English Fyugp
English Fyugp
English Fyugp
SEMESTERS I & II
SINGLE MAJOR
UNDER THE NEW CURRICULUM AND CREDIT FRAMEWORK,
2022
ENGLISH
4. Syllabus & Suggested Reading List for Semester I Major Course ................................. 6-11
5. Syllabus & Suggested Reading List for Semester I Minor Course .............................. 12-15
6. Syllabus & Suggested Reading List for Semester I Skill Enhancement Course .......... 16-18
7. Syllabus & Suggested Reading List for Semester I Multi-disciplinary Course........... 19-23
9. Syllabus & Suggested Reading List for Semester II Major Course .............................. 25-29
10. Syllabus & Suggested Reading List for Semester II Minor Course……………………..30-32
11. Syllabus & Suggested Reading List for Semester II Skill Enhancement Course ......... 33-36
12. Syllabus & Suggested Reading List for Semester II Multi-disciplinary Course.......... 37-45
13. Syllabus & Suggested Reading List for Semester I AND II Ability
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PROGRAMME
OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME
OUTCOMES
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University of North Bengal
Course Structure of ENGLISH for FYUGP
(as per the New Curriculum & Credit Framework 2022)
MARKS DISTRIBUTION
F
MINOR UENGMIN10001 Understanding 4 60 15 - 75
I Poetry
R
S MDC
T (Multi- --- Introduction 3 60 15 - 75
disciplinary To African Literature
Course)
SEC
(Skill UENGSEC11001 Text Comprehension 3 40 15 20 75
Enhancement
Course)
3
SEC UENGSEC12002 Professional Writing 3 40 15 20 75
Skill
English
Semesters
1 and 2
Semesters
Compulsory
1 and 2
**There will be a Practical for SEC. Practical may include Assignment/ Project
to be conducted by the College.
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SYLLABUS
FOR
FIRST SEMESTER
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University of North Bengal
Syllabus of ENGLISH for
FYUGP
(as per the New Curriculum & Credit Framework 2022)
SEMESTER I
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course is designed to familiarize the learners with the basic ideas, concepts,theories and
issues in Rhetoric and Prosody and Elementary Linguistics.
This course aims to introduce learners to the key aspects of the major literary types in
Literature.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
After completion, a learner is expected to:
Acquire domain knowledge on the discipline.
Develop a general understanding of English Language and Literature as a distinct subject of
studyand its inter-disciplinary character as well.
FULL MARKS: 75
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Rhetoric, Prosody, Elementary Linguistics, and Literary Types
(B) Prosody
1. Malapropism
2. Portmanteau words
3. Slang terms
4. False etymology
5. Euphemism
6. English derivative ending ‘-able’
7. Diminutives in English
8. Hybrids
9. Johnsonese
10.Journalese
11.Back formation
12.The force of monosyllabism
13.Spoonerism
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14.Scandinavian Loan Words in English
15.French Loan Words in English
16.Classical Loan Words in English
17.Latin Ecclesiastical Terms
18.Stress Shift
19.Consonant Shift
20.The medium of Netspeak
Unit III: Literary Types: Tragedy, Comedy, The Epic, The Lyric & its
variants
Question pattern:
For 60 Marks
8
Sl. Questions Out of Marks of each Total Marks
No. to be question
answered
1 4 10 3 4 × 3 = 12
2 4 6 6 4 × 6 = 24
3 2 4 12 2 × 12 = 24
Reading for:
Unit I: Rhetoric and Prosody
1.Bahadur Bose, R.R. Nath, and T.S. Sterling. Elements of English Rhetoric
andProsody. Calcutta: Chuckerverty, Chatterjee & Co. Ltd., 1960.
2. M. Chakraborti. Principles of English Rhetoric and Prosody. Calcutta: The
World Press Private Limited, 1997.
3. Kalyannath Dutta. Rhetoric and Prosody. Calcutta: Sribhumi Publishing
Company, 1997.
Unit II: Basic Linguistic Terms
1. Otto, Jespersen. Growth and Structure of the English Language. Charleston:
Nabu Press,2010.
2. Albert C. Baugh. A History of the English Language. London: Routledge, 2002.
3. Randolph Quirk. English in Use. London: Longman 1990.
4. David Crystal. The English Language: A Guide Tour of the Language.
London: Penguin 2002.
