BA English Model II Journalism

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

CURRICULUM AND SYLLABUS FOR MODEL II BA ENGLISH (VOCATIONAL): JOURNALISM PROGRAMME UNDER CREDIT SEMESTER SYSTEM (with effect from 2015 admissions)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I place on record my heartfelt gratitude to the members of the Board of Studies, Department of English, for their cooperation and valuable suggestions. I acknowledge their sincere efforts to scrutinize the draft curriculum and make necessary corrections.

Dr. Benny Mathew Chairman Board of Studies

BOARD OF STUDIES CHAIRMAN NAME OFFICIAL ADDRESS Dr Benny Mathew Associate Professor Department of English St Berchmans College, Changanacherry -686101 SUBJECT EXPERTS NOMINATED BY THE COLLEGE ACADEMIC COUNCIL NAME OFFICIAL ADDRESS Dr A Joseph Dorairaj Faculty of English and Foreign Languages The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed University) Gandhigram Dindigul – 624 302 Tamil Nadu Dr K Narayana Chandran Professor, School of Humanities University of Hyderabad Prof. C.R Rao Road P.O. Central University Hyderabad - 500 046 Telangana EXPERT NOMINATED BY THE VICE-CHANCELLOR NAME OFFICIAL ADDRESS

Dr Siby James Associate Professor Department of English St Thomas College Palai ALUMNI REPRESENTATIVE NAME OFFICIAL ADDRESS Dr Meena T Pillai Director, School of English and Foreign Languages Director, Centre for Cultural Studies Associate Professor, Institute of English University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram

MEDIA AND ALLIED AREAS

NAME OFFICIAL ADDRESS Mr Johny Lukose Director-News MMTV Ltd NH Bypass Road Aroor PO Alappuzha 688534 Mr Sergy Antony Chairman, Kerala Media Academy Kakkanad Cochin – 682030 TEACHERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT NOMINATED BY THE PRINCIPAL TO THE BOARD OF STUDIES TEACHERS NAME AREA OF SPECIALISATION 1. Dr Ajith Kumar M Postcolonial Literatures 2. Dr Sabu Joseph Indian Writing in English 3. Prof Josy Joseph Shakespeare, Literary Theory 4. Prof Thomas P J Literary/Cultural Theories 5. Dr Raju Sebastian English Language Teaching 6. Dr Vimal Mohan John Film Studies

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

Model II B A English (Vocational-Journalism) is designed as an interdisciplinary Programme by offering job oriented Journalism courses along with English Language and Literature courses. The programme aims at initiating students into the world of literature and the basic tenets of literary theory. By introducing students into literature in English in different part of the world they are expected to comprehend language and literature in a comparative framework. Topics of contemporary relevance such as Literature and the Empire, Cultural Studies, Gender and Literature etc. are included in the syllabus to keep abreast with the changing scenario of literature. In addition to these common objectives Model II Programme envisages to introduce students into the basic principles of Journalism, Mass Communication, Media Studies etc. to enable them to pursue higher studies in job oriented programmes. On- the- Job Training and the final Project Report are intended to give them training in the vocational subject and familiarize them with the various employing agencies.

REGULATIONS FOR BA ENGLISH PROGRAMMES UNDER CREDIT SEMESTER SYSTEM 2015 1. SHORT TITLE 1.1 These Regulations shall be called St. Berchmans College (Autonomous) Regulations (2015) governing BA English programmes under the Credit Semester System. 1.2 These Regulations shall come into force with effect from the academic year 2015 - 2016 onwards. 2. SCOPE 2.1 The regulation provided herein shall apply to BA English programmes conducted by St. Berchmans College (Autonomous) with effect from the academic year 2015 - 2016 3. DEFINITIONS 3.1 ‘University’ means Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala. 3.2 ‘College’ means St. Berchmans College (Autonomous). 3.3 There shall be an Academic Committee nominated by the Principal to look after the matters relating to BA English programmes under the Credit Semester System. 3.4 ‘Academic Council’ means the Committee consisting of members as provided under section 107 of the Autonomy Ordinance, Government of Kerala. 3.5 ‘Parent Department’ means the Department of English. 3.6 ‘Department Council’ means the body of all teachers of the Department of English. 3.7 ‘Faculty Mentor’ is a teacher nominated by a Department Council to coordinate the continuous evaluation and other academic activities of the BA English programmes undertaken in the Department. 3.8 ‘Programme’ means a three year programme of study and examinations. 3.9 ‘Duration of Programme’ means the period of time required for the conduct of the programme. The duration of BA English programmes shall be six (6) semesters. 3.10 ‘Semester’ means a term consisting of a minimum of 450 contact hours distributed over 90 working days, inclusive of examination days, within 18 five-day academic weeks. 3.11 ‘Course’ means a segment of subject matter to be covered in a semester. Each Course is to be designed under lectures/tutorials/fieldwork/seminar/project/ assignments/evaluation etc., to meet effective teaching and learning needs. 3.12 ‘Course Teacher’ means the teacher who is taking classes on the course. 3.13 ‘Core Course’ means a course that the student admitted to BA English programmes must successfully complete to receive the Degree and which cannot be substituted by any other course.

3.14 ‘Complementary Course’ means a course which would enrich the study of core courses. 3.15 ‘Common Course I’ means a course that comes under the category of courses for English. 3.16 ‘Common Course II’ means additional language, which can be opted by a student, from among the languages offered by the College. 3.17 The selection of Common Course I and II is compulsory for all students undergoing undergraduate programmes. 3.18 ‘Vocational Course’ means the job oriented courses taught in the Model II stream along with the core courses 3.19 ‘Open Course’ means a course outside the field specialization of the student, which can be opted by a student. 3.20 ‘Extra credit course’ means a course opted by the students, in addition to the compulsory courses, in order to gain additional credit that would boost the performance level and additional skills. The extra credits are not mandatory for a pass in the programme. 3.21 ‘Frontier course’ is a new area of study that introduces the students to an emerging field that is related to the core subject. 3.22 ‘On the Job Training’ means a job training course given to the students to acquaint them with various industrial skills. 3.23 ‘Project’ means a regular project work with stated credits on which the student conducts a project under the supervision of a teacher in the parent department/any appropriate research centre in order to submit a dissertation on the project work as specified. 3.24 ‘Plagiarism’ is the unreferenced use of other authors’ material in dissertations and is a serious academic offence. 3.25 ‘Seminar’ means a lecture expected to train the student in self-study, collection of relevant matter from books and internet resources, editing, document writing, typing and presentation. 3.26 ‘Tutorial’ means a class to provide an opportunity to interact with students at their individual level to identify the strength and weakness of individual students. 3.27 ‘Evaluation’ means every student shall be evaluated by in-semester assessment (20%) and end-semester assessment (80%). 3.28 ‘Improvement Examination’ is an examination conducted to improve the performance of a student in the courses of a particular semester.

3.29 ‘Supplementary Examination’ is an examination conducted for students who fail in the courses of a particular semester. 3.30 ‘Improvement Course’ is a course registered by a student for improving the performance in that particular course. 3.31 ‘Supplementary Course’ is a course that is repeated by a student for having failed in that course in an earlier registration. 3.32 The minimum credits, required for completing BA English programmes is one hundred and twenty (120). 3.33 ‘Credit’ (C) of a course is a measure of the weekly unit of work assigned for that course in a semester. 3.34 ‘Course Credit’: One credit of the course is defined as a minimum of one (1) hour lecture per week for eighteen (18) weeks in a semester. The course will be considered as completed only by conducting the final examination. 3.35 ‘Grade’ means a letter symbol (A, B, C etc.) which indicates the broad level of performance of a student in a course/semester/programme. 3.36 ‘Grade Point’ (GP) is the numerical indicator of the percentage of marks awarded to a student in a course. 3.37 ‘Credit Point’ (CP) of a course is the value obtained by multiplying the grade point (GP) by the credit (C) of the course. 3.38 ‘Semester Credit Point Average’ (SCPA) of a semester is calculated by dividing total credit points obtained by the student in a semester by total credits of that semester and shall be rounded off to two decimal places. 3.39 ‘Cumulative Credit Point Average’ (CCPA) is the value obtained by dividing the sum of credit points in all the courses obtained by the student for the entire programme by the total credits of the whole programme and shall be rounded off to two decimal places. 3.40 ‘Institution average’ is the value obtained by dividing the sum of the marks obtained by all students in a particular course by the number of students in respective course. 3.41 ‘Weighted Average Score’ means the score obtained by dividing sum of the products of marks secured and credit of each course by the total credits of that semester/programme and shall be rounded off to two decimal places. 3.42 ‘Grace Marks’ means marks awarded to course/courses as per the choice of the student, in recognition of meritorious achievements of a student in NCC/NSS/Sports/Arts and cultural activities.

