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UG I Year (BA/ BSc/ BCom) Foundation Course (English)Session 2025-26
Unit II: Comprehension Skills
1. Reading Techniques: Skimming, Scanning
2. Identifying the Main Idea and Theme
3. Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
4. Analysing unseen passages on Indian history, society, and art.
Keywords - Inference, Main Idea, Theme, Tone, Purpose, Context Clues, Summary, Paraphrasing, Critical Reading.
Activity:
Worksheets with unseen passages followed by questions on comprehension, vocabulary, and inference. Summarizing articles from newspapers or magazines on cultural or social issues in India
Unit III: Basic Language Skills Grammar
1. Parts of Speech
2. Articles
3. Subject-Verb Agreement
4. Tenses and their application
Vocabulary:
1. Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms, and Homophones
2. One-word substitutes
3. Word formation: Suffixes and Prefixes
Keywords - Tense, Agreement, Clause, Phrase, Synonym, Antonym, Prefix, Suffix.
Activity:
4. Grammar exercises (fill-in-the-blanks, error correction, sentence transformation).
5. Vocabulary-building games and quizzes.
Unit IV: Writing Skills
1. The Writing Process: Pre-writing, Drafting, Revising, and Editing.
2. Paragraph Writing: Structure, Topic Sentence, and Coherence.
3. Letter writing: Formal/Informal
Keywords: Cohesion, Coherence, Topic Sentence, Drafting, Revising, Editing.
Activity:
1. Paragraph on given topics (e.g., "My Favourite Indian Festival," or "The Importance of Technology in Modern India").
2. Letter / Application writing exercises
3. Essay Writing on contemporary relevant issues.
Unit V: Situational Conversation- Context, Audience, Purpose, Type, Register
1. Meeting/Greeting - Introducing Self; Introducing people to one another
2. Apologies/Responses
3. Enquiring about a Course/ Requesting Information
4. Agreeing/Disagreeing (with a Proposal)
Keywords - Register, Tone, Style, Audience, Purpose, Context, Etiquette, Persuasion.
Activity: 1. Introducing and Greeting (e.g., formal business meeting, college orientation, conference with a guest speaker, informal club gathering).
2. Debate - Agreeing & Disagreeing with Proposals - such as: "The college 1. Tagore, should make attendance optional for lectures.”
External Assessment:
Exam Duration - 02 Hours
Section A - Very Short Questions (50 words): 5x4=20
Section B- Short Questions (200 words) 5 questions: 5x10=20
Section C- Long Answer Questions (400 words) Two Questions to be attempted out of 4 questions: 2x15=30
Course Title: English Language and Indian Culture
Course Type: AEC Ability Enhancement Course (English Language)
Credit Value: 02
Total Marks: Max Marks – 100; Min. passing Marks – 35; Exam Duration - 02 Hours
Content of the Course
Unit I: Understanding Indian Culture
1. Rabindranath Tagore - Where the mind is without fear
2. Swami Vivekananda - Chicago Speech (1893)
3. R K Narayan - Astrologer's Day
4. Introduction to Sundarkand of Valmiki's Ramayan
5. A.L Basham: The wonder that was India (an excerpt)
Keywords: Heritage, Diversity, Pluralism, Values, Patriotism, Spirituality. Humanism, Social Harmony, Tradition, Modernity.
Activity:
Group Discussion on theme - fearless thinking & nationalism" (Tagore), "religious harmony & tolerance" (Vivekananda), "social observations" (R.K. Narayan).
Creative Expression - Poster or Collage on "What Indian culture means to me,"
A short presentation on a specific cultural aspect of the students' home state (e.g., a festival, a craft, a local custom).
Course Type: AEC Ability Enhancement Course (English Language)
Credit Value: 02
Total Marks: Max Marks – 100; Min. passing Marks – 35; Exam Duration - 02 Hours
Content of the Course
Unit I: Understanding Indian Culture
1. Rabindranath Tagore - Where the mind is without fear
2. Swami Vivekananda - Chicago Speech (1893)
3. R K Narayan - Astrologer's Day
4. Introduction to Sundarkand of Valmiki's Ramayan
5. A.L Basham: The wonder that was India (an excerpt)
Keywords: Heritage, Diversity, Pluralism, Values, Patriotism, Spirituality. Humanism, Social Harmony, Tradition, Modernity.
