Bachelor’s Programme in English Language and Literature, St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous)
ST.TERESA’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
ERNAKULAM
(Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam)
CURRICULUM AND SYLLABI FOR
BACHELOR’S PROGRAMME IN
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
AND
SYLLABI FOR COMPLEMENTARY COURSES IN
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Under Choice Based Credit & Semester System
(2018 Admissions)
Bachelor’s Programme in English Language and Literature, St Teresa’s College (Autonomous)
ST. TERESA’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), ERNAKULAM
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
BOARD OF STUDIES IN ENGLISH
Sl Name of the Official Address Designation No. member
1 Dr. Tessy Anthony C. Associate Professor Chairman Department of English and Centre for Research, St. Teresa’s College.
2 Dr. Janaky Sreedharan Associate Professor Subject Expert Department of English, Calicut University
3 Dr. Meena T. Pillai, Associate Professor, Institute of Subject Expert English & Director, Centre for Cultural Studies, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram,
4 Dr. Kalyani Vallath Director, Total English Solutions Industrial Expert
5 Ms. Alicen Jacob Assistant Professor, Alumni Aquinas College, Edakochi.
6 Dr. Beena Job, Associate Professor & Head Member Department of English and Centre for Research, St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous), Ernakulam
7 Dr. Latha R. Nair Associate Professor, Member Department of English, St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous), Ernakulam
8 Dr. Priya K. Nair Assistant Professor, Member Department of English, St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous), Ernakulam
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List of teachers who contributed to Board of Studies
1. Dr. Tessy Anthony C., Chairman, Board of Studies in English
2. Dr. Beena Job, Associate Professor, Head of the Department
3. Ms. Arthasery Magdalene, Associate Professor
4. Dr. Latha R. Nair, Associate Professor
5. Ms. Preeti Kumar, Assistant Professor
6. Dr. Maria Theresa Chakkunny, Assistant Professor
7. Ms. Tania Vivera, Assistant Professor
8. Dr. Jisha John, Assistant Professor
9. Dr. Jeena Ann Joseph, Assistant Professor
10. Dr. Priya K. Nair, Assistant Professor
11. Ms. Vidhu Mary John, Assistant Professor
12. Ms. Athira Babu, Assistant Professor
13. Ms. Tessa Fani Jose, Assistant Professor
14. Ms. Lissy Jose, Assistant Professor
15. Ms. Sneha Susan Samuel, (FIP Substitute)
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Preface
As an autonomous college under Mahatma Gandhi University, St. Teresa’s College has taken conscientious efforts to strengthen the curriculum by retaining all the fundamental stipulations of the University/Higher Education Council, to ensure a well-balanced Curriculum. Within the constraints of a prescribed syllabus, we have resolved to take a collective effort to create an inspiring academic culture in the institution, essential for teachers and students to access deeper knowledge and participate in its expansion and transmission. It is also to re- articulate the almost lost or forgotten fact that production and transmission of Quality Knowledge, essential for the development of students in particular and society in general, are the primary functions of any Educational Institution. The Syllabus restructuring of 2018 aims to provide the students many opportunities to engage with authentic, real world learning. This has been evident through the significant number of new Programmes introduced at the wake of autonomy in 2014 with their integral placement opportunities. Increasingly, however, opportunities for engagement in work-based learning that can be provided through the curriculum across a range of subject areas are creating new and exciting ways to support student learning. I acknowledge the efforts taken by the teachers in developing Programme and Course outcomes that focus on cognitive and intellectual skills of the learners ,confidence to carry out independent and scholarly research in area of professional interest to them and to position themselves globally effective cross- cultural educators . I congratulate the efforts taken by the Principal, Dr. Sajimol Augustine M. and the team for restructuring the syllabi under the leadership of Smt. Shanty B. P. in a meaningful manner. Transformation is what makes St. Teresa’s distinctive – transforming lives in order to make a real impact on the local and international stage through the creation, sharing and application of knowledge. We look forward to sharing with you the outcome of our curriculum restructuring and these resources, we hope, will enable a reflection on teaching-learning in our own institution.
Dr. Sr. Vinitha (Celine E) Director
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Foreword
Autonomy in the field of higher education implies responsibility and accountability and this in turn leads to excellence in academics and pro active governance. St Teresa’s College was given autonomous status in the year 2014 and we have made a concerted attempt to maintain a high level of quality in the standard of education that we impart. Academic autonomy has granted us the freedom to fine tune the syllabus keeping in mind the changing needs of the new generation of students. Education in the current scenario throws up a multitude of challenges and the curricula and syllabi ought to reflect the paradigm shift that has occurred in the various disciplines. Structured feedback was taken from the Students, Alumni and the experts from the industry and the changes suggested by them were duly incorporated in the syllabi. The Board of Studies constituted for each department meet regularly in the stipulated time frame and in depth discussions are conducted about the different dimensions of the curricula and syllabi. The IQAC team has facilitated the conduct of a number of workshops and conferences to equip the faculty with the necessary skill sets to frame the syllabi, set question papers for internal tests that evaluate whether the learning outcomes enlisted in the syllabus have been achieved and to ensure the fair and transparent conduct of examinations. The responsibility that autonomy has placed on us is indeed onerous but we have worked together to meet all the challenges that came in our way. We have worked towards moulding young women as responsible citizens who will carry forward the task of nation building in an exemplary manner. All efforts have been taken to nurture their academic ambitions as well as their skills in co curricular activities. With sincere gratitude I acknowledge the unstinting support and constant guidance extended by Rev. Sr. Dr. Vinitha, the Director of the College. I specially thank the team headed by Smt. Shanty B. P for updating the syllabi, the Heads of the Departments and all the faculty members for their diligence, commitment and exceptional contribution towards this endeavour.
DR. Sajimol Augustine M. Principal
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Acknowledgement
I wish to express my sincere thanks to Dr. Jojy Alex, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, St. Thomas College, Pala, for giving us all the help and guidance we needed. I acknowledge my gratitude to Dr. Janaky Sreedharan, Head of the Department of English, Calicut University, Dr. Meena T. Pillai, Centre of English and Foreign Languages, University of Kerala, Dr. Kalyani Vallath, Director, Total English Solutions (TES) and Ms. Alicen Jacob, Assistant Professor, Aquinas College, Edakochi for their invaluable suggestions. I also thank all the members of the Department of English who have given shape to the overall structure of the curricula.
Dr. Tessy Anthony C.
Chairperson, Board of Studies in English, St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous).
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CONTENTS
Title Pg. No.
Preamble 7
Graduate Attributes 8
Objectives of the Programme 9
Course Design 11
Course Code Format 12
Programme Structure
B.A. English Language and Literature (Model-I) 13
Scheme - Core Course 20
Scheme - Choice Based Core Course 22
Scheme - Open Course 23
Scheme - Complementary Course 24
Examinations 25
Syllabus
B.A. English Language and Literature - Core Courses 34
B.A. English Language and Literature - Complementary Courses 109
Model Question Papers
B.A. English Language and Literature - Core Courses 38
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Preamble
The programme introduces the students to the essence and aesthetics of English Literature and inculcates a perceptive understanding and scholarly appreciation for the subject. The different courses serve to familiarize the students with classic and contemporary works and identify the literary practices that shape these works. Discussion of diverse literary theories enables the students to become active readers of literature with well- defined perspectives. The course is framed to guide the students through the evolution and development of English Literature over the various literary periods and movements to its present day global status. The course also sensitizes the learner to writings in English from different parts of the world.
The study aims at introducing the student to the tremendous scope literature offers for critical, comparative and translation studies with special emphasis on both research and career opportunities. The programme is designed keeping in mind the changing demands of the job market. It also helps the students to refine their communicative skills by providing special focus to improving their grammar, listening and writing skills.
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GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
On completion of the B.A. programme in English Language and Literature, students should be able to imbibe the graduate attributes listed below.
1. To acquire a comprehensive understanding of the various literary genres, periods and their special characteristics 2. To be able to identify the seminal writers in English Language and Literature 3. To assimilate World Literatures 4. To be competent in the four skills- listening, speaking, reading and writing 5. To develop critical and analytical skills 6. To understand the requirements of research skills 7. To use Information Technology 8. To be competent in writing for the mass media 9. To think creatively and develop aesthetic sensibility 10. To understand the techniques of translation 11. To gain the ability to work in a team and organize events and carry out tasks responsibly and independently 12. To evolve academically by presenting papers and undertaking projects 13. To develop social commitment and an inclusive world view
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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
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Objectives of the Programme
At the end of the First year (1st and 2nd semesters)
1) The students will be introduced to the methodologies used to study the discipline of Humanities. The student will understand the concept of learning English as a specific discipline. 2) The student would know the English literary tradition from the Elizabethan times up to the contemporary era. 3) The learners gain a proper understanding of the important components of fiction and short stories.
rd th At the end of the Second year (3 and 4 semesters)
1) The learners will develop an awareness of class, race and gender as social constructs and how they influence the lives of people. 2) The learners will develop the skill to understand feminism as an intellectual movement. 3) The students are exposed to Indian literature in English and will be able to appreciate the subject while placing it within the wider framework of literatures in English.
th th At the end of the Third year (5 and 6 Semesters)
1) The students will understand the scope of translation. 2) The students will know the methods of comparative literary analysis. 3) The students will know the basic principles and techniques involved in creative writing.
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COURSE DESIGN
The B.A. Programme in English Language and Literature includes (a) Core Courses (b) Choice Based Core Courses (c) Open Courses and (d) Complementary Courses. No course shall carry more than 5 credits. The student shall select any Choice based course offered by the department which offers the core courses, depending on the availability of teachers and infrastructure facilities, in the institution. An Open course shall be offered in any subject during the fifth and sixth semesters. Students of the B.A. English language and Literature Programme can opt for open courses. The number of courses for the restructured programme should contain 14 compulsory core courses, 1 open course, 1 choice based core course, 1 project in the core area and 4 complementary courses. There should be 10 common courses, unless otherwise specified, which includes the first and second language of study.
Choice Based Core Course
Departments have the freedom to change current papers/choose other papers if found relevant. But changes should not affect number of teaching hours (workload of each teacher) of each department.
Open Course
All students are expected to do one open course of their choice from any discipline other than their parent discipline.
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COURSE CODE FORMAT
COURSE CODING
The programme is coded according to the following criteria. 1. The first letter plus second letter/any letter from the programme ie., EN 2. One digit to indicate the semester. i.e., EN1 (English, 1st semester) 3. One letter from the type of courses such as, A for common course, B for core course, C for Complementary course, D for Open course, ie.., EN1B (English, 1st semester Core course) and PR for project. 4. Two digits to indicate the course number of that semester. ie.., EN1B01 (English, 1st semester, Core course, course number is 01) 5. The letter B to indicate Bachelors Programme. 6. EN1B01B (English, 1st semester, Core course, courses number 01, and B for bachelors Programme) 7. 18 to indicate the year. i.e., EN1B01B18 8. English Project: EN6BPRB18
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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
B.A ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (MODEL- I)
A Programme Duration 6 Semesters
B T otal Credits required for successful
completion of the Programme 120 C Credits required from Common Course 22 I D Credits required from Common Course 16 II
E Credits required from Core course and
Comp lementary courses including
Project 79 F Credits required from Open Course 3 G Minimum attendance required 75%
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COURSES
The programme (Model I) consists of common courses (I&II) with 38 credits; Core courses (including Choice based course and Project) of 66 credits and Complementary courses with 16 credits and Open course with 4 credits.
