The Old Man at the Bridge

The Old Man at the Bridge

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Second Year

Subject: Business Communication (MGT 205)

Part II - V: Life, Death and Beyond

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain the scope and key elements of the old man at the bridge.
• Analyze the relevant communication task or prescribed text and prepare a clear, audience-appropriate response.

Curriculum Scope

• Prescribed reading: The Old Man at the Bridge

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. Reading The Old Man at the Bridge

   1. Identify narrator, setting and character interaction.
   2. Analyze dialogue, repetition and narrative restraint.
   3. Explore displacement and human concern as represented.

2. Critical response

   1. Discuss the significance of selected details.
   2. Evaluate implied meanings with textual support.
   3. Write a focused interpretive response.

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Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 19-23.

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 or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Reading activities refer to the prescribed text in the assigned edition; interpretations must be supported by that text. Printed titles are retained from the curriculum.