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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

M.A ENGLISH PROGRAMME

Programme Outcome

Programme Outcome (POs)

The M.A English programme focuses on imagination, creativity, and expression. It helps

the students to write, research, and teach what they have learned. The English faculties are

dedicated to this mission by their research and creative activities.

Human experiences are represented throughout the literature. Our faculty members

believe that intensive study of such literature will develop humanistic values, compassion and

innovation. The practices and methods our faculty members practice help the students to

understand and solve problems throughout their life.

The entire programme trains the students in the skill of interpretation. This skill helps

them to find new meaning in any text and in their daily life. The mission of our entire

programme is to bring out citizens who can comprehend and evaluate arguments from different

perspectives at the same time express their own ideas with clarity, force and eloquence.

M.A English Literature Programme Specific Outcome(PPOs)

The M.A English Literature programme gives a chance to study and write in English. It

also helps to learn English literature from Anglo-Saxon England to the present day. The

programe not only includes British literature , it also includes works written in English from

other parts of the world. It allows students a considerable degree of choice through Elective

programmes. We do have Research Methodology, Study an Author , and Projects to enable the

students for research. Studying literature at Arumugam Pillai Seethai Ammal college involves

reading skills and writing skills to place literary views to their perspectives. With the above skills

the programme will guide the students to analize, judge, and learn more about literary form and

techniques that will help to develop the usage of English language in a better way. The mentor,

mentee ratio of the department is 1: 15, who train their respective wards in a wide range of

literary resources. Students are also given wide range of opportunities every semester to learn

from a wide range of specialist teachers through Allied programmes. The English Faculty

Library allows all the students of literature to access the books. The college library allows the

students to borrow books of their choice. The English Department also uses electronic resources

in teaching . A wide range of e- resources are available for the use of the students. The

department has its own computer room. All Postgraduates M.A English Programme students can

use it.

ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY, KARAIKUDI

NEW SYLLABUS UNDER CBCS PATTERN (w.e.f. 2014-15)

PREAMBLE:

Considering the need for revising and updating the Syllabi from time to time, and as per

the UGC/TANSCHE guidelines, the Board of studies for PG English has evolved a new syllabus,

suitably modified and updated to fit in with the guidelines in the model syllabi provided by the

UGC. The semester pattern and credit system are retained.

The course contains 19 papers, 14 Core papers and 5 Elective papers with 5 credits for

Core papers and 4 credits for Elective papers. The project (Communication Enhancement –

4MEN4PR) in the final semester enhances student’s research attitude and prepares them for Pre-

Doctoral Research.

M.A., ENGLISH – PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Sem

Course Cr. Hrs /

week

Marks Total

Subject

Code

Name Int Ext.

I

4MEN1C1 Core – I – British Poetry 5 6 25 75 100

4MEN1C2 Core – II – Indian Writing in

English

5 6 25 75 100

4MEN1C3 Core – III – Study of an Author– 5 6 25 75 100

Shakespeare

4MEN1C4 Core – IV – Aspects of English

Language and Linguistics

5 6 25 75 100

4MEN1E1

4MEN1E2

A. Elective – I English for Mass

Communication –

B. Women’s Studies

–

4 6 25 75 100

Total 24 30 -- -- 500

II

4MEN2C1 Core – V – British Prose 5 7 25 75 100

4MEN2C2 Core – VI – British Fiction 5 7 25 75 100

4MEN2C3 Core – VII – American Literature 5 6 25 75 100

4MEN2C4 Core – VIII – Critical Theory – I 5 6 25 75 100

4MEN2E1

4MEN2E2

4MEN2E3

Elective – II

Writing for the Media

–

English for Competitive Examination

Diasporic Literature

4 4 25 75 100

Total 24 30 -- -- 500

III

4MEN3C1

Core – IX – British Drama

5

6

25

75

100

4MEN3C2 Core – X – New Literature 5 6 25 75 100

4MEN3C3 Core – XI – Research Methodology 5 6 25 75 100

Elective – III Literature for Social

Transformation

4 6 25 75 100

Elective – IV Creative Writing 4 6 25 75 100

Total 23 30 -- -- 500

IV

4MEN4C1 Core – XII – Critical Theory – II 5 8 25 75 100

4MEN4C2 Core – XIII – English Language

Teaching –Theory and Practice

5 8 25 75 100

4MEN4PR Core – XIV – Communication

Enhancement

5 6 25 75 100

4MEN4E1

4MEN4E2

4MEN4E3

Elective – V

English for Project Writing

–

Advanced English Grammar and

Usage –

Post Colonial and Subaltern

Literary Studies –

4 8 25 75 100

Total 19 30 -- -- 400

Grand Total 90 120 -- -- 1900

Elective – I

C. English for Mass Communication – 4MEN1E1

D. Women’s Studies – 4MEN1E2

Elective – II

A. Writing for the Media – 4MEN2E1

B. English for Competitive Examination – 4MEN2E2

C. Diasporic Literature – 4MEN2E3

Elective – III

A. Literature for Social Transformation – 4MEN3E1

B. Creative Writing – 4MEN3E2

Elective – IV

A. Comparative Literature – 4MEN3E3

B. Translation – Theory and Practice – 4MEN3E4

Elective – V

A. English for Project Writing – 4MEN4E1

B. Advanced English Grammar and Usage – 4MEN4E2

C. Post Colonial and Subaltern Literary Studies – 4MEN4E3

British Poetry

Course Description

This course traces the generic development of British poetry through the 19th century.

We will begin with the revolution in poetry heralded in Wordsworth’s preface to Lyrical Ballads,

using his emphasis on the democratization of poetry as a frame for considering the first and

second generations of Romantics, especially Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, and Keats. We

will then study the Victorian poets Tennyson, the Brownings, Arnold, the Rossettis, Swinburne,

and finally Hopkins by focusing on their debt to their Romantic predecessors.

Course Objectives

Recognize poetry from a variety of cultures, languages and historic periods

Understand and appreciate poetry as a literary art form

Analyze the various elements of poetry, such as diction, tone, form, genre, imagery,

figures of speech, symbolism, theme, etc.

Identify a variety of forms and genres of poetry from diverse cultures and historic

periods, such as haiku, tanka, sonnets, ballads, dramatic monologues, free verse, etc.

