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BA PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Common Courses
For Model II Semester I

COURSE 1- Fine-tune Your English

Course Code EN1CC01

Title of the course Fine-tune Your English
Semester in which the course is to be 1
taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact hours 90

AIM OF THE COURSE

The course is intended to introduce the students to the basics of grammar, usage and effective
communication.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1. confidently use English in both written and spoken forms.
2. Use English for formal communication effectively.

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1 (18 Hours)

The Sentence and Its Structure - How to Write Effective Sentences – Phrases -What Are
They? - The Noun Clauses - The Adverb Clause - ―If All the Trees Were Bread and Cheese‖ -
The Relative Clause - How the Clauses Are Conjoined -

Word-Classes and Related Topics - Understanding the Verb - Understanding the Auxiliary
Verb - Understanding the Adverbs - Understanding the Pronoun - The Reflexive Pronoun -
The Articles I - The Articles II - The Adjective - Phrasal Verbs - Mind Your Prepositions

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Module 2 (18 Hours)

To Err Is Human - Concord - A Political Crisis - Errors, Common and Uncommon - False
Witnesses - The Anatomy of Mistakes- A Fault-finder Speaks - A Lecture on AIDS - A Test
for You, Reader - Ungrammatical Gossip - Round Circles and Equal Halves: A Look at
Tautology - Comparisons are Odious - In Defence Of A Friend - An Invitation
Spelling and Pronunciation - Pronunciation: Some Tips - More Tips on Pronunciation –
Spelling - An Awesome Mess? - Spelling Part II

Module 3 (18 Hours)

Singleness of Meaning - Shades of Meaning - Confusing Pairs - What Is the Difference? -
Mismatching Mars the Meaning
The Tense and Related Topics - ‗Presentness‘ and Present Tenses- The ‗Presentness‘ of a
Past Action - Futurity in English - Passivization
Idiomatic Language- ‗Animal‘ Expressions - Idiomatic Phrases - ‗Heady‘ Expressions - Body
Language

Module 4 (18 Hours)

Interrogatives and Negatives - Negatives- How to Frame Questions -What‘s What? The
Question Tag
Conversational English - Polite Expressions - Some Time Expressions - In Conversation - Is
John There Please?
Miscellaneous and General Topics - On Geese and Mongooses - Pluralisation - On Gender
and Sexisms
Reading – Kinds of Reading – Recreational Reading – Study-type Reading Survey Reading –
The Process of Reading – Readability – The Importance of Reading – Previewing -
Skimming

Module 5 (18 Hours)

The world of words- have a hearty meal- word formation-Use the specific word- word
games-the irreplaceable word- Let‘s play games- body vocabulary
Very Good but Totally Incompetent - Long Live the Comma - The Possessive Case- Letter
Writing- Academic Assignments

Get your doubts cleared

Core Text: Fine-tune Your English by Dr Mathew Joseph. Orient Blackswan and
Mahatma Gandhi University

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For Model II Semester II
COURSE 3 - Issues that Matter

Course Code EN2CC03

Title of the course Issues that Matter
Semester in which the course is to
2
be taught
No. of credits 4
No. of contact hours 90

AIM OF THE COURSE

To sensitize the learners to contemporary issues of concern.

OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, the learner should be able to:
1. Identify the major issues of contemporary significance
2. Respond rationally and positively to the issues raised
3. Internalise the values imparted through the selections.
COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1 (18 hours)
Luigi Pirandello: War
Judith Wright: The Old Prison
Arundhati Roy: Public Power in the Age of Empire

Module 2 (18 hours)

Bertolt Brecht: The Burning of the Books
W. H. Auden: Refugee Blues
Romila Thapar: What Secularism is and Where it Needs to be Headed

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Module 3 (18 hours)
Zitkala- Sa: A Westward Trip
Bandhumadhav: The Poisoned Bread
Temsula Ao: The Pot Maker

Module 4 (18 hours)

Khushwant Singh: A Hosanna to the Monsoons
Ayyappa Paniker: Where are the woods, children?
Sarah Joseph: Gift in Green [chapter 2] - Hagar: A Story of a Woman and Water

Module 5 (18 hours)

Ghassan Kanafani: Six Eagles and a Child
Sanchari Pal: The Inspiring Story of How Sikkim Became India‘s Cleanest State
Indrajit Singh Rathore: Hermaphrodite

Core Text: Issues that Matter

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For Model II Semester III

COURSE 5 - Literature and/as Identity

Course Code EN3CC05

Title of the course Literature and/as Identity
Semester in which the course is to be 3
taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact hours 90

AIM OF THE COURSE

The course is intended to sensitivise students to the various ways in which literature serves as
a platform for forming, consolidating, critiquing and re-working the issue of ‗identity‘ at
various levels.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course, the student should be aware of the following:
1. The subtle negotiations of Indigenous and Diasporic identities with-in Literature.
2. The fissures, the tensions and the interstices present in South Asian regional identities.
3. The emergence of Life Writing and alternate/alternative/marginal identities.

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1 (Diasporic Identities) (18 hours)

Agha Shahid Ali: I See Kashmir from New Delhi at Midnight

M.G. Vassanji: Leaving
Imtiaz Dharker: At the Lahore Karhai
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Indian Movie, New Jersey

Module 2 (South Asian Identities) (18 hours)

C. V. Velupillai: No State, No Dog

Sadaat Hasan Manto: The Dog of Tetwal
Intizar Hussain: A Chronicle of the Peacocks
Selina Hossain: Double War

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Module 3 (Life Writings) (18 hours)

Malcolm X: ―Nightmare‖, excerpt from The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

Sashi Deshpande: Learning to be a Mother in Janani – Mothers, Daughters, Motherhood,
(ed.) Rinki Bhattacharya.

Module 4 (Indigenous Identities) (18 hours)

Excerpts from Binti, the Santhal creation song of cosmology, the Bhilli Mahabharat and
Garhwali Songs in Painted Words - An Anthology of Tribal Literature - Edited by G. N.
Devy.
Amos Tutuola: The Palm-Wine Drinkard. [Excerpt]

Module 5 (Alter Identities) (18 hours)

Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Birth Mark

John Henrik Clarke: The Boy Who Painted Christ Black
Ruskin Bond: The Girl on the Train

Core Text: Literature and/as Identity

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For Model II Semester IV

COURSE 6 – Illuminations

Course Code EN4CC06

Title of the course Illuminations
Semester in which the course is to be 4
taught
No. of credits 4
No. of contact hours 90

AIM OF THE COURSE

To acquaint the learners with different forms of inspiring and motivating literature.

OUTLINE OF THE COURSE

At the end of the course, the student shall be able to:

1. maintain a positive attitude to life.
2. evaluate and overcome setbacks based on the insights that these texts provide.

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1 [Life Sketches] (18 hours)

Helen Keller: Three Days to See

Jesse Owens: My Greatest Olympic Prize
Dominic Lapierre: Mother Teresa

Module 2 [Essays] (18 hours)

Lafcadio Hearn: On Reading

Stephen Leacock: Are the Rich Happy?
A.G. Gardiner: On Courage

Module 3 [Speeches] (18 hours)

J. K. Rowling: The fringe benefits of failure and the importance of imagination

Malala Yousafzai: Nobel Lecture

Module 4 [Short Stories] (18 hours)

Oscar Wilde: The Nightingale and the Rose

George Orwell: The Miser

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John Galsworthy: Quality
Paolo Coelho: The Beggar and the Baker

Module 5 [Poems] (18 hours)

William Ernest Henley: Invictus

Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken
Kahlil Gibran: Of Good and Evil
Joyce Kilmer: Trees

Core Text: Illuminations

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COURSE 1 - Methodology of Literary Studies

Course Code EN1CR01

Title of the course Methodology of Literary Studies
Semester in which the course is to be 1
taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact 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.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course, the student should be able to discern the following:
1. The emergence of literature as a specific discipline within the humanities.
2. The tenets of what is now known as ‗traditional‘ approaches and also that of ‗formalism.‘
3. The shift towards contextual-political critiques of literary studies.
4. The questions raised by Cultural Studies and Feminism(s)
5. The issues of sublaternity and regionality in the literary domain.

COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1 (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‖

Approaching the Course:

Ideally this paper should have a consistent linearity from Module 1 to 6; such a step-by-step
progression will help trace the following trajectory effectively: Traditional to Formalist to
Political-Contextual to Feminist to Postcolonial to Regional-Subaltern methodologies.

Core Text: Nuances: Methodology of Literary Studies. Macmillan and Mahatma Gandhi
University

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COURSE 2 – Introducing Language and Literature

Course Code EN2CR02

Title of the course Introducing Language and Literature

Semester in which the course is to be 2

taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact hours 108

AIM OF THE COURSE

The course seeks to introduce the student to the basics of English language and literature.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course, the student should be able to discern the following:
1. The evolution and the differential traits of the English language till the present time.
2. The evolution of literature from antiquity to postmodern times.
3. The diversity of genres and techniques of representation and narration
4. The links between literature and film as narrative expressions.
5. The emergence of British and American Literature through diverse periods

COURSE OUTLINE

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
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

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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 (18 hours)

Film and Literature - Dimensions of Film: Visual, Auditory and Spatial - Film Language:
Montage and Mise-en-scene - Cut and the Shot - Styles of acting – Auteur theory -
Adaptation

Module 5 (18 hours)

Periods of Literature: British and American

Old English - Middle English - Renaissance - Restoration - Neo-classical - Romantic -

Victorian - Modern - Postmodern - American Crossover - American Transcendentalism

Core text for Modules 1 and 2:

V. Shyamala: A Short History of English Language.

Core Texts for Modules 3, 4 and 5:

Mario Klarer: An Introduction to Literary Studies [excluding the 4th chapter on 'Theoretical
approaches to literature.']

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COURSE 3 – Harmony of Prose

Course Code EN3CR03

Title of the course Harmony of Prose

Semester in which the course is to be 3

taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact hours 90

AIM OF THE COURSE

The student is given space to mature in the presence of glorious essays, both Western and
Non-Western.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course, the student shall be:

1. familiar with varied prose styles of expression.
2. aware of eloquent expressions, brevity and aptness of voicing ideas in stylish language.

COURSE OUTLINE

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)

Nirad C. Choudhari: Indian Crowds (extract from The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian)
Amartya Sen: Sharing the World
A. K. Ramanujan: A Flowery Tree: A Woman‘s Tale

Module 5 (18 hours)

Kamau Brathwaite: Nation Language
Pico Iyer: In Praise of the Humble Coma
William Dalrymple: The Dancer of Kannur (extract from Nine Lives)

Core Text: Harmony of Prose

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COURSE 4 – Symphony of Verse

Course Code EN3CR04

Title of the course Symphony of Verse

Semester in which the course is to be 3

taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact hours 90

AIM OF THE COURSE

To acquaint the student with the rich texture of poetry in English.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course the students shall have:

1. an understanding of the representation of poetry in various periods of the English tradition.
2. an awareness of the emerging cultural and aesthetic expressions that poetry makes
possible.
.
COURSE OUTLINE

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)

William Wordsworth: Lucy Gray

Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Christabel (Part I)
Percy Bysshe Shelley: Ode to the West Wind
John Keats: To Autumn

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Module 3 (Victorian) (18 hours)
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Ulysses
Robert Browning: Porphyria‘s Lover
Matthew Arnold: Dover Beach
Christina Rossetti: A Hope Carol

Module 4 (Twentieth Century) (18 hours)

W. B. Yeats: Easter 1916

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

Core Text: Symphony of Verse

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COURSE 5 – Modes of Fiction

Course Code EN4CR05

Title of the course Modes of Fiction

Semester in which the course is to be 4

taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact hours 90

AIM OF THE COURSE

To acquaint students with various modes of fiction.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

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.

