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Course Name Additional English – II
Course Code 24ENG110
Program BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration)
Semester 2
Credits 2
Campus Mysuru

Syllabus

Languages

Unit 1

Introduction:

Drama : Tragedy & Comedy, Characters, Setting

Prose: Fiction and Non-Fiction

Life Writing.: Biography, Autobiography, Memoirs

Unit 2

Essays:

Shashi Tharoor – A Child’s Reading in India

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan – Gandhian Outlook

Unit 3

 Play: Silence! The Court is in Session’ by Vijay Tendulkar

Unit 4

Non-Detail reading:

Karma – Khushwant Singh

Kailash Satyarthi’s Nobel Lecture on 10 December 2014 at Oslo City Hall, Norway

Of Mothers, among other things. By A.K. Ramanujan

Unit 5

Critical Appreciation and Creative Writing: Class Activity

Core Reading

  • Habib, M.A.R, Literary Studies, A Norton Guide, Norton & Co, 2020
  • Naik, M.K., A History of Indian English Literature, Sahitya Academy

Objectives and Outcomes

Objectives:

  • To expose the students to various genres of English Literature.
  • To expose the students to Indian English Writing of different timelines.
  • To develop sensibility to read and understand literature and thereby encourage them to be sensitive to the whole spectrum of human experience.

COs

Course Outcomes

CO 1

To demonstrate an ability to critically appreciate any literary text

CO 2

To exhibit an ability to narrate and express their thoughts and idea. 

CO 3

To be able to evaluate and relate to common human experiences 

Evaluation Pattern

Assessment Component

Weightage

Continuous Evaluation

(Class Tests, Critical Appreciation, Creative Writing)

20

Mid Term Examination

30

End Semester Examination

50

Total

100

Text Books / References

References:

  • Tendulkar, Vijay, Silence! The Court is in Session, Oxford University Press, 1982
  • Tharoor, Shashi, A Child’s Reading in India, Washington Post, Dec 1991
  • Gandhi Outlook and Techniques – Ministry of Education, January 1, 1953
  • Singh, Khushwant, Collected Short Stories, Ravi Dayal Publishers, 1989
  • Nobel Lecture – Audio [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNZNbcf5Hd8]

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