MODIFIED CURRICULUM B.A. From the batch of Students admitted in the Academic Year 2008-09 ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY NAGARJUNA NAGAR – 522 510 B.A. COURSE STRUCTURE First Year w.e.f. the Academic Year 2008-09 (From the batch of Students admitted in the year 2008-09) Part – I : S.No. Subject Hrs per No of week Marks 1 English Language including 6 100 communication skills 2 Second language 4 100 3 Contemporary India: Economy, 3 100 Polity and Society (foundation Course) 4 Introduction to computers 2 100 (Computer Course)* Total 15 400 Part – II : S.No. Subject Hrs per No of week Marks 5 Core – 1 – I 6 100 6 Core – 2 – I 6 100 7 Core – 3 – I 6 100 Total :: 18 300 Grand Total :: 33 700 * For all B.A & B.Sc. programmes with no Computer Course as core subject NOTE : 1. All are credit Subjects for award of Pass / Class 2. For those subjects modified curriculum is not given, the old syllabus holds good. 3. Model question papers that are not available with this booklet will be sent to the colleges in due course. First Year ENGLISH Syllabus PAPER – I (Part – I) Max. Marks : 100 Part – A (50 Marks) POETRY Title of the Poem Name of the Poet 1. Ode to Autumn John Keats 2. Dover Beach Mathew Arnold 3. The Unknown Citizen W. H. Auden 4. Poem – 36 Rabindranath Tagore 5. Myriad-Winged Bird A. Satyavathi Devi 6. Telephone Conversation Wole Soyinka PROSE Title of the Prose Lesson Name of the Author 1. Is Progress Real? Will Durant 2. Stephen Leacock Conjuror’s Revenge 3. The Best Investment I Ever Made A. J. Cronin 4. Prospects of Democracy Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 5. I Have a Dream Martin Luther King 6. Letter to a Teacher Nora Rossi and Tom Cole GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY 1. Reading Comprehension 2. Verb Forms 3. Right Words (Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms and One-Word Substitutes) 4. Idioms 5. Detection of Errors FURTHER READING FOR FIRST YEAR Short Stories: 1. How Far is the River Ruskin Bond 2. Little Girls are wiser than Men Leo Tolstoy One-Act Plays 1. The Boy Comes Home A. A. Milne 2. Merchant of Venice (Casket Scene only) William Shakespeare LANGUAGE USAGE 1. Punctuation (to be given from a one-act play) 2. Dialogue Writing (to be given from a short story) Part – B (50 Marks) COMMUNICATION CURRICULUM YEAR – I COMMUNICATION CURRICULUM Year – I / Level – Topics Concepts / Activities Time Additional Infrastructure I Modules Frame Requirement 40 Hours 1-B-1 Spoken 1. Neutralization • Intro to English sounds 15 Sound System • Practice in identifying Vowels English of Accent- • Symbols, words, stress, using Pronunciation • Consonants(GIE) The dictionary, common words (Contrasted with Br.E, Am.E) • Syllables • Stress • Intonation Reducing MTI- Problematic Sounds of regional Language 2. Formal / • Self – Introduction 5 - • Hobbies and favorites Informal English • Greeting people differences • Giving instructions/directions, making requests, asking permission, Monologue / offering help Dialogue 3. Telephoning Types of calls 5 Speaker Phone • Call structure-stages of a call Skills recommended • Leaving a message • Role play • Voice modulation practice 1-B-2 Listening 1. Listening for • Identifying sounds / word stress / 5 Audio CD / Tapes stress, accent, intonation patterns Comprehension rhythm and intonation 2. Listening for • Listening to and understanding a 4 Audio CD / Tapes the main idea speech /talk conversation 