B.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE SYLLABUS AND...

SRI S.RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE

SATTUR- 626 203 (An Autonomous institution affiliated to the Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai)

(Re-Accredited with Grade ‘A’ by NAAC)

B.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE

SYLLABUS AND REGULATIONS

UNDER

CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (CBCS)

(Those who joined in 2016-2017 and after)

Objectives

The syllabus for B.A English Literature degree course under semester system has been

designed on the basis of Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) which would focus on

job oriented programmes and value added education.

1. To enable students to gain proficiency in the use of English Language.

2. To expose them to the classics in English Literature

3. To enable them to gain a knowledge of the social and literary history of England, the

literary genres, the literary movements, and the various schools of thought in literary criticism.

4. To develop their vocabulary and English language skills so as to enable them to perform

well in competitive examinations, like the Public Service Commission Examinations,

TOFEL & GRE.

5. To enable them to face the challenges in mass media.

6. To enable them to develop their career oriented skills through the Elective Courses.

7. Skill based elective courses and non-major electives will enable the students to have a good

deal of freedom and they will also enable the students to be employable immediately after

the completion of the Degree programme.

Eligibility for Admission

Candidates who have passed +2 Examination conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary

Education, Government of Tamil Nadu, with English as a subject components OR any

other examination accepted by the Syndicate of the Madurai Kamaraj University as equivalent

thereto are eligible to join this course.

Duration of the course

The duration of the course shall be three academic years comprising six semesters with two

semesters in each academic year.

Subjects of study

The main subjects of study offered for B.A (English Literature) Degree Course shall consist

of the following:

Part I : Tamil

Part II: English

Part III

1. Core subjects

2. Allied Subjects

3. Electives

Part IV

1. Non Major Electives

2. Skill Based Subjects

3. Environmental Studies

4. Value Education

Part V

Extension activities

Part I and II

Tamil and English Language Courses are 4 each in number.

Part III

The number of the Core Courses shall be 13, the Elective Subjects 3. The Allied Subjects

cover 4 courses.

Part IV

The number of Non Major Elective Courses shall be 2, and that of Skill Based Subjects 6.

Environmental Studies and Value Education Course are 1 each in number.

Part V

These should be carried out outside the class hours. All the students shall have to enroll for

NSS / NCC / Sports & Games or any other service organization in the College and shall have

to earn minimum hours of attendance to be prescribed by the College. A candidate shall be

awarded a maximum of 1 credit for Compulsory Extension Service.

Credits

The term „credit‟ refers to the weightage given to a course, usually in relation to the

Instructional hours assigned to it. The total credits .required for completing B.A (English

Literature) degree course is 140.The particulars of credits for individual components and

courses are presented on Table 1.

Extra Credits Paper:

1. This paper is optional. Students may or may not select this paper. If he/she selects this

paper and if he/she passes the paper, then 2 extra credits will be added in his/her total

credit to the degree, even otherwise, it won‟t affect the completion of degree.

2. The paper is common to all UG Programmes.

3. The title of this paper is “Model Paper for Competitive Examinations”

4. Examination for this paper will be held at the end of the 6th

semester examinations.

5. There is no internal examination and only external examination for this paper.

6. Maximum marks for this paper is 100.

The Scheme of Examination

It is presented on Table 2.

Evaluation

The components for continuous internal assessment are:

Two tests and their average --- 15 marks

Seminar/Group Discussion --- 5 marks

Assignment

Total

--- 5 marks

--- 25 marks

Pattern of the Question Paper (External Examination)

The question paper may have 3 parts.

Duration of the external examination is 3hours.

Part A

Ten questions (Objective type with 4 alternatives) 10 x 1 = 10 marks

(Two questions from each unit – No choice)

Part B

5 x 7 = 35 marks

Five questions („either… or‟ type)

(One pair from each unit)

(Each answer not exceeding two pages)

Part C

Three questions out of five 3 x 10 =30 marks

(One question from each unit)

(Each answer not exceeding four pages)

---------------

Total 75 marks

----------------

Question Paper Pattern (for Part IV only)

Part-A

THREE Questions (either or Type) 3 x 10=30marks

(One Question from each unit)

(Answers not exceeding two pages)

Part-B

THREE Questions out of FIVE 3 x 15 =45 marks

(Atleast one question from each unit)

(Answers not exceeding four pages)

Total: 75 marks

Question Paper Pattern(Internal)

Same as in External

Note: No unit shall be omitted; not more than two questions from each unit

Minimum Marks for a Pass

1.40% of the aggregate (Internal + External Examinations)

2. No separate pass minimum for the Internal Examinations

3. 27 marks out of 75 is the pass minimum for the External Examinations.

Internal and External Evaluation of NME - Communication Skills- I (Listening and Speaking)

will be done through oral mode (Viva voce) only and for NME - Communication Skills- II (Reading

and Writing) both the evaluations will be done through written mode.

SRNMC Regulations 2016 Syllabus


SATTUR - 626203 B.A (ENGLISH LITERATURE)

Table – 1: Course Pattern

(For those who are joining in 2016-2017 and after)

Study

Component

I Sem II

Sem

III

Sem

IV

Sem

V

Sem

VI

Sem

Total

Hours

Total

Credits

No.of

Courses

Total

Marks

Part-I

Tamil

6(3) 6(3) 6(3) 6(3) 24 12 4 400

Part-II

English

6(3) 6(3) 6(3) 6(3) - - 24 12 4 400

Part-III

Core

Subjects(T)

5(4)

5(4)

5(4)

5(4)

5(5) 5(5) 6(5)

6(5)

6(5)

6(5)

6(5)

6(5)

72 56 13 1300

Elective

Subjects

- - 5(5) 5(5) 6(5) 6(4) 16 19 3 300

Allied

Subject-I(T)

6(5) 6(5)

- - - - 12 10 2 200

Allied

Subject-II(T)

- - 6(5) 6(5) - - 12 10 2 200

Part-IV

Non-Major

Elective

Courses

- - 2(2) 2(2) - - 4 4 2 200

Skill based

Subjects

2(2) 2(2) - - 2(2)

2(2)

2(2)

2(2)

12 12 6 600

Environmental

studies

2(2) 2 2 1 100

Value

Education

- - - - -- 2(2) 2 2 1 100

Part V

Extension

Activities

- - - 0(1) - - 0- 1 -

Total 30(21) 30(21) 30(23) 30(24) 30(26) 30(25) 180 140 38 3800

Extra Credits

Paper

2

Grand Total 142


Sri S.Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College

Sattur – 626203

B.A. (English Literature)

Table-1: Course Pattern


Semester - I

Course

Components

Subject Subject

Code

Hrs/

Week

Credits Exam

Hours

Int.

Marks

Ext.

Marks

Total

Part I Tamil U16LAT11 6 3 3 25 75 100

Part II Paper I English U16LAE11 6 3 3 25 75 100

Part II I

Core Subject

Paper – I

Children‟s

Literature

U16ELC11 5 4 3 25 75 100

Paper II-British

Literature I

(From Chaucer

to Milton)

U16ELC12 5 4 3 25 75 100

Allied

Subject-I

Paper I –

Literary Forms

and Terms

U16ELA11 6 5 3 25 75 100

Part IV –

Skill based

Subject

Paper I- Word

Power

U16ELS11 2 2 2 25 75 100

Total 30 21 - - - 600



Sattur – 626203


Table-2: Course Details and Scheme of Examination


Semester - II

Course

Components

Subject Subject

Code

Hrs/

Week

Credits Exam

Hours

Int.

