ADIKAVI SRI MAHARSHI VALMIKI UNIVERSITY, RAICHUR
SYLLABUS
B.A. Three Year Degree Program for the Subject
(B.A. Group)
English
With Effect from 2024-25
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE (DSC) FOR SEM I - IV,
SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSE (SEC) FOR SEM IV/V/VI and
ELECTIVE COURSES FOR SEM V AND VI
As per N E P (Revised): 2024
ADIKAVI SRI MAHARSHI VALMIKI UNIVERSITY, RAICHUR
B.A in English (B.A Group)
Academic Year 2024-25
Assessment Marks
Assessment Marks
Duration of Exam
No. of hour per
week Theory/
Total Marks
Summative
Formative
Practical
Credits
Types of Theory/
Sem. Subject Title
Course Practical
AECC English 1
I DSC-1 Theory 6 4 hrs. 3 hrs. 20 80 100
AECC English 2
II DSC-2 Theory 6 4 hrs. 3 hrs. 20 80 100
AECC English
III DSC-3 Theory 6 4 hrs. 3 hrs. 20 80 100
AECC English
IV DSC-4 Theory 6 4 hrs. 3 hrs. 20 80 100
Semester–III
(B.A. Group)
Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC)
Language: English
Course Title: - AECC English 1
Course Code:
Type Theory Instructionhou [Link] Durationof FormativeA Summative TotalMa
ofCourse /Practical Credits r/week res/Hours Exam ssessmentM assessment rks
/Semester arks Marks
AECC-1 Theory 3 4 64hrs. 3hrs. 20 80 100
Course Outcomes (COs):Attheend ofthecoursestudentswillbeableto:
CO1. Acquire enhanced grammar skills
CO2. Equip themselves with interpersonal communication skills
CO3. Augment presentation and analytical skills
CO4. Ability to critically analyze, interpret and appreciate literary texts
CO5. Possess an awareness of social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversities
CO6. Facilitate employability in emerging sectors such as – content writers, interpreters, translators, transcribers
CO7: Acquire language skills for competitive examinations - UPSC/KPSC/IBPS/SSC/RAILWAYS/TOEFL/IELTS
andothers.
Unit Title: AECC English 1 Art Vision 64 hrs/
sem
6. Uncle Podger Hangs a Picture by Jerome K Jerome 16 hrs
7. Of Marriage and the Single Life by Francis Bacon
UnitI
Prose/Po 8. I, Tooby Langston Hughes
etry
9. On Killing Tree by Gieve Patel
16 hrs
UnitII Dweepa by Norbert D’Souza
Novella
English Vocabulary Skill Development: 16 hrs
1. Idioms and Phrases: Meanings and Usages
UnitIII
2. Homonyms and Homophones: Meanings, types and usages.
3. Phrasal Verbs and One-word substitution (Annexures I & II in Workbook-III)
English Grammar Competent Skills 16hrs
UnitIV
1. Tenes and Its Agreements: Subject-Verb Agreements: Rules and Usages
2. Spotting the Errors: Rules and Usages.
3. Reading Comprehensive Skill
Suggested Reading:
4. R. P. Singh’s Functional Skills in Language and Literature, OUP
5. Murphy, [Link] English [Link] Univ. Press.
6. Wren and Martin. High School English Grammar and Composition.
FormativeAssessmentforTheory
AssessmentOccasion/type Marks
InternalAssessmentTest1 05
InternalAssessmentTest2 05
Assignment (Student must submit the Workbook-III to the 10
Head, Department of English)
Total 20Marks
FormativeAssessmentasperguidelines.
ADIKAVI SRI MAHARSHI VALMIKI UNIVERSITY, RAICHUR
SYLLABUS
B.A. Three Year Degree Program for the Subject
(Commerce Group)
English
With Effect from 2024-25
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE (DSC) FOR SEM I - IV,
SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSE (SEC) FOR SEM IV/V/VI and
ELECTIVE COURSES FOR SEM V AND VI
As per NEP (Revised): 2024
Semester– III
(U.G. Commerce Group)
Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC)
Language:-----------------------------------------
Course Title: -
Course Code:-------
Type Theory Instructionhou [Link] Durationof FormativeA Summative TotalMa
ofCourse /Practical Credits r/week res/Hours Exam ssessmentM assessment rks
/Semester arks Marks
AECC-3 Theory 3 4 60hrs. 3hrs. 20 80 100
Course Outcomes (COs):Attheend ofthecoursestudentswillbeableto:
CO1: Acquire enhanced LSRW (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing) skills
CO2. Equip themselves with interpersonal communication skills
CO3. Augment presentation and analytical skills
CO4. Ability to critically analyze, interpret and appreciate literary texts
CO5. Possess an awareness of social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversities
CO6. Facilitate employability in emerging sectors such as – content writers, interpreters, translators, transcribers
CO7: Acquire language skills for competitive examinations - UPSC/KPSC/IBPS/SSC/RAILWAYS/TOEFL/IELTS and
others.