Courses No. Credits
COMMON COURSES
Common Course-I 6 22
Common Course-II ( Second 4 16 Language)
Total 10 38
CORE COURSES
Core Courses 14 56
Choice Based Core courses 1 4
Project 1 3
Total 16 63
OPEN COURSE
Open Course (General) 1 3
Total 1 3
COMPLEMENTARY COURSES
Complementary Courses 4 16
Total 4 16
TOTAL 31 120
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DURATION OF PROGRAMME
• The duration of U.G. Programmes shall be 6 semesters.
• A student may be permitted to complete the programme, on valid reasons,
within a period of 12 continuous semesters from the date of
commencement of the first semester of the programme.
• Attendance: Students having a minimum of 75% average attendance for
all the courses only, can register for the examination.
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Detailed Distribution of Courses for Bachelor’s Programme in English
Course type Course code Course Title Max Marks
ester
Credits
Sem
Hrs/week ISA ESA I Fine-Tune Your EN1A01B18 5 4 20 80 English Common course I Pearls From The EN1A02B18 4 3 20 80 Deep French Language And FR1A01B18 Communicative Common course II Skills -I 4 4 20 80 Kahaani Aur HN1A01B18 Upanyas MA1A01B18 Kathasahithyam
Methodology Of Core course EN1B01B18 6 4 20 80 Literary Studies
Complementary Introduction To SO1C01B18 6 4 20 80 course I Sociology
Total Credits - 19 - -
II EN2A03B18 Issues That Matter 5 4 20 80 Common course I Savouring The EN2A04B18 4 3 20 80 Classics French Language And FR2A03B18 Communicative Common course II Skills-Ii 4 4 20 80 Kavita Vyakaran HN2A03B18 Aur Anuvad MA2A03B18 Kavitha Introducing Core course EN2B02B18 Language And 6 4 20 80 Literature Development Of Complementary SO2C01B18 Sociological 6 4 20 80 course I Theories Total Credits - 19 - -
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Literature And/As Common Course I EN3A05B18 5 4 20 80 III Identity An Advanced FR3A05B18 Course In French -I Naatak Aur Lambi Common Course II HN3A05B18 5 4 20 80 Kavita Drisyakalasahithya MA3A05B18 m
Core Course EN3B03B18 Harmony Of 4 4 20 80 Prose
Core Course EN3B04B18 Symphony Of 5 4 20 80 Verse Evolution Of Literary Complementary EN3C01B18 Movements: The 6 4 20 80 course II Shapers Of Destiny Total Credits - 20 - -
IV Common Course I EN4A06B18 Illuminations 5 4 20 80 An Advanced FR4A06B18 Course In French - Ii Common Course II 5 4 20 80 HN4A06B18 Gadya Aur Ekanki Malayala MA4A06B18 Gadhyarachanakal
Core Course EN4B05B18 Modes Of Fiction 4 4 20 80
Core Course EN4B06B18 Language And 5 4 20 80 Linguistics Evolution Of Literary Complementary EN4C01B18 Movements: The 6 4 20 80 course II Cross Currents Of Change Total Credits - 20 -
V EN5B07B18 Environmental Core Course Science And 5 4 20 80 Human Rights EN5B08B18 Acts On The Core Course 6 4 20 80 Stage
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Core Course EN5B09B18 Literary Criticism 5 4 20 80 And Theory
Core Course EN5B10B18 Indian Writing In 5 4 20 80 English Offered By Open Course Other 4 3 20 80 Departments
- 19 - - Total Credits VI Core Course EN6B11B18 Postcolonial 5 4 20 80 Literatures
Core Course 5 4 20 80 EN6B12B18 Women Writing
Core Course EN6B13B18 American 5 4 20 80 Literature
Core Course EN6B14B18 Modern World 5 4 20 80 Literature Choice Based Choice Based Core 4 4 20 80 Core Course Course
Project 1 3 20 80 EN6BPRB18 Total Credits - 23 - -
Total credits of the programme = 120
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Project
All students have to start the project at the end of the FIFTH semester which will be completed in the SIXTH semester. There will be one teacher in charge of the entire class. One teaching hour will be allotted to that teacher to familiarize the students with research methodology and project writing. Each teacher in the department will supervise a group of five or six students in the project work. Students should identify their topics in consultation with the supervising teacher. Each department has the freedom to select the area of the project. Credit must be given to original contributions, so students should take care not to copy from other projects. The project report must be limited to 25 pages. There must be a bibliography at the end and the prescribed methodology of research must be followed while writing the project report. The project report is to be spiral bound only. The last date published for submitting the project is to be adhered to.
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Scheme of the Core Courses B.A English Language and Literature (Model I)
No. of Total no. Course Title of Course Contact Credit of hours Code Hours/Week SEMESTER 1 EN1BO1B18 Methodology of Literary 6 4 108 Studies Total Credits 4 SEMESTER2 EN2BO2B18 Introducing Language and 6 4 108 Literature
Total Credits 4 SEMESTER 3 EN3BO3B18 Harmony of Prose 4 4 72
EN3B04B18 Symphony of Verse 5 4 90
Total Credits 8
SEMESTER 4
EN4B05B18 Modes of Fiction 4 4 72
EN4B06B18 Language and Linguistics 5 4 90
Total Credits 8
SEMESTER 5 EN5B07B18 Environmental Science and 5 4 90 Human Rights EN5B08B18 Acts on the Stage 6 4 108
EN5B09B18 Literary Criticism and Theory 5 4 90
EN5B10B18 Indian Writing in English 5 4 90 Total Credits 16 SEMESTER 6
EN6B11B18 Postcolonial Literatures 5 4 90
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EN6B12B18 Women Writing 5 4 90
EN6B13B18 American Literature 5 4 90 EN6B14B18 Modern World Literature 5 4 90
EN6PB18 Project 1 3 18
Total Credits 19
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Scheme of Choice Based Courses
CHOICE BASED COURSES
FOR STUDENTS OF BA ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
No. of Total Course Title of Course Credit Semester Code Contact no. of Hours/Week hours
72 EN6B15aB18 Writing for Media 4 4 6
EN6B15bB18 72 Comparative Literature 4 4 6
EN6B15cB18 72 Modern Malayalam Literature in 4 4 6 Translation 72 EN6B15dB18 Regional Literature in 4 4 6 Translation
72 EN6B15eB18 Voices from the Margins 4 4 6
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Scheme of Open Courses
OPEN COURSES
FOR STUDENTS OF OTHER DISCIPLINES
Course No. of Total Title of Course Contact Credit Semester no. of Code Hours/Week hours
EN5D01aB18 English for Careers 4 3 5 72
EN5D01bB18 Appreciating Films 4 3 5 72
EN5D01cB18 Theatre Studies 4 3 5 72
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Scheme of Complementary Courses offered by the Department
No. of Total Course Title of Course Contact Credit Code hours Hours/Week
SEMESTER 3 EN3C01B18 Evolution of Literary 6 4 108 Movements: The Shapers of Destiny SEMESTER 4 Evolution of Literary 6 4 108 EN4C01B18 Movements: The Cross Currents of Change
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EXAMINATIONS
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EXAMINATIONS
The external theory examination of all semesters shall be conducted by the College at the end of each semester. Internal evaluation is to be done by continuous assessment. Examinations have two parts: Internal or In-Semester Assessment (ISA) & External or End– Semester Assessment (ESA). The ratio between ISA and ESA shall be 1:4. Both internal and external marks are to be rounded to the next integer.
MARKS DISTRIBUTION FOR END-SEMESTER ASSESSMENT (ESA) AND IN-SEMESTER ASSESSMENT (ISA) Marks distribution for ESA and ISA and the components for internal evaluation with their marks are shown below: Components of the internal evaluation and their marks are as below. For all courses without practical
a) End-Semester Assessment (ESA): 80 marks
b) In-Semester Assessment (ISA): 20 marks
ISA - Theory Marks
Attendance 5
Assignment/Seminar/Viva 5
Test papers (2 x 5) 10
Total 20
Attendance:
% of Attendance Marks
>90% 5
Between 85 and 90 4
Between 80 and 85 3
Between 75 and 80 2
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75 % 1
< 75 0
For all courses with practical
a) End–Semester Assessment (ESA): 60 marks
b) In-Semester Assessment (ISA): 15 marks
ISA - Theory Marks
Attendance 5 Assignment/Seminar/Viva 2 Test papers (2 x 4) 8
Total 15
FOR ALL PRACTICAL PAPERS (conducted only at the end of even semesters):
(a) End-Semester Assessment (ESA): 40
(b) In-Semester Assessment (ISA): 10
.
ISA components Marks
Attendance 2
Test paper (1 x 4) 4
Record* 4
Total 10
*Marks awarded for Record should be related to number of experiments recorded
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FOR PROJECTS/ INDUSTRIAL VISIT AND COMPREHENSIVE VIVA-
VOCE*:
(a) End–Semester Assessment (ESA): 80
(b) In-Semester Assessment (ISA): 20
Components of Project/I.V. and Viva – ESA Marks
Dissertation (External) 50
Comprehensive Viva-voce (External) 30
Total 80
* Bonafide reports of the project work or Industrial Visit conducted shall be submitted at the time of examination.
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All the four components of the ISA are mandatory.
Components of Project/ I.V. - ISA Marks
Punctuality 5
Experimentation / Data Collection 5
Knowledge 5
Report 5
Total 20
ASSIGNMENTS
Assignments are to be done from 1st to 4th Semesters. At least one assignment should
be done in each semester for all courses.
SEMINAR / VIVA
A student shall present a seminar in the 5th semester and appear for Viva- voce in the
6th semester for all courses.
IN-SEMESTER ASSESSMENT - TEST PAPERS
Two internal test- papers are to be attended in each semester for each paper. The
evaluations of all components are to be published and are to be acknowledged by the students. All documents of internal assessments are to be kept in the college for two years. The responsibility of evaluating internal assessment is vested on the teachers who teach the course.
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END-SEMESTER ASSESSMENT:
The End-Semester examination of all courses shall be conducted by the College on the close of each semester. For reappearance/ improvement, students can appear along with the next batch.
Pattern of Question Paper:
A question paper shall be a judicious mix of short answer type, short essay type/ problem solving type and long essay type questions.
For each course the End-semester Assessment is of 3 hours duration. The question paper has 3 parts. Part A contains 12 objective type questions of which 10 are to be answered .Part B contains 9 short essay questions of which 6 are to be answered. Part C has 4 long essay questions of which 2 are to be answered.
Part No. of No. of Marks (for Marks(for Questions questions to courses courses be answered with without practical) practical)
A(Short 12 10 10 x 1 = 10 10 x 2 = 20 Answer type)
B(Short 9 6 6 x 5 = 30 6 x 5 = 30 Essay)
C(Long 4 2 2 x 10 =20 2 x 15 = 30
Essay)
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PATTERN OF QUESTION PAPERS
Pattern of questions for end-semester assessment of practical papers will be decided by the concerned Board of practical examination.
GRADES
A 7-point scale based on the total percentage of marks (ISA + ESA) for all courses (theory, practical, project)
% of marks Grade Grade point
>95 S - Outstanding 10
85 - 95 A+ - Excellent 9
75 - 85 A - Very good 8
65 - 75 B+ - Good 7
55 - 65 B - Above average 6
45 - 55 C - Satisfactory 5
35 - 45 D - Pass 4
<35 F - Failure 0
Ab - Absent 0
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PASS CRITERIA:
A separate minimum of 30% marks each for ISA and ESA (for both theory and practical) and aggregate minimum of 35% is required for a pass in a course. For a pass in a programme, a separate minimum of Grade D is required for all the individual courses. If a candidate secures F Grade for any one of the courses in a semester/programme, only F grade will be awarded for that semester/programme until she improves this to D Grade or above within the permitted period. Students who complete the programme with D grade will have one betterment chance within 12 months, immediately after the publication of the result of the whole programme.
