Semester IV
Core VI
Romantic Age
Objective :
2. Interpretation and appreciation of selected texts
from the genres of poetry,prose and Drama.
Unit
I
The
Age of Wordsworth (1798 – 1832)
The
Older Poets
The
Younger Poets
General
Prose
The
Novel
Text : Hudson : History of English Literature
Unit
II Poetry
Wordsworth
- Ode on Intimations of Immortality
Coleridge
- Christabel
Unit
III Poetry
Keats
- Ode on a Grecian Urn, Eve of St. Agnes
Shelley
- Ode to the West Wind
Byron
- The Prisoner of Chillon
Unit
IV Prose
Charles
Lamb: Dream Children Poor Relations
Hazlittt
Indian Jugglers
Unit
V Fiction
Jane
Austen Emma
Allied Paper IV
Literary Critics
Unit
I
Plato
Aristotle
Unit
II
Philip
Sidney
Ben
Jonson
Unit
III
Dryden
Dr.
Johnson
Unit
IV
William
Wordsworth
S.T.
Coleridge
Unit
V
Matthew
Arnold
T.S.
Eliot
Text: An Introduction to English Criticism by B.
Prasad
Skill-based Subject Effective
communication
General Objective:
The
paper aims to fulfill the long felt need to help the undergraduate students,
whoshare a common dream of achieving career success to improve their
communicativecompetence in English both in speaking and writing, by providing
them with down-toearthsensible and stimulating guidance.
Specific Objectives:
The course will enable the students to
1. Carry on conversation in different communication
contexts such as face to facecommunication, telephonic communication, viva voce
interview etc.,
2. Participate actively in group discussions and
exchange ideas or attempt to reach adecision on shared problems.
3. Improve their ability to read fast with better
understanding.
4. Express themselves clearly and concisely using
tight words in right places as they willbe enabled to add new words to their
present vocabulary. (Words, Phrases andidioms)
5. Prepare well-organized curriculum vitae
(resume/bio-data) Project report, long essay,and term paper.
6. Prepare effectively formal and informal letters
applications, memos, Emails andfaxes.
II. The Structure of the paper
The paper consists of the following five units
Unit I : Listening
Unit II : Speaking
Unit III: Reading
Unit IV: Writing
Unit V: Vocabulary Building
III Methods
All four skills – listening, speaking, reading,
writing are developed through a widerangingtasks.
Unit
I: Listening
Listening to audio and
video tapes of conversations and speeches, announcementsinstructions and making
notes.
Unit
II: Speaking
Using correct expressions in given
situations/contexts.
Role-play,
narration of jokes, commentary on (Important) events, festivals andmatches,
conducting quizzes, Introducing VIPs and welcoming an audience,proposing vote
of thanks, compeering college functions or youth festivals, sportsevents,
miming radio/TV announcements making simple advertisements,
conductinginterviews, presenting reports, group discussion.
Unit
III: Reading
• Providing exercises to test the students’ ability
to read and comprehend.
• Tasks or passages to improve the students average
reading speed. Extensive readersmaybe included
• Passages of different types – narrative,
descriptive and explorative, may be used asclass room materials to train
students in different types of reading
Unit
IV Writing
• Tasks, assignments, exercises on various current
topics may be provided
• Report writing, preparing agenda and writing
minutes for meetings effective use of
SMS, applying for job, resume and effective
profiling
• Emergency communication through print and Electronic
media.
Unit
V Vocabulary
Traditional and innovative tasks may be devised
Text: Effective Communication by Dr. R.
BabuSivarajaKirubanithi, Dr. A.Nihamathullah, Dr. C. Rajeswari. A Publication
of Manonmaniam SundaranarUniversity
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