INTRODUCTION TO PROSE AND COMPOSITION Book B.A 2nd Sem KUK/CRS University

Syllabus

Course Code: B23-ENG-201

Course Type: CC-2/MCC-3

Introduction to Prose and Composition

Unit-I: The following essays are prescribed

1)      Francis Bacon : “Of Studies”

2)      Charles Lamb : “Dream Children: A Reverie”

3)      E. M. Forster : “Tolerance”

4)      Louis Fischer : “Gandhi and the Western World”

5)      Nirad C. Chaudhuri: “Public Transport in London and Delhi”

Unit-II: The following essays are prescribed

1)      R.K. Narayan : “My Educational Outlook”

2)      C. V. Raman : “Water: The Elixir of Life”

3)      A.P.J. Abdul Kalam: “Great Books Born out of Great Minds”

4)      Joseph Addison : “Female Orators”

5)      S. Radhakrishnan : “The Gandhian Outlook”

Unit-III: Composition

1)      Letter Writing: Formal and Informal Letters

2)      E-mail Writing, Notice Writing

3)      Application Writing

Unit-IV: Composition

1)      Resume Writing

2)      Précis

3)      Developing a story based on a specific prompt or idea

Syllabus

Course Code: B23-ENG-204

Course Type: MDC-2

Introduction to Prose and Composition

Unit-I: The following essays are prescribed

1)      Francis Bacon : “Of Studies”

2)      Charles Lamb : “Dream Children: A Reverie”

3)      E. M. Forster : “Tolerance”

Unit-II: The following essays are prescribed

1)      R.K. Narayan : “My Educational Outlook”

2)      Nirmal Verma : “Language and National Identity”

3)      A.P.J. Abdul Kalam: “Great Books Born out of Great Minds”

Unit-III: Composition

1)      Letter Writing: Formal and Informal

2)      E-mail Writing, Application Writing

Unit-IV: Composition

1)      Resume Writing

2)      Précis