University of Mysore

Board of Studies in English (UG)

Curriculum Framework for English on Multi-Disciplinary Programme as per NEP-2020

SYLLABUS FOR ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COMPULSORY COURSE (AECC)

English Language (L 2)

Choice Based Credit System Semester Scheme with Multiple Entry and Exit Options

LANGUAGE ENGLISH SYLLABUS - CBCS

From the Academic Year 2022-23

(For students admitted to the First Semester in 2021-22)

For Undergraduate Programme offered in Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Science

SEMESTER III

Starting year of implementation : 2022-23

Discipline/Subject : GENERIC ENGLISH - L2

Name of the Degree Programme : BA/BSc/

Total Credits for the Programme : 03

Teaching hours per week : 04

Title of the Course: Generic English - L2

Number of Theory Credits Number of hours per week Number of lecture hours/semester
03 04 56

Course Objectives
1. To enhance LSRW (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing) skills
2. To develop interpersonal communicative skills
3. To augment presentation skills
4. To critically analyse, interpret and appreciate literary texts
5. To sensitize about social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversities

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 6. To enable employability in emerging sectors such as - content writers, interpreters,
translators, transcribers
7. To facilitate preparation for competitive examinations

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course the students will have

1. Acquired enhanced LSRW (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing) skills

2. Equipped themselves with interpersonal communication skills
3. Augmented presentation and analytical skills
4. Ability to critically analyse, interpret and appreciate literary texts
5. An awareness of social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversities
6. Been facilitated in employability in emerging sectors such as - content writers,
interpreters, translators, transcribers
7. Acquired language skills for competitive examinations

III Semester 56 Hours 60 Marks

Unit-1
Reading and Listening
Receptive Skills Skills
Reading Skills Play
Othello by Shakespeare 26 Hours 30 Marks
Listening Skills Persuasive Speeches 5 Hours 10 Marks
1-Swami Vivekananda’s speech at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, in
which he introduced Hinduism to North America, which became historical.
2- “Crisis of Civilization” speech by Rabindranath Tagore at Shanti Niketan in April 1941
was his last speech. Tagore had been unwell for some time, yet his words were very
moving. https://www.youtube.com/wat
3-“Quit India” speech delivered by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942, addressed the
A.I.C.C. at Mumbai. https://youtu.be/QXajHuEKY
4-Dr. B R Ambedkar's Constituent Assembly Speech on Dec 17,1946
https://www.youtube.com/wat
5-Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech, 1963
https://www.youtube.com/wat

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 Unit-2
Productive Skills: Speaking and Writing Skills

Speaking Skills Presentation Skills

Types -
• Informative/Instructional
Presentation 5 Hours 5 Marks
• Persuasive Presentation
• Decision Making Presentation
• Demonstrative Presentation
Writing Skills Introduction to Writing and Types
of Writing
Introduction to Writing Types of 5 Hours 5 Marks
Writing
• Descriptive Writing
• Narrative Writing
• Reflective Writing
• Persuasive/Argumentative Writing
• Comparative Writing
• Cause and Effect Writing
Business Correspondence
Letters of Enquiry, Order Letters, 6 Hours 5 Marks
Letters of Complaint, Reply to Letter
of Complaint, Promotion Letters,
Sales Letters
Commercial Writing
• Advertisement Writing 5 Hours 5 Marks
• Product Manual
• Poster/Brochure Writing
Formative Formative Assessment
First Internal Test
Assessment Second Internal Test
Activities First Class Test/Oral Test/ 4 Hours 4 Hours
Assignments/ Surveys/ Interviews
Second Class Test/Oral Test/
Assignments/ Surveys/ Interviews

Assessment
A Formative Assessment 40 Marks

B Summative Assessment 60 marks

Total 100 Marks

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Formative Assessment 40 Marks

Assessment Occasion/ type Weightage in Marks

First Internal Test 10
Second Internal Test 10
First Class Test/Oral Test/ Assignments/ Surveys/ Interviews 10
Second Class Test/Oral Test/ Assignments/ Surveys/ Interviews 10
Total 40