CREDIT POINT AND CREDIT POINT AVERAGE
Credit Point (CP) of a course is calculated:
CP = C × GP
C = Credit; GP = Grade point
Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) of a semester:
SGPA = TCP/TC
TCP = Total Credit Point of that semester
TC = Total Credit of that semester
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is calculated:
CGPA = TCP/TC
TCP = Total Credit Point of that programme
TC = Total Credit of that programme
GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA
GPA of different category of courses viz. Common courses, Complementary courses, Core courses etc. are calculated:
GPA = TCP/TC
TCP = Total Credit Point of a category of course
TC = Total Credit of that category of course
Grades for the different courses, semesters and overall programme are given based on the corresponding GPA
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GPA Grade
>9.5 S - Outstanding
8.5 – 9.5 A+ - Excellent
7.5 – 8.5 A - Very good
6.5 – 7.5 B+ - Good
5.5 – 6.5 B - Above average
4.5 – 5.5 C - Satisfactory
3.5 – 4.5 D - Pass
<3.5 F - Failure
. For reappearance/improvement of I, II, III & IV semesters, candidate have to appear along with the next batch. . There will be supplementary exams for V sem in the respective academic year. . Notionally registered candidates can also apply for the said supplementary examinations. . A student who registers her name for the end semester assessment for a semester will be eligible for promotion to the next semester. . A student who has completed the entire curriculum requirement, but could not register for the Semester examination can register notionally, for getting eligibility for promotion to the next semester. . A candidate who has not secured minimum marks/credits in ISA can re-do the same registering along with the ESA for the same semester, subsequently . There shall be no improvement for internal evaluation
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SYLLABI FOR CORE COURSES
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SEMESTER I
EN1B01B18- Methodology of Literary Studies
Course Code EN1B01B18 Name of the Course Methodology of Literary Studies Semester 1 Credits 4 Total Lecture Hours 108
Aim of the Course
The course seeks to introduce the student to the major signposts in the historical evolution of literary studies from its inception to the current postcolonial realm.
Course Overview and Context:
This paper from -Module1to 6- offers a step-by-step progression from Traditional to Formalist to Political-Contextual to Feminist to Postcolonial to Regional-Subaltern methodologies.
Syllabus Content
Module1 (18 hours)
Part A: W. H. Hudson: ―Some Ways of Studying Literature from An Introduction to the Study of Literature.
Part B: William Shakespeare: Sonnet 116 – ―Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds
Module 2 (18 hours)
Part A: Cleanth Brookes: ―The Formalist Critics from the My Credo series: The Kenyon Review
Part B: Emily Dickinson: ―Because I could not stop for Death (poem 479)
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Module 3 (18 hours)
Part A: Terry Eagleton: ―What is Literature? From Literary Theory: An Introduction.
Part B: Mahasweta Devi: ―Kunti and the Nishadin
Module 4 (18 hours)
Part A: Lois Tyson: ―Feminist Criticism
Part B: Sara Joseph: ―Inside Every Woman Writer
Module 5 (18 hours)
Part A: Peter Barry: Postcolonial Criticism
Part B: 2 Poems in tandem: Mahmoud Darwish: Identity Card and S. Joseph: Identity Card
Module 6 (18 hours)
Part A: Pradeepan Pampirikunnu: ―What did Literary Histories Say to You?
Part B: Poikayil Appachan: ―No Alphabet in Sight
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Competencies of the course:
The learner is acquainted with:
The emergence of literature as a specific discipline within the humanities. The tenets of what is now known as traditional approaches and also that of formalism. The shift towards contextual-political critiques of literary studies. The questions raised by Cultural Studies and Feminism(s) The issues of subalternity and regionality in the literary domain.
Learning Resources:
Core Text: Nuances: Methodology of Literary Studies. Macmillan and Mahatma Gandhi University
BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester I – Core Course EN1B01B18- Methodology of Literary Studies
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Model Question Paper
B.A DEGREE (C.B.C.S.S) EXAMINATION,
SEMESTER I - Core Course-English
EN1B01B18 - Methodology of Literary Studies
Time: 3 Hours Maximum: 80 Marks
Section A
Answer any ten of the following questions, each in two or three sentences:
1. What is Hudson’s preliminary definition of literature?
2. Which are the two kinds of love that cannot be regarded as true love?
3. What is the preliminary concern of the critic according to formalist tenets?
4. Why does the school, the gazing grain and the setting sun signify?
5. What is wrong with qualifying literature as ‘imaginative’?
6. What is the actual burden that weighs Kunti down?
7. Why is feminism blindly rejected by most people?
8. Why does the women writer decide to leave home?
9. How does Said define ‘orientalism’?
10. How does the Arab describe his life of toil?
11. What is the inherent problem in Ulloor’s literary history?
12. Comment on the translator’s use of the word ‘Keralam’. (10 x 2 = 20)
Section B
Answer any six of the following questions, each in about 100 words:
13. What are the themes which literature deals with?
14. Write a short note on the major metaphors in the sonnet.
15. Enumerate the tenets of formalist criticism as enlisted nu Cleanth Brooks.
16. What is unique about Dickinson’s portrayal of death?
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17. How does Eagleton summarise the tenets of Formalism?
18. How is the life in the forest different for Kunti and Gandhari?
19. Enumerate the six feminist premises put forward by Lois Tyson.
20. Enumerate the six tenets identified by Peter Barry in Postcolonial Methodology.
21. How does Ulloor ‘differently’ treat Ezhuthachan and PanditKaruppan?
(6 x 5 = 30)
Section C
Answer any two of the following questions, each in about 300 words:
22. Elaborate on the ways in which Formalism negates the assumptions of traditional approaches.
23. Elaborate on the various critiques that Eagleton raises against Formalist notions of literature and its analysis.
24. What are the different issues highlighted by feminist literary methodology, while discussing texts?
25. Representation, language, identity and cross-cultural interaction inform all postcolonial methodologies. Elaborate.
(2 x 15 = 30)
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SEMESTER II
EN2B02B18–Introducing Language and Literature
Course Code EN2B02B18 Name of the Course Introducing Language and Literature Semester 2 Credits 4 Total Lecture Hours 108
Aim of the Course
The course seeks to introduce the student to the basics of English language and literature. Course Overview and Context:
On completion of the course, the student should be able to discern the evolution of literature from antiquity to postmodern times, the diversity of genres and techniques of representation and narration. The course gives an overview of the links between literature and film as narrative expressions. It also explores emergence of British and American Literature through diverse periods.
Syllabus Content
Module 1 (18 hours) Language families-Indo European family of languages: Branches of Indo European-Home of the Indo Europeans -Main characteristics of Indo European languages
Germanic family of Languages: Characteristics-Grimm's Law -Verner's Law- The position of English in Indo European family
Periods in the history of English language: Old English period - Old English Dialects - Old English vocabulary
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Middle English period - Norman Conquest - Middle English vocabulary -Middle English dialects -French influence
Modern English period: Early Modern English - The Great Vowel Shift- Renaissance and Reformation –The invention of printing - Authors and Books: The Bible – Shakespeare- Milton - Dictionaries -Loan words: Celtic, Scandinavian, Latin, French
Module 2 (18 hours) Language Varieties Dialect - Sociolect-Idiolect - Register -Pidgin - Creole - English Today: Evolution of Standard English- Standard British English -Received Pronunciation -English as Global language - American English - Australian English-General Indian English-African English - Caribbean English - Second language acquisition Word Formation: Compounding - Derivation - Abbreviation - Onomatopoeic words -Clipping Acronyms - Portmanteau words
Historical Semantics - Semantic change: Generalisation- Specialisation - Association of Ideas -Euphemism- Popular misunderstanding
Module 3 (36 hours) Classical Genres: Epic-Drama-Poetry Modern Genres: Novel - Short Story- Novella Genre Types: Poetry- Narrative poetry and lyrical poetry - Elegy - Ode -Sonnet - Ballad- Dramatic Monologue Drama -Tragedy-Comedy-Closet Drama – Epic Theatre - Theatre of the Absurd Ambience: Plot - Character-Point of View - Setting
Module 4 (36 hours) Periods of Literature: British and American
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Old English - Middle English - Renaissance - Restoration - Neo-classical - Romantic Victorian -Modern- Postmodern - American Crossover - American Transcendentalism
Competencies of the course: Understand the language families Have a thorough understanding of the periods in the history of English language from Old English to Modern English Explore the language varieties and understand the relevance and position of English in the world today Understand aspects of film theory Explore the different eras of British and American Literature
Learning Resources Core text for Modules 1 and 2: V. Shyamala: A Short History of English Language.
Core Texts for Modules 3 and 4: Mario Klarer: An Introduction to Literary Studies [excluding the 4th chapter on 'Theoretical Approaches to Literature']. BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester II – Core Course EN2B02B18–Introducing Language and Literature
PART A PART B PART C Total (short answer) (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours 2 marks 5 marks 15marks 10/12 6/9 2/4 I 18 2 2 1 29 II 18 2 1 1 24 III 36 4 3 1 38 IV 36 4 3 1 38
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SEMESTER III
EN3B03B18–Harmony of Prose
Course Code EN3B03B18 Name of the Course Harmony of Prose Semester 3 Credits 4 Total Lecture Hours 72
Aim of the Course
The student is given space to mature in the presence of glorious essays, both Western and Non-Western.
Course Overview and Context:
The course seeks to expose the students to different types of prose using representative essays from different ages and cultural contexts – social, political, economical, historical, national and philosophical – and to provide various perspectives on current issues.
Syllabus Content
Module 1 (18 hours)
Francis Bacon: Of Friendship Jonathan Swift: The Spider and the Bee Joseph Addison: Meditations in Westminster Abbey
Module 2 (18 hours)
Samuel Johnson: Death of Dryden Charles Lamb: Dream Children; a reverie William Hazlitt: The Fight
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Module 3 (18 hours)
Robert Lynd: Forgetting Virginia Woolf: A Room of One‘s Own (an extract)
Aldous Huxley: The Beauty Industry
Module 4 (18 hours) Kamau Brathwaite: Nation Language Pico Iyer: In Praise of the Humble Coma
William Dalrymple: The Dancer of Kannur (extract from Nine Lives)
Competencies of the course On completion of the course, the student shall be:
Familiar with varied prose styles of expression. Aware of eloquent expressions, brevity and aptness of voicing ideas in stylish language.
Learning Resources
Core Text: Harmony of Prose
BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester III – Core Course EN3B03B18–Harmony of Prose
PART A PART B PART C Total (short answer) (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours 2 marks 5 marks 15marks 10/12 6/9 2/4 I 18 3 3 1 36 II 18 3 2 1 31 III 18 3 2 1 31 IV 18 3 2 1 31
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SEMESTER III
EN3B04B18–Symphony of Verse
Course Code EN3B04B18 Name of the Course Symphony of Verse Semester 3 Credits 4 Total Lecture Hours 90
Aim of the Course:
To introduce the students to the basic elements of poetry, to enhance the level of critical thinking and appreciation of poems from different contexts and genres and to acquaint the student with the rich texture of poetry in English.
Course Overview and Context:
The course seeks to provide a representation of British poets and other perspectives in poetry from the period of the Renaissance to the present and to give the students an understanding of the representation of poetry in various periods of the English tradition and an awareness of the emerging cultural and aesthetic expressions that poetry makes possible.
