Semester 2

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

St Mary’s College

      Yousufguda

Department of English

COURSE HANDOUT                                        Sub: GENERAL ENGLISH

I YEAR, SEMESTER II                                          Course Code: 201

Lesson plan of faculty members for the IV Semester of the academic year 2019-20

Section I

Name of the Faculty: J.Michael Preetham,

Brief Profile: He is a teacher/ trainer/ mentor for the past 22 years. He’s worked with students from Higher Secondary Schools in two foreign countries and He’s also taught undergraduate students from Arts, Sciences, Management, Commerce and Engineering in premier institutions in Hyderabad. He’s also trained individuals and teams in communication and soft skills, both in India and abroad. Presently he heads the department of English and Languages and is also the Coordinator of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell of St Mary’s College.

Subject:  General English                               

Class: BSC BT-- Second Semester

No of lectures per week:4                                     

Section II: The Course

The course addresses the English language needs of the students at the undergraduate level even as it acknowledges their critical thinking capabilities. The text is prepared in alignment with the CBCS English curriculum with an objective to enable youngsters to hone English language skills for the professional world. It includes four genres- short fiction, prose, poetry and drama- for the contextual language learning. The reading passages also provide further context familiarizing learners with various aspects of language and soft skills components and thought-provoking value orientation to channel the youngsters’ attitude and actions towards positive direction.

Course Description

The syllabus has been designed to develop linguistic and communicative competence of the Under-graduate students.

In the classes the focus is on the skills of Reading Writing, Listening and Speaking divided under the four categories of Prose, Poetry, Vocabulary and Grammar. The teacher uses the text /selected paragraphs pedagogy.  The teachers also ask comprehension questions to stimulate discussion and based on the discussions the students are made to actively participate in reading, writing, speaking and listening related activities.

Course Outcomes:

The students will be able to:

CO1 Use figures of speech in speaking and writing and learn how to

indentify: Imagery, symbolism, style, figures of speech in the poem-

“Stanzas Written in Dejection near Naples”.

CO2 Know how to punctuate using colon, em-dash, semicolon, hyphen and

inverted commas and comprehend the changes in meaning when these are

used.

CO3 Use the different methods of note making in their study and during

classroom instruction.

CO4 Manage their time in an organized manner and develop strategies to

deal with stress.

CO5 Learn how to draft formal and informal letters.

CO6 Learn general etiquette and prepare for an interview and know about

the power of speech (Rhetoric), oratory skills, delivery of speech and how it

works in different contexts such as politics, religion and in some professions.

CO7 Imbibe leadership qualities and learn how to conduct a meeting and

inculcate values that help in the overall development of their personalities.

CO8 Be informed about travel writing, and the conflict between cultures,

beliefs, customs, and superstitions in the essay-“Benares”.

UNIT -5

Short Fiction- ‘A Visit of Charity’ by Eudora Welty- Pronunciation:  Plosive, Vocabulary: Simile &Metaphor, Grammar: Non Finite Verbs Spellings: Use of ie&ei Punctuation: Semi colon Conversation: Asking for information Reading passage: Hyderabad Writing : Note making Soft Skills: Time Management Value Orientation: Time & Tide wait For None

UNIT-6

Prose: Banares BY Aldous Huxley Pronunciation:  Fricative Vocabulary: Oxymorone& Hyperbole Smile & Metaphor, Spelling: Words ending in- able or ible Grammar: Adjective Punctuation:Colon&em-dash Conversation: Requests Reading passage: Burrakatha Writing : Informal letters  Soft Skills: Leadership Value Orientation: Pen is mightier than the sword

UNIT – 7

Poetry: Stanzas written in dejection, near Naples by PB Shelley   Pronunciation: Affricates and nasal Vocabulary: Portmanteau words and loanwords Spelling: Words ending in- al, ance, ence, ic, ity & ive Grammar: Articles Punctuation: Hyphen Conversation: Conducting a meeting Reading passage: Flower boat- Sunkara Ramesh Writing : Writing formal letters Soft Skills: Stress management Value Orientation: Practice makes man perfect