Recognize the rhythms, metrics and other musical aspects of poetry

Read and discuss selected poems in translation

Course Outcome (COs)

Apply the principles of literary criticism to the analysis of poetry

Broaden their vocabularies and to develop an appreciation of language and its

connotations and denotations

Develop their critical thinking skills

Develop a deeper appreciation of cultural diversity by introducing them to poetry from a

variety of cultures throughout the world

Develop their own creativityEnhance their writing skills

Core – II – Indian Writing in English

Course Description

This course introduces students to a wide range of Indian Writing in English. The

students should be taught the prescribed texts with special emphasis on the issues such as the

representation of culture, identity, history, national and gender politics, etc.

Course Objectives

To introduce students to major movements and figures of Indian Literature in English

through the study of selected literary texts

To create literary sensibility and emotional response to the literary texts and implant

sense of appreciation of literary text

To expose students to the artistic and innovative use of language employed by the

writers

To instill values and develop human concern in students through exposure to literary

texts

To enhance literary and linguistic competence of students


After the completion of this course, the participants would gain insight into “Indianness”

through representative works.

Students will be able to identify the relationship between Indian Writing in English and

its social context.

They will be able to critically respond to Indian texts.

Core – III – Study of an Author – Shakespeare

Course Description

This is an advanced course in Shakespeare meant to introduce the postgraduate student to

1. the corpus of author s works, 2.the major schools of Shakespeare criticism and 3.

contemporary readings of Renaissance drama in general and Shakespeare in particular. As such a

number of plays will be taken into consideration as and when found relevant and necessary.

Course Objectives

To Enhance critical thinking, oral communication, and writing skills through literary

analysis

To Use the appropriate literary terminology to explain how Shakespeare used and

experimented with genre and literary forms

To Enlarge an understanding of Shakespeare’s texts by thinking creatively like adaptors,

actors, directors, filmmakers, and illustrators

To Experience analyzing literary themes comparatively: crossTculturally, formally,

and/or historically

To Gain insight into the foundations and variety of expressions of ideas about the world

and human experience


Apply the literary category of genre to the scenic form, characters, and plot of

Shakespearean drama and explain the dramatic effects of genre in the contexts of

performance and text.

Apply elements of contemporary criticism and theory in the written analysis of

Shakespearean drama

Employ the categories of poetics in analyzing the Shakespearean language

Read and recite Shakespearean text aloud with accuracy and pleasure

Core – IV – Aspects of English Language and Linguistics

Course Description

The Linguistics Major is designed to enable students to: 1. Have a fundamental

understanding of the basic nature, branches and history of linguistic inquiry. 2. Understand and

use methods of logical analysis in analyzing the data from a wide variety of languages and

dialects. 3. Distinguish, evaluate and interpret the methodologies and their results in the context

of the overall aim of understanding the nature of language. 4. Provide a broad interdisciplinary

perspective on work in language to emphasize the connectedness and relevance of work to other

fields. The linguistics strand encourages you to explore language from a scientific perspective

and will introduce you to the main subdisciplines within the field.

Course Objectives

1. To acquaint students with the History of the English Language

2. To help students learn the Essential Aspects of Linguistics

3. To give students practice in Phonetic Transcription

4. To enable students understand IC Analysis

Course Outcome (Cos)

Recognize the complexity of meanings conveyed by these cultural references, and that

some messages are inherently ambiguous.

Understand current theories and the nature of first and additional language acquisition

Understand factors which impact language acquisition for children and adults

Understand and apply different approaches to language acquisition research, and

critically evaluate this research

Use the terminology of linguistics to describe language phenomena

Apply the tools of linguistics to analyze the sounds, words, and sentences of a language

Describe different uses of language according to social context

Discuss significant research findings concerning sociolinguistics

Name of the subject (4MEN1E1) : ENGLISH FOR MASS COMMUNICATION

Course Description

Students are exposed to binary relationship between media and society and help students

learn the principles of journalism.

Course Objectives

Texts Prescribed

Bruce, Wesley - News Editing, New Delhi : Oxford & IBH,1995

Horney Guide - Modern English Grammar and Usage, Chennai

1. Students are taught about journalism

2. Students are exposed to media works

Course Outcome

1. After completing the course, Students will be able to produce their own magazines

2. Students learn the history of journalism

Name of the Subject (4MEN1E2) : Women’s Studies

Course Description :

To make the students understand the dimensions of women’s studies in the universal

context

Course Objectives

1. Students study the representative works of women writers.

2. Students are taught about the problems faced by woman.

Course Outcome

1. Students learn to understand problems of women in the universal context

Name of the subject (4MEN2C1) : British Prose

Course Description

To acquaint students with the important features of the Elizabethan age to the present day

Course Objective

1. Students are taught to examine the various aspects of prose

Course Outcome

1. Students will understand the representative works of the writers belonging to the

Elizabethan age to the present day.

2. Students can examine the various aspects of prose through great writers.

Name of the Subject (4MEN2C2) : British Fiction

Course Description

To make students understand the dimension of European fiction in the universal literary

context.

Course Objectives

1. Students are taught to compare and contrast literary works of great writers.

2. Students are taught to think critically.

Course Outcome

1) Students are able to compare and contrast author’s treatment of theme, character and

subject matter.

2) Students can relate the characters in the novels with the characters in real life.

Name of the Course: AMERICAN LITERATURE (4MEN2C3)

Course Description:

Students are exposed to the various concepts of American literature through Prose, Poems and

Fictions.

Course Objectives:

1. To introduce learners to important aspects in various genres of American literature.

2. To help learners get acquainted with the richness of American literature through representative

works of poets, essayists and novelists.

3. To understand the history and culture of Americans.

4. To know the traditions of Americans.

5. To know the relationship between British literature and American literature.

Course Outcome:

1. Develop the knowledge of the cultural contexts of American literature.

2. Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics of American literature.

3. Analyze literary works for their structure and meaning.

4. Write about the 20th century American literature.

5. Effectively communicate ideas related to the literary works.

Reference:

1. American Literature.Vol.2, Ed. William E. Cair. Newyork: Penguin Academics 2004.

2. Gray,Richard.A History of American Literature,Black well,2004.

3. “what is the Best Work of American fiction of the last 25 years?”.The New York Times. May

2006.

4. Forester,Norman,et al,eds,American Poetry and Prose.3 Vols.Boston:Houghton Miffin

Compony,1970.

Name of the Course: CRITICAL THEORY - I (4MEN2C4)

Course Description:

This course exposes the students to identify, describe and define a variety of literary

theories from the New Criticism to the present day.

