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Modern English Language and Usage-II
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The course will enable the students to:
- The course will enable the students to coordinate the four skills of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing to maximize holistic competencies
- The students will be able to efficiently recognize and interpret the use of literary devices and other stylistic devices used in prose and poetry
- The course will help them acquire the skills to critically appreciate prose and poetry with a deeper understanding of structural and literary devices
Analysis of a Literary text (prose) in terms of imagery, diction, structure, tone, point of view, referential and connotative meaning
Analysis of a Literary text (poetry) in terms of imagery, diction, structure, tone, point of view, referential and connotative meaning
Writing e-mails and letters regarding organizing events (conferences, lectures, social functions, seminars, etc.)
Writing a Book Review
Kevin Gary Smith’s “How to write a book review”
Writing Advertisement Copies
Alexander, L. G. Poetry and Prose Appreciation for Overseas Students. Prentice Hall Press, 1964.
Billingham, Jo. Editing and Revising Text. OUP, 2002.
Boulton, Marjorie. The Anatomy of Poetry. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1982.
---.The Anatomy of Prose.: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1954.
Seely, John. The Oxford Guide to Writing and Speaking. OUP, 2005.
Singh, Vandana R. The Written Word. OUP, 2006.
Sinha, K.K. Business Communication. Galgotia Publishing Co., 2002.
Thomson, A.J. and A.V. Martinet. A Practical English Grammar. OUP, 1996.