The formative assessment should involve the following activities to provide real
life experience for the students where practical learning take place.
• The students should be made to involve in participative learning/ experiential
learning/ collaborative learning for formative assessment.
• Activities which would provide hands on experience and contribute towards language
skill building must be organized.
• Survey: A research method used for collecting data from a predefined group of
respondents to obtain information and insights into various topics of interest.
• Interviews: An interview is a procedure designed to get information from a person
through verbal responses to verbal inquiries.
• A case study is a detailed study of a specific subject, such as a person, group, place,
event, organization, or phenomenon. Case studies are commonly used in social,
educational, clinical, and business research.
• Project-based learning (PBL) through designing, developing, and completing projects
and activities, encourages students’ critical thinking and cross-disciplinary connections.
• Internship provides hands on experience in the chosen field for the students.
Internships bridge the gap between the campus and corporate.

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 University of Mysore

Board of Studies in English (UG)

Curriculum Framework for English on Multi-Disciplinary Programmeme as per NEP-2020

SYLLABUS FOR ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COMPULSORY COURSE (AECC)

English Language (L 2)

Choice Based Credit System Semester Scheme with Multiple Entry and Exit Options

LANGUAGE ENGLISH SYLLABUS - CBCS

From the Academic Year 2022-23

(For students admitted to the First Semester in 2021-22)

For Undergraduate Programme offered in Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

SEMESTER III

Starting year of implementation : 2022-23

Discipline/Subject : GENERIC ENGLISH - L2

Name of the Degree Programme : BCOM/BBA/BCA

Total Credits for the Programme : 03

Teaching hours per week : 04

Title of the Course: Generic English - L2

Number of Theory Credits Number of hours per week Number of lecture hours/semester
03 04 56

Course Objectives
1. To enhance LSRW (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing) skills
2. To develop interpersonal communicative skills
3. To augment presentation skills
4. To critically analyse, interpret and appreciate literary texts
5. To sensitize about social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversities

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 6. To enable employability in emerging sectors such as - content writers, interpreters,
translators, transcribers
7. To facilitate preparation for competitive examinations

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course the students will have

1. Acquired enhanced LSRW (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing) skills

2. Equipped themselves with interpersonal communication skills
3. Augmented presentation and analytical skills
4. Ability to critically analyse, interpret and appreciate literary texts
5. An awareness of social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversities
6. Been facilitated in employability in emerging sectors such as - content writers,
interpreters, translators, transcribers
7. Acquired language skills for competitive examinations

III Semester 56 Hours 60 Marks

Unit-1
Reading and Listening
Receptive Skills Skills
Reading Skills Play
Macbeth by Shakespeare 26 Hours 30 Marks

Listening Skills Persuasive Speeches 5 Hours 10 Marks

1-Swami Vivekananda’s speech at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, in
which he introduced Hinduism to North America, which became historical.
2- “Crisis of Civilization” speech by Rabindranath Tagore at Shanti Niketan in April 1941
was his last speech. Tagore had been unwell for some time, yet his words were very
moving. https://www.youtube.com/wat
3-“Quit India” speech delivered by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942, addressed the
A.I.C.C. at Mumbai. https://youtu.be/QXajHuEKY
4-Dr. B R Ambedkar's Constituent Assembly Speech on Dec 17,1946
https://www.youtube.com/wat
5-Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech, 1963
https://www.youtube.com/wat

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 Unit-2
Productive Skills: Speaking and Writing Skills

Speaking Skills Presentation Skills

Types -
• Informative/Instructional
Presentation 5 Hours 5 Marks
• Persuasive Presentation
• Decision Making Presentation
• Demonstrative Presentation
Writing Skills Introduction to Writing and Types
of Writing
Introduction to Writing Types of 5 Hours 5 Marks
Writing
• Descriptive Writing
• Narrative Writing
• Reflective Writing
• Persuasive/Argumentative Writing
• Comparative Writing
• Cause and Effect Writing
Business Correspondence
Letters of Enquiry, Order Letters, 6 Hours 5 Marks
Letters of Complaint, Reply to Letter
of Complaint, Promotion Letters,
Sales Letters
Commercial Writing
• Advertisement Writing 5 Hours 5 Marks
• Product Manual
• Poster/Brochure Writing
Formative Formative Assessment
First Internal Test
Assessment Second Internal Test
Activities First Class Test/Oral Test/ 4 Hours 4 Hours
Assignments/ Surveys/ Interviews
Second Class Test/Oral Test/
Assignments/ Surveys/ Interviews

