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English - II

bbasemester 2

English - II

Subject Code: ENG 202

Course Title: English - II

Course No: ENG 202

Nature of Course: Theory & Practical

Full Marks: 100

Pass Marks: 50

Credit Hours: 3

Course Description

The English 202 is a course in general English and it takes a two-way approach to improve students’ English language proficiency. It seeks to develop their reading and writing skills, their understanding of tone, style, and knowledge of communication methods, along with developing their vocabulary, grammar, listening and speaking, and ability to write general and to some extent professional documents.

Course Objective

After completing this course, students will be able to: read texts written in various general and other disciplinary discourses; describe things and events in English; understand and support arguments; understand and use appropriate tone and style in writing;

Course Contents

I. Core English
Unit 1.                                                                          6 LHs
1. Globalization
2. Education
3. Medicine


Unit 2.                                                                            6 LHs
4. Risk
5. Manufacturing
6. Environment
8 LHs

Unit 3.
7. Architecture
8. Energy
9. Art and design
10. Ageing

Unit 4.                                                                               4 LHs
11. Writing guide
12. Grammar reference

II. Genres and Disciplines

Unit 1. Short Stories 6 LHs
1. The Empty Drum
2. A Tale
3. Amina
4. The Andhi Khola
5. The Dog of Titwal

Unit 2. Poems          6 LHs
6. New Year
7. In Just- 8. Dream Variations
9. The Brook
10. The Song
11. Now Light Has Come

Unit 3. Plays 3 LHs
12. The Sandbox

Unit 4. Essays                9 LHs
13. On Natural Death
14. A Change of Worlds
15. Hearts of Sorrow
16. Fundamentals of Scientific Management
17. The Green Frog Skin
18. The Right to Control One’s Learning
19. The Myth of Sisyphus
20. The Enlightened Mind

Text Books

Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. 4th ed., Cambridge UP, 2020.
Sowton, Chris. Unlock Level 4: Reading and Writing Skills Student's and Teacher’s interactive
eBooks. Cambridge UP, 2014.
Stirling, Johanna. Unlock Level 4: Reading and Writing Skills Teacher's Book with DVD. Cambridge UP, 2014.
Abrams, M. H., and G.G. Harpham. A Glossary of Literary Terms. 11th ed., Cengage, 2014.
Klarer, Mario. An Introduction to Literary Studies. 3rd ed., Routledge, 2013.