Syllabus Content:
Module 1 (Renaissance and Restoration) (18 hours)
Edmund Spenser: One Day I Wrote Her Name
William Shakespeare: Sonnet 130
John Donne: Canonization
John Milton: Lycidas
John Dryden: A Song for St. Cecilia‘s Day
Module 2 (Romantic Revival) (18 hours)
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William Wordsworth: Lucy Gray
Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Christabel (Part I)
Percy Bysshe Shelley: Ode to the West Wind
John Keats: Ode to a Nightingale
Module 3 (Victorian) (18 hours)
Alfred Robert Browning: Prospice
Lord Tennyson: Ulysses
Matthew Arnold: Dover Beach
Christina Rossetti: A Hope Carol
Module 4 (Twentieth Century) (18 hours)
W. B. Yeats: Easter1916
T S Eliot: The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock
Philip Larkin: The Whitsun Weddings
Sylvia Plath: Lady Lazarus
Module 5 (Contemporary) (18 hours)
A. D. Hope: Australia
Maya Angelou: Phenomenal Woman
Seamus Heaney: Digging
Carol Ann Duffy: Stealing
Competencies of the course:
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Discover the joys of reading poetry and become aware of new ways of perceiving the world around Look for and identify special poetic features Understand the importance of strong imagery in writing Learn how to develop and communicate responses to texts Develop creativity and powers of imagination Get equipped to enter imagined worlds and explore, examine and reflect on both current and timeless issues as well as their individuality and humanity.
Learning Resources:
Core Text: Symphony of Verse
BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester III – Core Course EN3B04B18–Symphony of Verse
PART A- PART B- PART C- Total (short answer) (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours 2 marks 5 marks 15marks 10/12 6/9 2/4 I 18 2 2 1 16 II 18 3 1 1 26 III 18 2 2 1 29 IV 18 2 2 1 29 V 18 3 2 0 29
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SEMESTER IV
EN4B05B18– Modes of Fiction
Course Code EN4B05B18 Name of the Course Modes of Fiction Semester 4 Credits 4 Total Lecture Hours 72
Aim of the Course To acquaint students with various modes of fiction.
Course Overview and Context: On completion of the course, the student will have comprehended the categories of British and non- British short fiction, and also the novel as a form of literary expression.
Syllabus Content Module 1 (Short Fiction: British) (18 hours) Jerome K. Jerome: The Dancing Partner H. G. Wells: The Stolen Body Somerset Maugham: Rain G. K. Chesterton: The Blue Cross
Module 2 (Short Fiction: Non-British) (36 hours) Henry Lawson: The Drover’s Wife Maxim Gorky: Mother of a Traitor Stephen Crane: A Dark Brown Dog Katherine Mansfield: A Cup of Tea Kate Chopin: Story of an Hour Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings Mary Lerner: Little Selves Nadine Gordimer: Once Upon a Time
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Module 3 (Fiction) (18 hours)
Charles Dickens: A Tale of Two Cities
Competencies of the course:
Develop an understanding of the realms of British short fiction Analyse non-British short stories and expand their fictional universe Creatively engage in the appreciation of the novel Understand how great authors capture the experience of humanity
Learning Resources Core Text for Modules 1and 2: Modes of Fiction BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester IV – Core Course EN4B05B18– Modes of Fiction
PART A Total PART B PART C (short (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours answer) 5 marks 15marks 2 marks 6/9 2/4 10/12 I 18 3 2 1 31 II 36 6 5 2 67 III 18 3 2 1 31
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SEMESTER IV
EN4B06B18– Language and Linguistics
Course Code EN4B06B18 Name of the Course Language and Linguistics Semester 4 Credits 4 Total Lecture Hours 90
Aim of the Course:
To introduce the students to the science of linguistics and give them an overview of the basic concepts of linguistics and linguistic analysis.
Course Overview and Context:
The course seeks to show the various organs and processes involved in the production of speech, the types and typology of speech sounds, segmental & suprasegmental features of the English language, and transcription using IPA, to describe and explain morphological processes and phenomena, to show the various processes involved in the generation of meaning and to enhance students’ awareness that natural language is structure dependent and generative and to develop their ability to observe, describe and explain grammatical processes and phenomena.
Syllabus Content:
Module 1 (Introduction to Language, Linguistics and Phonetics) (36 hours)
What is Language? – What is Linguistics? – Arbitrariness – Duality – Displacement – Cultural transmission
Basic Notions – Phonetics and Phonology – Branches of Phonetics – Articulatory, Acoustic, Auditory
Organs of Speech – Air Stream Mechanism – Pulmonic, Glottal, Velaric
Respiratory System – Phonatory System –Voiced and Voiceless Sounds
Articulatory System- Oral, nasal & nasalised sounds
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The incongruity between spelling and pronunciation in English – IPA
Classification of Speech Sounds: Consonants and Vowels
Criteria for Classification of Consonants – The Consonants of English RP
Place of Articulation: Bilabial, Labio-Dental, Dental, Alveolar, Post-Alveolar, Palato Alveolar, Palatal & Velar Sounds
Manner of Articulation: Plosives, Fricatives, Affricates, Nasals, Lateral, Frictionless Continuants, Semi-Vowels, Trills &Taps
Criteria for Classification of Vowels – The Vowels of English RP
Tongue height: Close Vowels, Open Vowels, Half-Close Vowels, Half-Open Vowels
Part of the Tongue Raised: Front Vowels, Back Vowels, and Central Vowels
Position of Lips: Rounded Vowels, Unrounded Vowels
Diphthongs: Monophthongs and Diphthongs, Falling and Rising Diphthongs, Centring and Closing Diphthongs, Fronting and Retracting Diphthongs
Cardinal Vowels – Vowel Diagram – Diphthongs - Tense and lax Vowels
Phonemes and Allophones – Phone, Phoneme, Minimal pairs, Allophone, Aspiration, Dark and Clear /l /, Linking/ r / and Intrusive / r /
Contrastive Distribution and Complementary Distribution
Syllable: What is a syllable? Syllabic Structure – Onset, Nucleus, Coda – Syllabic Consonants Consonant Clusters, Abutting Consonants
Suprasegmentals: Segmentals and Suprasegmentals – Suprasegmental Phonemes – Word Stress – Sentence Stress – Weak forms and Strong Forms – Rhythm – Intonation – Tone, Tonic Syllable, Tonicity – Intonation patterns – Intonation Functions – Juncture – Liasion – Assimilation – Elision
Transcription: Broad and narrow Transcription – Transcription Practice
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Module 2 (Morphology) (36hours)
Basic Notions: What is morphology? Morph, Morpheme
Morpheme Types and Typology: Free and bound morphemes – Root, Base, Stem – Different types of affixes: Prefix, Suffix, Infix – Inflection – Inflectional and derivational affixes – Class-changing and class-maintaining affixes
Allomorphy: Allomorph – Zero Morph – Conditioning of allomorphs: Phonological & Morphological
Word: Why is a word a difficult concept to define in absolute terms? Lexeme – Form class and Function Class words
Morphological Operations/Processes: Affixation, Reduplication, Ablaut, Suppletion
Structure of Words: Simple Words, Complex Words, Compound Words
SEMANTICS
Basic Notions: What is semantics? Lexical and grammatical meaning – Sense, reference, referent
Sense Relations: Synonymy – Antonymy – Hyponymy – Homonymy – Homography – Polysemy – Metonymy – Ambiguity – Tautology – Collocation
Module 3 (Syntax & Branches of Linguistics) (18hours)
Basic Notions: What is syntax? Grammar – Grammaticality and Acceptability – Descriptive and Prescriptive Grammar – Synchronic and Diachronic Grammar – Syntagmatic and Paradigmatic Relationships – Sign, Signified and Signifier – Langue and Parole – Competence and Performance
Introduction to theories on Grammar: Traditional Grammar – Problems with traditional Grammar – Structural grammars – Phrase Structure Grammars – Transformational Generative Grammars – Kernel Sentences – Deep and Surface Structures
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Competencies of the course:
Equips learners with the basics of grammar, of language, Syntax, Semantics & Morphology The learners not only become adept at phonetic transcription but also develop an in- depth knowledge of core concepts in English phonology Learners develop competency to analyse the contextual use of language The interactive teaching and learning frame work of the course develops sensitivity and awareness of the suprasegmental features of language.
Learning Resources
References:
S. K. Verma and N. Krishnaswamy: Modern Linguistics: An Introduction. New Delhi: OUP, 1989.
H. A. Gleason: Linguistics and English Grammar. New York: Holt, Rinehart &. Winston, Inc., 1965.
Radford A, Atkinson M, Britain D, Clahsen Hand Spencer A: Linguistics- An Introduction.
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1999
Robins R H: General Linguistics: An Introductory Survey, Longman Group Limited, London: 1971.
Fasold R. W. and Connor-Linton J (ed.): An Introduction to Language and Linguistics, Cambridge
University Press, Cambridge, 2006
Daniel Jones: The Pronunciation of English. New Delhi: Blackie and Sons, 1976.
A. C. Gimson. An Introduction to the Pronunciation of English. London: Methuen, 1980. J.D. O‘Conner. Better English Pronunciation. New Delhi: CUP, 2008.
T. Balasubramanian. A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students. New Delhi: Macmillan, 1981.
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T. Balasubramanian. English Phonetics for Indian Students: A Workbook. New Delhi: Macmillan, 1992.
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PART A- PART B- PART C- Total (short answer) (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours 2 marks 5 marks 15marks 10/12 6/9 2/4 I 36 4 3 *1 [a & b] 38 (Compulsory) II 36 4 3 2 53 III 18 4 3 1 38
* One question from the essay section will be compulsory and shall deal with transcribing a passage of five lines of conversation and a set of five words using IPA symbols.
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SEMESTER V
EN5B07B18– Environmental Science and Human Rights
Course Code EN5B07B18 Name of the Course Environmental Science and Human Rights Semester 5 Credits 4 Total Lecture Hours 90
Aim of the Course
The course seeks to introduce students to the major concepts of environmentalism, conservation, intellectual property rights and human rights.
Course Overview and Context:
This course will introduce the students to the idea of sustainable development, problems of pollution, waste disposal, degradation of the environment and loss of biodiversity. The course also seeks to make the students aware of the concept of Human Rights. The learner will explore complex environmental issues by developing and enhancing critical and creative thinking skills and develop sensitivity to the needs of the environment.
Syllabus Content
Module 1 (18 hours)
Unit 1: Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies- definition, scope and importance
Need for public awareness.
Unit 2: Natural Resources: Renewable and non-renewable resources: Natural resources and associated problems.
a) Forest resources: Use and over-exploitation, deforestation: case studies- Timber extraction, mining, dams and their effects on forest and tribal people.
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b) Water resources: Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water, floods, drought, conflicts overwater, dams-benefits and problems. c) Mineral resources: Use and exploitation, environmental effects of extracting and using mineral resources: case studies. d) Food resources: World food problems - changes caused by agriculture and overgrazing effects of modern agriculture – fertilizer & pesticide problems– water logging – salinity: case studies. e) Energy resources: Growing energy needs - renewable and non renewable energy sources use of alternate energy sources: case studies. f) Land resources: Land as a resource- land degradation - man induced landslides– soil erosion and desertification. Role of individual in conservation of natural resources- Equitable use of resources for sustainable lifestyles.
Unit 3: Ecosystems
Concept of an ecosystem- Structure and function of an ecosystem- Producers, consumers and decomposers – Energy flow in the ecosystem.
Ecological succession- Food chains, food webs and ecological pyramids.
Introduction, types, characteristic features, structure and function of the given ecosystem- Forest ecosystem
Module 2 (26 hours)
Unit 1: Biodiversity and its conservation
Introduction - Bio-geographical classification of India
Value of biodiversity: consumptive use, productive use, social, ethical, aesthetic and option values.
India as a mega-diversity nation.
Hot-sports of biodiversity.