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1 [Short Fiction: British] (36 hours)

Mary Shelley: The Mortal Immortal

Jerome K. Jerome: The Dancing Partner
H. G. Wells: The Stolen Body
Somerset Maugham: Rain
G. K. Chesterton: The Blue Cross
James Joyce: Araby
Muriel Spark: The Executor
A. S. Byatt: On the Day E. M. Forster Died

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
Pearl S Buck: Once upon a Christmas
Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

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Mary Lerner: Little Selves
Nadine Gordimer: Once Upon a Time

Module 3 [Fiction] (18 hours)

Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

Core Text for Modules 1 and 2: Modes of Fiction

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COURSE 6 – Language and Linguistics

Course Code EN4CR06

Title of the course Language and Linguistics

Semester in which the course is to be 4

taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact hours 90

AIM OF THE COURSE

This course is an introduction to the science of linguistics. It seeks to give an overview of the
basic concepts of linguistics and linguistic analysis to the students.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

This course seeks to achieve the following:

1. 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.
2. To describe and explain morphological processes and phenomena.
3. To show the various processes involved in the generation of meaning.
4. 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.

COURSE OUTLINE

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

Classification of Speech Sounds: Consonants and Vowels -

Criteria for Classification of Consonants - The Consonants of English RP

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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 /
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
Linking / r / and Intrusive / r /
Transcription
The incongruity between spelling and pronunciation in English
IPA
Broad and narrow Transcription
Transcription Practice

Module 2 [Morphology] (36 hours)

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

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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] (18 hours)

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

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.

READING LIST
S. K. Verma and N. Krishnaswamy: Modern Linguistics: An Introduction. New Delhi: OUP,
1989.

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H. A. Gleason: Linguistics and English Grammar. New York: Holt, Rinehart &. Winston,
Inc.,
1965.
Radford A, Atkinson M, Britain D, Clahsen H and 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.
T. Balasubramanian. English Phonetics for Indian Students: A Workbook. New Delhi:
Macmillan, 1992.

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COURSE 7 – Acts on the Stage

Course Code EN5CR07

Title of the course Acts on the Stage

Semester in which the course is to be 5

taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact hours 108

AIM OF THE COURSE

The course seeks to introduce the student to select theatre texts that form the canon of
English drama.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course, the student shall be:

1. familiar with the works of the playwrights included in the course.
2. informed about the broad genre-based nuances in the realm of drama.
3. able to appreciate and critique drama as an art form.

COURSE OUTLINE

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

Core Text: Acts on the Stage

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COURSE 8 – Literary Criticism and Theory

Course Code EN5CR08

Title of the course Literary Criticism and Theory

Semester in which the course is to be 5

taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact hours 90

AIM OF THE COURSE

The course seeks to introduce students to the major signposts in Literary Criticism, Literary
Theory and Indian Aesthetics.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course, the student:

1. will have awareness about the major developments in literary criticism from the ancient
times to the twentieth century.
2. will be initiated to the realm of literary theory and major theoretical schools.
3. will have awareness about the chief strains of Indian literary criticism.
4. will be able to analyse short poetical pieces critically.

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1 [Literary Criticism] (36 hours)

A. Classical Criticism
Plato - Aristotle
B. Neoclassical Criticism
Neoclassicism in England - Dryden, Pope, Aphra Behn, Samuel Johnson
C. Romantic criticism
German Idealism - British Romantic criticism: Wordsworth, Coleridge
D. Victorian Criticism
Matthew Arnold
E. From Liberal Humanism to Formalism
The poetics of Modernism: Yeats, Pound, Eliot
Formalism - Russian Formalism: Boris Eichenbaum, Mikhail Bakhtin, Roman
Jakobson- New Criticism: John Crowe Ransom, Wimsatt and Beardsley

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F. Early 20th Century Criticism
F. R. Leavis - Marxist and Left Wing critics - 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 - Poststructuralism - 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

From G. Balamohan Thampi: Essays on Eastern Aesthetics

B. Practical Criticism

Critical analysis of poetry

Based on Neil McCaw: Close Reading (Chapter 3 of How to Read Texts: A Student Guide to
Critical Approaches and Skills. London: Viva-Continuum, 2008.)

Note: A compulsory question on practical criticism to be included in Section B (5 Marks) of

the Question Paper

Core Text: Literary Criticism and Theory

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COURSE 9 – Indian Writing in English

Course Code EN5CR09

Title of the course Indian Writing in English

Semester in which the course is to be 5

taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact hours 90

AIM OF THE COURSE

The course is intended to sensitivise 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.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course, the student should be aware of the following:

1. The subtle flavours that distinguish the ‗Indian‘ quotient in English writings from India.
2. The different concerns that Indian English writers share, cutting across sub-nationalities
and regionalities.
3. The locus standi of diasporic ‗Indian‘ writers.

COURSE OUTLINE

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)

Anita Nair: Ladies Coupe

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Module 3 (Drama) (18 Hours)

Girish Karnad: Tughlaq

Module 4 (Short Fiction) (18 Hours)

R. K. Narayan: The Antidote

Salman Rushdie: The Free Radio
Jhumpa Lahiri: 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

Core Text: Indian Writing in English

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COURSE – Environmental Science and Human Rights

Course Code EN5CREN01

Title of the course Environmental Science and Human
Rights

Semester in which the course is to be 5

taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact hours 90

Core module syllabus for Environmental Studies & Human Rights for under-graduate
courses of all branches of higher education

VISION

The importance of environmental science and environmental studies cannot be disputed. The
need for sustainable development is a key to the future of mankind. Continuing problems of
pollution, solid waste disposal, degradation of environment, issues like economic
productivity and national security, Global warming, the depletion of ozone layer and loss of
biodiversity have made everyone aware of environmental issues. The United Nations
Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janerio in 1992 and World
Summit on Sustainable Development at Johannesburg in 2002 have drawn the attention of
people around the globe to the deteriorating condition of our environment. It is clear that no
citizen of the earth can afford to be ignorant of environment issues.

India is rich in biodiversity which provides various resources for people. Only about 1.7
million living organisms have been described and named globally. Still many more remain to
be identified and described. Attempts are made to conserve them in ex-situ and in-situ
situations. Intellectual property rights (IPRs) have become important in a biodiversity-rich
country like India to protect microbes, plants and animals that have useful genetic properties.
Destruction of habitats, over-use of energy resource and environmental pollution has been
found to be responsible for the loss of a large number of life-forms. It is feared that a large
proportion of life on earth may get wiped out in the near future.

In spite of the deteriorating status of the environment, study of environment has so far not
received adequate attention in our academic programme. Recognizing this, the Hon‘ble
Supreme Court directed the UGC to introduce a basic course on environment at every level in
college education. Accordingly, the matter was considered by UGC and it was decided that a

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six months compulsory core module course in environmental studies may be prepared and
compulsorily implemented in all the University/Colleges of India.

The syllabus of environmental studies includes five modules including human rights. The
first two modules are purely environmental studies according to the UGC directions. The
second two modules are strictly related with the core subject and fifth module is for human
rights.

OBJECTIVES

Environmental Education encourages students to research, investigate how and why things
happen, and make their own decisions about complex environmental issues by developing
and enhancing critical and creative thinking skills. It helps to foster a new generation of
informed consumers, workers, as well as policy or decision makers.

Environmental Education helps students to understand how their decisions and actions affect
the environment, builds knowledge and skills necessary to address complex environmental
issues, as well as ways we can take action to keep our environment healthy and sustainable
for the future. It encourages character building, and develops positive attitudes and values.

To develop the sense of awareness among the students about the environment and its various
problems and to help the students in realizing the inter-relationship between man and
environment and helps to protect the nature and natural resources.

To help the students in acquiring the basic knowledge about environment and the social
norms that provides unity with environmental characteristics and create positive attitude
about the environment.

Module I (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.
b) Water resources: Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water, floods, drought,
conflicts over water, 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

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erosion and desertification.
Role of individual in conservation of natural resources - Equitable use of resources for
sustainable life styles.

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 II (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

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 III (10 hours)

Jean Giono: The Man Who Planted Trees

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K. Satchitanandan: Hiroshima Remembered

Module IV (10 hours)

Bessie Head: Heaven is not Closed

Safdar Hashmi: Machine

Module V (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
Study of simple ecosystem: pond, river, hill slopes, etc
(Field work Equal to 5 lecture hours)

REFERENCES

Bharucha, Erach. Text Book of Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses.

University Press, 2nd Edition 2013 (TB)

Clark, R. S. Marine Pollution, Oxford: Clarendon (Ref)

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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)

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)

Sharma B.K., 2001. Environmental Chemistry. 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 21st Century. New Delhi: Discovery

S. K. Khanna. Children and the Human Rights. Common Wealth, 2011.

Sudhir Kapoor. Human Rights in 21st Century. Jaipur: Mangal Deep, 2001.

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United Nations Development Programme. Human Development Report 2004: Cultural
Liberty in Today’s Diverse World. New Delhi: Oxford UP, 2004.

Six months compulsory core module course in Environmental Studies & Human Rights
for undergraduates

Teaching Methodologies

The core Module Syllabus for Environmental Studies includes class room teaching and Field
Work. The syllabus is divided into five modules covering 72 lectures. The first two modules
will cover 44 lectures which are class room based to enhance knowledge skills and attitude to
environment. The third and forth is based on subject related environmental studies which will
be covered in 20 lecture hours and would provide student a multidisciplinary knowledge on
environmental issues in relation with the core subject. Human rights is also included in the
fifth module and 8 lectures are set apart for that. Field study is one of the most effective
learning tools for environmental concerns and is purely for internal evaluation. This moves
out of the scope of the text book mode of teaching into the realm of real learning in the field,
where the teacher merely acts as a catalyst to interpret what the student observes or discovers
in his/her own environment. Field studies are as essential as class work and form an
irreplaceable synergistic tool in the entire learning process.

Course material provided by UGC for class room teaching and field activities be utilized.

The universities/colleges can also draw upon expertise of outside resource persons for
teaching purpose.

Environmental Core Module shall be integrated into the teaching programmes of all
undergraduate courses.

Core Text for Module 3 & 4: Greening Knowledge

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COURSE 10 – Postcolonial Literatures

Course Code EN6CR10

Title of the course Postcolonial Literatures

Semester in which the course is to be 6

taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact hours 90

AIM OF THE COURSE

To familiarize the students the varied dimension s of postcolonial subjectivity through

theory and literature.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course, the student will:

1. be aware of the social, political, cultural aspects of postcolonial societies.
2. realise the impact of colonialism and imperialism on native cultural identities.
3. get an insight into the links between language, history and culture.

