Internal assessment: Assignment / presentation / Written test

 Internal assessment: Assignment / presentation / Written test

Course objectives:

 To strengthen students understanding of the authors and their time

 To make students understand the historical development over a period

 To make students appreciate and understand the classics of English literature.

Course content:

Text: 1. Emma (Novel) – Jane Austen. Oxford World Classics. Paperback: 448 pages

New Delhi: Oxford University Press. 2008.

Series: Oxford World's Classics

ISBN-10: 0199535523, ISBN-13: 978-0199535521

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Text: 2. The Eve of St. Agnes (Poem) by John Keats, from John Keats: The

Complete Poems (Penguin Classics) Paperback.1977. Publisher: Penguin Classics; 3rd

edition 1977.

ISBN-10: 0140422102, and, ISBN-13: 978-0140422108

Semester end examination:

Q. 1 Long Answer Question (Novel) (1/2) 14 x 1 14 Marks

Q. 2 Long Answer Question (Novel) (1/2) 14 x 1 14 Marks

Q. 3 Long Answer Question (Poem) (1/2) 14 x 1 14Marks

Q. 4 Long Answer Question (Poem) (1/2) 14 x 1 14 Marks

Q. 5 (A) Short Notes Question (Novel) (1/2) 07 x 1 07 Marks

Q. 5 (B) Short Notes Question (Poem) (1/2) 07 x 1 07 Marks

Semester 3: Name of the Course: Core Course in English (CCE 7)

Saurashtra University

Faculty of Arts

English

Syllabus (Effective from June 2019 onwards)

Subject English Semester 03

Course Title Study of Literature -1 Course Credit 03

Category Core Course Course

No.

07

Course Code Core

Semester End

Exam

2:30 Hours 70 Marks

Category Teaching

Hours

Credit Internal

Marks

External

Marks

Practical/

Viva

Marks

Total

Marks

Core

Course

45 03 30 70 NA 100

Internal assessment: Assignment /Presentation / MCQ test

Course objectives:

 To initiate students in the field of literary criticism

 To make students understand the basic critical ideas and terminology

 To make the students aware about the leading critics and their contribution

Course content:

TEXTBOOK: An Introduction to the Study of Literature - William Henry Hudson

Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd. 2006

ISBN-10: 9788171560653; ISBN-13: 978-8171560653

(Note: The First Three Chapters to Teach and Ask in the Exam)

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CHAPTER ISOME WAYS OF STUDYING LITERATURE

I. The Nature and Elements of Literature, 9-16.

II. Literature as an Expression of Personality, 16-22.

III. The Study of an Author— The Chronological and Comparative Methods of Study, 22-27.

IV. Biography, its Abuse and Use in the Study of Literature, 27-33.

V. The Study of Style as an Index of Personality, 33-38.

CHAPTER IISOME WAYS OF STUDYING LITERATURE (concluded)

The Historical Study of Literature, 39-41.

II. Literature as a Social Product, 42-49.

III. Taine's Formula of Literary Evolution—The Sociological Aspect of Literature, 49-55.

IV. The Comparative Method in the Historical Study of Literature—The Inter-relations of

Literatures, 55-66.

V. The Historical Study of Style, 66-72.

VI. The Study of Literary Technique, 72-81.

CHAPTER III

THE STUDY OF POETRY

I. The Nature and Elements of Poetry, 82-97.

II. Poetry as an Interpretation of Life—Poetry and Science—Poetic Truth, 97-117.

III. Poetry as Revelation—Greatness in Poetry—Poetry and Philosophy, 118- 1 25.

IV. The Classification of Poetry, 125-150.

V. The Study of Poetic Form—Versification—Other Aspects of Poetic Technique, 150-163.

VI. The Study of Poetry and the Appreciation of Poetry, 164- 167.

Semester end examination:

Q. 1 Long Answer Question (CHAPTER I) (1/2) 14 x 1 14 Marks

Q. 2 Long Answer Question (CHAPTER II) (1/2) 14 x 1 14 Marks

Q. 3 Long Answer Question (CHAPTER III) (1/2) 14 x 1 14Marks

Q. 4 Long Answer Question (CHAPTER III) (1/2) 14 x 1 14 Marks

Q. 5 (A) Short Notes Question (CHAPTER I) (1/2) 07 x 1 07 Marks

Q. 5 (B) Short Notes Question (CHAPTER II) (1/2) 07 x 1 07 Marks

SEMESTER –III Functional English V (FE5) (For Regular Students Only)

Saurashtra University

Faculty of Arts

English

Syllabus (Effective from June 2019 onwards)

Subject English Semester 03

Course Title Conversational English Course Credit 03

Category Elective 2 (Optional) Course

No.