Threats to biodiversity: habitat loss, poaching of wildlife, man-wildlife conflicts. Endangered and endemic species of India
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Unit 2: Environmental Pollution
Definition - Causes, effects and control measures of: Air pollution- Water pollution - Soil pollution - Marine pollution – Noise pollution- Thermal pollution - Nuclear hazards.
Solid Waste Management: Causes, effects and control measures of urban and industrial wastes.
Role of an individual in prevention of pollution- Pollution case studies.
Disaster management: floods, earthquake, cyclone and landslides.
Unit 3: Social Issues and the Environment
Urban problems related to energy- Water conservation, rain water harvesting, watershed management.
Resettlement and rehabilitation of people: its problems and concerns: case studies.
Environmental ethics: Issues and possible solutions.
Climate change, global warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, nuclear accidents and holocaust: case studies - Consumerism and waste products.
Environment Protection Act - Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act– Water
(Prevention and control of Pollution) Act- Wildlife Protection Act-Forest Conservation Act Issues involved in enforcement of environmental legislation- Public awareness.
Module 3 (10 hours)
Jean Giono: The Man Who Planted Trees K. Satchitanandan: Hiroshima Remembered
Module 4 (10 hours)
Bessie Head: Heaven is not Closed
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Safdar Hashmi: Machine
Module 5 (26 hours)
Unit 1: Human Rights
An Introduction to Human Rights: Meaning, concept and development-Three Generations of Human Rights (Civil and Political Rights, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights).
Unit 2: Human Rights and United Nations
Contributions, main human rights related organs -UNESCO, UNICEF, WHO, ILO, Declarations for women and children, Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Human Rights in India –Fundamental rights and Indian Constitution, Rights for children and women, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Castes and Minorities
Unit 3: Environment and Human Rights
Right to Clean Environment and Public Safety
Issues of Industrial Pollution- Prevention, Rehabilitation and Safety Aspect of New Technologies such as Chemical and Nuclear Technologies -Issues of Waste Disposal Protection of Environment
Conservation of natural resources and human rights: Reports, Case studies and policy formulation.
Conservation issues of Western Ghats: Mention Gadgil committee report, Kasthuri Rangan report.
Over-exploitation of ground water resources, marine fisheries, sand mining, etc.
Internal: Field study
Visit to a local area to document environmental grassland/hill /mountain
Visit a local polluted site: Urban/Rural/Industrial/Agricultural Study of common plants, insects, birds, etc
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Study of simple ecosystem: pond, river, hill slopes, etc (Field work Equal to 5 lecture hours)
Competencies of the course:
To understand environmental concepts To understand issues related to the destruction and conservation of the environment and pollution To learn about natural resources and its exploitation To be sensitized to the environment and importance of biodiversity To train the students to be aware of their environment and their rights as human beings so that they may critically appraise issues related to the same.
Learning Resources
Core Text for Modules 3&4: Greening Knowledge
Reading List
Bharucha, Erach. Text Book of Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses. University Press, 2nd Edition 2013 (TB)
Clark, R. S. Marine Pollution, Oxford: Clarendon (Ref)
Cunningham, W. P., Cooper, T. H., Gorhani, E& Hepworth, M. T. 2001
Environmental Encyclopaedia, Mumbai: Jaico. (Ref)
Dc A.K. Environmental Chemistry, Wiley Eastern. (Ref)
Down to Earth, Centre for Science and Environment (Ref)
Heywood, V. H & Watson, R.T. 1995.Global Biodiversity Assessment, Cambridge UP (Ref)
Jadhav, H &Bhosale, V.M. 1995.Environmental Protection and Laws. Delhi: Himalaya (Ref)
McKinney, M. L &Schock, R. M. 1996.Environmental Science Systems & Solutions. Web enhanced edition (Ref)
Miller T.G. Jr., Environmental Science, Wadsworth (TB)
Odum, E. P 1971. Fundamentals of Ecology. W.B. Saunders (Ref)
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Rao, M. N. &Datta, A.K. 1987.Waste Water Treatment Oxford &IBII(Ref)
Rajagopalan, R. Environmental Studies from Crisis and Cure, Oxford UP,2016 (TB)
SharmaB. K., 2001.EnvironmentalChemistry. Meerut: Geol. (Ref)
Townsend C. Harper J, and Michael Begon, Essentials of Ecology, Blackwell Science (Ref)
Trivedi R. K. Handbook of Environmental Laws, Rules Guidelines, Compliances and Standards,
Vol I and II, Enviro Media (Ref)
Trivedi, R. K. and P. K.Goel.Introduction to Air Pollution. Techno-Science (Ref)
Wanger, K. D. 1998. Environmental Management. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders (Ref)
(M) Magazine (R) Reference(TB) Textbook
Human Rights
Amartya Sen. The Idea Justice. New Delhi: Penguin, 2009.
Chatrath, K. J. S. Ed. Education for Human Rights and Democracy. Shimla: Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, 1998.
Law Relating to Human Rights. Asia Law House,2001.
Shireesh Pal Singh, Human Rights Education in 21stCentury. New Delhi: Discovery
S. K. Khanna. Children and the Human Rights.Common Wealth, 2011.
Sudhir Kapoor. Human Rights in 21stCentury. Jaipur: Mangal Deep, 2001.
United Nations Development Programme.
Human Development Report 2004: Cultural Liberty in Today’s Diverse World. New Delhi: Oxford UP, 2004.
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BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester V – Core Course EN5B07B18– Environmental Science and Human Rights
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SEMESTER V EN5B08B18–Acts on the Stage
Course Code EN5B08B18 Name of the Course Acts on the Stage Semester 5
Credits 4 Total Lecture Hours 108
Aim of the Course
The course seeks to introduce the student to select theatre texts that form the canon of English drama.
Course Overview and Context:
The learners are acquainted with the broad genre-based nuances in the realm of drama.
Syllabus Content
Module 1 (72 Hours)
William Shakespeare: King Lear
Module 2 (36 Hours)
One Act Plays
George Bernard Shaw: The Dark Lady of the Sonnets Anton Chekov: The Boor Maurice Maeterlinck: The Intruder John Galsworthy: Strife
Competencies of the course
The learner becomes familiar with the works of the playwrights included in the course The learner is able to appreciate and critique drama as an art form.
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Learning Resources:
Core Text: Acts on the Stage
BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester V – Core Course EN5B08B18–Acts on the Stage
PART A- Total PART B- PART C- (short (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours answer) 5 marks 15marks 2 marks 6/9 2/4 10/12 I 72 7 5 2 69 II 36 5 4 2 60
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EN5B09B18- Literary Criticism and Theory
Course Code EN5B09B18 Name of the Course Literary Criticism and Theory Semester 5 Credits 4 Total Lecture Hours 90
Aim of the Course
The course seeks to introduce students to the major signposts in Literary Criticism, Literary Theory and Indian Aesthetics.
Course Overview and Context:
This course will introduce the students to the stylistic devices used in creative writing and enable them to become active readers. The learner explores the various ideas that have served to frame creative output.
Syllabus Content
Module1- Literary Criticism (36 hours)
A. Classical Criticism Plato - Aristotle
B. Neoclassical Criticism Neoclassicism in England- Dryden, Pope, AphraBehn, Samuel Johnson
C. Romantic criticism
German Idealism- British Romantic criticism: Wordsworth, Coleridge
D. Victorian Criticism Matthew Arnold
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E. Formalism and New Criticism Formalism - Russian Formalism: Boris Eichenbaum, Mikhail Bakhtin, Roman Jakobson
New Criticism: John Crowe Ransom, Wimsatt and Beardsley
F. Early20th Century Criticism:
The poetics of Modernism: Yeats, Pound, Eliot
Marxist and Left Wing critics: F.R. Leavis
Early feminist critics: Virginia Woolf, Simone de Beauvoir
From M. A. R Habib: Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present: An Introduction. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell, 2011
Module 2- Literary Theory (36 hours)
A. Structuralism – Post structuralism - Deconstruction- Psychoanalysis
B. Ideology and Discourse
C. Postmodernism
From Mary Klages: Literary Theory: A Guide for the Perplexed. London: Continuum, 2008.
Module 3- Indian Aesthetics & Practical Criticism (18 hours)
A. Indian Aesthetics Rasa - Dhvani -Vakrokti–Alamkara
From G. BalamohanThampi: Essays on Eastern Aesthetics
B. Practical Criticism Critical analysis of poetry
Based on Neil McCaw: Close Reading (Chapter 3: How to Read Texts: A Student Guide to Critical Approaches and Skills. London: Viva-Continuum, 2008.)
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Note: A compulsory question on practical criticism to be included in Section B (5 Marks) of the Question Paper
Competencies of the course:
To understand the various theories used to analyze creative writing To understand the politics of narration To assimilate the blurring boundaries of history, politics and literature To be sensitized towards the narratives of the marginalized. To learn the technique of Scansion To train the students in the practice of applying theory in the analysis of creative texts
Learning Resources
Core Text: Literary Criticism and Theory
BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester V – Core Course EN5B09B18- Literary Criticism and Theory
PART A- PART B- PART C- Total (short answer) (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours 2 marks 5 marks 15marks 10/12 6/9 2/4 I 36 4 3 2 53 II 36 4 3 2 53 III 18 4 3 0 23
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EN5B10B18–IndianWriting in English
Course Code EN5B10B18 Name of the Course Indian Writing in English Semester 5
Credits 4 Total Lecture Hours 90
Aim of the Course
The course is intended to sensitize students to the various ways in which literature written in English, in the Indian sub-continent serves as a platform for forming, consolidating, critiquing and re-working the issue of national identity ‘at various levels.
Course Overview and Context:
The course seeks to provide an understanding of the subtle flavours that distinguish the Indian‘quotient’ in English writings from India.
Syllabus Content
Module 1 (Poetry) (18 Hours)
Henry Derozio: The Harp of India Nissim Ezekiel: The Patriot Jayanta Mahapatra: Freedom Kamala Das: Introduction Dom Moraes: Absences
Module 2 (Fiction) (18 Hours)
Arundathi Roy: The God of Small Things
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Module 3 (Drama) (18Hours)
Girish Karnad: Nagamandala
Module 4 (Short Fiction) (18 Hours)
R. K. Narayan: The Antidote Salman Rushdie: The Free Radio JhumpaLahiri: The Interpreter of Maladies Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Mrs Dutta Writes a Letter
Module 5 (Prose) (18 Hours)
Rabindranath Tagore: Nationalism in India B. R. Ambedkar: Back from the West and Unable to Find Lodging in Baroda Satyajit Ray: Odds Against Us Amitav Ghosh: The Imam and the Indian
Competencies of the Course:
The learner is acquainted with: The different concerns that Indian English writers share, cutting across sub- nationalities and regionalities. The locus standi of diasporic Indian writers.
Learning Resources:
Core Text: Indian Writing in English
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BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester V - Core Course EN5B10B18–Indian Writing in English
PART A- Total PART B- PART C- (short (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours answer) 5 marks 15marks 2 marks 6/9 2/4 10/12 I 18 3 2 0 16 II 18 2 2 1 29 III 18 2 2 1 29 IV 18 3 2 1 31 V 18 2 1 1 24
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EN6B11B18–Postcolonial Literatures
Course Code EN6B11B18
Name of the Course Postcolonial Literatures
Semester 6
Credits 4
Total Lecture Hours 90
Aim of the course
To familiarize the students the varied dimension s of postcolonial subjectivity through theory and literature.
Course Overview and Context:
The course is designed to introduce students to 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.
