SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE, SATTUR - 626 203
(An Autonomous, Co-educational and Linguistic Minority Institution Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University)
(Re-Accredited with Grade ‘A’ by NAAC)
Programme: B.A. English Literature
Programme Code: UEL
OBE - Regulations 2019
(For III and IV Semester)
Outcome Based Education
Under
Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)
(Those who joined in 2019-2020 and after)
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Department of English (Syllabus for those who joined in 2019 – 2020 and after) 1
Vision
To envision the department as a centre for academic excellence, professional expertise and
contextual research in Literatures in English and fostering an understanding and acquisition of multiple
literariness through learning, teaching, research and community involvement for the socially, economically
and educationally backward students.
Mission
To educate the socially, economically and educationally backward students in the region and
provide them an opportunity to understand their role in the fulfillment of their duty towards the
society.
To develop the learners communication skills in English.
To introduce the learners to literary scholarship and develop an aesthetic sensibility towards the
various genres.
To develop among the learners an ability to analyse literary expressions.
To prepare the learners for their career enhancement and higher education.
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)
PEO1 To acquire a thorough knowledge on the historical, literary and theoretical aspects of
English Literature.
PEO2 To comprehend the world of English Literature and diverse literary works.
PEO3 To develop a flair for the English Language and understand the various techniques and
patterns employed in various literatures.
PEO4 To transform intellectually able, socially responsible, emotionally balanced and morally
upright, spiritually well-grown and mentally matured citizens.
PEO5 To develop essential skills for employability.
Program Outcomes (POs)
The students will be able to
PO1 Get transformed into accomplished and active readers, enabling them to focus on
their higher studies.
PO2 Gain a complete exposure to British, American, Indian and Commonwealth Literatures.
PO3 Explore how the literary works were written leading to research thinking and exploration.
PO4 Evaluate the value of literature and humanity.
PO5 Acquire a profession related to language and literature.
Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs)
The students will be able to
PSO1 Understand various genres of literature.
PSO2 Attempt creative writing.
PSO3 Develop language learning skills like LSRW.
PSO4 Apply critical frameworks to analyse the linguistic, cultural and historical background of texts
written in English.
PSO5 Get jobs in industry, government schools and offices.
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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 there to are eligible
to join this programme.
Duration of the programme
The duration of the programme shall be three academic years comprising six semesters with two
semesters in each academic year.
Courses of study
The main courses of study offered for B.A (English Literature) Degree Programme shall consist of
the following:
Part I : Tamil -- 04
Part II : English -- 04
Part III
1. Core courses -- 13
2. Allied courses -- 04
3. Elective Courses -- 03
Part IV
1. Non Major Elective Courses -- 02
2. Skill Based Courses -- 06
3. Environmental Studies -- 01
4. Value Education -- 01
Part V : Extension activities
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 programme, usually in relation to the
Instructional hours assigned to it. The total credits required for completing B.A (English Literature) degree
programme is 140. The particulars of credits for individual components and courses are presented on
Table 1.
Extra Credits Course:
1. This course is optional for students. If he/she selects this course and if he/she passes the course, 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 course is common to all UG Programmes.
3. The title of this course is “Model Paper for Competitive Examinations”
4. Examination for this course will be held at the end of the 6th semester examinations.
5. There is no internal examination and only external examination for this course.
6. Maximum marks for this course is 100.
7. There is no contact hours for this paper.
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Scheme of Examination:
100 questions (multiple choice) - one mark for each.
Passing minimum is 50 marks.
Duration of the Examination is two hours.
The Scheme of Examination: It is presented on Table 2.
Evaluation
The components for continuous internal assessment are:
Average of Two tests --- 15 marks
Seminar/Group Discussion --- 5 marks
Assignment --- 5 marks
Total --- 25 marks
Minimum Marks for a Pass
1. 40% of the aggregate (Internal + External Examinations)
2. No separate passing minimum for the Internal Examinations
3. 27 marks out of 75 is the passing 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.
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 questions, fill in the blanks and definitions) 10 x 1 = 10 marks
(Two questions from each unit)
Part B
Five questions (either - or type) 5 x 7 = 35 marks
(One pair from each unit)
(each answers not exceeding two pages)
Part C
Three questions from out of five 3 x 10 = 30 marks
(One question from each unit)
(Answers not exceeding four pages) ---------------
Total 75 marks
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Question Paper Pattern (for Part IV only)
Part-A 3 x 10 = 30 marks
Three Questions from each unit (either or type)
(Answers not exceeding two pages)
Part-B 3 x 15 = 45 marks
Three Questions out of Five (Answers not exceeding four pages)
Question Paper Pattern - Internal (Same as in External)
Note: No unit shall be omitted; not more than two questions from each unit
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SRI S.RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE, SATTUR – 626 203.
B.A (English Literature)
Table – 1: Course Pattern (For those who joined in 2019-2020 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
Part-III
Core (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)
6(4)
72 60 13 1300
Elective - - 5(5) 5(5) 6(5) 60 15 3 300
Allied I (T) 6(5) - - - - - 6 5 1 100
Allied II (T) - 6(5) - - - - 6 5 1 100
Allied III (T) - - 6(5) - - - 6 5 1 100
Allied IV (T) - 6(5) 6 5 1 100
Part-IV
Part-IV
Non-Major
Elective
- - 2(2) 2(2) - - 4 4 2 200
Skill Based 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
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 2
Grand Total 142
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Course Structure - B.A. (English Literature)
Sem
este
r
Core / Elective /
Skill Based Title of the Course
Course
Code
Contact
Hrs.
Cre
dit
Ex
am
Hrs
.
Marks
L T P Int. Ext. Total
III
Part II Paper III English U19LAE31 6 - - 3 3 25 75 100
Core - V British Literature IV
(From Tennyson to Hardy) U19ELC31 5 - - 5 3 25 75 100
Elective - I (a) Indian Writing in English
(b) Indian Literatures In Translation
U19ELE31
U19ELE32 5 - - 5 3 25 75 100
Allied - III Social History of England U19ELA31 6 - - 5 3 25 75 100
NME - I Communication Skills –I
Listening and Speaking - Viva-Voce U19ELN31 2 - - 2 - 25 75 100
Total 30 - - 23 - - - 600
IV
Part I Tamil - IV U19LAT41 6 - - 3 3 25 75 100
Part II Paper IV - English U19LAE41 6 - - 3 3 25 75 100
Core - VI British Literature V
(from Yeats to the present) U19ELC41 5 - - 5 3 25 75 100
Elective - II (a) Indian Diasporic Fiction
(b) Afro American Fiction
U19ELE41
U19ELE42 5 - - 5 3 25 75 100
Allied - IV Phonetics and Transcription U19ELA41 6 - - 5 3 25 75 100
NME - II Communication Skills –II
(Reading and Writing) U19ELN41 2 - - 2 2 25 75 100
Part V –
Extension
Activities
- - - - 1 - - - -
Total 30 - - 24 - - - 600
L - Lecture Hours T- Tutorial Hours P - Practical Hours
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Core Course V - British Literature IV (From Tennyson to Hardy)
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
By the end of the course, the students will be able to
CLO1 read and appreciate the literatures of the Age of Tennyson
CLO2 describe the life-style of Victorian era and make the students to compare with the
contemporary life-style.
CLO3 entertain the middle-class facts on Victorian England Culture.
CLO4 know the impact of industrialization and the economic development of Victorian England.
Unit I: Introduction
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,
Oscar Wilde
Note: Questions may be based on genre not on an individual author.
Unit II: Prose
Thomas Babington Macaulay - Minutes on Indian Education (e-source)
John Ruskin - The Crown of Wild Olive (Lecture I)
Thomas De Quincey - The Literature of Knowledge and the Literature of Power
Unit III: Poetry
Alfred Lord Tennyson - Tithonus
Robert Browning - Andrea Del Sarto
Matthew Arnold - Dover Beach
G.M. Hopkins - God’s Grandeur
Thomas Hardy - Ah, Are You Digging on My Grave
Unit IV: Short Fiction
Oscar Wilde - The Canterville Ghost
George Eliot - Silas Marner
Unit V: Fiction
Charles Dickens - Great Expectations
Textbooks:
1. Dickens, Charles. (1912), Great Expectations. Bread Street Hill, Richard Clay & Sons: London.
2. Hudson, William Henry.(1961), An Outline History of English Literature. B.I. Publications: Madras.
3. Ramachandran Nair, K.R. (1994), Essay on the History of English Literature. Emerlad: Chennai.
4. Green, David. (2009), The Winged Word. Macmillan: Madras.
Programme Programme Code Semester Course Code Hours Credit
B.A. English Literature UEL III U19ELC31 5 5
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Elective Course I(a) - Indian Writing in English
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
By the end of the course, the students will be able to
CLO1 give an outline of the history and background of Indian English literature.
CLO2 express the thoughts exhibited in the given prose works of visionary leaders.
CLO3 appreciate critically the prescribed poems.
CLO4 provide a detailed comment on the play.
CLO5 elaborate the given works of fiction.
Unit I: Introduction
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: Questions may be based on genre not on an individual author.
Unit II: Prose
M.K. Gandhi -Life in Africa (From Autobiography)
Jawaharlal Nehru -The Last Letter to Indira
APJ Abdul Kalam -My Visions for India
Unit III: Poetry
Sri Aurobindo - Rose of God
Rabindranath Tagore - Baby’s way
Sarojini Naidu -The Coromandel Fishers
Kamala Das - Punishment in Kindergarten
Nissim Ezekiel - Night of the Scorpion
Unit IV: Drama
Mahesh Dattani - Dance Like a Man
Unit V: Fiction
R. K. Narayan - Swami and Friends
Meena Alexander - Nampally Road
Text Books:
1. Iyengar, K.R. Srinivasa. (1983), Indian Writing in English. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd.: New Delhi.
2. Naik, M.K. (1982), A History of Indian English Literature. Sahitya Akademi: Delhi.
3. Ayothi, V. (1997), Memorable Melodies (an Anthology of Poems). New Century Book House (p) Ltd.:
Chennai.
4. Rau, M. Chalapathi. (1967), Nehru for Children. Children’s Book Trust: New Delhi.
5. Murthy, Narasimha. (2009), Famous Indian Stories. Orient Blackswan: Mumbai.
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6. Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna. (2003), An Illustrated History of Indian Literature in English. Permanent
Black: New Delhi.
7. Kalam, Abdul. India 2020. Arul Publication: Chennai, 2000.
8. Gandhi, M.K. (1940), An Autobiography (or) The Story of My Experiments with Truth. Navajivan
Publishing House: Ahmedabad.
9. Dattani, Mahesh. (2012), Dance Like a Man Two Acts. Penguin Books: Delhi.
10. Sarras, Cowasjee. (1983), The Modern Indian Short stories. Oxford University Pvt Ltd, Delhi.
11. Alexander. (2013), Nampally Road. Orient Blackswan Private Limited, New Delhi.
12. Narayan. R. K. (2008), Swami and Friends. Indian Thought Publications: Mysore.
13. Aurobindo, Sri. (2009), Collected Poems. Sri Aurobindo Ashram Publication Trust, Pondicherry.
14. https://allpoetry.com/Baby's-Way
References:
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHr4FIKIU6c
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAMk6akP5I
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Elective Course I(b) - Indian Literature in Translation
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
By the end of the course, the students will be able to
CLO1 Analyse Indian prose in translation.
CLO2 Appreciate the technical devices in Indian poetry.
CLO3 Evaluate the theatricality of Indian drama.
CLO4 Critically ascertain the nuances of Indian fiction.
CLO5 Understand the salient features Indian short fiction.
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
Text Books:
1. Gandhi, Mahatma. My Experiments with Truth, Maple Press, ISBN: 9789380816807.
2. Aloysius (2019), G. Periyar on Buddhism, Critical Quest.
3. Chaudhuri, Amit. (2009), The Picador Book of Modern Indian Literature, Picador,
ISBN: 9780330343633
4. Kurian, Anna. (2005), Texts and Their Worlds I, Foundation Books.
5. Devi (1993), Mahasweta. Rudali, Seagull Books, ISBN: 9788170461388.
6. Faustina (2014), Bama. Karukku, Oxford University Press, ISBN: 9780199450411
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B.A. English Literature UEL III U19ELE32 5 5
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Reference Books:
1. Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna (2017), A Concise History of Indian Literature in English, Orient
Blackswan, ISBN: 9788178244846.
2. Mukherjee, Meenakshi. (2002), The Perishable Empire: Essays on Indian Writing in English, Oxford
University Press, ISBN: 9780195662702.
3. Rajan, P. K. Indian Literary Criticism in English. Rawat Publishers, 2006, ISBN: 9788170337485
4. Harishankar, Bharathi V. (2013), Mini Krishnan et. al. Words, Texts and Meanings: Indian Literatures
in Translation, Oxford University Press, ISBN: 9780198096283.
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Allied Course III - Social History of England
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
By the end of the course, the students will
CLO1 obtain an understanding of history of England under different monarchs.
CLO2 acquire knowledge on the social conditions during various periods in England.
CLO3 familiarize themselves to the development of literature in various historical periods in
England.
CLO4 analyse the influence of history in different genres of literary texts.
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
Civil War
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
Trade Unionism in England
Text Book:
1. Xavier A.G. An Introduction to the Social History of England. S. Viswanathan Printers: Chennai,
2007.
Reference Books:
1. Hudson, William Henry. An Outline History of English Literature. B.I.Publications: Madras, 1961.
2. Carter, Ronald and John McRae. The Routledge History of Literature in English. 2nd Edition,
Routledge: Britain and Ireland, 2001.
3. Thailambal. The Social History of England. Ennes publication: Udumalpet, 2009.
4. Travelyan, G.M. History of England. Doubleday: New York, 1953.
5. Ashok, Padmaja. The Social History of England. Orient Blackswan: Chennai, 2011.
Programme Programme Code Semester Course Code Hours Credit
B.A. English Literature UEL III U19ELA31 6 5
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NME Course I - Communication Skills - I (Listening and Speaking)
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
By the end of the course, the students will be able to
CLO1 listen and comprehend oral instructions, conversations and introduce themselves and others in
English.
CLO2 watch and understand documentaries, interviews and involve in conversation in English.
CLO3 appreciate lectures, talks and deliver welcome address, vote of thanks.
Unit I:
Listening: Definition - Types of Listening - Tips for effective listening – listening to conversation
Speaking: Initiating a conversation - Self Introduction - Introducing others - Role play
Unit II:
Listening: Stories, Short films, Documentaries - Interviews
Speaking: Narrating Stories, Incidents
Unit III:
Listening: Pod casts - TED Talks
Speaking: Public Speaking - Welcome Address - Introducing the Guest - Vote of Thanks
References Books:
1. Taylor, Grant. English Conversation Practice. McGraw Hill Education: New Delhi, 2008.
2. Rizvi, Ashraf, M. Effective Technical Communication. McGraw Hill Education: New Delhi, 2005.
3. Dr Vincent, Let’s speak English. Soundara Publications: Madurai, 2014.
4. Radhakrishna Pillai, G and K. Rajeevan. Spoken English for you. Emerald Publishers: Chennai, 1987.
5. https://www.ted.com/talks
6. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/
7. http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/
Programme Programme Code Semester Course Code Hours Credit
B.A. English Literature UEL III U19ELN31 2 2
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8. Core Course IV - British Literature V (From Yeats to the Present)
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
By the end of the course, the students will be able to
CLO1 realise portraits of Modern English Literature through various genres.
CLO2 demonstrate the ability to interpret and appreciate the modern literary nuances of prose
writings.
CLO3 comprehend the development of modern English poetry aesthetically and instinctively.
CLO4 acquire the ability to contextualize the works of modern drama and to interpret the thematic
elements of the modern plays.
CLO5 analyze and appreciate the innovative, novelistic techniques of the modern fiction writers of
the age.
Unit I: Introduction
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)
Note: Questions may be based on genre not on an individual author.
Unit II - Prose
Thomas Stearns Eliot - Tradition and the Individual Talent
Virginia Woolf - Professions for Women
Unit III - Poetry
W. B Yeats - A Prayer for my Daughter
Wilfred Owen - Strange Meeting
Wystan Hugh Auden - Musee des Beaux Arts
Ted Hughes - Hawk Roosting
Seamus Heaney - Churning Day
Unit IV: Drama
Bernard Shaw - Pygmalion
Unit V: Fiction
Doris Lessing - Room Nineteen
D. H Lawrence - The Odour of Chrysanthemums
Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness
Programme Programme Code Semester Course Code Hours Credit
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Text Books:
2. Hudson, William Henry (1961), An Outline History of English Literature. B.I. Publications: Madras.
3. Thomas, C. T. (1980), An Anglo-American Anthology. ed.Twentieth Century Verse, Macmillan
Publications: India.
4. Eliot,T.S. (1992), Tradition and Individual Talent. 20th Century Literary Criticism, ed.David Lodge,
Longman, London.
5. Woolf, Virginia.(2011), Collected Short Fiction and Essays of Virginia Woolf. Create space
Independent Publishing Platform: London.
6. Shaw, Bernard. (1930), Pygmalion. Constable and Company: London.
Reference Books:
1. Ramachandran Nair, K.R. (1994), Essay on the History of English Literature. Emerald: Chennai.
2. Thornley, G.C. and Gwyneth Roberts An Outline of English Literature. Orient Longman: Patna,
(1st Indian ed. 1991, 1998 rpt.).
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Elective Course II(a) - Indian Diasporic Fiction
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
By the end of the course, the students will be able to
CLO1 know the Concept of Diaspora and the characteristic features of Diasporic Literature.
CLO2 introduce students the best works in contemporary Indian Diasporic Fiction.
CLO3 understand the unique features of every genre in diaspora.
Unit I
Uzma Jalaluddin - Ayesha At Last
Unit II
Gita Hariharan - The Thousand Faces of Night
Unit III
Manju Kapur - The Immigrant
Unit IV
Bharati Mukherjee - Jasmine
Unit V
Jhumpa Lahiri - The Namesake
Text Books:
1. Kapur, Manjur.(2010), The Immigrant. Random House: New York.
2. Anand, T.S. (2010), Literature of Indian Diaspora. Creative Books: New Delhi.
3. Jalaluddin, Uzma. (2018), Ayesha At Last. Harper Collins Publishers Ltd: Canada.
4. Hariharan, Gita. (1992), The Thousand Faces of Night. Penguin Books Ltd: New Delhi.
5. Lahiri, Jhumpa.(2003), The Namesake. Houghton Mifflin Company: New York.
6. Mukherjee, Bharati. (1989), Jasmine. Grove Weidenfeld: New York.
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Elective Course II(b) - Afro American Fiction
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
By the end of the course, the students will be able to
CLO1 Acquire an understanding of Afro-American Fiction.
CLO2 Ascertain the cultural atmosphere of Afro-American Fiction.
CLO3 Understand the features of Afro-American narrative styles.
CLO4 Evaluate tropes and rhetorical devices of Afro-American writing.
CLO5 Analyse Afro-American myth-making and construction of plot.
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 Book:
Henry Louis Gates (Mar. 2014), Jr.et.al. The Norton Anthology of African-American Literature, 3rd
edition, Harvard University. London.
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Allied Course IV - Phonetics and Transcription
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
By the end of the course, the students will be able to
CLO1 explain how English speech sounds are articulated and are used to create meaning.
CLO2 read and produce phonemic transcriptions.
CLO3 apply their knowledge of English phonetics and phonology to improve their own
pronunciation.
CLO4 distinguish between the RP (Received Pronunciation) and GA (General American) accents and
describe the main differences between them.
Unit I – Introduction
Air-stream Mechanism
Organs of Speech
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)
Unit V
Practice in Phonetic Transcription:
Words, Sentences, Dialogues and Passages
Text Book:
Balasubramanian, T. (1981), A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students. Delhi.
Reference Books:
1. Dhanavel, S.P. (2010), English and Softskills. Orient Black Swan: Noida.
2. Jones, Daniel. (1912), An Outline of English Phonetics. Stechert & Co: New York.
3. Krishnasamy, N. (1990), Communication Skill. McGraw – Hill International Editions: Singapore.
4. Taylor, Grant. (2008), English Conversation Practice. 64th Reprint, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing
Company Limited: New Delhi.
Programme Programme Code Semester Course Code Hours Credit
B.A. English Literature UEL IV U19ELA41 6 5
SRNMC REGULATIONS (OBE) 2019 SYLLABUS
Department of English (Syllabus for those who joined in 2019 – 2020 and after) 18
NME Course II - Communication Skills - II (Reading and Writing)
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
By the end of the course, the students will be able to
CLO1 train students to read and write in English.
CLO2 enhance the employability skills of students.
CLO3 develop career - oriented skills through Non Major Elective.
CLO4 enrich their academic English proficiency.
CLO5 learn Vocabulary and make sentences of their own.
Unit I
Describing somebody or something using the given adjectives
Developing the Hints and completing the narration
Comprehension
Unit II
Story Writing
Unit III
Translation (Tamil to English)
Reference Books:
Dr S. Vincent and Dr M. Lawrence, The Bridge.
E-sources
1. http://www.english-for-students.com/Developing-Hints-A.html
2. https://www.englishgrammar.org/adjectives-exercise-6/
3. https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/5th-comprehension.html
(Dr R. Sumathi) (Dr D.K. Nathan)
Chairman Dean-Academic Affairs
Programme Programme Code Semester Course Code Hours Credit
B.A. English Literature UEL IV U19ELN41 2 2
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