Are you preparing for the 19th NTRCA examination at the college level? Understanding the syllabus is an essential step towards effective preparation. The 19th NTRCA Written Syllabus College Level provides candidates with a guide to the topics they need to study for the Lecturer (English) examination under Subject Code 402.
In this post, EngNook.com presents the English syllabus, covering three major areas: English Literature, Linguistics and English Language Teaching (ELT), and Grammar. The syllabus also includes translation, reading and writing skills, literary terms, major literary works, linguistic concepts, language-teaching methods, and important grammatical structures.
According to the examination details provided, the test carries 140 marks and lasts 2 hours, with all questions in multiple-choice question (MCQ) format. Candidates should review the complete unit-wise syllabus carefully to understand the topics and organise their preparation effectively.
Whether you are revising classic and modern literature, studying linguistics and ELT, or practising grammar and translation, this guide will help you structure your preparation for the 19th NTRCA Written Syllabus College Level. Read the full syllabus below and prepare systematically for the Lecturer (English) examination.
NTRCA Written Syllabus College Level
Non Government Teacher’s Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA)
Post: Lecturer (English)
Subject: English
Code: 402
Full Marks: 140, Time: 2 Hours
Instruction:
Candidates will have to answer all the questions from each part of the question script. In part-one (Literature) there would be 50 questions carrying 01 Mark each. In Part-two (Linguistics and English Language Teaching-ELT) there would be 30 questions carrying 01 Mark each. In part three (Grammar) there would be 60 questions carrying 01 Mark each. There would be 10 questions from each Unit. All the questions would be in MCQ pattern.
Part A: English Literature
| Syllabus | ||
| Part A: English Literature | 50 Marks | |
| Unit 1 | 10 Marks | ||
| i) Literary Terms | ii) Figure of Speeches | ||
| Unit 2 | 10 Marks | ||
| Geoffrey Chaucer | |||
| i) The Canterbury Tales | ii) Nun’s Priests’ Tales | ||
| William Shakespeare | |||
| i) Macbeth | ii) Hamlet | ||
| iii) King Lear | iv) Othello | ||
| v) As You Like It | vi) Merchant of Venice | ||
| Christopher Marlow | |||
| i) Doctor Faustus | |||
| Unit 3: 16th & 17th Century Prose & Poetry | 10 Marks | |
| i) Edmund Spenser | ii) Francis Bacon | |
| iii) John Donne | iv) John Milton | |
| Unit 4: 18th & 19th Century Literature | 10 Marks | |
| i) John Dryden | ii) Alexander Pope | |
| iii) Jonathan Swift | iv) William Wordsworth | |
| v) S.T. Coleridge | vi) John Keats | |
| vii) P.B. Shelley | viii) Alfred Tennyson | |
| ix) Robert Browning | x) Matthew Arnold | |
| xi) Charles Dickens | xii) Thomas Hardy | |
| xiii) Jane Austen | xiv) Charlotte Bronte | |
| xv) Anton Chekov | xvi) Leo Tolstoy | |
| Unit 5: Modern Literature | 10 Marks | |
| i) G.B Shaw | ii) D.H Lawrence | |
| iii) William Golding | iv) Earnest Hemingway | |
| v) Virginia Woolf, | vi) Toni Morrison | |
| vii) Arundhati ROy | viii) R.K Narayan | |
| ix) E.M Froster | x) Joseph Conrad | |
| xi) Samuel Beckett | xii) Herik Ibsen | |
| xiii) Franz Kafka | xiv) Walt Whitman | |
| xv) Robert Frost | xvi) T.S Eliot | |
| xvii) W.B Yeats | xviii) Emily Dickinson | |
Part B: Linguistics and English Language Teaching (ELT)Â
| Part B: Linguistics and English Language Teaching (ELT) | 30 Marks | |
| Unit 6 | 10 Marks | |
| i) Definition of Language & Linguistics | ii) Characteristics of Language | |
| iii) Branches & Levels of Linguistics | iv) Phonetics | |
| v) Phonology | vi) Semantics | |
| Unit 7 | Â 10 Marks | |
| i) Vowel & Consonant sound | ii) Morphology, | |
| iii) Pragmatics | iv) Sociolinguistics | |
| v) Psycholinguistics | vi) Word Formation | |
| vii) Syntactic Process | viii) Cohesion | |
| ix) Coherence | x) Standardization Process | |
| xi) Language Learning | ||
| Unit 8 | Â 10 Marks | |
| i) Approach & Methods of Language Learning | ii) Grammar Translation Method | |
| iii) Direct Method | iv) Audio Lingual Method | |
| v) Situational Language Teaching | vi) Total Physical Response | |
| vii) Post MEthod Pedagogy | viii) Material Development | |
| ix) Modern Language Teaching | ||
Part C: Grammar Â
| Part C: Grammar    | 60 Marks | |
| Unit 9: Basic Grammar | 10 Marks | |
| i) Articles | ii) Preposition | |
| iii) Right use of Verbs | iv) Tense | |
| Unit 10 | 10 Marks | |
| i) Transformation of Sentences | ii) Simple | |
| iii) Compound | iv) Complex | |
| v) Voice, | vi) Narration | |
| vii) Degree | viii) Assertive | |
| ix) Interrogative | x) Excalmatory | |
| xi) Affirmative | xii) Negative | |
| Unit 11 | 10 Marks | |
| i) Correction | ii) Synonyms | |
| iii) Antonyms | iv) Word-Changing | |
| v) Fill in the blanks with suitable words & phrases | ||
| Unit 12 | 10 Marks | |
| i) Clauses | ii) Cohesive devices | |
| iii) Modifiers | iv) Connectors | |
| v) Conditional Sentences | vi) Capitalization & Punctuation | |
| Unit 13: Translation | 10 Marks | |
| i) English to Bangla | ii) Bangla to English | |
| Unit 14: Reading & Writing Skills | 10 Marks | |
| i) Definition, Classification & Examples of Letter | ||
| ii) Easy | iii) Paragraph | |
| iv) Report | v) Notice | |
| vi) Notes | vii) Minutes | |
| viii) Memo | ix) Press-release | |
| x) e-mail | ||
The 19th NTRCA Written Syllabus College Level for Lecturer English (Subject Code 402) covers a broad range of topics, including English literature, linguistics, English Language Teaching (ELT), grammar, translation, and reading and writing skills. Understanding these topics is essential for planning an organised and focused preparation strategy.
Candidates should revise important authors and literary works, practise literary terms and figures of speech, strengthen their understanding of linguistic concepts and ELT methods, and solve grammar, translation, and writing exercises regularly. Consistent revision and MCQ practice can help improve accuracy, strengthen subject knowledge, and build confidence.
Bookmark this page on EngNook.com for convenient access to the syllabus during your preparation. Study systematically, review each unit carefully, and keep practising to prepare effectively for the college-level NTRCA Lecturer English examination. Best wishes to all candidates!
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