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SNDT Women’s University 1, Nathibai Thackersey Road, Mumbai 400 020 M.A. Syllabus- English (For Regular and Distance Education Students) Faculty Name: Arts Course Name: M.A. English No. of Semesters: 4 No. of Credits per Semesters: 20 Total number of Credits: 80 Objectives: 1. The students will be able to focus on creative and critical texts written in and translated into English. 2. The students will be able to critically re-examine and analyze in a comparative frame literary texts, locations, agencies, productions and history of reception of these texts. 3. The students will be able to analyze contemporary approaches in literary criticism and linguistics theories. Note: Objectives are also given separately for individual papers. Eligibility: 1. The candidate needs to clear the Bachelor of Arts/Commerce/Science examination or any other equivalent examination with 50% aggregate, to be eligible for the course. 2. Advanced English Language Competency is required. 3. An Entrance test comprising of an advanced level English language comprehension and literary appreciation will be mandatory for candidates from disciplines other than English. SCHEME: Semester I Unit / Titles of Unit/Paper Subject L Cr P / TP TW P/V T Paper No Code Nos. T 4 4 50 50 100 lectures Per week (1 lecture- 2hrs) For Regular and Distance Learning students Semester Modern Critical Theory 101001 4 4 50 50 100 I Semester Any one of the following four 4 I papers Post Modernism and Critical 101111 4 50 50 100 theory Critical theories from the 101112 4 50 50 100 Global South Feminist Critical theory 101113 4 50 50 100 Marxist Critical theory 101114 4 50 50 100 Semester Genre Paper : Drama 101002 4 4 50 50 100 I Semester Any one of the following 4 I three options Representation of Women in 101121 4 50 50 100 Dramatic Texts Modern Drama In India 101122 4 50 50 100 Drama from the Global South 101123 4 50 50 100 Semester Adaptations of Shakespeare 101003 4 4 50 50 100 I in Cinema (for Regular students) OR Re-Reading Canonical 101303 Drama (for Distance Learning students) Total 500 20 L = No. of Lectures / week, P / T = Practical / Tutorial in hrs, D = Duration of Theory paper for Examination in hrs, TP = Theory Paper-marks, TW = Term Work - marks, P/V = Practical / Viva Voce - marks, T = Total Evaluation/ Assessment for all modules: Internal: 50 marks (Two or more assignments on Theory and Prescribed texts) External: 50 marks (Two questions of 25 marks each with internal choice) SCHEME: Semester II (For Regular Students) Unit/ Titles of the Unit/Paper Subject L Cr P TP TW P/V T Paper No Code Nos. / T 4 lectures 50 50 100 Per Week (1 lecture- 2hrs) Semester Research Methodology 201007 4 4 50 50 100 II Semester Any one of the following 4 50 50 100 II Clusters-A (two papers) OR B (two papers) Semester Cluster A II 1A Post-Colonial Theory and 201151 4 4 50 50 100 Practice 2A Post-Colonial Voices 201152 4 4 50 50 100 Semester OR 4 II Cluster B 1B Literatures of Diaspora: 201161 4 4 50 50 100 Theory and Practice 2B Indian Literary Diaspora 201162 4 4 50 50 100 Semester Any one of the following II Clusters-C (two papers) OR D (two papers) Cluster-C Theories of Language 201171 4 4 50 50 100 1C Acquisition and Learning And Approaches to Syllabus Design Language Teaching Skills and 201172 4 4 50 50 100 2C Issues in Language Testing Semester OR II Cluster-D Translation Studies: Theory 201181 4 4 50 50 100 1D and Practice 2D Literatures in Translation 201182 4 4 50 50 100 Total 20 500 L = No. of Lectures / week, P / T = Practical / Tutorial in hrs, D = Duration of Theory paper for Examination in hrs, TP = Theory Paper-marks, TW = Term Work - marks, P/V = Practical / Viva Voce - marks, T = Total Evaluation/ Assessment for all modules: Internal: 50 marks (Two or more assignments on Theory and Prescribed texts) External: 50 marks (Two questions of 25 marks each with internal choice) SCHEME: Semester II (For Distance Learning Students) Unit/Paper Titles of the Unit/Paper Subject L Cr P TP TW P/V T No Code Nos. / T Semester Genre Paper :Novel 201004 4 lectures 4 50 50 100 III Per Week (1lecture- 2hours) Semester Any one of the following 4 III three options The Eighteenth and 201131 4 50 50 100 Nineteenth century British novel. The Modernist and the Post- 4 50 50 100 Modernist Novel Novels from the Global 4 50 50 100 South Semester Genre Paper III :Poetry 201005 4 4 III Semester Any one of the following 4 III four papers Epics and the Long Poems 4 50 50 100 from the Classical to the Modern. English Poetry from the 4 50 50 100 Renaissance to the Nineteenth century. The Bhakti Tradition and 201143 4 50 50 100 