Course Objectives:

1. To introduce the learners to the theoretical background of English criticism

2. To understand the various critical theories.

3. To enhance literary and linguistic competence of students.

4. To know the relationship between criticism and theory

5. To identify critical responses to literature grounded in those critical theories.

Course Outcome:

The course outcomes are:

1. Able to critically evaluate the essays written by the critics of the 20th century.

2. Explain the principles of critical theories.

3. Able to analyze literary works by applying various theories.

4. Ability to know how to criticize a work.

Books for Reference:

1. Irmsher, William F.The Holt Guide to English, New York: Holt, Rinehart

2.Sethuraman, V.S.(Ed.). Contemporary Criticism: An Anthology, Vol. 1&2 Chennai:

Macmillan.

3. Lodge, David, (Ed.) 20th Century Criticism: A Reader. London : Longman

4. Lodge, David, (Ed.) Modern Criticism and Theory : A Reader.London : Longman

5. Wolfreys. (Ed.) Introduction: Criticism at the 21st Century London: Routledge

6. Barry, Peter, Beginning Theory, London: Routledge

7. Harland, Literary Theory from Plato to Barthes, Routledge

Name of the Course: WRITING FOR THE MEDIA (4MEN2E1)

Course Description:

This course is useful to the students to work in the field of media, broadcast and online

media. Course content will incorporate news values, news language and news story structure as a

foundation for the practical application of this knowledge through class exercises and

assignments.

Course Objectives:

1. To introduce learners to the world of media.

2. To enable the learners to write the script for news, documentary and other media based works.

3. To understand the requirements for print, broadcast and online media.

4. To initiate the learners into the study of various problems faced in media industry.

5. To enable learners to critise the event in a media.

Course Outcome:


1. This course introduces students to the fundamentals of writing for news media, through

lectures and practical workshops.

2. Students will have the opportunity to work with media in developing and writing news stories,

3. Students will understand how journalism operates.

4. Students may take up a profession in the media industry.


1. Here’s the News A radio news manual – Paul De Massenor

2. This is All India - Barauth U.L

3. News Writing and Reporting - Neal. M.James , SuzanneS.Brown

English for Competitive Examinations – 4MEN2E2

Definition

Importance to the learners; identifying the academic level of the learners and the exam

suitable for them; mode of conducting the examination to the specific career to higher education.

To enable the learners become proficient users of English involving all the skills. So that they

confidentially and successfully face competitive examinations.

Objectives

To impart specific training necessary for writing competitive examinations

mentioned above.

To facilitate effective communication in English by the learners.

To familiarize the learners with the use of technology for writing the exams.

Out Comes

Abilities Developed:

Usage of appropriate vocabulary in appropriate contexts identifying unnecessary

words, sentence structure, critical analysis, summarizing skills and identifying the tone.

Fluency in speaking English, precise and correct use of English language,

building confidence in handling English language.

Reference:

Cambridge BEC Preliminary Book 4, Cambridge University.

Complete IELTs, Guy brook- Hart and Vanessa Jake man, Cambridge University Press.

Name of the Diasporic literature: Diasporic Literature.

Course Description:

.Students will be exposed to poetry, prose and novels of great writers and poets

of Diasporic writers Course. Objectives:

This course will examine the work of some recent authors of Indian Diaspora

in Britain and North America to uncover the changing histories. political, socio economic and

cultural contexts of migration from the Indian Subcontinent from 19th century to the present

day.

B) The course aims to study, in relation to some contemporary Indian Diasporic writing, the post

colonial thematic of Diasporic Literature , the relation between geography and form, between

geography and form, between location and representation.

Course outcome:

After doing this course , the students will have an understanding of issues of

diaspora , location , history and geography in literature, and an awareness of the relationship

between literary texts and their historical , political and cultural contexts.

Students will also gain an insight into the complex, traumatic and fragmented history

of South Asia, which led to territorial, national and cultural reformulation which in turn shaped

modern South Asian cultural imaginaries of home, identity and belonging.

Name of the subject: British Drama

Course Description:

Students will be exposed to the dramas of great

writers of Britain.

Course objectives:

Read drama scripts in English.

Understand main ideas and details in different kinds of dramatic scripts.

Improve listening comprehension of different types of spoken texts.

Speak clearly enough (pronunciation, stress, intonation) to be understood by class mates and

audience.

Course outcome:

Students will be able to:

Acquire thinking skills to make critical and rational judgements.

Develop positive attitudes toward constructive ideas and values that are transmitted and

dramatized in oral/or written form.

Develop confidence in their ability to speak English spontaneously.

References:

Innes, C.Twentieth- century British and American theatre: A

Critical guide to archives. Aldershot : Ashgate, 1999.

Chambers, E.k. The Elizabethan stage.4 cold. Oxford: at the Clarendon press, 1993.

Nicoll, A. A History of English drama 1660-1900. 4th ed. 6 cold. Cambridge: at the University

press, 1952-59.

Name of the subject: New Literature.

Course Description:

Students will be exposed to poetry, prose and novels of famous writers.

Course objectives:

A) Students express themselves effectively in a variety of forms.

B) To have knowledge about main English texts, authors and literary movements of the

English speaking countries.

Course outcome:

Students will be exposed to New Literature.

Will examine various cultures in the world. Will enumerate the writers of

different nations.

Name of the subject: Research Methodology

Course Description

a) Students will be exposed to rhetoric principles and M.L.A handbook and research

methodology.

b) To enable the students to understand the stages of research

c) To know the students to the requirements of cohesion and coherence in continuous

composition.

d) To give the students practiced in the use of various tools and techniques of research.

Course outcome

Students will know to conduct research study will make students to prepare project of their own.

References

Modern Language Association of America (2009) . M.L.A handbook for writers of research

papers (7th ed.) New York, NY: Modern Language Association of America. Reference Cal G53

2009.

Blood, M. And wood, F. (2006). Keywords in qualitative methods: A Vocabulary of research

concepts. Thousand oaks, CA: sage . H6. B58562006.

Research Methodology – Methods and Techniques 2ed, Kothari C.R – Vishwa Prakasan – New

Delhi: 1990.

LITERATURE FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION

DEFINITION:

Language is the most fundamental and pervasive tool we have for interpreting our world

and communicating with others as use act in and attempt to transform that world. Literature helps

students explore how writers use the creative resources of language –in fiction ,poetry ,prose and

drama to explore the entire range of human experience.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Course may focus on historical period, an issue or theme , a ctitical approach , or

a literary genre.