COURSE OUTLINE

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
David Malouf: Revolving Days
Wole Soyinka: Civilian and Soldier
Margaret Atwood: Journey to the Interior

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Module 3 [Fiction] (18 hours)

Peter Carey: Jack Maggs

Module 4 [Drama] (18 hours)

Ngugi wa Thiong‘o: The Trial of Dedan Kimathi

Core Text: Postcolonial Literatures

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COURSE 11 – Women Writing

Course Code EN6CR11

Title of the course Women Writing

Semester in which the course is to be 6

taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact hours 90

AIM OF THE COURSE

To introduce the theoretical and literary responses by women and the concerns that govern
feminist literature.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course, the students will be able to:

1. critically respond to literature from a feminist perspective.
2. realize how the patriarchal notions pervade in the social and cultural scenario and how
feminism exposes these notions.
3. identify how stereotypical representations of women were constructed and how these are
subverted by feminist writing

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1 [Essays] (36 hours)

Betty Friedan: The Problem that has No Name (Chapter 1 of The Feminine Mystique)
Elaine Showalter: Towards a Feminist Poetics
Patricia Hill Collins: Mammies, Matriarchs and Other Controlling Images (Chapter 4 of
Black Feminist Thought pp. 79-84

Module 2 [Poetry] (18 hours)

Anna Akhmatova: Lot‘s Wife

Mamta Kalia: After Eight Years of Marriage
Julia Alvarez: Women‘s Work
Meena Alexander: House of a Thousand Doors

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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

Core Text: Women Writing

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COURSE 12 – American Literature

Course Code EN6CR12

Title of the course American Literature

Semester in which the course is to be 6

taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact hours 90

AIM OF THE COURSE

To enable the students to have a holistic understanding of the heterogeneity of American

culture and to study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical
and cultural contexts.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

At the end of the course, the student shall be:

1. familiar with the evolution of various literary movements in American literature.
2. acquainted with the major authors in American Literary History.

COURSE OUTLINE

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
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

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Marianne Moore: Poetry

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: The Crucible

Module 5 [Novel] (18 hours)

Harper Lee: To Kill a Mocking Bird

Core Text: American Literature

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COURSE 13 – Modern World Literature

Course Code EN6CR13

Title of the course Modern World Literature

Semester in which the course is to be 6

taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact hours 90

AIM OF THE COURSE

To make the students aware of the stupendous variety that resides in Literatures the world
over.
.
OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course, the students should be able to discern the following:
1. That literatures the world over engage in very deep ways with the vicissitudes of life.
2. World literatures often defy genres/regionalities and canonical assumptions to emerge as a
platform where poetics and politics fuse.
3. The notion of Major and Minor, Central and Peripheral literatures is a myth.

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1 [Poetry] (18 hours)

Marina Tsvetaeva: Meeting

Federico Garcia Lorca: New Heart
Pablo Neruda: Ars Poetica
Leopold Sedar Senghor: Black Woman
Wizlawa Szymborska: The Terrorist, He‘s Watching
Adonis : Nothing but madness remains
Bei Dao: The Answer
Ko Un: A Poet‘s Heart

Module 2 [Short Stories: European] (18 hours)

Leo Tolstoy: God Sees the Truth, but Waits

Bjornstjerne Bjornson: The Father
Franz Kafka: Before the Law

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Bertolt Brecht: The Monster
Albert Camus: The Guest
Javier Marias: The Life and Death of Marcelino Iturriaga

Module 3 [Short Stories: Non-European] (18 hours)

Ryunosuke Akutagawa: In a Grove

Jorge Luis Borges: The Garden of Forking Paths
Naguib Mahfouz: Half of a Day
Julio Cortazar: Continuity of Parks
Danilo Kis: The Encyclopaedia of the 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

Core Text: Modern World Literature

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SEMESTER 3 (BA English Model 1 & Model 2)

COURSE 3: The Evolution of Literary Movements: The Shapers of Destiny

Course Code EN3CM03

Title of the course The Evolution of Literary

Movements: The Shapers of Destiny

Semester in which the course is to be 3

taught

No. of credits 4

No. of contact hours 108

1. AIM OF THE COURSE

To make the learner aware of the way in which history shapes the life and literature of a
people

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

 To give the learner a comprehensive overview of the history of Britain and its
impact upon the rest of the world
 To enable him to understand English literature in the light of historical events
 To analyse the manner in which a person is moulded by the historical events of his
personal and communal life

3. COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1: 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 Lionheart 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 : Brittannia 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

Reading List
1. Trevelyan, G. M. Illustrated English Social History (Vol 1-6). England: Penguin,
1968.
2. Churchill, Winston. A History of the English Speaking Peoples (Vol 1-12). 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 (Vol 2). 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.

4. Core Text: Susan Varghese. Evolution of Literary Movements: The Shapers of Destiny.
Current Books.

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SEMESTER 4 (BA English Model 1 & Model 2)

COURSE 4: The Evolution of Literary Movements: The Cross Currents of Change

Course Code EN4CM04

Title of the course The Evolution of Literary Movements:

The Cross Currents of Change

Semester in which the course is to be 4

taught

No. of credits 4

No. of contact 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

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

By the end of the course it is hoped that:

1. students will be competent to understand literature against the backdrop of history.
2. students will be inspired to contribute dynamically to historical and literary processes.

COURSE OUTLINE

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

Module 3 [Literature and Liberation] (36 hours)

a. Literature and feminism

b. Dalit writing

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Module 4 [Literature and the Third World] (18 hours)

a. Articulating the Postcolonial Experience

b. An overview of New Literatures

Core Text: Dr B Keralavarma. Evolution of Literary Movements: The Cross-currents of

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COURSE 1 – Appreciating Films

Course Code EN5CROP01

Title of the course Appreciating Films

Semester in which the course is to be 5

taught
No. of credits 3

No. of contact 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.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course, the student should be able to discern the following:
1. The broad contours of the history and aesthetics of films.
2. The overarching film genres and the basic terminology of film studies.
3. The distinction between mere appreciation of films and sustained ideological film analysis.
4. The questions raised by Cultural Studies and Feminism(s) in their encounter with films.
5. The issues raised by cinematic adaptations of literature.

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COURSE OUTLINE

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)

Module 2 (Film Languages) (18 hours)

Montage Theory: [Clippings from Eisenstein‘s Battleship Potemkin and Chaplin‘s Modern

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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
Francis Ford Coppola: The Godfather
Orson Welles: The Magnificent Ambersons
Jean Luc-Godard: Breathless
V. K. Prakash: Karmayogi [Malayalam]

Core Text: Appreciating Films

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2017 ADMISSIONS ONWARDS

COURSE 2 – Theatre Studies

Course Code EN5CROP02

Title of the course Theatre Studies

Semester in which the course is to be 5

taught
No. of credits 3

No. of contact 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.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course, the student should be able to imbibe the following:

1. An understanding of a selection of well-discussed plays across the world.

2. The classical and modern theatre in the West and the East.
3. The form and content of various kinds of theatre.
4. Colonial and subversive postcolonial aspects in Indian theatre.
5. Issues of gender, identity, caste, tradition, morality, etc dealt with by modern theatre.

.
COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1 (Classics) (18 hours)

Kalidasa: Abhijnanasakunthalam – Act I

William Shakespeare: Othello – Act I, Scene III, 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

Malini Bhattacharya: Giving Away the Girl

Core Text: Theatre Studies

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2017 ADMISSIONS ONWARDS

COURSE 3 – English for Careers

Course Code EN5CROP03

Title of the course English for Careers

Semester in which the course is to be 5

taught
No. of credits 3

No. of contact 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.
.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course, the students should be able:

1. To develop communicative skills, which will enable them to prepare for a career and
function effectively in it.
2. To equip themselves in oral and written communication to enhance their academic and
professional use of language.
3. To train themselves in making effective presentations.

COURSE OUTLINE

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

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

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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. Soft Skills for Team Building.
d. Keeping the Job—Professional Ethics
e. Managing Multiple Roles- Healthy Balancing of family and career.

Reading List

1. Samson et al. English for Life - 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.

Core Text: English for Careers

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 Choice Based Courses

MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY

SYLLABI FOR CHOICE BASED COURSES - UG PROGRAMMES

2017 ADMISSIONS ONWARDS

COURSE 1 – Comparative Literature

Course Code EN6CB01

Title of the course Comparative Literature

Semester in which the course is to be 6

taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact 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.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Develop strategies and methodologies in the study of literatures in comparison.
2. 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.
3. Critically analyze literary texts in a broader perspective of World Literature.
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COURSE OUTLINE

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

Module 2 [Envisioning] (18 hours)

Part A: Writing

Ted Hughes: The Thought Fox

Seamus Heaney: Personal Helicon

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Part B: Death Wish

Sylvia Plath: Tulips

Dorothy Parker: Resume

Part C: Hamlets

Anna Akhmatova: Reading Hamlet

C. P. Cavafy: King Claudius
Salman Rushdie: Yorick

Module 3 [Nuance] (18 hours)

Part A: Myth

Rabindranath Tagore: Karna Kunti Samvad

G. Sankarapilla: Wings Flapping, 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

Core Text: Comparative Literature

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2017 ADMISSIONS ONWARDS

COURSE 2 – Modern Malayalam Literature in Translation

Course Code EN6CB02

Title of the course Modern Malayalam Literature in
Translation

Semester in which the course is to be 6

taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact 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.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course, the student should be able to comprehend the following:
1. An understanding of a selection of much discussed writers/literary pieces in Malayalam.
2. The various genres in Malayalam.
3. The modern trends in Malayalam literature.
4. Experiments with form in Malayalam poems and prose.

.
COURSE OUTLINE

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

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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
Santhosh Echikkanam: The Hunters in a Picture Story
Subhash Chandran: Bloody Mary
Anvar Abdulla: Sea-Roar

Module 3 (Novel) (18 hours)

O. V. Vijayan: The Legends of Khasak

Module 4 (Novella/Memoir/Prison Narrative) (18 hours)

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer: Walls

Background Reading

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)
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)

Core Text: Modern Malayalam Literature in Translation

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2017 ADMISSIONS ONWARDS

COURSE 3 – Regional Literatures in Translation

Course Code EN6CB03

Title of the course Regional Literatures in Translation

Semester in which the course is to be 6

taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact hours 72

AIM OF THE COURSE

The students will be introduced to a selection of regional literatures translated into English.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course, the student should be able to comprehend the following:
1. An understanding of much discussed writers/literary pieces in the vernaculars.
2. The modern trends in regional literatures.
.
COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1 [Prose] (18 hours)

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

Module 2 [Poetry] (18 hours)

Jibanananda Das: Banalata Sen

Kedarnath Agarwal: Freedom of the Writer
Amin Kamil: Naked Thoughts
P Lankesh: Mother (Avva)
P. P. Ramachandran: Iruppu
S Joseph: Fish Monger

Module 3 [Drama] (18 hours)

C. J. Thomas: Crime 27 in 1128

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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

Core Text: Regional Literatures in Translation

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2017 ADMISSIONS ONWARDS

COURSE 4 – Voices from the Margin

Course Code EN6CB04

Title of the course Voices from the Margins

Semester in which the course is to be 6

taught
No. of credits 4

No. of contact hours 72

AIM OF THE COURSE

To introduce ―voices‖ from the margins to the students, as an attempt to understand

suppressed histories and discourses.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course, the student will have critically encountered subaltern voices,
Dalitness and indigeneity.

