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North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon Syllabus for F.Y.B.Com.(English)
Semester – I ( w.e.f. June, 2009 ) Semester – II ( w.e.f. Dec., 2009 ) Compulsory English, Additional English 1 F.Y.B.COM. COMPULSORY ENGLISH Text Prescribed – English for Commerce published by NMU, Jalgaon. FIRST SEMESTER : A) Short Stories – 1. David Hartman’s Impossible Dream by Allen Rankin 2. The Hallucination of Mr. Butt – Stephen Leacock B) Prose – 1. Education – Indian & American – Anurag Mathur 2. Good Manners – J.C. Hill C) Poetry – 1. Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T.S. – Nissim Ezekiel 2. Ballad of the Fortune Teller – Langston Hughes D) Communication Skills – 1. Business Letters 2. Report Writing E) Grammar SECOND SEMESTER : A) Short Stories – 1. The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock – O’Henry 2. The Umbrella Man – Ronald Dahl B) Prose – 1. What is Culture ? – Jawaharlal Nehru 2. Strong Roots – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 2 C) Poetry – 1. The Road Not Taken – Robert Frost 2. Money Madness – D.H.Lawrence D) Communication Skills – 1. Meetings : Notices, Agenda & Minutes 2. Dialogue Writing 3. Advertisements E) Vocabulary Exercises ******** 3 F.Y.B.Com. COMPULSORY ENGLISH Semester‐I (w.e.f. June‐2009) Total Marks – 40 Time Allowed – 2 hrs. Format of the Question Paper Que.1 : Que.2 : Que.3 : Que.4 : Que.5 : Short Stories Attempt in about 120 words only. ( ONE out of TWO ) (8) Prose Attempt in about 120 words only. ( ONE out of TWO ) (8) Poetry Attempt in about 120 words only. ( ONE out of TWO ) (8) (4) (4) (4) (4) Communication Skills. i) Business Letters : (a) or (b) ii) Report Writing : (a) or (b) I) Do as Directed (Parts of speech, voice, tense, types of sentences, tag questions, etc.) II) Fill in the Blanks (Articles & Prepositions) ******* 4 5 F.Y.B.Com. COMPULSORY ENGLISH Semester‐II (w.e.f. December‐2009) Total Marks – 40 Time Allowed – 2 hrs. Format of the Question Paper Que.1 : Attempt in about 120 words [01/02] ( On Short Stories ) (08) Attempt in about 120 words [01/02] ( On Prose ) (08) Que.3 : Attempt in about 120 words [01/02] ( On Poetry ) (08) Que.4 : Que.5 : Communication Skills i) Meetings : Notice, Agenda & Minutes : (a) or (b) ii) Advertisements : (a) or (b) (04) (04) (04) (04) Que.2 : Vocabulary Exercises a) Make Nouns / Adverbs / Adjectives / Verbs b) Synonyms & Antonyms / Homonyms ****** 6 F.Y.B.COM. ADDITIONAL ENGLISH FIRST SEMESTER : Six Short Stories prescribed from the collection Fantasy edited by V.Sasikumar. Following stories are to be Omitted : 1) Marriage is a Private Affair – by Chinua Achebe 2) A Day’s Wait – by Ernest Hemingway SECOND SEMESTER : The English Teacher (Novel) by R.K.Narayan. ******* 7 F.Y.B.Com. ADDITIONAL ENGLISH Semester‐I (w.e.f. June‐2009) Total Marks – 40 Time Allowed – 2 hrs. Format of the Question Paper Que.1 : Short Stories Attempt in about 120 words only. [01/02] ( ONE out of TWO ) (10) Que.2 : Short Stories Attempt in about 120 words only. [01/02] ( ONE out of TWO ) (10) Que.3 : Write Short Notes on any TWO. [02/04] (10) Que.4 : Objective type questions on Short Stories. [05/08] Answer in two lines only. ( FIVE out of EIGHT ) (10) ****** 8 F.Y.B.Com. ADDITIONAL ENGLISH Semester‐II (w.e.f. December‐2009) Total Marks – 40 Time Allowed – 2 hrs. Format of the Question Paper Que.1 : Broad answer question on The English Teacher (a) or (b) in about 120 words. (10) Broad answer question on The English Teacher (a) or (b) in about 120 words. (10) Que.3 : Write Short Notes on any TWO out of FOUR on The English Teacher. (10) Que.4 : Objective type questions requiring answers in 2 sentences based on The English Teacher. ( FIVE out of EIGHT questions ) (10) Que.2 : ****** 9 List of Substitute Subjects Old Courses FYBCom Compulsory English New Courses FYBCom Compulsory English (Semester‐I & Semester‐II) FYBCom Additional English FYBCom Additional English (Semester‐I & Semester‐II) 10