Unit Title: -------------------------- 60 hrs/
sem
1. A Service of Love by O’ Henry 15 hrs
2. A Tale of Two Bulls by Munshi Premchand
UnitIPro
3. She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron
se and
Poetry 4. Fire and Ice by Robert Frost
15 hrs
UnitII Animal Form by George Orwell
Novella
English Vocabulary Skill Development: 15hrs
1. Idioms and Phrases: Meanings and Usages
UnitIII
2. Homonyms and Homophones: Meanings, types and usages.
3. Phrasal Verbs (Annexures I in Workbook-III)
4. One-word substitution (Annexures II in Workbook-III)
English Grammar Competence Skills
UnitIV 1. Tenes and Its Agreements: Rules and Usages
2. Subject-Verb Agreements: Usages
3. Spotting the Errors: Rules and Usages.
4. Comprehension Skill
FormativeAssessmentforTheory
AssessmentOccasion/type Marks
InternalAssessmentTest1 05
InternalAssessmentTest2 05
i
Assignment (Submission of Workbook-III ) 10
Total 20Marks
FormativeAssessmentasperguidelines.
ADIKAVI SRI MAHARSHI VALMIKI UNIVERSITY, RAICHUR
SYLLABUS
B.A. Three Year Degree Program for the Subject
(Science Group)
English
With Effect from 2024-25
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE (DSC) FOR SEM I - IV,
SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSE (SEC) FOR SEM IV/V/VI and
ELECTIVE COURSES FOR SEM V AND VI
As per N E P (Revised): 2024
ADIKAVI SRI MAHARSHI VALMIKI UNIVERSITY, RAICHUR
B.A in English (Science Group)
Academic Year 2024-25
Assessment Marks
Assessment Marks
Duration of Exam
No. of hour per
week Theory/
Total Marks
Summative
Formative
Practical
Credits
Types of Theory/
Sem. Subject Title
Course Practical
AECC English 1
I DSC-1 Theory 6 4 hrs. 3 hrs. 20 80 100
AECC English 2
II DSC-2 Theory 6 4 hrs. 3 hrs. 20 80 100
AECC
III DSC-3 Theory 6 4 hrs. 3 hrs. 20 80 100
AECC
IV DSC-4 Theory 6 4 hrs. 3 hrs. 20 80 100
Semester– III
(U.G. Science Group)
Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC)
Language: AECC English 3
Course Title: - AECC
Course Code:-
Type Theory Instructionho [Link] Durationo Formative Summativ TotalM
ofCourse /Practical Credits ur/week ures/Hours fExam Assessmen eassessme arks
/Semester tMarks ntMarks
AECC-3 Theory 3 4 60hrs. 3hrs. 20 80 100
Course Outcomes (COs):Attheend ofthecoursestudentswillbeableto:
CO1. Acquire enhanced grammar skills
CO2. Equip themselves with interpersonal communication skills
CO3. Augment presentation and analytical skills
CO4. Ability to critically analyze, interpret and appreciate literary texts
CO5. Possess an awareness of social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversities
CO6. Facilitate employability in emerging sectors such as – content writers, interpreters, translators, transcribers
CO7: Acquire language skills for competitive examinations - UPSC/KPSC/IBPS/SSC/RAILWAYS/TOEFL/IELTS
and others.