Syllabus Content
Module 1 (The Domain) (36 hours)
Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin: Introduction of The Empire Writes Back Edward Said: Orientalism [an excerpt] Frantz Fanon: The Fact of Blackness
Module 2 (Poetry) (18 hours)
Faiz Ahmed Faiz: A Prison Evening
A. K. Ramanujan: Small Scale Reflections on a Great House
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David Malouf: Revolving Days
Wole Soyinka: Civilian and Soldier
Margaret Atwood: Journey to the Interior
Module 3 (Fiction) (18 hours)
Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart
Module 4 (Drama) (18 hours)
Mahasweta Devi: Mother of 1084
Competencies of the Course
On completion of the course, the student will:
be aware of the social, political, cultural aspects of postcolonial societies. realize the impact of colonialism and imperialism on native cultural identities. Get an insight into the links between language, history and culture.
Learning Resources:
Core Text: Postcolonial Literatures
Reading List Ngugi Wa Thiong’o: Decolonizing the Mind Stephen Slemon: The Scramble for Postcolonialism Albert Memmi’s: The Colonizer and the Colonized
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PART A- Total PART B- PART C- (short (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours answer) 5 marks 15marks 2 marks 6/9 2/4 10/12 I 36 6 4 1 47 II 18 2 2 1 29 III 18 2 2 1 29 IV 18 2 1 1 24
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EN6B12B18 - Women Writing
Course Code EN6B12B18 Name of the Course Women Writing Semester 6 Credits 4 Total Lecture Hours 90
Aim of the Course
To introduce the theoretical and literary responses by women and the concerns that governs feminist literature.
Course Overview and Context:
The learners will develop an awareness of class, race and gender as social constructs and about how they influence women’s lives. The learners will develop the skill to understand feminism as an intellectual movement.
The course considers how the rapidly changing environment of Women’s Literature and would critically engage how women respond to the power structures that oppress them. It explores some implications for classroom teaching of the complex interrelationships between sex/gender, race, social class, sexuality, ability /disability. It would also critique the notion Do women write differently?
Syllabus Content
Module1- Essays (18 hours)
Betty Friedan: The Problem that has No Name (Chapter1 of The Feminine Mystique)
Elaine Showalter: Towards a Feminist Poetics
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Module 2- Poetry (18 hours)
Anna Akhmatova: Lot’s Wife
MamtaKalia: After Eight Years of Marriage
Julia Alvarez: Women’s Work
Meena Alexander: House of a Thousand Doors
Sutapa Bhattacharya: Draupadi
Kristine Batey: Lot‘s Wife
Vijayalakshmi: Bhagavatha
Module 3- Short Fiction (18 hours)
Charlotte Perkins Gilman: The Yellow Wallpaper Willa Cather: A Wagner Matinee
Isabel Allende: And of the Clay We Created
Sara Joseph: The Passion of Mary
Module 4- Fiction (18 hours)
Alice Walker: The Color Purple
Module 5- Drama (18 hours)
Lillian Hellman’s The Children’s Hour Competencies of the course:
To have an awareness of class, race and gender as social constructs and about how they influence women’s lives. To acquire the skill to understand feminism as a social movement and a critical tool. To explore the plurality of female experiences. To be able to interrogate the biases in the construction of gender and patriarchal norms
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Learning Resources
Core Text: Women Writing Reading List:
Patricia Hill Collins: Mammies, Matriarchs and Other Controlling Images (Chapter 4 of Black Feminist Thought -pp. 79-84
BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester VI – Core Course EN6B12B18 - Women Writing
PART A- PART B- PART C- Total (short answer) (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours 2 marks 5 marks 15marks 10/12 6/9 2/4 I 18 2 2 0 14 II 18 3 2 1 31 III 18 3 2 1 31 IV 18 2 2 1 29 V 18 2 1 1 24
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EN6B13B18 - American Literature
Course Code EN6B13B18 Name of the Course American Literature Semester 6 Credits 4 Total Lecture Hours 90
Aim of the Course
To introduce the learner to the rich tradition of American Literature. The course will equip the student to understand the cultural history of the United States of America.
Course Overview and Context:
The course seeks to familiarise the students with the glorious masterpieces of American Literature through a representation of seminal thinkers and authors. The course facilitates an understanding of the diverse aspects of American society through a critical examination of the literary texts representing different periods and cultures.
Syllabus Content
Module 1 (Prose) (18 hours)
M. H Abrams: Periods of American Literature in A Glossary of Literary Terms
Robert E. Spiller: The Last Frontier in The Cycle of American Literature
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Gifts
James Baldwin: If Black English isn‘t Language, then Tell me, What is?
Module 2 (Poetry) (18 hours)
Walt Whitman: I Hear America Singing
Emily Dickinson: I dwell in Possibility
Robert Frost: Love and a Question
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e. e. cummings: Let‘s Live Suddenly without Thinking
Langston Hughes: Let America be America Again
Allen Ginsberg: A Supermarket in California
Adrienne Rich: In a Classroom
Denise Levertov: Alienation in Silicon Valley
Paula Gunn Allen: Grandmother
Module 3 (Short Story) (18 hours)
Nathaniel Hawthorne: My Kinsman, Major Molineux
Edgar Allan Poe: The Purloined Letter
Mark Twain: How I Edited an Agricultural Paper
Leslie Marmon Silko: Lullaby
Kate Chopin: A Respectable Woman
Module 4 (Drama) (18 hours)
Arthur Miller: All My Sons
Module 5 (Novel) (18 hours)
Harper Lee: To Kill a Mocking Bird
Competencies of the course:
Understand the key values of American culture and Nationalism Discover the pleasures of reading and appreciating various genres and their nuances. Develop the skills for cultural analysis through the reading and interpreting of literary works in the framework of history, philosophy and literary as well as cultural theory. Understand the interdependence of life and literature and the role of literary imagination in shaping a national identity.
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Learning Resources
Core Text: American Literature
BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester VI – Core Course EN6B13B18 - American Literature
PART A- PART B- PART C- (short answer) (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours Total 2 marks 5 marks 15marks 10/12 6/9 2/4 I 18 2 2 1 29 II 18 2 2 1 29 III 18 4 2 0 18 IV 18 2 2 1 29 V 18 2 1 1 24
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SEMESTER VI
EN6B14B18 – Modern World Literature
Course Code EN6B14B18 Name of the Course Modern World Literature Semester 6 Credits 4 Total Lecture Hours 90
Aim of the Course
To make the students aware of the stupendous variety that resides in Literatures the world over.
Course Overview and Context:
The course seeks to provide an understanding that literatures the world over engage in very deep ways with the vicissitudes of life.
Syllabus Content:
Module 1 (Poetry) (18 hours)
Marina Tsvetaeva: Meeting
Federico Garcia Lorca: New Heart
Pablo Neruda: ArsPoetica
Leopold SedarSenghor:Black Woman
WizlawaSzymborska: The Terrorist, He‘s Watching
Adonis: Nothingbut madness remains
Bei Dao: The Answer
Ko Un: A Poet‘s Heart
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Module 2 (Short Stories: European) (18 hours)
Leo Tolstoy: God Sees the Truth, but Waits
BjornstjerneBjornson: The Father
Franz Kafka: Beforethe Law
Bertolt Brecht: The Monster
Albert Camus: TheGuest
Javier Marias: The Life and Death of MarcelinoIturriaga
Module 3 (Short Stories: Non-European) (18 hours)
RyunosukeAkutagawa:In a Grove
Jorge Luis Borges: The Garden of ForkingPaths
Naguib Mahfouz: Half of a Day
Julio Cortazar: ContinuityofParks
DaniloKis: The Encyclopaedia ofthe Dead
Juan Gabriel Vasquez: The Dogs of War
Module 4 (Novel) (18 hours)
Italo Calvino: The Cloven Viscount
Module 5 (Drama) (18 hours)
Eugene Ionesco: Chairs
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Competencies of the course:
On completion of the course, the learner is oriented towards an understanding that:
World literatures often defy genres/ regionalities and canonical assumptions to emerge as a platform where poetics and politics fuse. The notion of Major and Minor, Central and Peripheral literatures is a myth.
Learning Resources:
Core Text: Modern World Literature
BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester VI – Core Course EN6B14B18 – Modern World Literature
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SEMESTER VI
EN6B15aB18 – Writing for Media
Course Code EN6B15aB18
Name of the Course Writing for Media
Semester 6
Credits 4
Total Lecture Hours 72
Aim of the Course: The course is concerned with the study and examination of an essential part of modern life – the media. It seeks to guide students in creating media texts in English for various media formats.
Course Overview and Context: The course seeks to familiarize students with nature and forms of media and develop awareness of media as a cultural and social product. It aims to help students to develop media texts and use English language appropriately and effectively. The course will provide practical inputs to writing efficiently and the learners can apply the newly learned skills in their assignments.
Syllabus Content:
Module 1 Print (Newspapers) (18 hours)
News stories. Five Ws and H - The Inverted Pyramid style – Components: Headlines, Subheads, Leads, Nutgraph -Writing Headlines - writing Leads - Vocabulary affects meaning, Cohesion techniques, use of passive structures – Editing/Subbing - Writing
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Editorials – writing Features - Op-Ed pieces - Reviews – Planning and writing Interviews – writing for Magazines.
Module 2 (36 hours)
Radio
Radio script, writing for Radio – Radio Presenter - Radio Jockeying: Elements, Language, Tenses, Topic sentences, introducing programmes on Radio and use of language – Language in Debriefing - Radio Programming and writing for different Radio programmes: news, interviews, talk shows, reviews, music programmes, phone-in, radio plays
Television
Creating programme for TV - Scripts and Scriptwriting – Use of Language, Formal and Informal language, use of collocations – News on Television, news value, writing TV news – Television programming and language: Soaps, Interviews and Talk shows, Film-based programmes – Documentaries, editing a documentary – Role of Editor
Module 3 (18 hours)
Digital Media
Forms of digital media - E- writing: guidelines, structure, style – writing Headlines and blurbs – Writing Web copy and effective use of language – Profile writing – Blogs: structure, guidelines of writing – Editing for digital media – Language techniques for Search Engine Optimization – Writing for social media
NOTE: The assignment marks for the course will be based on and subject to the successful completion of an on-the-job training at a reputed advertising agency. The training must be for a period of 7 days and is aimed at providing students with a practical understanding of the work carried out in an advertising agency and its various departments, especially the creative department.
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Competencies of the course:
Understand the nature of media and its many formats Understand that culture influences media and vice versa; learning to write in specific cultural milieus Evaluate how to present information in a variety of media formats- print, broadcast, film and digital and recognise that language use varies according to medium, programme genre and purpose of programme Create text/work that uses proper grammar and style for a variety of media formats, including new media. Critically examine media texts and analyse use of language to understand the purpose of usage.
Learning Resources
Core Text: Latha Nair, Priya K. Nair, Vidhu Mary John, Shelton Pinheiro. English for Media. New Delhi: CUP, 2014.
References: James G. Stovall. Writing for the Mass Media. New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley, 2008 Paul Hodkinson. Media, Culture and Society: An Introduction. New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2011 Brian Carroll. Writing for Digital Media. New York: Routledge, 2010. Friedmann, Anthony. Writing for Visual Media. New Delhi: Focal Press, 2007.
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BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester II – Choice Based Core Course EN6B15aB18 – Writing for Media
PART A- Total PART B- PART C- (short (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours answer) 5 marks 15marks 2 marks 6/9 2/4 10/12 I 18 3 2 1 31 II 36 6 4 2 62 III 18 3 3 1 36
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SEMESTER VI
EN6B15bB18–Comparative Literature
Course Code EN6B15bB18
Name of the Course Comparative Literature
Semester 6
Credits 4
Total Lecture Hours 72
Aim of the Course
To introduce the student to the various concepts relating to comparative study of literature and to promote an international approach to the study of literature.
Course Overview and Context: The course seeks to provide a representation of the various methods employed to identify the shared features of different literatures through a comparative and contrastive analysis of literary texts. .
Syllabus Content:
Module 1 (Themes and Contexts) (18 hours)
K. M. Krishnan: Introduction in the anthology Between the Lines
Susan Bassnett: What is Comparative Literature?
Today from Comparative Literature: An Introduction
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Module 2 (Envisioning) (18 hours)
Part A: Writing
Ted Hughes: The Thought Fox
Seamus Heaney: Personal Helicon
Part B: Death Wish
Sylvia Plath: Tulips
Dorothy Parker: Resume
Part C: Hamlets
Anna Akhmatova: Reading Hamlet
C. P. Cavafy: KingClaudius
Salman Rushdie: Yorick
Module 3 (Nuance) (18 hours)
Part A: Myth
Rabindranath Tagore: KarnaKuntiSamvadG.
Sankarapilla: WingsFlapping, Somewhere
Part B: Sleuthing
Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
V. K. N.: Sherlock Holmes
Module 4 (Motif) (18 hours)
Carlo Collodi: The Adventures of Pinocchio
Nikolai Gogol: The Nose
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer: The World Renowned Nose
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Competencies of the course:
On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Develop strategies and methodologies in the study of literatures in comparison. Undertake a methodological investigation of problems involving more than one literature so that she/he may acquire a broader sense of literary history and tradition. Critically analyze literary texts in a broader perspective of World Literature.
Learning Resources:
Core Text: Comparative Literature
BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester VI - Choice Based Core Course EN6B15bB18–Comparative Literature
PART A- Total PART B- PART C- (short (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours answer) 5 marks 15marks 2 marks 6/9 2/4 10/12 I 18 3 2 1 31 II 18 3 2 1 31 III 18 3 3 1 36 IV 18 3 2 1 31
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SEMESTER VI
EN6B15cB18-Modern Malayalam Literature in Translation
Course Code EN6B15cB18
Name of the Course Modern Malayalam Literature in Translation
Semester 6
Credits 4
Total Lecture Hours 72
Aim of the Course
The students will be introduced to a selection of literature translated from Malayalam into English. The student will be able to establish an endearing rapport with the cultural aspects of the living environs.
Course Overview and Context:
The course offers a selection of much discussed writers/literary pieces in Malayalam. It situates the learner within the various experimental forms and techniques employed by well known writers.
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Syllabus Content:
Module 1 (Poetry) (18 hours)
Balamani Amma: The Pen
Ayyappa Paniker: Theft
Kadamanitta: Feline Fancies
Satchidanandan: The Mad
Balachandran Chullikkad: Possessed V.
M. Girija: A Tree I Was Long Back S.
Joseph: Group Photo
Anitha Thampi: Sweeping the Front Yard
Bindu Krishnan: Certain Days, Like This
Module 2 (Short Fiction) (18 hours)
M. T. Vasudevan Nair: For You
Madhavikutti: Neypayasam
M Mukundan: The Eyesight of the Mirror
Paul Zacharia: Last Show
N. S. Madhavan: Afterword
SanthoshEchikkanam: The Hunters in aPictureStory
SubhashChandran: BloodyMary
AnvarAbdulla: Sea-Roar
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer: Walls
Learning Resources
1. Sujit Mukherjee, Translation as Discovery‘ (139-150 in Translation as Discovery) 2. A K Ramanujan, Three Hundred Ramayanas: Five Examples and Three Thoughts on Translation.(131 – 160 in The Collected Essays of A K Ramanujan)
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3. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, The Politics of Translation. (397- 416 in The Translation Studies Reader) 4. G N Devy, ‘Translation and Literary History: An Indian View (pp 182– 88 in Postcolonial Translation: Theory and Practice) 5. Walter Benjamin, The Task of the Translator.‘(15- 25 in The Translation Studies Reader)
Competencies of the course:
On completion of the course, the student should be able to comprehend the following:
The various genres in Malayalam. The modern trends in Malayalam literature. Experiments with form in Malayalam poems and prose.
Learning Resources:
Core Text: Modern Malayalam Literature in Translation
BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester VI – Choice Based Core Course EN6B15cB18– Modern Malayalam Literature in Translation
PART A- Total PART B- PART C- (short (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours answer) 5 marks 15marks 2 marks 6/9 2/4 10/12 I 18 3 2 1 31 II 18 3 2 1 31 III 18 3 3 1 36 IV 18 3 2 1 31
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EN6B15dB18– Regional Literatures in Translation
Course Code EN6B15dB18
Name of the Course Regional Literatures in Translation
Semester 6
Credits 4
Total Lecture Hours 72
Aim of the Course
The students will be introduced to a selection of regional literatures translated into English.
Course Overview and Context:
The student gets familiarized with the cultural heterogeneity and linguistic plurality of our country through its literatures written in regional languages and acquires a sense of national integration through the diverse experiences represented in the regional literatures of India.
Syllabus Content:
Module 1 (Prose) (18hours)
Susan Bassnett: Introduction to Translation Studies
Keya Majumdar: Appropriating the Other – Some Challenges of Translation and its Theories
Romila Thapar: The Abhijnana- Sakuntalam of Kalidasa‘ from Shakuntala :Texts, Readings and History
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Module 2 (Poetry) (18 hours)
Jibanananda Das: Banalata Sen
Kedarnath Agarwal: Freedom of the Writer
Amin Kamil: Naked Thoughts
P Lankesh: Mother (Avva)
P. Ramachandran: Iruppu
S Joseph: Fish Monger
Module 3 (Drama) (18 hours)
C. J. Thomas: Crime27in1128
Vijay Tendulkar: Kanyadaan
Module 4 (Short Story) (18 hours)
Saadat Hasan Manto: Toba Tek Singh
Amrita Pritam: The Weed
Annabhau Sathe: Gold from the Grave
Sujatha: Washing Machine
Devanuru Mahadeva: Tar Arrives
Competencies of the course:
On completion of the course, the student should be able to comprehend the following:
An understanding of much discussed writers/literary pieces in the vernaculars. The modern trends in regional literatures.
Learning Resources:
Core Text: Regional Literatures in Translation
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BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester VI – Choice Based Core Course EN6B15dB18 – Regional Literatures in Translation PART A- Total PART B- PART C- (short (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours answer) 5 marks 15marks 2 marks 6/9 2/4 10/12 I 18 3 2 1 31 II 18 3 2 1 31 III 18 3 3 1 36 IV 18 3 2 1 31
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SEMESTER VI
EN6B15eB18 - Voices from the Margins
Course Code EN6B15eB18
Name of the Course Voices from the Margins
Semester 6
Credits 4
Total Lecture Hours 72
Aim of the Course
To introduce ― voices from the margins to the students, as an attempt to understand suppressed histories and discourses.
Course Overview and Context The emergence of Dalit literature has a great historical significance. The course attempts to trace the causes and effects leading to oppression and despair of the marginalized.
Syllabus Content:
Module1 (36 Hours)
Subaltern‘-Entry in Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms by Peter Childs and Roger Fowler
Poikayil Appachan. -Remembering the Travails. Writing in the Dark: A Collection of Malayalam Dalit Poetry. Eds. M.B. Manoj and George K. Alex. Mumbai: VAK. 2008. 21- 25.
Sharankumar Limbale.― DalitLiterature: Form and Purpose. Towards an Aesthetics of Dalit Literature. Hyderabad: Orient Longman. 2004. 23-39.
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Kallen Pokkudan. My Life (Excerpts).
The Oxford India Anthology of Malayalam Dalit Writing. New Delhi: OUP. 2012. 185-195.
Hira Bansode.―Yashodhara. Posioned Bread. Ed. Arjun Dangle. Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan. 2009. 36-37.
M. B. Manoj.
―Anonymous. No Alphabet in Sight: New Dalit Writing from South India: Dossier1:Tamil and Malayalam. Eds. K. Satyannarayana and Susie Tharu. New Delhi: Penguin. 532-533.
Bama.Sangati. New Delhi: OUP. 2005.
Module 2 (36 hours)
Ramanika Gupta. ― Adivasi Literature: An Emerging Consciousness.‖ Indigeneity:Culture and Representation. Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan. 2009. 191-202.
G. N. Devy. ―Aphasia: The Fate of the Indigenous Languages ‖Introduction to The Language Loss of the Indigenous. Eds. G. N. Devy, Geoffrey V. Davis and K. K. Chakravarty. New Delhi: New York: Routledge. 2016. 1-6.
Dakxin Bajrange. ―Budhanin. Painted Words: An Anthology of Tribal Literature. Ed. G. N. Devy. Vadodara: Purva Prakash. 2012. 245-272.
Narayan/Catherine Thankamma. ―We want to be understood . . . and allowed to live with dignity. Interview. Kocharethi: The Araya Woman. New Delhi: OUP. 2011. 208-216.
Bhaskaran. Mother Forest: The Unfinished Story of C. K. Janu. New Delhi: Kali for Women. 2004.
Competencies of the course:
On completion of the course, the student will have critically encountered subaltern voices, Dalitness and indigeneity.
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Learning Resources:
Core Text: Voices from the Margins
BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester VI – Choice Based Core Course EN6B15eB18 - Voices from the Margins
PART A- Total PART B- PART C- (short (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours answer) 5 marks 15marks 2 marks 6/9 2/4 10/12 I 36 6 5 2 67 II 36 6 4 2 62
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SEMESTER V
EN5D01aB18 - English for Careers
Course Code EN5D01aB18 Name of the Course English for Careers Semester 5 Credits 3 Total Lecture Hours 72
Aim of the Course
To make the students competent in their job-seeking, job-getting, and job-holding needs. The course shall cater to equipping the students in Comprehensive Language Enhancement.
Course Overview and Context:
The course teaches English in context so that students can become familiar and practice the language and skills they need for jobs in real work situations. The course is designed to keep pace with the changing needs of the students and current workplace trends. It deals with the basic principles of spoken and written English and focuses on the ‘real-world’ English skills needed to acquire and hold a job and advance in careers.
Syllabus Content Module 1(Oral and Written Skills for Jobs and Careers) (18 hours)
a. Applying for jobs—Preparing Resumes—Writing Cover letters. b. Preparing for interviews—Taking Interviews—Post-Interview follow-up-Promotion c. Interviews—Group Discussions
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Module 2 (Correctness of Language Usage) (18 hours)
a. Common errors in communication and how to avoid them. b. Some Notions—Conventional and idiomatic expressions. c. Today‘s Vocabulary d. Grammar for Grown-ups
Module 3 (Facing People) (18 hours)
a. Structuring and delivering a presentation. b. Communication in the Management context. c. Importance of Words/Language. d. Horizontal and Democratic Communication.
Module 4 (Keeping the Job) (18 hours) a. Human relationships in academic and professional life. b. Front Office Management and Keeping public relations (Telephone Skills) c. c. Soft Skills for Team Building. d. Keeping the Job—Professional Ethics e. Managing Multiple Roles- Healthy Balancing of family and career.
Competencies of the course:
On completion of the course, the students should be able:
To develop communicative skills, which will enable them to prepare for a career and function effectively in it. To equip themselves in oral and written communication to enhance their academic and professional use of language. To train themselves in making effective presentations.