Marks

Ext.

Marks

Total

Part I Tamil U16LAT21 6 3 3 25 75 100

Part II Paper I English U16LAE21 6 3 3 25 75 100

Part II I

Core Subject

Paper – III

British

Literature II

(From Dryden

to Gray)

U16ELC21 5 4 3 25 75 100

Paper IV-

British

Literature III

(The Age of

Words Worth)

U16ELC22 5 4 3 25 75 100

Allied

Subject-I

Paper II–

Classics in

Translation

U16ELA21 6 5 3 25 75 100

Part IV

Skill based

Subject

Paper II-

(Listening and

Speaking) (Viva

Voce)

U16ELS21 2 2 - 25 75 100

Total 30 21 - - - 600



Sattur – 626203


Table-2: Course Pattern


Semester - III

Course

Components

Subject Subject

Code

Hrs/

Week

Credits Exam

Hours

Int.

Marks

Ext.

Marks

Total

Part I Tamil U16LAT31 6 3 3 25 75 100

Part II Paper III

English

U16LAE31 6 3 3 25 75 100

Part III

Core Subject

Paper V British

Literature IV

( From

Tennyson to

Hardy)

U16ELC31 5 5 3 25 75 100

Elective

Subject

Paper I–Indian

(a)Writing in

English

(b)Indian

Literatures In

Translation

U16ELE31

U16ELE32

5 5 3 25 75 100

Allied

Subject-I

Paper I – Social

History of

England

U16ELA31 6 5 3 25 75 100

Part IV –

Non Major

Elective

Paper I-

Communication

Skills –I

(Listening and

Speaking)

Viva-Voce

U16ELN31 2 2 - 25 75 100

Total 30 23 - - - 600



Sattur – 626203



Semester - IV

Course

Components

Subject Subject

Code

Hrs/

Week

Credits Exam

Hours

Int.

Marks

Ext.

Marks

Total

Part I Tamil U16LAT41 6 3 3 25 75 100

Part II Paper IV -

English

U16LAE41 6 3 3 25 75 100

Part III

Core Subject

Paper – V I

British Literature

V(from Yeats to

the present)

U16ELC41 5 5 3 25 75 100

Elective

Subject

(a)Paper –I Indian

Diasporic Fiction

(b)Afro American

Fiction(b)

U16ELE41

U16ELE42

5 5 3 25 75 100

Allied

Subject-I

Paper II–

Phonetics and

Spoken English

U16ELA41 6 5 3 25 75 100

Part IV –

Non Major

Elective

PaperI I-

Communication

Skills –II

(Reading and

Writing)

U16ELN41 2 2 2 25 75 100

Part V –

Extension

Activities

U16CNA41 1

Total 30 24 - - - 600



Sattur – 626203



Semester - V

Course

Components

Subject Subject

Code

Hrs/

Week

Credits Exam

Hours

Int.

Marks

Ext.

Marks

Total

Core Subject

Paper – V II

American

Literature

U16ELC51 6 5 3 25 75 100

Paper VIII

Commonwealth

Literature

U16ELC52 6 5 3 25 75 100

Paper IX

Modern

English

Grammar and

Usage

U16ELC53 6 5 3 25 75 100

Elective

Subject

(a)PaperIII-

English

Language

Teaching

(b)An

Introduction to

Linguistics

U16ELE51

U16ELE52

6 5 3 25 75 100

Part IV Skill

based Subject

Paper III –

Reading and

Writing

U16ELS51 2 2 2 25 75 100

Paper IV –

English and

Soft Skills

U16ELS52 2 2 2 25 75 100

Environmental

Studies

U16CNE51 2 2 2 25 75 100

Total 30 26 - - - 700



SATTUR - 626203 B.A (ENGLISH LITERATURE)

(For those who are joining in 2016-2017 and after) SEMESTER - VI

Course

Components

Subject Subject

Code

Hrs/

Week

Credits Exam

Hours

Int.

Marks

Ext.

Marks

Total

Core Subject Paper X-

Shakespeare

U16ELC61 6 5 3 25 75 100

Paper XI-

Women‟s

Writing in

English and in

Translation

U16ELC62 6 5 3 25 75 100

Paper XII-

Literary

Criticism

U16ELC63 6 5 3 25 75 100

Paper XIII-

Post Colonial

Fiction

U16ELC64 6 4 3 25 75 100

Part IV Skill

based Subject

Paper V-

Project

U16ELPT61 2 2 - 40 60 100

Paper VI-

Employability

Skills (Viva

Voce)

U16ELS61 2 2 - 40 60 100

Value

Education

U16CNV61 2 2 2 25 75 100

Extra Credits Paper

Model Paper for Competitive Examinations

U16CNX61 2 3 100


SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE

(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)

SATTUR – 626 203

Department of English

(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)

Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELC11

Semester : I No. of Hours allotted : 5/week

Part III : Core Subject – Paper I No. of Credits : 4

Title of the Paper: CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

Objective:

To make students read and appreciate some classics in Children‟s Literature.

Unit I: Theory

What is Children‟s Literature?

Indian Children‟s Literature in English

Uses of Children‟s Literature

Unit II: Classics

Tales from the Panchathanthra, (Retold) N.K. Agarwalla, (Calcutta: Blackie &Son 1998)

The Heartless Monkey

Jataka Tales - The Giant Defeated

Aesop‟s Fables - The Golden Egg

Veerama Munivar‟s The Story of Paramartha Guru

(Tr. Dr S. Vincent (Madurai: Veerama Munivar‟s Aaivukkazhagam, 2009)

Unit III: Heroes of our Freedom Struggle (P.P 46 -85)

Subhas Chandra Bose

Vallabhbhai Patel

Jawahar Lal Nehru

Unit IV: Stories

Ruskin Bond - Hanuman to the Rescue

Rabindranath Tagore - The Post Master

Oscar Wilde - Model Millionaire


Unit V: Poetry

William Wordsworth - Lucy Gray

My Heart Leaps Up

Toru Dutt: - The Lotus

Casuarina Tree

Ruskin Bond - Simple Things

All is Life

Text Books:

Sharmila, Sinha. Aspects of Children’s Literature. New Delhi: National Book Trust (India),

2001.

Story world. Thiruvananthapuram: computer pub, 1999.

Gupta, Prashant. Classic Poems. Manoj Publications, 2010.

Bond, Ruskin. A Little Night Music. New Delhi: Rupa & Co, 2004.

Gopalachari. C. Heroes of Our Freedom Struggle. Madras: Anu Chitra Publications, 1985.

Reference:

Ford Boris. (ed) Pelican Guide to English Literature: The Present. Vol.8. England: Penguin,

1983. pp (344-379).

Hunt, Peter. Children’s Literature. Massachusetts: Blackbell, 2001.

Bond, Ruskin. Hanuman to the Rescue. New Delhi: Rupa Publications, 1993.

Prepared By: S.RAJALAKSHMI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203





Part III : Core Subject – Paper II No. of Credits : 4

Title of the Paper: BRITISH LITERATURE - I

Objectives:

To enable learners to read and appreciate the literature during the periods of

Shakespeare and Milton.

To introduce learners to the culture and values of the periods of Shakespeare and

Milton.

Unit I: Introduction

1. English Literature - The Age of Chaucer

2. Origin and Development of English Drama and the University Wits

3. Elizabethan Poetry and Prose

4. English Metaphysical Poetry

5. English Poetry in the Age of Milton

Unit II: Poetry I

Geoffrey Chaucer - Prologue (1-42lines)

William Shakespeare - Sonnet No.29

John Donne - Flea

George Herbert - Virtue

William Cowley - The Wish

Unit III: Poetry II

John Milton - Paradise Lost

(Selected Lines from Book I – Part I - Lines 1 – 190)

Unit IV: Prose

Sir Francis Bacon - Of Studies, Of Great Place, Of Children and Parents

Unit V: Drama

John Webster - The Duchess of Malfi


Text:

Green, David. The Winged Word. Chennai: Macmillian, 2005.

Nayar, M.G. A Galaxy of English Essayists (From Bacon to Beerbohm).Chennai:

Macmillan, 2007.

Hudson, William Henry. An Outline History of English Literature. Madras: B.I.Publications

1961.

Ramachandran Nair, K.R. Essay on the History of English Literature Chennai: Emerald, 1994

Prepared by: M.P. VASANTHA MUTHUSELVI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203



Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELA11


Part III : Allied Subject – Paper I No. of Credits : 5

Title of the Paper: LITERARY FORMS AND TERMS

Objectives:

To make students understand the various forms of literature

To introduce students to the best works in each genre.

Unit I:

Prose (Essay, Biography, Autobiography)

Unit II:

Poetry (Lyric, Sonnet, Ode, Elegy)

Unit III:

Drama (Tragedy, Comedy, Tragicomedy)

Unit IV:

Fiction (Novel, Novella, Short story)

Types of Fiction: Historical novel, Picaresque novel, Stream of Consciousness novel,

Psychological novel, Science Fiction, Bildungs roman, Crime Fiction.

Unit V:

Literary Terms (Figures of Speech)

Items prescribed:

Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole, Conceit, Symbol, Metonymy, Synecdoche,

Transferred Epithet, Understatement, Climax, Anticlimax, Rhetorical Question, Epigram,

Euphemism, Melapropism, Point of view, Paradox, Allusion, Pathetic Fallacy.

Note: Evaluation Short note questions with sufficient choice are preferable for Unit V only.


Reference:

Nair, K. R. Ramachandran. Literary Forms, Chennai: Emerald, 2002

Prasad, B.. A Background to the Study of English Literature (Revised edition)

(Revised by Haripriya Ramadoss) Chennai: Macmillan, 2007.

Abrams, M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms, Seventh Edition, New Delhi: Harcourt India

Private Limited. 2001.

Prepared by: G.ELAKIYA DEVI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203



Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELS11


Part IV : Skill Based Subject – Paper I No. of Credits : 2

Title of the Paper: Word Power

Objective:

To help students improve their vocabulary.

To help them learn not only the meanings of words but also the usage.

Unit I (Text: Norman Lewis, Word Power Made Easy. GOYL SaaB. New Delhi: 2003)

How to talk about Personality Types? (P.No.32-52)

How to talk about Doctors? (P.No.59 -106)

How to talk about Science and Scientists? (P.No.115-140)

How to talk about Actions? (P.No.190-203)

Unit II (Text: Michael McCarthy and Felicity O’Dell: English vocabulary in use (upper

Intermediate). CUP, UK. 2001.)

Chapter 8-11 and 19 - Word Formation (P.No.16-23&38-39)

Chapter33, 34 and 40 - Topics (P.No.66-69, 80-81)

Chapter 67, 68 and 71 - Feelings and Actions (P.No.134-137,142-143)

Unit III (Text: Michael McCarthy and Felicity O’Dell: English vocabulary in use (upper

Intermediate). CUP, UK. 2001.)

Chapter 74-83 - Fixed Expressions (P.No.148-167)

Chapter 85-90 - Phrasal Verbs (P.No170-181)

Chapters92 and 93 - Varieties of English (P.No.184-187)

TEXTS:

Michael McCarthy and Felicity O‟Dell: English vocabulary in use (upper Intermediate).

CUP, UK. 2001.

Norman Lewis, Word Power Made Easy. GOYL SaaB. New Delhi: 2003.

Prepared by: V. HARINIVETHA

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203



Programme : B.A. English Subject Code :U16ELC21

Semester : II No. of Hours allotted : 5/week

Part III : Core Subject – Paper III No. of Credits : 4

Title of the Paper: BRITISH LITERATURE II

(From Dryden to Gray)

Objective:

To enable learners to appreciate the works of Dryden to Gray

To introduce them to the culture of the age of Dryden

Unit I - Introduction

English Restoration Literature with special reference to Drama

English Neo-Classical Literature with special reference to Poetry and Prose

English Prose, Poetry and Drama in the Age of Johnson with special reference to Samuel

Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith and R.B. Sheridan respectively

Unit II - PROSE

Joseph Addison - Sir Roger and Will Wimble

Richard Steele - The Spectator Club

Oliver Goldsmith - A City Night Piece

Jonathan Swift - A Vindication of Isaac Bickerstaff

Unit III -POETRY

John Dryden - Song for St. Cecilia‟s Day

Alexander Pope - Ode on Solitude

Thomas Gray - The Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

Unit IV - DRAMA

R.B. Sheridan - The School for Scandal

Unit V - FICTION

Jonathan Swift - Gulliver‟s Travels (Part I, II)


Text Book:

Hudson, William Henry. An Outline History of English Literature. Madras: B.I.Publications

1961.

Ramachandran Nair, K.R. Essay on the History of English Literature. Chennai: Emerald, 1994

Sundaraj, C.R. A Representative Anthology of English Essays. Chennai: Blackie and Son, 1987.

Nayar, M.G. A Galaxy of English Essayists. Chennai: Macmillian, 2007.

Green, David. The Winged Word. Chennai: Macmillian, 2005.

Swift, Jonathan. Gulliver’s Travels (Part I, II). Ed., by Pramod. K. Nayar, Hyderabad: Orient

Black Swan, 2011.

Prepared by: M.BALAKRISHNAN

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203





Part III : Core Subject – Paper IV No. of Credits : 4

Title of the Paper: BRITISH LITERATURE III

(The Age of Wordsworth)

Objectives

To enable students acquire knowledge of the Romantic Age and the characteristics of the

literature of the age

To familiarize students with the representative pieces of the age

Unit I – The Romantic Age

English Romantic Poetry with special reference to Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley and Keats

English Prose in the Romantic Age with special reference to Charles Lamb and William Hazlitt

English Novel in the Romantic Age with special reference to Sir Walter Scott and Jane Austen

Unit II – Prose

William Wordsworth - Preface to Lyrical Ballads

Charles Lamb - Dream Children: A Reverie

My Relations

Unit III – Poetry I

William Blake - The Tyger

William Wordsworth - The Solitary Reaper

S.T. Coleridge - Christabel

Unit IV – Poetry II

John Keats - La Bella Dame Sans Merci

P.B. Shelley - Ode to the West Wind

Lord Byron - Prisoner of Chillon

Unit V – Fiction

Sir Walter Scott - Kenilworth


Reference:

Hudson, William Henry. An Outline History of English Literature. Madras: B.I. Publications,

1961.

