Propsed Syllabus for m.a. english literature
Effective from. 1st annual 2010 & onwards
Part-IPaper-I
Poetry
Paper-IIDrama
Paper-IIIAcademic Discourse
Paper-IVCriticism
Paper-VHistory of English Literature
Paper-VIStylistics / TESOL
Part-IIPaper-VIIProse
Paper-VIIIAmerican Literature / South Asian Literature
Paper-IXPost-Colonial Studies
Paper-XNovel
Paper-XILinguistics
Paper-XII S & Psycholinguistics Paper-I, PoetryThis course aims at introducing the students to the development of English poetry in different eras. It starts from Chaucer and ends at Sylvia Plath. The representative poets from each age are taken to highlight various trends in English poetry from 14th to 20th century.
Classical Poetry
Chaucer
The Prologue to Canterbury Tales
Milton
Paradise Lost, Book-1
Donne
Good Morrow
The Sun Rising
Batter My Heart
When Thou Hath Done
Victorian Poetry
Wordsworth
Prelude Book-1
Keats
Ode to a Nightingale
Ode on a Grecian Urn
Ode to Autumn
Browning
My last Duchess
Bishop orders his tomb as St. Praxeds Church
Modern
T.S. Eliot
The Love Song of J. AlfredPrufrock
Wasteland
Sylvia Plath
Daddy
Widow
Paper-II, Drama
This paper will introduce students to the origins and development of the classical Greek drama followed by the emergence of Mystery, Miracle and Morality plays during the English Renaissance. Thus an over view of the development of the genre (and sub-genres i.e. tragedy, comedy) over the centuries will be given followed by an in-depth textual analysis of the plays by the major dramatists.
Classical
Sophocles
Oedipus Rex
Renaissance
Marlowe
Dr. Faustus
Shakespeare
Hamlet
Twelfth Night
Modern
Ibsen
A Dolls House
Shaw
Major Barbara
Beckett
Waiting for Godot
Paper-III, ACADEMIC DISCOURSE
Objective: This course aims at improving the Basic English language skills of the learners. The course is strictly skill based and teachers are advised to use any material which they find appropriate in enhancing simple and complex use of English.
1) Grammar and Mechanics
Tenses
Parts of Speech
Moods (Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive)
Voice (Active, Passive
Narration ( Direct, Indirect)
Clause ( Main, Subordinate, Coordinate)
Sentences (Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex)
Transitional Devices/ Connectives
Cohesion and Coherence
Punctuation
Articles
Prepositions
2) Reading Skills Skimming
Scanning
SQ3R
Locating main ideas
Critical Reading
Previewing: Establishing Context, Purpose and Content
The Process: Previewing
Reading: Annotating a Text
The Process: Reading and Annotating
Reviewing: Organizing, Analyzing, Evaluating and Reacting
The Process: Reviewing
3) Writing Skills Brainstorming and outlining
Traits of good writing
Ideas
Organization
Voice
Word choice
Sentence fluency
Connection
Paragraph writing
Essay writing
Cause and effect
Comparison and contrast
Description
Narration
Persuasive
Process analysis
Summarizing/ Prcis Writing
Paraphrasing
Reading List:
Boudin, E.M. (1984). Readers Chouice.Ann Arbour, University of Michigan Press
Eastwood, J. (2005). Oxford Practice Grammar Karachi: Oxford University Press
Jay, T. and Ros, J. (2005). Effective Presentation. New Delhi: Pearson Press
Taib, N. et. al (2003). Basic English Workbook. Malaysia: McGraw Hill
Taib, N. et. al. (2003). Basic English, Malaysia: McGraw Hill
Moyer, R. (1980). Business English Basic: A Programmed Approach. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
Azar, Betty Schrampher. (1996) Basic English Grammar (2nd Edition). New York: Longman
Azar, Betty Schrampher. (2000) Understanding and Using English Grammar (3rd Edition). New York: Longman
Howe, D. H. et.al. (2004) English for Undergraduates (3rd Impression). Karachi: Oxford University Press
Paper-IV, Criticism
The purpose of this course is to bring our syllabi on a par with international standards. After familiarizing the students with the tenets of classical literary criticism, it introduces them to the literary approaches of the modern critics i.e. Eliot, Frye followed by the beginnings of postmodern critical theories, rooted in the works of Woolf and introduced later in detail in Eaglet on. The recent and current trends of post-structuralism will be introduced so as to enable the students to apply these theories to textual analysis. To achieve this objective, a compulsory question of practical criticism will be set on an unseen passage, in the final examination.
Note: The Exam will include Practice of analysis/application of theoretical concepts
Section-I (Classical)
Aristotle
Poetics
Longinus
On the Sublime
Section-II (Modern)
T.S. Eliot
The Tradition and the Individual
Talent
Frye
Anatomy of Criticism
(Special emphasis on chapters on myth criticism & Modes)
Section-III Modern / Postmodern MovementsFormalism
Structuralism
Post- Structuralism
Psychoanalytical CriticismMarxism
Deconstruction
Feminism Primary Texts
Terry Eagletons Modern Literary Theory
Virginia Woolfs A Room of Ones Own
Reading List
Philip Rice and Partrica Waugh (eds) 1989/2001 Modern Literary Theory. Arnold Michael Levenson (ed) 1999. The Cambridge Companion to Modernism, CUP Terry Eagelton 1983 Literary Theory: An Introduction, Basil Blackwell Rich Rylance and Judy Simons (eds) 2001 Literature in Context, Palgrave
Todd E. Davis and Kenneth Womack (eds) 2002 Formalist Criticism and Reader Response Theory, Palagrave
Sara Mills, 1995 feminist Stylistics, Routledgte. Helence Keyssar (ed) 1996 Feminist Theatre and Theory, New Case Boods, MacMillan Jonathen Culler 1975 Sturcturalist Poetics. Routledge & Kegan Paul
Paul Hamilton 1996 Historicism, the New Critical Idiom, Routledge.1
Paper-VHistory of English LiteratureThe objective of this course is to give the students a complete historical background of English literature. It will also help them to analyze trends in English Literatures in different eras. It is also based on the critical analysis of all the genres of literature in every age.
