English

Syllabus

2T4: English

UNIT I: Prose

1)      The Dispenser of Holy Water-Guy de Maupassant

2)      After Twenty Years-O. Henry

3)      The Wall-Dr. Sunil Kumar Navin

UNIT II: Prose

1)      Beware, You are Being Traced!-Dr. Supantha Bhattacharyya

2)      What is integrity? Subroto Bagchi

3)      Unsung Women Achievers of Contemporary India-Dr. Subhashree Mukharjee

UNIT III:   A) Business Communication

·         Elements of Communication

·         Objectives of Communication

·         Essentials of Effective Communication

·         Barriers to Effective Communication

·         Suggestions to overcome the barriers

      B) Business Communication & Correspondence

·         Memorandum Writing

·         Notice, Agenda and Minutes

·         Writing Advertisements for: Rent, Sale, Situations Vacant

·         Credit letters-Granting/Refusing Credit, letter to the Bank for Overdraft Facility

UNIT IV:   A) Grammar

·         Subject-Verb-Agreement, Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives

·         Spotting errors and rewriting sentences correctly

UNIT IV:   A) Language Study

i)        Views and Opinions (Current, Social, Cultural, Political)

ii)      Synonyms & Antonyms (based on the exercises at the end of the prescribed lessons from Inspirations)

iii)    One Word Substitute based on lessons in Inspirations