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V – Sem, English - III year

Syllabus


Unit I

Literature

The Lotus – Toru Dutt

Solitude – Henry David Thoreau

Language Development

One word Substitute

Essay Writing

Critical reading

Of Studies (excerpt) – Francis Bacon

 

Unit 2

Literature

The Chimney Sweeper – William Blake

The Post master – Rabindranath Tagore

Language Development

Words often confused

Resume Writing

Critical reading

Ain’t I a woman? – SojurnerTruth

 

Unit 3

Literature

Bury me in a free land - Frances Harper

Homi  Jehangir Bhabha -  Enakshi Chatterjee

Language Development

Formal and Informal Vocabulary

Basics of Project Report Writing

Critical Reading

Knowledge Its own End (Excerpt) – John Henry Newman

 

 

 


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