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DR. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, AGRA, , ., , BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.), (THREE YEAR DEGREE COURSE), , SUBJECT, GENERAL ENGLISH, , PAGE 1

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DR. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, AGRA, , ., , B.A. (GENERAL ENGLISH), COURSE STRUCTURE, , FIRST YEAR, PAPER – 101: TEXT (OMR Based Pattern Paper), , 50 MARKS, , PAPER – 102 : APPLIED GRAMMAR, , 50 MARKS, , SECOND YEAR, PAPER – 201: TEXT, , 50 MARKS, , PAPER – 202: WRITING SKILLS, , 50 MARKS, , THIRD YEAR, PAPER – 301: TEXT, , 33 MARKS, , OPTIONAL PAPER – 302 :, , 33 MARKS, , PAPER 303 (A): STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH, PAPER 303 (B): COMMUNICATION FOR BUSINESS AND MEDIA, , PAPER – 303: COMPRHENSION SKILLS, , 34 MARKS, , PAGE 2

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DR. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, AGRA, , ., , B.A. (GENERAL ENGLISH), FIRST YEAR DETAILED SYALLBUS, PAPER – 101, (Questions in this Paper shall be based on Objective Type – OMR Sheet), , TEXT, CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY, , C.E.M. JOAD, , THE FUN THEY HAD, , ISAAC ASIMOV, , AN OBSERVATION AND AN EXPLANATION, , DESMOND MORRIS, , A ROBOT ABOUT THE HOUSE, , M.W.THRING, , A WRONG MAN IN WORKERS’ PARADISE, , RABINDRANATH TAGORE, , USING LAND WISELY, , L. DUDLEY STAMP, , COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES, GENERAL STUDY, , 1., , GUY DE MAUPASSANT, , THE DIAMOND NECKLACE, , 2, , R.K.NARAYAN, , AN ASTROLOGER’S DAY, , 3., , MULK RAJ ANAND, , A PAIR OF MUSTACHIOS, , 4., , O’HENRY, , THE GIFT OF THE MAGI, , 5., , R.N.TAGORE, , THE HOME-COMING, PAGE 3

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DR. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, AGRA, , 6., , LEO TOLSTOY, , THREE QUESTIONS, , 7., , SOMERSET MAUGHAM, , THE LUNCHEON, , ., , Q.NO. 1, 2, 3 THREE QUESTIONS BASED ON THE TEXT WILL BE ASKED TO TEST, THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ESSAYS PRESCRIBED., , Q.NO. 4., , WILL BE ASKED FROM THE STORIES PRESCRIBED, , Q.NO. 5, , WILL BE THE PRACTICAL, TEXT`PRESCRIBED., , GRAMMAR, , BASED, , ON, , THE, , PAGE 4

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DR. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, AGRA, , ., , B.A. (GENERAL ENGLISH), FIRST YEAR DETAILED SYALLBUS, PAPER – 102, APPLIED GRAMMAR, , Q. NO. 1, , PASSAGE FOR PRECIS WRITING, , Q. NO. 2, , TRANSLATION OF A PASSAGE FROM HINDI TO ENGLISH, , Q. NO. 3, , APPLIED GRAMMAR, NARRATION, , USE OF TENSES, , USE OF INFINITIVE, GERUND, PARTICIPLE, , CONDITIONAL SENTENCES, , RIGHT USE OF WORDS, , PAGE 5

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DR. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, AGRA, , ., , B.A. (GENERAL ENGLISH), SECOND YEAR DETAILED SYALLBUS, PAPER – 201, TEXT, THE FOLLOWING ESSAYS ARE PRESCRIBED AS SPECIMEN OF PROSE FOR DETAILED, STUDY, , WORK AND PLAY, , HERBERT READ, , THE LAWS OF NATURE, , J.B.S. HALDANE, , INDIVIDUALS AND MASSES, , ALDOUS HUXLEY, , CHILDREN AT PLAY, , RUMER GODDEN, , SYMPTOMS, , JEROME K. JEROME, , HOW TO AVOID FOOLISH OPINIONS, , BERTRAND RUSSELL, , NOVELLETE, GEORGE ORWELL, , ANIMAL FARM, , PAGE 6

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DR. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, AGRA, , ., , FOR GENERAL STUDY, , QUESTION NO. 1, 2, 3, , WILL BE ASKED FROM THE TEXT TO TEST THE, UNDERSTANDING OF THE ESSAYS PRESCRIBED. NO, PASSAGES FOR EXPALANATIONS WILL BE ASKED., , QUESTION NO. 4., , WILL BE BASED ON THE PRESCRIBED NOVEL., , QUESTION NO. 5., , WILL BE BASED ON THE GRAMMAR RELATED TO THE TEXT, TO TEST THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE LANGUAGE, SYNTAX,, TENSES ETC., , PAGE 7