Assessment
A Formative Assessment 40 Marks

B Summative Assessment 60 marks

Total 100 Marks

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Formative Assessment 40 Marks

Assessment Occasion/ type Weightage in Marks

First Internal Test 10
Second Internal Test 10
First Class Test/Oral Test/ Assignments/ Surveys/ Interviews 10
Second Class Test/Oral Test/ Assignments/ Surveys/ Interviews 10
Total 40

The formative assessment should involve the following activities to provide real
life experience for the students where practical learning take place.
• The students should be made to involve in participative learning/ experiential
learning/ collaborative learning for formative assessment.
• Activities which would provide hands on experience and contribute towards language
skill building must be organized.
• Survey: A research method used for collecting data from a predefined group of
respondents to obtain information and insights into various topics of interest.
• Interviews: An interview is a procedure designed to get information from a person
through verbal responses to verbal inquiries.
• A case study is a detailed study of a specific subject, such as a person, group, place,
event, organization, or phenomenon. Case studies are commonly used in social,
educational, clinical, and business research.
• Project-based learning (PBL) through designing, developing, and completing projects
and activities, encourages students’ critical thinking and cross-disciplinary connections.
• Internship provides hands on experience in the chosen field for the students.
Internships bridge the gap between the campus and corporate.

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 University of Mysore

Board of Studies in English (UG)

Curriculum Framework for English on Multi-Disciplinary Programmeme as per NEP-2020

SYLLABUS FOR ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COMPULSORY COURSE (AECC)

English Language (L 2)

Choice Based Credit System Semester Scheme with Multiple Entry and Exit Options

LANGUAGE ENGLISH SYLLABUS - CBCS

From the Academic Year 2022-23

(For students admitted to the First Semester in 2021-22)

For Undergraduate Programme offered in Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Science

SEMESTER IV

Starting year of implementation : 2022-23

Discipline/Subject : GENERIC ENGLISH - L2

Name of the Degree Programme : BA/BSc/

Total Credits for the Programme : 03

Teaching hours per week : 04

Title of the Course: Generic English - L2

Number of Theory Credits Number of hours per week Number of lecture hours/semester
03 04 56

Course Objectives
1. To enhance LSRW (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing) skills
2. To develop interpersonal communicative skills
3. To augment presentation skills
4. To critically analyse, interpret and appreciate literary texts
5. To sensitize about social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversities

9
 6. To enable employability in emerging sectors such as - content writers, interpreters,
translators, transcriber
7. To facilitate preparation for competitive examinations

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course the students will have

1. Acquired enhanced LSRW (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing) skills

2. Equipped themselves with interpersonal communication skills
3. Augmented presentation and analytical skills
4. Ability to critically analyze, interpret and appreciate literary texts
5. An awareness of social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversities
6. Been facilitated in employability in emerging sectors such as - content writers,
interpreters, translators, transcribers
7. Acquired language skills for competitive examinations

IV Semester 56 Hours 60 Marks

Unit-1

Receptive Skills: Reading and Listening Skills

Reading Skills Novel
Talkative Man by R K Narayan 23 Hours 30 Marks
Listening Skills Listening and Decoding

Listen to and understand the following Poems:

1. Darkling Thrush- Thomas Hardy 5 Hours 10 Marks

2. Good-Bye Party for Pushpa T S -Nissim Ezekiel
3. Snake- D H Lawrence
4. The Learned Astronomer – Walt Whitman

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 Unit-2
Productive Skills: Speaking and Writing Skills

Speaking Skills
Speaking Skills • Group Discussion 5 Hours 5 Marks
• Public Speaking
Writing Skills Technical Skills
Copy writing 8 Hours 5 Marks
Business Writing
Travel Writing
Article Writing
E-correspondence and Content Writing Skills
E-mail- Apology Letters, 5 Hours 5 Marks
Casual and Professional Appreciation Letters
Congratulation Letters

Social Media Content • Blog writing

Writing skills • Podcast writing 6 Hours 5 hours
• Writing on Instagram
Formative Formative Assessment
First Internal Test
Assessment Second Internal Test
Activities First Class Test/Oral Test/ 4 Hours 4 Hours
Assignments/ Surveys/ Interviews
Second Class Test/Oral Test/
Assignments/ Surveys/ Interviews

Assessment
A Formative Assessment 40 Marks

B Summative Assessment 60 marks

Total 100 Marks

Formative Assessment 40 Marks

Assessment Occasion/ type Weightage in Marks

First Internal Test 10
Second Internal Test 10
First Class Test/Oral Test/ Assignments/ Surveys/ Interviews 10
Second Class Test/Oral Test/ Assignments/ Surveys/ Interviews 10
Total 40

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 The formative assessment should involve the following activities to provide real
life experience for the students where practical learning take place.
• The students should be made to involve in participative learning/ experiential
learning/ collaborative learning for formative assessment.
• Activities which would provide hands on experience and contribute towards language
skill building must be organized.
• Survey: A research method used for collecting data from a predefined group of
respondents to obtain information and insights into various topics of interest.
• Interviews: An interview is a procedure designed to get information from a person
through verbal responses to verbal inquiries.
• A case study is a detailed study of a specific subject, such as a person, group, place,
event, organization, or phenomenon. Case studies are commonly used in social,
educational, clinical, and business research.
• Project-based learning (PBL) through designing, developing, and completing projects
and activities, encourages students’ critical thinking and cross-disciplinary connections.
• Internship provides hands on experience in the chosen field for the students.
Internships bridge the gap between the campus and corporate.

12
 University of Mysore

Board of Studies in English (UG)

Curriculum Framework for English on Multi-Disciplinary Programmeme as per NEP-2020

SYLLABUS FOR ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COMPULSORY COURSE (AECC)

English Language (L 2)

Choice Based Credit System Semester Scheme with Multiple Entry and Exit Options

LANGUAGE ENGLISH SYLLABUS - CBCS

From the Academic Year 2022-23

(For students admitted to the First Semester in 2021-22)

For Undergraduate Programme offered in Faculty of Commerce and Faculty of Business

Administration

SEMESTER IV

Starting year of implementation : 2022-23

Discipline/Subject : GENERIC ENGLISH - L2

Name of the Degree Programme : BCOM/BBM/BCA

Total Credits for the Programme : 03

Teaching hours per week : 04

Title of the Course: Generic English - L2

Number of Theory Credits Number of hours per week Number of lecture hours/semester
03 04 56

Course Objectives
1. To enhance LSRW (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing) skills
2. To develop interpersonal communicative skills
3. To augment presentation skills
4. To critically analyse, interpret and appreciate literary texts
5. To sensitize about social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversities

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 6. To enable employability in emerging sectors such as - content writers, interpreters,
translators, transcriber
7. To facilitate preparation for competitive examinations

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course the students will have

1. Acquired enhanced LSRW (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing) skills

2. Equipped themselves with interpersonal communication skills
3. Augmented presentation and analytical skills
4. Ability to critically analyze, interpret and appreciate literary texts
5. An awareness of social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversities
6. Been facilitated in employability in emerging sectors such as - content writers,
interpreters, translators, transcribers
7. Acquired language skills for competitive examinations

IV Semester 56 Hours 60 Marks

Unit-1

Receptive Skills: Reading and Listening Skills

Reading Skills Novel
The Man-Eater of Malgudi- R K Narayan 23 Hours 30 Marks
Listening Skills Listening and Decoding

Listen to and understand the following Poems:

1. Darkling Thrush- Thomas Hardy 5 Hours 10 Marks

2. Good-Bye Party for Pushpa T S -Nissim Ezekiel
3. Snake- D. H. Lawrence
4. The Learned Astronomer – Walt Whitman

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 Unit-2
Productive Skills: Speaking and Writing Skills

