syllabus : 2021-22 (ba, bcom)

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGIATE AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY

GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, PANCHANAHALLI

KADUR(TQ) CHICKMAGALUR(DIST)

SYLLABUS : 2021-22

(BA, BCOM)

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

GFGC, PANCHANAHALLI-577185

KADUR, CHICKMAGALURU

KARNATAKA

First Semester B.A. / B.S.W. English: 2021-22

AECC2: English Language

Course Title – Ability Enhancement Course – Semester I – English Language

(Text Books –Imaginations and Course Book)

Total Contact Hours : 56/60 Course Credits : 03

Formative Assessment Marks: 40 Teaching Hours: 4 Hours per week

Summative Assessment Marks: 60 Duration of ESA/Exam : 03 Hours

UNIT I – POETRY 16 Marks

1. Still I Rise by Maya Angelou

2. Kitchen Rags by Vijila Chirapadu

3. Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds – Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare

4. Night of the Scorpion by Nissim Ezekiel

UNIT II – PROSE 20 Marks

1. The Child by Prem Chand

2. The Birth of Khadi by M K Gandhi

3. After Twenty Years by O Henry

4. My Childhood by A P J Abdul Kalam

UNIT III -LANGUAGE SKILLS 24 Marks

Reading Skills:

1. Comprehension Passage

2. Vocabulary

Prefix, Suffix, Synonym, Antonym, Word Forms

3. Understanding Grammar: Be, Do and Have forms

Subject-Verb Agreement

Tenses : Present and Past

Suggestive Guidelines for Continuous Internal Assessment:

Test Duration Marks

Test - 1 At the end of 2nd month of every semester (One Hour) 10

Test -2 At the end of 4th month of the every semester (One Hour) 10

Two Assignments, each for 5 marks 10

Seminar for 5 marks 05

Overall Assessment 05

Total Marks 40

Second Semester B.A. / B.S.W: 2021-22 AECC2:

English Language

Course Title – Ability Enhancement Course – Semester II – English Language

(Text Books – Imaginations and Course Book)


Formative Assessment Marks : 40 Teaching Hours: 4 Hours per week



1. The Road not Taken by Robert Frost

2. Small Scale Reflections on a Great House by A K Ramanujan 3. Introduction by Kamala Das 4. Work of Artifice by Marge Piercy


1. Letter to a Teacher by The School of Barbiana

2. Too Dear by Leo Tolstoy

3. India’s Gift to the World by Louis Fischer

4. The Thief’s Story by Ruskin Bond

UNIT V - LANGUAGE SKILLS 24 Marks

Articles, Prepositions,

Transformation of Sentences - Active Voice and Passive Voice; Affirmative, Negative and

Interrogative

Vocabulary Exercises:

Homonyms, Homophones, One-word Substitution

Dialogue Writing


Test Duration Marks

Test – 1 At the end of 2nd month of every semester (One Hour) 10

Test – 2 At the end of 4th month of the every semester (One

Hour) 10

Two Assignments each for 5 marks 10

Seminar 05


Total Marks 40

First Semester B.COM./BBA/TTM : 2021-22


Course Title – Ability Enhancement Course – Semester I – English Language (Text

Books– Ambitions and Course Book)


Formative Assessment Marks: 40 Teaching Hours: 4 Hours per week



1. The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

2. The Chimney Sweeper by William Blake

3. The Seven Ages of Man by William Shakespeare

4. Burning of the Books by Bertolt Brecht


1. Not Just Oranges by Isai Tobolsky

2. Luncheon by Somerset Maugham

3. If War is to End by Vaikom Mohammed Basheer

4. My Greatest Olympic Prize by Jesse Owens

UNIT III – LANGUAGE SKILLS 24 Marks

Reading Skills:

1. Comprehension Passages

2. Vocabulary

Prefix, Suffix, Synonym, Antonym, Word Forms.

