Max. Marks : 50
Theory : 45 marks
Internal Assessment : 05 marks
Time : 3 Hours
Objective:
To Teach Finer nuances of language through an integrated approach.
To acquire extensive knowledge of English as a language in its various textual forms and to become
thoughtful, imaginative and effective communicators in a diverse and changing society.
To write an effective business document (such as notice, advertisement etc.) which enable them to
think analytically.
To enhance their writing skill.
To acquire knowledge about various literary aspects through the text which capacitates them to
enrich their literary and cultural values.
To empower an average student in such a way that English learning becomes a pleasurable
endeavour.
TEXT PRESCRIBED:
English for Empowerment, Eds., G. Damodar, D. Venkateshwarlu, M. Narendra, M. Sarat Babu, G. M.
Sunderavalli, Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, 2009.
Poetry Section:
i. Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T.S.
ii. I Will Embrace Only the Sun
iii. Refugee Mother and Child
iv. This is a Photograph of Me
Prose Section:
i. On Shaking Hands
ii. No Man is an Island
iii. Freedom of the Press
iv. An Except From Decolonizing the Mind
TESTING SCHEME:
Section – A
Q.1. Reference to the context from Poetry. One out of two passages to be attempted. 5 marks
Q.2. Short answer type question from Poetry (in about 50-60 words). Five out of eight are to be attempted.
10 marks
Q.3. Long answer type questions from Prose (in about 100-120 words). Two out of Four are to be
attempted. 6 marks
Section – B
Q.4. Paragraph writing (based on post-reading activities suggested in the prescribed texts)
One out of three is to attempted. 5 marks
(The examiner will set three topics for paragraphs writing from the post reading activities suggested
in the prescribed texts. While selecting this question, special care must be taken to borrow ideas from
the text or suitably modify them so as to identify viable topics that the students of B.A.(compulsory)
can easily handle.)
Q.5. Report writing (with internal choice) 4 marks
(The examiner will give information about some social issue, an event/incident, some topic of current
affairs etc. and will ask the students to write a report in about 100 words on the given topic. The
information can also be given in form of a dialogue on some issue of general interest. The examiner
will set this question with an internal choice).
Q.6. Grammer:
i. Using nouns as verbs or vice-versa 5 marks
ii. Combining pairs of sentences using words given in the brackets 5 marks
iii. Text-based Idioms and Phrases 5 marks
(The examiner will set four different grammar excercises for every section of Q.5 based on the
prescribed text in such a way that most of the activities students have done in the class are adequately
covered.)