Speaking Skills
Speaking Skills • Group Discussion 5 Hours 5 Marks
• Public Speaking
Writing Skills Technical Skills
Copy writing 8 Hours 5 Marks
Business Writing
Travel Writing
Article Writing
E-correspondence and Content Writing Skills
E-mail- Apology Letters, 5 Hours 5 Marks
Casual and Professional Appreciation Letters
Congratulation Letters

Social Media Content • Blog writing

Writing skills • Podcast writing 6 Hours 5 hours
• Writing on Instagram
Formative Formative Assessment
First Internal Test
Assessment Second Internal Test
Activities First Class Test/Oral Test/ 4 Hours 4 Hours
Assignments/ Surveys/ Interviews
Second Class Test/Oral Test/
Assignments/ Surveys/ Interviews

Assessment
A Formative Assessment 40 Marks

B Summative Assessment 60 marks

Total 100 Marks

Formative Assessment 40 Marks

Assessment Occasion/ type Weightage in Marks

First Internal Test 10
Second Internal Test 10
First Class Test/Oral Test/ Assignments/ Surveys/ Interviews 10
Second Class Test/Oral Test/ Assignments/ Surveys/ Interviews 10
Total 40

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 The formative assessment should involve the following activities to provide real
life experience for the students where practical learning take place.
• The students should be made to involve in participative learning/ experiential
learning/ collaborative learning for formative assessment.
• Activities which would provide hands on experience and contribute towards language
skill building must be organized.
• Survey: A research method used for collecting data from a predefined group of
respondents to obtain information and insights into various topics of interest.
• Interviews: An interview is a procedure designed to get information from a person
through verbal responses to verbal inquiries.
• A case study is a detailed study of a specific subject, such as a person, group, place,
event, organization, or phenomenon. Case studies are commonly used in social,
educational, clinical, and business research.
• Project-based learning (PBL) through designing, developing, and completing projects
and activities, encourages students’ critical thinking and cross-disciplinary connections.
• Internship provides hands on experience in the chosen field for the students.
Internships bridge the gap between the campus and corporate.

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 Curriculum Structure for The Undergraduate Degree Programmeme

Semester III

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE(DSCC) BA (HONS.) ENGLISH

Starting year of implementation : 2022-23

Discipline/Subject : Discipline Specific Course (DSC)
Name of the Degree Programme : BA (HONS.) English
Total Credits for the Programme :3
Teaching hours per week :4

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES (PSO):

On completion of the 03/04 year Degree in Optional English, students will be:

1. Exposed to and demonstrate a broad knowledge of major and minor writers, texts and
contexts and defining issues of canonical and non-canonical literature
2. Enriched by familiarity with other literatures and more importantly with Indian
writers, their ethos and tradition of writing and discourse
3. Honing their skills of remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating
and creating literature
4. Able to write with clarity, creativity and persuasiveness
5. Developing and demonstrating their awareness of the significance of literature and
literary forms and the debates of culture they generate as values
6. Equipped with advanced literary, linguistic skills
7. Able to develop Competency in the use of English from/for a variety of domains
8. Able to inculcate a spirit of inquiry and critical thinking
9. Be able to articulate thoughts and generate/understand multiple interpretations
10. Able to locate and contextualize texts across theoretical orientations and cultural
paces
11. Possessing Reading and writing skills catering to academic and other professional
disciplines viz. print and electronic media, advertising, content writing etc.
12. Imbibing a multi-disciplinary approach in higher education and research

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 13. Skilled in multiple domains and careers
14. Adept in using English in the current technological climate
15. Having hands-on work experience

The III semester BA (English) Programme has two DSCC Courses (Course 5 &
6) for 06 credits: Each Course has 03 credits. Both the Courses are compulsory.

