PART – II

ENGLISH
FOR B.A., B.SC., B.COM., B.B.A.,
PROGRAMMES

MODEL SYLLABUS

FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR

2023 – 2024

TAMILNADU STATE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER

EDUCATION, CHENNAI – 600 005
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Under Graduate Programme

Programme Outcomes:

PO1: Disciplinary Knowledge: Capable of demonstrating comprehensive knowledge and

understanding of one or more disciplines that form a part of an undergraduate programme of
study.
PO2: Critical Thinking: Capability to apply analytic thought to a body of knowledge;
analyze and evaluate evidence, arguments, claims, beliefs on the basis of empirical evidence;
identify relevant assumptions or implications; formulate coherent arguments; critically
evaluate practices, policies and theories by following scientific approach to knowledge
development.
PO3: Problem Solving: Capacity to extrapolate from what one has learned and apply their
competencies to solve different kinds of non-familiar problems, rather than replicate
curriculum content knowledge; and apply one’s earning to real life situations.
PO4: Analytical Reasoning: Ability to evaluate the reliability and relevance of evidence;
identify logical flaws and holes in the arguments of others; analyze and synthesize data from
a variety of sources; draw valid conclusions and support them with evidence and examples
and addressing opposing viewpoints.
PO5: Scientific Reasoning: Ability to analyze, interpret and draw conclusions from
quantitative / qualitative data; and critically evaluate ideas, evidence, and experiences from
an open minded and reasoned perspective.
PO6: Self-directed & Lifelong Learning: Ability to work independently, identify and
manage a project. Ability to acquire knowledge and skills, including “learning how to learn”,
through self-placed and self-directed learning aimed at personal development, meeting
economic, social and cultural objectives.
PO7:Reflective Thing: Critical sensibility to lived experiences, with self awareness and
reflexivity of both self and society
PO8:Reading & Projects: Document their reading and interpretive practices in assignments,
translation works, and independent projects.
PO9:Confidence & Effectiveness: Confidently and effectively articulate their literary and
textual experiences.
PO10: Social Skills & Empathetic Approach: Reorganize a professional and reflective
approach to leadership, responsibility, personal integrity, empathy, care and respect for
others, accountability and self regulation.

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PAPER II –GENERAL ENGLISH

Programme Specific Outcomes:

PSO1: Identify words, grammar items and structures in English to use them in specific
contexts.
PSO2: Recognise, explore and use a range of vocabulary to formulate sentences, paragraphs,
letters and other forms of narratives.
PSO3: List, distinguish and practice different ways of sharing ideas in spoken and written
forms.
PSO4: Prepare written composition in real life contexts and engage in a range of interactions
in the real world

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FIRST YEAR - SEMESTER I

PAPER II –GENERAL ENGLISH

Subject Code Category L T P S Credits Inst. Marks

Hours CIA External Total
Part II Y Y - - 3 6 25 75 100

Learning Objectives
LO1 To enable learners to acquireself awareness and positive thinking required in
various life situations.
LO2 To help them acquire the attribute of empathy
LO3 To assist them in acquiring creative and critical thinking abilities
LO4 To enable them to learn the basic grammar
LO5 To assist them in developing LSRW skills
No. of Periods for the
Unit No. Unit Title & Text
Unit
I SELF-AWARENESS(WHO)&POSITIVE 20
THINKING(UNICEF)
Life Story
1.1 Chapter 1 from MalalaYousafzai, I am Malala
1.2 An Autobiography or The Story of My
Experiments with Truth (Chapters 1, 2 & 3)
M.K.Gandhi
Poem
1.3 Where the Mind is Without Fear – Gitanjali 35 –
Rabindranath Tagore
1.4 Love Cycle – Chinua Achebe
II EMPATHY 20
Poem
2.1 Nine Gold Medals – David Roth
2.2 Alice Fell or poverty – William Wordsworth
Short Story
2.3 The School for Sympathy – E.V. Lucas
2.4 Barn Burning – William Faulkner
III CRITICAL & CREATIVE THINKING 20
Poem
3.1 The Things That Haven’t Been Done Before –
Edgar Guest
3.2 Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening –
Robert Frost
Readers Theatre
3.3 The Magic Brocade – A Tale of China
3.4 Stories on Stage – Aaron Shepard (Three
Sideway Stories from Wayside School” by Louis
Sachar)

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IV Part of Speech 15
4.1 Articles
4.2 Noun
4.3 Pronoun
4.4 Verb
4.5 Adverb
4.6 Adjective
4.7 Preposition
V Paragraph and Essay Writing 15
5.1 Descriptive
5.2 Expository
5.3 Persuasive
5.4 Narrative
Reading Comprehension

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Course Outcomes
Course Outcomes On completion of this course,students will:

Acquire self awareness and positive thinking required in

CO1 PO1,PO7
various life situations
CO2 Acquire the attribute of empathy. PO1,PO2,PO10
CO3 Acquire creative and critical thinking abilities. PO4,PO6,PO9

Learn basic grammar

CO4 PO4,PO5,PO6
Development and integrate the use of four language skills PO3,PO8
CO5 i.e., listening, speaking, readingand writing.

Text books (Latest Editions)

MalalaYousafzai. I am Malala, Little, Brown and Company, 2013.

1.
M.K. Gandhi. An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth
2.
(Chapter – I), Rupa Publications, 2011.
Rabindranath Tagore. "Gitanjali 35" from Gitanjali (Song Offerings): A
3. Collection of Prose Translations Made by the Author from the Original Bengali.
MacMillan, 1913.
N.Krishnasamy. Modern English: A Book of Grammar, Usage and Composition
4.
Macmillan, 1975.
Aaron Shepard. Stories on Stage, ShepardPublications, 2017.
5.
J.C. Nesfield. English Grammar Composition and Usage, Macmillan, 2019.
6.

Web Resources
1 MalalaYousafzai. I am Malala (Chapter 1) https://archive.org/details/i-am-malala
2 M.K Gandhi. An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with
Truth(Chapter-1)-
Rupa Publication, 2011 https://www.indiastudychannel.com/resources/146521-
Book-Review-An-Autobiography-or-The-story-of-my-experiments-with-
Truth.aspx
3
Rabindranath Tagore. "Gitanjali 35" from Gitanjali (Song
Offerings)https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45668/gitanjali-35
4 Aaron Shepard.Stories on Stage, Shepard Publications, 2017
https://amzn.eu/d/9rVzlNv
5 J C Nesfield. Manual of English Grammar and Composition.
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.44179

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Mapping with Programme Outcomes:

PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10
CO1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2
CO2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2
CO3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 2
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
CO5 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3

Mapping with Programme Specific Outcomes:

CO /PO PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4

CO1 3 3 3 3
CO2 3 3 3 3

CO3 3 3 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 3

CO5 3 3 3 3
Weightage 15 15 15 15

Weighted percentage of
3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Course Contribution to
POS

3 – Strong, 2 – Medium, 1 - Low

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FIRST YEAR - SEMESTER II

PAPER II –GENERAL ENGLISH

Subject Code Category L T P S Credits Inst. Marks

Hours CIA External Total
Part II Y Y - - 3 6 25 75 100

Learning Objectives
LO1 To make students realize the importance of resilience
LO2 To enable them to become good decision makers
LO3 To enable them to imbibe problem-solving skills
LO4 To enable them to use tenses appropriately
LO5 To help them use English effectively at the work place.
Unit Title & Text
Unit No. No. of Periods for the Unit
RESILIENCE
I Poem 20
1.1 Don’t Quit – Edgar A. Guest
1.2 Still Here – Langston Hughes

Short Story
1.3 Engine Trouble – R.K. Narayan
1.4 Rip Van Winkle – Washington Irving

DECISION MAKING
II Short Story 20
2.1 The Scribe – Kristin Hunter
2.2 The Lady or the Tiger - Frank Stockton
Poem
2.3 The Road not Taken – Robert Frost
2.4 Snake – D. H Lawrence
PROBLEM SOLVING
III Prose life Story 20
3.1 How I taught My Grandmother to Read –
Sudha Murthy
Autobiography
3.3 How frog Went to Heaven – A Tale of
Angolo
3.4 Wings of Fire (Chapters 1,2,3) by A.P.J
Abdul Kalam

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Tenses
IV 4.1 Present
15
4.2 Past
4.3 Future
4.4 Concord

English in the Workplace

V 5.1 E-mail – Invitation, Enquiry, Seeking
15
Clarification
5.2 Circular
5.3 Memo
5.4 Minutes of the Meeting

Course Outcomes
Course On completion of this course, students will;
Outcomes
Realize the importarice of resilience
CO1 PO1,PO7
Become good decision-makers PO1,PO2,PO10
CO2
Imbibe problem-solving skills PO4,PO6,PO9
CO3
Use tenses appropriately
CO4 PO4, PO5,PO6
CO5 Use English effectively at the work place. PO3,PO8

TextBooks (LatestEditions)

ReferencesBooks

1 Martin Hewings. Advanced English Grammar. Cambridge University Press, 2000

2 SP Bakshi, Richa Sharma. Descriptive English.Arihant Publications (India) Ltd.,

2019.
Sheena Cameron, Louise Dempsey. The Reading Book: A Complete Guide to
3. Teaching Reading. S & L. Publishing, 2019.
4 Barbara Sherman. Skimming and Scanning Techniques, Liberty University Press,
2014.
5. Phil Chambers. Brilliant Speed Reading: Whatever you need to read, however.
Pearson, 2013.
6. Communication Skills : Practical Approach Ed.ShaikhMoula

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Ramendra Kumar. Stories of Resilience, Blue Rose Publications, 2020.

Web Sources
1 Langston Hughes. Still Here
https://poetryace.com/im-still-here

2 R. K. Narayan. Engine Trouble

http://www.sbioaschooltrichy.org/work/Work/images/new/8e.pdf

3 Washington Irving. Rip Van Winkle

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/60976/60976-h/60976-h.htm

4 Frank Stockton. The Lady or the Tigerhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/396

Mapping with Programme Outcomes:

PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10
CO1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2
CO2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2
CO3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 2
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
CO5 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3
3 – Strong, 2 – Medium , 1 - Low

Mapping with Programme Specific Outcomes:

CO /PO PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4

CO1 3 3 3 3
CO2 3 3 3 3

CO3 3 3 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 3

CO5 3 3 3 3
Weightage 15 15 15 15

Weighted percentage of
3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Course Contribution toPos

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