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3.43 First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth position shall be awarded to students who come in the first five places on the basis of overall marks in the programme in the first chance itself. 4. PROGRAMME STRUCTURE 4.1. Students shall be admitted into six semester BA English programmes. 4.2. The programme shall include Core courses, Complementary courses, Vocational courses, Common courses, Open course and Frontier course. There shall be a Project with dissertation to be undertaken by all students. The programme will also include assignments, seminars, viva-voce, OJT, field visit etc. 4.3. Total credits for a programme is one hundred and twenty (120). The credit distribution for UG programmes is shown below. i. Programme duration 6 Semesters ii. Total Credits required for successful completion 120 of the programme iii. Minimum credits required from Core + 79 Complementary courses including Project iv. Minimum credits required from Common 38 courses v. Minimum credits required from Open course 3 vi. Minimum attendance required 75% 4.4. Project All students shall do a project in the sixth semester. The project shall be done individually. The project shall be identified during the fourth semester of the programme with the help of the supervising teacher. The report of the project shall be submitted to the department during sixth semester and shall be produced before the examiners appointed by the College. The project report shall be subject to internal and external evaluation followed by a viva-voce. 4.5. Evaluations The evaluation of each course shall contain two parts. i Internal or In-Semester Assessment (ISA) ii External or End-Semester Assessment (ESA) Both ISA and ESA shall be carried out using indirect grading. The ISA:ESA ratio shall be 1:4, for all courses. There shall be a maximum of eighty (80) marks for external evaluation and twenty (20) marks for internal evaluation.

4.6. In-semester assessment The components of the internal or in-semester assessment and their marks are as below. For all courses without practical There are three components for ISA, which include attendance, assignment/seminar/viva-voce/report and in-semester examination. All the three components of the internal assessment are mandatory. Components of ISA Marks Attendance 5 Assignment/Seminar/Viva-Voce 5 In-semester examination (2×5 = 10) 10 Total 20 Marks for attendance % of Attendance Marks 90 and above 5 85 - 89 4 80 - 84 3 76 - 79 2 75 1 (Decimals shall be rounded off to the next higher whole number) 4.7. Assignments Assignments shall be submitted for every course in the first four semesters. At least one assignment for each course shall be submitted in each semester. 4.8. Seminar/Viva-Voce A student shall present a seminar in the fifth semester and appear for viva-voce in the sixth semester. 4.9. In-semester examination Every student shall undergo at least two in-semester examinations as class test as an internal component for every course. 4.10. To ensure transparency of the evaluation process, the ISA mark awarded to the students in each course in a semester shall be published on the notice board according to the schedule in the academic calendar published by the College. There shall not be any chance for improvement for ISA. The course teacher and the faculty mentor shall maintain the academic record of each student registered for the course which shall be forwarded to the office of the Controller of Examinations through the Head of the

Department and a copy should be kept in the office of the Head of the Department for at least two years for verification. 4.11. A student who has not secured minimum marks in internal examinations can redo the same before the end semester examination of the semester concerned. 4.12. End-semester assessment The end-semester examination in theory courses shall be conducted by the College. 4.13. The end-semester examinations shall be conducted at the end of each semester. There shall be one end-semester examination of three (3) hours duration in each lecture based course. 4.14. The question paper should be strictly on the basis of model question paper set by Board of Studies. 4.15. A question paper consists of short answer type, short essay type and long essay type questions. No. of Mark for Each Section Type Questions to Total Marks Question be Answered A Answer in a word or 10 out of 10 1 10 sentence B Paragraph type 8 out of 12 2 16 C Short essay type 6 out of 9 4 24 D Long essay type 2 out of 4 15 30 Total 80 *The students shall answer all the questions in Grammar and Phonetics course. 4.16. Photocopies of the answer scripts of the external examination shall be made available to the students for scrutiny as per the regulations in the examination manual. 4.17. The project report shall be subject to internal and external evaluation followed by a viva-voce at the end of the programme. Internal Evaluation is to be done by the supervising teacher and external evaluation by an external evaluation board consisting of an examiner appointed by the College and the Head of the Department or his nominee. A viva-voce related to the project work shall be conducted by the external evaluation board and students have to attend the viva-voce individually. Components of Project Evaluation Marks Internal Evaluation 20 Project (External) 50 Viva-Voce (External) 30 Total 100 vi

The components and marks for the external assessment of Project are given below.

Components of Project Evaluation Marks Methodology 10 Content 10 Originality of Ideas 10 Argument/Hypothesis 10 Grammatical and Typographical Correction 10 Total 50 The components and marks for the viva-voce are given below.

Components of Viva-Voce Marks Presentation 10 Defense of Argument 10 Communication Skills 10 Total 30 4.18. If the student fails in project evaluation, he or she shall submit the project report after modifying it on the basis of the recommendations of the examiners. 4.19. For all courses an indirect grading system based on a ten (10) point scale according to the percentage of marks (ISA + ESA) is used to evaluate the performance of the student in that course. The percentage shall be rounded mathematically to the nearest whole number. Percentage of Grade Performance Grade Point Marks 90 and above A+ Outstanding 10 80 - 89 A Excellent 9 70 - 79 B Very Good 8 60 - 69 C Good 7 50 - 59 D Satisfactory 6 40 - 49 E Adequate 5 Below 40 F Failure - 5. CREDIT POINT AND CREDIT POINT AVERAGE 5.1. Credit Point Credit Point (CP) of a course is calculated using the formula CP = C × GP where C = Credit; GP = Grade Point

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5.2. Semester Credit Point Average Semester Credit Point Average (SCPA) is calculated using the formula SCPA = TCP/TC where TCP = Total Credit Point of all the courses in the semester; TC = Total Credits in the semester CPA shall be rounded off to two decimal places. 5.3. Cumulative Credit Point Average Cumulative Credit Point Average (CCPA) is calculated using the formula CCPA = TCP/TC where TCP = Total Credit Point of all the courses in the whole programme; TC = Total Credit in the whole programme CPA shall be rounded off to two decimal places. Grades for the different semesters, Semester Credit Point Average (SCPA) and grades for overall programme, Cumulative Credit Point Average (CCPA) are given based on the corresponding Credit Point Average (CPA) as shown below: CPA Grade Performance 9.00 and above A+ Outstanding 8.00 - 8.99 A Excellent 7.00 - 7.99 B Very Good 6.00 - 6.99 C Good 5.00 - 5.99 D Satisfactory 4.00 - 4.99 E Adequate Below 4.00 F Failure 5.4. A separate minimum of 30% marks each for internal and external (for both theory and practical) and aggregate minimum of 40% are required for a pass in a course. 5.5. For a pass in the programme, a separate minimum of grade E is required for all the individual courses. 5.6. If a candidate secures F Grade for any one of the courses offered in a semester/programme, only F grade will be awarded for that semester/programme until the student improves this to E grade or above within the permitted period. 5.7. Candidate who secures E grade and above will be eligible for higher studies. 6. SUPPLEMENTARY/IMPROVEMENT EXAMINATION There will be supplementary examinations and chance for improvement. Only one chance will be given for improving the marks of a course. viii

