Course Information & Syllabus
Semester I
Section I: Communication Skills
- Unit 1 Describing Objects/ People/ Places
- Unit 2 Describing Daily Routine
- Unit 3 Narration (what is happing now/ what happened before)
Section II: Reading Comprehension
- Unit 4 Runner, by Romen Basu
- Unit 5 A Frog Screams, by Ruskin Bond
- Unit 6 In Sahyadri Hills, A Lesson in Humility, by Sudha Murthy
- Unit 7 Grass Words, by Gopal Honalgere
- Unit 8 The Bouganvillea, by Kamala Das
Semester II
Section I: Communication Skills
- Unit 9 Preparing a C.V. and Writing a Letter of Application
- Unit 10 Writing News Reports
- Unit 11 Making Enquiries and Giving Instructions
Section II: Reading Comprehension
- Unit 12 The Final Decision, by Anasuya Shankar
- Unit 13 My Education, by Rabindranath Tagore
- Unit 14 The Boy Comes Home, by A. A. Milne
- Unit 15 Telephonic Conversation, by Wole Soyinka
- Unit 16 The Snake Trying, by W. W. E. Ross
Semester V
Section I : Communication Skills
- Unit 1 :- Avoiding Common Errors in Written English
- Unit 2 :- Describing Objects and Processes
- Unit 3 :- Organizing a Passage
Section II : Reading Skills
- Unit 7 :- After Twenty Years ------O' Henry
- Unit 8 :- Discipline and Will - Power ------- Robin Sharma
- Unit 9 :- Prologue (To My Grandson) ------- Verghese Kourien
- Unit10:- Tight Corners ------ E. V. Lucas
Semester VI
Section I : Communication Skills
- Unit 4 :- Interacting in a Group Discussion
- Unit 5 :- Summarizing
- Unit 6 :- How to Face an Interview
Section II : Reading Skills
- Unit 11 :- Plan Your Work & Work Your Plan------Saumitra Mohan
- Unit 12 :- A Villa on Venus ------- Kenneth Lillington
- Unit 13 :- The Conquerrors ------- Phyllis McGlinely
- Unit 14 :- Sympathy ------ Paul Lauxence Dunbar
- Unit 15 :- Ethics ------ Linda Patron 