Section-I
1) Medieval Age
2) Renaissance Age3) Puritan Age 4) The Restoration Age5) Augustan AgeSection-II
1. Romantic Age
2. Victorian Age
Section-III
1- The Modern Age
2- The Postmodern Age
Suggested Readings:
Fowler, Alas Tair, A History of English Literature, US, Harvard University Press, 1987
Richetti, Jhon (Editor), Cambridge History of English Literature (A Dotcom history) UK, Cambridge University, Press, 2006
Fulk Robert and Cain M Christopher (2002) USA Blackwell Publishing, A history of old English Literature
Pech, John and Coyle, Martin, A brief history of English literature, New York, Palgrave Publishers Litd, 2002
Longaker, Mark and Bolles, C Adwin, Contemporary English literature, New York Appleton Century Crofts. In, 1953
Schofield, William Heusy. English Literature from Norman Conquest to Chaucer. New York, Mac Millan Company 1931
Hichs, Granville. Figures of Transition, New York, the MacMillan Company 1939
Ward, A.W. and Waller, A.R. The Cambridge History English and American Literature Cambridge. Cambridge University, Press, 1907
O Neill, Michael. Literature of the Romantic Period. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1998
Rogers, Pat (edit) the Oxford History of English Literature. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2001
Cornin, Richard. Romantic Victorians. USA, Palgraue 2002
Lowen Stein, David and Mueller, Janel. The Cambridge History of Early Modern English literature. Cambridge University, Press 2002
Daiches, Dawid. The Present Age in British Literature. Bloomington, Indiana University, Press, 1958
Carter, Roland and McRae John. The Routledge History of Literature in English London. Routledge, 2001
Woods, Tim. Whos Who of 20th Century. Novelists, New York, Rutledge, 2001
Wood Coch, George. Introduction to 20th century Fiction, London, Macmillan Press, 1983
Sambrooh, James. The Eighteenth Century. Singapore, Longman Publishers, 1988
Sampson, George. The Concise History of English Literature. Cambridge, Cambridge University, Press, 1975
Evans, IFFOR. A Short History of English Literature. England Penguin Books, 1976
Leguis, Emile. A Short History of English Literature. Oxford, Oxford University, Press, 1978
Paper-VI, Stylistics
Course Objectives:
This course introduces the students to the modern concept of style as distinguished from the traditional one. The course will provide practice to the students in analyzing the literary discourses from a purely linguistic perspective.
Course Outline
Section-1(Introduction)1. What is Style? (Traditional, modern, and linguistic concept of style)
2. What is Stylistics?
3. Branches of Stylistics
4. Foregrounding
5. Parallelism
6. Norm & Deviation
7. Figurative Language
Section-II (Levels of Analysis-I):
8. Phonological Level
-Sound Devices used in Poetry (Repetition, Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Rhyme etc.)
-Metre in poetry
-Style, Rhythm in Prose
9. Syntactical Level
Nouns, Verbs
Adjectives, Adverbs etc.
Phrases, The Clause
Clause Complexing
Mood & Modality
Theme and Rheme
Transitivity and Meaning
10. Level of Discourse
Cohesion
Textuality
Clause relations
Patterns of discourse organization
11. Pragmatic Analysis of Literature
Speech Acts
Deixies
Impicatures
Section-III12. Speech & Thought Presentation
13. Language, Ideology & Point of View
Literature as Discourse
14. Feminist Stylistics
15. Postcolonial Stylistics
16. Critical Discourse Analysis
Practicum
Analysis of Poetry
Analysis of Fiction
Reading List
Carter, R. Ed, (1982) Language and Literature: An introductory Reader, London: Routledge
Freeborn, O. (1996) Style London: Macmillan
Leech & Short (1981) Style in Fiction. Longman.
Leech, G. N (1969) A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry. Longman
Mills, S. (1995) Feminist Stylistics
Wales, K. (1989) A Dictionary of Stylistics Longman.
Widdowson, H. G. (1975) Stylistics and the Teaching of Literature. Longman
Paper-VI, TESOLThis paper aims at introducing theories of language and their application in the teaching of English in Pakistan. The first section introduces theories of language learning and, the following sections focus on their applications in the teaching of English as second/foreign language and literature.
Section-I
Theories Behaviourism
Mentalism
Monitor Model
Methods and Approaches Grammar translation method
Direct method
The Audio Lingual Method
Total physical Response
Communicative Approach
The Natural Approach
Task Based Teaching
The Oral and Situational Language Teaching
Section-IITeaching Language Skills Listening Skills
Speaking Skills
Reading Skills
Writing Skills
Integrated Approach
Section-IIITeaching of Literature
Poetry
Drama
Fiction
Testing and Evaluation
Kinds of Tests & Testing
Characteristics of a good test
Testing of Language Skills
Testing language sub-skills
Vocabulary tests
Grammar tests
Pronunciation tests
Writing Test items
Practicum in Language Teaching Lesson Planning
Micro Teaching
Classroom Management
Innovations in classroom
Reading List Gower, R., Phillips, D., and Walters, S. (2005) Teaching Practice: A Guide for Teachers in Training. Macmillan ELT.
Harmer, J. (2001) The Practice of English Language Teaching (3rd ed.). Harlow, UK: Pearson Education.
Hughes, A. (1989) Testing for Language Teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Larsen-Freeman, D. (2000) Techniques and Principles in Language Learning (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Nunan, D. (1988) Syllabus Design. Oxford: Oxford University Press.Richards, J. C. and T. S. Rodgers (2001) Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching: A Description and Analysis (2nd ed). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Rivers, W. M. (1981) Teaching Foreign-Language Skills (2nd ed). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Showalter, E. (2003) Teaching Literature. Oxford: Blackwell. Paper-VII, ProseThe objectives of this course are to familiarize the students with a wide range of functional and non-functional styles in English prose. Through an in-depth analysis of Bacons text in terms of his use of wit, figures of speech, imagery and aphorisms, the course begins with the Renaissance prose and moves on to an analysis of the layers of wit, irony, humour, sarcasm, sardonic, tone leading to bitter and pungent satire in Swifts Gullivers Travels. Huxleys and Russells prose styles are analyzed in relation to the contemporary thought and philosophy; comparisons and contrasts in various prose writers styles are also highlighted. Two chapters from the works of Chomsky and Said are being introduced to acquaint the students with the contemporary prose writers. The question paper will give equal weightage to each section and a question will also be set on textual analysis.
