Download B.A. (English Literature)

SEMESTER – I
Paper – I
Periods 6 /
Credits: 3
PROSE, POETRY, FICTION, GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, SPOKEN ENGLISH AND
COMPOSITION
Unit – I
:
Part II
Code BAE 112
Prose
V.S.Srinivasa Sastri -- Mahatma Gandhi
John Frazer
-- Mother Terasa
R.N.Roy
-- Martin Luther King
Unit – II
Poetry
Wordsworth
Byron
Robert Frost
Unit – III
:
-- “Daffodils”
-- “She Walks in Beauty”
-- “After Apple-picking”
Fiction: Short Stories
O. Henry
-- “Gift of the Magi”
Chekhov
-- “The Bet”
Rabindranath Tagore -- “The Postmaster”
Unit – IV
:
Grammar and Spoken English
 Noun
 Pronouns
 Possessive forms
 Articles & Nouns
 Demonstratives
 Some, any, no etc.
(Response in one or two sentences)
Greeting a person; Introducing oneself; Inviting somebody to attend a function; Expressing
inability to attend; Requesting; Seeking permission: Refusing permission; Asking for advice;
Remembering something; Expressing sympathy; Reminding others; Congratulating;
Complaining; Apologizing; Making suggestions; Warning; Asking for information/direction;
Expressing annoyance; Encouraging others; Expressing possibility/impossibility; Starting a
conversation with a stranger; Ending a conversation; Asking for someone’s opinion; Expressing
happiness; Expressing something unpleasant; Expressing gratitude.
Unit – V
Composition and Vocabulary
Composition
(1)
Reading comprehension: 8 questions testing skills of locating direct information,
associative comprehension, overall understanding, drawing inferences, evaluative
comprehension and aspects of grammar and vocabulary.
(2)
Arranging jumbled sentences in a chronological order or a coherent paragraph.
(3)
Letter Writing (Personal letters).
Vocabulary
One Word Substitutes:
alimony, amateur, amnesty, anaesthesia, anarchist, anatomy, anonymous, archive,
atheist, autobiography, cannibal, carcinogen, cardiologist, carnivorous, centenarian,
contemporary, connoisseur, cosmopolitan, crew, detective, (21 – 40) emigrant, epitaph,
extempore, fauna, feminist, fleet, flora, forgery, gymnasium, gynaecologist, herbivorous,
hypocrisy, incorrigible, kleptomania, lexicographer, manuscript, mercenary, misanthrope,
mortuary, novice, (41 – 60) obituary, omniscient, ophthalmologist, optimist, omnipotent,
orphan, panacea, parasite, pedestrian, pessimist, philanthropy philatelist, polygamy,
posthumous, post-mortem, secular, somnambulist , theology, unanimous, utopia.
Books Prescribed:
Jegadisan, S. Portraits in Prose. Orient Black Swan, Chennai: 2009.
Sadanand Kamalesh. & Punitha, Susheela. Spoken English: A Foundation Course. Part 2
Orient Black Swan, New Delhi, 2011
SEMESTER – I
Part III
Paper – I
Core I
Code BAE 101
Periods 6 /
Credits: 4
MODERN ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND USAGE – I
This is the first of the two grammar papers the curriculum offers, the next paper being offered in
the second semester. The two grammar papers help to lay a strong foundation required for
developing the student’s communicative skills and for his reaching levels of excellence in the
study of literature.
Unit I
Words and Sentences (1—3): Nouns (76 –82); Pronouns (96 – 103)
Unit II
Verbs – Present, Past, Continuous, Perfect (4 – 21)
Unit III
Verbs – Future (22 – 33); Modal Verbs (44 – 53)
Unit IV
Prepositions (118 – 131)
Unit V
Language Lab
Prescribed Text:
Eastwood, John. Oxford Practice Grammar. 2nd ed. New Delhi: Oxford University Press,
1999.
Books for Reference:
Hewings, Martin. Advanced English Grammar. New Delhi: Cambridge University Press,
1999.
Hornby, A.S. Guide to Patterns and Usage in English. 2nd ed. New Delhi: Oxford University
Press, 1975.
SEMESTER I
Part III
Paper – II
Core II
Code BAE 102
Periods 6 /
Credits: 4
PRE-ELIZABETHAN AND ELIZABETHAN LITERATURE
This paper is the first in the series of papers dealing with British literature. It introduces the
student to writers of the Elizabethan period other than Shakespeare. The selection from
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, though in modern English, gives the student a feel of the writings
of the “Father of English Poetry”
Unit I
Unit II
Unit III
Unit IV
Unit V
Poetry:
Poetry:
Drama
Drama
Prose
Chaucer – “Nun’s Priest’s Tale”
Edmund Spenser – “Prothalamion”
Christopher Marlowe Dr. Faustus
Dekker -- The Shoemaker’s Holiday
Francis Bacon -- Essays
“Of Truth”, “Of Nature in Man”, “Of Counsel”
SEMESTER I
Part III
Paper – III
Allied I
Code BAE 103
Periods 6 /
Credits: 4
LITERARY FORMS
Equally important as the understanding of the history of literature is an understanding about the
various genres in which literature is created. The students need to have this knowledge before
being exposed to works of literature. Hence the paper’s place in the first semester.
Unit I
(a) Why We Study Literature? (b) The Lyric (c) The Ode (d) The Sonnet
Unit II
(a) The Elegy (b) The Epic (c) The Ballad
Unit III
(a) The Satire (b) Tragedy (c) Comedy (d) Tragi-comedy
Unit IV
(a) The One Act Play (b) The Dramatic Monologue (c) The Essay
Unit V
(a) The Novel (b) The Short Story (c) Biography (d) Autobiography
Book Prescribed:
Prasad, B. A Background to the Study of English Literature. Madras: Macmillan, 1965.
Essential Reading:
Rees, R.J. English Literature: An Introduction for Foreign Readers. London:
Macmillan Press Limited, 1978.
SEMESTER I
Part IV
Paper – I
NON-MAJOR
ELECTIVE I
Code BAE 104
Periods 4 /
Credits: 2
COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH
The paper furnishes the student with the required professional skill for communicating effectively
and successfully and is clearly job oriented. The paper, though aimed at proficiency in English, has
the immediate purpose of teaching students to think creatively.
Unit I
Writing Letters for Job Application (R 53) – Curriculum Vitae Preparation (R 52) –
Sending Messages by Email (R 56) – SMS (R 57) Writing Letters for Business
Communication: Purchase Orders and Sales Offer
Unit II
Appointment Orders -- Writing Circulars or Notices -- Notice for Disciplinary Action -Authorization Letters -- Technical Writing – Preparing User Manuals – Writing
Advertisements
Unit III
Dynamics of Professional Presentations
Introduction, Combating Stage Fright, Preparing Power Point Presentation Slides for
Presentations, Describing Objects/ Situations/ People, Individual and Group
Presentation, Delivering Just a Minute (JAM)
Unit IV
Public Speaking – Selecting an Appropriate Method – Speaking from Memory,
Speaking from the Manuscript, Speaking Impromptu, Speaking from Notes, Making
Speeches Interesting – Make Your Beginning Catchy, Use Wit and Humour, Use
Appropriate Body Language, Use Proper Voice Modulation, Use Examples and
Instances, End on an Emphatic Note, Delivering Different Types of Speeches –
Welcome/ Introductory Speech, Vote of Thanks Speeches, Farewell Speeches.