05

Course Code Elective 2 (Optional)

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Semester End

Exam

2:30 Hours 50 Marks

Category Teaching

Hours

Credit Internal

Marks

External

Marks

Practical/

Viva

Marks

Total

Marks

Elective 2

(Optional)

45 03 30 50 20 100

Internal assessment: Assignment / Presentation / Written test

Course objectives:

 To hone students communicative skills

 To drill students in conversational English

 To strengthen students’ ability to use English for day to day purposes

Course content:

Unit I:

 Introducing yourself and others

 Talking about people, Places, process

 Invitation/Permission

 Expressing Sympathy/ Apology /Congratulating

Unit II: Tele-manners

 Asking for someone, Taking and Leaving Messages

 Making Inquiries, taking an appointment, booking a hotel room

 Calling for Help in an Emergency

Unit III: Situational Dialogues (At the bank, railway station, airport, hospital, etc.)

Unit IV: Dialogue on current Affairs (politics, sports, films etc.)

Unit V: Vocabulary from Annexure (Idioms & Foreign words)

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Theory of language (Terms: 1. Indian English 2. MTI 3. Native and non native

speaker 4. GIE & RP 5. Fillers 6. Vocatives 7. Discourse markers 8.Elision 9. Hedge

10. Idiolect & Sociolect 11. Non-fluency features 12. Phatic talk 13. Pragmatics 14.

Prosody 15. Dialect)

Annexure (Idioms)

1. Apple of one’ eye,

2. Black sheep

3. Bolt from the Blue

4. Burn one’s own finger,

5. Burning question,

6. By hook or by crook,

7. Castles in the air,

8. Child’s play,

9. Close-fisted,

10. Close shave,

11. Crocodile tears,

12. Cry over spilt milk,

13. An eye for an eye,

14. A fish out of water,

15. From hand to mouth,

16. To have a finger in every

pie,

17. Herculean task,

18. Hobson’s choice,

19. To hold one’s tongue,

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20. In one’s good book,

21. in one’s true colours,

22. In the nick of time,

23. Jack of all trades,

24. To kick up a row,

25. The last straw,

26. A laughing Stock,

27. To let the cat out of the bag,

28. A lion’s share,

29. A maiden speech,

30. To make up one’s mind,

31. Nip in the bud,

32. Olive branch,

33. Once in a blue moon,

34. Out of the frying pan into

the fire,

35. To put one’s best foot

forward,

36. To stick to the point,

37. To take advantage of,

38. A turning point,

39. Up to the mark,

40. A white lie

Foreign Words and Phrases

Sr.

No.

French Words And Phrases Meaning

1. Bonjour good day, good morning

2. bon ton the height of fashion

3. Bourgeois a townsman, middle class

4. Elan dash, eagerness to advance

5. en route on to way (to)

6. faux pas a social blunder

7. fin de siècle end of the (19th) century, decadent

8. grand merci many thanks

9. Impasse an insoluble difficulty

10.marriage de convenance marriage from interest rather than from love

11.Panache flamboyant confidence of style or manner,

12.par excellence better or more than all others of the same kind

13. répondezs'ilvousplaît (RSVP) used at the end of a

written invitation to mean that you should let the

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people who invited you know whether or not you

are coming

14. tête-à-tête a private conversation between two people

15. vis-à-vis in relation to; with regard to;

a face-to-face meeting

Sr.

No.

Latin Words And Phrases Meaning

1. ad initio from the beginning

2. ad addendum to be added at the end

3. alma mater benign mother (said of a university or an

educational institution by its good students)

4. annus mirabilis year of wonders, the most significant year in the

life a person

5. carpe diem seize the day

6. de facto actual, real

7. Etiamtibi same to you

8. exempli gratia for the sake of example

9. felix culpa happy fault

10. in status quo in the former state or in the same state as before

11. in toto wholly or entirely

12.magnum opus a great work, masterpiece

13.modus operandi plan of working or mode of operation

14. veni, vidi, vici i came, i saw, i conquered

15. Verbatim word for word

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Viva: 20 Semester End Exams: 50

Paper Style: (50 marks)

I A State the meaning of the Idioms and form sentences. 05 marks

I B State the meaning of the foreign words. 05 marks

II A Transcription 05 marks

II B Explain the terms 05 marks

III Dialogue (Unit I) 10 marks

IV Dialogue (Unit II) 10 marks

V Dialogue (Unit III) 10 marks

References:

a. Spoken English: A Foundation Course by Kamlesh Sadanand and Susheela

Punitha (Part I and Part II)

b. Telephoning in English Third Edition by B. Jean Naterope and Rod Revell

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

SEMESTER –III Functional English VI (FE6)(For Regular Students Only)

Saurashtra University

Faculty of Arts

English

Syllabus (Effective from June 2019 onwards)

Subject English Semester 03

Course Title Official/Business

Correspondence

Course Credit 03

Category Elective 2 (Optional) Course

No.

06

Course Code Elective 2 (Optional)

Semester End

Exam

2:30 Hours 50 Marks

Category Teaching

Hours

Credit Internal

Marks

External

Marks

Practical/

Viva

Marks

Total

Marks

Elective 2

(Optional)

45 03 30 50 20 100

Internal assessment: Assignment / Presentation / Written test

Communication and Business Writing

 To hone students’ communication skills

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 To strengthen students’ ability for business writing

 To equip the students with the knowledge various aspects of communication.