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1 (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. ―Dalit Literature: Form and Purpose.‖ Towards an Aesthetics of Dalit
Literature. Hyderabad: Orient Longman. 2004. 23-39.

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.

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M. B. Manoj. ―Anonymous.‖ No Alphabet in Sight: New Dalit Writing from South India:
Dossier 1: 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. ―Budhan‖ in. 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.

Core Text: Voices from the Margins

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SYLLUBUS FOR MODEL 2 COURSES – 2017 ADMISSIONS ONWARDS
BA PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

MODEL 2 – (VOCATIONAL) ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

COURSES SEMESTER-WISE

SEMESTER I

Course Code Title of Course No. of Credit

hours/Week
EN1CC01 Fine-tune Your English 5 4
EN1CR01 Methodology of Literary Studies 5 4
Common Course- Second Language 5 4
EN1CM01(Ad) Complementary Course 1- English for
5 4
Business Communication- 1
EN1VO01(C) Vocational 1: Information Technology and
5 4
Computer Applications

SEMESTER II

EN2CC03 Issues that Matter 5 4

Common Course – Second Language 5 4
EN2CR02 Introducing Language & Literature 5 4
EN2CM02(Ad) Complementary 2: English for Business 5 4
Communication- 2
EN2VO02(C) Vocational 2: Computer Applications and 5 4
DTP (Practical)

SEMESTER III

EN3CC05 Literature and/as Identity 5 4

EN3CR03 The Harmony of Prose 5 4
EN3CR04 The Symphony of Verse 5 4
EN3CM03 Evolution of Literary Movements: The 5 4
Shapers of Destiny
EN3VO03(Ad) Vocational 3: Business Accounting 5 4

SEMESTER IV

EN4CC06 Illuminations 5 4
EN4CR05 Modes of Fiction 5 4
EN4CR06 Language & Linguistics 5 4
EN4CM04 Evolution of Literary Movements: The 5 4
Cross Currents of Change
EN4VO04(Ad) Vocational 4: Office Procedures &Practices 5 4

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 SEMESTER V

EN5CR07 Acts on the Stage 6 4

EN5CR08 Literary Criticism &Theory 5 4
EN5CROP01,02,03 Open Course 4 3
EN5CR09 Indian Writing in English 5 4
EN5CREN01 Environmental Science& Human Rights 5 4

SEMESTER VI

EN6CB01,02,03,04 Choice Based Course 4 3

EN6CR10 Postcolonial Literatures 5 4
EN6CR11 Women Writing 5 4
EN6CR12 American Literature 5 4
EN6CR13 Modern World Literature 5 4
EN6PR01/ENOJT01 Project/On the Job Training 1 2

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 Complementary and Vocational Courses

MODEL II (VOCATIONAL): ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Semester 1

Complementary 1: English for Business Communication – 1

1. Written communication of different forms: Using mechanics of letter-writing (format,

organizing of information, style and tone).
2. Writing various kinds of business letters (e.g. Letters of enquiry and answers to
queries, letters of reference, sales letter, letters of complaints and answers to
complaints, collection letters and replies, letters relating to legal transactions, follow-
up letters, D. O. letters within and outside the office, letters relating to placing of
orders and compliance with orders).
3. Writing circulars, memos, notices, agendas, minutes etc.
4. Preparing notes, outlines, writing summaries of letters/reports.
5. Handling mail (preparing notes on action taken/to be taken.
6. Maintaining a diary and using memory aids.
7. Issuing and asking for testimonials and certificates.
8. Writing business telegrams, telex messages.
9. Writing advertisements for newspapers, souvenirs.

Vocational 1: Information Technology and Computer Applications

Information Transfer and storage theory: reprography – micrography and computer -

online information – retrieval – CD-ROM – Email – facsimile – National and International
information systems – NIS, AGRIS, NICNET, INDONET.

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 Semester II

Complementary 2: English for Business Communication – II

1. Writing a short project (8-10 pages) at the beginning of the year on some aspect of
Commercial Correspondence (e.g. Essentials of Commercial Correspondence; the
New and Old concept in Letter-writing- Sincerity, Brevity, Proper Presentation and
Format; Courtesy and Etiquette in Letter-writing; Good and Bad Letters) – Editing
draft letters; proof-reading typed matter and making corrections.
2. Expansion of vocabulary: using words related to commercial correspondence
appropriately – Acquiring familiarity with abbreviations used in commercial
correspondence and advertisement – Spelling words related to commercial
correspondence correctly.
3. Oral communication related to business: Receiving messages and replying to
messages on the telephone – Dealing with business clientele with clarity, courtesy and
persuasiveness.
4. Study skills; consulting a dictionary for meanings, usage and spelling – Retrieving
relevant information from files, reports, letters etc.

Recommended Books

Saunders, Alta Gwinn. Effective Business English. 3rd ed. New York, Macmillan, 1957.
Binham Philip. Executive English. London, Longman Group, 1968-70.
Blundell, J. A and Nigel Middlemiss. Career: English for the Business and Commercial
World Pt.2: Developments. Oxford, OUP, 1982.
Carrad, H.L. English and Commercial Correspondence. 3ed. London: Cassel, 1964.
Jasmin S. & Bright J. S. Business Letter Writing. New Delhi: Universal, n.d.
King F.W.& Ann Cree D. Modern English Business Letters: Commercial
Correspondence for Foreign Students. London: Longman Group, 1962.
Kane T. S. The Oxford Guide to Writing. New York: OUP, 1983.
Ghose P. C. Commercial English and Correspondence. Calcutta: World Press, 1957.

Vocational 2: Computer Application and D.T.P. (Practical)

1. Page-maker – Ventura – Coreldraw – Paint Brush etc.

Recommended Books;

Rouby, Jennifer. The Basic Information Technology.

Umapathy, K. S. Information Sources.

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 Semester III

Vocational 3: Business Accounting

Accounting – meaning, objectives, meaning of basic terms.

1. Journal and Ledger – journal entries, posting.

2. Sub-division of journal – cash book (simple), purchase day book, returns book, B/R
book.
3. Preparation of Trial balance from sub-division of journals.
4. Preparation of Trading Profit and Loss Accounting and Balance Sheet from Trial
Balance

Recommended Books:

Jain S. P. Advanced Accountancy

Gupta R. L. Advanced Accountancy
Basu and Das. Practice in Accountancy

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 Semester IV

Vocational 4: Office Procedures and Practices

1. Nature and functions of office – meaning and importance of office, relationship of

office with other departments. Functions – basic and auxiliary. Position and role of an
Office Manager in an organization.
2. Office layout and working conditions – location of office, Office building, open and
private offices, office environment, lighting, ventilation, temperature and interior
decoration (general outline).
3. Work flow in office – concept of workflow and flowcharts, difficulties in workflow.
4. Office organization – principles, type-line, line and staff and service organization,
office charts and manuals, meaning and usefulness.
5. Office communication – basic principles, methods of internal and external
communication.
6. Office mechanization – need for mechanization, considerations in mechanization,
types of office machines and equipment including computers.
7. Handling inward and outward mail – organizations of the mailing section,
arrangements with post offices for receipt and dispatch of mail, inword, mail routine,
dealing with correspondence, mechanizing mail service.
8. Filing and indexing – filing (a) meaning and importance (b) bases of classification of
papers for filing (c) methods of filing: horizontal and vertical indexing, meaning and
importance, basis of indexing, types of indexing.
9. Company meetings – types, procedures, duties of secretary.

Recommended Text Books:

Bhushan V. K. Office Organisation and Management

Chopra P. K. Office Management
Chopra P. K. Office Organisation and Management
Saboo & Bai. Office Management

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SYLLUBUS FOR MODEL 2 COURSES – 2017 ADMISSIONS ONWARDS
BA PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
MODEL 2 – (VOCATIONAL) CAREERS AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS
COURSES SEMESTER-WISE

SEMESTER I

Course Code Title of Course No. of Credit

hours/Week
EN1CC01 Fine-tune Your English 5 4
EN1CR01 Methodology of Literary Studies 5 4
Common Course- Second Language 5 4
EN1CM01(Ad) Complementary 1: English for Business
5 4
Communication -1
EN1VO01(Cc) Vocational 1: Print Media and Journalism
5 4
-1

SEMESTER II

EN2CC03 Issues that Matter 5 4

Common Course – Second Language 5 4
EN2CR02 Introducing Language & Literature 5 4
EN2CM02(Ad) Complementary 1: English for Business 5 4
Communication -2
EN2VO02(Cc) Vocational 2: Print Media and Journalism - 5 4
2

SEMESTER III

EN3CC05 Literature and/as Identity 5 4

EN3CR03 The Harmony of Prose 5 4
EN3CR04 The Symphony of Verse 5 4
EN3CM03 Evolution of Literary Movements: The 5 4
Shapers of Destiny
EN3VO03(Tc) Vocational 3: Methodology of Teaching
5 4
English
SEMESTER IV

EN4CC06 Illuminations 5 4
EN4CR05 Modes of Fiction 5 4
EN4CR06 Language & Linguistics 5 4
EN4CM04 Evolution of Literary Movements: The 5 4
Cross Currents of Change
EN4VO04(Cc) Vocational 4: Translation: Theory and
Practice 5 4

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 SEMESTER V

EN5CR07 Acts on the Stage 6 4

EN5CR08 Literary Criticism &Theory 5 4
EN5CROP01,02, 03 Open Course 4 3
EN5CR09 Indian Writing in English 5 4
EN5CREN01 Environmental Science& Human Rights 5 4

SEMESTER VI

EN6CB01,02,03,04 Choice Based Course 4 3

EN6CR10 Postcolonial Literatures 5 4
EN6CR11 Women Writing 5 4
EN6CR12 American Literature 5 4
EN6CR13 Modern World Literature 5 4
EN6PR01/ENOJT01 Project/On the Job Training 1 2

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 Complementary and Vocational Courses

MODEL II (VOCATIONAL): CAREERS AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Semester 1

Complementary 1: English for Business Communication – 1

1. Written communication of different forms: Using mechanics of letter – writing

(format, organizing of information, style and tone)
2. Writing various kinds of business letters (e.g., letters of enquiry and answers to
queries, letters of reference, sales letters, letters of complaint and answers to
complaints, collection letters and replies, letters relating to legal transactions, follow-
up letters, D.O. letter within and outside the office, letters relating to placing of orders
and compliance with orders.
3. Writing circulars, memos, notices, agendas, minutes etc.
4. Preparing notes, outlines; writing summaries of letters / reports.
5. Handling mail (preparing notes on action taken / to be taken)
6. Maintaining a diary and using memory aids.
7. Issuing and asking for testimonials and certificates.
8. Writing business telegrams, telex messages.
9. Writing advertisements for newspapers, messages.

