English [BCA – 106] Syllabus BCA 1st-I Sem Syllabus for DAVV Indore Affiliated Institutions

 DEVI AHILYA VISHWAVIDYALAYA (DAVV), INDORE

Bachelor Of Computer Applications (BCA) (Full-Time) 
First-1st-I Semester Curriculum/ Syllabus 2011-12 Academic Year Onwards

English – Syllabus 

 

English [BCA – 106] Syllabus /Course contents

Scheme For Examination:

UNIT – I: Short- answer question.

UNIT – II: Reading Comprehensive and vocabulary.

UNIT – III: paragraph writing.

UNIT – IV: Letter Writing ( both formal & informal)

UNIT – V: Grammar(20 Items from the prescribed text book to be asked and 15 to be attempted)

Structural Items :

1. Simple. Compound and complex sentences

2. co-ordinate clauses (with, but, or, either-or, neither-nor, otherwise or else)

 i)subordinate clauses-noun, clause-as, subject object and complement : Relative clauses (restrictive and non- restrictive clauses): adverb Clauses(open and Hypothetical conditional with because, thought, here, so that, as soon as)

 j) comparative clauses ( as+=adjective/adverb + as-no sooner…..Than)

Tenses :

1. Simple present, progressive present perfect
2. Simple past, progressive and past perfect
3. Indication of futurity :  The passive ( Simple present and past, present and past perfect and to infinitive structure) reported speech : i) declarative sentences, ii) imperatives, iii) Interogative-wh-question. Exclamatory sentences
4. Modals ( Will, Shall, Should, Would, Ought to, have to/ have got to, Can-could, may- might and need ) Verb structures (infinitives and gerundial), Linking Devices

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Note : The above language items will be introduced to express the following communicative functions:

a) seeking and imparting information.

b) Expressing attitudes- intellectual and emotional.

c) Persuasion and dissuasion etc

Questions on all the units shall be asked from the prescribed text. Witch will comprise specimens of popular creative writing and the following items:

i) Indian art: Meaning of art Features of Indian art Elementary knowledge of paintings, music, dancing, Seclpture, Archaeology, Iconography and other social arts.

ii) Indian Literature: ancient Indian Literature Elementary Knowledge of vedic Literature, mahabharat, ramayan and other mainGranthas.

iii) Indian freedom struggle. Freedom struggle of 1857 national consciousness, non cooperation movement, Civil disobedient movement, contribution of revolutionaries in freedom struggle.

iv) Indian Constitution : Introduction main futures of Constitution, fundamental right, fundamental duties.

Text Book

English Language and Indian Culture: publication by M. P. Hindi Granth Academy

Objective : the objective of this course is to give knowledge about the basics of a English language

Examination: The internal examination will carry 20% marks i.e. 05 marks. The external examination will be of 80% marks i.e. 20 marks. The question paper will contain questions equally distributed in all units. The balance of the paper will be maintained by including appropriate (numerical/objective/conceptual/analytical/theoretical) combination of subsection in each question.