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BA English

This document outlines the syllabus for a B.A. in English under the Choice Based Credit System at Bharathidasan University in Tamil Nadu, India. It provides details on the courses offered each semester, including language courses, core English papers, allied papers, electives and other requirements. Over the six semesters, students must complete 180 credits across various mandatory and elective courses in language, literature, linguistics, translation and soft skills. Example core courses described in more detail include Prose (covering essays from the Elizabethan to modern era) and Short Stories (exposing students to British and Indian short fiction).

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BA English

This document outlines the syllabus for a B.A. in English under the Choice Based Credit System at Bharathidasan University in Tamil Nadu, India. It provides details on the courses offered each semester, including language courses, core English papers, allied papers, electives and other requirements. Over the six semesters, students must complete 180 credits across various mandatory and elective courses in language, literature, linguistics, translation and soft skills. Example core courses described in more detail include Prose (covering essays from the Elizabethan to modern era) and Short Stories (exposing students to British and Indian short fiction).

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BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 620 024

B.A English Syllabus under CBCS

(Applicable to the candidates admitted from the academic year 2016 -2017 onwards)
Sem Part Course Ins. Credit Exam Marks Total
Hrs Hours Int. Ext.

I Language Course – I (LC) – 6 3 3 25 75 100


Tamil*/Other Languages +#
II English Language Course - I (ELC) 6 3 3 25 75 100
I Prose for Effective Communication
III Core Course – I (CC)Prose 6 5 3 25 75 100
Core Course – II (CC) Short Stories 6 5 3 25 75 100
Allied Course –I (AC) 4 3 3 25 75 100
Social History of England
IV Value Education 2 2 3 25 75 100
Total 30 21 600
I Language Course – II (LC) - 6 3 3 25 75 100
Tamil*/Other Languages +#
II English Language Course – II (ELC) 6 3 3 25 75 100
II Poetry for Effective Communication
III Core Course – III(CC) Poetry I 6 5 3 25 75 100
Core Course – IV (CC) Fiction 6 5 3 25 75 100
Allied Course – II (AC) 4 3 3 25 75 100
Literary Forms
IV Environmental Studies 2 2 3 25 75 100
Total 30 21 600
I Language Course – III (LC) 6 3 3 25 75 100
III Tamil*/Other Languages +#
II English Language Course - III (ELC) 6 3 3 25 75 100
Drama for Effective Communication
III Core Course – V (CC) 6 5 3 25 75 100
Poetry II
Core Course – VI (CC) 6 5 3 25 75 100
One-Act Plays
Allied Course – III(AC) 4 3 3 25 75 100
History of English Literature I
IV Non Major Elective I – for those who 2 2 3 25 75 100
studied Tamil under Part I
a) Basic Tamil for other language
students
b) Special Tamil for those who
studied Tamil up to 10th +2 but
opt for other languages in degree
programme
c) Presentation Skills
Total 30 21 600

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IV I Language Course –IV (LC) 6 3 3 25 75 100
Tamil*/Other Languages +#
II English Language Course – IV (ELC) 6 3 3 25 75 100
Short Stories for Effective
Communication
III Core Course – VII (CC) – Drama 5 5 3 25 75 100
Core Course - VIII (CC)- 5 5 3 25 75 100
Introduction to Language and Linguistics
Allied Course – IV (AC) 4 3 3 25 75 100
History of English Literature II
IV Non Major Elective II – for those who 2 2 3 25 75 100
studied Tamil under Part I
a) Basic Tamil for other language
students
b) Special Tamil for those who
studied Tamil upto 10th +2 but
opt for other languages in degree
programme
c) Functional Skills
V Skill-based Elective I 2 2 3 25 75 100
Total 30 23 700
V III Core Course – IX (CC) 5 5 3 25 75 100
Shakespeare
Core Course – X (CC) 5 5 3 25 75 100
Principles of Literary Criticism
Core Course – XI (CC) 5 5 3 25 75 100
American Literature
Core Course – XII (CC) 5 5 3 25 75 100
Indian Culture and Literature
Major-based Elective – I 4 3 3 25 75 100
Translation : Theory and Practice
IV Skill-based Elective – II 2 2 3 25 75 100
IV Skill-based Elective – III 2 2 3 25 75 100
IV Soft Skills Development 2 2 3 25 75 100
Total 30 29 800
VI III Core Course – X III (CC) 6 5 3 25 75 100
Indian Writing in English
Core Course – XIV (CC) 6 5 3 25 75 100
Commonwealth Literature
Core Course – XV (CC) 6 5 3 25 75 100
English Language Teaching
Major-based Elective II 5 4 3 25 75 100
Journalism
Major-based Elective III 6 4 3 25 75 100
English for Competitive Examinations
V Extension Activities 1 - - - -
V Gender Studies 1 1 3 25 75 100
Total 30 25 600
Grand Total 180 140 - - - 3900

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No. of Courses
Language Part – I - 4
English Part –II - 4
Core Paper - 15
Allied Paper - 4
Non-Major Elective - 2
Skill Based Elective - 3
Major Based Elective - 3
Environmental Studies - 1
Value Education - 1
Soft Skill Development - 1
Gender Studies - 1
Extension Activities - 1 (Credit only)
* for those who studied Tamil up to 10 +2 (Regular Stream)
+ Syllabus for other Languages should be on par with Tamil at degree level
# those who studied Tamil up to 10 +2 but opt for other languages at degree level under Part I should
study special Tamil under Part IV
** Extension Activities shall be outside instruction hours
Non Major Elective I & II – for those who studied Tamil under Part I
a) Basic Tamil I & II for other language students
b) Special Tamil I & II for those who studied Tamil up to 10th or +2 but opt for other languages in
degree programmes

Note:
1. Theory: Internal - 25 marks External - 75 marks
2. Separate passing minimum is prescribed for Internal and External
a) The passing minimum for CIA shall be 40% of 25 marks (i.e. 10 marks)
b) The passing minimum for University Examinations shall be 40% of 75 marks (i.e. 30 marks)

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CORE COURSE I
PROSE

Objectives:
To introduce learners to the evolution of English prose from the Elizabethans to the 20th
century
To expose learners to various styles of prose writers
To train learners to imitate and improve their style of writing

Unit – I
Francis Bacon : “Of Studies”
John Milton : “Books”

Unit – II
Joseph Addison : “Periodical Essays”
Richard Steele : “The Spectator Club”

Unit – III
William Hazlitt : “On Going a Journey”
Charles Lamb : “Dream-Children; A Reverie”

Unit – IV
R. L Stevenson : “An Apology for Idlers”
Robert Lynd : “The Pleasures of Ignorance”

Unit – V
A.G. Gardiner : “On the Rule of the Road”
E.V. Lucas : “On Finding Things”

Textbook:

Kumar, Ashok., et al., eds. Selected Essays: An Anthology of English Essays for Undergraduate
Students. New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan, 2014.

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CORE COURSE II
SHORT STORIES

Objectives:
To expose learners to short story writing over the centuries
To provide learners an insight into different cultures
To help learners appreciate different themes, strategies and techniques employed by the
writers

Unit – I (British)
Saki : “Alice and the Liberal Party”
Somerset Maugham : “The Verger”

Unit – II (Indian)
Rabindranath Tagore : “The Postmaster”
Lakshmi Kannan : “Muniyakka”

Unit – III (Russian)


Anton Chekhov : “The Bet”
Leo Tolstoy : “The Candle”

Unit – IV (American)
Nathaniel Hawthorne : “The Snow-Image”
Edgar Allan Poe : “The Purloined Letter”

Unit – V (New Zealand & African)


Katherine Mansfield : “An Ideal Family”
Chinua Achebe : “The Sacrificial Eggs”

Books for Reference:

Joseph A., and Balasubramanian M, eds. Memorable Tales. Trichy: PoGo Publishing
House, 2013. (This collection has 7 out of 10 short stories)
Kannan, Lakshmi. India Gate and Other Stories. New Delhi: Disha Books, 1993.

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ALLIED COURSE I
SOCIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND

Objectives:
To help learners understand the social and literary history of England from the Middle
Ages to the 20th century
To make learners aware of the relation between socio-political and socio-religious events
and literary works

Unit – I
Medieval and Tudor England – Renaissance, Reformation

Unit – II
The Civil War and the Restoration England

Unit – III
The Age of Queen Anne

Unit – IV
The Victorian Age

Unit – V
Twentieth Century

Book for Reference:

Xavier. A. G., An Introduction to the Social History of England. Chennai: S.V. Printers and
Publishers, 2009.

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CORE COURSE III
POETRY I

Objectives:
To introduce learners to the changing trends in English poetry from the Age of
Renaissance to Johnson
To help learners analyse and appreciate poetry critically

Unit – I
Edmund Spenser : Amoretti LXXV – “One Day I Wrote Her Name”
William Shakespeare : Sonnet 18

Unit– II
John Donne : “Go and Catch the Falling Star”
Andrew Marvel : “A Dialogue between the Soul and Body”

Unit – III
John Milton : “Lycidas”

Unit– IV
John Dryden : “A Song of St. Cecilia’s Day”
Alexander Pope : “Ode on Solitude”

Unit – V
Oliver Goldsmith : “The Village Preacher”
William Blake : “The Lamp”

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CORE COURSE IV

FICTION

Objectives:
To make learners understand different forms of novel from the Age of Tennyson to the
20th century
To enable learners to identify diverse fictional themes and techniques
To help learners improve their creative and imaginative faculties through the novels of
major British writers

Unit – I
Charles Dickens : David Copperfield

Unit– II
R.L. Stevenson : Treasure Island

Unit– III
Joseph Conrad : Heart of Darkness

Unit – IV
Virginia Woolf : To the Light House

Unit – V
Aldous Huxley : Brave New World

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ALLIED COURSE II

LITERARY FORMS

Objectives:
To initiate learners into the study of various literary forms
To enable learners to understand the literary terms while analyzing and interpreting the
works of literature

Unit– I: Poetry
Ballad – Epic and Mock Epic – Dramatic Monologue –Limerick – Lyric – Ode – Elegy –
Pastoral Elegy – Sonnet

Unit– II: Poetry


Rhyme – Metre – Stanza Form – Types of Verse – Figures of Speech

Imagery – Simile and Metaphor – Personification – Onomatopoeia – Alliteration – Apostrophe –


Hyperbole – Oxymoron – Allegory – Allusion – Irony and Metonymy

Unit – III: Drama


The Origin and Growth of Drama in England – Tragedy and Comedy – Dramatic Design –
Romantic Tragedy and Romantic Comedy – Tragicomedy – Chronicle Plays – Masque and
Antimasque – Comedy of Humours – Comedy of Manners – Genteel Comedy – Sentimental
Comedy – Farce – Melodrama – Expressionist Drama – Absurd Drama – One-Act Play

Unit– IV: Non-Fiction


Biography – Autobiography – Essay – Aphoristic, Personal, Critical, Periodical

Unit – V: Fiction
Short Story – Picaresque Novel – Historical, Sentimental and Gothic Novel – Science Fiction –
Detective – Social and Proletarian – Stream-of-Consciousness Novel

Books for Reference:

Abrams, M H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College
Publishers, 1993.
Ashok, Padmaja. A Companion to Literary Forms. Telengana: Orient BlackSwan, 2015.
Prasad B. A Background to the Study of English Literature. New Delhi: Trinity Press
Publication, 1999.
Rees, R J. English Literature: An Introduction for Foreign Readers. London: Macmillan, 1973.

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CORE COURSE V

POETRY II

Objectives:
To enable learners to comprehend the salient features of various types of poetry from the
Romantics up to T.S. Eliot
To make learners sharpen their poetic sensibility and stylistic skills

Unit – I
William Wordsworth : “The Solitary Reaper”
S. T Coleridge : “Dejection: An Ode”

Unit – II
John Keats : “Ode to Nightingale”
P. B Shelley : “Ozymandias”

Unit – III
Robert Browning : “Andrea del Sarto”
Alfred Tennyson : “Break, Break, Break”

Unit – IV
W. B. Yeats : “Sailing to Byzantium”
Philip Larkin : “Ambulances”

Unit – V
T. S. Eliot : “Marina”
Ted Hughes : “Hawk Roosting”

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CORE COURSE VI

ONE-ACT PLAYS

Objectives:
To help learners understand the salient features of one-act plays
To make learners comprehend and appreciate various cultures and varieties of
presentation in the representative texts
To expose learners to the sociological and psychological dimensions of
characterization

Unit – I (British)
J. M. Synge : “Riders to the Sea”

Unit – II (Russian)
Anton Chekov : “The Swan Song”

Unit– III (American)


Tennessee Williams : “Lord Byron’s Love Letter”

Unit – IV (Indian)
Asif Currimbhoy : “The Refugee”

Unit – V (African)
Erisa Kironde : “The Trick”

Books for Reference:


Elias, M., Plays in One Act. Chennai: Orient BlackSwan, 2013.
Sujatha K., ed. On the Stage: One-Act Plays. New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan, 2011.