twentieth century Indian Poetry Modern Poetry: Anglo 4 50 50 100 American and European Semester 201306 4 4 50 50 100 III Novels by Women Writers Total 20 500 L = No. of Lectures / week, P / T = Practical / Tutorial in hrs, D = Duration of Theory paper for Examination in hrs, TP = Theory Paper-marks, TW = Term Work - marks, P/V = Practical / Viva Voce - marks, T = Total Evaluation/ Assessment for all modules: Internal: 50 marks (Two or more assignments on Theory and Prescribed texts) External: 50 marks (Two questions of 25 marks each with internal choice) SCHEME: Semester III (For Regular Students) Unit/Paper Titles of the Unit/Paper Subject L Cr P TP TW P/V T No Code Nos. / T Semester Genre Paper :Novel 301004 4 lectures 4 50 50 100 III Per Week (1lecture- 2hours) Semester Any one of the following 4 III three options The Eighteenth and 301131 4 50 50 100 Nineteenth century British novel. The Modernist and the Post- 301132 4 50 50 100 Modernist Novel Novels from the Global 301133 4 50 50 100 South Semester Genre Paper III :Poetry 301005 4 4 III Semester Any one of the following 4 III four papers Epics and the Long Poems 301141 4 50 50 100 from the Classical to the Modern. English Poetry from the 301142 4 50 50 100 Renaissance to the Nineteenth century. The Bhakti Tradition and 301143 4 50 50 100 twentieth century Indian Poetry Modern Poetry: Anglo 301144 4 50 50 100 American and European Semester Research Component 301777 4 4 50 50 100 III Total 20 500 L = No. of Lectures / week, P / T = Practical / Tutorial in hrs, D = Duration of Theory paper for Examination in hrs, TP = Theory Paper-marks, TW = Term Work - marks, P/V = Practical / Viva Voce - marks, T = Total Evaluation/ Assessment for all modules: Internal: 50 marks (Two or more assignments on Theory and Prescribed texts) External: 50 marks (Two questions of 25 marks each with internal choice) SCHEME: Semester III (For Distance Learning Students) Unit/ Paper Titles of the Unit/Paper Subject L Cr P / TP TW P/V T No Code T Nos. 4 lectures 50 50 100 Per Week (1 lecture- 2hrs) Semester II Research Methodology 301007 4 4 50 50 100 Semester II Any one of the following 4 50 50 100 Clusters-A (two papers) OR B (two papers) Semester II Cluster A 1A Post-Colonial Theory and 301151 4 4 50 50 100 Practice 2A Post-Colonial Voices 301152 4 4 50 50 100 Semester II OR 4 Cluster B 1B Literatures of Diaspora: Theory 4 4 50 50 100 and Practice 2B Indian Literary Diaspora 4 4 50 50 100 Semester II Any one of the following Clusters-C (two papers) OR D (two papers) Cluster-C Theories of Language 301171 4 4 50 50 100 1C Acquisition and Learning And Approaches to Syllabus Design Language Teaching Skills and 301172 4 4 50 50 100 2C Issues in Language Testing Semester II OR Cluster-D Translation Studies: Theory and 4 4 50 50 100 1D Practice 2D Literatures in Translation 4 4 50 50 100 Total 20 500 L = No. of Lectures / week, P / T = Practical / Tutorial in hrs, D = Duration of Theory paper for Examination in hrs, TP = Theory Paper-marks, TW = Term Work - marks, P/V = Practical / Viva Voce - marks, T = Total Evaluation/ Assessment for all modules: Internal: 50 marks (Two or more assignments on Theory and Prescribed texts) External: 50 marks (Two questions of 25 marks each with internal choice) SCHEME: Semester IV (For Regular Students) Unit/ Title of the Unit/Paper Subject Code L Cr P / T TP TW P/V T Paper No Nos. 4 50 50 100 lectu res Per Wee k (1 lectu re- 2hou rs) For Regular students Semester Critical Methodology and 401008 4 4 50 50 100 IV Skill development for Research and Internship. Semester Film adaptations of Novels 401006 4 50 50 100 IV Semester 401777 4 50 50 100 IV Research Component Semester Internship 401999 8 200 IV Total 20 500 Semester For Distance Students IV Critical Methodology and skill 401008 development for research and internship Semester Novels and Short Stories by 4 4 1.5 50 50 100 IV Indian Writers in English hours translation. Semester Any one of the following clusters IV E (two papers) OR F (two papers) Cluster E American Literature 1E Introduction to American Literature 401411 4 4 1.5 50 50 100 hours 2E Multicultural literatures from 401412 4 4 1.5 50 50 100 America hours Cluster F Canadian Literature 1F The Concept of Canadian Identity 4 4 1.5 50 50 100 hours 2F Canadian Modernist and Post- 4 4 1.5 50 50 100 Modernist Writing hours Semester Any one of the following clusters- 1.5 50 50 hours IV G (two papers) OR H (two papers) Cluster G 1G Women's Articulation and 401309 4 4 1.5 50 50 100 Patriarchal Projection hours 2G Innovative Forms in Women's 401310 4 4 1.5 50 50 100 Narratives hours Cluster H 1H Children’s Literature 4 4 1.5 50 50 100 hours L = No.