FACULTY OF LANGUAGES
SYLLABUS FOR THE
SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS
(Ability Enhancement Course)
APPRECIATING ENGLISH LITERATURE
(Multidisciplinary Course)
for the award of the Degree in
BACHELOR OF ARTS/ BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
(Offered under 3-year UG Degree Programme)
(Credit Based Grading System)
under NEP 2020
Batch: 2024–27
GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY AMRITSAR
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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
(English Language Skills & Appreciating English Literature)
(CBGS) (under NEP 2020) (Batch 2024-27) (Semester I-VI)
(Faculty of Languages)
SCHEME
Sr. No. Course Code Course Title Semester Credits
L-T-P
1. ENAEC101 ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS-1 SEM - I 4-0-0
(Ability Enhancement Course)
2. ENMDC 151 APPRECIATING ENGLISH SEM -II 4-0-0
LITERATURE-1
(Multidisciplinary Course)
3. ENAEC201 ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS-2 SEM -III 4-0-0
(Ability Enhancement Course)
4. ENMDC 251 APPRECIATING ENGLISH SEM -IV 4-0-0
LITERATURE-2
(Multidisciplinary Course)
5. ENAEC301 ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS-3 SEM -V 4-0-0
(Ability Enhancement Course)
6. ENMDC 351 APPRECIATING ENGLISH SEM -VI 4-0-0
LITERATURE-3
(Multidisciplinary Course)
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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
(English Language Skills & Appreciating English Literature)
(CBGS) (under NEP 2020) (Batch 2024-27) (Semester I-VI)
(Faculty of Languages)
SEMESTER–I
ENAEC101 : ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS-1
(Ability Enhancement Course)
Time: 3 Hours
Credits: 4-0-0
(6 periods per week)
Total Marks: 100
Instructions for the Paper Setters:-
Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the four
Sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
required to attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth
question may be attempted from any Section.
Texts Prescribed:-
Prose for Young Learners (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar)
English Grammar in Use (Fifth Edition) by Raymond Murphy, CUP
The syllabus is divided in four sections as mentioned below.
SECTION–A
English Grammar in Use, 5th Edition by Raymond Murphy, CUP (Units: 1-37)
SECTION–B
Paragraph Writing and English Grammar in Use (Units: 38-48)
SECTION–C
Prose for Young Learners: Essays at Sr. No. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6
SECTION–D
Prose for Young Learners: Essays at Sr. No. 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11
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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
(English Language Skills & Appreciating English Literature)
(CBGS) (under NEP 2020) (Batch 2024-27) (Semester I-VI)
(Faculty of Languages)
SEMESTER–II
ENMDC 151: APPRECIATING ENGLISH LITERATURE-1
(Multidisciplinary Course)
Time: 3 Hours
Credits: 4-0-0
(6 periods per week)
Total Marks: 100
Instructions for the Paper Setters:-
Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the four
Sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
required to attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth
question may be attempted from any Section.
Texts Prescribed:
1. Tales of Life (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar)
2. English Grammar in Use (Fifth Edition) by Raymond Murphy, CUP (Units: 49-97)
The syllabus is divided in four sections as mentioned below.
SECTION–A
English Grammar in Use, 5th Edition by Raymond Murphy, CUP (Units: 49-81)
SECTION–B
Personal letter Writing and English Grammar in Use (Units: 82-97)
SECTION–C
Tales of Life (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar): Stories at Sr. No. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6
SECTION–D
Tales of Life (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar): Stories ar Sr. No. 7, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
(English Language Skills & Appreciating English Literature)
(CBGS) (under NEP 2020) (Batch 2024-27) (Semester I-VI)
(Faculty of Languages)
SEMESTER–III
ENAEC201 : ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS-2
(Ability Enhancement Course)
Time: 3 Hours
Credits: 4-0-0
(6 periods per week)
Total Marks: 100
Instructions for the Paper Setters:-
Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the four
Sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
required to attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth
question may be attempted from any Section.
Important Note: The textbook Making Connections (3rd edition) is significantly different from
its 2nd edition. The third edition (by Kenneth J Pakenham, Jo EcEntire, Jessica Williams) is to be
followed for this course.
Texts Prescribed:
1. Making Connections by Kenneth J. Pakenham, Jo McEntire, Jessica Williams,
3rdEdition. CUP.