3. Listening for • Handling a cell-(live / answering 4 • Audio CD / specific machine) listening to and taking Tapes information down a message • Site maps • Following instructions / directions recommended • Dictation practice 4. Listening for • Stories, anecdotes, 2 Audio pleasure • English songs CD/tapes Reference Book : A course in Listening and speaking – I The Pattern of the Question Paper for the First Year : English 1. Prose: 10 (Section - A) 2. Poetry: 10 (Section - B) 3. Additional Reading (Non-Detailed Text): 10 (Section - C) 4. Reading Comprehension , Grammar & Vocabulary: 20 (Section - D) Question Paper Model Section – A I. Answer any FIVE out of EIGHT following in about 25 words: 5x2=10 (One of the questions on identifying and commenting on the given small passage from Prose) Section – B II. Answer any FIVE out of EIGHT following in about 25 words: 5x2=10 (One of the questions is on identifying and commenting on the given small passage from Poetry) Section – C III. Answer any FIVE out of EIGHT following in about 25 words: 5x2=10 (One of the questions is on punctuation, to be given from a one-act play) (One of the questions is on writing a dialogue, given from a short story) Section – D IV. Reading Comprehension (An unseen passage of about 200 words): (Questions: 2 on facts, 1 on inference, 1 on vocabulary and 1 on grammar) 5x1=5 V. Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms in the passage below: 5 VI. Choose the right word for the given idioms and mark it: 5 Multiple choice questions on words (synonyms: 2, antonyms: 2, one-word substitutions & homonyms: 1) VII. Correct the underlined part in the following sentences: 5 First Year SANSKRIT Syllabus Paper – I (Part – I) Max.Marks : 100 POETRY : Lesson No. 1 Saranagathi From Valmiki Ramayanam Yuddhakanda 17th Canto Slokas 11 – 68 Lesson No. 2 Ahimsa Paramodharmah From Srimadbharatam, Adiparva 8th chapter Sloka 10 – to the end of 11 Chapter Lesson No. 3 Raghoh Audaryam From Raghuvamsa 5th Canto 1 – 35 Slokas Lesson No. 4 Modern poetry Mathrudesasya Aujvalyam By Dr. G.S.R. Krishna Murthy PROSE : Lesson No. 5 Mitrasampraptih From Pancatantra – Ist Story (Abridged) Lesson No. 6 Modern prose Chikroda katha Andhra Kavya Kathah By Sannidhanam Suryanarayana Sastry Lesson No. 7 Computer Yanthram By Prof. K.V. Ramakrishnamacharyulu GRAMMAR DECLENSIONS: Nouns ending in Vowels: Deva, Kavi, Bhanu Dhatr, Pitr, Go, Rama, Mati, Nadee, Tanu, Vadhoo, Matr, Phala, Vari & Madhu SANDHI: Swara Sandhi : Savarnadeergha, Ayavayava, Guna, Vrddhi, Yanadesa Vyanjana Sandhi : Schutva, Stutva, Anunasikadvitva, Anunasika, Latva, Jastva Visarga Sandhi : Visarga Utva Sandhi, Visargalopa Sandhi, Visarga Repha Sandhi, Ooshma Sandhi SAMASA : (1) Dwandwa (2) Tatpurusha (Common) (2a) Karmadharaya (2b) Dwigu (2c) Pradi Tatpurusha (2d) Gatitatpurusha (2e) Upapada Tatpurusha (3) Bahuvrihi (4) Avyayibhava CONJUGATONS Ist Conjugations – Bhoo, Gam, Shtha, Drhs Labh, Mud, IInd Conjugation – As ( ) IIIrd Conjugation – Yudh, IV th Conjugation – Ish VIII Conjugation – Likh, Kri ( ) IXth Conjugation – Kreen ( ) Xth Conjugation – Kath, Bhash, Ram, Vand, Model Question paper Sanskrit Ist year 100 Marks I. Question : Essay question from poetry Two questions out of four 2X15=30 II. Question : Essay question from prose One out of two 1X10=10 III. Annotations: 4 out of 8 from prose and poetry 4X5=20 IV (a) Translation from poetry 1 out of 2 1X4=4 (b) Translation from prose 1 out of 2 1X4=4 