Unit V
Conversations and Dialogues
Self-expression and Interaction, Getting to know the other person better, Building
Trust and Credibility, Tips for Improving Conversations – Spend Unbroken Time,
Listen More Than You Speak, Ask Questions, Resist the Urge to Dominate, Use
Appropriate Body language, Situational Dialogues – Definition, Tips for Writing
Dialogues, Giving Characters Distinct Speech Patterns, Learn How to Write
Dialogues
Practical Writing Practice
Language Lab
SEMESTER I
Paper – I
Lab I
LANGUAGE LAB I - Intermediate (Neutral English)
Module-1: (Phonetics Theory & Practice)
Module-2: (Communicative English-Interactive)
Module-3: (Situational Conversation-Listen)
Module-4: (Situational Conversation-Listen)
Module-5: (Situational Conversation-Listen)
Module-6: (Global Communication-Listen)
Module-7: (Global Communication-Listen)
Module-8: (Monologues with exercise)
Module-9: (Comprehension)
Module-10: (Biographies)
Module-11: (Errors in Spoken English)
Module-12: (Essential English Grammar)
Module-13: (Vocabulary)
Module-14: (Learning Through Cartoons)
Module-15: (Learning Through Fun)
Module-16: (Learning Through Games)
Module-17: (Learning Through Music)
Module-18: (Learning Through Stories)
Module-19: (Learning Through Situations)
Module-20: (Learning Through Activities)
Module-21: (Learning Through Discussion)
Module-22: (Learning Through Interview)
Code BAE 181
Periods 6 /
Credits: 3
SEMESTER II
Part II
Paper – II
Code BAE 122
Periods 6 /
Credits: 3
PROSE, POETRY, FICTION, GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, SPOKEN ENGLISH AND
COMPOSITION
Unit – I
:
Prose
D.H.Lawrence
-- The Rocking Horse Winner
Anton Chekov
-- The Bet
Somerset Maugham -- Princess September
Unit – II
Unit – III
Unit – IV
:
:
:
Poetry
William Wordsworth
-- “Lucy”
W.B.Yeats
-- “The Wild Swans”
D.H.Lawrence
-- “The Best of School”
T.S.Eliot
-- “To the Indians who Died in Africa”
Philip Larkin
-- “That Whitsun”
Fiction – Short Stories
William Somerset Maugham
-- The Verger
R.K.Narayan
-- An Astrologer’s Day
Bhabani Bhattacharya
-- Glory at Twilight
Grammar and Spoken English
Grammar:
1. Tenses
2. Active and Passive
Spoken English (Responses in one or two sentences)
Making assertions; Describing persons and objects; Taking a vow; Commenting on
situations; Exclamations; Giving yourself time to think; Asking for someone’s opinion; Asking
about preferences; Asking whether someone knows; Saying you know; Checking if someone has
understood; Asking if someone agrees; Asking someone to repeat; Leaving someone for a short
time; Asking if someone is able to do something; Saying you are unable to do something;
Changing the subject; Avoiding giving an opinion; Ordering food at a restaurant; Talking about
weather and season; Asking about daily activities; Making polite requests using, “Would (Will)
you . . . . Please?”, etc.; Discussing Television Programme.
Unit – V
:
Composition & Vocabulary
(1)
Letter Writing (Official) and Preparation of curriculum vitae.
(2)
Developing hints into a story/general essay; Simple topics to be chosen for essay.
(3)
Note making.
Vocabulary
Homophones:
beer – bier; berth – birth; deer – dear; desert – dessert; diseased – deceased; feat – feet; heard –
herd; cast – caste; check – cheque; draught – draft; hangar – hanger; hear – here; knight – night;
loan –lone; mane – main; Meet – meat; meter – metre; pair – pear; peal – peel; personal –
personnel; piece – peace -- peas; pray – prey; root – route; sent -- scent – cent; cite -- site – sight;
sow – sew; stationary – stationery; steal – steel; story – storey; wait – weight
Books Prescribed:
Board of Editors. Journey through Words. Orient Longman, Hyderabad: 2007.
Board of Editors. The Fragrance of Fiction. Orient Black Swan, Hyderabad: 2011.
SEMESTER
Part III
Paper – IV
Core III
II
MODERN ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND USAGE – II
Code BAE
105
Periods 6/
Credits: 4
This paper is the continuation of the grammar paper offered in the first semester and has the
same objective.
Unit I
The Infinitive and the – ing form (60 – 75);
Unit II
Adjectives and Adverbs (104 – 117)
Unit III
Reported Speech (132 – 136); Conditionals and Wish (144 – 149);
Appendices 1& 2
Unit IV
Relative Clauses (137 – 143); Linking Words (150 – 153);
Appendices 3&4; Questions, Negatives and Answers (34 – 43) Appendices 5 & 6
Unit V
Language Lab
Prescribed Text:
Eastwood, John. Oxford Practice Grammar. 2nd ed: New Delhi: Oxford University Press,
1999.
Books for Reference:
Hewings, Martin. Advanced English Grammar. New Delhi: Cambridge University Press,
1999.
Hornby, A.S. Guide to Patterns and Usage in English. 2nd ed. New Delhi: Oxford University
Press, 1975.
SEMESTER
II
Part III
Paper – V
Core IV
Code BAE
106
Periods 6/
Credits: 4
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY LITERATURE
This paper is the second in the series of papers dealing with British literature. It introduces the
student to the leading authors of this period and their works.
Unit I
Poetry
John Milton
Lycidas
Unit II
Poetry
John Donne
The Extasie,
Herbert
The Pilgrimage, The Collar
Andrew Marvel
To His Coy Mistress
Unit III
Drama
Ben Jonson
Every Man in His Humour
Unit IV
Prose
Thomas Moore
Utopia
Unit V
Prose
The Gospel according to St. Mark (King James Version)
SEMESTER II
Part III
Paper – VI
Allied II
Code BAE 107
Periods 6/
Credits: 4
SOCIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND
This paper makes the students familiar with the different epochs in the history of England and
the important social changes. This understanding is a prerequisite to a good understanding of
British Literature
Unit I
(a) The Renaissance; (b) The Reformation; (c) The Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Unit II
(a) Elizabethan Theatre; (b) The East India Company; (c) Colonial Expansion.
Unit III
(a) Puritanism; (b) The Social Significance of the Civil War; (c) Restoration England
Unit IV
(a) The Origin and Growth of Political Parties in England (b) Coffee House Life in
England; (c) Agrarian Revolution
Unit V
(a) Humanitarian Movements; (b) The War of American Independence;
(c) Effects of the French Revolution; (d) The Victorian Age
Books Prescribed
Xavier, A.G. Introduction to Social History of England. Chennai: Macmillan, 1988.