Unit Title: AECC 60 hrs/
sem
Prose/Poetry 15 hrs
1. The Social Responsibility of Scientist by Bertrand Rusell
UnitI
2. The Lady with the Dog by Anton Chekhov
3. Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare
4. Octopus by Chidananda Sali
Novella 15 hrs
UnitII
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
English Vocabulary Skill Development: 15 hrs
1. Idioms and Phrases: Meanings and Usages
UnitIII
2. Homonyms and Homophones: Meanings, types and usages.
3. Phrasal Verbs and One-word substitution (Annexures I & II in Workbook-III)
English Grammar Competent Skills 15hrs
UnitIV
1. Tenes and Its Agreements: Subject-Verb Agreements: Rules and Usages
2. Spotting the Errors: Rules and Usages.
3. Reading Comprehensive Skill
Recommended books:
1 R. P. Singh’s Functional Skills in Language and Literature, OUP
[Link] Tickoo and Jaya Sasikumar’s Writing With a Purpose : OUP
[Link] Mohan and Meera Banerji : Developing Communication Skills, Macmillan
[Link] Manoj Kumar. English Communication -Theory and Practice -Ability Enhancement Compulsory
Course.
Cengage, 2019.
[Link], C., Farson, R. E. Active Listening. Gordon Training Inc., [Link]/free-workplace-
articles/active-listening/, Extract from 1957 article
[Link], Geoffrey and Jan Svartvik. A Communicative Grammar of English. Routledge, 2016.
[Link], M A. Making Sense of English - A Textbook of Sounds, Words and Grammar, Viva Books, 2020.
8. Yadugiri, M A. The Pronunciation of English - Principles and Practice. Viva Books, 2018.
9. Peck, John and Martin Coyle. Write It Right – Secrets of Effective Writing (Palgrave Study Skills), Palgrave
Macmillan, 2005, 2012.
10. Stannard Allen William. Living English Structure. Longman, London, 1974
FormativeAssessmentforTheory
AssessmentOccasion/type Marks
InternalAssessmentTest1 05
InternalAssessmentTest2 05
*
Assignment (Submission of Workbook-III ) 10
Total 20Marks
FormativeAssessmentasperguidelines.
ADIKAVI SRI MAHARSHI VALMIKI UNIVERSITY, RAICHUR
SYLLABUS
B.A. Three Year Degree Program for the Subject
(Optional English)
With Effect from 2024-25
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE (DSC) FOR SEM I-IV, SKILL
ENHANCEMENT COURSE (SEC) FOR SEM IV/V/VI and ELECTIVE
COURSES FOR SEM V AND VI
AS PER N E P (Revised): 2024
ADIKAVI SRI MAHARSHI VALMIKI UNIVERSITY, RAICHUR
[Link] English
Effective from 2024-25
Marks
Total
Credits
Type of
Course
Duration
Sem.
Theory/ Instruction hours / Of
Practical Course Title hour/week Formati Summativ Total
sem Exam e
ve
I DSC-1 Theory Introduction to Language, Linguistics and Literature. 05+1hrs 80 03hrs 20 80 100 06
th th
II DSC-2 Theory English Literature-Part 1 (From 14 Century to 18 Century) 05+1hrs 80 03hrs 20 80 100 06
th th
III DSC-3 Theory English Literature –Part 2 (From 19 Century to 20 Century 05+1hrs 80 03hrs 20 80 100 06
or Modern Age)
1V DSC-4 Theory Indian English Literature (from beginning to the Modern Age) 05+1hrs 80 03hrs 20 80 100 06
*V DSC-5A Theory Literary Theory and Criticism 05+1hrs 80 03hrs 20 80 100 06
DSC-5B Theory World Classics in Translation 05+1hrs 80 03hrs 20 80 100 06
DSC-6A Theory Postcolonial Studies 05+1hrs 80 03hrs 20 80 100 06
*VI DSC-6B Theory American Literature 05+1hrs 80 03hrs 20 80 100 06
V EC-1 Theory Communication Skills in English 03hrs 48 03hrs 20 80 100 03
VI EC-2 Theory Translation Theory and Practice 03hrs 48 03hrs 20 80 100 03
IV/V/VI Skill Practical Soft Skills in English 04hrs 60 - 10 40 50 02
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2
ADIKAVI SRI MAHARSHI VALMIKI UNIVERSITY, RAICHUR
B.A. English
Programme Specific Outcomes (PSO):
On completion of the 03 years Degree in English students will be able to:
1. Getexposedtoanddemonstrateabroadknowledgeofmajorandminorwriters,textsandcontextsandd
efiningissues ofcanonicalandnon-canonicalliterature
2. Get
enrichedbyfamiliaritywithotherliteraturesandmoreimportantlywithIndianwriters,theirethosandt
raditionofwritinganddiscourse
3. Hone theirskillsofremembering,understanding,applying,analyzing,evaluatingandcreatingliterature.
4. Writewithclarity,creativityandpersuasiveness.
5. Developanddemonstratetheirawarenessofthesignificanceofliteratureandliteraryformsandthedebat
es ofculturetheygenerateas values
6. Get equippedwithadvancedliterary,linguisticskills
7. DevelopCompetency inthe useofEnglishfrom/foravarietyofdomains
8. Inculcateaspiritofinquiryandcriticalthinking
9. Articulatethoughtsandgenerate/understand multiple interpretations
10. Locateand contextualize textsacrosstheoreticalorientationsandculturalspaces
11. Possess
[Link]
nicmedia,advertising,contentwritingetc.