Literature provides imaginative and critical insights into all areas of human

experience-war and peace , nature and culture , love ,selfhood and social identity.

OUTCOMES:

Students will become accomplished , active readers who appreciate ambiguity and

complexity.

Students will be able to write effectively for a variety of professional & social

settings.

Students will gain a knowledge of the major traditions of literature written in

English.

REFERENCE:

Rene Wellek- Literature and Society

CREATIVE WRITING

Definition

Through writing exercises,readings,field trips,lectures students will study literary

technique within Fiction, Poetry and re penman essay, culminating in a revised final project of

their choice

Objectives

To produce graduates familiar with representative literary texts from

a significance number of historical,geographical, and cultural

contexts.

To offer students the opportunity for frequent and extensive writing,

guided by teachers, supported by classmates, builblizy upon reading

and study.

Compose an original work of creative writing.

List of elements of creative writing

Out comes

Students will understand,analyses and effectively use the

conventions of English language.

Students will respond to existing leadership and help provide new

leadership.

Students will be able to articulate an awareness of the relationship

between their individual works and the tradition.

Reference:

Chatham University Creative Writing Lindsay House. Woodland road .Piths burgh PA.

Critical Theory-II (4MEN4CI)

Definition

It is specifically designed to be suitable both beginners and more advanced students.

This course will also be valuable for any student looking for a frame work within which to

reflect on own critical practice, or wanting to develop a broader understanding of 20th century

intellectual history.

Objectives

1.To introduce the learners to the theoretical background of English criticism

2. To understand the various critical theories.

3. To enhance literary and linguistic competence of students.

4. To know the relationship between criticism and theory

5. To identify critical responses to literature grounded in those critical theories.

Outcomes

Students will have knowledge and skills.

Show an appropriate of the relevance and value of theoretical models in literary

study .

Demonstrate an understanding of important theoretical methodology by

summarising key concepts.

Apply these concepts in a course in a close reading of a literary text.


1. Irmsher, William F.The Holt Guide to English, New York: Holt, Rinehart

2.Sethuraman, V.S.(Ed.). Contemporary Criticism: An Anthology, Vol. 1&2 Chennai:

Macmillan.

3. Lodge, David, (Ed.) 20th Century Criticism: A Reader. London : Longman

4. Lodge, David, (Ed.) Modern Criticism and Theory : A Reader.London : Longman

5. Wolfreys. (Ed.) Introduction: Criticism at the 21st Century London: Routledge

6. Barry, Peter, Beginning Theory, London: Routledge

7. Harland, Literary Theory from Plato to Barthes, Routledge

Name of the subject: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING – THEORY AND

PRACTICE (4MEN4C2)

Course Objectives:

1. To introduce the learners to various issues involved in ELT.

2. To inform learners about various approaches and methods – their pros and cons.

3. To make learners aware of procedures and problems in teaching prose, poetry,

grammar, composition, Literature and the four skills.

4. To introduce the learners to different types of tests, the attributes of a good test

and enable them to construct testing items.

5. To make students aware of the principles of curriculum and course design, error

analysis and remediation.

Course Description:

Students are taught about the LSRW skills and the various techniques to

learn and improve the skills and how to teach English as a language.

Course Outcome:


1. Introduction to English Language Teaching (CIEFL (OUP) Ghosh, Sastri, Das)

2. Teaching English as a Second Language (Long Man), Bright, MC.Gregor.

3. Teaching English as a Second Language – Paul Verghese.


1. Discuss different methods and approaches of teaching.

2. Analyze the problem of teaching second language.

3. Describe the role of teacher-learner in teaching-learning process.

4. Give an account on the history of English language.

5. Write the aspects of ELT.

M. A. 2014-2017

Name of the Subject: English for Project Writing

Course Code: 4MEN4E1

Course discretion

Today, the English major has four distinct they are literature, creative writing, and cultures,

Rhetoric, and Theory. While each distinct area particularly prepares students with tailored courses and

professional goals. Students will collect and sift information and analyze and interpret a diverse variety

of primary and secondary sources.

Course objectives

1. Provides adequate information to set the context for understanding the project.

2. present the most salient content from the project.

3. Select the most appropriate content for the descriptive portion of the presentation.

4. provides sufficient groundwork for conclusions and self-reflections.

Answers most questions with responses that are well-

5. grounded in the professional literature and in the master teachers’ research.

Proposes substantive and compelling future plans which

6. represent an extension of personal and professional growth.

Course outcome:

Students will demonstrate an appropriate level of expertise in literary history, literary theory, and

rhetoric.

Students will demonstrate high- level proficiency in literary research and in the synthesis of research.

students will demonstrate critical and analytical skills in the interpretation and evaluation of literary

texts.

Students will demonstrate a command of written academic English, including the abilities to a) organize

and present material in a cogent fashion, b)formulate and defend original arguments, c) employ

effectively the language of their discipline and d) write under time constraints.

Name of the Subject: Advanced English Grammar and usage

Subject Code:4MEN4E2

Definition

This course designed to increase the student’s ability to construct written prose

of various kinds. It focusses on methods of organization, analysis, research skills.

Course out come

By the end of this course, students with able to:

Engage in writing as a process , gathering

Evidence, considering audience, drafting and editing.

Use grammatical stylistic , and mechanical formats and convention

Produce well Reason argumentative essays demonstrating rhetorical

engagement,

Objectives

It emphases critical reading and analysis

It provide an initial evaluation of current teaching practices for teaching

grammar in the English subject in class.

Gain knowledge of composition’s rhetorical dimensions.

Practice writing and creating in digital environments

Reference

Bingham Humanities bldg. and Strickler Auditorium.

POST COLONIAL AND SUBALTERN LITERARY STUDIES

DEFINITION:

Post colonial and subaltern studies originally emerged as a result of dissatisfaction

among scholars with the ways in which traditional historiography erased histories of

subordinated groups in South Asian Sociey.Historians and scholars from a variety of disciplines

today regularly cite subaltern studies in their work. The “Postcolonial “ turn in subaltern studies.

OBJECTIVES:

The course is open to graduate students from a variety to disciplines.

Asian history and culture will necessarily accompany our efforts to understand

the debates surrounding “ subalternity”.

OUTCOMES:

By the end of the course students will have developed a strong and theoretical

understanding of a number of subaltern texts and they should be able to participate in lively

debates about understandings of colonial and postcolonial histories and identities.

