UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS

PART II - Language Through Literature

Second Year | Third Semester|

	All BSc Programmes
	Text – CONFLUENCE by Cambridge University Press India Private Limited ₹195/-

Unit - I Prose		15 Hours (including all worksheets to be done in class in the textbook)
Unit - II Poetry		12 Hours (including all worksheets to be done in class in the textbook)
Unit - III Short Story		15 Hours (including all worksheets to be done in class in the textbook)
Unit - IV Non-fiction		14 Hours (including all worksheets to be done in class in the textbook)
Unit - V Scenes from Shakespeare		14 Hours (including all worksheets to be done in class in the textbook)
Formative Assessment		05 Hours (Unit-end assessment tasks given in the textbook to be done, detached and submitted for evaluation)

SYLLABUS

II UG SEMESTER 3 | PART II – LANGUAGE THROUGH LITERATURE I

Textbook: Confluence [Cambridge University Press India Private Limited] (Rs. 195/-)
ALL BSc. Programmes
OVERVIEW
UNIT 1: PROSE [15 Hours ]
THEME	TEXT	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ethics	1.1 Humanities vs Sciences S. Radhakrishnan	Vocabulary skills · Etymology · Etymological derivation of words Grammar skills · Tenses · The simple present vs the present continuous tense · The simple past vs present perfect tense
	Worksheet 1.1

Learning	1.2 Wings of Fire (An Extract) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam	Vocabulary skills · One-word substitutes / meanings of expressions Grammar skills · Combining sentences
	Worksheet 1.2

Society	1.3 On the Rule of the Road A. G. Gardiner	Vocabulary skills · Some literary devices · Word association Grammar skills · Error identification · Types of questions: Wh- and Yes/No
	Worksheet 1.3

UNIT 2: POETRY [12 Hours ]
THEME	TEXT	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS
Human Values	2.1 Leisure W. H. Davies	Vocabulary skills · Content words and function words · Compound words Grammar skills · Punctuation · Use of punctuation marks · Conversion of sentences § Active and passive voice § Reported speech
	Worksheet 2.1

Science	2.2 The Secret of the Machines Rudyard Kipling	Vocabulary skills · Commonly confused words · Prefixes and suffixes · Negative prefixes Grammar skills · Conversion of word class
	Worksheet 2.2

Environment	2.3 Water Ralph Waldo Emerson	Vocabulary skills · Homophones · Homonyms · Homographs Grammar skills · Gerunds · Participles
	Worksheet 2.3

Sports	2.4 Casey at the Bat Earnest Lawrence Thayer	Vocabulary skills · Completing words Grammar skills · Phrasal verbs
	Worksheet 2.4

Satire	2.5 Very Indian Poem in Indian English Nissim Ezekiel	Vocabulary skills · Metonymy Grammar skills · Integrated grammar activities · Cloze test
	Worksheet 2.5

UNIT 3: SHORT STORIES [15 Hours ]
THEME	TEXT	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS
Attitude	3.1 Witches' Loaves O. Henry	Pronunciation · Tongue twisters · Pronouncing words of foreign origin · Using a dictionary to understand pronunciation
	Worksheet 3.1

Fantasy	3.2 The Country of the Blind H. G. Wells	Writing skills · Descriptive writing · Narrative writing · Writing long essays
	Worksheet 3.2

Humour	3.3 The Boy Who Broke the Bank Ruskin Bond	Writing skills · Converting a story into a play
	Worksheet 3.3
Social Justice	3.4 The Squirrel Ambai	Writing skills · Filling forms · Letter writing
	Worksheet 3.4

UNIT 4: NON-FICTION [14 Hours ]
THEME	TEXT	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS
Artificial Intelligence	4.1 AI and Literature: The Muse in the Machine John Thornhill	Writing skills · Writing blogs · Creating vlogs
	Worksheet 4.1

Social Media	4.2 Facebook Is Making Us Miserable Daniel Gulati	Writing skills · Writing emails
	Worksheet 4.2

Culture	4.3 One World One Culture Kenneth J. Pakenham, Jo McEntire, Jessica Williams	Writing skills · Résumés · Cover letters · Format of a cover letter Speaking skills · Introduction to job interviews
Culture	Worksheet 4.3

Food and Nutrition	4.4 Portion Size is the Trick!!!	Writing skills · Argumentative essays
	Ranjani Raman
	Worksheet 4.4

UNIT 5: SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE [14 Hours ]
THEME	TEXT	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS
Human Nature	5.1 The Merchant of Venice [Act IV, Scene I; Lines 170–419]	Writing skills · Recreating a court scene · Role play
	Worksheet 5.1

	5.2 Henry IV Part I [Act II, Scene 4]	Writing skills · Creating a webpage
	Worksheet 5.2

Formative Assessment [5 Hours]		Unit- end Assessment Tasks I- V

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II UG – SEMESTER 3 | Part II –LANGUAGE THROUGH LITERATURE- I

Internals – 50 Marks Externals- 50 Marks

II UG – SEMESTER 3\| Part II –LANGUAGE THROUGH LITERATURE- I INTERNALS (50 marks)
	i. Attendance	- 5 marks
	ii. Continuous Assessment Tests	-10 marks
	iii. Summative Internal Assessment *	- 35 marks

ii. Continuous Assessment Tests -10 marks

Ø Continuous Assessment Tests to be given as per University Specifications.

iii. Summative Internal Assessment* -35 marks

(To be conducted by the respective institutions at the end of the semester according to the Question Paper Pattern and Model Question Paper given)

II UG – SEMESTER 3| Part II –LANGUAGE THROUGH LITERATURE- I

Summative Internal Assessment -Question Paper Pattern (35 Marks)

II UG SEMESTER III

[except BA English]

Part II - LANGUAGE THROUGH LITERATURE I QUESTION PAPER PATTERN

INTERNAL EXAMINATION – 35 Marks

I. PART A (5 Marks) Speaking Skills: (5 Marks)

Any of the following

Ø Pronunciation -Tongue Twisters-Pronouncing words of foreign origins -referring to a dictionary to understand pronunciation

Ø Reading aloud of prescribed texts/poems with right pronunciation and intonation.

Ø Introduction to Interviews - Expressing opinions on contemporary issues

II. PART B (20 Marks)

[Frame Text-based questions similar to/from Each Unit-end Formative Assessment Tasks]

1. Unit 1 (4 marks)

2. Unit 2 (4 marks)

3. Unit 3 (4 marks)

4. Unit 4 (4 marks)

5. Unit 5 (4 marks)

III. PART C (10 Marks)

1. Filling Forms (5 marks)

2. Cover Letter and Resume (5 marks)

UG – SEMESTER 3| Part II –LANGUAGE THROUGH LITERATURE- I

EXTERNALS- End Semester University Examination (50 marks)

Question Paper Pattern

II UG SEMESTER III

[except BA English]

Part II - LANGUAGE THROUGH LITERATURE I QUESTION PAPER PATTERN

EXTERNAL- UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 50

1. a) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow ( 5 marks) (Passage from Unit 1 Prose Texts)