Activity:
Group Discussion on theme - fearless thinking & nationalism" (Tagore), "religious harmony & tolerance" (Vivekananda), "social observations" (R.K. Narayan).
Creative Expression - Poster or Collage on "What Indian culture means to me,"
A short presentation on a specific cultural aspect of the students' home state (e.g., a festival, a craft, a local custom).
Unit II: Comprehension Skills
1. Reading Techniques: Skimming, Scanning
2. Identifying the Main Idea and Theme
3. Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
4. Analysing unseen passages on Indian history, society, and art.
Keywords - Inference, Main Idea, Theme, Tone, Purpose, Context Clues, Summary, Paraphrasing, Critical Reading.
Activity:
Worksheets with unseen passages followed by questions on comprehension, vocabulary, and inference. Summarizing articles from newspapers or magazines on cultural or social issues in India
Unit III: Basic Language Skills Grammar
1. Parts of Speech
2. Articles
3. Subject-Verb Agreement
4. Tenses and their application
Vocabulary:
1. Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms, and Homophones
2. One-word substitutes
3. Word formation: Suffixes and Prefixes
Keywords - Tense, Agreement, Clause, Phrase, Synonym, Antonym, Prefix, Suffix.
Activity:
4. Grammar exercises (fill-in-the-blanks, error correction, sentence transformation).
5. Vocabulary-building games and quizzes.
Unit IV: Writing Skills
1. The Writing Process: Pre-writing, Drafting, Revising, and Editing.
2. Paragraph Writing: Structure, Topic Sentence, and Coherence.
3. Letter writing: Formal/Informal
Keywords: Cohesion, Coherence, Topic Sentence, Drafting, Revising, Editing.
Activity:
1. Paragraph on given topics (e.g., "My Favourite Indian Festival," or "The Importance of Technology in Modern India").
2. Letter / Application writing exercises
3. Essay Writing on contemporary relevant issues.
Unit V: Situational Conversation- Context, Audience, Purpose, Type, Register
1. Meeting/Greeting - Introducing Self; Introducing people to one another
2. Apologies/Responses
3. Enquiring about a Course/ Requesting Information
4. Agreeing/Disagreeing (with a Proposal)
Keywords - Register, Tone, Style, Audience, Purpose, Context, Etiquette, Persuasion.
Activity: 1. Introducing and Greeting (e.g., formal business meeting, college orientation, conference with a guest speaker, informal club gathering).
2. Debate - Agreeing & Disagreeing with Proposals - such as: "The college 1. Tagore, should make attendance optional for lectures.”
External Assessment:
Exam Duration - 02 Hours
Section A - Very Short Questions (50 words): 5x4=20
Section B- Short Questions (200 words) 5 questions: 5x10=20
Section C- Long Answer Questions (400 words) Two Questions to be attempted out of 4 questions: 2x15=30
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Class: UG I Year (B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com.)
Subject: Foundation Course (English)
Course Code: X1 –FCHB 1T
Course Title: English Language and Indian Culture
Course Type: Foundation Course
Credit Value: 2 credits; Total Marks: 50; Pass Marks: 17
Note: This Course will be studied by all the students of UG level under the foundation course Category.
Content of the Course
Unit I
Reading, Writing and Interpretation Skills:
1. Where the Mind is Without Fear – Rabindranath Tagore [Key Word: Patriotism]
2. National Education – M.K. Gandhi [Key Word: Edification]
3. The Axe – R.K. Narayan [Key Word: Environment]
4. The Wonder that was India – A.L. Basham (an excerpt) [Key Word: Indianness]
5. Preface to the Mahabharata – C. Rajgopalachari [Key Word: Indian Mythology]
Unit II
Comprehension Skill
Unseen Passage followed by multiple choice questions
Unit III
Basic Language Skills:
1. Vocabulary Building: Suffix, Prefix, Synonyms, Antonyms, Homophones, Homonyms and One-Word Substitution.
2. Basic Grammar – Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Preposition, Article, Time and Tense.
OLD COURSE
(01) UG I Year (B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com.)