REFERENCE:

Ranajit Guha and Gayatri Spivak ed. Selected subaltern studies.

Shahid Amin , Event ,Metaphor ,Memory.

Mary John , Discrepent Dislocations.

ARUMUGAM PILLAI SEETHAI AMMAL COLLEGE, TIRUPPATTUR

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

M.A ENGLISH PROGRAMME

Programme Outcome

Programme Outcome (POs)

The M.A English programme focuses on imagination, creativity, and expression. It helps

the students to write, research, and teach what they have learned. The English faculties are

dedicated to this mission by their research and creative activities.

Human experiences are represented throughout the literature. Our faculty members

believe that intensive study of such literature will develop humanistic values, compassion and

innovation. The practices and methods our faculty members practice help the students to

understand and solve problems throughout their life.

The entire programme trains the students in the skill of interpretation. This skill helps

them to find new meaning in any text and in their daily life. The mission of our entire

programme is to bring out citizens who can comprehend and evaluate arguments from different

perspectives at the same time express their own ideas with clarity, force and eloquence.

M.A English Literature Programme Specific Outcome(PPOs)

The M.A English Literature programme gives a chance to study and write in English. It

also helps to learn English literature from Anglo-Saxon England to the present day. The

programe not only includes British literature , it also includes works written in English from

other parts of the world. It allows students a considerable degree of choice through Elective

programmes. We do have Research Methodology, Study an Author , and Projects to enable the

students for research. Studying literature at Arumugam Pillai Seethai Ammal college involves

reading skills and writing skills to place literary views to their perspectives. With the above skills

the programme will guide the students to analize, judge, and learn more about literary form and

techniques that will help to develop the usage of English language in a better way. The mentor,

mentee ratio of the department is 1: 15, who train their respective wards in a wide range of

literary resources. Students are also given wide range of opportunities every semester to learn

from a wide range of specialist teachers through Allied programmes. The English Faculty

Library allows all the students of literature to access the books. The college library allows the

students to borrow books of their choice. The English Department also uses electronic resources

in teaching . A wide range of e- resources are available for the use of the students. The

department has its own computer room. All Postgraduates M.A English Programme students can

use it.

ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY, KARAIKUDI

NEW SYLLABUS UNDER CBCS PATTERN (w.e.f.2017-18)

M.A., ENGLISH – PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Sem. Course

Code Name of the Course

Cr. Hrs/

Week

Max. Marks

Int. Ext. Total

I

7MEN1C1 Core – I – British Literature-I

(Chaucer to Milton) 5 6 25 75 100

7MEN1C2 Core – II – Indian Writing in English 5 6 25 75 100

7MEN1C3 Core – III – Shakespeare 5 6 25 75 100

7MEN1C4 Core – IV – Literary Criticism 5 6 25 75 100

7MEN1E1/

7MEN1E2

Elective–I –A)Mass Communication

and Journalism (or) B) Writing for

the Media

4 6 25 75 100

Total 24 30 -- -- 500

II

7MEN2C1 Core – V – British Literature-II

(Restoration to Romantics) 5 7 25 75 100

7MEN2C2 Core – VI – American Literature 5 7 25 75 100

7MEN2C3 Core – VII – English Language

Teaching-Theory and Practice 5 6 25 75 100

7MEN2C4 Core – VIII – World Classics in

English Translation 5 6 25 75 100

7MEN2E1/

7MEN2E2

Elective–II-A) Study of an Author:

Rabindranath Tagore (or)

B) Diasporic Literature

4 4 25 75 100

Total 24 30 -- -- 500

III

7MEN3C1 Core – IX – British Literature-III

(Victorian to Modern) 5 6 25 75 100

7MEN3C2 Core – X – New Literature 5 6 25 75 100

7MEN3C3 Core – XI – Research Methodology 5 6 25 75 100

7MEN3E1/

7MEN3E2

Elective – III- A) Literature for

Social Transformation (or)

B) Subaltern Literary Studies

4 6 25 75 100

7MEN4E1/

7MEN4E2

Elective–IV-A) Comparative

Literature (or) B)Advanced English

Grammar, Rhetoric and Writing

4 6 25 75 100

Total 23 30 -- -- 500

IV

7MEN4C1 Core – XII – Aspects of English

Language and Linguistics

5 8 25 75 100

7MEN4C2 Core – XIII– Contemporary Critical

Theories 5 8 25 75 100

7MEN4PR Core – XIV – Project 5 6 25 75 100

7MEN5E1/

7MEN5E2

Elective–V-A)Effective

Communication and Skill

Development (or) B) Literature :

Feminist Perspectives

4 8 25 75 100

Total 19 30 -- -- 400

Grand Total 90 120 -- -- 1900

Name of the Subject (7MEN1C1) : British Literature-I

Course Description

Students are exposed to prose works of great writers and they would learn the important

features of the restoration age and the romantic age.

Course Objectives

1. To familiarize students with the representative works of the writers belonging to the ages.

2. To introduce learners to the emergence of the English novel during the age of transition.

Course Outcome

1. Students analyse literary works

2. Students are exposed to basic grammar

3. They come to know new vocabularies

It makes the students understand new prose

Core – II – Indian Writing in English (7MEN1C2)

Course Description

This course introduces students to a wide range of Indian Writing in English. The

students should be taught the prescribed texts with special emphasis on the issues such as the

representation of culture, identity, history, national and gender politics, etc.

Course Objectives

To introduce students to major movements and figures of Indian Literature in English

through the study of selected literary texts

To create literary sensibility and emotional response to the literary texts and implant

sense of appreciation of literary text

To expose students to the artistic and innovative use of language employed by the

writers

To instill values and develop human concern in students through exposure to literary

texts



After the completion of this course, the participants would gain insight into “Indianness”

through representative works.

Students will be able to identify the relationship between Indian Writing in English and

its social context.

They will be able to critically respond to Indian texts.

Core – III – Study of an Author – Shakespeare ( 7MEN1C3)

Course Description

This is an advanced course in Shakespeare meant to introduce the postgraduate student to

1. the corpus of author s works, 2.the major schools of Shakespeare criticism and 3.

contemporary readings of Renaissance drama in general and Shakespeare in particular. As such a

number of plays will be taken into consideration as and when found relevant and necessary.