Essential reading
Trevelyan, G.M. English Social History. London: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1983.
SEMESTER
Part IV
Paper II
Non Major Code BAE 108
II
Elective II
ADVERTISEMENTS AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Unit I
Unit II
Unit III
Unit IV
Unit V
Periods4/
Credits: 2
Origins and Development of Advertising, Modern Advertising, Advertising
Agencies, History of Indian Advertising, The Business of Advertising and Public
Relations
Types of Advertising – Online Advertisements, Mobile phone Advertisements,
the Nature and Role of Advertising and Public Relations, Advertising Planning,
Testing Advertising Effectiveness, Principles of Advertising
Public Relations in Industry, Media Relations, Advertising and Social
Responsibility, Ethics in Advertising and Public Relations
Mass Communication and Social Sciences, Media Audiences, The Audience as
‘Market’, Psychology of Audiences, The ‘Mass’ Audience
Copy Righting – Sample – Exercise
Book Prescribed:
J.Kumar, Keval. Mass Communication in India. Mumbai: Jaico Publishing House, 2008.
SEMESTER II
Paper – II Lab II
Code BAE 182
LANGUAGE LAB II Advanced (International English)
Periods 6 / Credits: 3
Module-1: (Pronunciation Practice-Global Communicative English)
Module-2: (Pronunciation Practice-U.K Sounds & Words)
Module-3: (Communicative English-U.S & U.K Listen, Repeat)
Module-4: (Communicative English-U.S & U.K Listen, Repeat)
Module-5: (Communicative English-U.S & U.K Listen, Repeat)
Module-6: (Monologues with exercise)
Module-7: (Comprehension)
Module-8: (Biographies-ESL Lesson Plan)
Module-9: (BBC Current Events)
Module-10: (Dialogues-U.S Accent)
Module-11: (Idioms & Phrases)
SEMESTER III
Part II
Paper – III
Periods 6/
Credits: 3
PROSE, POETRY, DRAMA, GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, SPOKEN ENGLISH AND
COMPOSITION
Unit – 1
Short Stories
Mulk Raj Anand
Shama Futehally
Arun Joshi
Unit – II
Unit – IV
--The Terrorist
-- Photographs
-- The Homecoming
Poetry
Emily Dickinson
Willam Blake
Wole Soyinka
Tagore
Unit – III
Code BAE 212
Drama
– “Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church”
– “Poison Tree”
– “Telephonic Conversation”
– “Gitanjali Songs No: 35,36
(One-Act Plays)
Erisa Kironde
- The Trick
M.Sajitha
-- Matsyaganddhi
Grammar and Spoken English
Grammar






Modals
Introductory ‘it’,
Introductory ‘there’
Questions
Reported Speech
Infinitive forms
Spoken English Conversation in situations – dialogues
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
A father and his son talk about higher education.
A house owner and a tenant.
A Customer at a medical shop.
Two friends about the latest film.
A Salesman and a prospective buyer of a car
Unit – V
:
Composition and Vocabulary
Composition
1. Précis Writing 2.Email 3.Advertisement 4. Notices, Agenda, Minutes;
5.Writing descriptive and narrative passages
Vocabulary
Phrases:
in accordance with; on account of’; to account for; to aim at; apart from; to approve of; on behalf
of; to carry on; in front of; in order to; to call off; to call upon; to consist of; contrary to; to
depend on; to drop in; due to; in the face of; to get used to; be good at; in keeping with; in the
light of; to look down on; to look up to; to look into; to refer to; in the long run; to look forward
to; to make an attempt to make fun of; to opt out of; to persist in; to put an end to; with regard
to; as a result of; to result in; to root out; to run into; to see through; in spite of; to take for
granted; to turn against; in view of; to wipe out; be worthy of;
Books Prescribed:
K.Sujatha. On the Stage One-act Plays. Orient Black Swan, Chennai: 2011.
Mukherjee, Meenakshi. Let’s Go Home and Other Stories. Orient Black Swan, Chennai: 2009
SEMESTER
III
Part III
Paper – VII
Core V
Code BAE 201
Periods 6/
Credits: 4
NEO-CLASSICAL LITERATURE
The Greek and Roman classics gained new importance in the 1600's and 1700's. Artists, writers,
and scholars of England modelled their works after those of the ancients. The neo-classicists or
new classicists tried to achieve the clarity, and restraint of classical art. The purpose of this
paper is to acquaint the students with the noticeable shift that had crept into the writings of the
period. Writers like Dryden and Pope, divided from one another by almost half a century came
together by their clear adoration of the Greek and Roman writers.
Unit I
Unit II
Unit III
Unit IV
Unit V
.
Poetry
Poetry
Drama
Prose
Prose
Dryden
Pope
Sheridan
Swift
Addison
“A Song for St. Cecelia’s Day”; “Alexander’s Feast”
“The Rape of the Lock”
The School for Scandal
Gulliver’s Travels (Books1 & 2)
Selections from Coverley Papers
(i) “Sir Roger in Town”
(ii) “Sir Roger at the Theatre”
(iii) “On Witchcraft – Story of Moll White”
SEMESTER
III
Part III
Paper – VIII
Core VI
Code BAE 202
Periods 6/
Credits: 4
ROMANTIC LITERATURE
English Romanticism evolved as a reaction against the Age of Reason. The Romantics believed
that strong feelings, imagination and a return to nature were more important than reason, order
and intellectual ideas. The fifty years that followed the death of Johnson thus became a period
rich and varied in literary achievement. The Romantics praised natural human instincts and wrote
about their own emotions and sentiments. The poetry of the Romantics expressed new
confidence in the unity, beauty, and goodness of the universe. This paper helps the student
experience the underlying romantic characteristics that linked together temperamentally very
different writers in a delightful communion of sharpened sensibilities and heightened
imaginative feeling.
Unit I
Unit II
Unit III
Unit IV
Unit V
Poetry
Wordsworth
Coleridge
Poetry Keats
Byron
Shelley
Fiction Jane Austen
Prose
Charles Lamb
Hazlitt
Prose
Shelley
“Tintern Abbey”; “Lucy Gray”
“Kubla Khan”
“Eve of St Agnes”
“The Ocean”
“To a Skylark”
Emma
“Dream Children”, “A Dissertation upon Roast Pig”
“Meeting with Wordsworth” from “My first
Acquaintance with Poets”
A Defence of Poetry
SEMESTER
III
Part III
Paper – XI
Allied III
Code BAE 203
Periods 6/
Credits: 4
LITERARY CRITICISM
Criticism is the analysis and judgment of works of art. It examines the principles by which the
work of art may be understood. Literary critics have made our literary experience rewarding and
meaningful. The Greek philosopher Plato, the first known literary critic, accused poetry of
imitating the mere appearance of things. Aristotle, his pupil, in his Poetics, said that poetry is an
instructive imitation, not of things but of actions. The Roman poet Horace and the Greek writer
Longinus are other early literary critics.
In England literary criticism began with Sir Philip Sidney. Then followed important critics like
John Dryden, Samuel Johnson, and Alexander Pope who turned their attention to defining rules
by which works should be written and judged. Wordsworth, Coleridge and Hazlitt were great
critics of the Romantic era. Matthew Arnold called poetry "a criticism of life.” But Eliot,
coming soon after, argued for a criticism that would be the servant of poetry, not of society. I. A.
Richards developed methods of close reading and asked readers to pay attention to the exact
meaning of the text. This paper introduces the student to the contributions made by these great
creative writers to literary criticism.
Unit I
The Art of Criticism; Plato; Aristotle;
Unit II
Dante; Sir Philip Sidney; Ben Jonson
Unit III
John Dryden; Alexander Pope; Dr. Johnson
Unit IV
William Wordsworth; S.T. Coleridge, Matthew Arnold;
Unit V
T.S. Eliot; I.A. Richards; F.R. Leavis
Book Recommended:
Prasad, B. An Introduction to English Criticism. Chennai: Macmillan, 1990.
SEMESTER
Part IV
Paper – X
Skill Based I
III
TRANSLATION: THEORY AND PRACTICE
Code BAE 204
Periods 4/
Credits: 2
The purpose of the paper is to introduce translation as a creative activity involving language and
culture. It imparts to the student a sound knowledge of the theories of translation and their
practical application.
Unit I
Definitions – The role of the Translator – History of Translation – Theory
of Translation
Unit II
Techniques of Translation -- Problems Involved in Translation – Procedure
-- Language -- Translation of Texts: Prose, Poetry and Drama
Unit III
The Bible in Translation - The Book of Proverbs (Chapters I – III)
Unit IV
The Thirukkural in Translation - Arathupal (Chapters I – V)
Unit V
Novel in Translation - Chemmeen
Practical
Translation Practice & Language Lab
Books Prescribed:
The Holy Bible – King James Version
The Thirukkural: Translated by G.U.Pope
Pillai, Thakazhi Sivasankara. Chemmeen. Trans. Narayana Menon. Bombay: Jaico Publications,
1968.
SEMESTER
Paper – III
Lab III
III
LANGUAGE LAB III ODLL-Pro
Code BAE 281
Module-1: (Handling Telephone Calls)
Module-2: (Career Planning)
Module-3: (Email Skills)
Module-4: (Letter Writing)
Module-5: (Making Curriculum Vitae)
Module-6: (Appearing For Personal Interview)
Module-7: (Group Discussion-GD)
Module-8: (Debating)
Module-9: (Public Speaking)
Module-10: (Personal Skills)
Module-11: (Reporting)
Module-10: (Soft Skills)
Module-11: (Dining Etiquette)
Periods 6 / Credits: 3
SEMESTER IV
Part II
Paper – IV
Code BAE 222
Periods 6/
Credits: 3
PROSE, POETRY, DRAMA, GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, SPOKEN ENGLISH AND
COMPOSITION
Unit I: Poetry
1. William Shakespeare
“All the World’s a Stage”
2. Percy Bysshe Shelley
“Ode to the West Wind”
3. Lord Alfred Tennyson
“Ulysses”
Unit II: Poetry
1. William Butler Yeats
“A Prayer for My Daughter”
2. W.H.Auden
“The Unknown Citizen”
3. Kamala Das
“Punishment in Kindergarten”
Unit III: Short Stories
1. Saki
The Open Window
2. Chinua Achebe
Marriage is a Private Affair
3. R.K.Laxman
The Gold Frame
Unit IV: One-act Plays
1. Anton Chekhov
The Swan Song
2. Eugene O’Neill
Before Breakfast
Unit V: Composition
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Letter-Writing (Formal & Informal)
Interviews
Group Discussion
General Essays
Word Power
Books Prescribed:
Sasikumar, V. Fantasy: A Collection of Short Stories. Orient Black Swan, Mumbai:
2011.
Sujatha, K. On the Stage One-act Plays. Orient Black Swan, Chennai: 2011.
SEMESTER
IV
Part III
Paper – XI
Core VII
Code BAE 205
Periods 6/
Credits: 4
VICTORIAN LITERATURE
The Victorian era which spreads over a span of sixty years from 1830 to 1890, was a period of
remarkable literary output in all genres. Victorian literature at its greatest is intensely humanistic.
In poetry, one finds great verse makers of broad outlook and variety of method like Tennyson,
Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, George Meredith, Swinburne and Arnold. The
Pre-Raphaelites Rossetti and Morris, passionate worshippers of beauty, also belong to this
period. In fiction the early humanitarian Victorians like Charlotte Bronte and Dickens were
concerned with society, while George Eliot and Hardy followed the more analytical methods of
science in their writings. Ruskin and Mill are the chief exponents of the prose of this period. The
complexity, variety, and humanity that one finds in the works of these authors make the paper
enjoyable and worthwhile to the student.
Unit I
Poetry Lord Tennyson
“The Lotus Eaters”
Matthew Arnold
“Dover Beach”
Robert Browning
“My Last Duchess”
Unit II
Drama John Galsworthy
The Silver Box
Unit III
Fiction Thomas Hardy
The Return of the Native
Unit IV
Fiction George Eliot
Mill on the Floss
Unit V
Prose
R.L. Stevenson
“Walking Tours “
John Ruskin
“Of King’s Treasuries” (Sesame and Lilies)
Books Prescribed:
Zama, Ch. Margaret Ed. Poetry Down the Ages. Orient Black Swan. Chennai, 2012.
SEMESTER
IV
Part III
Paper – XII
Core VIII
Code BAE 206
Periods 6/
Credits: 4
TWENTIETH CENTURY LITERATURE
This is the last of the papers on British literature and has a selection that represents the major
writers of the last century. The paper introduces the student to literary trends that have helped
shape the contemporary literature in English.
Unit I
Unit II
Unit III
Unit IV
Poetry
W.B.Yeats
“An Irish Airman Foresees His Death”
D.H. Lawrence
“Song of a Man Who Has Come Through”
Wilfred Owen
“Send Off”
Edmund Blunden
“Report on Experience”
John Masefield
“Spanish Waters”
W.H. Auden
“Look Stranger at the Island Now”
Drama
Bernard Shaw
Arms and the Man
Graham Greene
The Power and the Glory
Novel
Short Story
Oscar Wilde
The Devoted Friend
Saki (H.H. Munro) The Mouse
Virginia Woolf
Unit V
The Duchess and the Jeweller
One-act Plays
Anton Chekhov
A Marriage Proposal
W.St.John Tayleur Reunion
Books Prescribed:
A Book of Plays. Chennai: Orient Black Swan, 2010
Shaw, Bernard. Arms and the Man. Chennai: Orient Black Swan, 2010
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Part III
Paper – XIII
Allied IV Code BAE 207
Periods 6/
Credits: 4
HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
This paper imparts to the students a sound knowledge about the various stages in the growth of
English literature and thus lays a strong foundation for the three year course. The general idea
that the students gain at the very beginning of the course will stand them in good stead
throughout the course.