VOCATIONAL 1 : PRINT MEDIA AND JOURNALISM I

AIM OF THE COURSE

This course intends to familiarize the students with the history and growth of World
Journalism and Indian Journalism

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

This course aims to introduce the various phases of Journalism to the students

It also explains the emerging trends and news challenges in media

Module I (22 Hours)

World Journalism

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Concept, Evolution and Development of Journalism. Evolution and Development of Printing
Press (Brief History – From Medieval Period). Role of Press in Social, Economic and
Political Transformation. Comparative study of Journalism of Developed and Developing
Countries (historical perspective). Brief Introduction of Important World Newspapers
specially European & American. Brief Introduction of Important News Channels and
Websites.

Module II (24 Hours)

Development of Journalism in India

Early Newspaper Publications in India. Press, Literature and Renaissance. Indian Language
Press and English Press. Press and the Independence Struggle. Press and British Rule. Indian
Press and Social Reform Movements (Untouchabililty, Women Issues, Communal Harmony,
Swadeshi Movement etc). Indian Language Press and English Press in the Last Phase of
Freedom Movement (1940-1947). History of Journalism in Kerala

Module III (24 Hours)

Post Independence Journalism

Press and Post Independence Challenges (Division, Communal Riots, First Election,
Formation of First Government, Plan Period, Land Reforms, Abolition of Jamindari,
Reorganization of States). Post Independence Governments and Press Regulations (Press
Commission, Press Council of India). Press and Political System (Parliament, Constitution,
Political Parties etc). Changing Nature of India Press after Independence (Publication of New
National and Regional Newspapers and Magazines). Parallel Journalism (Dalit Journalism,
Small Magazines), Missionary Journalism.

Module IV (20 Hours)

Changing Face of Journalism and news Challenges

Modernization of Press and Press Management. National Press, Regional Press, District
Level Press. Electronic Medium and Internet Journalism. Representative Newspapers and
Magazines (Times of India, The Hindu, Indian Express, Hindustan Times, Malayala
Manorama, Mathrubhumi, Outlook, India Today – Brief Introduction). Press and
Contemporary Issues (Multilevel Governments, Human Right, Terrorism, Nationalism,
Regionalism, Constitution Review, Social Justice etc.) Press and Secularism.

Reference Books:

Journalism in India from the earliest times to the present day, Ranga swami Parthasarathy,
Sterling Publishers.

The Press Council, Dr. N.K. Trikha, Somaiya Publication.

Mass Communication in India, Keval J. Kumar, Jaico Publication – New Delhi.

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India‘s Newspaper Revolution, Robbin Jeffery, Oxford University Press.

SEMESTER II

Complementary 2: English for Business Communication – II

1. Writing a short project (8-10 pages) at the beginning of the year on some aspect of
Commercial Correspondence (e.g. Essentials of Commercial Correspondence; the
New and Old concept in Letter-writing- Sincerity, Brevity, Proper Presentation and
Format; Courtesy and Etiquette in Letter-writing; Good and Bad Letters) – Editing
draft letters; proof-reading typed matter and making corrections.
2 Expansion of vocabulary: using words related to commercial correspondence
appropriately – Acquiring familiarity with abbreviations used in commercial
correspondence and advertisement – Spelling words related to commercial
correspondence correctly.
3. Oral communication related to business: Receiving messages and replying to messages
on the telephone – Dealing with business clientele with clarity, courtesy and
persuasiveness.
4. Study skills; consulting a dictionary for meanings, usage and spelling – Retrieving
relevant information from files, reports, letters etc.

Recommended Books

Saunders, Alta Gwinn. Effective Business English. 3ed. New York, Macmillan, 1957.
Binham, Philip. Executive English. London, Longman Group, 1968-70.
Blundell J. A &Middle Miss, NMG. Career: English for the Business and Commercial World
Pt.2: Developments 2v. Oxford, OUP, 1982.
Carrad, H.L. English and Commercial Correspondence. 3ed. London: Cassel, 1964.
Jasmin S. & Bright J.S. Business Letter Writing. New Delhi: Universal, n.d
King F.W. and Ann Cree D. Modern English Business Letters: Commercial
Correspondence for Foreign Students. London: Longman Group, 1962.
Kane T. S. The Oxford Guide to Writing. New York: OUP, 1983.
Ghose P. C. Commercial English and Correspondence. Calcutta: World Press, 1957.

VOCATIONAL 2: PRINT MEDIA AND JOURNALISM II

AIM OF THE COURSE

This course intends to familiarize the students with the practical aspects of Reporting,
Photojournalism, Editing and Magazine journalism

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

This course aims to provide firsthand experience in the field of Journalism

Module I (24 Hours)

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Reporting and Photojournalism.

Reporter‘s Role- Duties and qualities- Basic components of a news story- Human Interest
story- structure of a news report- news leads- curtain raiser- live reporting- investigative
reporting- news sources- reporting public affairs, meetings, conferences and social events-
crime, legislature, courts and sports reporting- specialized reporting- environment, health,
science etc.

Expression through photographic image- picture editing- persuasive photographs- photo

essays and photo magazines.

Module II (22 Hours)

Editing

The Indian Editor: yesterday, today and tomorrow- editing news- tools of the editor-
functions of editors- editorial writing- how to write headlines- glossary of terms for editors-
making up the paper- elements and principles of good writing- freelancing.

Module III (24 Hours)

Magazine Journalism

Difference between feature writing and news writing- types of features –building up the
feature—publication-illustration-book,art, theatre reviews-prospects and problems of feature
writing.

Origin of magazine journalism- categories of magazine- writing for women and children,
industry, science, sports, films- columns and columnists- magazine covers- magazine editing-
layout and design- future of magazines in India

Module IV (20 Hours)

Printing and Production

Brief history of printing- typography- digitalization of the process- digital photography-

production of online newspapers and magazines.

Practical

Visit and tour of a newspaper organization

Production of a newspaper

Reference Books:

Professional Journalism by M.V. Kamath

India‘s Communication Revolution by Arbind Singhal.

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Broadcast Technology – A Review by Dr. H.O. Srivastava.

Understanding of Media: The Extension of Man by Marshall McLuhan.

Semester III

Vocational Course 3: Methodology of Teaching English

AIM OF THE COURSE

To provide a basic knowledge in developing the four basic language skills and an insight into
the various issues in teaching English

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

Highlights the importance of teaching English effectively through the application of

improved methods of teaching and classroom procedures

Module 1 (22 Hours)

The role of English in India – historical developments – present day needs – English a s a link
language, library language and as an international language

Present day conditions in India

Principles of learning a foreign language – Contribution of Linguistics and Psychology.

Problems of learning a foreign language – Influence of the mother-tongue – comparison with

learning the mother-tongue – development and sequence in acquiring the four skills.

A brief review of traditional methods – Translation Method – Direct Method.

Module 2 (22 Hours)

Approaches to Modern Language Teaching – Situational approach – oral approach (speech

before reading and writing) – Structural approach (the teaching of language patterns)

Vocabulary control and grading – basic English structures – Control and grading.

The four-fold language skills and their co-ordination. Standards to be reached in each skill at
the various stages.

Oral approach – the presentation and practice of new items – vocabulary and sentence pattern
– need for repetition and variety – choral and individual practice – kinds of drills

Module 3 (24 Hours)

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Situational teaching – different types of situations – use of objects and actions – pupil
participation – use of blackboard and simple pictures – verbal situations – the use of mother-
tongue.

Reading: early stage – methods of teaching reading – relation to oral work – use of the
blackboard – Flannel graph phonics – place of workbooks and readers – early comprehension
exercises – development of reading skills – loud reading – silent reading – rapid silent
reading – place of the readers – characteristics of a good supplementary class and school
libraries.

Writing – relation to oral and reading skills – early stages – importance and characteristics of
a good handwriting – advantages of italic script – development from un-joined to cursive
script – use of blackboard – writing scripts – Transcription – Copy Book – development of
writing skills – oral and written exercises

Spelling – causes for poor spelling – remedial measures – Dictation.

Place of the reader in teaching English – Characteristics of a good reader – Planning the
lesson from the Reader.

Teaching of prose – Objectives and specifications – Introduction, presentation, establishment

Module 4 (22 Hours)

Teaching of Grammar – Formal and Functional – Inductive and deductive approaches.

Rhymes, songs and language games.

Testing and evaluation in English- Instructional and language-teaching objectives – their

specifications - merits and demerits of each – Constructing a test – analysis of the syllabus –
choice of questions – balancing objectives – Scoring key and marking scheme.

Audio-visual aids in teaching English – Visual aids – simple class room aids – objects,
children, the blackboard, pictures, flash cards, school surroundings, preparing a teaching kit,
flannel graph, wall news-paper, slide and film projector – audio aids – radio lessons.

Teaching Literature: Aims: enjoyment, appreciation, widening cultural background

Books for Reference;

Billows, F. L. The Techniques of Language Teaching. Longman

Bright and Gregor, MC. Teaching English as a Second Language. Longman

Harris D. Testing English as a Second Language. Longman

French F. G. Teaching English as an International Language, OUP.

Frisby A.N. Teaching English.

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Gatenby E.V. English as a Foreign Language, Longman.

Gurrey. Teaching English as a Foreign Language.OUP.

Horburgh, D. How to Use the Blackboard in Teaching English. Orient Longman

Hornby A.S and others. The advanced Learner‘s Dictionary of Current English. OUP.

Hornby A.S. The Teaching of Structural Words and Sentence Patterns, Part 1-1V Vols. ELBS

Lec W. R. and Corper Helen. Simple Audio-Visual Aids to Foreign Language Teaching.
OUP.

Morris. The Art of Teaching English as a Living Language. Longman.

Spencer B. H. Guided Composition Exercise. Longman.

Semester IV

VOCATIONAL COURSE 4: TRANSLATION: THEORY AND PRACTICE

AIM OF THE COURSE

To familiarize the student with the theories and problems of translation.
To train the student in prose, poetry and media translation.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

Upon completion of the course:
The students will have a thorough general awareness of different theories of translation.
The students will have good practical skill in translating different literature and media based
works from English to Malayalam, Tamil or Hindi & vice versa.
The students are expected to submit different translated works in different areas.
COURSE OUTLINE

MODULE I: Theories of translation (36 HOURS)

Translation - inter-cultural contacts - creative use of language - complexity and hereditary

weight of language - creativity and translation – transcreation. Source language - Target

language - concept of equivalence - total, approximate and null equivalences- producing an

appeal of transfer in the target language - registers - distinction between narrative language

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and conversational language - translated into good and bad forms in the target language

translation of polyphonic language. Kinds of translation: literary, technical and machine

MODULE II: Translation Problems (18 HOURS)

Imitation - adaptation – interpretation –text, genre and discourse shifts in translation-

ideology and translation - problems with titles- cultural untranslatability- translation of poetry

and problems associated with it- translation of prose and problems related to it -- problems of

translation in journalism and in print media

MODULE III: Practice on translation (36 HOURS)

Translation of Poetry –Translation of Prose -- Translation of News Paper News –

Translation into and from one source language to a target language - Passages for

comparison involving two or more translations of the same text

READING LIST

Bassnett. Susan. Translation Studies

Catford. J.C. A Linguistic Theory of Translation.