COURSE – 5

TITLE - British Literature up to 1800-Paper 1

From Chaucer to the Age of Transition

Course 05
Type of Course DSCC
Theory/ Practical Theory
Credits 3
Instruction hours per week 3
Total No. of Lectures/Hours Semester 45
Duration of Exam 2 Hours
Formative Assessment Marks 40
Summative Assessment Marks 60
Total Marks 100

COURSE OUTCOME (CO)

After completion of course, students will be able to:

1. Learn the important trends and Movements in British literature of the prescribed
period

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 2. Identify and understand the canonical literature of England
3. Distinguish the poets, playwrights and novelists of different periods
4. Appreciate some representative texts of the prescribed period

COURSE 5 Total hours: 45

TITLE - BRITISH LITERATURE UP TO 1800

PAPER 1
FROM CHAUCER TO THE AGE OF TRANSITION
UNIT I
HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE (UP TO 1800)
The Social Context of Medieval English Literature, Renaissance, 15 Hours
Elizabethan Poetry, Elizabethan Drama, Metaphysical Poetry,
Restoration Drama, 18th Century Prose, Development of Novel in
18th Century, Neo-classical and Transitional Poetry
UNIT II
MAJOR AUTHORS AND WORKS
Geoffrey Chaucer, Francis Bacon, Ben Jonson, John Milton, John
Dryden, Alexander Pope, Dr. Samuel Johnson, William Shakespeare,
Oliver Goldsmith, John Bunyan, Aphra Behn, Margaret Cavendish,
Elizabeth Cary, Anne Finch, Amelia Lanyer, Fanny Burney, 15 Hours
Elizabeth Carter etc.

King Lear, As You Like It, Volpone, Paradise Lost, Absalom and
Achitophel, Rape of the Lock, Pamela, Letters of Elizabeth Carter
UNIT III
REPRESENTATIVE TEXTS
Sonnet
• Sonnet 18 Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day -
William Shakespeare 15 hours
• On His Blindness - John Milton

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Lyric
• Lover’s Infiniteness - John Donne
• A Poison Tree - William Blake
Essay
• Of Love - Francis Bacon
• Man in Black – Oliver Goldsmith
Play
• Doctor Faustus – Christopher Marlowe

Books recommended and Suggested Reading

1. Andrew Sanders, English Literature, OUP, 2005

2. Edward Albert, History of English Literature, OUP, 2014
3. M. H. Abrams, A Glossary of Literary Terms, Cengage Publishers, New Delhi.

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The III Semester has two Courses (Course 5 & 6) for 06 credits: Each Course
has 03 credits. Both the courses are compulsory.

COURSE – 6

TITLE - INDIAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION

PAPER 2

Course 06
Type of Course DSCC
Theory/ Practical Theory
Credits 3
Instruction hours per week 3
Total No. of Lectures/Hours Semester 45
Duration of Exam 2 Hours
Formative Assessment Marks 40
Summative Assessment Marks 60
Total Marks 100

COURSE OUTCOME (CO)

After completion of Course 6, students will be able to:

1. Understand the meaning and methods of translation

2. Comprehend the scope of translation in the modern age
3. Have knowledge of Indian writers and literature in general
4. Appreciate the translated text

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 COURSE 6 Total hours: 45

TITLE - INDIAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION -PAPER 2

UNIT I
INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION STUDIES
Introduction to Translation Studies in India : 15 Hours
• Translation as Discovery - Sujit Mukherjee
• Indian Literature in English Translation - G. N. Devy
UNIT II
REPRESENTATIVE TEXTS
Vachanas of Basavanna;No. 59 Cripple me Father, No. 97 The
Master in the House
Vachanas of Akkamahadevi: No. 26 and 73 (From Speaking of Siva)
Kanakadasa: Do Not Quarrel over Caste (Translation by Dr. S. G. 15 Hours
Vaidya)
Songs of Sheriff (Translation by Dr. S. G. Vaidya)

UNIT III
REPRESENTATIVE TEXTS
Novel:
• Chemmeen - T. S. Pillai
15 hours
Short Stories:
• The Silent Rattle - Dr. Basu Bevinagidad
• The Weed - Amrita Pritam
• A Tale of 1947 - Sadat Hasan Manto
• The Curd Seller - Masti
Books recommended and Suggested Reading

