Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University,
Ballari
Department of Studies in English
BA/BSW English
B.A Education Syllabus as per SEP-2024
(For Regular Mode)
With effect from the Academic year 2024-25
Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)
BA/BSW First Semester
Basic English
Course Title: Basic English Course Code: 24BA/BWLGEN1L
Total Contact Hours: 56 No. of Credits:03
L:T:P : Lecture 04
Internal Assessment Marks: 20 Duration of SEE: 03 Hours
Semester End Exam Marks: 80
Unit Description Hours
1 Poetry 15
a)A Poison Tree –William Blake
b) To the Indians Who Died in Africa - T.S. Eliot
c) La Belle Dame Sans Merci -John Keats
d) An Introduction Kanakadas
2 Short Stories 15
a) The Lost Child –Mulkraj Anand
b) The Paddy Harvest-Magolli Ganesh
c) Drought -Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
d) The Verges – Somerset Maugham
3 Reading And Comprehension 15
Dream Children –Charles Lamb
Of Studies - Francis Bacon
4 Grammar 11
1. Verb Kinds: Be forms, Transitive and Intransitive Verbs & Finite and
Non-Finite Verbs
2. Interchange of Sentence Kinds (Assertive, Interrogative, Imperative and
Exclamatory)
3. Active and Passive Voice
References:
1. 1. Indian Poetry in English, Orient Longman/
2. Realms of Gold, Orient Blackswan.
3. Journey Through Words, Orient Blackswan.
4. Reading Literature in English, Foundations Love/ Human relationship.
5. Indian Voices
BA/BSW Second Semester
Basic English
Course Title: Basic English Course Code: 24BA/BWLGEN2L
Total Contact Hours: 56 No. of Credits:03
L:T:P
Internal Assessment Marks: 20 Duration of SEE: 03 Hours
Semester End Exam Marks: 80
Unit Description Hours
1 Poetry
15
1. The Golden Threshold -Sarojini Naidu
2. “Lead Kindly Light” -St .John Henry Newman
3. “My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose” -Robert Burns
4. “Petromax Bearers” - Jambanna Amarachinta (petromax
Hotthavaru) (TranslatedbyShekharArkasali
2 PROSE
1. “Cinema ad Literature -Gulzar 15
2. “Work Brings Solace” -Dr.A.P.J.AbdulKalam.
3. “Man and Nature in India: The Ecological Balance”-Salim Ali.
4. “SavitribaiPhule–India’sFirstTeacher”-Pranita.
3 Grammar 15
1. Subject-Verb Agreement.
2. Reading Comprehension-To identify and correct spelling errors.
3. Précis Writing
4. Passage
4 DIALOGUE WRITNG AND SPEAKING Skills 11
1. Dialogue Writing and speaking Skills -Contextual Writing.
2. SpeakingSkills-RolePlay, Mono-Acting, Pickandspeak.
Reference
1. Re-mappings, Orient Blackswan.
2. Prudence, Orient Blackswan.
3. Susie Tharu. Women Writing in India, Vol.1 OUP
4. Golden Petals, OB - mythology
5. Susie Tharu Women Writing in India, Vol.2 OUP
6. Indian Literature-184JSTOR
Question Paper Pattern for I &II Semester Basic English
3 HoursTheory: 80
I. Annotation 2/4(Two out of Four) (2x6= 12)
II. Essay type question (1/2 (One out of Two) (1x16=16)
III. Annotation 2/4(Two out of Four) (2x6= 12)
IV. Essay type question ½ (One out of Two) (1x16=16)
V. Grammar ( 8+8+8= 24)
