Directorate of Distance Education UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU JAMMU SELF LEARNING MATERIAL B.A/B.COM III SEMESTER SUBJECT : GENERAL ENGLISH UNIT : I - V COURSE NO. : AA-301 LESSON NO. : 1-17 Dr. Hina S. Abrol Ms. Rohini Gupta Suri B.A. Course Co-ordinator B.Com Course Co-ordinator http:/www.distanceeducation.in Printed and Published on behalf of the Directorate of Distance Education, University of Jammu, Jammu by the Director, DDE, University of Jammu 1 B.A./B.COM - III SEMESTER GENERAL ENGLISH LESSON WRITERS :- EDITING & PROOF READING :- 1. Dr. Shalini Rana Mr. Stanzin Shakya 2. Ms. Pallavi Mahajan Assistant Professor 3. Ms. Rashmeet Kour DDE, University of Jammu 4. Dr. Harpreet Kour 5. Dr. Rabia Iqbal Mir 6. Dr. Garima Gupta 7. Ms. Parveen Kumari 8. Mr. Stanzin Shakya 9. Dr. Anupama Vohra 10. Mr. Sudhir Singh 11. Dr. Reena Salaria © Directorate of Distance Education, University of Jammu, 2020 • All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form, by mimeograph or any other means, without permission in writing from the DDE, University of Jammu. • The script writer shall be responsible for the lesson / script submitted to the DDE and any plagiarism shall be his/her entire responsbility. • Printed by : Pathania Printers / 2020 / 800 Books 2 GENERAL ENGLISH SEMESTER-III Syllabus for the Examination to be held in Dec. 2017 onwards Course No. : AA 301 (Theory) Title - General English Duration of Exam : 3 hrs. Total Marks : 100 Semester End Examination : 80 Internal Assessment : 20 Objective : The objective of this paper is to develop the comprehension, reading, writing skills of the students through a study of literature and language. This would stimulate and sharpen their aesthetic sensibility by a study of the selected English prose, poems and short stories. UNIT I : Essays i) Go Kiss the World ------------- Subroto Bagachi ii) Don’t be Sorry for Yourself ------------- A.J. Cronin iii) Spoken English and Broken English ------------- G.B. Shaw iv) Early Modenr English ------------- Dr K Radha Kumari UNIT II : Poems i) The Lotus ------------- Toru Dutt ii) London ------------- William Blake iii) Habba Khatoon ------------- Habba Khatoon iv) Migrations ------------- Keki Daruwala (i) 3 UNIT III : Short Stories i) The Gold Frame ------------- R.K. Laxman ii) Miyan’s Farm ------------- Krishna Prem UNIT IV : Grammar i) Articles ii) Punctuation and Capitalization iii) Change of voice iv) Modals and auxiliary verbs UNIT V : Reading, Writing and Speaking Skills i) Ways of Reading, Rules of word stress ii) Transcriptions of words iii) Precis Writing Mode of Examination Section - A This section will cover units I to III and will have three long answer type questions for 10 marks each with internal choice. The prescribed word limit will be 250-300 words. Section - B This section will cover units I to III and will have five short answer type questions. The candidates will be required to attempt any three. Each question will be of 6 marks and the prescribed word limit will be 60-80 words. Section - C This section will have two questions of 16 marks each. The first question will have four parts of four marks each. In each part seven questions will be asked and the students will attempt four out of seven. (ii)4 The second questions will have three parts. The first two parts will be of four marks each and will deal with part i and ii of unit V. In each part seven questions will be set and the candidate will attempt any four in each part. The third part will be set on precis writing and will carry eight marks. The questions will be set from the prescribed text book. Suggested Readings: 1) Spoken English and Broken English, Linguaphone Institute. 2) Indian Writing in English by K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar. Sterling publisher. 3) William Blake’s London: An Interpretation by Samir Mazarweh. Grin Verlag publishers. 4) Habba Khatoon: The Nightingale of Kashmir by S.N. Wakhlu Roli Books Private Ltd. 5) An Anthology of Commomwealth Poetry by C.D. Narasimhaiah. Macmillan India. 6) Fantasy: A Collection of Short Stories by V. Sasikumar. Orient Longman Pvt. Ltd. 7) Comprehensive English Grammar and Composition by S.C. Gupta. Arihant Prakashan. 