Section C

Course Objective: The course will focus upon the critical thinking faculties of the students concerning academic, linguistic, social, literary and ethical concepts and enable students to hone English language skills for the professional world.

Course Description

English in action is a prescribed textbook for third year General English courses from the academic year 2021-2022. The selection has been guided by three broad criteria : readability, teachability and testability of the texts. This book addresses the specific needs of the final year students who are about to encounter the workings of the English language in the real world. The course now has significant features. Two units , one in each SEM V and SEM VI, focusing on the theme of gender have been included in the syllabus to highlight the need for gender equality. The two -theme based units contain texts that engage the student's attention as much by their fine use of language as by their stipulating ideas.

The syllabus in general and two units in particular seek to equip the students with the necessary language skills while acknowledging their critical thinking capabilities. The exercises and the pre-reading and post-reading activities that supplement the main texts are designed to draw the students into the text, make them read the text with understanding and insight, and encourage them to think beyond the text.

SEMESTER VI:

UNIT IV: Poem- Television(Roald Dahl); Prose-The Fringe benefits of Failure and The Importance of Imagination(JK Rowling); Vocabulary-One word substitutes; Grammar - Relative clauses

UNIT V:Poem: Accomplishments(Elizabeth Mertz);Prose- Third Suggestion(Chimamanda Adichie);Vocabulary: Formal and Informal Vocabulary; Grammar- Types of sentences

UNIT VI: CV Writing: Chronological CV, Functional CV; Vocabulary: Appropriacy; Grammar: Common errors in English

Course Outcomes

CO 1. Read and interpret and analyze the implicit and explicit layers of meaning embedded in a poem.

CO 2. Identify poetic devices and the uncommon use of language in poetry and discover the pleasure of reading.

CO 3.  Become more  confident and not be afraid of failure. Enhance one's skills to add more value to their work. 

CO 4. Become more empathetic and question discrimination of gender that is prevailing in the society and promote gender equality.

CO 5. Understand the need for the English to be adapted to the local cultural contexts of India.

CO 6. Learn and use, formal and informal vocabulary, one word substitutes and appropriacy of language.

CO 7. Improve language skills by learning types of sentences, use relative clauses and common errors in English.

CO 8. Develop better writing skills and be able to write reviews and CVs.