7. ATTENDANCE 7.1. The minimum requirement of aggregate attendance during a semester for appearing the end semester examination shall be 75%. Condonation of shortage of attendance to a maximum of ten (10) days in a semester subject to a maximum of two times during the whole period of undergraduate programme may be granted by the College. 7.2. If a student represents the College, University, State or Nation in Sports, NCC, NSS or Cultural or any other officially sponsored activities such as College union/University union activities etc., he/she shall be eligible to claim the attendance for the actual number of days participated subject to a maximum of ten (10) days in a semester based on the specific recommendations of the Faculty Mentor and Head of the Department. 7.3. A student who does not satisfy the requirements of attendance shall not be permitted to appear for the end-semester examinations. 7.4. Those students who are not eligible even with condonation of shortage of attendance shall repeat the course along with the next batch. 8. BOARD OF STUDIES AND COURSES 8.1. The Board of Studies in English shall design all the courses offered in the UG programme. The Board shall design and introduce new courses, modify or re-design existing courses and replace any existing courses with new/modified courses to facilitate better exposure and training for the students. 8.2. The syllabus of a course shall include the title of the course, contact hours, the number of credits and reference materials. 8.3. Each course shall have an alpha numeric code which includes abbreviation of the course in two letters, the semester number, code of the course and the serial number of the course. 8.4. Every Programme conducted under Credit Semester System shall be monitored by the Academic Council. 9. REGISTRATION 9.1. A student shall be permitted to register for the programme at the time of admission. 9.2. A student may be permitted to complete the programme, on valid reasons, within a period of twelve (12) continuous semesters from the date of commencement of the first semester of the programme. 9.3. The minimum strength of students for open courses is 15 and the maximum is 75 per batch.

9.4. Each student shall register for the open courses in the prescribed registration form in consultation with the faculty mentor during fourth semester. Faculty mentor shall permit registration on the basis of the preferences of the student and availability of seats. 9.5. Those students who possess the required minimum attendance and progress during an academic year/semester and could not register for the annual/semester examination in time are permitted to apply for Notional Registration to the examinations concerned enabling them to get promoted to the next semester. 10. ADMISSION 10.1. The admission to BA English programmes shall be as per the rules and regulations of the College/University. 10.2. The eligibility criteria for admission shall be as announced by the College/University from time to time. 10.3. Separate rank lists shall be drawn up for seats under reservation quota as per the existing rules. 10.4. There shall be a uniform academic and examination calendar prepared by the College for the conduct of the programmes. 11. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 11.1. Candidates for admission to the first semester of the BA English programmes shall be required to have passed Plus Two or equivalent examination or any other examination of any recognized authority, accepted by the Academic council of Mahatma Gandhi University as equivalent thereto. 11.2. Students admitted under this programme are governed by the Regulations in force. 12. PROMOTION A student who registers his/her name for the external examination for a semester will be eligible for promotion to the next semester. 13. MARK CUM GRADE CARD 13.1. The College under its seal shall issue to the students, a Mark cum Grade card on completion of each semester, which shall contain the following information. a. Name of the Student b. Register Number c. Photo of the student d. Degree e. Programme

f. Semester and Name of the Examination g. Month and Year of Examination h. Stream i. Course Code, Title and Credits of each course opted in the semester j. Marks for ISA, ESA, Total Marks (ISA + ESA), Maximum Marks, Letter Grade, Grade Point (GP), Credit Point (CP) and Institution Average in each course opted in the semester k. Total Credits, Marks Awarded, Credit Point, SCPA and Letter Grade in the semester l. Weighted Average Score m. Result 13.2. The final Mark cum Grade Card issued at the end of the final semester shall contain the details of all courses taken during the entire programme including those taken over and above the prescribed minimum credits for obtaining the degree. The final Mark Cum Grade Card shall show the CCPA and the overall letter grade of a student for the entire programme. 14. AWARD OF DEGREE The successful completion of all the courses with ‘E’ grade shall be the minimum requirement for the award of the degree. 15. MONITORING COMMITTEE There shall be a Monitoring Committee constituted by the Principal to monitor the internal evaluation conducted by the College. The Course Teacher, Faculty Mentor, and the College Coordinator should keep all the records of the continuous evaluation, for at least a period of two years, for verification. 16. GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM 16.1. In order to address the grievance of students regarding ISA, a two-level Grievance Redressal mechanism is envisaged. 16.2. A student can approach the upper level only if grievance is not addressed at the lower level. 16.3. Department level: The Principal shall form a Grievance Redressal Committee in each Department comprising of course teacher and one senior teacher as members and the Head of the Department as Chairman. The Committee shall address all grievances relating to the internal assessment of the students.

16.4. College level: There shall be a College level Grievance Redressal Committee comprising of Faculty Mentor, two senior teachers and two staff council members (one shall be an elected member) and the Principal as Chairman. The Committee shall address all grievances relating to the internal assessment of the students. 16. TRANSITORY PROVISION Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations, the Principal shall, for a period of three years from the date of coming into force of these regulations, have the power to provide by order that these regulations shall be applied to any programme with such modifications as may be necessary.

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Model Mark cum Grade Card – Semester I

MARK CUM GRADE CARD Date: Name of the Candidate : Register Number : Degree : Bachelor of Arts Photo Programme : English Language and Literature Stream : Model II (Journalism) Name of Examination : First Semester SB-CSS-UG Examination, Month Year Marks ISA ESA Total

Course

Course Title Result Code Awarded

Grade (G) Grade Point (GP) Credit Point (CP) Institution Average

Credits (C) Awarded Maximum Awarded Maximum Awarded Maximum Common Course - I

Common Course - II

Core Course

Complementary Course

Total Weighted Average Score

Semester Result SCPA ***End of Statement***

Checked by:

Section Officer: Controller of Examinations

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Model Mark cum Grade Card (Semester V)

MARK CUM GRADE CARD Date: Name of the Candidate : Register Number : Degree : Bachelor of Arts Photo Programme : English Language and Literature Stream : Model II (Journalism) Name of Examination : Fifth Semester SB-CSS-UG Examination, Month YYYY Marks ISA ESA Total

Course

Course Title Result Code

Grade Awarded (G) Grade Point (GP) Credit Point (C Institution Average

Credits (C) Awarded Maximum Awarded Maximum Awarded Maximum Core Course

Open Course

Total Weighted Average Score

Semester Result SCPA ***End of Statement***

Checked by:

Section Officer: Controller of Examinations

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Model Mark cum Grade Card (Semester VI)

MARK CUM GRADE CARD Date: Name of the Candidate : Register Number : Degree : Bachelor of Arts Photo Programme : English Language and Literature Stream : Model II (Journalism) Name of Examination : Sixth Semester SB-CSS-UG Examination, Month YYYY Marks ISA ESA Total

Course

Course Title Result Code

Grade Awarded (G) Grade Point (GP) Credit Point (CP) Institution Average

Credits (C) Awarded Maximum Awarded Maximum Awarded Maximum Core Course

Elective Course Project

Total Weighted Average Score

Semester Result SCPA

Semester Results Programme Part Results Semester Marks Maximum Credits SCPA Grade Month & Year of Result Course Category and Subject Marks Maximum Credits CCPA Grade Awarded Marks Passing Studied Awarded Marks I Common Course I II Common Course II III Core Course IV Complementary Course V Complementary Course VI Open Course Project Elective Course Total

Final Result Cumulative Credit Point Average (CCPA): Grade Awarded:

Checked by:

Section Officer: Controller of Examinations

Reverse side of the Mark cum Grade Card (COMMON FOR ALL SEMESTERS) Description of the Evaluation Process - Grade and Grade Point The evaluation of each course comprises of internal and external components in the ratio 1:4 for all Courses. Grades and Grade Points are given on a ten (10) point scale based on the percentage of Total Marks (ISA + ESA) as given in Table 1. (Decimals are to be rounded mathematically to the nearest whole number) Percentage of Grade Performance Grade Point Marks 90 and above A+ Outstanding 10 80 - 89 A Excellent 9 70 - 79 B Very Good 8 60 - 69 C Good 7 50 - 59 D Satisfactory 6 40 - 49 E Adequate 5 Below 40 F Failure - Table 1 Semester Credit Point Average (SCPA) and Cumulative Credit Point Average (CCPA) Grades for the different Semesters and overall Programme are given based on the corresponding CPA, as shown in Table 2. CPA Grade Performance 9.00 and above A+ Outstanding 8.00 - 8.99 A Excellent 7.00 - 7.99 B Very Good 6.00 - 6.99 C Good 5.00 - 5.99 D Satisfactory 4.00 - 4.99 E Adequate Below 4.00 F Failure Table 2 Credit Point (CP) of a course is calculated using the formula CP = C × GP where C = Credit; GP = Grade Point Credit Point Average (CPA) of a Semester/Programme is calculated using the formula CPA = TCP/TC where TCP = Total Credit Point; TC = Total Credit CPA shall be rounded off to two decimal places. A separate minimum of 30% marks is required for a pass for both internal assessment and external assessment inn each course. An aggregate minimum of 40% marks is required for a pass in each course.

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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Total Credits: 120

Semester I

Sl. Course Title Hours/week Credits No. 1 Common Course I: Grammar and Phonetics 5 4 2 Common Course II 5 4 3 Core Course 5 4 Complementary Course: History and Development of 4 5 4 Journalism 5 Vocational Core: Introduction to Mass Communication 5 4 Total 25 20 Semester II

Sl. Course Title Hours/week Credits No. Common Course I – Language Through Literature: Poetry 1 5 4 and One Act Plays 2 Common Course II 5 4 3 Core Course 5 4 Complementary Course: Political History of India and 4 5 4 the Role of Media 5 Vocational Core: Constitution and Medial Laws 5 4 Total 25 20 Semester III

Sl. Course Title Hours/week Credits No. 1 Common Course I - Literature and Society 5 4 2 Core Course 5 4 3 Core Course 5 4 4 Vocational Core: News Reporting and Editing 5 4

5 Vocational Core: Writing for the Media 5 4 Total 25 20

Semester IV Sl. Course Title Hours/week Credits No. 1 Common Course I - English for Employment 5 4 2 Core Course 5 4 3 Core Course 5 4 4 Vocational Core: Media Management and Current 5 4 Affairs

5 Vocational Core: Public Relations and Advertising 5 4

Total 25 20

Semester V Sl. Course Title Hours/week Credits No. 1 Core Course 6 4 2 Core Course 5 4 3 Core Course 5 4 4 Core Course 5 4 5 Open Course 4 3 Total 25 19

Semester VI Sl. Course Title Hours/week Credits No. 1 Core Course 6 4 2 Core Course 5 4 3 Core Course 5 4 4 Core Course 5 4 5 Frontier Course 4 2 6 Project and Viva-Voce - 3 Total 25 21

OUTLINE OF THE CORE COURSES

Hours Total Course Code Name of the Course Credit ISA ESA Total /Week Hours Semester I Introduction to English ABEN101 5 90 4 20 80 100 Literary Studies Semester II ABEN202 Introducing the Humanities 5 90 4 20 80 100 Semester III ABEN303 Study of Prose 5 90 4 20 80 100 ABEN304 Study of Poetry 5 90 4 20 80 100 Semester IV ABEN405 Study of Drama 5 90 4 20 80 100 ABEN406 Study of Fiction 5 90 4 20 80 100 Semester V Linguistics and History of ABEN507 6 108 4 20 80 100 English Language ABEN508 Indian English Literature 5 90 4 20 80 100 ABEN509 Literary Criticism 5 90 4 20 80 100 ABEN510 American Literature 5 90 4 20 80 100 Semester VI ABEN 611 Literary Theory 6 108 4 20 80 100 ABEN 612 Literature and the Empire 5 90 4 20 80 100 Cultural Studies: An ABEN 613 5 90 4 20 80 100 Overview ABEN 614 Gender and Literature 5 90 4 20 80 100 ABEN6PJ Project and Viva-Voce - - 3 20 80 100

SEMESTER I

ABEN101: INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LITERARY STUDIES

Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4 Aim of the Course:  To familiarize the students with the key terms related to English literature. Objectives:  To acquaint the students with the various genres, sub-genres and major movements of literature. Course Outline: UNIT I: POETRY o Subjective and Objective Poetry o Poetical Types  The Lyric  The Ode  The Sonnet  The Elegy  The Idyll  The Epic  The Ballad  The Satire o Stanza Forms Core Text: B Prassad: A Background to the Study of English Literature Pages 1-47 UNIT II: FICTION o Epistolary o Picaresque o Historical Novel o Gothic Fiction o Realistic Fiction o Bildungsroman o Stream of Consciousness novel o Science Fiction o Metafiction

Core Text: M H Abrams: A Glossary of Literary Terms UNIT III: DRAMA o Elizabethan Drama o Shakespearean Drama o Comedy of Manners o Comedy of Humours o Theatre of the Absurd o Closet Drama o Epic Theatre o Modern Drama Core Text: M H Abrams: A Glossary of Literary Terms UNIT IV: PROSE AND NON-FICTION o The Essay o The Short Story o Biography and Autobiography Core Text: B Prassad: A Background to the Study of English Literature Pages 183-192, 225-239 UNIT V: SCHOOLS AND MOVEMENTS o The metaphysical school of poets o The classical movement o The romantic revival o The pre-raphaelites o The fin de siècle movement o The Georgian poets o Poetic types and trends 1900 to 1922 o The war poets o The high modernist mode o Poetry of the thirties o Poets of the second world war o Post modernism o Post modern poetry Core Text: B Prassad: A Background to the Study of English Literature Pages 48-104 Background Reading 1. M H Abrams: A Glossary of Literary Terms 2. David Mikics: A New Handbook of Literary Terms 3. Chris Baldick: Oxford Concise Dictionary of Literary Terms

SEMESTER II

ABEN202: INTRODUCING THE HUMANITIES Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4

Aim of the Course:  To familiarize the students with the various fields of humanities through literature Objectives:  To inculcate an interdisciplinary perspective among the students Course Outline: UNIT I: PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE o Will Durant: On the Uses of Philosophy o O Henry: A Service of Love o Ezra Pound: Statement of Being UNIT II: HISTORY AND LITERATURE o E H Carr: The Historian and His Facts o W H Auden: Partition o Lady Gregory: The Rising of the Moon UNIT III: ECONOMICS AND LITERATURE o AmartyaSen: Development as Freedom o J P Das: Kalahandi o Anton Chekhov: An Upheaval UNIT IV: RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND LITERATURE o Swami Vivekananda: Unity, the Goal of Religion o William Wordsworth: The World is too much with us o ArunKolatkar: Scratch UNIT V: ECOLOGY AND LITERATURE o RomilaThapar: Forests and Settlements o Mahasweta Devi: Arjun o G M Hopkins: Binsey Poplars

SEMESTER III

ABEN303: STUDY OF PROSE Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4

Aim of the Course:  To enhance the level of critical thinking of students and enable them to critically interact with prose writings from different contexts. Objectives:  To enable them to write and appreciate different types of prose Course Outline: UNIT I o Francis Bacon: Of Great Place o Joseph Addison: Sir Roger at the Theatre o Oliver Goldsmith: A City Night-Piece UNIT II o Charles Lamb: Poor Relations o Charles Dickens: Journey to Niagara o G B Shaw: How I became a Public Speaker UNIT III o A G Gardiner: On the Rule of the Road o EV Lucas: Bores o Stephen Leacock: On the Need for a Quiet College UNIT IV o Bertrand Russell: Knowledge and Wisdom o G K Chesterton: The Worship of the Wealthy o Jim Corbett: A Deed of Bravery UNIT V o J B Priestley: Travel by Train o Aldous Huxley: The Beauty Industry o Robert Lynd: Indifference

ABEN304: STUDY OF POETRY Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4 Aim of the Course:  To enhance the level of critical thinking and appreciation of poems from different contexts and genres Objectives:  To introduce the basic elements of poetry and enrich the students through various perspectives readings in poetry Course Outline: UNIT I o Spenser: One Day I Wrote Her Name Upon the Strand o Sydney: Loving in truth, and fain in verse my love to show o Shakespeare: Let me not to the marriage of true minds o John Donne: Hymn to God the Father UNIT II o John Milton: On His Blindness o John Dryden: Ode for St Cecilia’s Day o Robert Burns: A Red Red Rose o William Blake: The Lamb UNIT III o William Wordsworth: Lucy Gray or Solitude o S T Coleridge: Kubla Khan o P B Shelley: To Night o John Keats: La Belle Dame Sans Merci UNIT IV o Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Tears, Idle Tears o Mathew Arnold: A Wish o Robert Browning: My Last Duchess o Elizabeth Barret Browning: How do I Love Thee? UNIT V o W B Yeats: An Irish Airman Foresees his Death o T S Eliot: Sweeney Among the Nightingales o WH Auden: The Unknown Citizen o Dylan Thomas: And Death shall have no Dominion

SEMESTER IV

ABEN405: STUDY OF DRAMA Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4

Aim of the Course  To develop in the students a taste for reading drama with practical knowledge of theatrical performances. Objectives  On completion of the course, the students should be familiar with the plays of master- dramatists and will have developed the ability to appreciate and evaluate various types of plays. Course Outline: UNITS I, II, III: SHAKESPEARE o William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar UNIT IV: MODERN PLAY o Samuel Beckett: Endgame UNIT V: ONE ACT PLAYS o Erisa Kironde: The Trick o AA Milne: The Boy Comes Home o Girish Karnad: Broken Images

ABEN406: STUDY OF FICTION Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4

Aim of the Course:  To introduce the students to different kinds of fiction and to help them appreciate fiction Objectives:  To develop critical thinking and imagination through long and short fiction and to familiarize students with cultural diversity through different representative samples of fiction. Course Outline: UNITS I & II: NOVEL o Charles Dickens: A Tale of Two Cities UNIT III: SHORT STORIES o O Henry Retrieved Reformation o Somerset Maugham: The Ant and the Grasshopper o Katherine Mansfield: Life of Ma Parker o Karel Capek: The Last Judgment o James Grove Thurber: The Night the Ghost Got in UNIT IV: SHORT STORIES o Guy de Mauppasant: The Jewels o Anton Chekhov: The Avenger o Maxim Gorky: One Autumn Night o Franz Kafka: In the Penal Colony o Jorge Luis Borges: The Shape of the Sword

SEMESTER V

ABEN507: LINGUISTICS AND HISTORYOF ENGLISH LANGUAGE Total Hours: 108 Credits: 4 Aim of the Course:  To give the students knowledge about the background of English language and the different periods in the history of English language. To introduce the students the basics of phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Objectives:  To familiarize students with the key concepts of linguistics and develop awareness of the latest trends in language study and help students move towards better and intelligible pronunciation. Course Outline: UNIT I: EVOLUTION OF ENGLISH o Language, Features of Language o Theories of the origin of language, Language Families, Indo-European Family of Languages o Sound Changes: Grimm’s Law, Verner’s Law, Ablaut, Umlaut, The Great Vowel Shift o Old English Period: Old English Dialect, Old English Vocabulary, Scandinavian Influence, Latin influence o Middle English Period: Norman Conquest, French influence, The East Midland Dialect o Modern English Period o Impacts and Influences UNIT II: LINGUISTICS o Linguistics o Dialect, Sociolect, Idiolect, Register, Pidgin, Creole o Saussure’s contribution-Synchronic and diachronic linguistics, Langue, Parole, Language as a system of signs, Signifier and signified o Competence, Performance o Branches of linguistics

UNIT III: PHONOLOGY o Phonetics: Air Stream Mechanism, Organs of Speech, Vowels and Consonants, Diphthongs, Triphthongs, Phonemes, Allophones, Syllable o Suprasegmentals: Stress and Rhythm, Weak forms and Strong forms, Sentence stress, Tone groups, Basic intonation, Juncture, Elision, Assimilation o Mother tongue influence o Cardinal vowels UNIT IV: MORPHOLOGY, SEMANTICS, AND SYNTAX o Morphology: Morpheme, Allomorph, Conditioning of Allomorphs, Affixes, Word Formation, Form Class and Function Class o Semantics: Synonymy, antonymy, hyponymy, polysemy, ambiguity, contradiction, Semantic Changes o Syntax: Prescriptive grammar, descriptive grammar, I C Analysis, Phrase Structure Grammar, TG Grammar UNIT V: VARIETIES OF ENGLISH o Standard English o RP o English as an International Language o American English o Indian English o Australian English o African English UNIT VI: TRANSCRIPTION o Transcription of words, sentences

ABEN508: INDIAN ENGLISH LITERATURE Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4 Aim of the Course:  To inspire students to read and appreciate Indian literature in English, and to explore its uniqueness and its place among the literatures in English. Objectives:  To introduce students to the thematic concerns, genres and trends of Indian writing in English and expose students to the pluralistic aspects of Indian culture and identity. Course Outline: UNIT I: POETRY o Tagore: Where the mind is without Fear o Nissim Ezekiel: Night of the Scorpion o Jayanta Mahapatra: The Abandoned British Cemetery at Balasore o Kamala Das: The Looking Glass o Dilip Chitre: Father Returning Home o Imtiaz Dharker: Postcards from God UNIT II: SHORT STORIES o Tagore: The Postmaster o R. K. Narayan: The Martyr’s Corner o O V Vijayan: After the Hanging o Anita Desai: Circus Cat, Alley Cat UNIT III: ESSAYS o Jawaharlal Nehru: At School and College (from An Autobiography) o Dr A P J Abdul Kalam: Give us a Role Model (Second Chapter, Ignited Minds)

o Arundhati Roy: The End of Imagination (from The Algebra of Infinite Justice. Pgs 1-12) o RamachandraGuha: A Gandhian in Garhwal UNIT IV: DRAMA o BadalSirkar: Evam Indrajith UNIT V: NOVEL o Mulk Raj Anand : Untouchable

ABEN509: LITERARY CRITICISM Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4 Aim of the Course:  To introduce the various streams in literary criticism and develop the skills for appreciating literature Objectives:  At the end of the course the student gets the feeling that every reader including himself/herself is a critic and gets in touch with various movements and schools of thought. Course Outline: UNIT I: CLASSICAL CRITICISM o Plato: Attack on Poetry o Aristotle: Observations on Poetry, Observations on Tragedy o Longinus: Sublimity in Literature, The Sources of Sublime Core Text: B. Prasad An Introduction to English Criticism o “Rasa as Aesthetic Experience: The Rasa-Sutra” (Mohan Thampi) UNIT II: ENGLISH CRITICISM o Neoclassical Criticism: John Dryden: Dramatic Poetry, Dr Johnson: On Drama o Romantic Criticism: Wordsworth: Concept of Diction, Concept of Poetry. Coleridge: Theory of Imagination Core Text: B. Prasad An Introduction to English Criticism UNIT III: ENGLISH CRITICISM o Victorian Criticism: Arnold: The Grand Style, The Touchstone Method. T S Eliot: Impersonality of Poetry, Objective Correlative, Dissociation of Sensibility Core Text: B. Prasad An Introduction to English Criticism o New Criticism UNIT IV: WORKSHOP CRITICISM AND LITERARY APPRECIATION o Figures of Speech: Simile, Metaphor, Synecdoche, Metonymy, Symbol, Irony, Paradox, etc. Reference: M H Abrams: A Glossary of Literary Terms o Appreciation of Poetry and Prose Reference: C T Indra: Practical Criticism

UNIT V: ACADEMIC WRITING AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY o What is Research? o Types of research o Sources o Selecting a topic o Plagiarism o Mechanics of Writing o Documentation Reference: MLA Handbook

ABEN510: AMERICAN LITERATURE Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4 Aim of the Course: To introduce students to the glorious masterpieces of American literature—its unique flavor, style, form and themes Objectives: To acquire knowledge about American literature, its cultural themes, literary periods and key artistic features and understand the various aspects of American society through a critical examination of the literary texts representing different periods and cultures. Course Outline: UNIT I: ESSAYS o Ralph Waldo Emerson: Gifts o Henry David Thoreau: Where I Lived, and What I Lived for. o James Baldwin: If Black English isn’t Language, then Tell me, What is? UNIT II: POETRY o Walt Whitman: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d o Emily Dickinson: A Coffin – is a Small Domain o Robert Frost: Birches o E E Cummings: I Carry Your Heart with Me o Sylvia Plath: Daddy o Langston Hughes: Harlem to be Answered UNIT III: SHORT FICTION o Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Christmas Banquet o Edgar Allen Poe: The Fall of the House of Usher o Mark Twain: Eve’s Diary o Kate Chopin: The Story of an Hour o Ray Bradbur: The Home Coming UNITIV: DRAMA o Arthur Miller: Death of a Salesman UNIT V: NOVEL o Earnest Hemingway: The Old Man and the Sea

SEMESTER VI

ABEN611: LITERARY THEORY Total Hours: 108 Credits: 4 Aim of the Course:  This paper aims at introducing students to some of the major schools of literary theory. Objectives:  To briefly introduce the developments in the literary theory of the late 20th century and to give students an idea of how theory becomes a radical departure from traditional critical practices Course Outline: UNIT I: o Theory before Theory - Liberal Humanism o Structuralism UNIT II: o Post-structuralism and Deconstruction o Postmodernism UNIT III: o Psychoanalytic Criticism o Feminist Criticism UNIT IV: o Lesbian/Gay Criticism o Marxist Criticism UNIT V: o New Historicism o Cultural Materialism UNIT VI: o Postcolonial Criticism o Ecocriticism Core Text: Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory Background Reading o David Carter: Literary Theory o M S Nagarajan: English Literary Criticism and Theory: An Introductory History

ABEN612: LITERATURE AND THE EMPIRE Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4 Aim of the Course:  The course is intended to familiarize the students with the basic tenets of Postcolonial theory and literature and to inculcate in the student an awareness of diverse cultures and literatures Objectives:  At the end of the course the students will be familiar with literary productions that address issues related to cultural identity in colonized societies, the development of a national identity after colonial domination, and the ways in which writers articulate and celebrate such identity. Course Outline: UNIT I: ESSAYS o Bill Ashcroft et al: “Introduction” The Empire Writes Back: Theory and Practice in Postcolonial Literature o Frantz Fanon: The Fact of Blackness o AshishNandy: The Death of an Empire UNIT II: POETRY o Judith Wright: South of My Days o Gabriel Okara: The Mystic Drum o Nissim Ezekiel: Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T S o Derek Walcott: A Far Cry from Africa o Wole Soyinka: Telephone Conversation UNIT III: SHORT STORIES o Sinclair Ross: The Lamp at Noon o Nadine Gordimer: Oral History o Chinua Achebe: The Sacrificial Egg o Alice Munro: The Photographer o V.S Naipaul: Love, Love, Love Alone UNIT IV: NOVEL o Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart UNIT V: DRAMA o Mahasweta Devi: Mother of 1084

ABEN613: CULTURAL STUDIES: AN OVERVIEW Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4 Aim of the Course:  To introduce students to the newly established field of cultural studies, its concerns and approaches Objectives:  To steer students towards new possibilities of analysis that can relate them to their surroundings Course Outline: UNIT I: INTRODUCING CULTURE STUDIES o John Storey: What is Popular Culture? o Pramod K Nayar: Cultural Studies (Chapter 1 in An Introduction to Cultural Studies) UNIT II: KEY CONCEPTS o Culture o Subjectivity o Identity o Representation o Ideology o Power o Discourse o Gender Core Text: Key Concepts in Cultural Studies UNIT III: IDENTITY AND CULTURE o Veena Das: Culture Rights and the Definition of Community o B M Puttaiah: Does Dalit Literature need Poetics? UNIT IV: GLOBALIZATION AND CULTURE o Simon During: The Regional, National and Local o Sanal Mohan: Caste and Accumulation of Wealth UNIT V: CULTURE STUDIES PRAXIS o PK o Ravan (Tamil) o Slumdog Millionaire o Salt and Pepper

ABEN614: GENDER AND LITERATURE Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4 Aim of the Course:  To introduce students to the development of women’s writing in various countries, familiarize them with the diverse concerns addressed by feminism and motivate them to critically analyze literary works from a feminist perspective. Objectives:  At the end of the course the students will have acquired the skill to understand feminism as a social movement and a critical tool, they will be able to explore the plurality of female experiences and will be equipped with analytical, critical and creative skills to interrogate the biases in the construction of gender and patriarchal norms. Course Outline: UNIT 1: ESSAYS o Virginia Woolf: Professions for Women o Elaine Showalter: Towards a Feminist Poetics o V Geetha: God Made you Different and Nature Made us Different UNIT 2: POETRY o Dennis Levertov: The Ache of Marriage o Mina Assadi: A Ring to Me is Bondage o Marianne Moore: Silence o Judith Wright: Woman to Man o TaslimaNasrin: At the back of Progress UNITS 3& 4: NOVEL AND SHORT STORIES o Alice Walker: The Color Purple o Kamala Das: Neypayasam o Sarah Joseph: Within every Woman Writer o JhumpaLahiri: A Temporary Matter UNIT 5: DRAMA o Lorraine Hansberry: A Raisin in the Sun

ABEV6PJ: PROJECT AND VIVA-VOCE Credits: 3 Aim of the Course:  To examine students’ presentation and communication skills Objectives:  To initiate students into research and familiarize them with research methodology and documentation. Course Outline: UNIT I ON- THE -JOB – TRAINING Definition - Concept, and Relevance. Characteristics Advantages -Procedure -Pre- , OJT Activities - Criteria for selecting work Situation- Organization Profile -Student- Profile – Monitoring Review and Evaluation -Reassessment. UNIT II PROJECT REPORT: Importance of the project – Preparing a Synoptic Outline - Giving the format or structure of the report introduction, Describing the purpose, Methodology etc., Presenting finding. Conclusions etc - Identifying major findings. Describing their importance and implications–Summarization of findings and formulating recommendations with reference to supportive evidence in the main body of the report. Appendices such as references of sources of data etc. o Students of BA English Model II have to do individual projects and viva-voce. o The Project must be between 20 and 25 pages. The maximum and minimum limits are to be strictly observed. o A Works Cited page must be submitted at the end of the Project. o The Project should follow the MLA Handbook (latest edition) methodology.

OUTLINE OF THE COMPLEMENTARY COURSES

Hours Total Course Code Name of the Course Credit ISA ESA Total /Week Hours Semester I History and Development of ADEV101 5 90 4 20 80 100 Journalism Semester II Political History of India and ADEV202 5 90 4 20 80 100 the Role of Media

SEMESTER I

ADEV101: HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF JOURNALISM Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4

Aim of the Course:  To give inputs on the beginning of journalism in the world and to make the learner understand the major aspects of the development of journalism in specific and narrower contexts of India and Kerala. Course Outline: Unit I: A Brief Introduction to Journalism o History and evolution o Definition, meaning and scope o Functions of journalism o Kinds of journalism o Principles of journalism o Roles and responsibilities of journalists o Ethics of journalism Suggested Reading: Seema Hasan. “Journalism”. Mass Communication: Principles and Concepts. CBS: New Delhi, 2010. Unit II o Evolution of Indian press o The pioneers of Indian journalism- James Augustus Hicky, – Bengal Gazette – Early Publications from Bengal – Calcutta Gazette – Bengal Journal – Oriental Magazine and Calcutta Chronicle, James Silk Buckingham, Serampore missionaries, Horniman, Raja Rammohan Roy and the Indian Press o Important Newspapers – Kesari and Maratha of Tilak – Spectator – The Press and the Partition of Bengal – Annie Beasant and the Common Wheel – Gandhiji and the Press – Harijan and Young India – Leader – Bombay Chronicle – Hindustan Times – Swarat – Matrubhumi and Bhaji Bharatam from Kerala o Nehru and the National Herald