8) The Routledge Handbook of Language and Professional Communication by Vijay Bhatia, Stephen Bremmer. Routledge Publishing house. (iii)5 B.A./B.COM. GENERAL ENGLISH SEMESTER-III TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIT & LESSONS LESSON WRITER PAGE NO. UNIT - I : Essays Lesson-1 Go Kiss the World Dr. Shalini Rana 1-20 GGM Science College Jammu Lesson-2 Don’t be Sorry for Yourself Dr. Shalini Rana 21-36 GGM Science College Jammu Lesson-3 Spoken English and Ms. Pallavi Mahajan (Ph.D) 37-56 Broken English Research Scholar Deptt. of English University of Jammu Lesson-4 Early Modern English Ms. Rashmeet Kour 57-80 (N.E.T/S.E.T.) Ph.D Research Scholar Deptt. of English University of Jammu UNIT II : Poems Lesson-5 The Lotus Dr. Harpreet Kour 81-95 Assistant Professor Govt. SPMR College of Commerce (iv)6 Lesson-6 London Dr. Rabia Iqbal Mir 96-113 Assistant Professor GCW Udhampur Lesson-7 Habba Khatoon Dr. Garima Gupta 114-128 Assistant Professor Deptt. of English University of Jammu Lesson-8 Migrations Ms. Parveen Kumari 129-142 Assistant Professor GDC Poonch UNIT III : Short Stories Lesson-9 The Gold Frame Mr. Stanzin Shakya 143-160 Assistant Professor DDE, University of Jammu Lesson-10 Miyan’s Farm Dr. Anupama Vohra 161-174 Sr. Associate Professor DDE, University of Jammu UNIT IV : Grammar Lesson-11 Articles Dr. Anupama Vohra 175-188 Sr. Associate Professor DDE,University of Jammu Lesson-12 Punctuation and Mr. Sudhir Singh 189-221 Capitalization Associate Professor GDC Udhampur (v) 7 Lesson-13 Change of Voice Edt. by : Dr.Anupama Vohra 222-242 Sr. Associate Professor DDE, University of Jammu Lesson-14 Modals and Mr. Sudhir Singh 243-259 Auxiliary Verbs Associate Professor Govt. Degree College Udhampur UNIT V : Reading, Writing and Speaking Skills Lesson-15 Ways of Reading, Dr. Reena Salaria 260-272 Rules of Word Stress Govt. Degree College Udhampur Lesson-16 Transcriptions of Words Dr. Reena Salaria 273-282 Govt. Degree College Udhampur Lesson-17 Precis Writing Dr. Anupama Vohra 283-299 Sr. Associate Professor DDE, University of Jammu (vi)8 B.A./B.COM SEMESTER – III : GENERAL ENGLISH Course No. : AA 301 (Theory) Title : General English Semester-III Unit – 1 ESSAYS Lesson No:1 Go Kiss the World By : Subroto Bagchi UNIT STRUCTURE 1.1 Objectives 1.2 Introduction to the author 1.3 Go Kiss the World (Text) 1.4 Summary of the Essay 1.5 Central Idea of the Essay 1.6 Theme of the Essay. 1.7 Let Us Sum up 1.8 Glossary 1.9 Self- Assessment Questions 1.9.1 Short type questions 1.9.2 Multiple Choice Questions 9 1.10 Examination Oriented Questions 1.11 Reference and Suggested Readings 1.1.1 Objectives: The students will be able to infer the real meaning of success. The students will be able to improvise their ideas. The students will be able to agree with the author about the real purpose of one’s actions. 1.2 Introduction to the Author: Subroto Bagchi is a well known Indian entrepreneur and an innovative business leader. He was born on 31 st May 1957 in Odisha. His father was a government officer. He spent his childhood in the tribal areas of Odisha. He was a hard working student, he won many scholarships. During his career he won many awards also. In 1957, he won the Best NCC Cadet award. In his University days, he won the best Debater award. He was awarded Doctorate in Literature by Utkal University though he was a student of Political Science. Later on, he worked as the Chief Executive of Wipro’s Global R&D. He also founded the Mind Tree, an IT Service Company. Bagchi is a motivational leader and he has contributed immensely for the capacity building of young entrepreneurs and leaders. 1.3 Go Kiss the World (Text) I was the last child of a small-time government servant, in a family of five brothers. My earliest memory of my father is as that of a District Employment Officer in Koraput, Orissa. It was, and remains as back of beyond as you can imagine. There was no electricity; no primary school nearby and water did not flow out of a tap. As a result, I did not go to school until the age of eight; I was home-schooled. My father used to get transferred every year. The family belongings fit into the back of a jeep so 10 the family moved from place to place and without any trouble, my mother would set up an establishment and get us going. Raised by a widow who had come as a refugee from the then East Bengal, she was a matriculate when she married my father. My parents set the foundation of my life and the value system, which makes me what I am today and largely, defines what success means to me today. As District Employment Officer, my father was given a jeep by the government. There was no garage in the office, so the jeep was parked in our house. My father refused to use it to commute to the office. He told us that jeep is an expensive resource given by the government- he retreated to us that it was not ‘his jeep’ but the government’s jeep. Insisting that he would use it only to tour the interiors, he would walk to his office on normal days. He also made sure that we never sat in the government jeep- we could sit in it only when it was stationery.