5. David Crystal. Language and the Internet. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 2004.
6. J.A. Cuddon and M.A.R. Habib. The Penguin Dictionary of Literary
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Terms and Literary Theory: Fifth Edition. London: Penguin, 2015.
Unit III: Literary Types: Tragedy, Comedy, The Lyric & its variants
1. S.H. Butcher. Aristotle’s Theory of Poetry and Fine Art. New Delhi:
Kalyani Publishers, 1996.
2. O. B. Golden & Hardison. Aristotle's Poetics: A Translation and
Commentary for Students of Literature. University Press of Florida, 1968.
3. Aristotle. Poetics. Translated with an introduction and notes by Malcolm
Heath.London: Penguin, 1996. chaps. 6–17, 23, 24, and 26.
4. Ingram Bywater. Aristotle: On the art of Poetry. Pref. by Gilbert Murray.
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1909.
5. T.S. Dorsch. Aristotle/Horace/Longinus. Classical Literary Criticism. London:
Penguin Books, 1965.
6. Amlan Dasgupta. Aristotle's Poetics. New Delhi: Pearson Longman, 2007.
7. Alex Preminger, T.V.F. Brogan. The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry
and Poetics. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J., 1993.
8. AC Bradley. Shakespearean Tragedy. 1904. Rpt. London: Penguin, 1991.
9. William K. Wimsatt, and Cleanth Brooks. Literary Criticism A Short
History. 1957. Rpt. London: Routledge, 2022.
10. Harry Blamires. A History of Literary Criticism. London: Bloomsbury,
1991.
11. M.A.R. Habib. A History of Literary Criticism and Theory: From Plato to the
Present. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005
12. M.A.R. Habib. Modern Literary Criticism and Theory: A History. Oxford:
Blackwell, 2008.
13. Moelwyn Merchant. Comedy. London and New York: Routledge, 1972.
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14. Andrew Stott. Comedy. New York, Routledge, 2005.
15. Clifford Leech. Tragedy. London and New York: Routledge, 1969.
16. Patrick Murray. Literary Criticism: A Glossary of Literary Terms. New
York: Longman, 1978.
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University of North Bengal
Syllabus of ENGLISH for FYUGP
(as per the New Curriculum & Credit Framework 2022)
SEMESTER I
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course aims to impart knowledge about the fundamentals of English Poetry.
This course is designed to familiarize the learners with the basic ideas, concepts,
approaches, theories and issues in interpreting poetry.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
After completion, a learner is expected to:
Acquire domain knowledge on the discipline.
Develop a general understanding of English Poetry as a distinct subject of study.
FULL MARKS: 75
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Paper 1: UNDERSTANDING POETRY
Literary terms:
1. Bathos
2. Blank Verse
3. Carpe Diem
4. Heroic Couplet
5. Lyric
6. Sonnet
7. Ballad
8. Ode
9. Imagery
10.Epic
11.Mock Epic
12.Rhyme
13.Refrain
14.Satire
15.Symbol
16.Conceit
Unit II: Explain any Four quotes out of Six with reference to the context:
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Unit III: Two questions are to be answered from Four questions covering any four
poets: 2x12=24
Question pattern:
• For 60 Marks
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For Further Reading:
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University of North Bengal
Syllabus of ENGLISH for FYUGP
(as per the New Curriculum & Credit Framework 2022)
SEMESTER I
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To equip the learners with a basic concept of how to comprehend a passage/poem and
answer questions based on them.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
After completion, a learner is expected to:
Develop a basic understanding of literary analysis and write the summary of a prose
piece and the substance of a poem.
FULL MARKS: 75
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Unit I:
Comprehension of ONE Verse piece—ONE text followed by SIX
questions, out of which FIVE must be answered, each carrying TWO
marks. [5x2=10]
Unit II:
Comprehension of ONE Prose piece—ONE text followed by SIX
questions, out of which FIVE must to be answered, each question
carrying FOUR marks. [5x4=20]
Unit III:
Summarize One Prose piece OR attempt a Substance of One Verse
piece, One must be answered. [1x10=10]
Question pattern:
• For 40 Marks
2 5 6 4 5 × 4 = 20
3 1 2 10 1 × 10 =10
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University of North Bengal
Syllabus of ENGLISH for FYUGP
(as per the New Curriculum & Credit Framework 2022)
SEMESTER I
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course aims to introduce the students to the basic concepts and the important texts from
African Literature.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
After completion, a learner is expected to:
Understand the basic concepts of African Literature and Culture.