1. Sujit Mukharjee. Translation as Discovery

2. Sharma T. R. S. (Ed). Ancient Indian Literature: An Anthology, (Vols 2: Classical
Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhramsa), New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 2000
3. Kumar, Sukrita Paul (Ed). Cultural Diversity, Linguistic Plurality and Literary
Traditions in India. New Delhi: Macmillan, 2005
4. Dev, Anjana et al (Ed) Indian Literature. New Delhi: Pearson, 2000

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 Curriculum Structure for The Undergraduate Degree Programmeme

Semester IV

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE(DSCC) BA (HONS.) ENGLISH

Starting year of implementation : 2022-23

Discipline/Subject : Discipline Specific Course (DSC)
Name of the Degree Programme : BA (HONS.) English
Total Credits for the Programme :3
Teaching hours per week :4

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES (PSO):

On completion of the 03/04 year Degree in Optional English, students will be:

1. Exposed to and demonstrate a broad knowledge of major and minor writers, texts and
contexts and defining issues of canonical and non-canonical literature
2. Enriched by familiarity with other literatures and more importantly with Indian
writers, their ethos and tradition of writing and discourse
3. Honing their skills of remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating
and creating literature
4. Able to write with clarity, creativity and persuasiveness
5. Developing and demonstrating their awareness of the significance of literature and
literary forms and the debates of culture they generate as values
6. Equipped with advanced literary, linguistic skills
7. Able to develop Competency in the use of English from/for a variety of domains
8. Able to inculcate a spirit of inquiry and critical thinking
9. Be able to articulate thoughts and generate/understand multiple interpretations
10. Able to locate and contextualize texts across theoretical orientations and cultural
paces
11. Possessing Reading and writing skills catering to academic and other professional
disciplines viz. print and electronic media, advertising, content writing etc.
12. Imbibing a multi-disciplinary approach in higher education and research

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 13. Skilled in multiple domains and careers
14. Adept in using English in the current technological climate
15. Having hands-on work experience

The IV Semester BA (English) Programme has two DSCC Courses (Course 7 &
8) for 06 credits: Each Course has 03 credits. Both the Courses are compulsory.

COURSE – 7

TITLE - BRITISH LITERATURE (19TH AND 20TH CENTURY) (PART 2)

Course 07
Type of Course DSCC
Theory/ Practical Theory
Credits 3
Instruction hours per week 3
Total No. of Lectures/Hours Semester 45
Duration of Exam 2 Hours
Formative Assessment Marks 40
Summative Assessment Marks 60
Total Marks 100

COURSE OUTCOME (CO)

Students will be able to:

1. Learn the important trends and movements in the British literature of the prescribed
period
2. Identify and understand the canonical literature of England
3. Distinguish the poets, playwrights and novelists of different periods
4. Appreciate some representative texts of the prescribed period

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 COURSE 7

TITLE - BRITISH LITERATURE (19TH AND 20TH CENTURY) (PART 2) Total hours: 45

UNIT I
Romantic Poetry, Victorian Poetry, Pre-Raphaelite Poetry, Oxford 15 Hours
Movement, Victorian Novel, 19th century Prose, Modern Poetry, War
Poetry, Oxford Poets, Modern Novel, Modern Drama, Problem Plays,
Irish Theatre Movement, Modern Prose
UNIT II
REPRESENTATIVE WRITERS, WORKS, TRENDS
William Wordsworth, Jane Austen, Charles Lamb, William Hazlitt,
Walter Scott, Alfred Tennyson, Matthew Arnold, John Ruskin, Thomas 15 Hours
Carlyle, Cardinal Newman, Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, T. S. Eliot,
W.B. Yeats, W. H. Auden. G. B. Shaw, Virginia Woolf, D. H. Lawrence,
Graham Green, Somerset Maugham, J. M. Synge, John Galsworthy etc.
UNIT III
REPRESENTATIVE TEXTS
Poems
• Dover Beach - Arnold
• Ode on a Grecian Urn - John Keats 15 hours
• Journey of the Magi - T. S. Eliot
• Second Coming - W. B. Yeats
Essays
• Unto this Last (Veins of Wealth ) - John Ruskin
• Enslaved by Civilization - D. H. Lawrence
• On Letter Writing - A. G. Gardiner
• With the Photographer - Stephen Leacock
Novel
• Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad

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Books recommended and Suggested Reading

4. Andrew Sanders, English Literature, OUP, 2005

5. Edward Albert, History of English Literature, OUP, 2014
6. M. H. Abrams, A Glossary of Literary Terms, Cengage Publishers, New Delhi.

