Revised Course Structure of English

F. Y. B. Com Compulsory English (w. e. f- 2013-2014)

Prescribed Text: A Pathway to Success (Board of Editors- Orient Blackswan)

Objectives
a) To offer students good pieces of prose and poetry so that they realize the beauty and
communicative power of English
b) To expose them to native cultural experiences and situations so that they understand the
importance and utility of English language
c) To develop overall linguistic competence and communicative skills among the students
d) To develop oral and written communicative skills among the students so that their
employability enhances and English becomes the medium of their livelihood and personality
Term-I

Unit 1: The Power of Prayer

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Unit 2: Water: The Elixir for Life
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
Unit 3: A Talk on Advertising
Herman Wouk
Unit 4: The Gold Frame
R.K. Laxman
Unit 5: The Lottery Ticket
Anton Chekhov
Unit 6: The Harp of India
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
Unit 7: Money-Madness
D.H. Lawrence
Unit 8: Meeting and Greeting People and Dialogues
Unit 9: Group Discussion and Interview and Interviewing Skills
Term-II

Unit 1: Indra Nooyi: A Corporate Giant

Indra Krishnamurty Nooyi
Unit 2: The Need for Excellence
N.R. Narayana Murthy
Unit 3: Toasted English
R.K. Narayan
Unit 4: The Woodrose
Abburi Chaya Devi
Unit 5: A Devoted Son
Anita Desai
Unit 6: The Soul’s Prayer
Sarojini Naidu
Unit 7: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Robert Frost
Unit 8: Letter Writing and Report Writing
Unit 9: Résumé Writing and E-Mails

Question paper pattern will be given in due course of time.

 F. Y. B. Com. Additional English- (w. e. f- 2013-2014)

Prescribed Text: Gems of English Prose and Poetry (Board of Editors-Orient

Blackswan)

Objectives
a) To expose students to a good blend of old and new literary extracts having various themes
those are entertaining, enlightening and informative so that they realize the beauty and
communicative power of English
b) To make students aware of the cultural values and the major problems in the world today
c) To develop literary sensibilities and communicative abilities among the students

Term-I

Unit-1: 1- The Social Cost of Economic Globalization

Vandana Shiva
2- The World is too much with us
William Wordsworth
Unit-2: 1- A Talk on Advertising
Herman Wouk
2- The Fortune-Teller
Joseph Furtado
Unit-3: 1- Rising Tides of Urban Chaos
Colin Legum
2- Once Upon a Time
Gabriel Okara
Unit-4: 1- My Financial Career
Stephen Leacock
2- The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost
Unit-5: 1- Good Manners
J.C Hill
2- Where the Mind is Without Fear
Rabindranath Tagore
Term-II

Unit-6: 1- What is wrong with Indian Films?

Satyajit Ray
2- When we Two Parted
Lord Byron
Unit-7: 1- I Have a dream
Martin Luther King Jr
2- Gods
Walt Whitman
Unit-8: 1- Tune in to the Voices of the Deprived
Aruna Roy
2- The Lotus
Toru Dutt
Unit-9: 1- The Chicago Speech
Swami Vivekanand
2- Father Returning Home
Dilip Chitre
Unit-10: 1- Duty
Mulk Raj Anand
2- All the World’s a Stage
William Shakespeare

Question paper pattern will be given in due course of time.