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PROVISIONAL SYLLABUS OF SEMESTER I UNDER FYUGP AS PER REVISED GUIDELINES OF NEP

FOR ACADEMIC SESSION 2022-26

KOLHAN UNIVERSITY
CHAIBASA, JHARKHAND

UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT
OF
ENGLISH & CULTURAL STUDIES

FOUR YEAR UG PROGRAMME (FYUGP)

ENGLISH SYLLABUS of SEMESTER- I


(As Per Revised Guidelines of NEP 2020)
To Be Effective From: Academic Session 2022-26

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PROVISIONAL SYLLABUS OF SEMESTER I UNDER FYUGP AS PER REVISED GUIDELINES OF NEP
FOR ACADEMIC SESSION 2022-26

SEMESTERWISE COURSES IN ENGLISH FOR FYUGP 2022 onwards

Table:1 Semesterwise Examination Structure in Discipline Courses:


Common, Introductory, Major,
Minor, Vocational & Internship Examination
Semester Courses Structure
Semester End Semester
Code Credits Internal University
Examinat Examination(
Papers F.M P.M ion(F.M.) F.M.)

AEC- (Language and 2 50 20 ----- ------


I(Ability communication Skills)
Enhancemen (MIL-1)
t Course)

VAC-I (i) Understanding India 2 50 20 ----- ------


(Value Added (ii) Environmental Studies 2 50 20 ----- ------
Course-I)
4 100

SEC-I
I
(Skill Digital Education 3 75 30 ----- ------
Enhancement
Course-I)

MDC-I
(Multi English Language & 3 75 30 ----- ------
Disciplinary
Literature
Course-I)

MN-1A Communication Skills 4 100 40 25 75


(Minor from
Discipline)

MJ-1 Indian Classical 4 100 40 25 75


Literature
(Major from
Discipline)

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PROVISIONAL SYLLABUS OF SEMESTER I UNDER FYUGP AS PER REVISED GUIDELINES OF NEP
FOR ACADEMIC SESSION 2022-26

Semester 1
MJ 1:
INDIAN CLASSICAL LITERATURE 4 Credits

Course Level Learning Outcomes:


Some of the course learning outcomes that students of this course are required to demonstrate run thus :

• Explain the eco-socio-political-cultural context of the age that produced Indian classical literature from its
early beginning till 1100AD
• appreciate the pluralistic and inclusive nature of Indian classical literature and its attributes
• historically situate the classical literature and diverse literary cultures from India,mainly from Sanskrit, but
also Tamil, Prakrit and Pali by focusing on major texts in the principal genres
• trace the evolution of literary culture(s) in India in its/their contexts, issues of genres, themes and critical
cultures
• understand, analyze and appreciate various texts with comparative perspectives

Course Content
UNIT 1: The Ramayana selections- Book II, Canto- I to X page no 301 – 348. [Trans. by RTH Griffith]
UNIT 2: The Mahabharta. C. Rajagopalachari. (Chapter 22 to 27)
UNIT 3: Bharatamuni: Natyashastra (Chapter1 on the Origin of Drama)
UNIT 4: Kalidasa: Abhijnana Shakuntalam, tr. Chandra Rajan, in Kalidasa: The Loom of Time (New Delhi:
Penguin, 1989).

Suggested Topics and Background Prose Readings for Class Presentations


Topics
The Indian Epic Tradition: Themes and Recensions
Classical Indian Drama: Theory and Practice
Alankara and Rasa
Dharma and the Heroic
Semester Internal Semester Examination and distribution of marks:-
End Semester Examination (ESE) : 75 Marks
Group A
1. Five Objective Type Questions (1 x5 = 5) [ MCQs not to be set]
2. Two Short Answer type Questions (5 x 2 = 10)
3. (Two questions to be answered out of a choice of Four)
Group B
Four Long Answer Type Questions (15 x 4 = 60)
(Four questions to be answered out of a choice of Six)
Examination (SIE) : 25 Marks
The Semester Internal Examination (SIE) carrying 25 Marks will have the following components:
Written Examination/ Project / Assignment / Paper Presentation /Seminar.
For written examination there will be two group of questions. Group A is compulsory which will contain
two questions. Question No 1 will be very short answer type consisting of Five questions of one marks
each. Question no 2 will be short answer type of Five marks. Group B will contain descriptive type two
questions of Ten marks each, out of which any one to be answered.
Five marks will be awarded on the attendance/ overall class performance in the semester.
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PROVISIONAL SYLLABUS OF SEMESTER I UNDER FYUGP AS PER REVISED GUIDELINES OF NEP
FOR ACADEMIC SESSION 2022-26

