recognize poetry from a variety of cultures, languages and historic periods.
Identify the tone and theme, sound devices metre, rhythm, rhyme scheme.
Analyse the underlying meanings of the poem by using the elements of poetry.
Relate the poem to real life.
Apply different verb forms efficiently in day-to-day communication.
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First Year PART-II ENGLISH COURSE-III Semester-III
ONE-ACT PLAYS FOR EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION
Code: (Theory) Credit:3
OBJECTIVES:
To familiarize learners with the major one-act playwrights and their works.
To enable learners to understand the elements of one-act plays.
To expose learners to the sociological and psychological dimensions of characterization.
UNIT – I:
Anton Chekhov : The Bear
UNIT – II:
Kalaingar M. Karunanidhi : Socrates
UNIT– III:
Norman McKinnel : The Bishop’s Candlesticks
UNIT – IV:
Arthur Hopkins : Moonshine
UNIT – V GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION:
Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences, Direct and Indirect Speech, Note Making, Dialogue
Writing, Email Writing and Paragraph Writing.
UNIT VI CURRENT CONTOURS: (for Continuous Internal Assessment only):
Understand the significance and salient features of Dramas and One Act play – understand and
appreciate themes and characters – enact one-act plays on stage based on socio political cultural
contours – enact plays on important scenes from Shakespeare’s plays.
BOOKS FOR REFERENCE:
1. Karunanidhi. M. “Socrates.” Tale of the Anklet and One-Act Plays. Macmillan, 2009.
Reddy, T. B. Nine Modern Plays. OUP, 2015.
2. Sujatha K. editor. On the Stage: One-Act Plays. Orient Black Swan, 2011.
Lewis, Roland. Contemporary One-Act Plays. www.gutenberg.org
3. Krishnasamy N. Modern English: A Book of Grammar Usage & Composition. Laxmi
Publication. 2009.
4. Eastwood, John. Oxford Guide to English Grammar. OUP, 2003
5. Green, David. Contemporary English Grammar – Structure and Composition. Trinity
Press, Laxmi Publication, 2015.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
After completion of the course the students will be able to realize the following outcomes:
Appreciate the structure and organization of one-act plays.
Identify and discuss the theoretical elements of the plays.
Understand dramatic techniques used in the plays to explore socio-cultural ideas and
issues.
Develop an appreciation and respect for the characterization in the plays.
Analyse critically the theme, plot and cultural aspects prevalent in the play.
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First Year PART-II ENGLISH COURSE-IV Semester-IV
SHORT STORIES FOR EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION
Code: (Theory) Credit:3
OBJECTIVES:
To familiarize learners with the salient features of short stories.
To help learners appreciate the different themes, strategies and techniques in short stories.
To enhance the reading skills and observation capacity for understanding universal truths.
UNIT – I:
Mulk Raj Anand : The Lost Child
Khushwant Singh : The Mark of Vishnu
UNIT – II:
Oscar Wilde : The Model Millionaire
Stephen Leacock : With the Photographer
UNIT – III:
Leo Tolstoy : Two Old Men
Somerset Maugham : The Luncheon
UNIT – IV:
Guy de Maupassant : The Diamond Necklace
Ernest Hemingway : A Day’s Wait
UNIT –V COMPOSITION:
Letter Writing, Report
Writing Précis Writing,
Essay Writing
UNIT- VI CURRENT CONTOURS (for Continuous Internal Assessment only):
Understand the nuances of short stories – Appreciate themes and characters – cull out the
message from the short sties – develop the ability to write short stories in the current social
affairs.
BOOKS FOR REFERENCE:
1. Joseph A., and Balasubramanian M, eds. Memorable Tales. PoGo Publishing
House, 2013.
2. Kannan, Lakshmi. India Gate and Other Stories. Disha Books, 1993.
3. Sasikumar J., editor. Spectrum-An Anthology of Short Stories. Orient BlackSwan,
2012.
4. Krishnasamy N. Modern English: A Book of Grammar Usage & Composition. Laxmi
Publication. 2009.
5. Eastwood, John. Oxford Guide to English Grammar. OUP, 2003
6. Green, David. Contemporary English Grammar – Structure and Composition. Trinity
Press, Laxmi Publication, 2015.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
After completion of the course the students will be able to realize the following outcomes:
Analyze a variety of short fiction at college level.
Consider author bibliography and socio-historic context of each short story.
Identify and apply techniques of literary analysis and criticism.
Discuss short story content, structure and characterization in depth.
Examine the various cultural and moral values associated with short stories.
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