Unit I
(a) Introduction; (b) The Age of Chaucer
Unit II
(a) From Chaucer to Wyatt and Surrey (Tottel’s Miscellany); (b) Drama up to
1561; (c) The Age of Elizabeth
Unit III
(a) The Age of Milton; (b) The Age of Dryden; (c) The Age of Pope
Unit IV
(a) The Age of Transition (b) The Age of Wordsworth (c) The Victorian Age
Unit V
(a) The Age of Hardy (b) The Present Age (as in Prasad)
Text Book: - Hudson. History of English Literature
Books for Reference:
Blamiers, Harry. A Short History of English Literature. London: ELBS and Methuen, 1979.
Compton-Rickett, Arthur. A History of English Literature. Delhi: India Offset Press, 1968.
Evans, Ifor. A Short History of English Literature. Harmondsworth: Pelican, 1972.
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Part IV
Paper – XIV
IV
BASICS OF JOURNALISM
Skill Based II
Code BAE 208
Periods 4/
Credits: 2
Unit I
What is Journalism – Importance – Development of Journalism in India – Principles
and Ethics of Journalism.
Unit II
Journalistic departments and their functions:
Editing : Role of an Editor, Sub- Editor and News Editors
Reporting : Quality of Reporting, Kinds of Reporters, Gathering information,
Investigative Reporting , Free Lancing
Interwiew : Interviewing – the role of an interviewer – ethics and codes followed by an
interviewer while interviewing.
Unit III, IV & V
Practical:
Designing a Newspaper (Chart File)
Picture Album of News Reports
Fact File : A Document of Latest News on the Stock Market, Business, Science&
Technology and Agriculture
Interviewing a Person : Audio Cassette / CD/ Written Script
Language Lab
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Paper – IV
Lab IV
IV
LANGUAGE LAB IV ODLL-BIZ
Module-1: (Job Interviews)
Module-2: (Communications)
Module-3: (Telephoning)
Module-4: (Tele Conferencing)
Module-5: (Meetings)
Module-6: (Presentations)
Module-7: (Marketing’s)
Module-8: (Sales)
Module-9: (Negotiation)
Module-10: (Customer Service)
Module-11: (Business Writing)
Module-12: (Management)
Module-13: (Human Resources)
Module-14: (Business News)
Module-15: (Announcement)
Module-16: (Travel)
Module-17: (Socializing)
Module-18: (Function)
Module-19: (Persuasion)
Module-20: (Legal)
Code BAE
282
Periods 6 / Credits: 3
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Part III
Paper – XV
Core IX
V
AMERICAN LITERATURE I (Poetry and Drama)
Code BAE 301
Periods 6/
Credits: 4
American literature reflects the many religious, historical, and cultural traditions of the American
people. The early writings of the Americans can be traced back to the Puritan settlers and
American literature thus spreads over too long a period to be covered satisfactorily in just one
paper. Hence it has been felt necessary to have two papers. This paper, the first of the two, deals
with poetry and drama and the second one with prose and fiction. The aim of the two papers is to
demonstrate to the student of literature that the literature produced in the American continent has
at least as much charm, variety and purpose as that produced in England.
Unit I Poetry
William Cullen Bryant
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Edgar Allan Poe
Walt Whitman
Unit II Poetry
– “To a Waterfowl”
– “Snow-Storm”
– “A Psalm of Life”
– “Annabel Lee”
– “I Hear America Singing”
– “I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed”;
“I’m Nobody! Who Are You?”
“A Bird Came Down the Walk”
Robert Frost
– “Birches”; “Two Tramps in Mud Time”
Edwin Arlington Robinson – “Richard Cory”
Vachel Lindsay
– “Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight”
Unit III Poetry
Emily Dickinson
Ezra Pound
Richard Eberhart
Theodore Roethke
Delmore Schwartz
Karl Shapiro
Robert Lowell
Unit IV Drama
Eugene O’Neill
– “Ballad of the Goodly Fere”
– “The Groundhog”
– “The Waking”
– “The True-Blue American”
– “Troop Train”
– “Mr. Edwards and the Spider”
-- Hairy Ape
Unit V Drama
Arthur Miller
– Death of a Salesman
Book for Reference:
Oliver, Egbert. ed. American Literature. 2 vols. New Delhi: Eurasia Publishing House, 1977.
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Part III
Paper – XVI
Core X
Code BAE 302
Periods 6/
Credits: 4
SHAKESPEARE
Unit I
Unit II
Unit III
Unit IV
Unit V
Shakespeare’s Life; Theatre; Audience; Classification of Plays.
The Phoenix and the Turtle; Sonnets: 12, 18, 47, 91, 121
Julius Caesar
Macbeth
The Tempest
Language Lab
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Part III
Paper – XVII
Core XI
Code BAE 303
Periods 6/
Credits: 4
COMMONWEALTH LITERATURE
This paper has selections from literatures produced in Commonwealth countries. There being a
separate paper on Canadian literature, Canadian writers have been excluded from this paper. It is
hoped that students will find the familiarity they gain about different writers from different
countries a refreshing experience.
Unit 1
Poetry
Judith Wright (Australia)
“At Cooloola”
Bernard B. Dadie (Africa)
“I Thank You God”
Gabriel Okara (Africa)
“Once upon a Time”
Mervyn Morris (West Indies)
“Judas”
Edward Brathwaite (W. Indies) “Tizzie”
Kamala Wijaeratne (Sri Lanka) “On Seeing a White Flag across a By-Road”
Razia Khan (Bangladesh)
Unit II
Drama
Wole Soyinka (Africa)
Unit III
The Tree of Man
Fiction
Bapsi Sidhwa (Pakistan)
Unit V
Death and the King’s Horseman
Fiction
Patrick White (Australia)
Unit IV
“My Daughter’s Boy-friend”
Ice-Candy Man
Short Stories
Paul Tan Kim Liang
Jasmine’s Father
Henry Lawson
The Drover’s Wifw
Janet Frame
The Bath
Katherine Govier
Sociology
Books Prescribed:
Baskaran, G. Shanmugiah, S. Ed. Dispelling the Silence. Chennai: Orient Black Swan, 2009.
Bhalla, Alok. Ed. Stories About the Partition India. Vol. I & II, New Delhi: Harper Collins,
1994.
Narasimhaiah, C.D. Ed. An Anthology of Commonwealth Poetry. Chennai: Macmillan
India Ltd., 1990.
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Part III
Paper – XVIII
V
LITERARY THEORIES IN PRACTICE
Elective I
Code BAE 304
Periods 6/
Credits: 4
This paper aims at giving the students a useful exposure to some of the literary theories which
they can normally hope to get only at the postgraduate level. The paper, in addition to teaching
the theories, shows the students how these theories find practical application in the works of
great authors.
Theory; Charles Dickens – Oliver Twist
Unit I
Sociological Approach:
Unit II
Psychological Approach: Theory; Hawthorne – The Scarlet Letter
Unit III
Feminist Studies:
Theory; Shashi Deshpande – The Dark Holds No Terror
Unit IV
Cultural Studies:
Theory; Chinua Achebe – Arrow of God
Unit V
Biographical Studies:
Theory; Sally Morgan – My Place
Books Prescribed:
Wilfred L. Guerin, et al., eds. A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature. New York:
Harper and Row, 1979.