Minor from Discipline- 1: MN 1 A


Communication Skills 4 Credits
Course Learning Outcomes
Some of the course learning outcomes that students of this course are required to demonstrate run thus:
• Understand the importance of communication in the professional world and familiarize themselves with
the features of successful professional communication
• Learn about the different types of listening so that the students can use them effectively as and when
required and also learn the major techniques to improve their listening skills.
• Understand the importance of reading in achieving success both in academic and professional life and
acquire the various types of reading skills that one may employ while reading different kind of texts.
• Learn about the subject- verb agreement and the correct use of- tenses, articles, prepositions,
punctuation marks, degrees of comparison.

Course Contents
Unit I. Communication: Definition; process of communication; different forms of communication;
features of successful professional communication; purpose of professional communication; importance
of communication; barriers to communication.
Unit II. Listening: listening vs hearing; poor listener vs effective listener; advantages of good listening;
process of listening; types of listening; intensive listening vs extensive listening; barriers to effective
listening; techniques for effective listening
Unit III. Reading Skills: need for developing efficient reading skills; benefits of effective reading; speed of
reading; efficient reader vs inefficient reader; basic steps to effective reading; types of reading common
obstacles to reading; methods of reading; tips for effective reading
Unit IV. Applied Grammar: Subject-Verb agreement, correct use oftenses, articles, prepositions,
punctuation marks, and degrees of comparison; exercise based on building advanced vocabulary.
Source Book: Communication Skills by Sanjay Kumar and Pushp Lata. Published by Oxford University
Press

End Semester Examination (ESE) : 75 Marks


Group A
1. Five Objective Type Questions (1 x5 = 5) [ MCQs not to be set]
2. Two Short Answer type Questions (5 x 2 = 10)
(Two questions to be answered out of a choice of Four)
Group B
Four Long Answer Type Questions (15 x 4 = 60)
(Four questions to be answered out of a choice of Six)
Note: There may be subdivisions in each question asked in theory Examination. Question types may be
modified to duly accommodate questions from Unit IV dealing with Applied Grammar.

Examination (SIE) : 25 Marks


The Semester Internal Examination (SIE) carrying 25 Marks will havethe following components:
Written Examination / Project / Assignment / Paper Presentation /Seminar.

For written examination there will be two group of questions. Group A is compulsory which will contain
two questions. Question No 1 will be very short answer type consisting of Five questions of one marks

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PROVISIONAL SYLLABUS OF SEMESTER I UNDER FYUGP AS PER REVISED GUIDELINES OF NEP
FOR ACADEMIC SESSION 2022-26

each. Question no 2 will be short answer type of Five marks. Group B will contain descriptive type two
questions of Ten marks each, out of which any one to be answered.
Five marks will be awarded on the attendance/ overall class performance in the semester.

Suggested Readings
Liz Hamp-Lyons and Ben Heasley, Study writing: A Course in Writing Skills for Academic Purposes (Cambridge: CUP,
2006).
Renu Gupta, A Course in Academic Writing (New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan, 2010).
IlonaLeki, Academic Writing: Exploring Processes and Strategies (New York: CUP, 2ndedn, 1998).
Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing (New York:
Norton, 2009).
Eastwood, John. (2005) Oxford Practice Grammar. Oxford, OUP
Wallace, Michael. (2004). Study Skills. Cambridge, CU

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