Ramachandran Nair, K.R. Essay on the History of English Literature. Chennai: Emerald, 1994.

Green, David. The Winged Word. Chennai: Macmillan, 2005.

Scott, Sir Walter. Kenilworth. London:Macmilliam Press,1959.

Prepared by: R.SUMATHI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203





Part III : Allied Subject – Paper II No. of Credits : 5

Title of the Paper: CLASSICS IN TRANSLATION

Objective:

To make students familiar with some world classics in translation

Unit I: Epic

Homer - The Iliad (Book I)

Unit II: Poetry

Ilango Atikal - The Cilappatikaram: The tale of an anklet

(Book 1, Cantos 1-3 and Book-2, Cantos18-22)

Thiruvallar - Thirukural

(Kalvi and Kallamai)

Unit III: Prose

The Bible - The Book of Job

Unit IV: Short- Story

Arabian Nights (Short Stories)

The Hunchback‟s Tale

The Butcher Adventure

The Tale of the Robber and the Woman

The Porter and Three Ladies

Unit V: Drama

Kalidasa - Shakuntalam


Reference:

Homer. The Iliad. Trans.by. W.H.D. Rouse. USA: Signet Classics, 1966.

Parthasarthy. R. The Cilapathikaram The Tale of an Anklet. New Delhi: Penguin Books

India,2004.

Pope G.U. Thirukkural. Chennai: Kumaran Pathippagam, 2008.

Froude, James Anthony. The Book of Job. London: John Chapman, 1854.

Burton, Sir Richard. Arabian Nights. London: Collins Classics, 2011.

Prepared by: A.ARUNA DEVI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203



Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELS21


Part IV : Skill Based Subject – Paper II (Viva Voce) No. of Credits : 2

Title of the Paper: LISTENING AND SPEAKING

Objectives:

To enable students acquire the basic skills of listening and speaking

To develop their confidence and improve their English language competency.

Unit I: Primary Level

Listening - Listening to CDs (Conversations)

Speaking - Role Play

Unit II: Secondary Level

Listening - Listening to Stories

Speaking - Narrating the stories in their own words

Questioning and Answering

Unit III: Tertiary Level

Public speaking (Welcome Address, Vote of Thanks and Key Note Address)

References:

Dr Vincent. Let’s speak English.

Radhakrishna Pillai, G. Spoken English for you.

Kamalesh and Susheela Punitha, Spoken English for you, Part 1&2.Hyderabad: Orient

Blackswan, 2008.

Prepared by: V.MURUGALAKSHMI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203




Semester : III No. of Hours allotted : 5/week

Part III : Core Subject – Paper V No. of Credits : 5

Title of the Paper: BRITISH LITERATURE IV (From Tennyson to Hardy)

Objectives:

To enable students to read and appreciate the literatures of the Age of Tennyson


English poetry in the Victorian Age with special reference to Alfred Tennyson, Matthew Arnold,

Robert Browning.

English Prose in the Victorian Age with special reference to John Ruskin, Walter Pater, Matthew

Arnold.

English Novel in the Victorian Age with special reference to Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy,

George Eliot.

Unit II: Prose

Thomas Babington Macaulay - Minutes on Indian Education (e-source)

John Ruskin - The Crown of Wild Olive - Lecture -I

Thomas Carlyle - Heroes and Hero-Worship – Lecture -V

Unit III: Poetry

Alfred Lord Tennyson - Tithonus

Robert Browning - Andrea Del Sarto

D.G. Rossetti - The Blessed Damozel

Unit IV: Poetry II

Matthew Arnold - Thyrsus

G.M. Hopkins - God‟s Grandeur

George Meredith - Modern Love: I

Unit V: Fiction

Thomas Hardy - The Mayor of Casterbridge


Reference:

Hudson, William Henry. An Outline History of English Literature. Madras: B.I.Publications,

1961.

Ramachandran Nair, K.R. Essay on the History of English Literature. Chennai: Emerald, 1994.

Green, David. The Winged Word. Madras: Macmillan, 2009.

Hardy, Thomas. The Mayor of Casterbridge .New Delhi: Rupa &co,2014.

Prepared by: A.ARUNA DEVI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203



Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELE31


Part III : Elective Paper I(a) No. of Credits : 5

Title of the Paper: INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH

Objectives:

To introduce students the writers of Indian English literature and familiars them with

varieties of Indian writing in English.

To develop an overall perspective of Indian Writing in English.


Indian English poetry with special reference to Rabindranath Tagore, Sarojini Naidu, A.K.

Ramanujam, Nissim Ezekiel and Kamala Das.

Indian English Prose with special reference to Sri Aurobindo, M.K. Gandhi and Jawaharlal

Nehru

Indian English Drama with special reference to Rabindranath Tagore, Girish Karnad, Asif

Currimboy and Mahesh Dattani

Indian English Fiction with special reference to Rabindranath Tagore, Raja Rao, Mulk Raj

Anand, R.K. Narayan and Khushwant Singh.

Note: Question need not be based on individual author

Unit II: Prose

Jawaharlal Nehru -India and the World

APJ Abdul Kalam -My Visions for India

M.K. Gandhi -Life in Africa (From Autobiography)

Unit III: Poetry

Sarojini Naidu -The Coromandel Fishers

Kamala Das -Dance of Eunuchs

Nissim Ezekiel -Night of the Scorpion

Unit IV: Drama

Mahesh Dattani -Dance Like a Man


Unit V: Short Stories

Mulk Raj Anand -The Gold watch

K.A. Abbas -The Refugee

Manohar Malgonkar - Bachcha Lieutenant

Reference:

Iyengar, K.R. Srinivasa. Indian Writing in English. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd.,,

1983.

M.K. Naik, A History of Indian English Literature. Sahitya Akademi, 1982

Dr V. Ayothi, Memorable Melodies (an Anthology of Poems). Chennai: New Century Book

House (p) Ltd., 1997.

Rau, M. Chalapathi, Nehru for Children. New Delhi: Children‟s Book Trust, 1967

Murthy, Narasimha. Famous Indian Stories. Mumbai: Orient Blackswan.2009

Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna. An Illustrated History of Indian Literature in English. New Delhi:

Permanent Black, 2003.

Kalam, Abdul. India 2020.Chennai: Arul Publication, 2000.

Gandhi, M.K. An Autobiography (or) The Story of My Experiments with Truth. Ahmedabad:

Navajivan Publishing House, 1940.

Dattani, Mahesh. Dance Like a Man Two Acts. Delhi: Penguin: Books, 2012.

Sarras, Cowasjee. The Modern Indian Short stories. Delhi: Oxford University Pvt Ltd, 1983.

Prepared by: G.ELAKIYA DEVI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203





Part III : Elective Paper II (b) No. of Credits : 5

Title of the Paper: INDIAN LITERATURES IN TRANSLATION

Objectives

To introduce the writers of Indian Literature to students

To make the students familiarize with the varieties of Indian literatures in Translation

Unit I – Prose

M.K. Gandhi - Stealing and Atonement

M.K. Gandhi - Shyness, My Shield (The Story of My Experiments with Truth)

Who is Buddha - An extract from Periyar to Buddhism (Critical Quest, New Delhi)

Buddhadev Bose - An extract from An Acre of Green Grass – A Review of Modern

Bengali Literature (The Picador Book of Modern Indian Literature

Ed. Amit Chaudhuri)

Unit II – Poetry

Rabindranath Tagore - Where the Mind is Without Fear (Bengali)

Umashankar Joshi - Fragmented (Gujarati)

From Kovattan, Kuruntokai 66 – What his Girl Friend said to Her (Tamil)

Unit III – Drama

Mahesweta Devi - Rudali

Unit IV – Fiction

Bama - Karukku

Unit V – Short Fiction

Rabindranath Tagore - The Postmaster

Ambai - A Kitchen in the Corner of the House

Lakshmi Kannan - India Gate

Vaikon Muhmmad Basheer - Birthday




SATTUR – 626 203





Part III : Allied Subject I – Paper I No. of Credits : 5

Title of the Paper: SOCIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND

Objective

To give students sufficient knowledge of the Social History of England so that they can

learn and appreciate the literature of the English people.

Unit I

England Before The advent of Tudors

Hundred years war

The Wars of Roses

Unit II

Chaucer‟s England

The Renaissance

The Reformation and its Aftermath

Unit III

The Civil War

The Restoration England

The Age of Queen Anne

Unit IV

The Industrial Revolution

The Agrarian Revolution

The Humanitarian Movement

Unit V

The Scientific and Industrial Changes in the Victorian England

The Impact of Two world Wars on England

Britain‟s Role in the Gulf war


Text Book

Ashok, Padmaja. The Social History of England. Chennai: Orient Blackswan, 2011.

References

Xavier A.G. An Introduction to the Social History of England. Chennai: S. Viswanathan

Printers, 2007.

Thailambal. The Social History of England. Udumalpet: Ennes publication, 2009.

Prepared by: A.RANI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203



Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELN31


Part IV : Non-Major Elective (Viva Voce) No. of Credits : 2

Title of the Paper: COMMUNICATION SKILLS I (Listening and speaking)

Objective:

To train students in Spoken English

To enhance the employability skills of students

To enable students to develop career oriented skills through Non Major Elective

Unit I - Primary Level

Listening - Listening to CDs (conversations)

Speaking - Role Play

Unit II - Secondary Level

Listening - Listening to stories

Speaking - Narrating the stories in their own words

Questioning and answering

Unit III - Tertiary Level

Fun games to develop the Communicative skills

Translation (From Tamil to English)

Reference:

Dr Vincent, Let’s Speak English.

Radhakrishna Pillai, G. Spoken English for You.

Stories- Pebbles CDs

Prepared by: R.MAHALAKSHMI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203




Semester : IV No. of Hours allotted : 5/week

Part III : Core Subject – Paper VI No. of Credits : 5

Title of the Paper: BRITISH LITERATURE V

(From Yeats to the Present)

Objective:

The pieces included in this paper are from works of recognized writers and thinkers of

the 20th

century and contain material that can stimulate the minds of the young students


Modern English Poetry (with special reference to Thomas Stearns Eliot, William Butler Yeats,

Wystan Hugh Auden and Wilfred Owen)

Modern English Drama (with special reference to George Bernard Shaw, John Millington Synge,

Thomas Stearns Eliot, Samuel Beckett and John Galsworthy)

Modern English Novel and Short Story (with special reference to Henry James, Joseph Conrad,

Herbert George Wells and Virginia Woolf)

Unit II - Prose

Thomas Stearns Eliot - Tradition and the Individual Talent

Edmund Morgan Forster - Indian Character

Unit III - Poetry

David Herbert Richard Lawrence - Snake

Wilfred Owen - Strange Meeting

Wystan Hugh Auden - The Shield of Achilles

Ted Hughes - Hawk Roosting

(Twentieth Century Verses: An Anglo- American Anthology, Macmillan, Madras.)

Unit IV: Drama

Bernard Shaw - Pygmalion

Unit V: Fiction

William Golding - Lord of the Flies


Reference Works:

Ramachandran Nair, K.R. Essay on the History of English Literature Chennai: Emerald, 1994.

G.C. Thornley and Gwyneth Roberts: An Outline of English Literature (Orient Longman, Patna)

First Indian ed. 1991.1998 rpt.

Hudson, William Henry. An Outline History of English Literature. Madras: B.I.Publications,

1961.

Prepared by: P. BALAMUTHUMARIESWARI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203





Part III : Elective Paper I (a) No. of Credits : 5

Title of the Paper: INDIAN DIASPORIC FICTION

Objective:

To introduce students the best works in contemporary Indian Diasporic Fiction

To know the basic concepts of Diasporic writings

Unit I

Kamala Markandaya - Nectar in a Sieve

Unit II

Uma Parameswaran - Mangoes on the Maple Tree

Unit III

Rohinton Mistry - Such a Long Journey

Unit IV

Bharati Mukherjee - Jasmine

Unit V

Kiran Desai - Hullabaloo in Guava Orchard

Reference

Anand, T.S. Literature of Indian Diaspora. New Delhi: Creative Books, 2010.

Markandaya, Kamala. Nectar in a Sieve. New Delhi: Penguin Books, 1995.

Nair, Anita. Ladies Coupe’. New Delhi: Penguin Books India, 2001.

Tharoor, Shashi. Great Indian Fiction. New York: Arcade Publishing, 1989.

Mukherjee, Bharati. Jasmine. New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1989.

Desai, Kiran. Hullabaloo in Guava Orchard. London: Atlantic Press, 1998.

Prepared by: K. RAJKUMAR

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203





Part III : Elective Paper II (b) No. of Credits : 5

Title of the Paper: AFRO-AMERICAN FICTION

Objective:

To introduce students Afro-American Fiction

To know the culture of Afro- American Literature from the fiction

Unit-1

Maya Angelow - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Unit-2

Toni Morrison - Sula

Unit -3

Alice Walker - To Hell with Dying

Unit -4

Gloria Naylor - The Women of Brewster Place

Unit -5

Walter Mosley - Devil in a Blue Dress

Reference:

Henry Louis Gates , Jr.et.al. The Norton Anthology of African-American Literature, Third

edition. Harvard University. London. Mar. 2014.

Prepared by: R. KARTHICK

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203





Part III : Allied Subject – Paper II No. of Credits : 5

Title of the Paper: PHONETICS AND SPOKEN ENGLISH

Objectives:

To make students understand and acquire a knowledge of sounds and the basic concepts of

English phonetics and its various aspects.

Unit I - Introduction

Reasons for the necessity of Spoken English in India

Reasons for the neglect of Spoken English in India

Difficulties of Indian Speakers of English

Unit II - The Classification and Description of English Sounds

Vowels

Diphthongs

Consonants and Consonant clusters

Unit III - Phonology

Syllable

Strong and Weak Forms

Word Accent and Accent in Connected Speech

Unit IV - Phonetics

Assimilation and Elision

Intonation (Falling, Rising and Fall-Rise)

Phonetic Transcription: Passages for practice

Unit V - Spoken English

Situational Dialogue

Group Discussion

Interview

Public Speaking


Reference:

Krishnasamy, N. Communication Skills. Singapore: McGraw – Hill International

Editions, 1990.

Balasubramanian, T. A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students. Delhi:

India, 1981.

Jones, Daniel. An Outline of English Phonetics. New York: Stechert & Co, 1912.

Prepared by: B. AJANTHA

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203



Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELN41


Part IV : Non-Major Elective No. of Credits : 2

Title of the Paper: COMMUNICATION SKILLS II (Reading and writing)

Objectives:

To train students to read and write

To enhance the employability skills of students

To enable students to develop career oriented skills through Non Major Elective

Unit I

Describing somebody or something using the given adjectives.

Developing the Hints and completing the narration.

Comprehension.

Unit II

Story Writing

Unit III

Writing the Response Sheet

Note:

Two reading tests have to be conducted for the Internal evaluation instead of written test

for 15 marks

Reference

Select News items from The Hindu

Dr S. Vincent and Dr M. Lawrence. The Bridge.

Prepared by: R.MAHALAKSHMI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203




Semester : V No. of Hours allotted : 6/week

Part III : Core Subject – Paper VII No. of Credits : 5

Title of the Paper: AMERICAN LITERATURE

Objective:

To make students familiar with American Literature and facilitate an understanding of the

prescribed texts.

To introduce well-known American writings in prose, poetry, drama, fiction and short-

stories.


History of American Literature

American prose with special reference to Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau

American poetry with special reference to Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost

American Drama with special reference to Henry O‟Neil, Tennessee Williams, William Faulkner

American Fiction with special reference to O‟ Henry, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allen Poe

Unit II: Prose

Edgar Allen Poe - Philosophy of Composition

Robert Frost - The Figure a Poem Makes

Martin Luther King - I Have a Dream

Unit III: Poetry

Walt Whitman - When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed

Edgar Allen Poe - The Raven

Emily Dickinson - Success is Counted Sweetest

Because I could not stop for Death

Robert Frost -Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Sylvia Plath - Daddy

Unit IV: Drama

Tennessee Williams - Street Car Named Desire


Unit V: Fiction

Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Scarlet Letter

Reference:

Baya, Nina. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. New York: W.W. Norton Company,

2013.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter. London: Collins Publication, 2013.

Williams, Tennessee. Street Car Named Desire. New York: Signet, 1958.

Prepared by: Dr M.CHANDRASEKARAN

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203





Part III : Core Subject – Paper VIII No. of Credits : 5

Title of the Paper: COMMONWEALTH LITERATURE

Objectives:

To make students familiar with representative pieces of commonwealth writing

To introduce well-known commonwealth writings


History of Commonwealth Literature

What is Commonwealth Literature?

Origin and Development of Commonwealth Literature

Trends in Commonwealth Literature

Unit II: Prose

Chinua Achebe - Novelist as a Teacher

V.S. Naipaul - An Area of Darkness (Chapters 10 & 11)

Unit III: Poetry

A.D. Hope - The Death of the Bird

Gabriel Okara - Once Upon a Time

Yasmine Gooneratine - On an Asian Poet Fallen Among American

Translators

Unit IV: Fiction

Chinua Achebe - Arrow of God

Unit V: Drama

Wole Soyinka - Strong Breed


Reference:

Trends in Common Wealth Literature, Collection of Essays. Ed., by Dr M. Chandrasekaran,

Chennai: NCBH, 2016

An Anthology of Commonwealth Poetry. Ed., by C.D. Narasimhaiah. Chennai: Macmillan, 2006.

Achebe, Chinua. Arrow of God. New Delhi: Prakash Book, 2013.

Prepared by: V. MURUGALAKSHMI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203





Part III : Core Subject – Paper IX No. of Credits : 5

Title of the Paper: MODERN ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND USAGE

Objective:

To make students learn aspects of essential English Grammar.

Unit I

Introducing Parts of Speech

Kinds of Sentence

Sentence Structure

Unit II

Nouns and Its Classification - Number, Gender

Pronoun - Kinds of Pronoun

Adjective -Kinds of Adjective

Adverb - Kinds of Adverb and their Usage

Unit III

Verb: Transitive and Intransitive Verbs, Modals, Finite and Non-Finite Verbs, Participles and

Gerunds, Tenses and their usage, Concord.

Unit IV

Transformation of Sentences: Degrees of Comparison, Active and Passive Voices, Direct and

Indirect Speeches, Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences.

Unit V

Question Tags, Prepositions, Articles and Remedial English.

Prescribed Books:

Chandrasekaran. M and Sumathi. R. A Student-Friendly Book of Grammar and Spoken English.

Chennai: New Century Book House,2010.

Subramanian A.E. A Students’ Grammar of Current English, Chennai: Anu Chitra pub,2000.


Books Recommended:

Agarwala N.Kand Wood F.T Rev. by Nesfield J.C. English Grammar, Composition and

Usage.Chennai:Macmillian India Limited, 2000.

Krishna Samy, N. Modern English: A Book of Grammar Usage and Composition.

Madras:Macmillan,1975

Pillai, Radhakrishna. G. English Grammar and Composition. Chennai:Emerald, 1990.

Prepared by: D.SARASWATHI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203





Part III : Elective Subject – Paper III (a) No. of Credits : 5

Title of the Paper: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

Objective:

To make the learners aware of various language teaching methods and the importance of

language teaching skills.

Unit I - Introduction to English Language Teaching

Problems and Principles of English Language Teaching

English as International Language

The Role of English in India; is it a second language or foreign language?

Objectives of Teaching English at the Undergraduate level

Unit II - Instructional Strategies

Grammar Translation Method

Direct Method

Michael West Method

Structural Approach

Situational Approach

Communicative Approach

Unit III - Methods and Objectives of Teaching Language and Literature

The Teaching of Prose

The Teaching of Poetry

The Teaching of Grammar

The Teaching of Composition

The Teaching of Extensive Reader

Unit IV - Basic Skills

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Writing


Unit V - Modern Methods of Teaching Language

Activities in English Teaching

Audio-Visual Aids

Computer Aided Language Learning

Learner Centered Teaching

Text Book:

Vincent. S., The Teaching of English. Madurai: Soundra Publication, 2007.

Recommended Reading:

Tickoo, M.L. English Language Teaching. Hyderabad: Orient Longman, 2003.

Richard, Jack. C. and Theodore Rodgers. S, Approaches and Methods in English Teaching,

CUP: 1986

Krishnaswamy, N and SriRaman. T., English Teaching in India. Madras: T. R. Publications,

1994.

Nagarajan Geetha., English Language Teaching Approaches Methods Techniques. Calcutta:

Orient Longman, 1996.

Prepared by:

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203





Part III : Elective Subject – Paper III (b) No. of Credits : 5

Title of the Paper: AN INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS

Objectives:

To introduce students the principles of linguistics

To know the Basic concepts of Linguistics

Unit I

What is Linguistics? – Linguistics as a science – Synchronic and Diachronic approaches –

Branches of study Language Definition – Uses of language - Origin of Language – Divine

Source, Natural sound source, Oral Gesture, Glasso Genetics

Unit II

Language Development of Writing –Pictographic, Ideographic, Locographic, Rebus Writing,

Syllabic Writing, Alphabetic Writing Language Variation – Dialect, Standard and Non –

Standard, Isoglasses , Dialect Boundaries, Bilingual, Bidialectal, Idiolect, Register, Lingua

Franca, Pidgin, Creole, The Post Creole Continum Language Change – Protos – Family

relationship - Cognates – Comparative Reconstruction

Unit III

What is Grammar ? Misconceptions regarding grammar - The development of English grammar

- Objections of modern grammarians to traditional approach –Descriptive and Prescriptive

approaches – Concept of correctness and social acceptability – Form and substance - Speech and

Writing

Unit IV

Morphology, Syntax and Word Meaning Word - Morphemes – Free Morphemes and bound

Morphemes – Prefix and suffix – Inflectional and Derivational – Allomorphs - Zero morphemes

– Morphological Study of words


Unit- V

IC Analysis - Labelled Tree diagram - Using IC analysis to disambiguate simple sentences -

Deep and Surface Structure Word Meaning, Association, connotation, collocation, Semantic

Field Exercises Morphological Analysis of words using tree diagram IC analysis( simple

sentences) Use of IC analysis to disambiguate simple sentences Deep and surface structure

Reference Book

Yule, George. The Study of Language (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 8,9,10, 19, 20) London: Cambridge

University Press, 1985.

Wallwork, J.F. Language and Linguistics (Chapters 1, 2, 6, 7). London: Heinemann Educational

Books, 1969.

Palmer, Frank. Grammar (Chapter 1). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1989.

Verma, S.K. & Krishnaswamy, N. Modern Linguistics – An Introduction. New Delhi: Oxford

University Press, 1989.

Dr. Varshney. An Introductory Text book of Linguistics and Phonetics. Dhaka: BOC, 1985.

Akmajian, Adrian. Linguistics – An introduction to Language and Communication. Boston:

MIT Press, 2010.

Prepared by: Dr M. CHANDRASEKARAN

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203



Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : : U16ELS51


Part IV : Skill Based Subject – Paper III No. of Credits : 2

Title of the Paper: READING AND WRITING

Objective:

To inculcate the skill of reading among students

To inculcate the skill of writing among students

Unit I :

Describing somebody or something using the given adjectives.

Comprehension passages

Unit II :

Developing the Hints

Essay on current issues of national importance

Writing a Story

Unit III:

Critical Analysis of a story

Critical Appreciation of a poem

Reference:

Dr S. Vincent and Dr M. Lawrence. The Bridge. Madurai: Sundra Publications, 2012.

Prepared by: S. GANGA LAKSHMI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203



Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : : U16ELS52


Part IV : Skill Based Subject – Paper IV No. of Credits : 2

Title of the Paper: ENGLISH AND SOFT SKILLS

Objectives:

To help students acquire employability skills

Unit I

Listening Skills (P.1-11)

Teamwork Skills (P. 12-22)

Emotional Intelligence Skills (P. 23-32)

Unit II

Assertive Skills (P. 33-45)

Learning Skills (P. 46-56)

Problem solving Skills (P. 57-68)

Unit III

Interview Skills (P.69-84)

Adaptability Skills (P. 85-98)

Non-Verbal Communication Skills (P. 99-110)

Written Communication Skills (P. 111-124)

Text:

Dhanavel, S.P. English and Soft Skills. Hyderabad: Orient BlackSwan, 2010.

Prepared by: M.P. VASANTHAMUTHUSELVI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203



Programme : Common for all UG Programmes Subject Code : U16CNE51


Part III : Paper XIII No. of Credits : 2

Title of the Paper: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Objective

To create awareness on Environment.

Unit I-Earth and its Environment (10 hours)

Structure of earth and its components.

Atmosphere, Hydrosphere Lithosphere and Biosphere

Resources-Renewable and Non renewable resources

Unit II-Ecology and Ecosystem Concepts (10 hours)

Ecology: Definition-Ecosystem: Definition-Structure and function- Food chain and food

web-one example for an ecosystem.

Pollution and Global Issues: Definition, Causes, Effects and control measures of Air,

Water, Soil and Nuclear Pollution.

Global issues: Global warming, Green house effect and ozone layer depletion

Unit III-Biodiversity and Disaster Management (10 hours)

Introduction- Definition-Value of Biodiversity.

Biodiversity of India -Hot spots of Biodiversity

Disater Management -Food and drought-Earthquake and Tsunami-cyclones and

Hurricanes-precautions, warnings, rescue and rehabilitation.

Text Book:

1. Environmental Studies N. Arumugam and kumaresan. 2012. Saras publication Nagercoil.

Reference Books:

1. Fundamentals of Ecology, Odum.E.P.(1985Edition) Published

by W. B. Publishers, Philadelphia

2. Textbook of Environmental studies for under graduate course by Erach Bharucha

3. Environmental Biology –P.D.Sharma(2006) Published by Rastogi Publishers

Ganapathi Shivaji road, meerut-250002

4. Environmental studies J. Dharmaraj Tensy publications Sivakasi.

Prepared by:

Signature :




SATTUR – 626 203




Semester : VI No. of Hours allotted : 6/week

Part III : Core Subject - Paper X No. of Credits : 5

Title of the Paper: SHAKESPEARE

Objectives:

To enable learners to read and appreciate some representative plays of Shakespeare.

To offer a chance to know about some general aspects of Shakespearean Theatre and

Times.

Unit I

Merchant of Venice

Unit II

Macbeth

Unit III

Antony and Cleopatra

Unit IV - General Shakespeare:

Shakespearean Theatre and Audience

Fools in Shakespeare

Women in Shakespeare

Supernatural Elements in Shakespeare

Soliloquies

Unit V - Shakespearean Criticism:

Dr. Johnson‟s Contribution.

A.C. Bradley‟s Contribution – First Two Lectures (“The Substance of Shakespearean Tragedy”

& “Construction in Shakespeare‟s Tragedies”)

Text Books:

Dr. Johnson, Preface to Shakespeare. Chennai: Macmillan, 1902.

Bradley, A.C. Shakespearean Tragedy. Delhi: Surjeet Publications, 2006.


Reference:

Toropov Brandon. Shakespeare. For Beginners Indian Edition. Chennai: orient Longman, 2013.

Knight Wilson. G. The Wheel of Fire: Interpretation of Shakespearean Tragedy. Claveland:

World Publishing/ Meridian Books,1957.

Shakespeare, William. Merchant of Venice. London: Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. Delhi: S. Chand, 1981.

Shakespeare, William. Antony and Cleopatra. Madras: Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 2000.

The Understanding Shakespeare. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House, 1979.

Prepared by: S.RAJALAKSHMI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203





Part III : Core Subject - Paper XI No. of Credits : 5

Title of the Paper: WOMEN’S WRITING IN ENGLISH AND IN TRANSLATION

Objective:

To make students get familiar with some women writers.

To enable students to appreciate and understand some feminist concepts.

Unit I: PROSE

Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar - A Madwoman in the Attic

Elaine Showalter - Towards a Feminist Poetics

Unit II : POETRY

Alice Walker - Before you knew you owned it

Judith Wright - Clock and Heart

Kishwar Naheed - I am not that Woman

Razia Khan - My Daughter‟s Boy Friend

Kamala Das - My Grandmother‟s House

Unit III: DRAMA

Mahasweta Devi - Mother of 1084

Unit IV: Novel

Toni Morrison - Sula

Unit V: Short Stories

Anita Desai - Games at Twilight

Nadine Gordimer - Comrade

Bharati Mukherjee - Wife‟s Story


Text Book:

Desai, Anita. Games at Twilight and other Stories. New Zealand:Heinnnemann,1998.

C.D. Narasimhaiah (ed). An Anthology of Commonwealth Poetry. Chennai: Macmillan, 2006.

Devi, Maheswatta. Mother of 1084. Calcutta: Seagull, 1997.

Morrison, Toni. Sula. New York: Knopf, 1973.

Showealter, Elaine. Towards Feminist Criticism. London: Croom Helm,1979.

Prepared by: S. GANGA LAKSHMI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203





Part III : Core Subject - Paper XII No. of Credits : 5

Title of the Paper: LITERARY CRITICISM

Objective

To familiarize students with the basic principles of literary criticism and the contributions

of important critics

Unit I

Contributions of Aristotle, Plato and Longinus

Unit II

Contributions of Sir Philip Sydney, Dr. Johnson and Dryden

Unit III

Contributions of William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Mathew Arnold

Unit IV

Contributions of T. S. Eliot, F. R. Leavis and I. A. Richards

Unit V

Contributions of Sigmund Freud, Northrop Frye, Cleanth Brooks


Prasad, B. An Introduction to English Criticism. Chennai: Macmillan, 2011.

Guerin, L. Wilfred. et al: A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature. Fourth Edition. New

York: OUP, 1999.

Prepared by: S. JAYANTHI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203





Part III : Core Subject - Paper XIII No. of Credits : 4

Title of the Paper: POST COLONIAL FICTION

Objective:

To make students familiar with representative pieces of Postcolonial Fiction

Unit I

R.K. Narayan - Bachelor of Arts

Unit II

Michael Ondaatje - The English Patient

Unit III

V.S. Naipaul - A House for Mr. Biswas

Unit IV

Hanif Kureishi - The Buddha of Suburbia

Unit V

Gabriel Garcia Marquez - One Hundred Years of Solitude


The Empire Writes Back: Theory and Practice in Post-Colonial Literatures. Bill Ashcroft,

Gareth Griffiths, Helen Tiffin. London: Routledge, 2002.

Prepared by: DR M. CHANDRASEKARAN

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203



Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELPT61


Part IV : Skill Based Subject - Paper V No. of Credits : 2

Title of the Paper: PROJECT

OBJECTIVE:

To Train Students in Writing a Project.

Project

To be submitted on or before the last working day of the semester. It should not be less than 20

pages. It should be a critical perspective of an author or a work or an area of interest. It may also

be a translation or about an aspect in linguistics.

Allotment of Marks:

Project proposal -10 Marks

Proposal presentation -10 Marks

Progressive Report -10Marks

Pre-Submission Presentation -10Marks

External -60Marks

Prepared by: D. SARASWATHI

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203



Programme : B.Sc Computer Science Subject Code : U16ELS61

Semester : VI No. of Hours allotted : 2 / Week

Part IV : Skill Based Subject - Paper VI No. of Credits : 2

Title of the Paper : Employability Skills (Viva Voce)

Objectives:

To enable students to become successful in the interviews To enable them acquire skills required for employment and at workplaces as well.

Unit I – Communication Skills :

Basics of Communication - Body Language - Barriers to Communication

Unit II – Soft Skills

Emotional Intelligence- Self Confidence- Inter Personal Relationship-Problem Solving

Unit III – Corporate Skills

Interview- Group Discussion- Stress Management- Leadership

Prepared by:

Signature :




SATTUR – 626 203



Programme : Common for all UG Programmes Subject Code : U16CNV61


Part IV : No. of Credits : 2

Title of the Paper: VALUE EDUCATION

Objectives

To create an awareness of the vital and moral values of life

To include value education as an integral part of the learning process

Unit I

Values – Definition – Moral, Social, Spiritual Values – Sources of Values – Value of Values –

Good manners – Character building

Teachings and values of Hinduism, Islam and Christianity – Interfaith dialogue and Unity of all

faiths – Religious harmony

Unit II

Social Justice – Social Service – Social Service Programmes – Drug addiction, Alcoholism,

Smoking, Suicide – Remedial measures

Mahatma Gandhiji, the symbol of Ahimsa – Swami Vivekananda – Message from his life –

Subramanya Bharathi – Message from his life

Unit III

Human rights – Classification – Fundamental rights – Protection of human rights – Human rights

organizations – Secularism – National Integration

Women studies and Feminism – Role of women in society – Women and Health – Violence

against women – Legal protection for women – Women Empowerment


Text Book

Title of the Book : VALUE EDUCATION

Name(s) of the author: K.G.S.RAMANAN

Publisher : New Century Book House, Chennai

Edition/Year : First Edition / 2016

Unit-I : Chapters 1 and 2

Unit-II : Chapters 3 and 4

Unit-III : Chapter 5 and 6

Prepared by:

Signature:




SATTUR – 626 203



Programme : Common for all UG Programmes Subject Code : U16CNX61

Semester : VI

Extra Credit Paper No. of Credits : 2

Title of the Paper: MODEL PAPER FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION

Objectives

To create an awareness of the Competitive Examination

To make students prepared for various Competitive Examinations

Unit I – General Knowledge

General Science – History – Geography – General Awareness

Unit II – Current Events

Current events of the last year (National and International)

Unit III – Aptitude

Numbers – HCF – LCM of Numbers – Decimal fractions – Simplifications – Square roots &

cube roots – Sounds and indices – Percentage – Profit and Loss – Ratio and Proportion

Unit IV – Aptitude

Time and work – Time and Distance – Boats and Streams – Simple interest – Compound interest

– Area – Volume and Surface – Bankers Discount

Unit V – Mental Ability

Verbal Reasoning: Series Completion – Analogy – Coding – Decoding – Blood relations –

Direct sense test – Alphabet test – Logical Ven diagrams

Non-Verbal Reasoning: Series – Classification – Mirror images – Water images


Reference Book:

1. Advanced Objective General Knowledge – R.S.Aggarwal

2. Concise General Knowledge manual – Edgar Thorpe, Showick Thorpe

3. General Awareness and current Affairs Digest – K. Krishna Reddy

4. Manorama Year Book

5. Tata Megraw hill year Book

6. Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by Dr. R.S.Aggarwal, S.Chand

Publications 2014.

7. A modern approach to verbal and non-verbal Reasoning by Dr. R.S. Aggarwal ,S. Chand

Publications 2011.

8. Test of Reasoning for competitive examinations - Edgar Thorpe

Prepared by:

Signature :

CHAIRMAN DEAN

B.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE SYLLABUS AND...

Documents

Transcript of B.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE SYLLABUS AND...