3. B.A Resources (Compulsory English)

Hello Students,

On this page, you will find the course material related to B.A studies (Semester 1 to 6) according to the MKBU syllabus.

COMPULSORY ENGLISH SEMESTER 1

UNIT: 1

1. Uncle Podger Hangs a Picture
2. How Wealth accumulated and Man Decay
3. Transformation of Sentences

UNIT: 2

1. A Retrieve of Reformation
2. How Much a Land Does a Men Need
3. An Introduction to Communication Skills

UNIT: 3

1. All the World’s a Stage
2. La Belle Dame sans Merci

UNIT: 4

1. The Charge of the Light Brigade 
2. How Do I Love Thee

COMPULSORY ENGLISH SEMESTER 2

UNIT: 1

1. On the Rules of the Road
2. The Pleasure of Ignorance
3. Presentation Skills

UNIT: 2

1. The Selfish Giant 
2. The Diamond Nacklece
3. An Introduction to Soft Skills

UNIT: 3

1. Afterwards
2. The Ballad of Father Gilligan

UNIT: 4

1. If 
2. A Psalm of Life 

COMPULSORY ENGLISH SEMESTER 3

UNIT: 1

The Proposal by Anton Chekhov

• Introduction: The Proposal by Anton Chekhov and list of characters
• Themes in The Proposal by Anton Chekhov

UNIT: 2

The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs

• Introduction: The Monkey's Paw, List of Characters and Summary
• Themes in The Monkey's Paw

UNIT: 3

• Meaning of Précis - Writing and Characteristics of Précis - Writing
• Precis writing sample

Vocabulary:

• What is a Synonym? with example
• What is an Antonym? with example
• What are Words often Confused? With example

UNIT: 4

Press Release: 

• What is a press release? and Characteristics of press release
• Various Press Release on Accidents
• Various Press Release on Natural Calamities
• Various Press Release On social Service Activities

Vocabulary: 

• What is Prefix? with examples
• What is Suffix? with examples

COMPULSORY ENGLISH SEMESTER 4

UNIT: 1

• On Dartmoor: Neil Grant (One Act Plays)
• Modern Idealism in New Bollywood Movies: A Tale of Aspirations and Contradictions
• Various Themes of "On Dartmoor"

UNIT: 2

Tell It Not In Gath: Joe Corrie (One Act Plays)

UNIT: 3

• Reported Speech with example
• Passive Construction with example

UNIT: 4

Dialogue Writing & Official Letters / Email: 

• What is Letter?
• How to write letter?
• Letters to Municipal Corporation, 
• Letters to College, 
• Letters to University, 
• Letters to Editors of News Papers / Magazines 

• Dialogue Wririting 

COMPULSORY ENGLISH SEMESTER 5

UNIT: 1

1. Astronomy: Our Picture of the Universe

• The Big Bang Theory

• Hawking's views and models in ‘Our Picture of the Universe’

• Aristotle's concept of the universe

• Claudius Ptolemy's concept of the universe

• Nicolaus Copernicus concept of the universe

• Johannes Kepler's three laws

• Galileo Galilei's concept of the universe

• Sir Isaac Newton's three laws

2. Health & Medicine: Save Your Liver

• Beginning of Alcohol and Alcohol Demand Humans (Intro.)
• The factors that can cause cirrhosis and simple measures to prevent it. or What is Cirrhosis and remedies with causes
• Function of liver in Human Body or Characteristics of Liver

UNIT: 2

Information Technology: A Very Short History of Computer Ethics 

• Ethics: Introduction, Importance of Ethics, and Understanding Computer Ethics

• The development of computer ethics as a field of study

• Norbert Wiener concept of Computer Ethics
• Gorniak and Johnson views on Computer Ethics

UNIT: 3

Travel & Transport: The Climb to Annapurna

• The Climb to Annapurna
• The narrator's feelings on reaching the top of Annapurna with reference to 'An astonishing happiness welled up in me

• The mountaineers downward journey 

UNIT: 4

• Humour: The Gold Frame by R. K. Laxman Summary 
• Various themes in The Gold Frame by R K Laxman 

COMPULSORY ENGLISH SEMESTER 6

UNIT: 1

• Environment:- Water: The Elixir of Life (Intro.)
• Climate Change Takes Center Stage: A Look at Sci-Fi's New Eco-Warriors (optional)
• Environment:- Water: The Elixir of Life

UNIT: 2

• Who inspires you, Why and How? (Pre & Post task)
• Inspiration:- Reaching for the Stars

UNIT: 3

Human Interest:- A Service of Love 

UNIT: 4

Media: Freedom of the Press 

• Job Application (Unsolicited Application)
• Job Application (Solicited Application)
• What is Curriculum vitae (C.V.)? with example  
• Meaning of Resume and Various types of Resumes
• Meaning of Bio-Data with example