Foundation Course in English 2 - FYBA Sem. 2 - FCE 2 Syllabus - 100 Marks

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FYBA Semester 2 English (FCE 2) syllabus details a 100-mark assessment structure built around a short-story text set and targeted language skills. The reading component covers an anthology of short stories (Stories 6 to 10), with author and text notes provided for “The Signal” and related glossary items. Grammar marks focus on modal auxiliaries, vocabulary work (synonyms, antonyms, one-word substitutions), and information transfer from visual to verbal. Semester-end exams include short questions, short notes, long questions, objective sections, and internal marks through assignments, unit tests, MCQ tests, and regular attendance.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages201

Reading Time8 h 27 min

AccessFree to download

Detailed syllabus

Text

Grammar

Semester end examination

Short Questions

Long Questions

Objective type questions

Information transfer from visual to verbal

Internal Marks

Assignments

Unit Test

MCQ Test

Regular Attendance

6. The Signal by Vsevolod Mikhailovich Garshin

About the Author

About the text

Glossary

Foundation Course in English 2 ======================================================== FYBA Sem. 2 ~ FCE 2 SYLLABUS (100 Marks) | Detailed syllabus:
Text: Way to Wisdom – An Anthology of Short Stories (Stories 6 to 10) Edited by Board of Editors.
Published by Macmillan Publishers India Limited, New Delhi. (40 Marks) | | --- | | Five Short Stories: [40 marks]
6. The Signal by Vsevolod Mikhailovich Garshin
7. The Man with the Scar by W. Somerset Maugham
8. The Stolen Bacillus by H.G. Wells
9. One Thousand Dollars by O' Henry
10. The Accompanist by Anita Desai | | Grammar: [30 marks]
1. Modal Auxiliaries: (shall, should, will, would, can, could, may, might, must, used to, ought to, dare, need) (10 Marks)
2. Vocabulary: (Synonyms, Antonyms and One Word Substitutions)
(10 Marks)
3. Information transfer from visual to verbal SQ: (10 Marks) | Semester end examination: [70 marks] 1 (A) Short Questions: (Text) 5/7 (05 Marks) (B) Short Notes: (Text) 2/3 (15 Marks) 2 Long Questions:(Text) 5/7 (20 Marks) 3 Objective type questions: (A) Modal Auxiliaries: 10/10 (10 Marks) (B) Vocabulary: 10/10 (10 Marks) 4 Information transfer from visual to verbal SQ: 5/5 (10 Marks) Internal Marks : [30 marks] 1. Assignments-4 (10 marks) 2. Unit Test (10 marks) 3. MCQ Test (5 marks) 4. Regular Attendance (5 marks) ======================================================== 6. The Signal by Vsevolod Mikhailovich Garshin About the Author: Vsevolod Mikhailovich Garshin (1855-1888) was a Russian short story writer. He was known to have popularized the genre in Russia in the late 19th century. Even though he came from a very wealthy family, he signed to serve in the army. He wrote about the tragic conditions of the soldiers in his first story Four Days (1877). His most famous story is the Red Flower (1883) . Haunted by his experience in the war, he ultimately took his own life. About the text: The story is about Semyon Ivanov, a railway track walker. Nine years back, he served in the war as a servant to the officers where he served hot drinks and meals. After the war, he met a fellow officer from the war and got the track walker job. He felt lucky to be in a stable job but he was bored. He tried to interact with the other track walkers and tried to make friends with one of them, Vasily. He finds that Vasily can be hot tempered and tries to convince him of the world as not so bad. Glossary: versts: a Russian measure of length, about 1.1 km ravine: a deep, narrow gorge with steep sides samovar: a heated metal container traditionally used to heat and boil water in Russia dessiatin: an archaic land measurement used in Tzarist Russia, approximately equivalent to 2.702 English acres or 10,926.512 square meters ballast: gravel, broken stone, slag, etc., placed between and under the tries of a railroad to give stability, provide drainage, and distribute loads direction : દદળા cotton : ક઩ાવ chimney : ચીભની health : આય૊ગ્મ shattered : વલખયારા assistant : વશામક roasted : રા frozen : સ્થથય , થીજેલું hunger : ભૂખ heat : ગયભી bullets : ગ૊઱ીઓ whizzed : ઝડ઩થી ઩વાય થવું struck : ત્રાટક્ું skirmishing : અથડાભણ ravine : ક૊તય separating : અરગ hostile : પ્રવત઱ steaming : ફાપ વું hummed : ગું જા યુ rattled : શડર૊ viciously : દષ્ટતાથી terrified : બમબીત campaign : ઝુંળ unbroken : અડ crippled : અગ aching : ઩ીડા mortgage : ગીય૊ payments : ચૂકલણી urgent : તાત્કાલરક bravery : ફશાદયી triumph : વલજમ happened : થયું familiar : ઩દયલચત recognized : ભાન્મ magazine : વાભવમક favourite : વપ્રમ idiot : મૂખુ proceeds : આગ઱ લ benefit : રાબ international : આંતયયાષ્ટ્ષ્િમ youth : યલાની political : યાજકીમ soldier : વનક human : ભાનલ resources : ળાધન૊ grateful : આબાયી rejoiced : આદ થમ૊ began : ળર ક યું necessary : જરયી safety : વરાભતી hammer : શથ૊ડી nails : ખીરીઓ regulations : વનમભ૊ trembling : ધ્રૂજાયી rum

FAQs

What are the main components and marks distribution in the FCE 2 syllabus?

The syllabus allocates 40 marks to the short-story text component and 30 marks to grammar. The semester-end examination totals 70 marks, with additional internal marks of 30 covering assignments, unit tests, MCQ tests, and regular attendance.

Which grammar topics are assessed in the 30-mark grammar section?

Grammar includes modal auxiliaries (shall, should, will, would, can, could, may, might, must, used to, ought to, dare, need), vocabulary (synonyms, antonyms, one-word substitutions), and information transfer from visual to verbal.

How is the semester-end examination structured and graded?

The semester end examination totals 70 marks, including short questions from the text, short notes, long questions, objective questions for modal auxiliaries and vocabulary, and an information transfer task from visual to verbal with marks split across subparts.

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