Duff, Alan. Translation

Hatin, Basil and Jermy Munday. Translation: An advanced resource book.

Routledge, New York:2009

Mukherjee, Sujit. Translation as Discovery

Nida, Eugene and Charles Taber. The Theory and Practice of Translation

Nida, Eugine. Towards a Science of Translating

------ -------- Language , Structure and Translation.

Tejaswami, Niranjana. Sitting Translation: History, Post - Structuralism and Colonial

Context

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Venuti, Lawrence. Rethinking Translation, Discourse, Subjectivity Ideology

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SYLLUBUS FOR MODEL 2 COURSES – 2017 ADMISSIONS ONWARDS
BA PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

MODEL 2 – (VOCATIONAL) COPY EDITOR

COURSES SEMESTER-WISE

SEMESTER 1

Course Code Title of Course No. of Credit

hours/Week
EN1CC01 Fine-tune Your English 5 4
EN1CR01 Methodology of Literary Studies 5 4
Common Course- Second Language 5 4
EN1CM01(Cp) Complementary Course 1- English for
5 4
Copy Editing: 1
EN1VO01(C) Vocational 1: Information Technology and
5 4
Computer Applications

SEMESTER II

EN2CC03 Issues that Matter 5 4

Common Course – Second Language 5 4
EN2CR02 Introducing Language & Literature 5 4
EN2CM02(Cp) Complementary 2: English for Copy 5 4
Editing: 2
EN2VO02(C) Vocational 2: Computer Applications and 5 4
DTP (Practical)

SEMESTER III

EN3CC05 Literature and/as Identity 5 4

EN3CR03 The Harmony of Prose 5 4
EN3CR04 The Symphony of Verse 5 4
EN3CM03 Evolution of Literary Movements: The 5 4
Shapers of Destiny
EN3VO03(Cp) Vocational 3: Copy Editing: An Over View 5 4

SEMESTER IV

EN4CC06 Illuminations 5 4
EN4CR05 Modes of Fiction 5 4
EN4CR06 Language & Linguistics 5 4
EN4CM04 Evolution of Literary Movements: The 5 4
Cross Currents of Change
EN4VO04(Cp) Vocational 4: The Technique of Copy 5 4
Editing

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 SEMESTER V

EN5CR07 Acts on the Stage 6 4

EN5CR08 Literary Criticism &Theory 5 4
EN5CROP01,02,03 Open Course 4 3
EN5CR09 Indian Writing in English 5 4
EN5CREN01 Environmental Science& Human Rights 5 4

SEMESTER VI

EN6CB01,02,03,04 Choice Based Course 4 3

EN6CR10 Postcolonial Literatures 5 4
EN6CR11 Women Writing 5 4
EN6CR12 American Literature 5 4
EN6CR13 Modern World Literature 5 4
EN6PR01/ENOJT01 Project/On the Job Training 1 2

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 Complementary and Vocational Courses

MODEL II (VOCATIONAL): COPY-EDITOR

Semester 1

Complementary 1: English for Copy-editing 1

1. Basic Principles of Essay writing: introduction to the Essay form – prewriting-

outlining- revising – editing – proof-reading – steps in essay writing- thesis – unity –
support – coherence – sentence-skills.
2. Types of Essay development: description - narration - process – cause and effect –
examples – comparison and contrast – definition – division and classification-
argumentation.

Vocational 1: Information Technology and Computer Applications

Information Transfer and storage theory: reprography – micrography and computer -

online information – retrieval – CD-ROM – Email – facsimile – National and International
information systems – NIS, AGRIS, NICNET, INDONET.

Information Transfer and storage theory: reprography – micrography and computer -

online information – retrieval – CD-ROM – Email – facsimile – National and International
information systems – NIS, AGRIS, NICNET, INDONET.

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 Semester II

Complementary II: English for Copy-editing II

Sentence Skills: Grammar: subjects and verbs – fragments – run-ons – regular and irregular
verbs – subject-verb agreement – verb – tense – pronoun – adjectives – adverbs – modifiers –
parallelism.

1. Mechanics: Manuscript form – capital letters – numbers and abbreviations.

2. Punctuations: apostrophe – quotation marks – comma – other punctuation marks.
3. Word use: using the dictionary – spelling – vocabulary – word choice – sentence
variety.
Core Text

John Langan. College Writing Skills. McGraw Hills, 1996.

Vocational 2: Computer Application and D.T.P. (Practical).

Page-maker – Ventura – Coreldraw – Paint Brush etc.

Recommended Books

Rouby, Jennifer. The Basic Information Technology.

Umapathy, K.S. Information Sources.

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 Semester III

Vocational 3: Copy-editing: an Overview

Selection of manuscripts – commissioning and acquisition – screening unsolicited

manuscripts – evaluation and vetting – dealing with external evaluation and experts –
developing manuscripts with authors – list development – the importance of being an editor –
interacting with other departments for estimates, production costs and schedules, market
possibilities etc. – developing a house style – preparing manuscripts for press – overall
editing and copy-editing – dealing with contracts, royalties, advances and working with
authors – balancing editorial priorities and preferences with market demands.

Semester IV

Vocational 4: The Technique of Copy-editing

What is copy-editing? Editing tools – editing and proof reading symbols – checking facts –
correcting language – typography – typesetting process – press copy – preparation of index –
preparation of foot notes – style sheet.

Recommended Books

University of Chicago. A Manual of Style

Perkins E. Maxell. Editor to Author
Gross, Geral (ed). Editors on Editing
Indian Standards Institution. Rules for Making Alphabetic Index
Clark, Giles. Inside Book Publishing, Book House Training Centre, London

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SYLLABUS FOR MODEL 2 COURSES – 2017 ADMISSIONS ONWARDS
BA PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

MODEL 2 – (VOCATIONAL) TEACHING

COURSES SEMESTER-WISE

SEMESTER I

Course Code Title of Course No. of Credit

hours/Week
EN1CC01 Fine-tune Your English 5 4
EN1CR01 Methodology of Literary Studies 5 4
Common Course- Second Language 5 4
EN1CM01(T) Complementary Course 1: Education in
5 4
India
EN1VO01(T) Vocational 1: School Organization 5 4

SEMESTER II

EN2CC03 Issues that Matter 5 4

Common Course – Second Language 5 4
EN2CR02 Introducing Language & Literature 5 4
EN2CM02(T) Complementary 2: Educational Psychology 5 4
EN2VO02(T) Vocational 2: Conversational English 5 4

SEMESTER III

EN3CC05 Literature and/as Identity 5 4

EN3CR03 Harmony of Prose 5 4
EN3CR04 Symphony of Verse 5 4
EN3CM03 Evolution of Literary Movements: The 5 4
Shapers of Destiny
EN3VO03(Tc) Vocational 3: Methodology of Teaching
5 4
English

SEMESTER IV

EN4CC06 Illuminations 5 4
EN4CR05 Modes of Fiction 5 4
EN4CR06 Language & Linguistics 5 4
EN4CM04 Evolution of Literary Movements: The 5 4
Cross Currents of Change
EN4VO04 (Tc) Vocational 4: Educational Technology 5 4

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 SEMESTER V

EN5CR07 Acts on the Stage 6 4

EN5CR08 Literary Criticism &Theory 5 4
EN5CROP01,02,03 Open Course 4 3
EN5CR09 Indian Writing in English 5 4
EN5CREN01 Environmental Science& Human Rights 5 4

SEMESTER VI

EN6CB01,02,03,04 Choice Based Course 4 3

EN6CR10 Postcolonial Literatures 5 4
EN6CR11 Women Writing 5 4
EN6CR12 American Literature 5 4
EN6CR13 Modern World Literature 5 4
EN6PR01 Project 1 2

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 Complementary and Vocational Courses

MODEL II (VOCATIONAL): TEACHING

Semester 1

Complementary 1: Education in India

Course Outline

1. Its meaning – how philosophy and sociology determine the aim, content and method
2. Its function – transmission and transformation of culture – education as an instrument
of social change.
3. Education during the British period and since Independence –Macaulay‘s Minutes
and-Wood‘s Dispatch. University Commission report (1949) – Secondary Education
Commission Report (1953)- Education Commission Report (1964-66).
4. Approaches to Education – idealistic – naturalistic – realistic – pragmatic.
5. Types of Education – formal – informal – non-formal – teacher centred – child
centred- life centred – the basic scheme.
6. Problems of education and attempted solutions – universalization of primary
education – equalization of educational opportunities - vocationalization
7. Educational Planning and adult education and continuing education
8. Education for democracy – education for development – education for national
integration – education for international understanding

Vocational 1: School Organisation

Course Outline

Administrative framework – The Head Master – the staff council – students‘ assembly,
school parliament – discipline – maintenance committee etc. – Administrative network of
education in Kerala.

1. School and social provision – School – a community – community service

programmes as the focus of community‘s interest in schools.
2. Celebration of Festivals and national Days.
3. Provision of moral instruction – developing respect for all religions
4. Maintenance of school records
5. Examinations and assessment
6. Role of Professional Organisations.

Recommended Books

Kochar S. K. School Organisation. University Publications, Ambala

Ryburn W. M. Suggestions for Organisation of Schools in India. OUP
Varghese Paul T. School Organisation. Macmillan

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 Semester II

Complementary II: Educational Psychology

Course Outline

1. Meaning, relevance and scope of modern Educational Psychology.

2. Growth and Development – the concept and principles of development – stages of
development with special emphasis on childhood and adolescence – different aspects
of development – needs and problems of children and adolescents.
3. Learning Process – the concept of learning – types of learning – Trial and Error –
Thorndike‘s laws of learning – concept of reinforcement – Skinner and Hull – Insight
learning – Field concept and gestalt Cagne‘s hierarchy – learning of concepts, values,
skill and problem solving – conditions influencing learning with respect to the learner,
learning material and the learning situations – special problems of the culturally
disadvantaged child – compensatory education – exploiting the environmental
potentialities – maturation – the relevance of the stages of development – permanence
in learning – remembering and forgetting – motivation, intrinsic and extrinsic.

Recommended Books

Biggie, Morries L. Learning Theories for Teachers

Bruner, Jerome S. Process of Education
Gagne N. L. Educational Psychology
Munn N. L. Introduction to Psychology
Skinner C. R Educational Psychology

Vocational 2: Conversational English

Course Outline

Language and society – register and Style – Elements of speaking – Greetings – Introduction
– Leave-taking – Making, Granting requests – Thanking – Making Enquiries – Giving
Information – Giving directions – Withholding Information – Describing People, Processes,
Procedures, Objects – Narrating Events – Extending Invitations – Accepting and declining
Invitations – Making Complaints and Suggestions – Apologizing – Offering Excuses –
Negotiating and persuading People - Expressing Dissent and Caution – Offering Emotional
Support – Motivating People – Expressing Condolence, warning – Expressing Disapproval
and Displeasure – Group Discussions, Debates – facing an Interview – Conducting an
Interview.