Renaissance Prose
Bacon
Of Truth
Of Death
Of Marriage and Single Life
Of Revenge Swift Gullivers TravelsModern
Russell
In Praise of Idleness
Western Civilization
Useless Knowledge
On Youthful Cynicism
Modern Homogeneity
Education and Discipline
Huxley
Education of an Amphibian
Knowledge and Understanding
Liberty, Quality, Machinery
Ruskin
The Crown of Wild olive Postmodern
Chomsky
On Language (Part-I)
Orientalism (Chapter 1 & II)
Edward Said
Culture & Imperialism (Chapter-I)
Paper-VIII, American Literature
The purpose of this course is to acquaint the students with the aspects of American Literature which has a different cultural and geographical background. Selections from Poetry, Drama and Novel are made by including the representative writers of 19th and 20th century. It will also enable the students to make a comparative study of British and American Literature.
History of American Literature
Poetry
Walt Whitman
Extracts from Song of Myself
Sections: 1-2-3-6-20-21-32-48-52 Robert Frost
Selected Poems
- The Pasture
- The Tuft of Flowers
- Mending Walls
- After Apple Picking
- An Old Mans Winter Night
- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy
Evening
- The Bear
- Desert Places
Drama
Eugene ONeill
Mourning Becomes Electra
Novel
Hawthorn
Scarlet Letter
Hemingway
A Farewell to Arms
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby
Suggested Readings:
1- Robert Frost Cenetary essays
2- American classics revisited 3- Hawthorne 20th century views 4- Myth and Modern American, Drama5- American in Novel Articles in Journals
1. Her Scarlet Letter as a Psychological novel
2. Pakistan Journal of American Studies Literature volumes
3. Co-relation of mysticism and Science in Whitman Song of My self
4. Robert Frost: A Poet of Practical Problems
Paper-VIII, South Asian Literatures Novels:
Kushwant Singhs Train to Pakistan
Amitav Goshs The Shadow Lines
Kiran Desais Inheritance of Loss
Bharatia Mikherjes Jasmine
Sidhwas Bride
Kamila Shamsies Burnt Shadows
Monica Alis In the Kitchen
Short Stories: (2 selected stories from each writer)
1. Jhumpa Lahiri Inerpreter of Maladies
2. Moin-ud-Din Daniyal In Other Room & Other WondersPoetry:
Selections form the works of:
1. Kamala Das(Selection from: Selected poems/A Doll for the Child Prostitute)
2. Taufiq Rafat (Selection from: A Dragonfly in the Sun)
3. Daud Kamal (Selection from: A Dragonfly in the Sun)
4. Nissim Ezekiels Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T.S & The Professor
5. Imtiaz Dharkers After Creation
6. Moniza Alvis Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan
Drama:
1. Mahesh Dattani Final Solutions
2. Tariq Ali The Fox and the Leopard
Paper-IX, Postcolonial Studies
Section I: Theorizing Postcolonialism:
Inspite of the expansion, together with the eventual ascent, of postcolonial studies to a paradigmatic status on contemporary intellectual scene in recent years, many of the fundamental questions about the field still remain unanswered or controversial. There have been theoretical debates, over the parameters, definition (s), methodologies or epistemological grounds, speaking positions, the locality, etc. of the postcolonial. In light of the suggested readings below, the focus of this section would be on situating postcolonial studies or, more specifically, postcolonial theory, in a series of critical debates dealing with the definition/s, limitations of the term, along with the key notions and debates related to the field of Postcolonialism.
Fanons Wretched of the Earht.
Saids Culture & Imperialism (chapter 1-3)
Ashcroft, William D. Gareth Griffith, and Helen Tiffin, eds. The Empire Writes
Back: Theory and Practice in Post-Colonial Literatures. London: Routledge, 1989
Key Concepts in Post-Colonial Studies. London: Routledge, 1998
Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorys Can the Subaltern Speak
Homi Bhabas Of Mimicy and Man: The Ambivalence of Colonial Discourse. October 28 (1984) 125-33
Lomba, Anias Colonialism/Postcolonialism
Lazarus, Neil, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Literary Studies.
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge UP, 2004
Moore-Gilbert, Bart. Postcolonial Theory: Contexts, Practices, Polities. London: Verso, 1997
Ahmad, Hena Zafar. Postnational Feminism in Third World Womens
Literature. Boston: University of Massachusetts P, 1998
Ahmad, Aijaz. In Theory: Classes, Nations, Literatures, London: Verso, 1992
Section II: Postcolonial Fictions
Reading the Imperial Canon
Conrads Heart of Darkness
Perceiving & mapping the colonial contact + independence:
Achebes Things Fall Apart
Naipuls The House for Mr. Biswas
Section III: Rewriting the canon or counter discourse: Coetzees Waiting for Barbarians
Jean Rhys Wide Sargasso Sea
Linguistics creativity:
Roys The God of Small Things
Immigration and Race Politics
Kureshis The Black Album
Neocolonialism
Mohsin Hamids Reluctant Fundamentalist
Paper-X, Novel
This course is designed to include major novelists of the Classical, Victorian and Modern Age. Tracing the origin and development of the genre in the eighteenth century, the major novelists of English literature are covered under three ages; each with its own distinct style, thus exposing the students to a range of texts and styles beginning with the Picaresque novel of Fielding and moving on to Woolfs technique of the Stream of Consciousness. A compulsory question will be set based on the textual analysis of the prescribed novels.