Syllabus of UG I Year (B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com.) : Foundation Course (English )
A. Program: UG Level; Year: 2021-22; Session: 2021 OnwardsClass: UG I Year (B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com.)
Subject: Foundation Course (English)
Course Code: X1 –FCHB 1T
Course Title: English Language and Indian Culture
Course Type: Foundation Course
Credit Value: 2 credits; Total Marks: 50; Pass Marks: 17
Note: This Course will be studied by all the students of UG level under the foundation course Category.
Content of the Course
Unit I
Reading, Writing and Interpretation Skills:
1. Where the Mind is Without Fear – Rabindranath Tagore [Key Word: Patriotism]
2. National Education – M.K. Gandhi [Key Word: Edification]
3. The Axe – R.K. Narayan [Key Word: Environment]
4. The Wonder that was India – A.L. Basham (an excerpt) [Key Word: Indianness]
5. Preface to the Mahabharata – C. Rajgopalachari [Key Word: Indian Mythology]
Unit II
Comprehension Skill
Unseen Passage followed by multiple choice questions
Unit III
Basic Language Skills:
1. Vocabulary Building: Suffix, Prefix, Synonyms, Antonyms, Homophones, Homonyms and One-Word Substitution.
2. Basic Grammar – Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Preposition, Article, Time and Tense.
(02) UG II Year (B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com.)
Syllabus of UG II Year (BA/ BSc/ BCom): Foundation Course (English)
Program: UG Level (Session 2022-23 onwards)
Class: UG II Year (BA/BSc/BCom)
Subject: Foundation Course (English)
Course Title: English Language and Foundation
Course Code: X2-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/ objective/ true- false type questions to be asked. Each question carries 01 mark.)
UNIT- I
Text interpretation Skills:
1. Daffodils - Wordsworth
2. Bangle Sellers - Sarojini Naidu
3. Patriotism Beyond Politics and Religion - APJ Kalam
4. Letter to God - G.L. Swanteh (Translated by Donald Yates)
5. God Sees the Truth but Waits - Leo Tolstoy
UNIT II
Comprehension Skills:
Multiple choice questions based on unseen passages.
UNIT III
Language Skills:
Use of idioms, phrases and punctuation, Mis-Spelt and Inappropriate Words and Cloze Test, Conjunctions, Re-organizing jumbled sentences, Spotting the errors.
UNIT IV
Writing Skills:
Advertisement and Notice Writing, Letter Writing (Formal and Informal)
UNIT V
Speech Skills:
Vowel and Consonant sounds, Phonetic symbols, Accent, Modulation & Intonation.
(Key Words: Daffodils, Wordsworth, Wandered, Bangles, Shining, Bridal, Politics, Religion, Patriotism, God, Letter, Lencho, Swanteh, Truth, Waits, Tolstoy)
Program: UG Level (Session 2022-23 onwards)
Class: UG II Year (BA/BSc/BCom)
Subject: Foundation Course (English)
Course Title: English Language and Foundation
Course Code: X2-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/ objective/ true- false type questions to be asked. Each question carries 01 mark.)
UNIT- I
Text interpretation Skills:
1. Daffodils - Wordsworth
2. Bangle Sellers - Sarojini Naidu
3. Patriotism Beyond Politics and Religion - APJ Kalam
4. Letter to God - G.L. Swanteh (Translated by Donald Yates)
5. God Sees the Truth but Waits - Leo Tolstoy
UNIT II
Comprehension Skills:
Multiple choice questions based on unseen passages.
UNIT III
Language Skills:
Use of idioms, phrases and punctuation, Mis-Spelt and Inappropriate Words and Cloze Test, Conjunctions, Re-organizing jumbled sentences, Spotting the errors.
UNIT IV
Writing Skills:
Advertisement and Notice Writing, Letter Writing (Formal and Informal)
UNIT V
Speech Skills:
Vowel and Consonant sounds, Phonetic symbols, Accent, Modulation & Intonation.
(Key Words: Daffodils, Wordsworth, Wandered, Bangles, Shining, Bridal, Politics, Religion, Patriotism, God, Letter, Lencho, Swanteh, Truth, Waits, Tolstoy)
(03) UG III Year (B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com.)
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.
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.