Scott, Wilbur S. ed. Five Approaches of Literary Criticism. New York: Collier Books, 1962.
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Part IV
Paper – XIX Skill Based III
Code BAE
305
Periods 4/
Credits: 2
PHONETICS AND SPOKEN ENGLISH
Unit I
Unit II
Unit III
Unit IV
Unit V
An Overview of Articulatory Phonetics
The Airstream Mechanism, The Organs of Speech
The Consonants of English Classification of Consonants Sounds, Place of
Articulation, Manner of Articulation, Description of Consonants.
The Vowel Sounds of English
Articulation of Vowels, Cardinal Vowels, Classification and Description of
Vowels, Vowel Length, Diphthongs or Vowel Glides
Phonology and Phonetic Description
The Phonology of English, Transcription of Words
The Syllable and Consonant Clusters in English
Composition of the Syllable, Consonant Clusters in English; Accent in English –
Segment English, Word Accent, Accent and Rhythm, Strong and Weak Forms
Practical
Classroom Interaction
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Part IV
Paper – XX
V
HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMAN VALUES
Value Based
Paper I
Code BAE
306
Periods 4/
Credits: 2
UNIT I Introduction to Human Rights and Theories of Human Rights
Human Rights, Introduction, Definition, Historical Background, Bases and Sources, Idea and
Ethos; The UN and its Charter, International Bill of Human Rights, Perspectives on Human
Rights and Human Duties, State Responsibility in International Law, Indian Perspectives on
Human Rights, UN Perceptions, Emerging Dimensions in Human Rights, Future Trends for the
Third Millennium, Theories and Principles, Internationalisation of Human Rights, Modern
Theories of International Human Rights, Political Philosophy, Paradigms of Legal Philosophy
UNIT II Culture, Wisdom, Religion, International Relations and Human Rights
Human Rights and Cultural Relativism, Religion and Human Rights, Theological Perspectives,
Impacts of the New World Order, UN and the Challenge of Human Rights and Cultural
Diversity, Global Pluralism and Diversity, Holistic Humanism, Indian Traditions and Western
Imagination; Ecological Wisdom and Human Rights, Theory of International Relations,
Decolonisation, Human Rights and Respect for Life, Liberty, Justice and Equity, Political
Democracy, Survival of Cultures
UNIT III State of Human Rights in India
Genesis of Human Rights in India, Human Rights in Ancient India, Human Rights in Islamic
Era, Human Rights in British India, Human Rights after Independence, Right to Equality, Civil
Rights, Political Rights, Rights relating to Person, Right to Privacy, Economic and Social Rights,
Rights of Minorities, Rights of Suspects, Judicial Protection, Human Rights in India - A Balance
Sheet, Human Rights and Refugees, Uprooted and Displaced Persons, Problems of Immigration,
Asylum and Anti Foreigner Violence, The Rights of Refugees and Stateless Persons, Rights of
Persons Displaced within their own Country, Refugees in the SAARC Region, Indian Position
on the Legal Status of Refugeess
UNIT IV Human Values in Literary and Holy Texts
Sources from where Values Come in, Core Values in Family, Building Values in Personal Life,
Values, Morals and Ethics, Integrity, Work Ethics, Honesty, Courage, Empathy, SelfConfidence, Character, Human Values Found in Thirrukural and Naladiar, Cultural Values,
Binaries of Good and Evil in the World, Solomon’s Book of Proverbs, Ten Commandments of
the Bible, Values Taught by The Ramayan and The Mahabharath
UNIT V Human Values in Professional Life
Professional Life and Accountability, Creating a Safe Social Environment, a Safe Natural
Environment, Avoid Harming others, Avoiding Unnecessary Expenditure of Resources, Being
Honest in all Enterprises, Being Fair—Values of Equality, Tolerance, Respect for Others,
Principles of Equal Justice, Preventing Unauthorized Duplication of Gadgets, Components, and
Materials, Giving Credit for Intellectual Property, Respect the Privacy of Others, Honouring
Confidentiality, Acquiring and Maintaining Professional Competency, Providing Professional
Reviews
Text Prescribed:
Internet, Journals
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Part III
Paper – XXI
AMERICAN LITERATURE II
Core XII
Code BAE 307
Periods 6/
Credits: 4
(Prose and Fiction)
This paper is the continuation of Paper XI which deals with poetry and drama. It has
representative selections from as early as Washington Irving to the present time. The objective
again is to help the students appreciate the beauty of American literature.
Unit I
Unit II
Unit III
Unit IV
Prose
Emerson
Self-Reliance
William Faulkner
Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg Address
Martin Luther King J.
I Have a Dream
Short Stories
Edgar Allan Poe
The Purloined Letter
Washington Irving
Rip Van Winkle
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Birthmark
Short Stories
Theodore Dreiser
Sister Carrie
John Updike
Pigeon Feathers
Edith Wharton
The Other Two
Fiction
Herman Melville
Unit V
Billy Budd, the Sailor; Bartleby, the Scrivener
Fiction
Maya Angelou
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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Part III
Paper – XXII
Core XIII
Code BAE 308
Periods 6/
Credits: 4
CANADIAN LITERATURE
Canadian literature in English began in the 1700's. Themes that are uppermost in Canadian
literature are nature, survival, frontier life, and Canada's national identity. Famous Canadian
writers in English include the novelists Margaret Lawrence and Margaret Atwood and
outstanding poets E. J. Pratt, A. M. Klein, A. J. M. Smith, F. R. Scott, Earle Birney, and Irving
Clayton. The paper provides the student with an acquaintance with Canadian writers and the
dominant themes that they are preoccupied with.
Unit I
Poetry
“Black Dust”
“Bushed”
“Prison Report”
“The Lonely Land”
“Letter to a Prospective Immigrant”
“This is for You on Seeing BlueJay Again”
Unit II
Cyril Dabydeen
Earle Birney
Phyllis Webb
AJM Smith
Lakshmi Gill
Jeanette Armstrong
Drama
George Ryga
The Ecstasy of Rita Joe
Unit III
Prose
Susanna Moodie
Unit IV
Short Stories
Rohinton Mistry
Margaret Laurence
Ethel Wilson
Unit V
(i) A Visit to Gross Isle; (ii) Quebec; (iii) Uncle Joe
and His Family; (iv) The Fire; (v) The Outbreak
(from Roughing It in the Bush)
Auspicious Occasion, Lend Me
Your Light, Swimming Lessons
(from Tales from Firozha Baag}
The Loons
From Flores, The Window
Fiction
Margaret Atwood
Surfacing
Book Prescribed:
Kudchedkar, Shirin, and Jameela Begum. Canadian Voices. Delhi: Pencraft International, 1996
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Part III
Paper – XXIII Elective II Code BAE 309
VI
INDIAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH I (Poetry and Drama)
Periods 6/
Credits: 4
Modern Indian literature in English begins with the exposure of India to European culture. The
two papers on Indian writing (Papers XV and XX) cover the modern period of Indian literature
from the 1800’s to the present day. They accommodate writers from Rabindranath Tagore, Sri
Aurobindo and Gandhi whose writings marked the movement of Indian romanticism to
contemporary Indian authors for whom English is no longer a colonial language. The student
doing these papers will feel good to realize that Indian literature is in no way inferior to any other
literature.