Unit I: Theory of Communication (Communication Process, Verbal and Non

Verbal Communication, Barriers of Communication)

Unit II: Individual & Committee Report

Unit III: Notices, Circulars, Agenda and Minutes

Unit IV: Questionnaire, MoU, Pamphlet and Brochure

Unit IV: Text: Word Power made Easy Part I

Reference

1. Communication Skills by Nageshwar Rao and Rajendra P. Das., Geetanjali

Press, Nagpur

2. Business Communication by Urmila Rai and S.M. Rai, Geetanjali Press,

Nagpur

SEMESTER END EXAMS 50 Marks

Q.1 Objective Type Question 10 Marks

Q.2 Short notes (2/4) 10 Marks

Q.3 Reports (2/4) 10 Marks

Q.4 Notices, Circulars, Agenda and Minutes (1/2) 10 Marks

Q.5 Questionnaire, MoU, Pamphlet and Brochure (1/2) 10 Marks

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Semester 4 Name of the Course: Foundation Course in English-4 (FCE-4)

Saurashtra University

Faculty of Arts

English

Syllabus (Effective from June 2019 onwards)

Subject English Semester 04

Course Title Foundation Course in English Course Credit 03

Category Foundation Course Course

No.

04

Course Code Foundation Course

Semester End

Exam

2:30 Hours 70 Marks

Program Semester Category Credit Internal

Marks

External

Marks

Practical/

Viva

Marks

Total

Marks

B. A. 01 Foundation

Course

03 30 70 -- 100

Internal assessment: Assignment / presentation / MCQ test

Learning Objectives:

 The students will be able to master themselves in grammar

 They will be able to understand the Indian culture and civilization through the

selected texts

Course content:

Text: Wings (“SEMESTER IV” Portion)

Board of Editors

Publishers: Orient BlackSwan. Hyderabad. 2018

ISBN: 978-93-5287-424-8

40 Marks

Grammar & Composition

Direct Speech and Indirect Narration

Expansion of an Idea

Resume/Application

10 Marks

10 Marks

10 Marks

Semester end examination pattern

Que

No.

Details Options Marks

1 (A) Answer in one line (Text) 5/7 05

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(B) Short notes (Text) 2/3 15

2 Short answer question (Text) 5/7 20

3 Objective type questions

(A) Direct and Indirect Speech

(B) Expansion of an idea

10/10

1/2

10

10

4 Resume/Application ½ 10

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Semester 4: Name of the Course: Core Course in English 8 (CCE 8)

Saurashtra University

Faculty of Arts

English

Syllabus (Effective from June 2019 onwards)

Subject English Semester 04

Course Title Indian Writing in English – 1 Course Credit 03

Category Core Course / Elective 1 /

Elective 2

Course

No.

08

Course Code

Core

Elective 1

Elective 2

Semester End

Exam

2:30 Hours 70 Marks

Category Teaching

Hours

Credit Internal

Marks

External

Marks

Practical/

Viva

Marks

Total

Marks

Core

Course /

Elective 1

/ Elective

2

45 03 30 70 NA 100

Internal assessment: Assignment / presentation / Written test

Course objectives:

 To initiate the students in the study of Indian Writing in English

 To enkindle students’ interest in the study of classics of Indian Writing in English

 To create awareness about regional and national varieties of English literature.

Unit 1: Text 1: The Guide-R. K. Narayan, Teaching time: 22.5 hours.

Paperback: 217 pages, publisher: Indian Thought Publications. 2007

ISBN-10: 9788185986074, ISBN-13: 978-8185986074

Unit 2: Text 2: Hayavadana (Play) - Girish Karnad. Teaching time: 22.5 hours

Publisher: Oxford University Press.1997

ISBN-10: 0195603826

ISBN-13: 978-0195603828

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Semester end examination:

Q. 1 Long Answer Question (The Guide) (1/2) 14 x 1 14 Marks

Q. 2 Long Answer Question (The Guide) (1/2) 14 x 1 14 Marks

Q. 3 Long Answer Question (Hayavadana) (1/2) 14 x 1 14Marks

Q. 4 Long Answer Question (Hayavadana) (1/2) 14 x 1 14 Marks

Q. 5 (A) Short Notes Question (The Guide) (1/2) 07 x 1 07 Marks

Q. 5 (B) Short Notes Question (Hayavadana) (1/2) 07 x 1 07 Marks

Semester 4: Name of the Course: Core Course in English 9 (CCE 9)

Saurashtra University

Faculty of Arts

English

Syllabus (Effective from June 2019 onwards)

Subject English Semester 04

Course Title English Classics (Victorian

Age)

Course Credit 03

Category Core Course / Elective 1 /

Elective 2

Course

No.

09

Course Code

Core

Elective 1

Elective 2

Semester End

Exam

2:30 Hours 70 Marks

Category Teaching

Hours

Credit Internal

Marks

External

Marks

Practical/

Viva

Marks

Total

Marks

Core

Course /

Elective 1

/ Elective

2

45 03 30 70 NA 100

Internal assessment: Assignment / presentation / MCQ test

Course objectives:

 To strengthen students understanding of the authors and their time

 To make students understand the historical development over a period

 To make students appreciate and understand the classics of English literature.

Course content:

Texts: