M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women - 2020 - 2021 Academic Year English Foundation Course General English-I

Oct 1, 2026

Academic year 2020–2021 Course of Study (Choice Based Credit System) for M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women (Autonomous), Chennai-34, covering Foundation Course General English-I for all first years. The syllabus defines course and learning objectives focused on correct English usage, critical appreciation of literature, and advanced writing for essays, academic papers, and summaries. It specifies Language Skills (reading comprehension, descriptive, abstract, and essay writing) and grammar areas including agreement, articles, prepositions, punctuation, verb forms, and commonly confused words. It lists core literary units across prose, poetry, short stories, one-act plays, and novels, with textbooks, references, and employability/entrepreneurship skill development activities.

LanguageEnglish

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Pages21

Reading Time53 min

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Course Overview

General Objective and Course Objectives

Units

Unit I - Prose

Unit II - Poetry

Unit III - Short Stories

Unit IV - One Act Plays

Unit V - Novels

Language Skills and Grammar

Language Skills

Grammar

Learning Materials and Activities

Textbooks and References

Websites and YouTube Links

Activity Planner

M.O.P. VAISHNAV COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS) Choice Based Credit System Course of Study for the batch of Candidates admitted in 2020-2021 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR 2020 – 2021 ENGLISH Activities / Content with direct bearing on Employability/ Entrepreneurship/ Skill Development M.O.P. VAISHNAV COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI-34 (Effective for the batch of Candidates admitted in 2018-2019 and thereafter) FOUNDATION COURSE GENERAL ENGLISH-I COMMON TO ALL FIRST YEARS | SUBJECTCODE: 18UENG201 | YEAR/SEMESTER: I / I | MAXIMUM MARKS: 100 | | --- | --- | --- | | COURSE TYPE: THEORY | CREDITS: 3 | TOTAL TEACHING HOURS: 45 | GENERAL OBJECTIVE: ● To enable a learner to communicate and train them in correct usage of English language. COURSE OBJECTIVES: | Co No. | COURSE OBJECTIVE | | --- | --- | | Co1 |
To train and acquaint them with correct usage of English | | Co2 |
To analyse and critically appreciate literature | | Co3 |
To make students adept in writing essays, academic papers

and summaries. | | Co4 |
To hone the students' LSRW skills. | | Co5 |
Develop critical thinking necessary for academic and
professional environment | Unit I-PROSE 1. Dr Shashi Tharoor –Debate Speech at the Oxford Union 2. The Strawberry Pink Villa– Gerald Durrell Unit II-POETRY 1. English Words – V.K Gokak 2. Roll the Dice – Charles Bukowski Unit III – SHORT STORIES 1. Girls – Mrinal Pande 2. The Great Automatic Grammatizator – Roald Dahl M.O.P. VAISHNAV COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI-34 (Effective for the batch of Candidates admitted in 2018-2019 and thereafter) Unit IV – ONE ACT PLAYS 1. Selfie – Bradley Hayward 2. Five at the George – Stuart Ready UNIT V-NOVELS 1. Girl Boss-Sophia Amoruso 2. Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata – Devdutt Pattanaik LANGUAGE SKILLS 1. Reading Comprehension 2. Paragraph Writing 3. Descriptive Writing 4. Abstract Writing 5. Essay Writing GRAMMAR 1. Subject verb Agreement 2. Articles 3. Prepositions 4. Punctuation 5. Verbs and Verb Forms 6. Commonly Confused Words TEXTBOOKS: 􀁸 Department of English- General English- I, M.O.P Vaishnav College for Women (Autonomous)-First Edition – 2018 􀁸 Department of English-Interaction-I & II, Tata McGraw Hill, First Edition – 2018 REFERENCES: ● Bukowski, Charles. Essential Bukowski. Harper Collins, 2016. ● Chakravarthi.S. A Treasure Trove of Short Stories. Frank Bros. & Co., 2009. ● Durrell, Gerald. My Family and Other Animals. Penguin Group, 1984. ● Erion, Polly. Drama in the Classroom: Creative Activities for Teachers, Parents & Friends. Lost Coast Press, 1996. ● Fitch, Sheree, Swartz, Larry. The Poetry Experience: Choosing and Using Poetry in the Classroom. Pembroke Publishers, 2008. ● Johnson, T.R. A Rhetoric of Pleasure: Prose Style and Today’s Composition Classroom. Boynton/cook Publishers, 2003 ● Monseau, R. Virginia. Reading their World: The Young Adult Novel in the Classroom Vol 1. Boynton/cook Publishers, 2000. ● Norman Lewis. How to Read better and faster. Binny Publishing House Fourth Edition, 2005. M.O.P. VAISHNAV COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI-34 (Effective for the batch of Candidates admitted in 2018-2019 and thereafter) ● Pierce, Douglas and Sean Kinsell – Cracking the TOEFL IBT-Princeton Review-2013 Edition-2012 ● Tharoor, Shashi. The Great Indian Novel. Viking Press, 2014. ● Walford, Rex, Dolley Colin. The One Act Play Companion: A guide to plays, playwrights and performance. Bloomsbury, 2005. WEBSITES: ● [www.owl.english.purdue.edu/owl](www.owl.english.purdue.edu/owl) ● [www.englishteachersforum.com](www.englishteachersforum.com) ● [www.e-reading.club](www.e-reading.club) ● [www.poetryfoundation.org](www.poetryfoundation.org) ● [www.newyorker.com](www.newyorker.com) YOUTUBE LINKS : ● [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7CW7S0zxv4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

FAQs

What is the general objective of General English-I for first-year students?

To enable learners to communicate and train them in correct usage of the English language.

Which units and literary genres are included in the course syllabus?

The course covers prose, poetry, short stories, one-act plays, and novels across Units I to V, listing specific authors and titles for each unit.

How does the syllabus develop employability and skill development through activities?

It uses activities such as roleplay on drama texts, analysis of figurative language in songs, inference challenge tasks, character mapping, organizing prose, and group work on abstract writing with worksheets.

Oct 1, 2026

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