SYLLABUS FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR TGT (ENGLISH)

Reading Comp e!en"ion (Se#$ion % A) Ability to comprehend, analyze and interpret an unseen text Three/four unseen texts of varying lengths (150 !50 "ords# "ith a variety of ob$ective type, multiple choice %uestions (including %uestions to test vocabulary# testing factual and global comprehension& W i$ing a&i'i$( (Se#$ion ) B) Testing ability to express facts vie"s / opinions in a coherent and logical manner in a style suitable to the tas' set& (&1 )ne short "riting tas' such as* notice, message or a postcard& (&! +riting a report of an event, process, or place& (&, +riting an article / debate / speech based on visual / verbal input on a given concurrent topic for e&g& environment, education, child labour, gender bias, drug abuse etc presenting o"n vie"s fluently& (&- +riting a letter (formal/informal# on the basis of verbal / visual input& .etter types include* (a# letter to the editor/ (b# letter of complaint / (c# letter of re%uest / (d# descriptive , personal letters& G amma and U"age (Se#$ion ) C) Ability to apply the 'no"ledge of syntax, language/ grammatical items and to use them accurately in context& The follo"ing grammatical structures "ill be tested * (1# Tenses (!# 0odals (,# 1oice (-# 2ub$ect verb concord (5# 3onnectors (4# 3lauses (5# 6arts of speech (7# 6unctuation (8# 2e%uencing to form a coherent sentence or a paragraph&

Li$e a$* e (Se#$ion ) +) To test the candidate9s familiarity "ith the "or's of "riters of different genres and periods of :nglish .iterature & The candidate should have a thorough 'no"ledge of * 2ha'espeare9s "or's& ;omantic 6eriod (e&g& 2helley, +ords"orth , <eats, 3oleridge, (yron etc&# 18th = !0th 3entury American and :nglish .iterature (e&g& ;obert >rost ?eming"ay, Ted ?udges, +hitman, ?a"thorne, :mily @ic'inson, (ernard 2ha" etc# 0odern Andian +riting in :nglish (e&g& Anita @esai, 1i'ram 2eth , Bissim :ze'iel, <&B& @aru"ala, ;us'in (ond, ;&<& Barayan, 0ul' ;a$ Anand, <hush"ant 2ingh etc&# 0odern +ritings in :nglish from different parts of the "orld& CDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDE