NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Second Year Syllabus

Department of English

Four-Year B.A. Honours Course

Effective from the Session: 2013–2014
 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Syllabus for Four Year B.A. Honours Course
Subject: English
Session: 2013-2014

SECOND YEAR

Paper Code Paper Title Marks Credits

221101 Introduction to Drama 100 4
221103 Romantic Poetry 100 4
221105 Advanced Reading and Writing 100 4
221107 History of English Literature 100 4
222009 Sociology of Bangladesh 100 4
Or
222115 Bangladesh Society and Culture
221909 Political Organization and The Political System of UK
100 4
and USA
Total = 600 24
 Detailed Syllabus

Paper Code : 221101 Marks : 100 Credits : 4 Class Hours : 60

Paper Title : Introduction to Drama

Sophocles Oedipus Rex

W. Shakespeare As You Like It
G. B. Shaw Arms and the Man
J. M. Synge Riders to the Sea

W. Soyinka The Lion and the Jewel

Paper Code : 221103 Marks : 100 Credits : 4 Class Hours : 60

Paper Title : Romantic Poetry

W. Blake Selections from Songs of Innocence

and Experience

“Introduction”, “Lamb”, “Chimney Sweeper”, “The Nurse’s Song”, “Holy Thursday”

(Innocence)
“Introduction”, “Tyger”, “Chimney Sweeper”, “The Nurse’s Song”, “Holy Thursday”,
“London” (Experience)

W. Wordsworth “Tintern Abbey”, “Immortality Ode”, “It is a beauteous

Evening,calm and free” , “London 1802”, “She Dwelt

Among the Untrodden Ways”

S.T. Coleridge “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, “Kubla Khan”,

George Gordon Byron Don Juan, Canto –I

P. B. Shelly “To a Skylark”, “Adonais”

John Keats “Ode on Melancholy”, “Ode on a Grecian Urn”, “Ode to

a Nightingale”, “On His First Looking into Chapman’s
Homer”

Paper Code : 221105 Marks : 100 Credits : 4 Class Hours : 60

Paper Title : Advanced Reading and Writing

This Paper aims at training students in the higher order sub-skills of reading and writing. In
the reading part, the focus will be on close and critical reading. Students will be required to
develop an awareness of the devices an author employs for producing an intended effect and
the effects they really produce.

Reading will cover:

a) Understanding rhetorical devices used,
 b) Finding explicit and implicit relationship between sentences, parts and elements of
texts,
c) Distinguishing between facts and opinions
d) Indentifying author’s position, attitude, and tone (negative, positive, neutral,
sympathetic, satirical, angry, sarcastic, contemptuous, critical etc.)
e) Interpreting and evaluating ideas critically.
f) Commenting on style

Materials used for reading in this Paper will cover journalistic writing and literary texts of
different genre.

Writing will focus on:

a) Writing with a sense of audience,

b) Establishing the topic focus,
c) Writer’s voice,
d) Taking a position (negative, positive or neutral),
e) Using appropriate style according to purpose and audience,
f) Writing academic essays and assignments using MLA and APA Style of
Documentation.

Recommended Reading:

M.J. Murphy. Understanding Unseen ( selections)

Roger Gower and M Pearson. Reading Literature. Longman.
Simon Greenall and Michael Swan. 1986. Effective Reading. Cambridge University Press.
T. U. Sachs. Now Read On. OUP

References:

Neil Mccaw. How to Read Texts: A Student Guide to Critical Approaches and Skills
John Mc Cray, Roy. Reading between the Lines-Students’ book.
Walter, Catherine. 1982 Authentic Reading. CUP
Barr. P. Clegg, J. and Wallace, C. 1981. Advanced Reading Skills. Longman.
Cleanth Brooks. 1960. Understanding Poetry. Holt Rinehart and Winston Inc.

For Writing:

Heath Guide to Writing 1990. Heath Publications

Anderson, Duston and Poole.1992 Thesis and Assignment Writing. Wiley
H. Ramsey Fowels. 1983. The Little Brown Handbook. The Little Brown Company.

Reference:

John Longman. 2001 College Writing Skills (International edition) Mcgraw-Hill.

Josep Gibaldi and Walters S Achtert. MLA Handbook for Writers of Reasearch Papers. New
Delhi: Affiliated East West Press.
Karen L Greenberg.1994. Advancing Writer, Book 2. Harper Collins.
Mary Stephens. Practise Advanced Writing. Longman.
R.R. Jordon.1995 Academic Writing. OUP
Paper Code : 221107 Marks : 100 Credits : 4 Class Hours : 60
Paper Title : History of English Literature

1. Early and Middle English Period

2. Age of Chaucer
3. Reformation Period
4. Renaissance: Elizabethan, Jacobean and Puritan Age
5. Restoration Period
6. Neoclassical Age
7. Romantic Age
8. Victorian Age
9. Modern Age

References:
George Sampson Cambridge History of English Literature
Robert Barnard A Short History of English Literature
William J. Long A Short History of English Literature

