DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, OSMANIA UNIVERSITY 2nd YEAR B.A. B.Com. B.Sc. GENERAL ENGLISH SYLLABUS w.e.f. 2014-15 UNIT 1 Reading: Writing: Pronunciation: Listening: Soft skills: Speaking: Grammar: Vocabulary: SATYA NADELLA Report Writing Syllables Hygiene Styles of Communication Activity Noun Phrases Plurals UNIT 2 Reading: Writing: Pronunciation: Listening: Soft skills: Speaking: Grammar: Vocabulary: LARRY PAGE AND SERGEY BRIN Feasibility Reports Consonant Clusters Pottery Persuasion Techniques Activity Adjective Phrases Greek and Latin Root Words UNIT 3 Reading: Writing: Pronunciation: Listening: Soft skills: Speaking: Grammar: Vocabulary: MARTIN LUTHER KING Progress Reports Word Stress: Functional Stress Silk Production Conflict Management Activity Adverbial Phrases Loanwords UNIT 4 Reading: Writing: Pronunciation: Listening: Soft skills: Speaking: Grammar: Vocabulary: A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM Book Reviews Word Stress: Prefixes Eco-balance Logical Fallacies Activity Noun Clauses Abbreviations UNIT 5 Reading: Writing: Pronunciation: Listening: Soft skills: Speaking: Grammar: Vocabulary: SOFT SKILLS Advertisements Word Stress: Suffixes The Hazards of Radiation Leadership Skills Activity Adjective Clauses Collocations UNIT 6 Reading: Writing: Pronunciation: Listening: Soft skills: Speaking: Grammar: Vocabulary: CIVIC SENSE Articles Word Stress: Stress Shift Fast Food and Health Issues Negotiation Activity Adverbial Clauses Oxymorons UNIT 7 Reading: Writing: Pronunciation: Listening: Soft skills: Speaking: Grammar: Vocabulary: THE HAZARDS OF FOOD COLOURING Letters to the Editor Contractions A Balanced Diet Decision-making Activity Types of Sentences - I Words Related to Personality UNIT 8 Reading: Writing: Pronunciation: Listening: Soft skills: Speaking: Grammar: Vocabulary: ALTERNATIVE CAREERS: THE MAKING OF SHORT FILMS Blogs Elision Family Bonding Influencing People Activity Types of Sentences - II Words Related to Film-making UNIT 9 Reading: Writing: Pronunciation: Listening: Soft skills: Speaking: Grammar: Vocabulary: THE OPEN WINDOW: SAKI Autobiographies Weak Verbs Organic Farming Motivation Activity Degrees of Comparison Words Related to Farming UNIT 10 Reading: Writing: Pronunciation: Listening: Soft skills: Speaking: Grammar: Vocabulary: UNCLE PODGER HANGS A PICTURE: JEROME K. JEROME Creative Non-fiction Rising Intonation The Value of Friendship Confidence Building Activity Genitive and Possessive Adjectives Words Related to Jobs and Work UNIT 11 Reading: Writing: Pronunciation: Listening: Soft skills: Speaking: Grammar: Vocabulary: FATHER WILLIAM: LEWIS CAROLL Scientific Papers Falling Intonation Paper Manufacturing Change Management Activity Phrasal Verbs Words Related to the Environment UNIT 12 Reading: Writing: Pronunciation: Listening: Soft skills: Speaking: Grammar: Vocabulary: THE TABLE AND THE CHAIR: EDWARD LEAR Short Stories Rhythm Moral Values Table Manners Activity Direct and Indirect Speech Interesting and Uncommon Words Textbook Prescribed: Advanced Skills in English. Eds. E. Suresh Kumar, A. Karunaker, A.V. Suresh Kumar. Orient Blackswan, 2014.