V. a) Sabdas 4 out of 8 4X2=8 (Declensions) b) Conjugations 3 out of 6 3X2=6 c) Sandhis 4 out of 8 4X2=8 d) Samasa 3 out of 6 3X2=6 e) Identification of gender number 2 out of 4 2X2=4 (Linga & Vachana) ---------- Total 100 ---------- First Year HINDI (Second Language) Syllabus Paper - I (Part – I) Max. Marks : 100 A) PROSE: ‘GADYA SANDESH’ Editor : Dr.V.L Narasimham Shiva Koti Published by: LORVEN Publications, Hyderabad Lessons Omitted : Sl.No Lesson Title of the Lesson Name of the Writer No 01 02 Sacchi Veeratha Sardar Puran Singh 02 04 Aam Phir Boura Gaya Acharya Hazari Prasad Dwivedi 03 06 Vahi Ki Vahibath Ramesh Bakshi 04 07 Pruthviraj Ki Ankhe Dr.Ram Kumar Varma 05 09 Binda Mahadevi Varma 06 11 Be eamani Ki Parath Hari Sankar Parasayi Lessons to be Studied: Sl.No Lesson Title of the Lesson Name of the Writer No 01 01 Sahithya Ki Mahattha Mahaveer Prasad Dwivedi 02 03 Mithratha Acharya Ramachandra Shukla 03 05 Poos Ki Raath Premchand 04 08 Samakruthi aur Sahithya Ka Dr. G. Sunder Reddy Paraspar sambandh 05 10 Bharath Ek Hai Ramdhari Singh Dinakar 06 12 HIV / AIDS Harib Shankar Parasayi B) Non – Detailed Study : ‘KATHALOK’ Editor : Dr.Ghanashyam Published by: SUDHA Publications, Hyderabad. Stories Omitted: Sl.No Lesson Title of the Lesson Name of the Writer No 01 04 Tehs Phaneeswara Nath ‘Renu’ 02 05 Jaria Chithra Mudugal 03 08 Bhagnavashesh Subhadra Kumari Chouhan 04 10 Aur Vah Padh Gayi Dr. kum Viyogi Stories to be Studied: Sl.No Lesson Title of the Lesson Name of the Writer No 01 01 Mukthidhan Munshi Premchand 02 02 Goodad Sayi Jayashankar Prasad 03 03 Usne Kaha tha Chandradhar Sharma Gulari 04 06 Bhook Hadthal Bala Shouri Reddy 05 07 Mai Haar Gayi Mannu Bhandari 06 09 Paramaathma Ka Kutha Mohan Rakesh C) Grammer pertaining to the following topics : I. Rewriting of Sentences as directed based on: Case, Gender, Number, and Voice. II Correction of Sentences. III Usage of words into Sentences IV Karyalaya Hindi: Administrative terminology (Prashashanik Shabdabali) Official Designations (Padnaam 200 words) (A) Changing English term to Hindi (B) Changing Hindi term to English V Sandhi Vichched VI Antonyms (Virodhi Shabd) VII Letter – Writing: Personal letters, Official letters, Letters of Complaints, Application for appointment Books Recommended for Reference: 1. Saral Hindi Vyakaram – D.B.H.P.Sabera,Hyderabad 2.Prathamik Vyakaran Evam Rachana – Harish Chandra. MODEL QUESTION PAPER – PATTERN B.A, B.Sc, B.Com – FIRST YEAR SECOND LANGUAGE HINDI _____________________________________________________________________ Time – 3 hours Maximum Marks – 100 I 3 out of 5 Annotations from the prescribed prose text: GADYA SANDESH 3X8=24 II 1 out 4 Long answer type questions from the prescribed prose text: GADYA SANDESH 1X16=16 III 1 out of 3 long answer type questions from the prescribed Non-Detailed text: KATHALOK 1X12=12 IV 1 out of 3 short answer type questions from the prescribed text Non-Detailed text KATHALOK 1X8=8 V (a) Rewrite as directed. 5 questions will be given based on Gender, Number, Tense, Voice and Correction of Sentences 5X1=5 (b) Usage of words into Sentences 5 out of 10 words 5X1=5 (c) Translation from English to Hindi (Official Hindi Terminology) 5 out of 10 5X2=10 (d) Translation from Hindi to English (Official Hindi Terminology) 4 out of 8 4X1=4 VI 1 out of 3 letters from the prescribed letters 1X8=8 VII (a) 4 out of 8 words for Sandhi Vichhed 4X1=4 (b) 4 out of 8 words for opposite words 4X1=4