University of Madras Foundation Course: English Syllabus 2023-2024 PDF

UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS FOUNDATION COURSE: ENGLISH SYLLABUS WITH EFFECT FROM 2023-2024 SECOND YEAR - SEMESTER III PAPER II –GENERAL ENGLISH Subject Category L T P S Credits Inst....

UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS FOUNDATION COURSE: ENGLISH SYLLABUS WITH EFFECT FROM 2023-2024 SECOND YEAR - SEMESTER III PAPER II –GENERAL ENGLISH Subject Category L T P S Credits Inst. Marks Code Hours CIA External Total 200L3ZU Part II Y Y - - 3 6 25 75 100 Learning Objectives LO1 To make them active listeners LO2 To enhance the interpersonal relationship skills LO3 To embolden them to cope with stress LO4 To master grammar skills LO5 To help them to use English effectively in a business environment Unit No. Unit Title & Text No. of Periods for the Unit ACTIVE LISTENING I Short Story 20 1.1 In a Grove – AkutagawaRyunosuke Translated from Japanese by Takashi Kojima 1.2 The Gift of the Magi – O’ Henry Prose 1.3 Listening – Robin Sharma 1.4 Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech – WangariMaathai INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS II Prose 20 2.1 Telephone Conversation – Wole Soyinka 2.2 Of Friendship – Francis Bacon Song on (Motivational/ Narrative) 2.3 Ulysses – Alfred Lord Tennyson 2.4 And Still I Rise – Maya Angelou COPING WITH STRESS III Poem 20 3.1 Leisure – W.H. Davies 3.2 Anxiety Monster – RhonaMcFerran Readers Theatre 3.3 The Forty Fortunes: A Tale of Iran 3.4 Where there is a Will – Mahesh Dattani Grammar IV 4.1 Phrasal Verbs & Idioms 4.2 Modals and Auxiliaries 15 4.3 Verb Phrases – Gerund, Participle, Infinitive  UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS FOUNDATION COURSE: ENGLISH SYLLABUS WITH EFFECT FROM 2023-2024 Composition/ Writing Skills V 5.1 Official Correspondence – Leave Letter , Letter of 15 Application, Permission Letter 5.2 Drafting Invitations 5.3 Brochures for Programmes and Events Course Outcomes Course On completion of this course, students will; Outcomes CO1 Listen actively PO1,PO7 CO2 Develop interpersonal relationship skills PO1,PO2,PO10 CO3 Acquire self-confidence to cope with stress PO4,PO6,PO9 CO4 Master grammar skills PO4,PO5,PO6 CO5 Carry out business communication effectively PO3,PO8 Text Books (Latest Editions) 1 WangariMaathai – Nobel Lecture. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. Jul 2023. 2 Mahesh Dattani, Where there is a Will. Penguin, 2013. 3 Martin Hewings, Advanced English Grammar, Cambridge University Press, 2000 4 EssentialEnglish Grammar by Raymond Murphy Web Resources 1 WangariMaathai – Nobel Lecture. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. Mon. 17 Jul 2023. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2004/maathai/lecture/ 2 Telephone Conversation - Wole Soyinka https://www.k-state.edu/english/westmank/spring_00/SOYINKA.html 3 Anxiety Monster- RhonaMcFerran- www.poetrysoup.com  UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS FOUNDATION COURSE: ENGLISH SYLLABUS WITH EFFECT FROM 2023-2024 Mapping with Programme Outcomes: PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 CO1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 CO2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 CO3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 CO5 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 – Strong, 2 – Medium , 1 - Low Mapping with Programme Specific Outcomes: CO /PO PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 CO1 3 3 3 3 CO2 3 3 3 3 CO3 3 3 3 3 CO4 3 3 3 3 CO5 3 3 3 3 Weightage 15 15 15 15 Weighted percentage of 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 Course Contribution to Pos