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BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.) FIRST YEAR FIRST AND ... - aisect

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FOUNDATION COURSE - PAPER IIENGLISH LANGUAGE <strong>AND</strong> INDIAN CULTURE – IMax Total Marks – 75 Theory Marks – 53 Assignments Marks - 22Unit I:Texts:Nirendranath Chakrabarti, .Amalkanti.. (From Oxford Anthology of Modern Indian Poetry, eds.Dharwadkar and Ramanujan.)Toru Dutt, Sita..Jawaharlal Nehru, .Tryst with Destiny.Mirza Ghalib, .Delhi in 1857.C. Rajagopalachari, Preface to The Mahabharata.Nibir K. Ghosh, .Spiritual Nationalism of Sri Aurobindo.Madhumalati Adhikari, .The Heritage of Indian Culture.Unit II:Comprehension of an unseen passage:Questions should be objective/multiple-choice, and should test (a) an understanding of the passage inquestion, and (b) a grasp of general language skills and issues with reference words and usage within thepassage.Unit III:Paragraph Writing:Word limit: 100-150 words. Candidates to attempt any one of three alternative topics provided.Unit IV:Basic language skills - Vocabulary: synonyms, antonyms, one-word substitution for phrases, prefixes,suffixes and word-derivation. Questions should not repeat the examples or exercises given in thetextbook.Unit V:Basic language skills- Grammar and Usage:Modals. linking devices, tenses, and prepositions.Questions should not repeat the examples or exercises given in the textbooks.3

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