TEXT BOOK: A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students

 Unit I: Syllable

Unit II: Consonant Cluster

Unit III: Word Accent and Rules

Unit IV: Accent and rhythm in connected speech, Strong and weak forms

Unit V: Intonation (Rising and Falling)

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Definitions: Phoneme, Phonology, Minimal Pair, releasing and arresting consonant, abutting

consonants, open and closed syllable, syllabic consonants, word accent, rhythm etc.

TEXT BOOK: A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students by T.

Balasubramanian, CIEFL, Hyderabad

Semester - end Exams: 50 Marks

Practical Viva: 20 marks

1. Objective Questions 10 Marks

2. Definitions (3/5) 10 Marks

3. Short notes (2/4) 10 Marks

4. Long Questions (1/2) 10 Marks

5. Transcription (with syllable division and CV structure) 05Marks

6. Transcription (with word accent) 05Marks

SEMESTER-II Functional English IV (FE4) (For Regular Students Only)

Saurashtra University

Faculty of Arts

English

Syllabus (Effective from June 2019 onwards)

Subject English Semester 02

Course Title Functional Grammar – 2 Course Credit 03

Category Elective 2 (Optional) Course

No.

04

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 70 -- 100

Course objectives:

 To strengthen students knowledge of English grammar

 To develop students English language competence through grammar

 To help students learn correct language usage

Course content:

Unit I: Tense and Time in General

 The Close Relation between Tense and Time in Indian languages Tense and Time in

English

 Two Tenses (based on structure) and Three Senses (based on meaning/Reference)

in English

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Tenses in Detail

Diagrammatic Representation of Verb phrase (Tree Diagram)

Unit II:

Verb/ Verb Phrase

 Main Verb and auxiliary Verb

 Transitive Verb and Intransitive verb

 Finite Verb and Non finite Verb

 Participles

 Gerunds

Adverb and Adverbial Phrase

Clauses

 Main Clause and Subordinate Clauses

 Conditional Clauses

 Basics of Simple, Complex and Compound sentences (based on Traditional

Grammar)

Unit III: Active and Passive Voices

Unit IV: Direct and Indirect Speech

Unit V: Transformation of Sentences

Making Sense of English – A Textbook of Sounds, Words and Grammar by M. A. Yadugiri

English Grammar and Composition, Rajendra Pal and PremLata Suri

Semester end Exams: 70 Marks

1. Definitions/ objective type questions 14 Marks

2. Short notes (2/3) 14Marks

3. Tree Diagram (7/9) 14 Marks

4. A. Change the voice 07 Marks

4 .B. Reported Speech 07 Marks

5. A. Simple, Complex and Compound sentences 07 Marks

5. B. Fill in the blanks with appropriate form of the word 07 Marks

Reference Books:

Making Sense of English – A Textbook of Sounds, Words and Grammar by M. A. Yadugiri

English Grammar and Composition, Rajendra Pal and PremLata Suri

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Semester 3: Name of the Course: Foundation Course in English-3 (FCE-3)

Saurashtra University

Faculty of Arts

English

Syllabus (Effective from June 2019 onwards)

Subject English Semester 03

Course Title Foundation Course in English Course Credit 03

Category Foundation Course Course

No.

03

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/ Assignment / Written 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:

Foundation Course in English (FCE 3)

Text: Wings (“SEMESTER III” Portion)

Board of Editors

Publishers: Orient BlackSwan. Hyderabad. 2018

ISBN: 978-93-5287-424-8

40 Marks

Grammar & Composition 30 Marks

Voice 10 Marks

Phrasal verbs (List in the appendix -I) 10 Marks

Short Composition (Describing an object / Narration on a Given Topic) 10 Marks

Semester end examination:

Que. No. Details Options Marks

1 (A) Answer in one line (Text)

(B) Short notes (Text)

5/7

2/3

05

15

2 Short answer question (Text) 5/7 20

3 (A) Voice

(B) Phrasal verbs

10/10

10/10

10

10