S.M.B.S.T.
ARTS COMMERCE AND SCIENCE
COLLEGE, SANGAMNER
Department of English
SYLLABUS AND SYLLABUS DESIGNING
SAVITRIBAI PHULE PUNE
UNIVERSITY
(Formerly University of Pune)
EXAMINATION CIRCULAR NO.465 OF. 2019
FIRST YEAR BACHELOR OF ARTS (2019 PATTERN)(CHOICE
BASED CREDIT SYSTEM)
REVISED AS ON : 24/10/2019
Examination of Oct/Nov/Dec 2019
(Under Faculty of HUMANITIES :A) Arts,Fine Arts and
Performing Arts MENTAL,MORAL n SOCIAL SCIENCES)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES
• Candidates are required to be present at the examination centre, THIRTY
MINUTES before the time fixed for paper.
• Candidates are forbidden from taking any material into the examination
hall, that can be used for malpractice at the time of examination.
• Candidates are requested to see the Notice Board at their place of
examination regularly for changes if any, that may be notified later
in the program.
• No request for any special concession such as a change in time or any
day fixed for the University Examination on any ground shall be granted.
• Use of non programmable calculator is permitted.
INDEX
Sr. No. SYLLABUS FOR CLASS AND SUBJECT
1 F.Y.B.A. Compulsory English
2 F.Y.B.A. Optional English G1
3 F.Y.B.Com. Compulsory English
4 S.Y.B.A. Compulsory English
5 S.Y.B.A. General English- G2
6 S.Y.B.A. Special-I(S-1) English
7 S.Y.B.A. Special-II (S-2) English
8 T.Y.B.A. Compulsory English
9 T.Y.B.A. General English- G-3
10 T.Y.B.A. English Special-III (S-3)
11 T.Y.B.A. English Special-IV (S-4)
12 S.Y.B.Sc. and S.Y.B.Sc.( Computer Science)
1.1 List of courses offered across all programmes during last five years.
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Programme Programme Course Course Name Year of
code Name Code Introducion
B.A ENG -01 FYBA 1017 Compulsory English 2013-2014
1737 Optional English-
English Literature And
Languages
B Com.ENG- FYB Com 1113 Compulsory English
01
B.A ENG -01 SYBA 2014 Compulsory English 2014-2015
2334 English General Paper
–GII Understanding
Fiction
2335 English Special Paper-I
Understanding Drama
2336 English Special Paper-
II Understanding
Poetry
BSc. ENG-01 SYBSc. 83011 Optional English
83012 Compulsory English
BA ENG-01 TYBA 3014 Compulsory English 2015-2016
3334 English General Paper-
III (Enriching Oral and
Written Comm.)
3335 English Special Paper-
III ( Introduction to the
Study of English
Language)
3336 English Special Paper-
IV ( Introduction to
Literature criticism
and critical App.)
B.A ENG -01 FYBA 11011 Compulsory English 2019-2020
11331 Optional English- I
B Com.ENG- FYB Com 111 Compulsory English
01
F. Y. B. Com Compulsory English
(w. e. f. 2019-2020)
(Choice Based Credit System)
70:30-Pattern
(70-Semester-End Exam & 30-Internal Evaluation)
Prescribed Text: Success Avenue (Board of Editors- Orient Blackswan)
Objectives:
a) To offer relevant and practically helpful pieces of prose and poetry to students so
that they not only get to know the beauty and communicative power of English
but also its practical application
b) To expose students to a variety of topics that dominate the contemporary socio-
economic and cultural life
c) To develop oral and written communication skills of the students so that their
employability enhances
d) To develop overall linguistic competence and communicative skills of students
Semester- I
Prose
Unit-1- The Beggar- Anton Chekhov
Unit-II- Black Money and the Black Economy- C. Rammanohar Reddy
Unit-III- The Nightingale and the Rose- Oscar Wilde
Unit-IV- Muhammad Yunus: An Economics for Peace- Farida Khan
Poetry
Unit-V- Up-Hill- Christina Rossetti
Unit-VI- Stay Calm- Grenville Kleiser
Communication and Life Skills
Unit-VII- Meeting and Greeting People and Dialogue Writing
Unit-VIII- Group Discussions, Interview and Interviewing Skills
Unit-IX- Presentation Skills
Semester- II
Prose
Unit-I - Indra Nooyi: A Corporate Giant- Indra Krishnamurty Nooyi
Unit-II- Appro JRD- Sudha Murthy
Unit-III- Fur- Saki
Unit-IV- After Twenty Years- O’ Henry
Poetry
Unit-V- O Captain! My Captain- Walt Whitman
Unit-VI - The Prayer for My Daughter- W. B. Yeats
Communication and Life Skills
Unit-VII- Letter Writing, Report Writing and Blog Writing
Unit-VIII- Resume Writing and E-Mails
Unit-IX- Non-Verbal Communication
As indicated in the CBCS (Choice Based Credit System) Restructured Programme of
Savitribai Phule Pune University at undergraduate level to be introduced from the academic
year 2019- 20, this subject (Compulsory English), like other subjects under B. Com. Degree
Course, shall have 70+30 pattern. There will be written examination of 70 marks of 3 hrs
duration for this subject at the end of each semester. The class work (internal evaluation)
shall carry 30 marks. Each semester shall have 3 credits for teaching. Each credit is equal to
15 hours so this course shall have 45 teaching hours. In addition to that there shall be three
hours allotted to internal evaluation. Changes as per the university guidelines shall be
communicated from time to time.