FULL MARKS: 75
SEMESTER: I, POOL A
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Unit I: NOVELS
One Long Question must be answered from Four questions, set from all the texts:
1x10=10
One Long Question must be answered from Four questions, set from all the texts:
1x10=10
Two Long Question must be answered from Six questions, set from all the texts:
2x10= 20
Question pattern:
• For 60 Marks
2 1 4 10 1 × 10 =10
3 2 6 10 2 × 10 =20
4 4 12 5 4 × 5 = 20
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For Further Reading:
1. Chinua Achebe. Things Fall Apart. New Delhi: Worldview Critical Edition,
2020.
2. Chinua Achebe. Conversations With Chinua Achebe. Ed. Bernth Lindfors.
Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1997.
3. Simon Gikandi. Reading Chinua Achebe: Language and Ideology in Fiction.
Nairobi: Heinemann, 1991.
4. Solomon O. Iyasere. Understanding Things Fall Apart: Selected Essays and
Criticism. Troy, NY: Whitson Publishing, 1998.
5. G.D. Khillam. The Writings of Chinua Achebe. London: Heinemann
Educational, 1977.
6. Isidore Okpewho. Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart: A Casebook. Oxford:
OUP, 2003.
7. Simon Gikandi. Ngugi Wa Thiong’O. Cambridge: CUP, 2010.
8. Charles Cantalupo. Ngugi Wa Thiong’O: Texts and Contexts. Africa World
Press, 1995.
9. Chinua Achebe, Catherine Lynette Innes. African Short Stories. Heinemann,
1987.
10. Mariaconcetta Costantini. Behind the Mask: A Study of Ben Okri's Fiction
Rome: Carocci, 2002.
11. Arlene A. Elder. Narrative Shape-Shifting: Myth, Humor and History
in the Fiction of Ben Okri, B. Kojo Laing and Yvonne Vera. Oxford: James
Currey, 2009, esp. pp. 7-55.
12. Robert Fraser. Ben Okri: Towards the Invisible City (Horndon: Northcote
House, 2002).
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13. Rosemary Alice Gray. The Tough Alchemy of Ben Okri. London:
Bloomsbury, 2021.
14. Vanessa Guignery. (ed.), The Famished Road: Ben Okri's
Imaginary Homelands. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars
Publishing, 2013.
15. Gerald Moore. The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry.
1986.
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SYLLABUS
FOR
SECOND SEMESTER
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University of North Bengal
Syllabus of ENGLISH for FYUGP
(as per the New Curriculum & Credit Framework 2022)
SEMESTER II
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course intends to introduce the learners to the most important texts of Classical
Greek and Roman drama in translation.
The objective of this course is to familiarize the learners with the concepts of tragedy
and comedy.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
After completion, a learner is expected to:
Be acquainted with the most basic concepts of Classical European literature and the
distinctive features of tragedy and comedy.
FULL MARKS: 75
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European Classical Literature in Translation
1. Anagnorisis
2. Peripeteia
3. Chorus
4. Tragic Conflict
5. Climax
6. Comic Relief
7. Denouement
8. Dramatic irony
9. Hamartia
10.Hubris
11.Soliloquy
12.Three Unities
13. In Media Res
14.Parabasis
15.Parodos
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Unit III: Classical Drama in Translation
Two Questions to be answered out of Four. Two questions with alternatives are to
1. Aeschylus: Agamemnon
2. Sophocles: Oedipus the King
3. Euripides: Medea
4. Aristophanes: The Frogs / Plautus: The Pot of Gold.
Question pattern:
• For 60 Marks
2 4 6 6 4 × 6 = 24
3 2 4 12 2 × 12 =24
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For Further Reading:
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7. Michael J. O’Brien. Oedipus Rex: A Collection of Critical Essays. 20th
Century Interpretations. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1968.
8. Bernard Knox. The Heroic Temper: Studies in Sophoclean Tragedy.
California: University of California Press, 1983.
9. Robert Fagles. Sophocles: The Three Theban Plays. Introduction by
Bernard Knox. New York & London: Penguin, 1982.
10. David Littlefield. The Frogs. A Collection of Critical Essays. 20th Century
Interpretations. Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1968.
