Editor 
                    Dr. T.N. Thandava Gowda 
  
  
                          PRASARANGA 
                BENGALURU CITY UNIVERSITY 
                             Bengaluru
  
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                         Luminous- I 
                 I Semester B.A. / B.S.W. / B. A. (Music) 
                          Generic English 
                                  
                 Under the National Education Policy (NEP-2020) 
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                              Editor: 
                    Dr. T. N. Thandava Gowda 
                                  
                                  
         
         
                          PRASARANGA 
                BENGALURU CITY UNIVERSITY (BCU) 
                           BENGALURU 
         
         
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      LUMINOUS-I:  Generic  English  Textbook  for  I  Semester 
      B.A/B.S.W/B.A (Music) and other courses coming under Faculty 
      of Arts, is prepared by the Members of the Textbook Committee, 
      Bengaluru City University (BCU). 
                           
       
       
       
       
       
      © Bengaluru City University 
         First Edition: 2021 
       
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
      Published by: 
       
      Bengaluru City University Press 
      Bengaluru City University (BCU) 
      Central College Campus 
      Bengaluru- 560001. 
                           
       
       
       
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                      FOREWORD 
       
      Luminous-I, the Generic English Textbook for the First Semester B.A/ B.S.W/ B.A 
      (Music) and other courses coming under faculty of Arts, Bengaluru City University 
      (BCU), is designed to improve language skills and hone literary sensibilities among 
      the students.  
       
      This is the first Generic English textbook for the students of Arts (BCU) under the 
      Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course Language (AECC) of the New Education 
      Policy  (NEP).  It  is  based  on  the  aims  of  the  Learning  Outcome  Curriculum 
      Framework (LOCF) and prepared by the members of the textbook committee. 
       
      I congratulate the Chairperson and all the members of the textbook committee for 
      their efforts in the preparation and selection of materials to improve communication 
      and linguistic skills. I thank the Director of BCU Press and their personnel for 
      bringing out the textbook on time. 
       
      I hope the teachers and the stakeholders will make the best use of this textbook to 
      improve LSRW skills and appreciate literature. 
       
       
      Prof. Lingaraja Gandhi 
      Vice-Chancellor 
      Bengaluru City University 
      Bengaluru- 560001. 
       
       
       
       
       
       
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