15CP11T OBE SYLLABUS ENGLISH-1

CP I / MMI	Course Title: English – I
	Hours / Week (L:T:P) : 4:0:0	Total Contact Hours: 52	Course Code: 15CP11T
	Type of Course: Lectures and Self Study	Credit :04	Core/ Elective: Core

Prerequisite: Knowledge of Basic English and Grammar.

Course Objectives:

The students shall be able to:

Develop Communication Skills in English
Improve Self - Expression
Develop Reading, Writing and Comprehending Skills.

COURSE OUTCOMES : At the end of the course, the students will be able to:
CO1	Use the language correctly, concisely, and effectively in both spoken and written format.
CO2	Participate in Group discussions and Presentations using English Language skills.
CO3	Develop their latent talents, thus identifying innovative methods to enrich their vocabulary and make their communication more effective.
CO4	Learn to look at a situation from different perspectives and comprehend the meaning of round characters in a story or in life.
CO5	Learn about Babar Ali, a young boy from West Bengal who brought dreams into the lives of hundreds of poor, dreamless children of his village.
CO6	Learn to acquire the fundamental qualities of optimistic struggle through which one can gain positive attitude and realize that both of these are mutually inclusive.
CO7	Learn to identify the trends of modern society which aim to make money either by hook or by crook and learn about its evil consequences.

COURSE CONTENTS

UNITS AND ALLOCATION OF HOURS

Unit		Major Topics	Hours Allotted
I		PROSE
	1	Oru Manushya - Vaikom Mohammed Basheer	4
	2	Babar Ali - Samarpita Mukherjee Sharma	4
	3	Two Gentlemen of Verona - A.J.Cronin.	4
II		POETRY
	1	Money Madness – D.H.Lawrence	2
	2	The Farmer’s Wife - Volga	2
	3	An Old Woman - Arun Kolatkar	2
III		GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION
	1	Parts of Speech	3
	2	Auxiliaries (Primary and Modal)	3
	3	Tenses, Types of Tenses and exercises	5
	4	Agreement of the Verb with its Subject	3
	5	Active and Passive voice. Definition and conversions	3
	6	Articles - Definition and types - uses, exercises	2
	7	Short form answers - exercises	1
	8	Prefixes and Suffixes - exercises	2
	9	Synonyms and Antonyms – exercises	2
	10	Puntuation- exercises	2
	11	Descriptive writing- Describing objects, persons, places and processes	3
	12	Comprehension of an unseen passage.	5
Total Hours (Text: 18 Hours + Grammar: 34 Hours )			52

RESOURCES: BOOKS RECOMMENDED

1. ‘Reflections’- English Course Book for I PUC. Dept. of PU Education. Bengaluru.

2. English Grammar and Composition. – Wren and Martin. S.Chand Publications

3. English Grammar and Composition- M. A. Pink and S. E. Thomas. S.Chand Publications.

4. Functional English by GS Mudambaditha, Sapna Publications.

5. Contemporary Communicative English- Dr. Shruti Das. S.Chand Publications

6. The King’s Grammar- Sanjay Kumar Sinha. S.Chand Publications.

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT MARKS

	Items	Marks
1	Internal Assessment Tests	20
2	Tutorial Exercises for Spoken Skills	05
Total IA Marks		25
Suggested list of Tutorial Exercises leading to the Development of Speaking Skills.
1	Introducing one self.
2	Introduction about family.
3	Discussion about weather.
4	Seeking permission to do something.
5	Description of hobbies.
6	Seeking information at bus / railways / air stations.
7	Conversation with friends / bank staff / doctors / advocates / superiors / industrialist etc.,
8	Discussing holiday plans
9	Asking about products and placing orders.
10	Telephonic conversation
11	Talk about favorite sports / movie / actor / TV show etc.,
12	Greeting a friend on his / her birthday etc.,
Note: Marks to be awarded by the teachers based on the performance

Mapping course outcomes with program outcomes:

COURSE OUTCOMES (COs)

Programme Outcomes

Key: M - Moderate Relationship; S - Strong Relationship.

Course Assessment and Evaluation:

	What		To Whom	Frequency	Max Marks		Course Outcomes
					Theory	Evidence Collected
DIRECT ASSESSMENT	CIE -CONTINOUS INTERNAL EVALUATION	I A Tests	Students Class room Assignments: 1. Introducing oneself. 2. Discussion about weather. 3. Discussion about hobbeys. 4. Discussing holiday plans. 5. Telephonic conversation 6. Talking about favourite sports, movie, tv show etc.,	Three IA tests (Average marks of three IA tests are considered).	20	Blue Books	1 to 4
		Class room Assignments		Class room Assignments	05 (Any one activity)	Log Of Activity
				TOTAL	25
	SEE - SEMESTER END EXAMINATION	End Exam		End Of the Course	100	Answer Scripts	1 to 4
INDIRECT ASSESSMENT METHODS	Student Feedback on course		Students	Middle Of The Course	Feed Back Forms
	End Of Course Survey			End Of The Course	Questionnaire

Note: I.A. test shall be conducted for 20 marks. Any decimals shall be rounded off to the next higher digit.