Classical and Romantic
Fielding
Joseph Andrews
Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice
Victorian
George Eliot
The Mill on the Floss
Thomas Hardy
Return of the Native
Modern
E.M. Forster
A Passage to India
Virginia Woolf
To the Lighthouse
Paper-XI, Linguistics
Course Objectives
This course provides a general introduction to linguistics. After a brief history of the gield and a general introduction into the area of language systems and theories, the core components of linguistics will be introducedphonolog, morphology, syntax, semantics, discourse, and pragmatics. Theoretical and applied issues will be discussed through the analysis of fragments of language in class, Students will be able to
Understanding how language is structured and need
Recognize some essential aspects of selected linguistics theories
Recognize the essential theoretical aspects of certain sub-fields of linguistics
Outline the role of certain linguistics sub-fields in everyday life
Section-I Historical Perspective
Theoretical and General Linguistics
Linguistics VS Traditional Grammar
Branches of Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Psycholinguistics
Applied Linguistics
Animal Vs. Human Communication
Section-II
Levels of Linguistic Analysis
Morphology
Syntax
Semantics
Discourse
Pragmatics
Section-III
Phonetics and Phonology of English
Organs of Speech
Classification of consonants according to the place and manner of articulation
Description and classification of English vowels, Diphthong & Triphthongs
Syllable and Stress
Intonation
Features of Connected Speech
Phonetic Transcription
Suggested Reading List & Reference Books Aitcheson, Jean (2004) Teach Yourself Linguistics, Teach Yourself
Crystal, D(1997)Encyclopedia of Language, Cambridge University Press
Crystal, D (1997) Linguistics Cambridge University Press
OConnor JD (1973)Phonology of English, Harmondsworth
Reach, P. (200) English Phonetics and Phonology (3rd Edn) Cambridge. Cambridge University Press
Ladefoged, P. (2001) A Course in Phonetics (4th Edn) Orlando: Horcourt College Publishers
Paper-XII, Sociolinguistics & PsycholinguisticsSociolinguistics:
Sociolinguistics-definitions, origins, approaches
Dimensions of Variation in Language
Multilingualism
Language Identity, Power and Politics
Language Culture and View of the World
Social Literacy
Non-native varieties of English
Endangered Languages of the World
Language Planning
Methods for studying Sociolinguistics
Psycholinguistics:
Introduction to Psycholinguistics
Basic language abilities of speakers
Watsons word association theory
Stats word class association theory
Skimmerss sentence frame theory
Fries sentence frame theory
Chomskys grammar
Schema theory
Frame theory
Script theory
Chomskys rationalism
Language and thought
Spair-Whorf hypothesis
Child Language acquisition
Second language acquisition and teaching
Reading List:
Huddson,R.A 1983 Sociolinguistics. GB. CUP
Holumes, J.( 1992) An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. USA. Longman,
Suzanne Romaine. 1995. Bilingualism (2nd Ed). Oxford: Basil Blackwell
Hudson, R.A. 1996 Socio-linguistics. CUP
Auer, Peter (Ed) 1998. Code-switching in Conversation: Language Interaction and Identity. London: Routledge.
Trudgill, P. 2002. Introduction to Language and Society
Wardhaugh, R. 2006. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
Bertolo, S. (2001) Language Acquisition and Learnability. Cambridge: C.P.U
Crystal, D. (1987). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. Cambridge, New York: C.P.U
Foley, J and Thompson, L. (2003) Language Learning. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press.
Garman, M. (1990) Psycholinguistics. Cambridge: C.P.U
Mclaughtm, S. (1998) Introduction to Language Development. London: Singular Publishing Group.
Narasimhan, R. (1998) Language Behavior. New Delhi: Sage Publication India
Sharma, A. (2002) Psychology of Language Learning. Delhi: global vision Pub. House.
Steinberg, D. (1982) Psycholinguistics. London and New York: Longman
Tomasello, M and Bates, E. (2001) Language Development. London: Singular Pub. Group
Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan MA English Time Allowed 3 Hrs Paper I: PoetryTotal Marks 100
Note: Question No. I is Compulsory. In addition attemp t four questions. Select at least one question from each section.
Q No. 1. Explain with refer ence to context any three of the following
1. Busy old fool un euly sun
2. Better to reign in Hell than serve in heawen.
3. Housbondes at chirche dore she hadde five
4. Fair seed time had my soul and
I grew up fostered alike by beauty and by fear
1. Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter
2. When the evening is spread out against the sky. < /li>
Like a patient etherized upon a table
Secti on I Classical Poetry &nbs p;
2) Discuss Chaucers art of characterization with reference to his Prologu e to the Canterbury tales.3) Do you agree with the view that Satans revol t is the first voice of democracy against any authority? Discuss with reference to Milton s Paradise Lost.
4) Describe the metaphysical features of Donnes poetry
Secti on II Romantic Poetry
5) Discuss Wordsworths The Prelude as a psychological poem.
English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
(Department of Islamic Studies)Objective: The objective of this course is to enhance the cognitive, analytical and academic skills of the students at postgraduate level. The course contents will equip them with the skills mandatory for being effective and efficient readers, like inferential and analytical reading and synthesizing. Moreover, they will be introduced to the methods and approaches they can use to gain more control over their academic writing. The course is going to be strictly skill based and the teachers are strongly encouraged to engage in improving the speaking skills of the students.
Basics of English
TensesActive and Passive Voice
Articles and Prepositions
Reported Speech (Direct/Indirect)
Sentence Structure
Connectives
Unity, Coherence and Emphasis
Vocabulary Development
Dictionary Skills
Reading Skills
Skimming
Scanning
Inference
Identifying main ideas
Distinguishing between facts and opinions
Identifying the tone of the author
Identifying main idea and supporting details
Understanding graphic presentation (Data, Diagrams)
Making mind maps from reading
Writing Skills
Brainstorming, Semantic Mapping and Outlining
Paragraph writing
Essay writing
Descriptive
Argumentative
Narrative
Expository
Analytical
Prcis Job ApplicationsCVFormal letters
Short Reports
Referencing and Plagiarism
Translation from English to Urdu and vice versa
Presentation Skills
Oral Presentation Skills
Oral inter-personal CommunicationInterview Skills
Selected Readings for the Course:
Chapter 5 from Economic Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH): A Select Anthology of Hadith literature on Economics by Khan, Muhamamd Akram(Ed.).
What Islam says about Marital violence Issue? By Qureshi, Waseema, Hameed in Hamdard Islamicus, XXXI (4).
Crimes against Honor: A Study of Qadhf/Slander in Comparative Perspective by Cigdem, Recep in Hamdard Islamicus, XXXI (4).
Chapter IV from Concept of Muslim Culture in Iqbal by Siddiqi, Mazheruddin.