Unit I
Poetry
Rabindranath Tagore
Unit II
Unit III
“Heaven of Freedom”
Aurobindo
“Rose of God”; “The Tiger and the Deer”
Shiv.K.Kumar
“Days in New York”
P.Lal
“The Parrot’s Death”
Poetry
Nissim Ezekiel
“Night of the Scorpion”
A.K. Ramanujam
“In the Zoo”
R. Parthasarathy
“Mahabalipuram”
Kamala Das
“A Request”
Daruwallah
“Solomon in Black”
Sarojini Naidu
“The Queen’s Rival”
Poetry
Jayantha Mahapatra
“Indian Summer”; “A Missing Person”
Rabindranath Tagore Gitanjali (1, 27, 39, 60, 73)
Unit IV
Drama
Girish Karnad
Unit V
The Fire and The Rain
Drama
Vijay Tendulkar
Silence! The Court is in Session
Books Prescribed:
An Anthology of Indian English Poetry. New Delhi: Orient Black Swan, 2010.
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Part III
Paper – XXIV Elective
Code BAE 310
VI
III
INDIAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH II (Prose and Fiction)
Periods 6/
Credits: 4
This paper is the continuation of Paper X and has the same objective.
Unit I
Prose
Swami Vivekananda
India’s Message to the World
Unit II
Prose
S. Radhakrishnan
Science and Religion
Indira Gandhi
On Human Environment
Unit III
Short Stories
Mulk Raj Anand
Duty
Bhabani Bhattacharya
The Faltering Pendulum
Raja Rao
The True Story of Kanakapala
Protector of Gold
Khwaja Ahmed Abbas
Sparrows
Kushwant Singh
The Mark of Vishnu
Anita Desai
A Devoted Son
Unit IV
Fiction
Shiv K Kumar
A River with Three Banks
Unit V
Fiction
R.K.Narayan
Kocharethi
Language Lab
Prescribed Text for Short Stories:
Cowasjee, Saros, and Shiv K.Kumar. Eds. Modern Indian Short Stories. Madras: Oxford
University
Deshpandi, Shashi. Roots and Shadows. Chennai: Orient Black Swan, 2011.
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Part IV
VI
FILM APPRECIATION
Paper – XXV
Skill Based IV
Code BAE 311
Periods 4/
Credits: 2
This paper aims at giving a brief out line of Films and its different modes of existence. It also
will discuss in brief the types of films and how to understand and appreciate them.
Unit I
Film History: Soviet Propaganda film, Classic Hollywood, Italian
Neorealism, French New Wave, Indian new wave, Iranian new wave
Unit II
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Western, Documentary, Drama,
Family, Fantasy, Horror, Musical, Science Fiction, Suspense, War, Crime,
Practical
Unit III, IV and V
Practical
Viewing and Critiquing Select Movies.
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VI
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
The Multidisciplinary nature of Environmental Studies
Code BAE 312
Periods 4/
Credits: 2
Definition, Need for public awareness, Renewable and non-renewable resources, Natural
resources and associated problems, Forest resources, Water resources, Mineral resources, Food
resources, energy resources, Land resources, Role of an individual in conserving natural
resources, Equitable use of resources for sustainable lifestyles
Unit II
Ecosystems, Concept of an Ecosystem, Structure and function of an eco system, Producers,
consumers, and decomposers, energy flow in the Ecosystem, food chains, Food webs, and
Ecological Pyramids, Forest Ecosystems, Grassland Ecosystems, Desert Ecosystems, Desert
Ecosystems, Aquatic Ecosystems—ponds, streams, lakes, rivers, oceans and estuaries
Unit III
Biodiversity and its Conservation—Definition, Biogeographical classification of India, Value of
biodiversity—consumptive use, productive use, social, ethical, aesthetic and option values
Biodiversity at global, national and local levels, India as a mega-biodiversity nation, Hotspots of
biodiversity, Threats to biodiversity—Habitat loss, poaching of wild life, man-wildlife conflicts,
endangered and endemic species of India, Conservation of biodiversity
Unit IV
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, earthquakes, cyclones and landslides.
Unit V
Social Issues and the Environment-From unsustainable to sustainable development, 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, Wasteland reclamation,
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.
Textbook Prescribed:
Bharucha, Erach. Textbook of Environmental Studies. Hyderabad: Orient Black Swan, 2013.
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PROJECT
Part IV
Paper – XXVII
Code BAE 381
Unit I
Creative Writing – Theory
Meaning
Importance
Basic techniques
Unit II
Literary Appreciation – Theory and Practice
Mechanics of writing a short story
Mechanics of writing a poem
Script writing
Unit III
Activities for General Appreciation – Theory and Practice
Preparing speeches
Contradictory words and phrases
Association of words
Describing memorable literary characters
Figurative language
Alphabetical sentence formation
Dictogloss
Unit IV & Unit V
Mini Project
Periods 6/
Credits: 10
Kalasalingam University
(Kalasalingam Academy of Research & Education)
Anand Nagar, Krishnankoil 626126
BA English Literature
CURRICULUM, SYLLABUS AND SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
To be launched from June 2013
B.A*. & BBA* PART II ENGLISH
PART II ENGLISH
CURRICULUM
Semester/Title of the Paper
I Semester
Prose, Poetry, Fiction, Grammar,
Vocabulary, Spoken English and
Composition
II Semester
Prose, Poetry, Fiction, Grammar,
Vocabulary, Spoken English and
Composition
III Semester
Prose, Poetry, Drama, Grammar,
Vocabulary, Spoken English and
Composition
IV Semester
Prose, Poetry, Drama
Grammar, Vocabulary, Spoken
English and Composition
Teaching
Periods/Day
7
7
7
7
Credits
Exam
Hours/
Paper
Maximum
marks
3
3
100
3
100
3
100
3
100
3
3
3
* For B.A – English Literature Part II English 4 Semesters
*For B.B.A. Part II English will be taught in Semester I and II only.
Grammar textbook prescribed for the four semesters:
Murphy, Raymond. Essential English Grammar. 2nd ed. Delhi: Cambridge University Press.
1998.
Books recommended for Spoken English
(1)
Saraswathi, V, and Noor Jehan Adham. Ed. Success with Spoken English II - For
Undergraduates. Chennai: Commonwealth University Books, 1999.
(2)
Pillai, G. Radhakrishna, and K. Rajeevan. Ed. Spoken English for You. Chennai:
Emerald Publishers.
Examination
The semester examination will be of three-hour duration.