12. Imbibeamulti-disciplinaryapproachinhighereducationandresearch
13. Acquire skills inmultipledomainsandcareers
14. Get adeptinusingEnglishinthecurrenttechnologicalclimate
15. Havehands-onworkexperience
B.A. Semester– III
DisciplineSpecificCourse(DSC) English
Course Title:-English Literature Part 2 (From 1798 to Modern Age)
Course Code:
Type Theory Instructionhou [Link] Durationof FormativeA Summative TotalMa
ofCourse /Practical Credits rperweek res/Hours Exam ssessmentM assessment rks
/Semester arks Marks
DSC-3 Theory 6 5+1 80hrs. 3hrs. 20 80 100
Course Outcomes (COs):Attheend ofthecoursestudentswillbeableto:
CO1: Understand major trends and movements in English literature from 19 th century to Modern Age
CO2: Understand the major works of representative writers from Wordsworth to T S Eliot
CO3: Acquire Knowledge of English poetry, prose, novel and drama of prescribed ages
CO4: Acquaint themselves with the literary movements in English Literature
CO5: Appreciatethe contribution of English writers of prescribed period
Unit Title:English Literature Part 2 (From 1798 to Modern Age) 80hrs/
sem
Background to Literature: 16 hrs
Chapter 1: RomanticPeriod –Poetry, Novel and Prose.
UnitI
Chapter 2:VictorianAge- Poetry,Novel,Prose,
Chapter 3: ModernAge- Major trends in Modern Poetry, Novel, Drama,Prose.
Key concepts:Pre-RaphaelitePoetry,OxfordMovement,Modernism, Marxism, Stream
of Consciousness, Poetic Drama, Absurd Theatre, Science Fiction, Irish Theatre
Movement,
Major Writers and Works 16 hrs
UnitII Chapter 4 :William Wordsworth, S T Coleridge, P B Shelley, John Keats,Jane
Austen,Charles Lamb,William Hazlitt andWalterScott.
Chapter 5: George Eliot,Bronte Sisters,Alfred Tennyson, Matthew Arnold, John
Ruskin, Thomas Carlyle, Thomas Hardy, Robert Browning, Charles Dickens.
Chapter 6: Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, W.B. Yeats, G. B. Shaw,Virginia Woolf, D. H.
Lawrence, H G Wells, Somerset Maugham,JohnGalsworthy, E M Forster, George
Orwell, W H Auden
Chapter:Hard Times,Emma, The Return of the Native,Unto ThisLast, The Murder in the
Cathedral, Arms and the Man, Culture and Anarchy, Animal Farm, The Waste Land,
Sons and Lovers.
Chapter: William Wordsworth-Tintern Abbey. William Blake – The Chimney Sweeper 16 hrs
Chapter: PB Shelley- Ode to the West Wind. John Keats: Ode on Grecian Urn
UnitIII Chapter : Alfred Tennyson: Break, Break, Break. Robert Browning: My Last Duchess
Matthew Arnold- Dover Beach
Chapter : W B Yeats-Easter 1916. T.S. Eliot- The Hollow Men
Novel: 16hrs
UnitIV Wuthering Heights- Emily Bronte.
Unit-V Play: 16 hrs
Pygmalion- George Bernard Shaw
BooksrecommendedandSuggestedReading
1. AndrewSanders,EnglishLiterature,OUP,2005
2. EdwardAlbert,HistoryofEnglishLiterature,OUP, 2014
3. [Link],AGlossaryofLiteraryTerms,CengagePublishers,NewDelhi
FormativeAssessmentforTheory
AssessmentOccasion/type Marks
InternalAssessmentTest1 05
InternalAssessmentTest2 05
Assignment 10
Total 20Marks
FormativeAssessmentasperguidelines.