11. Richard Rutherford (Introducer), John Davie (Translator). Medea and Other
Plays by Euripides. New York & London: Penguin, 2003.
12. Sheila Murnaghan. Medea. A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical
Editions). W. W. Norton & Company, 2018.
13. David Barrett. Frogs and Other Plays. New York & London: Penguin, 2007.
14.EW Watling. The Pot of Gold and Other Plays. London: Penguin: 1965.
15. Marianne Mcdonald and J Michael Walton Ed. The Cambridge Companion
to Greek and Roman Theatre. Cambridge: CUP, 2007.
16. George E. Duckworth, Ed. The Complete Roman Drama Vol I, Kolkata: The
Standard Literature Company Pvt Ltd, 2006.
17. Erich Segal Ed. Plautus; Four Comedies. Oxford: OUP, 1996.
Erich Segal. Roman Laughter: The Comedy of Plautus. Oxford, OUP, 1987.
18.Alison Sharrock. Reading Roman Comedy: Poetics and Playfulness in
Plautus and Terence. London, CUP,2009.
19.C. W. Marshall. The Stagecraft and Performance of Roman Comedy,
Cambridge, CUP, 2006.
20.RL. Hunter. The New Comedy of Greece and Rome, Cambridge, CUP, 1985.
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University of North Bengal
Syllabus of ENGLISH for FYUGP
(as per the New Curriculum & Credit Framework 2022)
SEMESTER II
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course aims to impart knowledge about the fundamentals of English Drama.
This course is designed to familiarize the learners with the basic ideas, concepts,
approaches, theories and issues in interpreting drama.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
After completion, a learner is expected to: Acquire domain knowledge on the discipline.
FULL MARKS: 75
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Paper 2: UNDERSTANDING DRAMA
Literary terms:
1. Anagnorisis
2. Peripeteia
3. Chorus
4. Tragic Conflict
5. Climax
6. Comic Relief
7. Denouement
8. Dramatic irony
9. Hamartia
10.Hubris
11.Soliloquy
12.Three Unities
13. In Media Res
14.Parabasis
15. Parodos
Unit II: Four questions to be answered from Six questions, covering the two texts
equally: 4x6=24
John Galsworthy: Justice
George Bernard Shaw: Arms and the Man
Unit III: Two questions to be answered from Four questions, covering the two
texts equally: 2x12=24
William Shakespeare:
1. Macbeth
2. Twelfth Night
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Question pattern:
• For 60 Marks
2 4 6 6 4 × 6 = 24
3 2 4 12 2 × 12 =24
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University of North Bengal
Syllabus of ENGLISH for FYUGP
(as per the New Curriculum & Credit Framework 2022)
SEMESTER II
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To equip the learners with the basic concepts of writing skills and editing.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
After completion, a learner is expected to:
Develop a basic understanding of how to write a report, an advertisement and a curriculum
vitae.
FULL MARKS: 75
(Marks in Semester End Theory/Written Examination: 40, Marks in Practical/Assignment
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Unit I:
Proof reading of One prose piece to be attempted (in reference to the correct
version of that paragraph) carrying 10 marks—One mark each for the correct
application of Ten proof reading symbols.[1x10=10]
Unit II:
Two questions to be answered from Five questions asked serially from the
Five topics, covering these equally and with Two internal options from each.
[2x10=20]
1. Dialogue Writing
2. Notice Writing
3. Advertising Copy Writing
4. CV/Resume Writing
5. Report Writing
Unit III:
One question to be answered from Four questions asked serially from the
Four topics, covering these equally and with Two internal options from each.
[1x10=10]
1. Essay Writing
2. Formal Letter Writing
3. Informal Letter Writing
4. Editorial Writing
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Question pattern:
• For 40 Marks
2 2 5 10 2 × 10 =20
3 1 4 10 1 × 10 =10
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University of North Bengal
Syllabus of ENGLISH for FYUGP
(as per the New Curriculum & Credit Framework 2022)
SEMESTER II
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course intends to introduce the learners to the works of Willi am
Shak e spear e and Rabi nd r anath Tag ore, the l i t erary d oyens of E ng land
and Ind ia.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
After completion, a learner is expected to:
Develop a basic understanding of the ideas, concepts of the dramas and sonnets of
Shakespeare and the short stories and lyrics of Tagore.