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DR. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, AGRA, , ., , B.A. (GENERAL ENGLISH), SECOND YEAR DETAILED SYALLBUS, PAPER – 202, WRITING SKILLS, 1. ESSAY WRITING, , TESTING THE SKILL OF DEVELOPING AN IDEA, , 2. LETTER WRITING, , FORMAL AND INFORMAL LETTERS, , 3. JOURNALISTIC WRITING, , REPORT, EDITORIAL, OBSERVATIONS, , 4. STORY WRITING, 5. C.V.WRITING, 6. PUNCTUATION, 7. ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION, 8. IDIOMS AND PHRASES, , PAGE 8

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DR. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, AGRA, , ., , B.A. (GENERAL ENGLISH), THIRD YEAR DETAILED SYALLBUS, PAPER – 301, TEXT, REPRESENTATIVE ESSAYS FROM INDIAN WRITINGS IN ENGLISH AND LINGUISTIC, ANALYSES, , 1. AUROBINDO GHOSH, , ESSENCE OF POETRY, , 2. R.K. NARAYAN, , CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, , 3. M.K. GANDHI, , SPIRITUAL TRAINING, , 4. JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU, , HOMAGE TO GANDHI, , 5. SWAMI VIVEKANANDA, , CHICAGO ADDRESS, , 6. DR. S. RADHAKRISHNAN, , CLEAN ADVOCATE OF GREAT IDEALS, , PAGE 9

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DR. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, AGRA, , ., , QUESTIONS1,2,3,, , WILL BE FRAMED FROM THE TEXT TO TEST THE, UNDERSTANDING OF LANGUAGE AND SUBJECT, MATTER, , QUESTION NO.4., , TWO ANALYTICAL QUESTIONS TO TEST THE, REASONING CAPACITY OF THE STUDENTS, REGARDING TEXT, , QUESTION NO.5., , WILL BE BASED ON VOCABULARY TEST,, REFRAMING OF SENTENCES FROM THE TEXT,, REWRITNG OF THE PARAGRAPHS BASED ON THE, PRESCIBED TEXT, , PAGE 10

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DR. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, AGRA, , ., , B.A. (GENERAL ENGLISH), THIRD YEAR DETAILED SYALLBUS, OPTIONAL PAPER – 302 (A), STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH, 1., , 2., , ENGLISH and its PHONOLOGY, A., , VOWELS & CONSONANTS, , B., , PHONEMES & ALLOPHONES, , C., , PRONUNCIATION, STRESS AND ACCENT, , MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX, A., , MORPHEMES & ALLOMORPHS, , B., , PROCESS OF WORD FORMATION, , C., , STRUCTURE OF NOUN PHRASE & VERB-PHRASE, , 3., , TRANSLATION METHODS, , 4., , CONCEPT OF REGISTER, , 5., , LANGUAGE FAMILIES, CHARACTERISTICS OF OLD ENGLISH, MIDDLE ENGLISH,, MODERN ENGLISH, BORROWINGS IN ENGLISH, , PAGE 11

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DR. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, AGRA, , ., , B.A. (GENERAL ENGLISH), THIRD YEAR DETAILED SYALLBUS, OPTIONAL PAPER – 302 (B), COMMUNICATION FOR BUSINESS AND MEDIA, 1. BASIC COMMUNICATION, , CONCEPT, NATURE AND FEATURES OF, COMMUNICATION,, DISTICTION, BETWEEN, GENERAL AND TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION, , 2. BUSINESS COMMUNICATION, , REPORT, WRITING,, PROJECT, REPORT, WRITINGFUNDAMENTALS OF DOCUMENTATION, , 3. LANGUAGE SENSITIVITY, , CROSS-CULTURAL, COMMUNICATION, POLITICALY CORRECT COMMUNICATION, , 4. MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION, , WRITING FOR PRINT MEDIA, , 5. WRITING FOR ELECTRONIC, , RADIO AND TELEVISION, , MEDIA, , PAGE 12

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DR. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, AGRA, , ., , B.A. (GENERAL ENGLISH), THIRD YEAR DETAILED SYALLBUS, PAPER – 303, COMPREHENSION SKILLS, THE SUBJECT CONTENT OF THIS PAPER HAS BEEN DESIGNED KEEPING IN VIEW THE, NEED OF STUDENTS WHO WISH TO APPEAR IN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS, AFTER GRADUATION. THE SYLLABUS WILL HELP THEM IN PREPARING FOR THE, COMPETITIONS WHERE APTITUDE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS TESTED, , 1. COMPREHENSION, , 2. VERBAL LOGIC AND REASONING, , 3. GRAMMAR AND USAGE APPLICATION OF GRAMMATICAL, RULESAND EMPHASIS ON CORRECT USAGE, , 4. PARA JUMBLES TO CHECK LOGICAL REASONING, ALONG WITH GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THE LANGUAGE, , PAGE 13