Modern English Language and Usage-II

Paper Code: 
ENG 211
Credits: 
3
Periods/week: 
4
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 

The course will enable the students to:

  • Coordinate the four skills of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing to maximize holistic competencies
  • Efficiently recognize and interpret the use of literary devices and other stylistic devices used in prose and poetry
  • Acquire the skills to critically appreciate prose and poetry with a deeper understanding of structural and literary devices
10.00
Unit I: 
Unit 1

Analysis of a Literary text (prose) in terms of imagery, diction, structure, tone, point of view, referential and connotative meaning

10.00
Unit II: 
Unit 2

Analysis of a Literary text (poetry) in terms of imagery, diction, structure, tone, point of view, referential and connotative meaning

8.00
Unit III: 
Unit 3

Writing e-mails and letters regarding organizing events (conferences, lectures, social functions, seminars, etc.)

8.00
Unit IV: 
Unit 4

Writing a Book Review

Kevin Gary Smith’s “How to write a book review”

9.00
Unit V: 
Unit 5

Writing Advertisement Copies

SUGGESTED READINGS: 

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.

Academic Year: 
2021-2022