Learning Resources:
Core Text: English for Careers
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Reading List
1. Samson et al. EnglishforLife-4. New Delhi: Cambridge UP. 2. Vasudev, Murthy. Effective Proposal Writing. New Delhi: Response, 2006. 3. Towards Academic English: Developing Effective Writing Skills. New Delhi: Cambridge UP, 2007. 4. Oxford Guide to Effective Writing and Speaking. OUP, 2007. 5. Bhatnagar, R. P. English for Competitive Examinations. New Delhi: Macmillan, 2009. 6. English for Careers. Pearson. 7. ABC of Common Grammatical Errors. Macmillan, 2009 8. Kaul, Asha. The Effective Presentation. New Delhi: Response 9. Shepherd, Kerry. Presentations at Conferences, Seminars and Meetings. New Delhi: Response. 10. Vilanilam, J. V. More Effective Communication: a Manuel for Professionals. Response 2008.
11. English for Career Development. Orient Longman, 2006.
BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester V-Choice Based Open Course
EN5D01aB18 - English for Careers
PART A- Total PART B- PART C- (short (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours answer) 5 marks 15marks 2 marks 6/9 2/4 10/12 I 18 3 2 1 31 II 18 3 2 1 31 III 18 3 3 1 36 IV 18 3 2 1 31
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SEMESTER V
EN5D01bB18 -Appreciating Films
Course Code EN5D01bB18 Name of the Course Appreciating Films Semester 5 Credits 3 Total Lecture Hours 72 Aim of the Course
The course seeks to introduce the student to the major elements that constitute cinema. Also the attempt will be to equip the student to academically discuss cinema in terms of critiques and close analyses.
Course Overview and Context:
To acquaint themselves with the history and aesthetics of films and to look into the major film theories and genres and gain an awareness regarding the basic terminology of films.
Syllabus Content
Module 1 (Broad Film Genres) (18 hours)
Lumiere vs. Melies [Arrival of a Train vs. An Impossible Voyage] Narrative Cinema vs. Documentary Cinema Hollywood Style as Norm- Roland Emmerich‘s Independence Day (1996) German Expressionism - F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu (1922) Neo-realism - Vittorio De Sica‘s Bicycle Thieves (1948)
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Module 2 (Film Languages) (18 hours)
Montage Theory: [Clippings from Eisenstein‘s Battleship Potemkin and Chaplin‘s Modern Times]
Mise-en-scene: [The opening sequence from Werner Herzog‘s Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972) and the infamous ‘horse head’ scene from Francis Ford Coppola‘s The Godfather (1972)] Deep
Focus, the Long Take and psychological representation: [Select scenes from Orson Welles‘ The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)]
Jump Cut (anti-seamless-dissolve) [Examples from Godard‘s Breathless (1960)]
Module 3 (Reading Films) (18 hours) Cinema and Ideology/Identity Politics [Kamal Haasan‘s Hey Ram (2000) and Shaji Kailas‘s]Aaraam Thampuran (1997)]
Cinema and Feminism [Rajkumar Hirani‘s PK (2014) and K. G. George‘s Aadaminte Variyellu (1983))
Module 4 (Film Adaptations) (18 hours) Shakespeare/Hamlet: Vishal Bhardwaj‘s Haider (2014)
Basheer/Mathilukal: Adoor Gopalakrishnan‘s Mathilukal (1990)
Films Recommended for Background Viewing George Melies: An Impossible Voyage
Lumiere brothers: Arrival of a Train
Sergei Eisenstein: Battleship Potemkin
Charlie Chaplin: Modern Times
Werner Herzog: Aguirre, Wrath of God
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Francis Ford Coppola: The God father
Orson Welles: The Magnificent Ambersons
Jean Luc-Godard: Breathless
V. K. Prakash: Karmayogi [Malayalam]
Competencies of the course:
On completion of the course, the student should be able to discern the following:
The broad contours of the history and aesthetics of films. The overarching film genres and the basic terminology of film studies. The distinction between mere appreciation of films and sustained ideological film analysis. The questions raised by Cultural Studies and Feminism(s) in their encounter with films. The issues raised by cinematic adaptations of literature.
Learning Resources Core Text: Appreciating Films
BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester V-Choice Based Open Course
EN5D01bB18 -Appreciating Films
PART A- Total PART B- PART C- (short (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours answer) 5 marks 15marks 2 marks 6/9 2/4 10/12 I 18 3 2 1 31 II 18 3 2 1 31 III 18 3 3 1 36 IV 18 3 2 1 31
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SEMESTER V
EN5D01cB18 -Theatre Studies
Course Code EN5D01cB18 Name of the Course Theatre Studies Semester 5 Credits 3 Total Lecture Hours 72
Aim of the Course
The students will be introduced to a selection of plays from the West and the East, ranging from the tragic and the comic, the folk and the street, so as to generate interest in theatre and make them aware of the new trends in modern theatre.
Course Overview and Context:
The course provides an understanding of a selection of well-discussed plays across the world with reference to the classical and modern theatre in the West and the East.
Syllabus Content
Module 1 (Classics) (18 hours)
Kalidasa: Abhijnanasakunthalam – ActI
WilliamShakespeare:Othello – ActI, SceneIII, 1-295
Module 2 (Tragic Vision) (18 hours)
Eugene O'Neil: Before Breakfast
Langston Hughes: Soul Gone Home
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Module 3 (Comic Vision) (18 hours)
Bernard Shaw: How He Lied to Her Husband
Anton Chekov: The Proposal
Module 4 (Folk/Street) (18 hours)
Kavalam Narayana Panicker: Maraattom
MaliniBhattacharya: Giving Awaythe Girl
Competencies of the course:
On completion of the course, the student should beable to imbibe the following:
Theform and contentof various kinds of theatre. Colonial and subversivepostcolonial aspects inIndian theatre. Issues ofgender, identity, caste, tradition, morality, etc dealt with bymodern theatre.
Learning Resources
Core Text: Theatre Studies
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PART A- Total PART B- PART C- (short (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours answer) 5 marks 15marks 2 marks 6/9 2/4 10/12 I 18 3 2 1 31 II 18 3 2 1 31 III 18 3 3 1 36 IV 18 3 2 1 31
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SEMESTER III
EN3C01B18: The Evolution of Literary Movements - The Shapers of Destiny
Course Code EN3C01B18 Name of the Course The Evolution of Literary Movements: Shapers of Destiny Semester 3 Credits 4 Total Lecture Hours 108
Aim of the Course To make the learner aware of the way in which history shapes the life and literature of a people
Course Overview and Context: The course explores the history of Britain and its impact upon the rest of the world. It offers a study of English literature in the light of historical events and analyses the manner in which a person is moulded by the historical events of his personal and communal life.
Syllabus Content
Module1: Moulding and Being Moulded (18 hours)
Early settlers and invaders- the Iberians, the Celts and Romans, the Angles, Saxons, Jutes. The Anglo Saxon heptarchy- The coming of Christianity-Theodore of Tarsus and the organization of the church- Alfred the Great – St. Dunstan and Edgar – Canute the Danish king-Edward the Confessor, Harold Godwin- Society and literature of the time-the Witangemot -the Anglo Saxon Chronicle, Beowulf, Caedmon, Cynewulf, Venerable Bede and others
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Module 2: The True Briton (36 hours)
Normans: the last invaders –William the Conqueror –the reforms of Henry I-Feudalism- the Angevin kings - the struggle between the church and the state, St. Thomas Becket– the universities of Oxford and Cambridge–the Guilds- Richard the Lion heart and the Crusades the Magna Carta- Henry III – Simon de Montfort, and the Parliament- Edward I, annexation of Wales, Scotland and Ireland – Edward II and Edward III – The Black Death, The Hundred Years War, The Peasants Revolt– the effects of these on society and literature- The Wars of the Roses – Chaucer and the growth of the East Midland dialect into standard English – Growth of drama and stage performances- Chaucer‘s contemporaries- John Wycliffe and the Lollards
Module Three: Britannia Rules the Waves (36 hours)
The Tudor Dynasty-benevolent despots–Renaissance–maritime discoveries–the scientific temper and scientific inventions-flamboyant Henry VIII, Reformation-religious persecution Thomas More, Erasmus, Thomas Cromwell-The Book of Common Prayer-Elizabeth I- Shakespeare–nest of singing birds-Francis Drake-peace and prosperity-The Stuarts and the Divine Right Theory-The Authorised Version-The Civil War-Oliver Cromwell and the Protectorate–John Milton-the Jacobean playwrights–Restoration-Caroline writers-The Whigs and Tories- Queen Anne and the expansion of colonialism– The Glorious Revolution
Module Four: A Precious Stone Set in the Silver Sea (18 hours) The United Kingdom today- Physical features of the British Isles, geography, demography– Customs and practices –myths and legends –the growth and development of the English language–the position held by the UK in today‘s world
Competencies of the course: Understand early British history, that of the Anglo-Saxon times including its major writers and their works Explore the historical milestones of the middle ages Understand the position of English today
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Learning Resources Core Text: Susan Varghese. Evolution of Literary Movements: The Shapers of Destiny. Current Books. Reference: 1. Trevelyan, G.M. Illustrated English Social History (Vol1-6). England: Penguin, 1968. 2. Churchill, Winston. A History of the English Speaking Peoples (Vol1-12).London: Cassel and Co., 1966. 3. Nehru, Jawaharlal. Glimpses of World History.New Delhi: Penguin, 2004. 4. Alexander, Michael (ed.) A History of English Literature. New York: Palgrave- Macmillan, 2007. 5. Sampson, George (ed.) A History of English Literature. Delhi: Foundation, 2004. 6. Thorndike, Lynn. Encyclopedia of World Civilization(Vol2).Delhi: Shubi Publications, 1990. 7. Yeats, W. B. Writings on Irish Folklore Legend and Myth. London: Penguin, 1999. 8. Warner, Marina. From the Beast to the Blond. London: Vintage, 1995.
BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester III- Complementary Course-II EN3C01B18: The Evolution of Literary Movements - The Shapers of Destiny
PART A PART B PART C Total (short answer) (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours 2 marks 5 marks 15marks 10/12 6/9 2/4 I 18 3 2 0 16 II 36 3 2 2 46 III 36 3 3 2 51 IV 18 3 2 0 16
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SEMESTER IV
EN4C01B18: The Evolution of Literary Movements - The Cross Currents of Change
Course Code EN4C01B18 Name of the Course The Evolution of Literary Movements: The Cross Currents of Change Semester 4 Credits 4 Total Lecture Hours 108
Aim of the Course
To enable students to have a notion of the evolution of literature and to help them perceive the interplay of social processes and literature
Course Overview and Context
The course offers an understanding of literature against the backdrop of history. It analyses literature against various indices like Revolution, Renaissance, Liberation and the Third World.
Syllabus Content
Module 1 (Literature and Revolution) (36 hours) a. The interaction between the French Revolution and the literature of the age b. Literature in the context of the Russian Revolution
Module 2 (Literature and Renaissance) (18 hours) a. The social context of the burgeoning of literature in Latin America b. Kerala at the dawn of awakening
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Module 3 (Literature and Liberation) (36 hours) a. Literature and feminism b. Dalit writing
Module 4 (Literature and the Third World) (18 hours) a. Articulating the Postcolonial Experience b. An overview of New Literatures
Competencies of the Course
By the end of the course it is hoped that:
Students will be competent to understand literature against the backdrop of history. Students will be inspired to contribute dynamically to historical and literary processes.
Learning Resources
Core Text:
Dr. B Keralavarma. Evolution of Literary Movements: The Crosscurrents of Change.
BLUE PRINT BA English Language and Literature Semester IV-Complementary Course-II EN4C01B18: The Evolution of Literary Movements - The Cross Currents of Change
PART A PART B PART C Total (short answer) (short essay) (essay/problem) Modules Hours 2 marks 5 marks 15marks 10/12 6/9 2/4 I 36 4 3 1 38 II 18 2 2 1 29 III 36 4 3 1 38 IV 18 2 1 1 24
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