o Quit India Movement and the Press o Role of press in freedom struggle Suggested Reading: Parthasarthy, Rangaswami. Journalism in India. Sterling, New Delhi, 1989. Unit III o Press after independence: Changes in the outlook of Press, Press commission, Press council of India o Press during emergency: the curtailment of press freedom o Press during the period of Liberalisation (Post 1985) o Indian press today Suggested Reading: Parthasarthy, Rangaswami. Journalism in India. Sterling, New Delhi, 1989. Unit IV o Beginning of Modern Journalism in Kerala o Early journals of Kerala ‐ Basel Evangelical Missionaries ‐RajyaSamacharam‐ Paschimodhayam‐ Herman Gundert. o First Magazine ‐Jnana Nikshepam from Kottayam ‐ CMS Missionaries ‐Benjamin Bailey ‐ Objectives of the early Journalism. o Development in the 19th Century ‐ Western Star, the First English Newspaper ‐ Malabar Spectator and West Coast Express. o Malayalam Dailies ‐Sandhishta Vadi‐ Travancore Herald ‐Sathyanandha Kahalam and the Criticism of Travancore government ‐ Kerala Mithram‐DevjiBhimji‐ Kerala Patrika and C. Kunjurama Menon ‐ Kerala Kesariand Poovadan Ravunni‐ Malayali ‐ K. Ramakrishna Pillai ‐ K.G. Sankar‐E. Krishna Pillai and Kerala Sanchari‐Vidya Vinodini and VidyaVilasini‐Sujana Nandini o Malayala Manorama and Kandathil Varughese Mappila. o The Press and the Development of language and literature. Unit V o Nationalist Movement and the Press in Kerala o Development of English Education ‐ Nationalist Movement. o Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai ‐Vakkam Abdul Khadhar Maulavi‐Moorkoth Kumaran and Mitavadi‐ C.V. Kunjuramanand Kerala Kaumudi‐ T.K. Madhavan and Desabhimani‐ Al‐Ameen and Muhammed Abdu Rahiman.

o Impact of New Trends in Society ‐Samadarsi‐ Vivekodayam‐ Prabhatham‐ Mathrubhumi‐ K.P. Kesavamenon‐ Gomathi‐ Kesari Balakrishnapillai ‐ Desabhimani‐ Chandrika ‐ Ideologies and the Press. o Library Movement and the press o Press and the Progressive Movement in Kerala ‐Nambuthiri Yogakshema Sabha ‐ Yogakshemam‐Unni Nambuthiri ‐ Vaghbhatananda and Atmavidhyakahalam‐ Nayar‐ Service. o Women Magazines o Press and National Agitation ‐Lokamanyan‐Swarat‐Mathrubhumi‐ Al‐Ameen ‐Bhaje Bharatham, etc. o Press Regulation in Thiruvithamkur‐ 1926. o K.G. Sankar and Malayala Rajyam‐ Express and Navajeevan from, Thrissur. o Kerala Press Today: Establishment of Press Academy - Important journals, weeklies and newspapers

SEMESTER II

ADEV202: POLITICAL HISTORY OF INDIA AND THE ROLE OF MEDIA Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4 Aim of the Course:  To give an overview of the political history of India and to lead the student to discussions on the vital role of media in the transmission of various perspectives of these political events. Course Outline: Unit I o Colonialism and its representation in contemporary media o The Indian Independence Movement and media o Partition o Integration of States and formation of the Republic Unit II o States Reorganisation Act o Border Conflicts o Formation of Kashmir, Kashmir conflict, Indo-Pakistani wars of 1947, 1965, 1971 and 1999 o Indo-China War o Emergency and media Unit III: o Separatist movements and civil unrests: Khalistan movement, Assam conflict, North East unrest, Naxalite–Maoist insurgency o Tamil nationalism, Bodo nationalism, Tripuri nationalism, Naga nationalism, Gorkhaland Unit IV: o Economic reforms in India and media o Neo imperial policy – Gulf war and Iraq war – representations in media o Indo-Pakistani conflict after Kargil war and media representations Unit V: Contemporary Issues in Media Studies o Media and the portrayal of violence

o Media and National Development o Media and the Environment o Media and the representation of Minorities

OUTLINE OF THE VOCATIONAL COURSES

Hours Total Course Code Name of the Course Credit ISA ESA Total /Week Hours Semester I Introduction to Mass ABEV101 5 90 4 20 80 100 Communication Semester II ABEV202 Constitution and Media Laws 5 90 4 20 80 100 Semester III ABEV303 News Reporting and Editing 5 90 4 20 80 100 ABEV304 Writing for the Media 5 90 4 20 80 100 Semester IV Media Management and ABEV405 5 90 4 20 80 100 Current Affairs Public Relations and ABEV406 5 90 4 20 80 100 Advertising

SEMSESTER I

ABEV101: INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4

Aim of the Course:  To give an overview of the process of communication and the evolution the field of mass communication. Course Outline: Unit I o What is communication? o Definition, nature, scope, functions o The Communication process o Barriers to communication o Types of communication: Intrapersonal communication, Interpersonal communication, Group communication, Mass communication, Non-verbal communication, Written communication Unit II o Theories of Communication o Scope and Purpose of Communication Models o Aristotle, Schramm, Berlo, Shannon and Weaver, Laswell, Dance’s models o What makes for effective communication - the parameters? o Theories on communication effect- magic bullet/hypodermic needle, two-step, limited effect. o Role of audience in communication. Unit III o Meaning and evolution of mass communication o Nature, characteristics, functions and dysfunctions of mass media o Growth and evolution of different tools of mass communication: print, radio, television, cinema. Unit IV o Media Audiences

o Concepts of public and public opinion o Mass media and public opinion o Status of mass media in India o Media Imperialism o Ethics of media Unit V o New Media- meaning, definition and features o Web-based communication: social media, formal forums and discussion platforms o Online newspapers and journals o Features of online journalism: hypertext, multimedia, interactivity o Portals, blogging, webcasting, podcasting, screencasting, videocasting, wikis o Limitations and current trends of new media

Course Text: Kumar, Keval.J. Mass Communication in India. Jaico Publishing House, Bombay. 1991. Recommended Reading: Seema Hasan. “Principles of Communication”, “Introduction to Mass Communication”. Mass Communication: Principles and Concepts. CBS: New Delhi, 2010.

SEMSESTER II

ABEV202: CONSTITUTION AND MEDIA LAWS Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4

Aim of the Course:  To provide students an understanding of the basic legal concepts and press laws. Course Outline:

Unit I o Salient features of Indian constitution o Judicial System in India o The preamble of the Indian Constitution o Fundamental rights and duties o Directive principles of state policy Unit II o Freedom of the Press. o Constitutional guarantee of press freedom under Art 19 (1)(a) o Reasonable restrictions under Art 19(2) and Art 19(6). o Interpretation by the Supreme Court on Press Freedom in India. o Contempt of Court: meaning and reasons for the law of contempt o Civil and Criminal contempt o Defenses for contempt Unit III o Law: Origin and definition o Law and morality o Kinds of law: civil and criminal. o Press Legislations-brief overview of press legislations in India from the British to the present. o Censorship- meaning and need for censorship o Legislative Privileges- history and need for the law. o Tension between press and legislature.

o IPC and CPC. Unit IV o Defamation- meaning and definition. o Libel and Slander. o Test of defamation o Defenses for defamation. Unit V o Press Laws: Official Secrets Act, Press & Registration of Books Act, Copyright Act, Young Person’s Harmful Publication Act, Indecent Representation of Women’s Act, Drug & Magic Remedies Act, Working Journalists Act, Wage Boards, Film Certification Rules, Intellectual Property Rights, Privacy and Cyber laws, Right to Information Act.

Suggested Readings: Basu, Durga Das. (1998). Law of the Press (4th Edition). Prentice Hall, New Delhi, 2002. Seema Hasan. “Press Laws and Media Ethics”. Mass Communication: Principles and Concepts. CBS: New Delhi, 2010. Reddy, G.B. Intellectual Property Rights and the Law. Hyderabad: Gogia Law Agency, 2003.