Course Objectives

To Enhance critical thinking, oral communication, and writing skills through literary

analysis

To Use the appropriate literary terminology to explain how Shakespeare used and

experimented with genre and literary forms

To Enlarge an understanding of Shakespeare’s texts by thinking creatively like adaptors,

actors, directors, filmmakers, and illustrators

To Experience analyzing literary themes comparatively: crossTculturally, formally,

and/or historically

To Gain insight into the foundations and variety of expressions of ideas about the world

and human experience


Apply the literary category of genre to the scenic form, characters, and plot of

Shakespearean drama and explain the dramatic effects of genre in the contexts of

performance and text.

Apply elements of contemporary criticism and theory in the written analysis of

Shakespearean drama

Employ the categories of poetics in analyzing the Shakespearean language

Read and recite Shakespearean text aloud with accuracy and pleasure

Literary Criticism 7MEN1C4

Description

Literary Theory has changed the way we think about literature, language, identity and

society. This course aims to demystify literary theory showing how it illuminates literary texts

and enriches our understanding and enjoyment of literature. It has also changed the way we read

literature and how we understand language, identity and society.

Course Objectives

Understand the Historical development of literary theory and its role in

English studies.

Understand and discuss relationships between different theories and

critical studies.

Understand extracts from works by selected theories and critics.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students will know:

Differences and similarities between several theories and critical

studies.

Some key concepts of individual theories.

How to use theory when reading and analyzing literature.

Ability to apply literary theory when analyzing literary text.

Enhanced ability to understand their own critical theoretical stance as

readers.

Reference:

David Lodge. Modern Criticism and Theory.

Terry Eagleton. Literary Theory- An Introduction.

Ravindranathan. A Handbook on Principles of Literary and Cultural Theory.

Name of the subject (7MEN1E1) : MASS COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM

Course Description

Students are exposed to binary relationship between media and society and help students

learn the principles of journalism.

Texts Prescribed

Bruce, Wesley - News Editing, New Delhi : Oxford & IBH,1995

Horney Guide - Modern English Grammar and Usage, Chennai

3. Students are taught about journalism

4. Students are exposed to media works

Course Outcome

1. After completing the course, Students will be able to produce their own magazines

2. Students learn the history of journalism

Name of the Course: WRITING FOR THE MEDIA (7MEN1E2)

Course Description:

This course is useful to the students to work in the field of media, broadcast and online

media. Course content will incorporate news values, news language and news story structure as a

foundation for the practical application of this knowledge through class exercises and

assignments.

Course Objectives:

1. To introduce learners to the world of media.

2. To enable the learners to write the script for news, documentary and other media based works.

3. To understand the requirements for print, broadcast and online media.

4. To initiate the learners into the study of various problems faced in media industry.

5. To enable learners to critise the event in a media.

Course Outcome:


1. This course introduces students to the fundamentals of writing for news media, through

lectures and practical workshops.

2. Students will have the opportunity to work with media in developing and writing news stories,

3. Students will understand how journalism operates.

4. Students may take up a profession in the media industry.


1. Here’s the News A radio news manual – Paul De Massenor

2. This is All India - Barauth U.L

3. News Writing and Reporting - Neal. M.James , SuzanneS.Brown

Name of the Subject (7MEN2C1) : British Literature-II

Course Description

Students are exposed to prose works of great writers and they would learn the important

features of the restoration age and the romantic age.

Course Objectives

3. To familiarize students with the representative works of the writers belonging to the ages.

4. To introduce learners to the emergence of the English novel during the age of transition.

Course Outcome

4. Students analyse literary works

5. Students are exposed to basic grammar

6. They come to know new vocabularies

It makes the students understand new prose

Name of the Subject (7MEN2C2) : American Literature

Course Description

Students are taught to understand the dimensions of American Literature in the universal

literary context.

Course Objectives

1. To make the students understand literary works.

2. They are taught new vocabularies

Course Outcome

After Completing the course, Students will be able to

1. analyse literary works

2. make the students understand American Culture

3. Make them think beyond the text

7. Effectively communicate ideas related to the literary works

Name of the Course: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING (7MEN2C3)

Course Description:

Students are taught about the LSRW skills and the various techniques to

learn and improve the skills and how to teach English as a language.

Course Objectives:

1. To introduce the learners to various issues involved in ELT.

2. To inform learners about various approaches and methods – their pros and cons.

3. To make learners aware of procedures and problems in teaching prose, poetry,

grammar, composition, Literature and the four skills.

4. To introduce the learners to different types of tests, the attributes of a good test

and enable them to construct testing items.

5. To make students aware of the principles of curriculum and course design, error

analysis and remediation.

Course Outcome:


1. Discuss different methods and approaches of teaching.

2. Analyze the problem of teaching second language.

3. Describe the role of teacher-learner in teaching-learning process.

4. Give an account on the history of English language.

5. Write the aspects of ELT.


1. Introduction to English Language Teaching (CIEFL (OUP) Ghosh, Sastri, Das)

2. Teaching English as a Second Language (Long Man), Bright, MC.Gregor.

3. Teaching English as a Second Language – Paul Verghese.

Name of the Course: WORLD CLASSICS IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION (7MEN2C4)

Course Description:

This course engages the students in close reading use literary terminology relevant to the

texts and express their opinions relevant to the text.

Course Objectives:

1. To introduce the students to world classics.

2. To examine the texts written by foreign-language authors for English translation.

3. To encourage the students to develop their intellectual thinking.

4. To acquaint students with selected masterpieces of Literature.

5. To train students to read and evaluate literary works in the context of their cultural, socio-

political and literary background.

Course Outcome:


1. Comprehension of texts in English and in English translation.

2. The student is able to analyze the English texts critically.

3. Understanding of literary, historical, social and cultural movements associated with these

texts.

4. Language development through discussion and writing about texts and theories related to

them.

5. Independent research using secondary literature related to the prescribed texts.


1. The Translation Studies Reader - Lawrence Venuti

2. Translation Studies - Susan Bassnett

3. A Textbook of Translation (Skills) - Peter Newmark

Name of the Course: STUDY OF AN AUTHOR – RABINDRANATH

TAGORE (7MEN2E1)

Course Description:

This course provides a brief biography of Rabindranath Tagore who is a

Bengali poet, short-story writer, song composer, playwright, essayist, and painter

who introduced new prose and verse forms. He received the noble prize for

literature in the year 1913.