Paper Code 222009 Marks : 100 Credits : 4 Class Hours : 60

Paper Title : Sociology of Bangladesh Exam Duration : 4 Hours

1. The Sociological Background of Bangladesh Society : The Ecological Background

Context-The Nature of Village Society-Religion, Culture & Ethnicity--The British
Colonialism and its impact--Pakistan era: the internal colonialism--emergence of
Bangladesh : Language Movement--Historic speech of Sheikh Mujib on 7t h March
1971--Liberaton War.
2. Population and Ethnicity: Population composition : age-sex-marital status-literacy--
labor force-Population change : fertility-mortality-migration and population control-
-Ethic groups in Bangladesh.
3. Marriage, Family and Socialization : Changing pattern of marriage and divorce-
Changing patterns of family and kinship –Cultural change and nature of
socialization.
4. Economy of Bangladesh : Real economy: farm and non-farm activities-problems of
agrarian transformation-Urban Economy : industrial growth-working class-
underclass-Informal economy. Problems of industrialization-Migration : Rural-urban
migration. International migration: remittance economy.
5. Social Inequality and Poverty : Nature of social inequality in Bangladesh--Income
inequality, gender inequality, ethic inequality, status inequality--Growth and
nature of middle class--Poverty tends.
6. Politics: Nature of the state, bureaucracy and political parties in Bangladesh-
Political culture-governance problems in Bangladesh-Local governments in
Bangladesh.
7. Rural Society and Urbanization: Agrarian structure: Land tenure and class
structure-Community and power structure: samaj- salish- patron- client
relationship.
8. Crime and Deviance: Pattern and forms of crime in Bangladesh-Penology and
correctional methods in Bangladesh-Policy, Civil Society and prevention of crime in
Bangladesh.
 9. Culture: Pattern of religious beliefs and rituals in Bangladesh-Social groups and language-
Pattern of cultural change: modernization-Problems of cultural identity: role of language,
religion and ethics-Globalization of culture: cultural dependency-local culture.
10. Education: Structure of education: Primary-Secondary-Higher Education and social
structure: differential access to education-class and social mobility-socialization and social
control-Changing pattern of education: Institutional expansion-changes in curriculum-
enrollmentdropout-Education policy: problems and prospects.

Books Recommended :

1. Nazmul Karim, Dynamics of Bangladesh Society

2. A. M. Chowdhury and Fakrul Alam (eds.), Bangladesh at the Threshold of the Twenty-
first Century, Dhaka : Asiatic Society, 2002
3. Anwarullah Chowdhury, Agrarian Social Relations and Rural Development in
Bangladesh, New Delhi, Oxford/IBH
4. Kamal Siddiqui, Jagatpur, Dhaka : UPL, 2000
5. Ashabur Rahman, Bangladesher Krishi Kathamo, UPL, 1986
6. Akbar Ali Khan, Discovery of Bangladesh, Dhaka, UPL, 1996.

Paper Code 222115 Marks: 100 Credits : 4 Class Hours : 60

Paper Title : Bangladesh Society and Culture Exam Duration : 4 Hours

1. Social and cultural background of Bangladesh society: People, Language, Ethnicity and
Patterns of rural and urban community.
2. Social institution, organization, Family, Marriage, Kinship, etc.
3. Agrarian social structure, Land tenure system and land reforms, Agrarian relations and
modes of production in Bangladesh. New method of farming, Rural electricity and
communication network and their impact on social structure.
4. Rural power-structure, Formal and informal power-structure, Changing power-structure
and leadership in contemporary Bangladesh.
5. Social rank and social stratification, Social class, Status groups, Caste and class, New
urban class, Civil society, Intelligentsia, etc.
6. Ethnicity and Tribal society in Bangladesh, Changes in Tribal societies, Major factors of
change missing action exposure to media, politicisation and expansion of education.
7. Bangladesh society and culture in transition, Current trend, Impact of urbanization,
industrialization on contemporary Bangladesh society and culture.
8. Rural development programmes in Bangladesh, Role of NGO and government
organization for social development.
9. Women and cultural change,: Attempts of women empowerment from local level to
national level, Emerging new roles, Participation in public affairs, Special programme of
women development, Enterprising urban women, Women rights and awareness
building by GO and NGOs. Special programmes for mother and child health education.
10. The religion of the majority, Islamic norms and values, views and practices in societal
level, Islamic education vs secular education, Islam and political mobilization,
Modernising factors inherent in and Islamic culture.
Books Recommended:

1. Ahmed, Karmruddin : Social History of Bangladesh

2. Ester Boserup : Women's Role in Economic Development
3. Gunsen, Eric : Rural Bangladesh Society
4. Irene Tinker : Women and World Development
5. Islam, Md. Nural : Role of Agriculture in Socio-economic Development
6. Islam, Md. Nural : Social Mobility and Elite Formation in Rural Society of Bangladesh
7. Karim, Nazmul : Dynamics of Bangladesh Society
8. Margaret Mead : Male and Female: A Study of the sexes in Changing world
9. R.K. Mukherjee : The Dynamics of Rural Society
10. Salma Sobhan : Legal Status of Women in Bangladesh
11. Sen, Rangalal : Political Elite in Bangladesh
12. UNESCO : Women in South Asia.
13. Westergard : Rural Society. State & Class in Bangladesh
14. Women for Women : Situation of Women in Bangladesh
15. Women for Women : Women for Women in Bangladesh
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Paper Code 221909 Marks : 100 Credits : 4 Class Hours : 60

Paper Title : Political Organisation and the Political System of UK and USA Exam Duration : 4 Hours
1. Constitution : Meaning and significance, Classification, Methods of Establishing Constitution,
Requisites of a good Constitution.
2. Forms of Government : The Concept of Traditional and Modern Forms, Democracy,
Dictatorship, Parliamentary, Presidential, Unitary and Federal.
3. Theory of Separation of Power : Meaning, Significance and Working.
4. Organs of Government : Legislature, Executive, Judiciary and Electorate.
5. Political Behaviour : Political Parties, Pressure Groups and Public Opinion.
6. British Political System : Nature, Features and Sources of the Constitution, Conventions,
Monarchy, Parliament, The Prime Minister and the Cabinet, Party System.
7. American Political System : Nature and Features of the Constitution, The System of Checks
and Balances, The President and Congress, Judiciary and Political Parties.

Books Recommended :
W. F. Willoughby : The Government of Modern State

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R.M. Mac Iver : The Web of Government
K.C.Wheare : Modern Constitution ; Federal Government
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