Syllabus/ BA-I (2010-11) B.A./B.Sc Part-I (12+3 System of Education) 1 Outlines of Tests, Syllabi and Courses of Reading in the Various Subjects for Examination 2010-11 English (Compulsory) Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 100 Texts Prescribed 1. Tales of Life (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar) The following tales are excluded: A. The Egg B. In Another Country 2. Prose for Young Learners (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar) The following chapters are excluded : A. He Was A Man of The Trees B. Conservation of Wild Life C. Women Empowerment 3. Murphy's English Grammar, (Raymond Murphy), 3rd Ed. CUP 2004, Rept. 2005, Unit 1-41, 49-52, 69-91 Instructions for the paper setters/examiners Note : The question paper will consist of three sections and the distribution of marks will be as follows: Section A : 20 Marks Section B : 48 Marks Section C : 32 Marks Section-A : It will consist of ten (10) questions on usage of Grammar related to units 1-41, 49-52, 69-91 of Murphy's English Grammar (Raymond Murphy) 3rd Edition CUP 2004, rept. 2005. Each question will carry two (2) marks. All questions will be compulsory. Section-B : It will consist of eleven (11) questions. Students will be required to attempt eight (08) questions. Each question will carry six (6) marks. The total marks for this section will be 48. Syllabus/ BA-I (2010-11) 2 B.A./B.Sc Part-I (12+3 System of Education) Eight questions (Q. I to VIII ) will be set from the two literary texts (four from Tales, four from Prose. The students will be required to attempt any five choosing at least two questions from each prescribed text. The questions (Q.I to VIII) from literary texts will be answered in about 15 lines each. The next three questions (IX-XI) will be set on vocabulary and composition as given below. All the questions will be compulsory. Question IX will be set on the vocabulary introduced in two prescribed texts. The question should test meaning and usage of items glossed in the text. Question X will be Translation of a short passage from English to Hindi/Punjabi. Or Precis of a short passage (only for foreign students who do not know Punjabi/Hindi) Question XI will be Writing a Personal Letter (with internal choice) Section-C: It will consist of four questions, each carrying eight marks. Total marks for this section will be 32. Questions I-II will be set from the two literary texts, one from each. Each question will have internal choice. It has to be answered in not more than 300 words (app. two pages). Question 3 will be writing a paragraph with internal choice. Question IV will be Comprehension of a passage (about 200 words) selected from either the prescribed book of Prose or Tales. Four short questions of 2 marks, each shall be asked on the given passage. Syllabus/ BA-I (2010-11) B.A./B.Sc Part-I (12+3 System of Education) 3 ENGLISH (ELECTIVE) Paper-A Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks 100 Prescribed Books : 1. Apple Cart : G.B. Shaw 2. Spots of Time : G.N.D.U Publication The following poems are deleted : (i) The Pulley, (ii) MacFlecknoe, (iii) Strong Son of God, (iv) Dover Beach, (v) Nightingales, (vi) To the Indians who died in South Africa. 3. Glossary of Literary Terms (eighth edition) by M.H. Abrams, Wadsworth CENGAGE Learning Publishers, 8th Edn., 2008. The following literary terms are prescribed for study : Alliteration, Allusion, Allegory, Ballad, Burlesque, Character, Comedy, Conceit, Connotation, Epic, Elegy Hyperbole, Irony, Metaphor, Narrative and Narratology, Paradox, Plot, Poetic justice, Pun, Point of View. Instructions for Paper Setters : Section-A 1. Five questions, each to be answered in not more than 60 words, will be set from the play Apple Cart. Each question will carry 2 marks. The examinees will be required to answer all the questions. (2x5=10 marks) 2. Five questions, each to be answered in not more than 60 words, will be set from the book Spots of Time. Each question will carry 2 marks. The examinees will be required to answer all the questions. (2x5=10 marks) Section-B 1. The examinees will be required to answer two questions on reference to the context out of the three set from the play Apple Cart and two questions on reference to the context Syllabus/ BA-I (2010-11) 4 B.A./B.Sc Part-I (12+3 System of Education) out of the three set from the textbook, Spots of Time. (4x6=24 marks) 2. The examinees will be required to write notes on any four out of the six literary terms given from those prescribed in the syllabus. (4x6=24 marks) Section-C 1. The examinees will be required to answer in 500-600 words one essay-type question out of the two set from the play Apple Cart. (16 marks) 2. The examinees will be required to answer in 500-600 words one essay-type question out of the two set from the textbook Spots of Time. (16 marks) Syllabus/ BA-I (2010-11) B.A./B.Sc Part-I (12+3 System of Education) 5 English (Elective) Paper-B Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 100 Books Prescribed Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Study Reading : A Course in Reading Skills for Academic Purposes by E.H. Glendinning and B. Holmstrom, Cambridge Uni. Press, South Asian Edn. 2007, Sept. 2008. Instructions for paper setting : The question paper will comprise three sections. Section-A will comprise 10 questions. Each question carrying 2 marks, the total weightage of this section will be 20 marks. The examinees will be required to answer all the questions. The division of marks and the nature of questions to be set from each text will be as follows : 1. Five questions, each to be answered in not more than five sentences, will be set from the novel, Huckleberry Finn. 2. Five questions, each to be answered in a word, a phrase, or a sentence but not more than three sentences, will be set from the textbook, Study Reading. The questions must be based on or relate to the tasks given in the textbook, Study Reading. Section-B will comprise eight questions, each carrying 6 marks. The total weightage of this section will be 48 marks. 1. Six questions related to incidents, anecdotes, minor characters, the use of figures of speech, tone etc. will be set from the novel, Huckleberry Finn. The examinees will be required to answer any 4 questions. 2. Six questions related to the tasks in the section text exploration in each unit of the textbook, Study Reading, will be set. The questions must be of practical nature. Syllabus/ BA-I (2010-11) 6 B.A./B.Sc Part-I (12+3 System of Education) The examinees will be required to answer any 4 questions. Section-C will comprise 2 questions, each carrying 16 marks. The total weightage of this section will be 32 marks. 1. Two essay type questions will be set from the novel, Huckleberry Finn. The examinees will be required to answer any of the two in 500-600 words. 2. Two questions, each consisting of two tasks related to the section application in each unit of the textbook Study Reading, will be set. The examinees will be required to answer any of the two questions. Syllabus/ BA-I (2010-11) B.A./B.Sc Part-I (12+3 System of Education) 7 Functional English (Vocational) 1) a) Time Allowed Theory Paper-A Paper-B 3 Hrs. 2½ Hours Practical Paper-A 30 Minutes Paper-B Nil b) Maximum Marks Theory Paper-A 60 Marks Practical 40 Marks Theory Paper-B 100 Marks Practical Nil Credit hours for teaching Theory Paper-A : 3Hrs the subject per week Practical : 3 Hrs Theory Paper-B : 100 Marks (with practical devilling) Syllabus/ BA-I (2010-11) 8 B.A./B.Sc Part-I (12+3 System of Education) Functional English Paper-A Phonetics and Phonology Time : 2½ Hours Max. Marks (Theory) : 60 Max. Marks (Practical) : 40 Instructions for the Paper Setters : The question paper shall consist of three sections as follows: Section-A will consist of 8 very short answer type questions. All questions will be compulsory. Each question will carry two marks. Total weightage of this section being 16 marks. Section-B will consist of short answer type questions. The paper setter will set 7 questions and the candidates will be required to answer 4 questions. Each question will carry 6 marks; total weightage of this section being 24 marks. Section-C will consist of essay type questions. The paper-setter will set 4 questions and the candidates will be required to answer 2 questions. Each question will carry 10 marks; total weightage of this section being 20 marks. Objectives * to familiarize learners with the functioning of English sounds. * to enable learners to achieve accuracy in oral production. * to enable learners to achieve an optimum level of intelligibility and fluency in speech. Course Content Unit-I : The phonology of English : Phonetic Symbols for Consonants Vowels and Diphthongs Consonant clusters Unit-II : The Syllable Syllabus/ BA-I (2010-11) B.A./B.Sc Part-I (12+3 System of Education) 9 Unit-III : Weak Forms and Contractions Unit-IV : Word Stress Unit-V : Sentence Stress Unit-VI : Intonation : Patterns of Intonation in Simple Sentence Types. Suggestions for Teaching 1. Lists of minimal pairs may be used (eg. cot-court, ship- sheep, etc.) for practice in listening and speaking. 2.