FULL MARKS: 75
(Marks in Semester End Theory/Written Examination: 60, Marks in Continuous
Evaluation/Internal Assessment/Mid Semester Examination conducted by the
Colleges: 10, Marks in Attendance: 5).
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Unit I: Understanding Shakespeare:
(A) Drama
Five Questions must be answered from Ten Questions, Two Questions to be set
from each text. (5 X 4 = 20)
1. “The Tempest”
2. “As You Like It”
3. “The Merchant of Venice”
4. “Macbeth”
5. “Hamlet”
Two Questions must be answered from Six Questions, One Question to be set from
each text. (2 X 5 = 10)
Five Questions must be answered from Ten Questions, Two Questions to be set
from each text. (5 X 6 = 30)
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1. “Kabuliwala”
2. “The Postmaster”
3. “Africa”
4. “The Golden Boat”
5. “The Conch”
Question pattern:
• For 60 Marks
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University of North Bengal
Syllabus of ENGLISH for FYUP
(as per the New Curriculum & Credit Framework 2022)
SEMESTER II
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course intends to develop among the learners a basic understanding of the ideas and
concepts of Graphic Novels.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
After completion, a learner is expected to:
Develop a basic understanding of the ideas, concepts i n v o l v e d in the interpretation of
Graphic Novels
FULL MARKS: 75
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Four long questions to be answered out of Eight questions, Two Questions to be set
from each text.: 4 X 10=40
Four short questions to be answered out of Eight questions, Two questions to be set
from each text: 4 X 5=20
Question pattern:
• For 60 Marks
2 4 8 5 4 × 5 = 20
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University of North Bengal
Syllabus of ENGLISH for FYUGP
(as per the New Curriculum & Credit Framework 2022)
SEMESTER II
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course intends to develop among the learners a basic understanding of the much varied
literature and culture of the Eastern Himalayas.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
After completion, a learner is expected to:
Develop a basic understanding of the ideas, concepts of the diverse literature and culture of
the Eastern Himalayas.
FULL MARKS: 75
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Unit I: NOVELS
One Long Question must be answered from Four questions, set from all the texts:
1x10=10
One Long Question must be answered from Four questions, set from all the texts:
1x10=10
Two Long Question must be answered from Six questions, set from all the texts:
2x10= 20
Manprasad Subba: “A Poem for a Poet”
Mamang Dai: “Small Towns and the River”
Robin S Ngangom: “A Poem for Mother”
Parijat: “A Sick Lover's Letter to her Soldier”
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Esther Syiem: “To the Rest of India from Another Indian”
Tenzin Tsundue: “When it rains in Dharamsala”
Short Questions:
Four Short Questions must be answered from Twelve questions, set from all the
texts: 4x5=20
Question pattern:
• For 60 Marks
2 1 4 10 1 × 10 =10
3 2 6 10 2 × 10 =20
4 4 12 5 4 × 5 = 20
Further Reading:
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University of North Bengal
Syllabus of ENGLISH at FYUGP
(as per the New Curriculum & Credit Framework 2022)
SEMESTERS: I & II
PAPER: AEC
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Three long questions to be answered out of Six questions provided with
alternatives from each text: 3 X 8=24
Two short questions to be answered out of Six questions, two questions from each
text: 2 X 3=06
Question pattern:
• For 30 Marks
2 2 6 3 2 × 3 = 06
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University of North Bengal
Syllabus of ENGLISH at FYUGP
(as per the New Curriculum & Credit Framework 2022)
SEMESTERS: 1 & 2
Unit I
Two short questions to be answered from Four texts, One question to be set from
each text: 2x5=10
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Unit II
Two short questions to be answered from Four texts, One question to be set from
each text: 2x5=10
Unit III
Writing skills:
Two questions must be answered from Four: 2x5=10
E mail
CV
Paragraph Writing
Report Writing
Question pattern:
• For 30 Marks
2 2 4 5 2 × 5 = 10
3 2 4 5 2 × 5 = 10
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For further Reading:
1. Robert W. Bly. Webster’s New World Letter Writing Handbook. Wiley
Publishing House, 2004.
2. Sanjay Kumar & Pushp Lata. Communication Skills: A Workbook. New
Delhi: OUP, 2018.
3.Interact: A Course in Communicative English. Cambridge: University Press,
2019.
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