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AIILED COURSE III

HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE I

Objectives:
To help learners aware of the literary history of the texts from the Age of Chaucer to
Dryden
To make learners understand the rise and fall of literary movements and their
relationships to socio-political and socio-religious events

Unit– I
Chapters II & III : The Age of Chaucer

Unit– II
Chapters IV & V : Development of Drama

Unit – III
Chapters VI, VII & VIII : The Age of Shakespeare

Unit – IV
Chapters IX & X : The Age of Milton

Unit – V
Chapters XI & XII : The Age of Dryden

Textbook:

Hudson W. H. An Outline History of English Literature. Noida: Maples Press, 2011.

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NON MAJOR ELECTIVE I

PRESENTATION SKILLS

Prescribed Book: Presentation Skills for the Upwardly Mobile by ROZ Townsend, Emerald
Publishers, Chennai

Internal: 25 marks

10 marks for Reading Skills

10 marks for Speaking

5 marks for Presentation

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CORE COURSE VII

DRAMA

Objectives:
To introduce learners to the emergence of English Drama from the Elizabethans to the
20th century
To make learners understand the features of tragedy, comedy of humours, anti-
sentimental comedy, drama of ideas and absurd play

Unit – I
Christopher Marlowe : Dr. Faustus

Unit – II
Ben Jonson : The Alchemist

Unit – III
Oliver Goldsmith : She Stoops to Conquer

Unit– IV
G. B Shaw : Pygmalion

Unit – V
Samuel Beckett : Waiting for Godot

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CORE COURSE VIII

INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS

Objectives:

To introduce learners to the history of English language and concepts in phonetics


and linguistics
To make learners aware of the form and content of language
To enable learners to know the scientific systems of the language

Unit – I
The Origins and the Development of Language

Unit – II
The Organs of Speech – Classification of Speech Sounds

Unit – III
Phonology – Morphology

Unit – IV
Syntax – Semantics

Unit – V
Language, Society and Culture

Textbook:

Yule, George. The Study of Language: An Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1985.

Book for Reference:

Wrenn, C L. The English Language. London: Methuen, 1949.

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AILLED COURSE IV

HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE II

Objectives:
To expose learners to the historical background of the literary texts from the Age of Pope
to the Present Age
To make learners understand the rise and fall of literary movements and their
relationships to socio-political and socio-religious events

Unit – I
Chapters XIII & XIV : The Age of Pope

Unit – II
Chapters XV to XVII : The Age of Johnson

Unit – III
Chapters XVIII to XXI : The Age of Wordsworth

Unit – IV
Chapters XXII to XXIV : The Age of Tennyson

Unit – V
Chapters XXV & XXVI : The Age of Hardy and the Present Age

Textbook:

Hudson W. H. An Outline History of English Literature. Noida: Maples Press, 2011.

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NON MAJOR ELECTIVE II

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

Prescribed books:

1. Functional Grammar, Spoken and Written Communication in English by Bikram K.Das


2. Functional English by Dr.B.Shyamala Rao

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CORE COURSE IX

SHAKESPEARE

Objectives:
To introduce learners to the dramatic and theatrical conventions of Shakespeare
To make learners understand the characterization, dramatic and poetic techniques in
Shakespearean plays
To enhance learners’ appreciation and enjoyment of select plays of Shakespeare

Unit – I
A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Unit – II
Julius Ceasar

Unit– III
King Lear

Unit – IV
Twelfth Night

Unit – V
Shakespearean Theatre and Audience
Shakespearean Fools and Clowns
Shakespearean Women
Supernatural Elements in Shakespearean Plays
Shakespearean Soliloquies
Shakespeare as a Sonneteer and a Narrative Poet

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CORE COURSE X

PRINCIPLES OF LITERARY CRITICISM

Objectives:

To acquaint learners with the knowledge of history of literary criticism, its various
trends and schools
To help learners apply literary theory to texts in order to enrich their understanding and
appreciation of literature
To make learners understand Wilbur Scott’s five approaches to literature

Unit – I
Literary Theory – Literary History – Literary Criticism

Unit – II
Classical Criticism:
Plato – Aristotle – Horace – Quintilian – Longinus

Unit – III
Orientation of Critical Theories:
Mimetic Theories – Pragmatic Theories – Sidney – Dryden – Dr. Johnson – Coleridge –
Arnold – T. S. Eliot

Unit – IV
Five Approaches:
Moralistic Approach
Psychological Approach

Unit – V
Archetypal Approach
Sociological Approach
Formalistic Approach

Textbook:
Ravindranathan, S. A Handbook on Principles of Literary Criticism (From Plato to Post-
modernism). Chennai: Emerald Publishers, 2006.