The question paper will consist of
Part A – 10 questions (5 multiple choice and 5 fill in the blanks)
10 x 2 = 20
Part B – 5/8 questions (each to be answered in about 200 words)
8 x10 = 80
--------------100
This will be converted to 50
---------------Internal Assessment
50
---------------
Total marks
100
UG Question Paper Pattern and Scheme for Internal Assessment for 50 Marks
Test
Section
Type of Questions
No. of
Marks
Section
Total
Questions
/Qn
Total
Max
50
Section
A
Short Answer—one or
two sentences
5
2
10
Section
B
Essay with no Choice
3/5
8/16
40
Assignment/Seminar
Assignment / Spoken
English Oral Test
Sessional I weigtage
- 18%
Sessional II Weigtage
- 18%
Assignment
- 5%
Model Examination
- 9%
10
Question Paper Pattern and Scheme for Model and Semester Examination for 100
Marks
Section
Type of Questions
No. of
Marks
Section
Questions
/Qn
Total
Section A
Multiple Choice Questions
10
2
20
Section B
Detailed essays of 250 words with
5/10
8/16
80
internal choice
Total
End Semester Weightage – 50%
100
PART II ENGLISH SYLLABUS
English language is the most widely spoken language in the world. It has produced some of the
richest poetry, prose, drama and fiction in world literature. To appreciate these works, a working
knowledge of the language is essential. Further, English is the language of communication in
most parts of the world today. Thus there is urgent need to strengthen the linguistic foundation of
students. The undergraduate students take four papers in English under Part II in the first four
semesters. The aim is to improve further the language proficiency they have already acquired at
the higher secondary school level. English has a larger vocabulary than any other language.
There are more than 600,000 words in the English language. The grammar of any language
shows how words must be arranged in an orderly pattern to create a meaningful sentence
structure. Grammatically correct sentences help one communicate with others effectively and
impressively. Composition exercises are practical aids to building up one’s communicative
skills. The needs of the college student in these different areas have been carefully addressed in
the following four papers.
BA -- ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
CURRICULUM, SYLLABUS AND SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
BA -- ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
CURRICULUM, SYLLABUS AND SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
SEMESTER I
Part IV: 1
Component
Total Papers: 6
Core I
Core II
Course
Code
BAE 111
BAE 112
BAE 101
BAE 102
Part III Allied I
Part IV --I
Lab
BAE 103
BAE 104
BAE 181
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part III
Part I: 1
Part II: 1
Major: 2
Title of the Paper
Periods/Wk
Credits
Tamil - Paper I
English - Paper I
Modern English Grammar I
Pre-Elizabethan and Elizabethan
Literature
Literary Forms
Non-Major Elective
Language Lab I
Library
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
1
35
3
3
2
Total
SEMESTER II
Part IV: 1
Component
Part I
Part II
Part III Core III
Part III Core IV
Part III Allied II
Part IV --II
Lab
Total
Total Papers: 6
Course
Code
BAE 121
BAE 122
BAE 105
BAE 106
BAE 107
BAE 108
BAE 182
Allied: 1
Part I: 1
Part II: 1
Major: 2
20
Allied: 1
Title of the Paper
Periods/Wk
Credits
Tamil -- Paper II
English -- Paper II
Modern Eng. Grammar II
Seventeenth Century Literature
Social History of England
Non-Major Elective
Language Lab II
Library
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
1
35
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
20
SEMESTER III
Part IV: 1
Component
Total Papers: 6
Course
Code
Part I
BAE 211
Part II
BAE 212
Part III Core V BAE 201
Part III Core VI BAE 202
Part III Allied III BAE 203
Part IV –Skill
BAE 204
Based I
Lab
BAE 281
Part I: 1
Part II: 1
Part I
Part II
Part III Core VII
Part III Core VIII
Part III Allied IV
Part IV –Skill
Based II
Lab
Total
Allied: 1
Title of the Paper
Periods/Wk
Credits
Tamil -- Paper III
English -- Paper III
Neo Classical Literature
Romantic Literature
Literary Criticism
Translation: Theory and Practice
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
Language Lab III
Library
4
1
35
2
Major: 2
Allied: 1
Total
SEMESTER IV
Part IV: 1
Component
Major: 2
Total Papers: 6
Part I: 1
Part II: 1
20
Course
Code
BAE 221
BAE 222
BAE 205
BAE 206
BAE 207
BAE 208
Title of the Paper
Periods/Wk Credits
Tamil -- Paper IV
English -- Paper IV
Victorian Literature
Twentieth Century Literature
History of English Literature
Basics of Journalism
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
BAE 282
Language Lab IV
Library
4
1
35
2
20
SEMESTER V
Component
Part III Core IX
Part III Core X
Part III Core IX
Part III Core XII
Part III Elective I
Part IV – Skill
Based III
Other Part IV
Total
SEMESTER VI
Component
Total Papers: 7
Major: 4
Elective: 1
Part IV: 2
Course
Title of the Paper
Periods/Wk Credits
Code
BAE 301
American Literature I
5
3
BAE 302
Shakespeare
5
3
BAE 303
Common Wealth Literature
5
3
BAE 304
Women’s Writings in English
5
3
BAE 305
Literary Theories in Practice
5
3
BAE 306
Phonetics and Spoken English
5
3
BAE 307
Human Rights and Human
Values
3
35
21
Elective: 1
Part IV: 3
Periods/Wk Credits
Total Papers: 6
Major: 2
Course
Title of the Paper
Code
Par III Core XII
BAE 308
American Literature II (Prose
and Fiction)
Part III Core XIII BAE 309
Canadian Literature
Part III Elective II BAE 310
Indian Literature in English I
(Poetry and Drama)
Part III Elective
BAE 311
Indian Literature in English II
III
(Prose and Fiction)
Part IV Skill
BAE 312
Film Appreciation
Based IV
Part IV Skill
BAE 313
Environmental Science
Based V
Other Part IV
BAE 382
Project
Total
5
5
3
5
5
3
3
5
3
5
3
5
3
5
8
35
26
Details of Credit Allocation
SEMESTER
Part
Part
I
II
(4)
Semester
(4)
Core
Allied
Elective
(14)
(4)
(3)
Skill-
Non-
based
major
(5)
E (2)
Other
Lab
Part
IV (2)
Total
Credits
(4)
3
3
3 +3 3
3
2
20
3
3
3 +3 3
3
2
20
Semester III 3
3
3 +3 3
3
2
20
Semester
3
3 +3 3
3
2
20
I
Semester II
3
IV
Semester V
3 +3
3
3
Env 3
21
3 +3
3+3
8
26
9
15
3 +3
Semester
3 +3
VI
Total
12
12
42
12
6
11
8
127
Question Paper Pattern for Continuous Internal Assessment for 50 Marks
Test
Section
Type of Questions
No. of
Marks
Section
Total
Questions
/Qn
Total
Max
Effective
Part in
CIA
Section
A
Short Answer—one or
two sentences
5
2
10
Section
B
Essay with No Internal
Choice
5
8
40
50
Assignment/ Seminar
One Assignment
5
5
5/50
Question Paper Pattern for Semester Examination for 100 Marks
Section
Type of Questions
No. of
Marks
Section
Questions
/Qn
Total
Section A
Short Answer Questions
10
2
20
Section B
Detailed Answer questions of
about 200 words with internal
choice
10
8
80
Total
This will be converted to 50
100