Course Objectives:

1. To make the students aware of various Authors and poets.

2. To enable the learners to give preference to reading books and poems.

3. To understand the beautiful poems written by Rabindranath Tagore.

4. To initiate the learners to know the biography of Rabindranath Tagore.

Course Outcome:


1. This course gives the students to know the details of Rabindranath Tagore.

2. Students will come to know the contributions of Rabindranath Tagore.

3. Students shall aspire to inherit the talents of Rabindranath Tagore.

Text Books:

1. Rabindranath Tagore – Selected Short Stories (Master’s Collection)

2. Gitanjali – Rabindranath Tagore

3. My Life in My Words – Rabindranath Tagore

Name of the Course: Diasporic Literature. 7MEN2E2

Course Description:

.Students will be exposed to poetry, prose and novels of great writers and poets

of Diasporic writers Course. Objectives:

This course will examine the work of some recent authors of Indian Diaspora

in Britain and North America to uncover the changing histories. political, socio economic and

cultural contexts of migration from the Indian Subcontinent from 19th century to the present

day.

B) The course aims to study, in relation to some contemporary Indian Diasporic writing, the post

colonial thematic of Diasporic Literature , the relation between geography and form, between

geography and form, between location and representation.

Course outcome:

After doing this course , the students will have an understanding of issues of

diaspora , location , history and geography in literature, and an awareness of the relationship

between literary texts and their historical , political and cultural contexts.

Students will also gain an insight into the complex, traumatic and fragmented history

of South Asia, which led to territorial, national and cultural reformulation which in turn shaped

modern South Asian cultural imaginaries of home, identity and belonging.

Name of the Subject: British Literature (7MEN3C1)

Course Description:

Students will be exposed to prose, poetry and drama of great Britain Writers.

Course Objectives:

This course examines the exploration of the traits of Romanticism and Victorianism in English

Literature with emphasis on concepts of self, imagination and the unconscious consideration of

various developments namely historical , social, philosophical, political contexts which

informed Victorianism.

An understanding of concepts of gender and women during there periods.

Course outcome:

Students will be exposed to identify component of the Romantic period of English Literature

as well as understand , analyse and apply literary devices from the Romantic period.

Reading:

Identify key elements of Romantic &Victorian period. Read poetry, short stories and drama

for literature historical context.Identify the key components of Romantic and Victorian period.

Identify the literary devices used in the various types of Romantic and Victorian Literature.

Writing:

Write a formal response to literature illustrating understanding of six traits as well

as lit read.

Speaking:

Participate in class discussions to illustrate understanding of texts read.

Listening:

Interpret and analyse peer responses to literature discussed in class.

References:

Baugh, Albert Croll. A Literary History of England. New York: Appleton - Century- Crafts,

1967.

Cheney, Patrick, Andrew Hatfield, and Garrett A. Sullivan, Jr, Editors. Early Modern English

Poetry: A Critical companion . New York and Oxford: Oxford university press, Inc, 2007.

Martinez, Nancy C. Guide to British poetry Explication . Boston: G.K. Hall, 1991- 95.

Nastali, Daniel P. The Arthurian Annals: The Tradition in English from 1250 to 2000.

OxForduniversity press , 2004, Victorian Fiction: A second Guide to Research , New York:

Modern Language Association of America.

Name of the subject: New Literature. (7MEN3C2)

Course Description:

Students will be exposed to poetry, prose and novels of famous writers.

Course objectives:

C) Students express themselves effectively in a variety of forms.

D) To have knowledge about main English texts, authors and literary movements of the

English speaking countries.

Course outcome:

Students will be exposed to New Literature.

Will examine various cultures in the world. Will enumerate the writers of

different nations.

Name of the subject: Research Methodology (7MEN3C3)

Course Description

a) Students will be exposed to rhetoric principles and M.L.A handbook and research

methodology.

b) To enable the students to understand the stages of research

c) To know the students to the requirements of cohesion and coherence in continuous

composition.

d) To give the students practiced in the use of various tools and techniques of research.

Course outcome

Students will know to conduct research study will make students to prepare project of their own.

References

Modern Language Association of America (2009) . M.L.A handbook for writers of research

papers (7th ed.) New York, NY: Modern Language Association of America. Reference Cal G53

2009.

Blood, M. And wood, F. (2006). Keywords in qualitative methods: A Vocabulary of research

concepts. Thousand oaks, CA: sage . H6. B58562006.

Research Methodology – Methods and Techniques 2ed, Kothari C.R – Vishwa Prakasan – New

Delhi: 1990.

Literature for Social Transformation: (7MEN3E1)

Objectives:

Learn about,witness the works ofand engage with courageous and creative

leaders of social transformation initiatives as well as socially engaged artists whose

explore themes of social transformation and inspire action toward social justice.

Explore the relationship between aesthetic excellence and socio political

efficiency. Students will be offered opportunities to express their own

commitments to social justice in creative ways.

Course outcome:

A) Students will identify literature of relevance for social transformations.

B) Will be able to analyse the society through the prescribed text books.

C) Wii learn to acquire vocabulary knowledge from prose.

References:

William Blake’s - An anthology of Har. Chekhov, Anton. The cherry

Archard. Unknown: unknown, 1904.

Bristos, Eugene Kerr. Rd. &Ed. Anton Chekhov’s plays (A Norton critical Edition)

. New York, Norton, 1977.A.C Benson, John Ruskin.

COURSE CODE: 7MEN4E1

Comparative literature

1. also to construct their own objects of study in a comparative framework and to select

appropriate theoretical and methodological tools for their analyses.

2. Ability to produce sophisticated oral and written argumentations on literary and cultural

topics in comparative contexts.

The comparative literature program enables students to acquire expertise in two or more

linguistic, literary , and cultural traditions, to examine their connections, and to develop strong

analytical, critical, and writing skills through a cogent yet flexible curriculum tailored to the

students’ individual academic interests. By helping students develop sophisticated linguistic and

culture literacy across national and disciplinary boundaries, comparative literature promotes a

global and dynamic vision of literary and cultural phenomena, fostering appreciation of diversity

across space and time, and a critical inquiry into reality , representation, and values.

Course objectives

1. Evidence of strong skills in two foreign language and literatures, confirmed by ability to

master complex texts belonging to different genres and humanistic disciplines.

2. Knowledge of, and engagement with, the main trends in literary and cultural theories and

methodologies.

Advanced research and analytical skills in a comparative perspective, enabling students

not only to perform a comparative examination of a given corpus of works but

Course outcome

1.Show cultural and linguistic awareness through space and time, understanding the

role of translation in cross- cultural communication, and connecting aesthetic considerations to

wider transnational social and political questions whenever appropriate.

