English Special - Board of Secondary Education, Madhya …

1 1. New Syllabus and the new areas that have been added in it. English Special Class - XI. One Paper Time : Unit wise weight age Unit Topics Marks 1. Unit 1 Reading and comprehension 15 28 Periods 2. Unit 2 Text for detailed study 40 45 Periods 3. Unit 3 Drama 10 18 Periods 4. Unit 4 Fiction } Non detailed 10 15 Periods 5. Unit 5 Writing 15 28 Periods 6. Unit 6 Grammar 10 18 Periods Total 100. 1. Reading Comprehension ; An Unseen Passage and a Poem 15. (a) Literary or discursive passage of about 300-400 words 10. (b) A poem of about 8 to 10 lines 05.

2 2. Texts for detailed study 40. A. Prose 25. (a) One passage for comprehension with short answer questions. 05. (b) Two out of Three questions to be answered in about 60-70 words. 08. (c) Four out of Five questions to be answered in about 30-40 words each 08. (d) Vocabulary based on prose text. 04. B. Poetry 15. (a) Two extracts form the prescribed poem for literary interpretation, comprehension. 10. (b) One out of two question on the prescribed poem for appreciation to be answered in 100. words. 05. [1]. C. Non-detailed. 20. 3. Drama 10.

3 Two out of three questions to be answered in about 100-150 words. 10. 4. Fiction 10. (a) One out of two questions to be answered in about 75-80 words. 06. (b) Two out of three short answer type questions to be answered in about (30-40 words). 04. 5. Writing 15. (a) An essay (250-300 words). 10. (b) To write a shorter composition such as an article, report, a statement of purpose (100-125. words) 05. 6. Functional Grammar 10 10. 1. Tenses 2. Modals 3. Deteminers 4. Articles 5. Voices 6. Narration 7. Prepositions 8. Clauses Prescribed Books - 1.

4 Text Book - A Voyage 2. Work Book - A Voyage Compiled by Shiksha Kendra and Published by Book Corporation, Bhopal. **. Class XI. The Areas that have been added in the new syllabus and the guidelines regarding them. * The following things have been included in the syllabus for the first time- - Unseen poem The students have to attempt an unseen poem of about 15 lines. These exercises have been provided under Reading in the workbook from page 139 to 150. for practice. - Drama Three One Act Plays' have been included in the textbook so that learners have an opportunity to study this genre of literature also.

5 These plays are meant for non detailed study. (See L-19, 21 and 23 of the textbook). - Prose One passage (extract) from the text (Detailed study) with short questions. - Poetry : two extracts from the prescribed poems - Composition . - Writing Articles The student have to write a short article with the help of given clues. This type of exercise has been given in the textbook on page 36. - Writing Reports It has been explained under Report writing section of the workbook (page 152) exercise for practice have also been included with them. [2].

6 2. About the Book In this age of globalization the demand for proficiency in English is increasing day by day. Our students are learning English only with the help of the material (textbook) we have been providing them for the last few years. As the demands and needs of the students change, the language is changing as well, necessitating a change in the learning material (textbook) also. Keeping in need this important factor the textbook for class XI has been changed this year which intend to give the students a high level of competence in English with an emphasis on the study of literary text.

7 Now learning of English is being viewed in the new contexts, where English is to be learnt for communication in spoken or written form. For this, the learners are required to be equipped with essential language skills and be confident enough to use them in their daily life. Thus there is a shift from the structural approach to the communicative approach. Since there is a shift from learning a language for learning sake' to learning a language for using it', the learners need to use the language in varied situations, that is why there are various themes based on varied contents to fulfil the needs of the learners.

8 All the material given in these books is focused on . 1. Communicative approach 2. Literary text 3. Need of learners 4. Variety in content as well as in exercises 5. Enough practice material The textbook in accompanied with a workbook also. The course book / textbook of class XI, The Rainbow' is an elective English course book for the students of class XI. The book includes, Prose (essays and short stories). Poetry One act Plays The exercises include, Vocabulary Comprehension Grammar [3]. Speaking Activity Writing activity Think it over Things to do The choice of lessons poems, essay, short stories and one-act plays ensures exposure to classic as well as to modern authors.

9 Moreover, most of the pieces given here are from the representative and well known authors and poets. The Workbook Since our learners don't have enough access within their surrounding to extra practice material, a workbook has been introduced separately for the first time providing self learning exercises. The Workbook: Provides enough material for practicing all the four skills;. Has lesson-to-lesson correspondence with the textbook;. Maintains a careful balance between form (the way language is organised) and function (the way language in used).

10 Provides explanations for grammatical items also to help the learners as well as the teachers;. Besides these, pronunciations of difficult words and glossary for meaning of words have been provided in the textbook to help the teacher as well as the learner. It is hoped that the information given above would definitely be helpful to the teachers in exploiting the book in favour of the learners. [4]. 3. Exercise Pattern The textbook and the workbook are the only material available to most of the learners, enough exercise activities have been provided in different areas in chunks, all paving path for language learning.