Question Paper Format (Semester-I End Exam)
(From June 2019-20)
Textbook: Success Avenue
Time: Three Hours Total Marks: 70
Q. 1) Attempt any three out of five - 15 Marks
(Questions on Prose Unit I, II & III)
Q. 2) Attempt any three out of five - 15 Marks
(2 Questions on Prose Unit IV & 3 Questions on Poetry Unit V & VI)
Q. 3) Attempt any two out of four - 20 Marks
(2 Questions on Meeting & Greeting People & Dialogue Writing and 2
Questions on Group Discussion,)
Q. 4) Attempt any four out of six -20Marks
(3 Questions on Interview & Interview Skills and 3 Questions on Presentation
Skills)
Question Paper Format (Semester II End Exam)
(From June 2019-20)
Textbook: Success Avenue
Time: Three Hours Total Marks: 70
Q. 1) Attempt any three out of five - 15 Marks
(Questions on Prose Unit I, II & III)
Q. 2) Attempt any three out of five - 15 Marks
(2 Questions on Prose Unit IV & 3 Questions on Poetry Unit V & VI)
Q. 3) Attempt any two out of four - 20 Marks
(1 Question each on Letter Writing, Report Writing, Blog Writing & Resume
Writing)
Q. 4) Attempt any four out of six -20Marks
(3 Questions each on E-mail Writing & Non-verbal Communication)
Internal Evaluation- Total- 30 Marks
(Applicable to both Semester I & II)
1) Written Test (on prescribed texts)- 20 Marks
2) Project/Group Discussion/Tutorial/Home
Assignment/Seminar/Participation in A Classroom Activity- 10 Marks
F. Y. B. Com (Additional English)
(w. e. f. 2019-2020)
(Choice Based Credit System)
70:30-Pattern
(70-Semester-End Exam & 30-Internal Evaluation)
Prescribed Text: Pearls of Wisdom (Board of Editors-Orient
Blackswan)
Objectives
a) To expose students to a good blend of old and new literary extracts having various
themes that are entertaining, enlightening and informative so that they realize the beauty and
communicative power of English
b) To make students aware of the cultural values and the major problems in the world today
c) To develop literary sensibilities and communicative abilities among students
Term-I
Unit-I
1. The Sporting Spirit – George Orwell
2. The World Is Too Much With Us – William Wordsworth
Unit-II
1. Do Insects Think? - Robert Benchley
2. The Fortune Teller - Joseph Furtado
Unit-III
1. Good Manners – J.C Hill
2. Where the Mind is Without Fear - Rabindranath Tagore
Unit-IV
1. My Financial Career-Stephen Leacock
2. I Sit and Look Out - Walt Whitman
Term-II
Unit-I
1. Playing the English Gentleman - M.K Gandhi
2. All the World's a Stage - William Shakespeare
Unit-II
1. How Wealth Accumulates and Men Decay – G.B Shaw
2. My Grandmother’s House- Kamala Das
Unit-III
1. What Men Live By? - Leo Tolstoy
2. Laugh and be Merry - John Masefield
Unit-IV
1. The Pleasures of Ignorance – Robert Lynd
2. To Daffodils- Robert Herrick
As indicated in the CBCS (Choice Based Credit System) Restructured Programme of
Savitribai Phule Pune University at undergraduate level to be introduced from the academic
year 2019- 20, this subject (Compulsory English), like other subjects under B. Com. Degree
Course, shall have 70+ 30 pattern. There will be written examination of 70 marks of 3 hrs
duration for this subject at the end of each semester. The class work (internal evaluation)
shall carry 30 marks. Each semester shall have 3 credits for teaching. Each credit is equal to
15 hours so this course shall have 45 teaching hours. In addition to that there shall be three
hours allotted to internal evaluation. Changes as per the university guidelines shall be
communicated from time to time.
.
Question Paper Format (Semester I End Exam)
(From June 2019-20)
Textbook: Pearls of Wisdom
Time: Three Hours Total Marks: 70
Q. 1) Attempt any three out of five - 15 Marks
(Questions on Unit I)
Q. 2) Attempt any three out of five - 15 Marks
(Questions on II)
Q. 3) Attempt any two out of four - 20 Marks
(Questions on Unit III)
Q. 4) Attempt any four out of six -20Marks
(Questions on Unit IV)
Question Paper Format (Semester II End Exam)
(From June 2019-20)
Textbook: Pearls of Wisdom
Time: Three Hours Total Marks: 70
Q. 1) Attempt any three out of five - 15 Marks
(Questions on Unit I)
Q. 2) Attempt any three out of five - 15 Marks
(Questions on II)
Q. 3) Attempt any two out of four - 20 Marks
(Questions on Unit III)
Q. 4) Attempt any four out of six -20Marks
(Questions on Unit IV)
Internal Evaluation- Total- 30 Marks
(Applicable to both Semester I & II)
1) Written Test (on prescribed texts)- 20 Marks
2) Project/Group Discussion/Tutorial/Home
Assignment/Seminar/Participation in A Classroom Activity- 10 Marks