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CORE COURSE XI

AMERICAN LITERATURE

Objectives:
To introduce learners to important aspects in various genres of American literature
To help learners get acquainted with the richness of American literature through
representative works of poets, essayists and novelists

Unit – I: Poetry
Walt Whitman : “I Hear America Singing”
Emily Dickinson : “A Bird Came Down the Walk”

Unit – II: Poetry


Robert Frost : “Mending Wall”
Sylvia Plath : “Lady Lazarus”

Unit – III: Prose


Martin Luther King : “I Have a Dream”
Ralph Waldo Emerson : “The American Scholar”

Unit– IV: Drama


Arthur Miller : Death of a Salesman

Unit– V: Fiction
Nathaniel Hawthorne : The Scarlet Letter

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CORE COURSE XII

INDIAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE

Objectives:

To make learners understand the rich literary heritage of India


To appreciate the underlying unity among the diverse languages and literatures of India
To recognize the important contribution of India to world literature

Unit – I: Poetry
Kalidasa : “Look to This Day”
K.J. Saunders : “Karma” (Selection from Buddhist Verse)

Unit – II: Poetry


Dr.T. N. Ramachandran : “Tiruyirattaimanimaalai” (Selection from Translation on
Kaaraikkaal Ammaiyaar)
Prof.K. G. Seshadri : “Fear We Not” (Selection from Translation on Bharathi)

Unit – III: Prose


S. Radhakrishnan : “Character Is Destiny”
M.K. Gandhi : “Faith on Its Trial”

Unit – IV: Drama


T.P. Kailasam : “The Burden”
D.G. Mukerji : “The Judgment of Indra”

Unit – V: Fiction
Indira Goswami : “The Journey”
Bama : Karukku

Reference:
Ramachandran, T. N., trans. The Hymns of Kaaraikkaal Ammaiyaar. Dharmapuram:
International Institute of Savia Siddhanta Research, 1993.
http://tpkailasam.blogspot.in/2008/07/burden.html
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/36984/36984-h/36984-h.htm#THE_JUDGMENT_OF_INDRA

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Major Based Elective I

TRANSLATION: THEORY AND PRACTICE

Objectives:

To familiarize learners with the history and theory of translation


To introduce learners to the techniques involved in translation
To make learners translate prose passages from English to Tamil and vice versa

Unit – I
Translation – Definition, Types, Principles – Decoding and Recoding – Problems of
Equivalence – Untranslatability

Unit – II
History of Translation Theory – Period Study – The Romans – Bible Translation – Early
Theorists – The Renaissance – 17th Century and 18th Century – Romanticism – Victorians –
20th Century

Unit – III
Problems of Literary Translation – Structures – Translating Poetry – Translating Prose –
Translating Dramatic Texts

Unit– IV
Two chapters from G.U Pope’s Translation of Tirukkural:
“The Utterance of Pleasant Words”
“Not Doing Evil”

Unit – V
Translation Practice: Translating Proverbs and Prose from English to Tamil and vice versa

Books for Reference:


Bassnett, Susan. Translation Studies. London: Methuen, 1980.
Catford, J C. A Linguistic Theory of Translation: An Essay in Applied Linguistics. London:
Oxford UP, 1965.
Savory, Theodore H. The Art of Translation. Boston: The Writer, 1968.