SEMSESTER III

ABEV303: NEWS REPORTING AND EDITING Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4

Aim of the Course: To introduce the various aspects of reporting and editing principles to the students. Course Outline: Unit I: o Concept of news: definition, types and news values o Sources of news and attribution o Reporter: Qualifications and attributes of a reporter o Major reporting departments o Research for news Unit II: o Structure of a news story: 5Ws and 1H, Inverted pyramid, hour glass and chronology. Lead, body and conclusion. Background and quotes. o Writing lead, types of leads Unit III: o Types of Reporting: general assignments, basics of covering accidents, deaths, natural disasters, crime, court, sports, business, budget, politics, elections, speech, seminars and entertainment o Investigative journalism and reporting. o Reporting science and environment Unit IV: o Editorial hierarchy : departmental chart o Editing: need and purpose of editing, functions of a sub-editor, chief, sub and news editor o Newspaper style sheet. o Handling copies from various types of reporters Unit V: o Headlines: meaning, types and principles of headline writing

o Rewriting copy: principles of rewriting o Newspaper Design, typography, page layout, principles of page design o Editorials- types; middles, features, columns and letters to the editor o Editorial page versus news pages o Picture editing: selection of pictures, cropping of pictures, colour correction, visual ethics

Suggested Readings: Ahuja, B.N and S.S Chhabra. Principles and Techniques of Journalism. Delhi: Surjeet, 2008. Shrivastava, K.M. News Reporting and Editing. Delhi: Sterling, 2009. Lorenz, Alfred Lawrence and John Vivian. News: Reporting and Writing. Delhi: Pearson, 2006.

ABEV304: WRITING FOR THE MEDIA Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4 Aim of the Course: To introduce the learner to the techniques of writing for media and to sharpen these skills through practice. Course Outline: Unit I: Principles and Tools of Good Writing o What is good writing? o Basic techniques of good writing o Introduction to Writing for the Mass Media o Basic tools of writing Core Text: Stovall, James Glen. Writing for the Mass Media. 6th Ed. Chapters 1 and 2. Unit II: Art of Writing the Newspaper Story o The news elements of a story o The Action Story o Writing the Sports feature o Feature stories - types o Personality Sketches o Human interest stories Core Text: Ahuja, B.N and S.S Chhabra. Principles and Techniques of Journalism. Chapter 10. Stovall, James Glen. Writing for the Mass Media. 6th Ed. Chapter 5. Unit III: Writing for the Web o Characteristics of the Web o Demands of the Audience o Characteristics of Web Writing o Forms of Writing o Writing for online newspapers: principles, do’s and don’ts o Blog writing o Writing in social media: do’s and don’ts Core Text: Stovall, James Glen. Writing for the Mass Media. 6th Ed. Chapter 6. Unit IV: Writing for Broadcast

o Selection of News o Characteristics of writing o Story structure o Broadcast writing style o Broadcast copy preparation o Producing a newscast Core Text: Stovall, James Glen. Writing for the Mass Media. 6th Ed. Chapter 7. Unit V: Writing Interview Reports o Kinds of interview: formal, informal, telephonic, specialised o Preparing for the interview o Manner of introduction to the Personality o Questions and writing the report o Press conferences Core Text: Ahuja, B.N and S.S Chhabra. Principles and Techniques of Journalism. Chapter 13. Suggested Reading: Shrivastava, K. M. “Interview”. News Reporting and Editing. Chapter 10.

SEMSESTER IV

ABEV405: MEDIA MANAGEMENT AND CURRENT AFFAIRS Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4

Aim of the Course:  To provide a general idea of the principles of management of media organisations and to initiate the learner into an analysis of current trends in media. Course Outline: Unit I: o Management of Newspaper establishment---Organizational structure of a newspaper-- Co-ordination of various departments--basic principles of newspaper management-- circulation promotion strategies--National Readership Survey--Indian Readership Survey. Unit II: o Types of newspaper ownership--advantages and disadvantages of various types of ownership--the impact of different types of ownership on editorial independence and media ethics. Unit III: o Newspaper economics-- Newspaper income and expenditure--Advertising--its impact on the freedom of the press--Economics of Television. Unit IV: o Recent trends in Media ownership--concentration of media ownership--vertical and horizontal integration--Media conglomerates--its effects on freedom of the press and editorial independence--its effects on the nature of media content. Unit V: o Current trends in media--agenda setting by media--news as a constructed phenomenon--challenges faced by media in a democracy--accountability, transparency etc.

ABEV406: PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4

Aim of the Course:  To initiate the learners into the world of public relations and to make them understand the key areas of advertising. Course Outline: Unit I: o Public Relations – Definition Scope and history- Functions and responsibilities of a public relations manager- Organizational set up of a public relations organization. Unit II: o Public relations in public and private sectors – Public relations in Government – Method and ethics of public relations – Public relation codes – Professional Organisations. Unit III: o Company and its publics, Public relation tools: Press release, exhibitions, information and publicity campaigns, open house, house journals Unit IV: o History and growth of advertising – Functions of advertising – Types of advertising – Techniques of advertising- structure of an ad – Principles of copy writing – Visualisation, advertisement campaigns – Sports and Advertising – online ads Unit V: o Advertising agency- Structure and operation – Advertising research – code of ethics in advertising – professional agencies – socio – economic aspects of advertising. Suggested Reading: Kumar, Keval. J. “Advertising and Public Relations”. Mass Communication in India. Jaico Publishing House, Bombay. 1991.

OUTLINE OF THE FRONTIER COURSE

Hours Total Course Code Name of the Course Credit ISA ESA Total /Week Hours Semester VI AFEV601 Classics in Arts and Literature 4 72 2 20 80 100

AFEV601: CLASSICS IN ARTS AND LITERATURE Total Hours: 72 Credits: 2

Aim of the Course:  To introduce students to the world of the classics in arts and literature and broaden their outlook and sensibility. Objectives:  On completion of the Course, the students should be able to read and appreciate classical works, evaluate classical texts critically. Course Outline: UNIT I: PROSE o T S Eliot: What is a classic? o Plutarch: Lives ( Selections ) o Montaigne: Essays (Selections) o Thomas Akempis: Imitation of Christ Book I : 20 ( On Loneliness and Solitude) UNIT II: POETRY & DRAMA o Homer: Odyssey ( Excerpts) o Virgil: Aeneid (Excerpts) o Ovid: Metamorphoses ( Excerpts) o Dante: Divine Comedy (Selections) o Aeschylus : Prometheus Bound UNIT III: FICTION/ SHORT FICTION o Aesop: Zeus, Prometheus, Athena and Momos o Victor Hugo: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame o Balzac: Pere Goriot o Dostoyevsky: The Brothers Karamazov o Leo Tolstoy: The Death of Evan Ilyich UNITIV: PAINTINGS & FILMS o Da Vinci: Mona Lisa Pather Panchali o Michelangelo: The Last Judgment Bicycle Thieves o Van Gogh: Sunflowers Citizen Kane o P Picasso: Guernica

OUTLINE OF THE OPEN COURSE

Hours Total Course Code Name of the Course Credit ISA ESA Total /Week Hours Semester V AOEV501 Introduction to Film Studies 4 72 3 20 80 100

AOEV501: INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES Total Hours: 72 Credits: 3

Aim of the Course:  This course aims at familiarizing students with the various aspects of the cinema and the appreciation of films. Objectives:  On completion of the course, students should be able to acquaint themselves with the history and aesthetics of films, to look into the major film theories and genres and gain an awareness regarding the basic terminology of films and sharpen their perspective by training themselves to critically evaluate some great films. Course Outline: UNIT I: THE LANGUAGE OF CINEMA o History and growth of Cinema o Film Movements – Early Cinema, Soviet Cinema, French New Wave, Italian Neo Realism, German Expressionism, Classic and Contemporary Hollywood. UNIT II: FILM THEORY AND ESSAYS IN FILM STUDIES o Realism, Formalism, Apparatus Theory and Auteur Theory o The evolution of the language of cinema o Visual Pleasures and Narrative Cinema UNIT III: KEY TERMS AND ASPECTS o Mise-en-Scene and aspects of mise-en-scene o Cinematography and aspects o Editing and Aspects o Sound and Aspects. UNIT IV: LITERATURE AND FILM ADAPTATIONS o My Fair Lady – Pygmalion o Ganashatru – Enemy of the people o Chemmeen – Thakazhi