3. Understanding Grammar: Be, Do and Have forms

Subject-Verb Agreement

Tenses: Present and Past


Test Duration Marks


Test - 2 At the end of 4th month of the every semester (One Hour) 10




Total Marks 40

Second Semester B.COM./BBA/TTM: 2021-22


Course Title – Ability Enhancement Course – Semester I – English Language (Text

– Ambitions and Course Book)


Formative Assessment Marks : 40 Teaching Hours: 4 Hours per week


Enhancing Language I UNIT I – POETRY

16 Marks

1. She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways by William Wordsworth

2. Ozymandias by P B Shelly

3. Patriot by Nissim Ezekiel

4. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou


1. The Kabuliwallah by Rabindranath Tagore

2. Dangers of Drug Abuse by Hardin B James

3. Bells of Buddha by MahanteshNavalkal

4. Draught by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee

UNIT III – LANGUAGE SKILLS 24Marks

Articles, Prepositions,

Transformation of Sentences - Active Voice and Passive Voice; Affirmative, Negative and

Interrogative

Vocabulary Exercises:

Homonyms, Homophones, One-word Substitution

Dialogue Writing


Test Duration Marks


Test - 2 At the end of 4th month of the every semester (One Hour) 10




Total Marks 40

Kuvempu University

Undergraduate Courses – English Language (as per NEP 2020)

Question Paper Pattern for B.A./B.S.W.

I Semester – English Language – Course I

Paper 1: Imaginations and Course Book

Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 60

Instruction: Answer all the questions.

SECTION – A (PROSE)

1. Write short notes on any TWO of the following in about a page each. (Two out of Three) 2x5=10

2. Answer any ONE of the following in about two pages. (One out of Two) 1 x 10 = 10

SECTION – B (POETRY)

3. Annotate any TWO of the following. 2 x 4 = 08

4. Answer any ONE of the following in about one and a half page. (One out of Two) 1 x 8 = 08

SECTION – C (LANGUAGE SKILLS)

5. Read the following passage and answer the questions based on it.

a) Answer the following questions in a word or a phrase or a sentence as required. 1 x

6 = 06

b) Answer the following questions in two or three sentences. 2 x

2 = 04

6. Rewrite as directed. (Vocabulary – synonyms, antonyms, suffixes, prefixes) 4 x 1 = 04

7. a) Fill in the blanks with the suitable forms of verbs given in brackets. (be/do/have) 3 x 1 = 03

b) Fill in the blanks with the suitable forms of verbs given in brackets. (Subject verb agreement)

3 x 1 = 03

8. Rewrite as directed. (Tenses – Present and Past Tenses) 4 x

1 = 04

Kuvempu University


Question Paper Pattern for B.A/B.S.W.

II Semester – English Language – Course II

Paper 2: Imaginations and Course Book




1. Write short notes on any TWO of the following in about a page each. (Two out of Three) 2 x 5 =

10






5. Rewrite as directed. (Homonyms, homophones, one word substitute) 4 x 1 = 04

6. a) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles. 2 x 1 = 02 b) Fill in the blanks with suitable

prepositions. 2 x 1 = 02

7. a) Change the following into negativesentences. 2 x 1 = 02 b) Change the following into Yes-

No questions. 2 x 1 = 02

c) Frame Wh-questions to get the underlined words as answer. 2 x

1 = 02

d) Add suitable question tags. 2 x

1 = 02

8. a) Change the following sentences into Passive Voice. 2 x 1 = 02 b) Change the following

sentences into Active Voice. 2 x 1 = 02

9. Write a dialogue….

04

Kuvempu University Undergraduate Courses – English Language

(as per NEP 2020)

Question Paper Pattern for B.Com/B.B.A./T.T.M.

