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North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon
Syllabus
for
F.Y.B.Com.(English)
Semester – I ( w.e.f. June, 2009 )
Semester – II ( w.e.f. Dec., 2009 )
Compulsory English, Additional English
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F.Y.B.COM. COMPULSORY ENGLISH Text Prescribed – English for Commerce published by NMU, Jalgaon.
FIRST SEMESTER :
A) Short Stories – 1. David Hartman’s Impossible Dream by Allen Rankin 2. The Hallucination of Mr. Butt – Stephen Leacock
B) Prose –
1. Education – Indian & American – Anurag Mathur 2. Good Manners – J.C. Hill
C) Poetry – 1. Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T.S. – Nissim Ezekiel 2. Ballad of the Fortune Teller – Langston Hughes
D) Communication Skills –
1. Business Letters 2. Report Writing
E) Grammar
SECOND SEMESTER :
A) Short Stories – 1. The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock – O’Henry 2. The Umbrella Man – Ronald Dahl
B) Prose – 1. What is Culture ? – Jawaharlal Nehru 2. Strong Roots – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
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C) Poetry – 1. The Road Not Taken – Robert Frost 2. Money Madness – D.H.Lawrence
D) Communication Skills –
1. Meetings : Notices, Agenda & Minutes 2. Dialogue Writing 3. Advertisements
E) Vocabulary Exercises
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F.Y.B.Com. COMPULSORY ENGLISH Semester‐I (w.e.f. June‐2009)
Total Marks – 40 Time Allowed – 2 hrs.
Format of the Question Paper Que.1 : Short Stories Attempt in about 120 words only. (8) ( ONE out of TWO ) Que.2 : Prose Attempt in about 120 words only. (8) ( ONE out of TWO ) Que.3 : Poetry Attempt in about 120 words only. (8) ( ONE out of TWO ) Que.4 : Communication Skills.
i) Business Letters : (a) or (b) (4) ii) Report Writing : (a) or (b) (4) Que.5 : I) Do as Directed
(Parts of speech, voice, tense, types of sentences, (4) tag questions, etc.)
II) Fill in the Blanks (Articles & Prepositions) (4)
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F.Y.B.Com. COMPULSORY ENGLISH Semester‐II (w.e.f. December‐2009)
Total Marks – 40 Time Allowed – 2 hrs.
Format of the Question Paper
Que.1 : Attempt in about 120 words [01/02] (08) ( On Short Stories )
Que.2 : Attempt in about 120 words [01/02] (08) ( On Prose )
Que.3 : Attempt in about 120 words [01/02] (08) ( On Poetry )
Que.4 : Communication Skills i) Meetings : Notice, Agenda & Minutes : (a) or (b) (04) ii) Advertisements : (a) or (b) (04) Que.5 : Vocabulary Exercises a) Make Nouns / Adverbs / Adjectives / Verbs (04) b) Synonyms & Antonyms / Homonyms (04)
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F.Y.B.COM. ADDITIONAL ENGLISH FIRST SEMESTER :
Six Short Stories prescribed from the collection Fantasy edited by V.Sasikumar. Following stories are to be Omitted : 1) Marriage is a Private Affair – by Chinua Achebe 2) A Day’s Wait – by Ernest Hemingway
SECOND SEMESTER : The English Teacher (Novel) by R.K.Narayan.
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F.Y.B.Com. ADDITIONAL ENGLISH Semester‐I (w.e.f. June‐2009)
Total Marks – 40 Time Allowed – 2 hrs.
Format of the Question Paper
Que.1 : Short Stories Attempt in about 120 words only. [01/02] (10) ( ONE out of TWO )
Que.2 : Short Stories Attempt in about 120 words only. [01/02] (10) ( ONE out of TWO )
Que.3 : Write Short Notes on any TWO. [02/04] (10)
Que.4 : Objective type questions on Short Stories. [05/08] (10) Answer in two lines only. ( FIVE out of EIGHT )
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F.Y.B.Com. ADDITIONAL ENGLISH Semester‐II (w.e.f. December‐2009)
Total Marks – 40 Time Allowed – 2 hrs.
Format of the Question Paper
Que.1 : Broad answer question on The English Teacher (10)
(a) or (b) in about 120 words.
Que.2 : Broad answer question on The English Teacher (10) (a) or (b) in about 120 words.
Que.3 : Write Short Notes on any TWO out of FOUR (10) on The English Teacher.
Que.4 : Objective type questions requiring answers in 2 sentences (10) based on The English Teacher. ( FIVE out of EIGHT questions )
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List of Substitute Subjects
Old Courses New Courses
FYBCom Compulsory English FYBCom Compulsory English
(Semester‐I & Semester‐II)
FYBCom Additional English FYBCom Additional English
(Semester‐I & Semester‐II)
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