ENGLISH Syllabus-Semester-II
English Praxis Course-II
A Course in Reading & Writing Skills
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the learner will be able to:
Use reading skills effectively Comprehend different texts Interpret different types of texts Analyze what is being read Build up a repository of active
vocabulary Use good writing strategies Write well for any purpose Improve writing skills independently for future needs
I. UNIT
Prose :1. How to Avoid Foolish Opinions Bertrand Russell
Skills : 2. Vocabulary : Conversion of Words
: 3. One Word Substitutes
: 4. Collocations
II. UNIT
Prose :1. The Doll’s House Katherine Mansfield
Poetry : 2. Ode to the West Wind P B Shelley Abrar
: 3. Florence Nightingale Mohsin
Skills: : : 4. Skimming and Scanning
III. UNIT
Prose : 1. The Night Train at Deoli : Ruskin Bond
Poetry : 2. Upagupta : Rabindranath Tagore
Skills : 3. Reading Comprehension
4. Note Making/Taking
IV. UNIT
Prose : 1. Coromandel Fishers : Sarojini Naidu
Skills: : 2. Expansion of Ideas
: 3. Notices, Agendas and Minutes
V. UNIT
Non-Detailed : 1. An Astrologer’s Day R K Narayan
Text Skills : 2. Curriculum Vitae and Resume
: 3. Letters
: 4. E-Correspondence