Questions for CIE and SEE will be designed to evaluate the various educational components such as:

1. Remembering and Understanding : _ 20% weightage

2. Applying the knowledge acquired from the course : _ 40% weightage

3. Analysis : _15 % weightage

4. Evaluation : _ 5% weightage

5. Creating new knowledge : _ 20% weightage

MODEL QUESTION PAPER

ENGLISH –I (I SEMESTER CP)

TIME: 3 HOURS [MAX. MARKS: 100]

INSTRUCTIONS:

i. Answer all questions as directed.

ii. Spelling and grammatical errors shall be penalized.

iii. Answers to Question no. I and II are based on the prescribed text.

I. A) Answer any six of the following in two to three sentences each. 6×2=12 Marks

1. What was the narrator doing to earn a living?

2. How far was the big city from the narrator’s home-town?

3. Where did the narrator stay in the big city?

4. Why is Babar Ali called ‘a fortunate soul’ in his village?

5. Why is sending children to school, a costly affair for parents?

6. Where does Babar Ali run classes for poor children?

7. List the different things that the boys did to earn their living?

8. Where does the narrator first meet the two boys?

I. B) Answer any four of the following in two to three sentences each. 4×2=8 Marks

1. How are people without money, usually treated?

2. What happens, if we do not regain our sanity about money?

3. Why has the speaker’s husband committed suicide?

4. What does the poem ‘The Farmer’s Wife’ end with?

5. What does the Old Woman offer to do?

6. What does she expect for her service?

II. A) Answer any two of the following in a Paragraph of 80-100 words each. 5×2=10 Marks

1. Give an account of the embarrassing experience of the narrator at the restaurant?

2. Why do you think Babar Ali took the initiative to start his own school?

3. What do you understand about the boys’ character from their action and behavior?

II. B) Answer any One of the following in a paragraph of 80-100 words. 5×1=5 Marks

1. Collective madness about money affects the individuals also. How does the poem bring this out?

2. What is the speaker trying to convey through the lines ‘ And the hills crack, And the temples crack, And the sky falls ?’.

GRAMMAR

III. Answer all sub questions:

1. Name the parts of speech of each underlined word in the following sentences: 5×1=5

a) All men are mortal.

b) Our blessings come from above.

c) Both of them are dead.

d) We tried hard, but didn’t succeed.

e) He came before the appointed time.

2. Fill in the blanks with suitable auxiliaries: 4×1=4

a. One _____pay attention to the studies. (can, will, should)

b. I _______ go to marriage. ( ought, used, must)

c. Leaders ______ work for the nation. (can, should, ought)

d. _______ I come in ? (may, ought, will)

3. Identify the tense of the verb in the following sentences. 4×1=4

a. Fortune favours the brave.

b. She is singing.

c. I learnt Hindi in Nagpur.

d. I shall have written my exercise by then.

4. Fill in the blanks with correct form of the verbs given in the brackets: 4×1=4

a. Mr. Jack _____ (visit) the Church every day.

b. The kid______(play) since yesterday afternoon.

c. They_______(purchase) car next year.

d. I_______(get) a seat yesterday in the train.

5. Change the Voice. 4×1=4

a. Manners reveal character.

b. He was praised by his father.

c. We prohibit smoking.

d. The money was lost.

6. Fill in the blanks with verbs that agree with the subjects: 4×1=4

a. He ______ a nice person to talk to.

b. Neither he nor his Father ______ at home yesterday.

c. They______ hosting a party today.

d. ______they present in the class yesterday?

7. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles: 4×1=4

a. Copper is ____ useful metal.

b. ______sun shines brightly.

c. She is _____untidy girl.

d. John got _____ best present.

8. Supply the question tags. 2×1=2

a. He will never give up______?

b. You like him______?

9. Supply the short form answer. 2×1=2

a. Can you drive a car? (negative)

b. Am I in your way? (affirmative)

10. Give the synonyms of the following. 2×1=2

a. Teach

b. Happiness

11. Give the antonyms of the following. 2×1=2

a. Sell

b. Modern

12. Supply appropriate prefixes and suffixes in the following sentences 2×2=4

a. It reminds me of my child____ days.

b. We have to recognize Good____ in others.

c. We attended an ____national conference.

d. We seek your ____operation in this matter.

13. Punctuate with capitals. 4 marks

exactly so said alice

IV. COMPOSITION.

a. Describe the tourist place you visited recently. 5 marks

b. Describe the process involved in making tea. 5 marks

c. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below in your own words:

A traveler whose exclusive purpose is to reach a certain destination in the minimum of time has at once lost half the joy of his journey. He becomes pre occupied with the thought of his goal, and this pre occupation makes him intolerant of the fieldly advances of those he meets by the way and blind to the ever changing panorama along his route. He resents delay, finds every little inconvenience irksome, and frets and fumes at any hitch that threatens to upset his careful laid plans. There is, it is true, a certain satisfaction in being whirled in comforts through space at breath-taking speeds, or in covering long distances carefree in record time. But this satisfaction is purely material and transitory; there is a touch of vainglorious pride about it; and it smacks too much of business. The real abiding pleasure of travelling lies in the process not in the accomplishment.

Questions:

1) What possible pleasures are missed by the impatient traveler? 2

2) What circumstances are likely to make the hasty traveler impatient? 2

3) What are the writer’s view on the pleasure to be derived from mere rapidity and ease of travelling? 2

4) What in simple terms is the meaning of the last sentence in the passage? 2

5) Supply suitable title for the passage. 2

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