2. English Grammar in Use (Fifth Edition) by Raymond Murphy, CUP
Texts Suggested:
Oxford Guide to Effective Writing and Speaking by John Seely
A Course in Grammar and Compostion by Geetha Nagaraj, Foundation Books, 2006
Syllabus is divided into four sections as mentioned below:
SECTION–A
English Grammar in Use (Fifth Edition) by Raymond Murphy, CUP: Units 98-130
SECTION–B
Essay writing and English Grammar in Use: Units 131-145
SECTION–C
Making Connections by Kenneth J. Pakenham, 3rd Edn. CUP: Unit-I (Global Health) and
Unit-II (Multicultural Societies)
SECTION–D
Making Connections by Kenneth J. Pakenham, 3rd Edn. CUP: SECTION–III
(Aspects of Language) and SECTION–IV (Sustaining Planet Earth)
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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
(English Language Skills & Appreciating English Literature)
(CBGS) (under NEP 2020) (Batch 2024-27) (Semester I-VI)
(Faculty of Languages)
SEMESTER–IV
ENMDC 251: APPRECIATING ENGLISH LITERATURE-2
(Multidisciplinary Course)
Time: 3 Hours
Credits: 4-0-0
(6 periods per week)
Total Marks: 100
Instructions for the Paper Setters:-
Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the four
Sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
required to attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth
question may be attempted from any Section.
Important Note: The textbook Making Connections (3rd edition) is significantly different from
its 2nd edition. The third edition (by Kenneth J Pakenham, Jo EcEntire, Jessica Williams) is to be
followed for this course.
Texts Prescribed:-
1. Moments in Time: An Anthology of Poems, GNDU, Amritsar.
2. English Grammar in Use (Fifth Edition) by Raymond Murphy, CUP.
Syllabus is divided into four sections as mentioned below:
SECTION–A
English Grammar in Use (Fifth Edition) by Raymond Murphy, CUP: Revision of Units 26-37,
42-48, 92- 97, 113-120.
SECTION–B
Moments in Time: Poems at Sr. No. 1-6
SECTION–C
Moments in Time: Poems at Sr. No. 7-12
SECTION–D
Essay type question based on the SECTION–“Beyond the reading” from the text, Making
Connections
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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
(English Language Skills & Appreciating English Literature)
(CBGS) (under NEP 2020) (Batch 2024-27) (Semester I-VI)
(Faculty of Languages)
SEMESTER–V
ENAEC301 : ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS-3
(Ability Enhancement Course)
Time: 3 Hours
Credits: 4-0-0
(6 periods per week)
Total Marks: 100
Instructions for the Paper Setters:-
Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the four
Sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
required to attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth
question may be attempted from any Section.
Texts Prescribed:
1. All My Sons by Arthur Miller
2. Poems of Nature and Culture, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Texts Suggested (for Section D):
Oxford Guide to Effective Writing and Speaking by John Seely
A Course in Grammar and Composition by Geetha Nagaraj, Foundation Books, 2006
The syllabus is divided into four sections as mentioned below:
Section - A
All My Sons by Arthur Miller: the whole text.
Section - B
The following poems from Poems of Nature and Culture:
William Wordsworth: “The World is Too Much with Us”
Gordon Lord Byron: “She Walks in Beauty”
P.B. Shelly: “Ozymandias”
Alfred Lord Tennyson: “In Memoriam”
Robert Browning: “Meeting at Night”
Mathew Arnold: “Dover Beach”
W.B. Yeats: “Words”
Wilfred Owen: “Strange Meeting”
Section - C
The following poems from Poems of Nature and Culture:
Robert Graves: “The Portrait”
W.H. Auden: “The Unknown Citizen”
Dylan Thomas: “Do not Go Gentle into That Good Night”
Ted Hughes: “The Thought-Fox”
Sylvia Plath: “Mirror”
Seamus Heaney: “Honeymoon Flight”
Rabindranath Tagore: “False Religion”
Nissim Ezekiel: “Night of Scorpion”
Section - D
Formal Letter and Application Writing, Resume Writing, and Precis Writing
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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
(English Language Skills & Appreciating English Literature)
(CBGS) (under NEP 2020) (Batch 2024-27) (Semester I-VI)
(Faculty of Languages)
SEMESTER–VI
ENMDC 351 : APPRECIATING ENGLISH LITERATURE-3
(Multidisciplinary Course)
Time: 3 Hours
Credits: 4-0-0
(6 periods per week)
Total Marks: 100
Instructions for the Paper Setters:-
Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the four
Sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
required to attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth
question may be attempted from any Section.
Texts Prescribed:
1. The Guide by R.K. Narayan
2. Glimpses of Theatre, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar.
i) “The Will”
ii) “Villa for Sale”
iii) “Progress”
iv) “The Monkey’s Paw”
iv) “Sorry Wrong Number”
v) “No eggs!No eggs!”
Texts Suggested (for Section D):
Oxford Guide to Effective Writing and Speaking by John Seely
A Course in Grammar and Composition by Geetha Nagaraj, Foundation Books, 2006
Writing Essays and Reports: A Student’s Guide by Stephen McLaren (Viva Books)
SECTION–A
Study of the novel, The Guide by R.K. Narayan
SECTION–B
One-Act plays “The Will,” “Villa for Sale”and “Progress” from Glimpses of Theatre, Guru
Nanak Dev University Amritsar
SECTION–C
One-Act plays “The Monkey’s Paw,” “Sorry Wrong Number” and “No eggs! No eggs!”from
Glimpses of Theatre, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar
SECTION–D
Essay Writing, Business Writing, and Report Writing
