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This document outlines the syllabus for General English courses at Palamuru University in Telangana, India for bachelor's degrees in arts, commerce, and science. The syllabus is divided into 4 semesters, with 5 credits allocated per semester. Each semester covers units on short fiction, prose, poetry, drama, and language skills that include pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, conversation, reading, writing, and soft skills. The prescribed textbook is English Made Easy and units also include readings related to Telangana's culture and history.

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This document outlines the syllabus for General English courses at Palamuru University in Telangana, India for bachelor's degrees in arts, commerce, and science. The syllabus is divided into 4 semesters, with 5 credits allocated per semester. Each semester covers units on short fiction, prose, poetry, drama, and language skills that include pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, conversation, reading, writing, and soft skills. The prescribed textbook is English Made Easy and units also include readings related to Telangana's culture and history.

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UG English ( CBCS )

Palamuru University

English

B.A./ B.Com./ B.Sc. I & II Semester Syllabus (CBCS)

( w.e.f. 2016 - 2017 )

Faculty of Arts
PALAMURU UNIVERSITY
Mahabubnagar - 509 001, Telangana

2016

UG English ( CBCS )

Palamuru University

Palamuru University
CBCS General English Syllabus (with effect from 2016-17)
Total Credits = 20
(5 credits per semester for first four semesters)
Total hours of instruction = 5 per week
Prescribed General English Text Book for I Year (Sem-I & Sem-II) for B.A/B.Sc/B.Com
Title: English Made Easy published by Orient Blackswan
Editors: Prof. E. Suresh Kumar, Prof. Sumita Roy and Prof. A. Karunaker

SemesterI

5 Credits

Unit I

SHORT FICTION: The Curb in the Sky by James ThurberPRONUNCIATION: consonant


sounds GRAMMAR: nounVOCABULARY: roots, prefix and suffixSPELLING: wrong
spellingsPUNCTUATION: capitalization CONVERSATION: introducing oneself in
formal /social contextsREADING: biography of Chindula Yelamma, a Telangana
Artisan WRITING: guided writing & expansion SOFT SKILLS: motivation and goal
setting VALUES: Well begun is half done

Unit II

PROSE: Happy People by W.R. Inge PRONUNCIATION: vowels-monophthongs


GRAMMAR: pronounVOCABULARY: roots, prefix & suffix SPELLING: un and dis for
antonyms PUNCTUATION: capitalization CONVERSATION: starting & controlling a
conversationREADING: Million MarchAn Initiative for Statehood WRITING:
sequencing SOFT SKILLS: self confidence VALUES: Doubt is the beginning of
wisdom

Unit III

POETRY: A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow PRONUNCIATION: vowelsdiphthongsGRAMMAR: auxiliary verbs VOCABULARY: homonyms, homographs,
homophones SPELLING: words ending tion or sion PUNCTUATION: full stop and
comma CONVERSATION: describing your college and course of study READING:
Batukamma: Telanganas Cultural Identity WRITING: paragraph, descriptive writing
SOFT SKILLS: non-verbal communication/body language VALUES: Actions speak
louder than words

Unit IV

DRAMA: The Dear Departed (an extract) by Stanley Houghton PRONUNCIATION:


varied pronunciations of the same letter GRAMMAR: main verbs and tenses
VOCABULARY: collocation SPELLING: words ending tion or ment PUNCTUATION:
question and exclamation marks CONVERSATION: leaving a message on the answering
machine, making an appointment on telephone READING: Husain Sagar Lake: A Well
known Tourist Attraction WRITING: dialogue writing SOFT SKILLS: interpersonal
skills VALUES: Faith will move mountains

Unit V

Language & Soft Skills Lab: Pronunciation, Conversation, Reading, Soft Skills and Values

UG English ( CBCS )

Semester II

Palamuru University

5 Credits

Unit I

SHORT FICTION: A Visit of Charity by Eudora Welty PRONUNCIATION: plosives


GRAMMAR: non-finite verbs VOCABULARY: simile and metaphor SPELLING: use of
ie and ei PUNCTUATION: semicolon CONVERSATION: asking for
advice/information READING: Hyderabad city: the heart of Telangana WRITING:
note taking and note making SOFT SKILLS: time management VALUES: Time and
tide wait for no one

Unit II

PROSE: Benaras by Aldous Huxley PRONUNCIATION n: fricatives GRAMMAR:


adjective VOCABULARY: oxymoron and hyperbole SPELLING: use of able and
ible
PUNCTUATION:
colon
and
long
dash
CONVERSATION:
making/accepting/refusing a request READING: Burrakatha WRITING: informal
letter SOFT SKILLS: leadership VALUES: The pen is mightier than the sword

Unit III

POETRY: The Sun is Warm by P.B Shelley PRONUNCIATION: affricates and nasals
GRAMMAR: articles VOCABULARY: portmanteau words, loan words SPELLING: use
of -ic, -ive, -ity, -al -ance, -ence PUNCTUATION: hyphen and long dash
CONVERSATION: Conducting a meeting/seeking opinion of team members READING:
Cultural identity of Telangana WRITING: formal letter SOFT SKILLS: stress
management VALUES: Practice makes one perfect

Unit IV

DRAMA: An extract of Act II, Sc 3 from Julius Caeser by Shakespeare PRONUNCIATION:


Lateral, frictionless continuants, semi vowelsGRAMMAR: adverb VOCABULARY:
palindromes SPELLING: changes of spelling from noun-verb-adjective-adverb
PUNCTUATION: inverted commas CONVERSATION: Appearing for a job
interview/conducting a job interview READING: Handicrafts of Telangana WRITING:
business letter SOFT SKILLS: etiquette and grooming VALUES: Necessity is the
mother of invention

Unit V

Language & Soft Skills Lab: Pronunciation, Conversation, Reading, Soft Skills and Values

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