2.Master a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to texts and adopt them

for comparative textual studies able to go beyond simply mechanical applications.

References

Newton stall Knecht Horst frenz - Comparative Literature: Method and perspective

R. Wellek A. Warren – Theory of Literature

W. Friederich and D. Malone- Outline of Comparative Literature

Shipley - Dictionary of World Literature

ADVANCED ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND RHETORIC AND WRITING 7MEN4E2

Definition

This course designed to increase the student’s ability to construct

written prose of various kinds. It focusses on methods of organization, analysis,

research skills.

Course out come

By the end of this course, students with able to:

Engage in writing as a process , gathering

Evidence, considering audience, drafting and editing.

Use grammatical stylistic , and mechanical formats and

convention

Produce well Reason argumentative essays demonstrating

rhetorical engagement,

Objectives

It emphases critical reading and analysis

It provide an initial evaluation of current teaching practices for

teaching grammar in the English subject in class.

Gain knowledge of composition’s rhetorical dimensions.

Practice writing and creating in digital environments

Core – IV – Aspects of English Language and Linguistics 7MEN4C1

Course Description

The Linguistics Major is designed to enable students to: 1. Have a fundamental

understanding of the basic nature, branches and history of linguistic inquiry. 2. Understand and

use methods of logical analysis in analyzing the data from a wide variety of languages and

dialects. 3. Distinguish, evaluate and interpret the methodologies and their results in the context

of the overall aim of understanding the nature of language. 4. Provide a broad interdisciplinary

perspective on work in language to emphasize the connectedness and relevance of work to other

fields. The linguistics strand encourages you to explore language from a scientific perspective

and will introduce you to the main subdisciplines within the field.

Course Objectives

5. To acquaint students with the History of the English Language

6. To help students learn the Essential Aspects of Linguistics

7. To give students practice in Phonetic Transcription

8. To enable students understand IC Analysis

Course Outcome (Cos)

Recognize the complexity of meanings conveyed by these cultural references, and that

some messages are inherently ambiguous.

Understand current theories and the nature of first and additional language acquisition

Understand factors which impact language acquisition for children and adults

Understand and apply different approaches to language acquisition research, and

critically evaluate this research

Name of the course: Contemporary Critical Theories

Course Code: 7MEN4C2


This course expose the students to identify, decide and define a variety of literary theories

from the new criticism to the present day.

Course Objectives:

To introduce the learners to the theoretical background of English criticism

To understand the various critical theories


To know the relationship between criticism and theory

To identify critical response to literature grounded in those critical theories

Course Outcome:

Able to critically evaluate the essays written by the 20th century

Explain the principles of critical theories

Able to analyze literary works by applying various theories

Ability to know how to critical a work

Books of Reference:

1) Irmsher ,William F.The Holt Guide to English ,,New York:Holt, Rinehart

2) Sethuraman , V.S . Contemporary Criticism : An Anthology , vol 1&2 chennai

:Macmillan

3) Lodge ,David ,(Ed) 20th century criticism : A Reader London :Longman

4) Lodge ,David (Ed) Modern Criticism and Theory : A Reader London : Longman

5) Wolfreys .(Ed) Introduction : Criticism at the 21st century London : Routledge

6) Barry , Peter ,Beginning Theory ,London : Routledge

7) Harland ,Literary Theory from Plato to Barthe,Routledge

Name of the Subject: Project

Course Code: 7MEN4PR

Course description

Today, the English major has four distinct they are literature, creative writing, and cultures,

Rhetoric, and Theory. While each distinct area particularly prepares students with tailored

courses and professional goals. Students will collect and sift information and analyze and

interpret a diverse variety of primary and secondary sources.

Course objectives

1. Provides adequate information to set the context for understanding the project.

2. present the most salient content from the project.

3. Select the most appropriate content for the descriptive portion of the presentation.

4. provides sufficient groundwork for conclusions and self-reflections.

Answers most questions with responses that are well-

5. grounded in the professional literature and in the master teachers’ research.

Proposes substantive and compelling future plans which

6. represent an extension of personal and professional growth.

Course outcome:

Students will demonstrate an appropriate level of expertise in literary history, literary theory, and

rhetoric.

Students will demonstrate high- level proficiency in literary research and in the synthesis of

research.

students will demonstrate critical and analytical skills in the interpretation and evaluation of

literary texts.

Students will demonstrate a command of written academic English, including the abilities to a)

organize and present material in a cogent fashion, b)formulate and defend original arguments, c)

employ effectively the language of their discipline and d) write under time constraints.

Effective Communication and Skill Development

Course Code:7MEN5E1


To enable students to communication clearly and with impact , by improving their verbal and

non-verbal communication style,as well as enhancing interpersonal skills.

Course Objectives:

Recognized different styles of communication and how to improve understanding and build

report with others.

Refelected on different method of communication and decided when each is most suitable.

Communicated their message in an effective and engaging way for the recipient.

Course Outcome:

Analyse and utilize body language to their advantage steer conversation and influence people.

Have the confidence to make more of an impact on their audience ,enhance their professionalism

at work.


Kiranmani Dutt of Rajjevan Geeta.

Basic Communication Skills.

Lillian Glass. Talk to Win

Lilly Walter.secrets of successful speakers.

Name the Course : Feministic Perspective

Course code : 7MEN5E2

Course Description

Provides a study of literature in English by women writers, examining key issues and

debates. The focus of this course will vary from time. It may feature writing of a particular genre,

period, geographical region, cultural group, or movement, or may focus on major thematic

concerns. further information on the focus will be made available each time the course is offered.

course objectives

a) Recognize the role of gender in shaping the text as a product of a particular culture and

historical moment.

b) Understand the text within the context of a literary tradition or convention.

c) Acknowledge the possibility of multiple interpretations of a text.

d) Recognize the text's relationship to different art forms.

Course outcome

a) Recognize and discuss aspects of feminism.

b) Demonstrate understanding of critical and theoretical debates surrounding about feminism.

c) Demonstrate awareness of cultural and intercultural and intercultural concerns relating to

women's writing;

d) Interpret and analyse literary works by women at advanced undergraduate level;

e)Demonstrate research and essay writing skills appropriate to advanced post graduate level.

References:

Elaine Showalter .Towards a Feminist Poetics Dilip Barad Mk bhabnagar University

Witatec Janet. Ed Introduction Contemporary Gale Cengage 2003.

Lorraine Hansberry House Chicago Land Marks.

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