Chapter III from Judicial System of Islam, its Origin and Development by Muslehuddin, Mohammad
Suggested Readings:
1) Boudin, E.M. (1984). Readers Choice. Ann Arbour. University of Michigan Press
2) Eastwood, J. (2005). Oxford Practice Grammar. Karachi: Oxford University Press
3) Jay, T. and Ros, J. (2005). Effective Presentation. New Delhi: Pearson Press
4) Taib, N. et.al. (2003). Basic English Workbook. Malaysia: McGraw Hill
5) Taib, N. et.al. (2003). Basic English. Malaysia: McGraw Hill
6) Moyer, R. (1980). Business English Basics: A Programmed Approach. New York: John Wiley and Sons
7) Azar, Betty Schrampher. (1996) Basic English Grammar (2nd Edition). New York: Longman8) Azar, Betty Schrampher. (2000) Understanding and Using English Grammar (3rd Edition). New York: Longman
9) Howe,D.H. et.al. (2004) English for Undergraduates (3rd Impression). Karachi: Oxford University PressPROPOSED SYLLABUS FOR M.A. ENLGISH (WITH SPECIALIZATION IN LANGUAGE & LITERATUE) EFFECTIVE FROM 1ST ANNUAL 2010 & ONWARDS
Part-I
Paper-I
Introduction to Language Studies & Linguistics
Paper-IIAcademic Discourse
Paper-IIIApplied Linguistics
Paper-IVStylistics
Paper-VHistory of English Literature
Paper-VIPoetryPart-II
Paper-VIILinguistics and Phonetics
Paper-VIIIDiscourse Analysis
Paper-IXApplied Linguistics-II
Paper-XSociolinguistics & Psycholinguistics
Paper-XIDrama
Paper-XIINovelPaper-I
INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE STUDIES & LINGUISTICS
Traditional Approaches to Language Studies
Synchronic Vs Diachronic study
History of language Studies
What is Language?
Characteristics of Language
Origin of Language
Animal Language
Artificial Language
Typology and Language Universals
Written and Spoken Language
Language and Identity
Non Verbal Language
Language varieties
What is Linguistics? (Major Concepts)
History of Linguistics
Branches of Linguistics
Levels of Linguistic Analysis
Phonology
Morphology
Syntax
Semantics
Discourse
Pragmatics
Suggested Readings
Aitcheson, Jean (2004) Teach Yourself Linguistics, Teach Yourself
Brown, G. and Yule, G. (1983) Discourse Analysis, Cambridge: CUP
Crystal, D (1997) Linguistics Cambridge University Press
Crystal, D(1997)Encyclopedia of Language, Cambridge University Press
Cutting, J. (2002) Pragmatics and Discourse: A Resource book for students, London: Routledge.
OConnor JD (1973)Phonology of English, Harmondsworth
Paper-II
ACADEMIC DISCOURSE
Objective: This course aims at improving the Basic English language skills of the learners. The course is strictly skill based and teachers are advised to use any material which they find appropriate in enhancing simple and complex use of English.
4) Grammar and Mechanics
Tenses
Parts of Speech
Moods (Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive)
Voice (Active, Passive
Narration ( Direct, Indirect)
Clause ( Main, Subordinate, Coordinate)
Sentences (Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex)
Transitional Devices/ Connectives
Cohesion and Coherence
Punctuation
Articles
Prepositions
5) Reading Skills
Skimming
Scanning
SQ3R
Locating main ideas
Critical Reading
Previewing: Establishing Context, Purpose and Content
The Process: Previewing
Reading: Annotating a Text
The Process: Reading and Annotating
Reviewing: Organizing, Analyzing, Evaluating and Reacting
The Process: Reviewing
6) Writing Skills
Brainstorming and outlining
Traits of good writing
Ideas
Organization
Voice
Word choice
Sentence fluency
Connection
Paragraph writing
Essay writing
Cause and effect
Comparison and contrast
Description
Narration
Persuasive
Process analysis
Summarizing/ Prcis Writing
Paraphrasing
Reading List:
1. Boudin, E.M. (1984). Readers Chouice.Ann Arbour, University of Michigan Press
2. Eastwood, J. (2005). Oxford Practice Grammar Karachi: Oxford University Press
3. Jay, T. and Ros, J. (2005). Effective Presentation. New Delhi: Pearson Press
4. Taib, N. et. al (2003). Basic English Workbook. Malaysia: McGraw Hill
5. Taib, N. et. al. (2003). Basic English, Malaysia: McGraw Hill
6. Moyer, R. (1980). Business English Basic: A Programmed Approach. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
7. Azar, Betty Schrampher. (1996) Basic English Grammar (2nd Edition). New York: Longman
8. Azar, Betty Schrampher. (2000) Understanding and Using English Grammar (3rd Edition). New York: Longman
9. Howe, D. H. et.al. (2004) English for Undergraduates (3rd Impression). Karachi: Oxford University Press
Paper-III
APPLIED LINGUISTICS-I1) Theories, Methods and Approaches
Behaviourism
Mentalism
Karashens Model
Brief history of Language teaching
Grammar translation method
Direct method
The Audio Lingual Method
Total physical Response
Communicative Approach
The Natural Approach
Task Based Teaching
The oral and Situational Language Teaching
2) Testing and Evaulation
Kinds of Tests
Proficiency test
Achievement tests
Diagnostics tests
Placement tests
Direct Vs. Indirect tests
Discreet Point Vs. Criterion referenced Testing
Objective Vs. Subjective testing
Communicative language testing
Characteristics of a good test
Testing Communication Skills
Reading tests
Writing tests
Speaking tests
Listening tests
Testing language sub-skills
Vocabulary tests
Grammar tests
Pronunciation tests
3) Error Analysis
Nature and purpose
Course of errors
Interlingual Errors
Overgeneralization
Literal Translations
Contrast Between Behaviouristic and Mantalistic Attitudes to Errors
Stages of errors analysis
4) ICT and Language Teaching
Introduction to Computers
Introduction to CALL
CALL hardware
Communicative Skill Building by C ALL (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening)
Evaluation of CALL Software
Using Web for Language Teaching
Suggested Readings:
Richards and Rodgers (2000) Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching: A Description and Analysis. CUP
Larsen-Freeman, D. (1986) Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching. OUP
Richards, J. C (1980) Error Analysis. Longman
Karshen, S.D. (1982) Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition. Pergamon
heatan, J.B. (1975) Writing English Language Tests. Longman
Heatan, J.B. (1990) Classroom Testing. Longman
Hughes, A. (1989) Testing for Language Teachers CUP
Henning, G. (1987) A Guide to Language Testing. Newbury House Publishers
Paper-IV
Stylistics
Course Objectives:
This course introduces the students to the modern concept of style as distinguished from the traditional one. The course will provide practice to the students in analyzing the literary discourses from a purely linguistic perspective.