Core Text

Spoken English for You: Radhakrishna Pillai and Rajeevan. Emerald Publishers

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 Semester III

Vocational 3: Methodology of Teaching English

Course Outline

1. The role of English in India – historical developments – present day needs – English
as a link language, library language and as an international language
2. Present day conditions in India
3. Principles of learning a foreign language – Contribution of Linguistics and
Psychology.
4. Problems of learning a foreign language – Influence of the mother-tongue –
comparison with learning the mother-tongue – development and sequence in
acquiring the four skills.
5. A brief review of traditional methods – Translation Method – Direct Method.
6. Approaches to Modern Language Teaching – Situational approach – oral approach
(speech before reading and writing) – Structural approach (the teaching of language
patterns)
7. Vocabulary control and grading – basic English structures – Control and grading.
8. The four-fold language skills and their co-ordination. Standards to be reached in each
skill at the various stages.
9. Oral approach – the presentation and practice of new items – vocabulary and sentence
pattern – need for repetition and variety – choral and individual practice – kinds of
drills
10. Situational teaching – different types of situations – use of objects and actions – pupil
participation – use of blackboard and simple pictures – verbal situations – the use of
mother-tongue.
11. Reading: early stage – methods of teaching reading – relation to oral work – use of the
blackboard – Flannel graph phonics – place of workbooks and readers – early
comprehension exercises – development of reading skills – loud reading – silent
reading – rapid silent reading – place of the readers – characteristics of a good
supplementary class and school libraries.
12. Writing – relation to oral and reading skills – early stages – importance and
characteristics of a good handwriting – advantages of italic script – development from
un-joined to cursive script – use of blackboard – writing scripts – Transcription –
Copy Book – development of writing skills – oral and written exercises
13. Spelling – causes for poor spelling – remedial measures – Dictation.
14. Place of the reader in teaching English – Characteristics of a good reader – Planning
the lesson from the Reader.
15. Teaching of prose – Objectives and specifications – Introduction, presentation,
establishment
16. Teaching of Grammar – Formal and Functional – Inductive and deductive approaches.
17. Rhymes, songs and language games.
18. Testing and evaluation in English- Instructional and language-teaching objectives –
their specifications - merits and demerits of each – Constructing a test – analysis of
the syllabus – choice of questions – balancing objectives – Scoring key and marking
scheme.
19. Audio-visual aids in teaching English – Visual aids – simple class room aids –
objects, children, the blackboard, pictures, flash cards, school surroundings, preparing

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 a teaching kit, flannel graph, wall news-paper, slide and film projector – audio aids –
radio lessons.
20. Teaching Literature: Aims: enjoyment, appreciation, widening cultural background

Recommended Books

Billows, F. L. The Techniques of Language Teaching. Longman

Bright and Gregor, MC. Teaching English as a Second Language. Longman
Harris D. Testing English as a Second Language. Longman
French F. G. Teaching English as an International Language, OUP.
Frisby A.N. Teaching English.
Gatenby E.V. English as a Foreign Languag. Longman.
Gurrey. Teaching English as a Foreign Language.OUP.
Horburgh, D. How to Use the Blackboard in Teaching English. Orient Longman
Hornby A.S et. al. The advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English. OUP.
Hornby A.S. The Teaching of Structural Words and Sentence Patterns, Part 1-1V Vols.
ELBS
Lec W. R. and Corper Helen. Simple Audio-Visual Aids to Foreign Language Teaching.
OUP.
Morris. The Art of Teaching English as a Living Language. Longman.
Spencer B. H. Guided Composition Exercise. Longman.

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 Semester IV

Vocational 4: Educational Technology

Course Outline

1. Concept of Educational Technology – Different approaches.

2. A. V. technology concept of Cone Experience – use of A.V. aids in teaching –
learning process – Acquaintance with various aids like projector, slide projector,
overhead projector etc. Preparation of slides, filmstrips etc.
3. Individualising Instruction
4. Programmed training – contributions of Skinner and Crowdar – styles of
programming.
5. Modules – preparation and use.
6. Different learning strategies like Keeler Plan
7. Training of Teachers: Micro-teaching concept and procedure – teacher behaviour
communication in the classroom – classroom interaction and Flanders Interaction
Analysis category System (FIACS).

Recommended Books

Sampath K. Introduction to Educational Technology. New Delhi: sterling Publishers Pvt.

Ltd., 1981.
Dececco, John P. (ed). Educational Technology. Holt Rinehart and Winston

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 MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY
SYLLUBUS FOR MODEL 2 COURSES – 2017 ADMISSIONS ONWARDS
BA PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

MODEL 2 – (VOCATIONAL) TUTOR IN CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH

COURSES SEMESTER-WISE

SEMESTER I

Course Code Title of Course No. of Credit

hours/Week
EN1CC01 Fine-tune Your English 5 4
EN1CR01 Methodology of Literary Studies 5 4
Common Course- Second Language 5 4
EN1CM01(T) Complementary Course 1: Education in
5 4
India
EN1VO01(T) Vocational 1: School Organization 5 4

SEMESTER II

EN2CC03 Issues that Matter 5 4

Common Course – Second Language 5 4
EN2CR02 Introducing Language & Literature 5 4
EN2CM02(T) Complementary 2: Educational Psychology 5 4
EN2VO02(T) Vocational 2: Conversational English 5 4

SEMESTER III

EN3CC05 Literature and/as Identity 5 4

EN3CR03 Harmony of Prose 5 4
EN3CR04 Symphony of Verse 5 4
EN3CM03 Evolution of Literary Movements: The 5 4
Shapers of Destiny
EN3VO03(At) Vocational 3: English for Informal
5 4
Situations

SEMESTER IV

EN4CC06 Illuminations 5 4
EN4CR05 Modes of Fiction 5 4
EN4CR06 Language & Linguistics 5 4
EN4CM04 Evolution of Literary Movements: The 5 4
Cross Currents of Change
EN4VO04(Tr) Vocational 4: Computer Application for
5 4
Tutor in English

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 SEMESTER V

EN5CR07 Acts on the Stage 6 4

EN5CR08 Literary Criticism and Theory 5 4
EN5CROP01,02,03 Open Course 4 3
EN5CR09 Indian Writing in English 5 4
EN5CREN01 Environmental Science& Human Rights 5 4

SEMESTER VI

EN6CB01,02,03,04 Choice Based Course 4 3

EN6CR10 Postcolonial Literatures 5 4
EN6CR11 Women Writing 5 4
EN6CR12 American Literature 5 4
EN6CR13 Modern World Literature 5 4
EN6PR01 Project 1 2

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 Vocational and Complementary Courses

MODEL II (VOCATIONAL): TUTOR IN CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH

Semester I

Complementary 1: Education in India

1. Its meaning – how philosophy and sociology determine the aim, content and method.
2. Its function – transmission and transformation of culture – education as an instrument
of social change.
3. Education during the British period and since Independence –Macaulay‘s Minutes
and-Wood‘s Dispatch - University Commission Report (1949) – Secondary Education
Commission Report (1953) – Education Commission Report (1964-66).
4. Approaches to education – idealistic – naturalistic – realistic pragmatic.
5. Types of education – formal – informal – non – formal – teacher centred –child
centred – life centred – the basic scheme.
6. Problems of education and attempted solutions – universalisation of primary
education – equalization of education opportunities vocationalisation.
7. Educational planning and adult education and continuing education.
8. Education for democracy – education for development – education for national
integration – education for international understanding.

Vocational 1: School Organisation

1. Administrative framework – The Headmaster – staff council – students assembly –

School Parliament – Discipline – maintenance committee etc. – Administration
network of education in Kerala.
2. School and social provision: School – a community – community service programmes
as the focus of community‘s interest in school.
3. Celebration of Festivals and National days
4. Provision of moral instruction – developing respect for all religions
5. Maintenance of school records
6. Examinations and assessment
7. Role of professional organizations.

Recommended Books

Kochar S.K. School Organisation. University Publications, Ambala

Ryburn W. M. Suggestions for Organisation of Schools in India. OUP
Varghese Paul T. School Organisation. Macmillan

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 Semester II

Complementary II: Educational Psychology

1. Meaning, relevance and scope of modern Educational Psychology.

2. Growth and Development – the concept and principles of development – stages of
development with special emphasis on childhood and adolescence – different aspects
of development – needs and problems of children and adolescents.
3. Learning Process – the concept of learning – types of learning – Trial and Error –
Thorndike‘s laws of learning – concept of reinforcement – Skinner and Hull – Insight
learning – Field concept and gestalt Cagne‘s hierarchy – learning of concepts, values,
skill and problem solving – conditions influencing learning with respect to the learner,
learning material and the learning situations – special problems of the culturally
disadvantaged child – compensatory education – exploiting the environmental
potentialities – maturation – the relevance of the stages of development – permanence
in learning – remembering and forgetting – motivation, intrinsic and extrinsic.

Recommended Books

Biggie, Morries L. Learning Theories for Teachers

Bruner, Jerome S. Process of Education
Gagne N. L. Educational Psychology
Munn N. L. Introduction to Psychology
Skinner C. R Educational Psychology

Vocational 2: Conversational English

Language and society – register and Style – Elements of speaking – Greetings – Introduction
– Leave-taking – Making, Granting requests – Thanking – Making Enquiries – Giving
Information – Giving directions – Withholding Information – Describing People, Processes,
Procedures, Objects – Narrating Events – Extending Invitations – Accepting and declining
Invitations – Making Complaints and Suggestions – Apologizing – Offering Excuses –
Negotiating and persuading People - Expressing Dissent and Caution – Offering Emotional
Support – Motivating People – Expressing Condolence, warning – Expressing Disapproval
and Displeasure – Group Discussions, Debates – facing an Interview – Conducting an
Interview.

Core Text: Spoken English for You: Radhakrishna Pillai and Rajeevan: Emerald Publishers

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 Semester III

Vocational 3: English in Informal Situations

Objectives
1. To able to speak English with a high degree of confidence, accuracy and
fluency.
2. To be capable of answering questions of a conversational nature and to have a
command of a range of questions to elicit information from other people with
an awareness of contextual appropriateness.
3. To take part with confidence in conversation, to initiate, sustain and close a
conversation.

Topics for Study

English in informal situations – Greetings – at the post office- receiving and seeing of
a guest – catching a train – booking a room at a hotel-telephone conversation – asking
the time – making an apology – at a party – at a doctor‘s at the hospital – at the
reception desk.
Describing people, process, procedures, objects – narrating events – accepting and
dealing invitations – making complaints and suggestions – apologizing – offering
excuses – negotiating and persuading people – motivating people- expressing
condolence. -

Practical work: Visits to various places – shops, bank, travel agency, hotel etc. to
practice conversation in actual situations – discussions and debates in the classroom –
listening to conversation in English.