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CORE COURSE XIII

INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH

Objectives:
To make learners aware of the history and the growth of Indian Writing in English
To introduce learners to the rich literary tradition in Indian Writing in English
To enable learners to appreciate the changing trends in Indian literature in English
from pre to post-Independence era

Unit– I: Poetry
Henry Derozio : “The Harp of India”
Sarojini Naidu : “Love and Death”

Unit– II: Poetry


Nissim Ezekiel : “Poet, Lover, Birdwatcher”
A. K. Ramanujan : “Of Mothers, Among Other Things”

Unit – III: Prose


M. K. Gandhi : “Playing the English Gentleman” (Chapter 15 from The
Story of My Experiments with Truth)
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam : “The Power of Prayer”

Unit– IV: Drama


Girish Karnad : Nagamandala

Unit– V: Fiction
Mulk Raj Anand : Coolie

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CORE COURSE XIV

COMMONWEALTH LITERATURE

Objectives:

To introduce learners to the literatures of a few commonwealth countries


To enable learners to understand and appreciate various cultures, traditions and mores

Unit – I: Poetry
Sir Charles G.D Roberts : “The Solitary Woodsman”
Razia Khan : “My Daughter’s Boyfriend”

Unit – II: Poetry


Allen Curnow : “House and Land”
E.J Pratt : “The Dying Eagle”

Unit – III: Prose


Margaret Atwood : “Nature as a Monster” from Chapter 2 of Survival:
A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature

Unit – IV: Drama


Wole Soyinka : The Road

Unit – V: Fiction
Chinua Achebe : Things Fall Apart

Book for Reference:


Narasimhaiah, C. D. An Anthology of Commonwealth Poetry. India: Macmillan, 1990.

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CORE COURSE XV

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

Objectives:
To expose learners to various approaches and methods, aspects and strategies of
teaching English
To help learners understand the essential components and concepts of language
teaching

Unit – I
Place of English in India – Issues Involved in the Teaching of English – English as Foreign
Language, Second Language, and English for Specific Purposes

Unit – II
Approaches and Methods – Grammar Translation Method – Audio-lingual Method –
Communicative Approach – Natural Approach – Content-based Instruction – Task-based
Language Teaching

Unit– III
Teaching of Prose, Poetry, Drama, Grammar, Composition – Teaching LSRW Skills

Unit – IV
Testing – Types of Tests – Characteristics of a Good Test – Preparation of Model Exercises and
Questions

Unit – V
Use of Audio-Visual Aids – Television and Language Lab in Teaching English

Books for Reference:

Baruah, T C. The English Teacher's Handbook. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers, 1991.
Bright, John A., and G. P. McGregor. Teaching English as a Second Language.
Longmans, 1970.
Richards, Jack C, and Theodore S. Rodgers. Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching: A
Description and Analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1986.
Varghese, Paul. Teaching English as a Second Language. New Delhi: Sterling
Publishers, 1990.

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Major-Based Elective II

JOURNALISM

Objectives:
To initiate learners into the history of journalism
To expose learners to various aspects of journalism

Unit – I
Definition of Journalism – Role of Journalism – Ethics – Press Laws – Press Council

Unit–II
News – Definition – Kinds – Elements – Source – News Agencies

Unit– III
Reporting – Qualities of Reporters – Beats – Kinds of Reporting with Special Reference to
Court, Crime, Election, Sport – Investigative Reporting

Unit – IV
Editing – News Editor – Sub Editors – Anatomy of Editing.

Unit – V
Language of Journalism – Writing a News Story – Writing Opinion Pieces – Writing Leads –
Headlines.

Books for Reference:

Mehta, D.S. Mass Communication and Journalism in India. Bombay: Allied, 1979.
Shrivastava, K. M. News Reporting and Editing. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers, 2003.

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Major-Based Elective III

ENGLISH FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS

Objectives:

To instil confidence in learners and improve their language skills to face the
challenges of a competitive examination
To equip learners with adequate English language skills to achieve success in
competitive examinations
Unit – I
Basics in English Grammar and Usage: Articles, Prepositions, Tenses, Concord, Question Tag

Unit – II
Homophones – Homonyms – Phrases and Idioms – One-word Substitution – Reading
Comprehension

Unit – III
Error Correction

Unit – IV
Letter Writing – Formal and Informal – Note-making

Unit – V
Expansion of Proverbs – Writing Essays

Textbook:

Pillai, Radhakrishna. G. English Grammar and Composition. Emerald Publishers, 2002.

Books for Reference:

Bhatnagar, R. P. English for Competitive Examinations. New Delhi: Laxmi Publishers


India, 2009.
Krishnaswamy, N. Modern English: A Book of Grammar, Usage and Composition. India:
Laxmi Publishers, 2000.
Prasad, Hari M, and Uma R. Sinha. Objective English for Competitive Examination. New Delhi:
Tata McGraw-Hill Education Pvt. Ltd., 2005.

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