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B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) General English Syllabus - SPPU 2026

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Semester 1 · First Year · 4 credits

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Syllabus for General English

Semester 1 · First Year · 4 credits

Objectives of the Course

  • 1. To reacquaint students with grammatical structures in English with a focus on their function (usage) and not just form, thereby improving their language use. 2. To help students improve their vocabulary and pronunciation skills. 3. To inculcate the study skills required for an undergraduate program.

Module 01: Grammar and Usage: I

  • 1. Tenses and Sequence of Tenses
  • 2. Appropriate use of Articles
  • 3. Appropriate use of Prepositions
  • 4. Modal auxiliaries

Module 02: Grammar and Usage: II

  • 1. Making Questions
  • 2. Simple, complex, and compound sentences
  • 3. Active and Passive Voice
  • 4. Reported Speech

Module 03: Composition Skills

  • 1. Paragraph Writing
  • 2. Essay Writing
  • 3. Writing Reviews

Module 04: Basics of Phonology and Morphology

  • 1. Speech Sounds of English (RP and Indian English)
  • 2. Word Stress
  • 3. Intonation
  • 4. Structure of words
  • 5. Word Formation-Processes

Module 05: Study Skills

  • 1. Reading- Skimming, Scanning, Intensive/ Critical Reading, Extensive Reading
  • 2. Note Making and Precis writing
  • 3. PQRST Method
  • 4. Presentation Skills

Recommended Readings

  • 1. Balasubramanian, T. English Phonetics for Indian Students. New Delhi: Trinity Press, 2017
  • 2. Cambridge Idioms Dictionary. Singapore: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
  • 3. Donald, Sydney G. and Pauline E Kneale. Study Skills for Language Students. New York: OUP, 2001.
  • 4. Green, David. Contemporary English Grammar Structures and Composition. Chennai: Macmillan, 1999.
  • 5. Gupta, Shweta. General English and Legal Language, Allahabad: CLP, 2016.
  • 6. Hansen, Randall S and Katherine Hansen. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Study Skills. New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2008.
  • 7. Lieber, Rochelle. Introduction to Morphology. Cambridge: CUP, 2009.
  • 8. Sanjay Kumar and Pushpa Lata. Communication Skills. India: OUP, 2011.
  • 9. Thomson and Martinet. A Practical English Grammar. Mumbai: OUP, 1970.
  • 10. Swan, Michael. Practical English Usage. India: OUP, 2016.
  • 11. Yadugiri, M. A. and Geeta Bhaskar. English for Law. New Delhi: Foundation Books, 2005.

Reproduced from the Savitribai Phule Pune University Revised Curriculum of Undergraduate Degree Programs of Law, the 2023 pattern as amended on 18 July 2024. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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