I Semester – English Language – Course I

Paper 1: Ambitions and Course Book




1. Write short notes on any TWO of the following in about a page each. (Two out of Three) 2 x 5

= 10






5. Read the following passage and answer the questions based on it.

a) Answer the following questions in a word or a phrase or a sentence as required. 1 x

6 = 06

b) Answer the following questions in two or three sentences. 2 x

2 = 04

6. Rewrite as directed. (Vocabulary – synonyms, antonyms, suffixes, prefixes) 4 x 1 = 04

7. a) Fill in the blanks with the suitable forms of verbs given in brackets. (be/do/have) 3 x 1 = 03

b) Fill in the blanks with the suitable forms of verbs given in brackets. (Subject verb agreement)

3 x 1 = 03

8. Rewrite as directed. (Tenses – Present and Past Tenses) 4 x

1 = 04

Kuvempu University


Question Paper Pattern for B.Com/B.B.A./T.T.M.

II Semester – English Language – Course II

Paper 2: Ambitions and Course Book




1. Write short notes on any TWO of the following in about a page each. (Two out of Three) 2 x 5 =

10






5. Rewrite as directed. (Homonyms, homophones, one word substitute) 4 x 1 = 04

6. a) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles. 2 x 1 = 02

b) Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions. 2 x

1 = 02 7. a) Change the following into negative sentences.

2 x 1 = 02 b) Change the following into Yes-No questions.

2 x 1 = 02

c) Frame Wh-questions to get the underlined words as answer. 2 x

1 = 02

d) Add suitable question tags. 2 x

1 = 02

8. a) Change the following sentences into Passive Voice. 2 x 1 = 02 b) Change the following

sentences into Active Voice. 2 x 1 = 02

9. Write a dialogue….

Board of Studies in English (Undergraduate) Kuvempu University

Revised and Approved Syllabus

Effective from 2020-21

Pursuit of Language- II

II Year BA/BSW

III Semester

Section- A

Poetry 22 Marks 1 hr/wk

1. Agression : Meena Khandaswamy

2. The Pulley : George Herbert

3 Mending Wall : Robert Frost

4. Crutches : Bertolt Brecht

5. Lake Isle of Innisfree : W.B Yeats

Section- B

Prose 28 Marks 1 hr/wk

1. My Brother, My Brother: Norah Burke

2. Yellow Fish : Ambai

3. The Chipko Women's Concept of Freedom : Vandana Shiva

4. My Thai Cat- Pratoomeratha Zeng

5. War : Luigi Pirandello

Section- C

Writing Skills : 30 marks 2 hrs/wk

1. Letter to the Principal : a) Conducting educational tour 6 marks

b) Arranging a program in the college

2. Paragraph writing - Proverbs or ideas 6 marks

3. Drafting Speeches 6 marks

(Introduction of guest, welcome speech, Vote of thanks)

4. Soft skills and interview skills 6 marks

5. Everyday expressions 6 marks



Enhancing Language - II

II Year B.Com/ BBA/ TTM III

Semester

Section –A

Poetry

1. The Tables Turned : William Wordsworth

2. Green : Kuvempu

3. On Killing a Tree : Gieve Patel

4. The Pulley : George Herbert

5. The Last Will of A Dalit Poet : Jayant Parmar

Section- B

Prose 20 Marks 1 hr/wk

1. Just One Word : Bama

2. The Lament : Anthon Chekov

3. Playing the English Gentleman : M.K Gandhi

4. The Worship of the Wealthy : G.K Chesterton

5. The Pot Maker : Temsula Ao

Section- C

Writing Skills 40 marks 2 hrs/wk

Business Communication

1. Application letter with Resume 6 Marks

2. Email - Enquiry and Reply, Placing an order, Complaint letters, Status Enquiry

6 x 2=12 Marks

3. Debt Collection letters 6 Marks

4. Request for OD facility and reply [favorable and unfavorable] 6 Marks

5. Circulars a) Change of Premises 6 Marks

b) Opening of a new branch

6. Computer and commercial terms 4 Marks



Enhancing Language - II

II Year B.Com/ BBA/ TTM

IV Semester

Section- A

One Act Plays (4 Plays) Marks: 50 2 hrs/wk

a. The Refund :Fritz Karinthy

b. The Dear Departed: Stanley Houghton

c. Never, Never Nest : Cedric Mount

d. The Burden : by T.P Kailasam.

