Syllabus of UG III Year (BA/ BSc/ BCom): Foundation Course (English)

Syllabus of UG III Year (BA/ BSc/ BCom): Foundation Course (English)
Program: UG Level (Degree)(Session 2023-24 onwards)
Class: UG III Year (BA/BSc/BCom)
Subject: Foundation Course (English)
Course Title: English Language and Communication Skills
Course Code: X3-FCHB1T
Course Type: Foundation Course (Theory)
Credit Value: 2
Total Marks: 50; Minimum Pass Marks: 17
Written Exam: 50 Marks; Time 02 Hours (50 multiple choice type questions to be asked. Each question carries 01 mark.)
UNIT- I
Reading, Writing and interpretation Skills( Text Based):
1. The Express – Stephen Spender
2. The World is Too Much with Us – William Wordsworth
3. My Financial Career – Stephen Leacock
4. Running for Governor – Mark Twain
UNIT II
Essay Writing- Topical Essays: Terrorism, Covid-19 Pandemic, India and the Modern World, The Role of Women in the New Era,The Global World
UNIT III
(a) Communicative Skills:Words often Confused, Misused, Idiomatic Expressions and Proverbs, etc.
(b) Essential Conversations: Introducing Yourself, Introducing Other Persons, Meeting Someone First Time, At the Airport, Ordering Food in a Restaurant, Talking about a Movie, etc.
(c) Filing an FIR, Writing a Resume, E-Mail Writing, Blog Writing on a given topic.
Key Words: Manifesto, Self –Possession, Streamline, Rage, Meteors, Fierce, Perjury, Intent, Campaign, Malicious, English Communication, Competence, Soft Skills, Practical Knowledge, Resume, CV, Blog Writer and E-Mails.