II Yr General English Syllabus 200L3Z

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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS

FOUNDATION COURSE: ENGLISH


SYLLABUS WITH EFFECT FROM 2023-2024

SECOND YEAR - SEMESTER III


PAPER II –GENERAL ENGLISH
Subject Category L T P S Credits Inst. Marks
Code Hours CIA External Total
200L3ZU Part II Y Y - - 3 6 25 75 100

Learning Objectives
LO1 To make them active listeners
LO2 To enhance the interpersonal relationship skills
LO3 To embolden them to cope with stress
LO4 To master grammar skills
LO5 To help them to use English effectively in a business environment

Unit No. Unit Title & Text No. of Periods


for the Unit
ACTIVE LISTENING
I Short Story 20
1.1 In a Grove – AkutagawaRyunosuke
Translated from Japanese by Takashi Kojima
1.2 The Gift of the Magi – O’ Henry
Prose
1.3 Listening – Robin Sharma
1.4 Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech – WangariMaathai
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
II Prose 20
2.1 Telephone Conversation – Wole Soyinka
2.2 Of Friendship – Francis Bacon
Song on (Motivational/ Narrative)
2.3 Ulysses – Alfred Lord Tennyson
2.4 And Still I Rise – Maya Angelou
COPING WITH STRESS
III Poem 20
3.1 Leisure – W.H. Davies
3.2 Anxiety Monster – RhonaMcFerran
Readers Theatre
3.3 The Forty Fortunes: A Tale of Iran
3.4 Where there is a Will – Mahesh Dattani
Grammar
IV 4.1 Phrasal Verbs & Idioms
4.2 Modals and Auxiliaries 15
4.3 Verb Phrases – Gerund, Participle, Infinitive
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
FOUNDATION COURSE: ENGLISH
SYLLABUS WITH EFFECT FROM 2023-2024

Composition/ Writing Skills


V 5.1 Official Correspondence – Leave Letter , Letter of
15
Application, Permission Letter
5.2 Drafting Invitations
5.3 Brochures for Programmes and Events

Course Outcomes
Course On completion of this course, students will;
Outcomes
CO1 Listen actively PO1,PO7
CO2 Develop interpersonal relationship skills PO1,PO2,PO10
CO3 Acquire self-confidence to cope with stress PO4,PO6,PO9
CO4 Master grammar skills PO4,PO5,PO6
CO5 Carry out business communication effectively PO3,PO8
Text Books (Latest Editions)
1 WangariMaathai – Nobel Lecture. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. Jul
2023.
2 Mahesh Dattani, Where there is a Will. Penguin, 2013.
3 Martin Hewings, Advanced English Grammar, Cambridge University
Press, 2000
4 EssentialEnglish Grammar by Raymond Murphy
Web Resources
1 WangariMaathai – Nobel Lecture. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. Mon. 17 Jul
2023. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2004/maathai/lecture/
2 Telephone Conversation - Wole Soyinka
https://www.k-state.edu/english/westmank/spring_00/SOYINKA.html

3 Anxiety Monster- RhonaMcFerran-


www.poetrysoup.com
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
FOUNDATION COURSE: ENGLISH
SYLLABUS WITH EFFECT FROM 2023-2024

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 to Pos

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