Section B

Writing Skills and Soft Skills Marks: 30 2 hrs/wk

1. Report writing - 05 Marks

2. Letter to the editor on civic problems - 05 Marks

3. Notice, agenda, minutes of a meeting - 05 Marks

4. Soft skills and Interview skills - 05 Marks

5. Summarizing a dialogue - 05 Marks

6. Everyday expressions - 05 Marks

English Language

Question Paper Pattern of the new syllabus for III Semester of BA/BSW

(effective from 2020-21)

III Semester Time 3:Hours [Max. Marks : 80]

SECTION – A 1. Annotate any Two of the following 2X5=10

a)

b)

c)

2. Write short notes on any ONE of the following in about a Page 1X4=04

a)

b)

3. Answer any one of the following in about two pages : 1X8=08

a)

b)

c)

SECTION – B

4. . Write short notes on any TWO of the following in about a Page 2X4=08

a)

b)

c)

5. Answer any TWO of the following in about two pages : 2X10=10

a)

b)

c)

SECTION –C

(WRITING SKILLS)

7. Letter to the Principal 1X6=06

8. Paragraph Writing (one out of three) 1X6=06

9. Writing Speeches 1X6=06

10. Soft Skills and Interview Skills (Three of out five) 3X2=06

11. Use any Six everyday expressions in Sentence of your own 6X1=06

(Six out eight expressions)

English Language

Question Paper Pattern of the new syllabus for IV Semester of BA/BSW

(effective from 2020-21)

IV Semester

Time 3:Hours [Max. Marks : 80]

SECTION – A

(DRAMA)

1. Annotate any THREE of the following : (Three Out of Five) 3 x 5 = 15

2. Write short notes on any THREE of the following in about a page each: 3 x 5 = 15

(Three Out of Five)

3. Answer any TWO of the following in about two pages each : (Two Out of Three) 2 x10 = 20

SECTION – B

(WRITING SKILLS)

4. a) Letter of application with C.V 6 Marks

b) Writing a report on college programmes 6 Marks

c) e-mail (Two out of Three) 2 x 6 = 12

d) Column writing on contemporary issues (One Out of Three) 1 x 6 = 06

Third Semester B.Com/BBA/Question Paper Pattern Enhancing Language

– II Effective from 2020-21

Time: 3Hrs Max. Marks: 80

Section- A (Poetry)

1. Annotate any TWO of the following: (2 out of 3) 2x 4 = 08 a)

b)

c)

2. Answer any TWO of the following in about a page and a half each. (2 out of 3)2 x 6 = 12

a) b)

c )

SECTION – B (Prose) 3. Answer any TWO of the following in about two pages each. (2 out of

3) 2x8 = 16

a) b)

c)

4. Write Short notes on any ONE of the following. (1 out of 3) 1 x 4 =4

a)

b)

c)

SECTION – C (Commercial Correspondence)

5. Answer any SIX of the following in about two pages each. (6 out of 8) 6x6 = 36 a) b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

g)

h)

5. Explain the meaning of any FOUR commercial and computers terms in one or

two sentences. 4x1=4

Fourth Semester B.Com/BBA/Question Paper Pattern

Enhancing Language – II


Time: 3Hrs Max. Marks: 80

Section- A (One Act Plays)

1. Annotate any THREE of the following : (3 out of 4) 3 x 5 = 15

a) b)

c)

2. Answer any THREE of the following in about a page and a half each.(3out of 4)3x10 = 30 a) b)

c)

3. Write a brief note on any ONE of the following. (1 out of 3) 1 x 5 = 05

Section- B (Writing Skills)

4. a) Report writing 05

b) Letter to the editor 05

c) Notice, agenda, minutes of a meeting 05

5. Explain the meaning of any FIVE expressions in one or two sentences each.

6. Write a summary of the following dialogue 05

syllabus : 2021-22 (ba, bcom)

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