Narration

Narration

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — First Year

Subject: Business English (MGT 201)

Unit 7: Patterns of Writing

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain the scope and key elements of narration.
• Use the relevant language and writing techniques in business communication.

Curriculum Scope

• Sandra Cisneros: Only Daughter
• Bonnie Smith-Yackel: My Mother never Worked

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. Narrative writing

   1. Narrator, point of view and chronological sequence.
   2. Setting, characters, events and significant detail.
   3. Develop a coherent account with a clear purpose.

2. Prescribed-text analysis

   1. Read Sandra Cisneros's Only Daughter and Bonnie Smith-Yackel's My Mother never Worked.
   2. Compare narrative organization and use of personal experience.
   3. Write a response supported by the assigned readings.

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Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, BBS curriculum with first-year syllabus, PDF pages 12-13.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit lecture hours apply to the whole unit; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here.