Class- B.

Com 1st semester

Subject- English & Business Communication Skills

Max. Marks: 100
Theory: 80
Int. Asst.: 10
Practical: 10
Section- I
Topic Teaching Points Specific objectives Methods/Approac- Resources &
hes/Techniques Links
Text Portion a) About the Author a) To provide the students Class-room Ten Mighty
a detailed overview of the teaching with Pens, ed., K.A.
1. The Model b) Introduction of the lesson examples Kalia
Millionaire characters/main issues (OxFORD
involved b) To encourage the Universiry
2. The Gift of the students to participate in Press)
Magi c) General overview of the class-room discussion
lesson thereby enabling them to
3. The Judgement- express their own
seat of d) Interpretation of the understanding of the main
Vikramaditya individual lines of the issues/ themes/incidents/
lesson characters
4. Fur
e) Explanation of the c) To motivate the
5. A Marriage difficult words students to critically
Proposal analyze the lesson
f) Discussion of various
themes/incidents/characte
rs/main issues

Vocabulary Test in Practice of the various Main Objective is to

the form of exercises given at the end enhance the students’
‘Match the of each chapter knowledge of words and
Columns’ their meanings

Unseen passage Practice of unseen This is to test a student’s

for passages of wide variety to comprehension ability,
Comprehension improve reading & language/ presentation
with minimum five comprehension skills skills & vocabulary etc.
questions at the
end.
 Section- II

Topic Teaching Points Specific objectives Methods/ Resources &

Appro-aches/ Links
Techniques

1. Business a) Meaning and process The main objective is to Class-room Super

Communication: of communication familiarize the students with teaching with Publications
Different Aspects of the basics of communication examples using
communication in b) Verbal & Non-Verbal and motivate them to black-board
general and business communication participate in the class-room
communication in discussion. It will also enhance
particular, c)Meaning of Business their writing skills as they will
communication within Communication & its come to know how to
organizations, types objectives effectively draft different kinds
of communication & of letters, notices, memos and
significance of d)Types of advertisements.
positive attitude in communication and
improving their merits & demerits
communication
e) How to develop
2. Writing skills: positive attitude during
Letters of all kinds, communication
Tender Notices,
Auction Notices, f) Types and format of
Public Notices, different types of letters
Memos,
Advertisements g)Types and format of
relating to different types of
sales/marketing Notices & their purpose

h) Meaning & Purpose

of Memorandum & How
to draft it

e) Guidelines for
drafting a good
advertisement

Practical

Topic Teaching Points Specific objectives Methods/ Resources &

Appr-oaches Links
Personal Interview and Do’s & Don’ts of personal Practical work will Class-room
public speaking like interview & public speaking improve students’ teaching
Declamation & Debate speaking skills.
 Question Bank

The Model Millionaire

Short Questions

1. What were the qualities that made Hughie Erskine popular with men and women?
2. What sort of professions did Hughie try and what was the result of his efforts?
3. What sort of a man does Alan Trevor reveal himself to be?
4. Why did Alan Trevor like Hughie?

Long Answer Type Questions

1. Give in your own words a summary of Oscar Wilde’s story “The Model Millionaire”
2. Comment on the statement, ‘Millionaire models are rare enough, but, by Jove, model
millionaires are rarer still.’
3. Draw a character-sketch of Hughie Erskine.
4. Draw a character-sketch of Baron Hausberg.

The Gift of the Magi

Short Questions

1. What were the Young’s proud possessions? How does the narrator of the story highlight
their significance?

Long Answer Type Questions

1. Comment on the significance of the title.

2. The writer describes Della and Jim as, ‘the wisest’ of all who give others gifts. Why?
3. Did Jim and Della sell their dearest possessions to no purpose?
4. Draw a character-sketch of Jim.
5. Draw a character-sketch of Della.

The Judgment-seat of Vikramaditya

Short Questions

1. What qualities of head and heart made Vikramaditya a well-loved king?

2. Why did the king want to have the judgement-seat of Vikramaditya? Were his intentions
good or bad?
3. What was the last angel’s question? What is the significance of this question?
4. Why is Vikramaditya known as the greatest judge in India?
5. Why could the shepherd boy sit on the judgement seat and not the king?
Long Answer Type Questions

1. Write a brief summary of the story ‘The Judgement-seat of Vikramaditya.

2. Write a theme of lesson ‘The Judgement-seat of Vikramaditya.

Fur
Short Questions

1. What ‘sub-story’ does Eleanor tell Bertram and with what motive?
2. The two women in the story are a study in contrast. How do they differ from each
other?

Long Answer Type Questions

1. Write in your own words the story ‘Fur’.

A Marriage Proposal
Short Questions

1. What were Lomov’s reasons for deciding to get married?

2. What sort of impression do you form about Lomov?
3. How did it happen that Lomov failed to propose Natalia?

Long Answer Type Questions

1. Write in your own words the story of play ‘ The Marriage Proposal’.
2. Discuss the theme of the play.
3. Draw a character-sketch of Lomov.
4. Draw a character-sketch of Natalia.
5. Draw a character-sketch of Tschubukov.

Note: 70% of the syllabus will be covered before House Examination and remaining part will be
covered after the Exams.

Submitted by: Prof. Parshant Sethi

&
Prof. Monika

Dept. of English