F.Y.B.A.Compulsory English - CC (Sem 1)

Syllabus Communicative English 1.1

Compulsory Course  (CC)

Semester 1

Reading & Listening Comprehension - The student should be able to understand and assimilate the main ideas and specific details in a 500‐600 word text of moderate difficulty. Paragraphing and punctuation to be taught through the prescribed text or suitable material chosen by faculty. ( SEE should be set from an unseen text from the following domains - History, Biography, Sport, Tourism, humanities, commercial or scientific research findings, newspaper report. (16 marks)....... 16 lectures NB : Students should be recommended to buy the prescribed Text : Selections from Vinod Sood, et. al., eds.,The Individual and Society: Essays, Stories and Poems (Delhi: Pearson, 2005 )

 • Writing a short narrative with appropriate use of paragraphing and punctuation (approximately 450- 500 words) (ISA – 10 marks)......12 lectures

 • Writing Summaries (SEE – 16 marks)...........18 lectures

• Following instructions and directions from an oral stimulus. This could be a talk/lecture/discussion/news item/announcement. This component may be administered through a clear recording or faculty reading aloud. The task set as well as student responses may be recorded for purpose of moderation. ( This unit should be tested via an Internal/ISA test – 10 marks) .. ... 12 lectures

• Writing a brief for the classified advertisements page for selling/ buying an item; accommodation available or wanted; other classifieds. ( 2 Questions at SEE – 12 marks each= 24 marks total at SEE) ........12 lectures

• Writing a notice, poster, recipe, directions to a location ( 2 Questions at SEE – 6 marks each = 12 total at SEE )........................12 lectures

• Identifying and correcting errors of usage and syntax ( SEE – 12 marks). 8 lectures