Media and Methods employed: Printed text, tutorials, travel, audio/video

Core Text: Mohan, Krishna Singh – Speaking English Effectively, Macmillan

Suggested Reading

O‘Neil, R. English in Situations. OUP

Taylor, Grant. English Conversation Practice. Tata- Mc Graw-Hill
Ur, Penny. Discussion at Work. CUP
Spencer. D. H. English Conversation Practice. OUP

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Vocational IV: Computer Application for Tutor in English
Objectives
1. To gain familiarity with the new trends in English language teaching
2. To gain computer literacy and familiarity with the internet
3. To retrieve teaching material from the internet
4. Career prospects and the internet
Course Outline
An introduction to PC. Commonly used operating systems, introduction to the internet
New trends in English language teaching, The ELT Websites
The use of computers in English language teaching
Multimedia and computer programmes for conversational English from WWW
The internet English
Career options related to computers and language teaching

Practical Work
Learning the use of PC and Windows
Browsing WWW
Practicing English pronunciation using multimedia
Retrieving material for learning and teaching Conversational English from www

Suggested Reading

Crawford, Sharon. Windows 98 Skills for Success bpb publications

Journal Literary and Linguistic Computing http:/www.oup.co.uk/lit.in/chat
Levy, Michael. Computer Assisted Language learning. U. of Queensland
ELT Journal CD-ROM. http./www.niche publications.co.uk Wordsmith Tools programmes
www.oup.co.uk/elt/software/wsmith
Grapevine Video and Streamline English Video
Advanced Listening and Speaking Cassettes www.oup.co.uk/elt
Gitiski, Christina. Internet English. OUP, 2000
The internet English Website: www.oup.com/elt/mtemet-english

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 MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY
SYLLUBUS FOR MODEL 2 COURSES – 2017 ADMISSIONS ONWARDS
BA PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

MODEL 2 – (VOCATIONAL) JOURNALISM

COURSES SEMESTER-WISE

SEMESTER 1
Course Code Title of Course No. of Credit
hours/Week
EN1CC01 Fine-tune Your English 5 4
EN1CR01 Methodology of Literary Studies 5 4
Common Course- Second Language 5 4
EN1CM01(Jr) Complementary Course 1: Constitutional
5 4
Law
EN1VO01(Jr) Vocational 1: Introduction to Mass
5 4
Communication

SEMESTER II

EN2CC03 Issues that Matter 5 4

Common Course – Second Language 5 4
EN2CR02 Introducing Language & Literature 5 4
EN2CM02(Jr) Complementary 2: Media Laws 5 4
EN2VO02(Jr) Vocational 2: History and Development of 5 4
Journalism

SEMESTER III

EN3CC05 Literature and/as Identity 5 4

EN3CR03 Harmony of Prose 5 4
EN3CR04 Symphony of Verse 5 4
EN3VO03(Jr) Vocational 3: News Reporting 5 4
EN3VO04(Jr) Vocational 4: News Editing 5 4

SEMESTER IV

EN4CC06 Illuminations 5 4
EN4CR05 Modes of Fiction 5 4
EN4CR06 Language & Linguistics 5 4
EN4VO05(Jr) Media Management and Introduction to 5 4
Information Technology
EN4VO06(Jr) Vocational VI: Public Relations and 5 4
Advertisement

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EN5CR07 Acts on the Stage 6 4

EN5CR08 Literary Criticism and Theory 5 4
EN5CROP01,02,03 Open Course 4 3
EN5CR09 Indian Writing in English 5 4
EN5CREN01 Environmental Science& Human Rights 5 4

SEMESTER VI

EN6CB01,02,03,04 Choice Based Course 4 3

EN6CR10 Postcolonial Literatures 5 4
EN6CR11 Women Writing 5 4
EN6CR12 American Literature 5 4
EN6CR13 Modern World Literature 5 4
EN6PR01/ENOJT01 Project/On the Job Training 1 2

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 Complementary and Vocational Courses

MODEL II (VOCATIONAL): JOURNALISM

Semester 1

Complementary 1: Constitutional Law

UNIT I Salient features of Indian constitution – The preamble Fundamental rights and
duties – Directive principles of state policy. The Union parliament.
UNIT II Centre – State relations – Govt. of the union – Union executive – The
President – Vice – president – The council of ministers – Govt. of the state –
The role of Governor- The state Legislature.
UNIT III Freedom of the press and parliamentary privileges Press freedom – Rights and
restrictions under the constitution of India Constitutional limitations.
UNIT IV Indian judicial system – Supreme Court and the judicial review – Emergency
provisions Articles 352m 356m 360 of the constitutions.

UNIT V Procedure for the amendment of the constitution of India – The Election
commission: Structure, powers and functions – secularism in India.

Vocational 1: Introduction to Mass Communication

UNIT I Communication – Definition, Scope, functions and process – Theories of
communication – Evolution of human communication – Historical perspective
Early forms of communication.
UNIT II Communication and Society in developed countries and developing countries
Types of communication: interpersonal, group and mass communication
Emergence of mass society and mass media.

UNIT III Mass Communication: Meaning, characteristics and functions – Basic models
of mass communications – Psychology and effects of mass communications.

UNIT IV Mass Communication: Types: Print, radio, T.V., film-Nature and scope of
mass media – Role of mass media – Role of mass media in national
development – Media institutions.

UNIT V Modern Communication technologies: Satellite communication, Information

super highway, the Internet, Interactive media, hypertext.

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Complementary 2: Media Laws

UNIT I History of press legislation – Freedom of the press and contempt of the court:
The court: The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971- Important provisions – Press
and Registration of Books Act 1867: Main Provisions.

UNIT II Official secrets Act, 1923: Secrecy and the press, need for an open
government, obligation on the government to supply official information –
The working journalists Act, 1955: Important provisions – Drugs and Magical
Remedies Act, 1954: Main Provisions.

UNIT III The copy Right Act, 1957: What is protected, Significance of registration,
Remedies for infringement – Young persons (Harmful publications) Act,
1956: Relevant provisions –The press council Act, 1978: Important
provisions.

UNIT IV Cinematograph Act, 1952 & 1984: Main provisions, video piracy and the law-
provisions in the Indian penal code affecting the press: relating to Libel,
defamation, sedition, class hatred public mischief, obscenity etc. criminal
procedure code: arrest, F.I.B Bailable and Non-bailable offences, cognizable
and Non-cognizable offences, incamera proceedings – Civil procedure code.

UNIT V Prasar Bharathi Act: Main provisions – Cable Regulatory Act: Relevent
provisions- Media ethics.

Vocational 2: History and Development of Journalism

UNIT I What is journalism? Principles and functions of journalism – journalism as a

profession – Role and responsibilities of journalists – Ethics of journalism.

UNIT II World journalism – Origin and growth of Indian journalism. The early press in
India – Contributions of James Augustus Hickey, Serampore missionaries, James
Silk Buckingham, Raja Ram Mohan Roy.

UNIT III Newspaper and freedom struggle – Indian press during the first war of
independence – Contributions of Mahatma Gandhi, Tilak etc. – Growth of press in
post Independence India – Press Councils and Press Commissions in India – Press
Trust of India – News agencies – Professional Organisations – New trends in
journalism.

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UNIT IV Brief history of Malayalam journalism – Characteristic features of Malayalam
journalism – Early Malayalam Newspapers – Prominent Personalities –
Malayalam news writing and headline writing styles.

UNIT V Malayalam magazine – Future of Malayalam journalism Impact of modern

technology in Malayalam journalism Big news papers Vs small and medium
newspapers in Malayalam – Evening dailies and tabloids.

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Vocational 3: News Reporting

UNIT I News Definitions, purpose, and ingredients – classification and types of news –
sources of news – sources of news.

UNIT II Structure of a news copy – Lead- Different kinds of lead – Techniques of news
writing – changing styles of news writing –Accuracy – objectivity.

UNIT III News gathering methods – Interview – types of interview –speeches, court
proceedings, press conferences, accident, death disaster, Elections etc.- Beat.

UNIT IV Reporter – Correspondent – Qualities and qualifications of reporter – Rights,

responsibilities and role in modern society – News Bureau – Special
correspondent – Foreign Correspondent.

UNIT V Specialized reporting : Business / Science / Finance/ War – Investigative reporting

– Indepth reporting – New journalism – Interpretative journalism – precision
journalism – News reporting for the Electronic media – Difference in Technique
,style and contents.

Vocational 4: News Editing

UNIT I What is editing? General Principles and functions of editing – Organisational

structure of editorial department.

UNIT II Editing process –Selecting news, checking facts, correcting language, rewriting
lead, condensing stories, localizing news – Handling agency copy and
correspondent‘s copy.

UNIT III Editing and proof reading symbols – Electronic editing – Editing terminology
– Style book – Editing for print media, radio, television.

UNIT IV Headlines – Functions and types of headlines – Writing headlines and

subheadlines – Unit count – picture editing – Writing captions and outlines.

UNIT V Edit page – Editorial – letters to editor, Newspaper design – Dummy

preparation.

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Vocational 5: Media Management and Introduction to Information Technology

UNTI I Management of newspaper establishment: Organisation and personnel – Co-

ordination of various departments: Production and service – circulation
promotion strategies.

UNIT II Types of newspaper ownership – Newspaper economics Management of

audio-visual news media – economics of audio-visual news media.

UNIT III Introduction to computers – characteristics and basic structure of computers –

Information storage and retrieval devices – operating systems – Basics of DOS
and Windows.

UNIT IV Introduction to word processing software – Principles of D.T.P – D.T.P

layout/Pagemaking software – Teleconferencing – PSTN – interactive
multimedia – Video conferencing – WAN, LAN & Internet.

Vocational 6: Public Relations and Advertising

UNIT I Public Relations – Definition Scope and history Functions and responsibilities
of a public relations manager organizational set up of public relations
organization.

UNIT II Public relations in public and private sectors – public relations in Government
– Method and ethics of public relations – public relation codes – Professional
Organisations.

UNIT III Public relation tools – Press release, exhibitions, information and publicity
campaigns, open house, house journals, company and its publics.

UNIT IV History and growth of advertising – Functions of advertising – Types of

advertising – structure of an ad – Principles of copy writing – Visualisation,
advertisement campaigns – Sports and Advertising.

UNIT V Advertising agency- Structure and operation – Advertising research – code of

ethics in advertising – professional agencies – socio – economic aspects of
advertising.

Semester VI

On-the-Job-Training and Project

UNIT I On-the-Job-Training: Definition Concept, and Relevance - Characteristics

Advantages - Procedure -Pre- , OJT Activities - Criteria for selecting work
Situation - Organization Profile -Student- Profile - Monitoring Review and
Evaluation -Reassessment .

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UNIT II Project Report: Importance of the project - Preparing a Synoptic Outline - Giving
the format or structure of the report - introduction, describing the purpose,
methodology etc. - Presenting findings, conclusions etc - Identifying major
findings - Describing their importance and implications - Summarization of
findings and formulating recommendations with reference to supportive evidence
in the main body of the report - Appendices such as references of sources of data
etc.

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