UNIT -8

Drama: Shakespeare retold- Julius Ceaser (extract) Pronunciation: Approximant Vocabulary: Palindrome Spelling: Derived forms of Words  Grammar: Adverb Punctuation: Inverted coma Conversation: Interview skills Reading passage: The handicrafts of Telangana  Writing formal letters Soft Skills: Etiquette & Grooming Value Orientation: Necessity is the mother of invention

भाग : - II भाषा प्रयोजनम्        

स्नातक पूर्व स्तरे प्रथम वर्षे द्वितीय भाषा संस्कृतम् अस्ति I अस्मिन् संस्कृत भाषा , संस्कृत साहित्यम् वैदिकसाहित्यम्, लौकिकसाहित्यम्, पद्य, गद्य, रूपक, व्याकरणादयः ज्ञातुं शक्नुवन्ते I अपि च संस्कृत पठनम्, लेखनम्, संभाषणम्  कवि -काल विशेषादयः ज्ञायन्ते I संस्कृतभाषायाः सर्वव्यापकत्वं, अधुनातन काले कृत्रिम मस्तिष्केषु (कम्प्यूटर् यन्त्रेषु) तस्याः प्रयोगम् -प्रयोजनादीनि विषदयन्ति I अनुवादाभ्यासार्थं संस्कृतभाषा अति सुलभ भाषा भवति I संस्कृत भाषा माध्यमेन संस्कृति, संस्कारं, भारतीय आचार व्यवहरण इत्यादिरपिज्ञातुं शक्नुवन्ते |

पाठ्यक्रम विवरण:

स्नातक पूर्व स्तरे प्रथम वर्षस्य  संस्कृत पठ्यपुस्तकस्य नाम सारस्वती सुषमा, अयं पुस्तकः पद्य, गद्य, व्याकरणम् इति त्रीणि विभागेन विभाजितःI कक्षे सर्वे छात्रा: पठनं, लेखनं, श्रवणं, वक्तव्यं (संभाषणम्) च करणीयम्I छात्राः एतानि विषयानि ज्ञात्वा पठिष्यन्ति चेत् परीक्षे उत्तीर्णः भवेयुःI अधिक अन्कान्यापि प्राप्नुवन्ति I

पाठ्यक्रम निष्कर्षः :-----

नूतनविषयावगाहण , नूतनशब्दार्थाः, व्याकरणज्ञानम् , व्याकरणं प्रयुक्त नूतन वाक्यनिर्माणम् ,नूतन आलोचनाज्ञानम् , नव्यसाहित्यनिर्माण पाठवं , इत्यादिविषयक अवगाहणार्थं उपाद्यायाः उपयुक्त पाठ्यप्रणालिक, टिप्पणी अपि ददाति।

CO.०१.शब्दस्य पूर्व स्वरूपं , तत् समीचीन अर्थज्ञानम् ।

CO.०२.पुरातन भारतीय संस्कृतिः , चारित्रक , इतिहासादि विषयानाम् परिणत ज्ञानं प्राप्नोति ।

CO.०३. आधिविद्ये मौखिक , लेखना नैपुण्यं आगमिष्यति।

CO.०४. परियोजनादि विजये स्वतन्त्रेन प्रदर्शनार्थं स्वशक्तिः प्राप्नोतिः

CO.०५. परिशीलनात्मक, आलोचनात्मक, सादृश्यनात्मक अध्यनादि विषयज्ञानं आगमिष्यति।

CO.०६. उपणिषदादि विषये अधुनिक आविष्करण स्थापने उपयुक्तः।

CO.०७. व्यवहारिक संस्कृत भाषायां लेखन अनुवाक निर्मानं आगच्छति।

CO.०८. विश्वमानव सौभ्रातृत्वं , वसुधैव कुटुम्बक निर्माने स्वकर्तव्यं संपूर्णं करोति।

CO.०९. साहित्य इतिहास श्रवणे स्वजीवित लक्ष्यं पुरयति।

CO.१०. अन्ते भाषायां जीवनेऽपि कुशलत्वं , प्रतिनिधित्वं, वक्त्रुत्वं, स्थैर्यं आगमिष्यति।