Note: There will be two questions from each section.
Course Outline
Section-1(Introduction)8. What is Style? (Traditional, modern, and linguistic concept of style)
9. What is Stylistics?
10. Branches of Stylistics
11. Foregrounding
12. Parallelism
13. Norm & Deviation
14. Figurative Language
Section-II (Levels of Analysis-I):
8. Phonological Level
-Sound Devices used in Poetry (Repetition, Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Rhyme etc.)
-Metre in poetry
-Style, Rhythm in Prose
9. Syntactical Level
Nouns, Verbs
Adjectives, Adverbs etc.
Phrases, The Clause
Clause Complexing
Mood & Modality
Theme and Rheme
Transitivity and Meaning
10. Level of Discourse
Cohesion
Textuality
Clause relations
Patterns of discourse organization
11. Pragmatic Analysis of Literature
Speech Acts
Deixies
Impicatures
Section-III12. Speech & Thought Presentation
13. Language, Ideology & Point of View
Literature as Discourse
14. Feminist Stylistics
15. Postcolonial Stylistics
16. Critical Discourse Analysis
Practicum Analysis of Poetry
Analysis of Fiction
Reading List
Carter, R. Ed, (1982) Language and Literature: An introductory Reader, London: Routledge
Freeborn, O. (1996) Style London: Macmillan
Leech & Short (1981) Style in Fiction. Longman.
Leech, G. N (1969) A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry. Longman
Mills, S. (1995) Feminist Stylistics
Wales, K. (1989) A Dictionary of Stylistic Longman.
Widdowson, H. G. (1975) Stylistics and the Teaching of Literature. Longman
Paper-V
HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATUREThe objective of this course is to give the students a complete historical background of English literature. It will also help them to analyze trends in English Literatures in different eras. It is also based on the critical analysis of all the genres of literature in every age.
Section-I
6) Medieval Age
7) Renaissance Age8) Puritan Age 9) The Restoration Age10) Augustan Age Section-II
1. Romantic Age
2. Victorian Age
Section-III
1. The Modern Age
2. The Postmodern Age
Suggested Reading:
1. Fowler, Alas Tair, A History of English Literature, US, Harvard University Press, 1987
2. Richetti, Jhon (Editor), Cambridge History of English Literature (A Dotcom history) UK, Cambridge University, Press, 2006
3. Fulk Robert and Cain M Christopher (2002) USA Blackwell Publishing, A history of old English Literature
4. Pech, John and Coyle, Martin, A brief history of English literature, New York, Palgrave Publishers Litd, 2002
5. Longaker, Mark and Bolles, C Adwin, Contemporary English literature, New York Appleton Century Crofts. In, 1953
6. Schofield, William Heusy. English Literature from Norman Conquest to Chaucer. New York, Mac Millan Company 1931
7. Hichs, Granville. Figures of Transition, New York, the MacMillan Company 1939
8. Ward, A.W. and Waller, A.R. The Cambridge History English and American Literature Cambridge. Cambridge University, Press, 1907
9. O Neill, Michael. Literature of the Romantic Period. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1998
10. Rogers, Pat (edit) the Oxford History of English Literature. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2001
11. Cornin, Richard. Romantic Victorians. USA, Palgraue 2002
12. Lowen Stein, David and Mueller, Janel. The Cambridge History of Early Modern English literature. Cambridge University, Press 2002
13. Daiches, Dawid. The Present Age in British Literature. Bloomington, Indiana University, Press, 1958
14. Carter, Roland and McRae John. The Routledge History of Literature in English London. Routledge, 2001
15. Woods, Tim. Whos Who of 20th Century. Novelists, New York, Rutledge, 2001
16. Wood Coch, George. Introduction to 20th century Fiction, London, Macmillan Press, 1983
17. Sambrooh, James. The Eighteenth Century. Singapore, Longman Publishers, 1988
18. Sampson, George. The Concise History of English Literature. Cambridge, Cambridge University, Press, 1975
19. Evans, IFFOR. A Short History of English Literature. England Penguin Books, 1976
20. Leguis, Emile. A Short History of English Literature. Oxford, Oxford University, Press, 1978
Paper-VI POETRY
This course aims at introducing the students to the development of English poetry in different eras. It starts from Chaucer and ends at Sylvia Plath. The representative poets from each age are taken to highlight various trends in English poetry from 14th to 20th century.
Classical Poetry
Chaucer
The Prologue
Milton
Paradise Lost, Book-1
Donne
Good Morrow
The Sun Rising
Batter My Heart
When Thou Hath Donne
Victorian Poetry
Wordsworth
Prelude Book-1
Keats
Ode to a Nightingale
Ode on a Grecian Urn
Ode to Autumn
Browning
My last Duchess
Bishop orders his tomb as St. Praxis Church
Modern
T.S. Eliot
Prufrock
Wasteland
Salvia Plath
Daddy
Widow
Part-II
Paper-VII
LINGUISTICS AND PHONETICSLinguistics:
Schools of Linguistics
Structural
Functional
Chomskiyan
Suassurian
Lexicography
World Englishes
Phonetics and Phonology
Phonetics
The organs of speech
The Air stream Mechanism
Description of Speech: Sound, Consonants, Vowels, Diphthongs
Phonetics Transcription
International Phonetics Alphabets
The Cardinal Vowel System
Phonology
Description of Sounds of English
Segmental Features
Distinctive Features of consonants in English
Classification of consonants according to the place of articulation
Classification of consonants according to the manner of articulation
Description and Classification of English
Vowels
Consonants
Triphthongs
Supersegmental Features
Syllable and Stress
Weak forms of Sounds
Intonation
Sound Behaviour in Connected Speech
Assimilation
Elision
Linking
Pakistani Students and their problems in learning English
Paper-VIII
DISCOURSE ANALYSIS1-Introduction
What is discourse?
Level of discourse in language
Linguistics forms and functions
Transactional Vs Interactional view
Sentence and utterance
Product Vs process
Text
Context
Genre
Discourse analysis
The role of context in interpretation
(Reference, presupposition, implicatures, inference etc.)
Discourse markers
Topic and representation of discourse content
(Sentential topic & discourse topic, discourse topic and representation of discourse content etc.
Staging and the representation of discourse structure
(Theme, staging, thematization, thematic structure, natural order and point of view)
Information structure
(Give & new, Hallidays account of information structure etc.)
The nature of reference in text and discourse (Cohesion, referring expressions etc.)
Coherence in the interpretation of discourse
(Top-down and bottom-up processing, speech acts, representing background knowledge. frames etc)
Conversational analysis
Critical discourse analysis
Suggested Readings:
Brown, G. and Yule, G. (1983) Discourse Analysis, Cambridge: CUP
Cutting, J. (23002) Pragmatics and Discourse: A Resource book for students, London: Routledge.
Fairclough, N. (1995) Critical Discourse Analysis: The Critical study of Language, London, Longman.
Schiffrin, D. (1994) Approaches to Discourse Oxford: Blackwell
Stubbs, M. (1983) Discourse Analysis, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Van Dijk, T. (ed) (1997) Discourse as Social Interaction, London: Sage
Paper-IX
APPLIED LINGUISTICS-II Practicum in Language Teaching (Presentation Skills, Classroom Management, Group and Pair work)
Syllabus and Designing and Implementation
ESP
ICT & Language Teaching
Material Adaptation and Design (Adaptation with reference to teaching language through literature)
Practicum in Language Teaching
Teacher and Learner Roles in the Classroom.
Choosing rules and Procedures.
Managing student work.
Planning and conduction instructions.
Maintaining appropriate student behavior.
Managing specials groups
Lesson Planning
The preparation stage.
The presentation stage.
The production stage.
Innovative Techniques for Classroom Instruction.
Visual aids: Pictures, Boards, OHP, Projector, Films, Periodicals/Newspapers.
Audio aids: films, audiocassettes etc.
Syllabus Designing
Definition and scope of syllabus
Considerations common to all syllabuses
Relationship between theory of language , language learning and language syllabuses
Dichotomies of Syllabuses
Analytical Synthetic Syllabuses
Product-Oriented Syllabuses
Grammatical syllabus
Theoretical bases
Selecting and grading contents
Criticism
Notional functional syllabus
Theoretical bases
Selecting and grading contents
Criticism
Process-Oriented Syllabuses
Procedural
Theoretical bases
Selecting and grading contents
Criticism
Process Syllabus
Selecting and grading contents
Objectives: types and Criticism (Needs analysis for syllabus designing)
ESP
ESP: Introduction
Theoretical Bases: Major Influences
Developments in ESP register analysis to learning centeredness
Classification of ESP
Trends and issues in EAP and EOP
Language Issues
Authenticity
Features of EAP and EOP
Skills in EAP and EOP
Listening to monologues
Reading skills: shifts in designing and teaching
Speaking in monologue
Spoken interaction
Writing: process and social-constructionist approaches
ESP course design
Needs analysis
Syllabus design
Materials evaluation
Materials designing
Materials adaptation
ESP Teachers role and training of the ESP teacher.
Reading List.
Byrne, D. (1987) Techniques for Classroom Interaction. Longman.
Doff, A. (1988) Teach English CUP.
Everston, et. Al. (1984) Classroom Management for Elementary Teachers. Allyn and Bacon
Hadifield, J. (1992) Classroom Dynamics. OUP.
Murcia. MC. (1989) Teaching English. Newbury House Publishers.
Matthews, A. et. Al. (1985) At the Chalk face. Edward Arnold.
Bowen, B M. (1982) Look Here! Visual Aids in language Teaching. ELTS
Nunan, D (1988) Syllabus design. UK: OUP
Wilkins, D (1976) Notional Syllabuses. Oxford: OUP
Prabhu, N.S (1987) Second Language Pedagogy: A Perspective. Oxford: OUP
Munby, J. (1978) Communicative Syllabus Design. Cambridge: CUP.
Dudely, Evans, T and St. Johns, M.J 1998 Developments in ESP: A Multidisciplinary approach, UK: Cambridge
McDonough, J. 1984 ESP in Perspective: A Practical Guide, UK Hazzel Watson & Viney Ltd.
Hutchinsen, T and Waters, A. 1987 English for Specific Purposes: A learner-centered approach, UK. CUP
McGrath, I. 2002 Materials Evaluation and Design for Language Teaching UK: Edinburgh University Press
Douglas, D. 2000 Assessing Language for Specific Purposes: UK.CUP
Paper-X
SOCIOLINGUISTICS & PSYCHOLINGUISTICSSociolinguistics:
Sociolinguistics-definitions, origin, approaches
Dimensions of Variation in Language
Multilingualism
Language Identity, Power and Politics
Language Culture and View of the World
Social Literacy
Non-native varieties of English
Endangered Languages of the World
Language Planning
Methods for studying Sociolinguistics
Psycholinguistics:
Introduction to Psycholinguistics
Basic language abilities of speakers
Watsons word association theory
Stats word class association theory
Skimmerss sentence frame theory
Fries sentence frame theory
Chomskys grammar
Schema theory
Frame theory
Script theory
Chomskys rationalism
Language and thought
Spair-Whorf hypothesis
Child Language acquisition
Second language acquisition and teaching
Reading List:
Bertolo, S. (2001) Language Acquisition and Learnability. Cambridge: C.P.U
Crystal, D. (1987). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. Cambridge, New York: C.P.U
Foley, J and Thompson, L. (2003) Language Learning. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press.
Garman, M. (1990) Psycholinguistics. Cambridge: C.P.U
Mclaughtm, S. (1998) Introduction to Language Development. London: Singular Publishing Group.
Narasimhan, R. (1998) Language Behavior. New Delhi: Sage Publication India
Sharma, A. (2002) Psychology of Language Learning. Delhi: global vision Pub. House.
Steinberg, D. (1982) Psycholinguistics. London and New York: Longman
Tomasello, M and Bates, E. (2001) Language Development. London: Singular Pub. Group
Paper-XIDRAMAThis paper will introduce students to the origins and development of the classical Greek drama followed by the emergence of Mystery, Miracle and Morality plays during the English Renaissance. Thus an over view of the development of the genre (and sub-genres i.e. tragedy, comedy) over the centuries will be given followed by an in-depth textual analysis of the plays by the major dramatists.
Classical
Sophocles
Oedipus Rex
Renaissance
Marlowe
Dr. Faustus
Shakespeare
Hamlet
Twelfth Night
Modern
Ibsen
A Dolls House
Shaw
Major Barbara
Beckett
Waiting for God
Paper-XIINOVELThis course is designed to include major novelists of the Classical, Victorian and Modern Age. Tracing the origin and development of the genre in the eighteenth century, the major novelists of English literature are covered under three ages; each with its own distinct style, thus exposing the students to a range of texts and styles beginning with the Picaresque novel of Fielding and moving on to Woolfs technique of the Stream of Consciousness. A compulsory question will be set based on the textual analysis of the prescribed novels.
Classical and Romantic
Fielding
Joseph Andrews
Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice
Victorian
George Eliot
The Mill on the Floss
Thomas Hardy
Return of the Native
Modern
E.M. Foster
A Passage to India
Virginia Woolf
To the Lighthouse
..
English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
(Pure, Applied & Natural Sciences)Objective: The objective of this course is to enhance the cognitive, analytical and academic skills of the students at postgraduate level. The course contents will equip them with the skills mandatory for being effective and efficient readers, like inferential and analytical reading and synthesizing. Moreover, they will be introduced to the methods and approaches they can use to gain more control over their academic writing. The course is going to be strictly skill based and the teachers are strongly encouraged to engage in improving the speaking skills of the students.
Basics of English
TensesActive and Passive Voice
Articles and Prepositions
Reported Speech (Direct/Indirect)
Sentence Structure
Connectives
Unity, Coherence and Emphasis
Vocabulary Development
Dictionary Skills
Reading Skills
Skimming
Scanning
Inference
Identifying main ideas
Distinguishing between facts and opinions
Identifying the tone of the author
Identifying main idea and supporting details
Understanding graphic presentation (Data, Diagrams)
Making mind maps from reading
Writing Skills
Brainstorming, Semantic Mapping and Outlining
Paragraph writing
Essay writing
Descriptive
Argumentative
Narrative
Expository
Analytical
Prcis Job ApplicationsCVFormal letters
Short Reports
Referencing and Plagiarism
Presentation Skills
Oral Presentation Skills
Oral inter-personal CommunicationInterview Skills
Suggested Readings:
1. Boudin, E.M. (1984). Readers Choice. Ann Arbour. University of Michigan Press
2. Eastwood, J. (2005). Oxford Practice Grammar. Karachi: Oxford University Press
3. Jay, T. and Ros, J. (2005). Effective Presentation. New Delhi: Pearson Press
4. Taib, N. et.al. (2003). Basic English Workbook. Malaysia: McGraw Hill
5. Taib, N. et.al. (2003). Basic English. Malaysia: McGraw Hill
6. Moyer, R. (1980). Business English Basics: A Programmed Approach. New York: John Wiley and Sons
7. Azar, Betty Schrampher. (1996) Basic English Grammar (2nd Edition). New York: Longman8. Azar, Betty Schrampher. (2000) Understanding and Using English Grammar (3rd Edition). New York: Longman
9. Howe,D.H. et.al. (2004) English for Undergraduates (3rd Impression). Karachi: Oxford University PressEnglish for Academic Purposes (EAP)
(Languages and Social Sciences)Objective: The objective of this course is to enhance the cognitive, analytical and academic skills of the students at postgraduate level. The course contents will equip them with the skills mandatory for being effective and efficient readers, like inferential and analytical reading and synthesizing. Moreover, they will be introduced to the methods and approaches they can use to gain more control over their academic writing. The course is going to be strictly skill based and the teachers are strongly encouraged to engage in improving the speaking skills of the students.
Basics of English
TensesActive and Passive Voice
Articles and Prepositions
Reported Speech (Direct/Indirect)
Sentence Structure
Connectives
Unity, Coherence and Emphasis
Vocabulary Development
Dictionary Skills
Reading Skills
Skimming
Scanning
Inference
Identifying main ideas
Distinguishing between facts and opinions
Identifying the tone of the author
Identifying main idea and supporting details
Understanding graphic presentation (Data, Diagrams)
Making mind maps from reading
Writing Skills
Brainstorming, Semantic Mapping and Outlining
Paragraph writing
Essay writing
Descriptive
Argumentative
Narrative
Expository
Analytical
Prcis Job ApplicationsCVFormal letters
Short Reports
Referencing and Plagiarism
Translation from English to Urdu and vice versa
Presentation Skills
Oral Presentation Skills
Oral inter-personal CommunicationInterview Skills
Suggested Readings:
1. Boudin, E.M. (1984). Readers Choice. Ann Arbour. University of Michigan Press
2. Eastwood, J. (2005). Oxford Practice Grammar. Karachi: Oxford University Press
3. Jay, T. and Ros, J. (2005). Effective Presentation. New Delhi: Pearson Press
4. Taib, N. et.al. (2003). Basic English Workbook. Malaysia: McGraw Hill
5. Taib, N. et.al. (2003). Basic English. Malaysia: McGraw Hill
6. Moyer, R. (1980). Business English Basics: A Programmed Approach. New York: John Wiley and Sons
7. Azar, Betty Schrampher. (1996) Basic English Grammar (2nd Edition). New York: Longman8. Azar, Betty Schrampher. (2000) Understanding and Using English Grammar (3rd Edition). New York: Longman
9. Howe,D.H. et.al. (2004) English for Undergraduates (3rd Impression). Karachi: Oxford University Press
Outline for M.Phil (Linguistics) Programme
Semester-I
Course No.TitleCredit Hrs
ENG-751General Linguistics 3
ENG-752Descriptive Linguistics 3
ENG-753Applied Linguistics-I3
ENG-754 Phonetics & Phonology 3
Semester-II
ENG-761Sociolinguistics 3
ENG-762Applied Linguistics-II3
ENG-763Approaches to Text and Discourse Analysis3
ENG-764Research Methodology3
Semester-III
Weekly consultation with the supervisor(s)
Fortnightly presentations on research projects
Note:Participation in all the presentations and consultation sessions is compulsory.
Semester-IV
Writing up research under the supervision of respective supervisors.
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