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The IV Semester has two Courses (Course 5 & 6) for 06 credits: Each Course
has 03 credits. Both the Courses are compulsory.

COURSE – 8

TITLE - GENDER STUDIES (PART 1)

Course 08
Type of Course DSCC
Theory/ Practical Theory
Credits 3
Instruction hours per week 3
Total No. of Lectures/Hours Semester 45
Duration of Exam 2 Hours
Formative Assessment Marks 40
Summative Assessment Marks 60
Total Marks 100

COURSE OUTCOME (CO)

The students will be able to:

1. Understand the concept of gender studies

2. Learn the basics of patriarchy, sex and gender and gynocentrism
3. Understand the significance of Gender as a discourse
4. Appreciate literature by women writers

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 COURSE 8 Total hours: 45

TITLE - GENDER STUDIES (PART 1)

UNIT I
INTRODUCTION TO GENDER STUDIES
Concepts and trends: Sex and Gender, Femininity, Body, Feminist 15 Hours
Politics, Patriarchy, Masculinity, Discrimination, Gynocentrism,
Dichotomy, Third Gender, Masculinity, Queer Studies etc.

Essays
• Toward Feminist Poetics - Elaine Showalter
• What is patriarchy? /Understanding Gender - Kamala Bhasin
UNIT II
Representative Writers

• Stench of Kerosine -Amrita Pritam

• Draupadi by Mahashweta Devi
• The Shadow-Shashi Deshpande
• Gulabi Talkies – Vaidehi 15 Hours

UNIT III
REPRESENTATIVE TEXTS
Nine Indian Women Poets: An Anthology - Eunice D’Souza (Four
Poems)
1. Meeting Poets-Eunice D’Souza 15 hours
2. My Grandmother’s House-Kamala Das
3. Blessing-Imtiaz Dharkar
4. To a Daughter on Rakshabandhan -Smita Agarwal
Novel
The Prison We Broke - Baby Kamble

(Books Recommended and Suggested Reading)

Butler, Judith. Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity. Routledge, 1990

Connel, R. W. Masculinities. University of California Press, 1995

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PEDAGOGY

Teaching literature in classrooms develops the students’ ability to appreciate and enjoy a wide
range of literary or creative texts and other related cultural forms.

The five genres of literature that the students should be familiar with are Poetry, Drama, Prose,
Non-fiction, and Media.

The aim should be to develop their capacity for critical thinking, creativity, self-expression,
personal growth, empathy and cultural understanding, to visualize the impressions created by
different literary pieces and to enhance their awareness of the relationship between literature
and society.

Poetry is often considered the oldest form of literature. Before writing was invented, oral stories
were commonly put into some sort of poetic form to make them easier to remember and recite.
Poetry today is usually written down, but is still sometimes performed. Poems are heavy in
imagery and metaphor, and are often made up of fragments and phrases rather than complete,
grammatically correct sentences.

Drama is a unique tool to explore and express human feelings. Drama is an essential form of
behaviour in all cultures; it is a fundamental human activity. Ancient Greeks were masters in
writing and enacting drama on the stage. Any text meant to be performed rather than read can
be considered. In layman’s terms, dramas are usually called plays.

Prose is a form of language that exhibits a grammatical structure and a natural flow of speech,
rather than a rhythmic structure as in traditional poetry. The common unit of prose is purely
grammatical, such as a sentence or paragraph. The most typical varieties of prose are novels
and short stories, while other types include letters, diaries, journals, and non-fiction.

Non-fiction includes histories, textbooks, travel books, newspapers, self-help books, and
literary criticism. Most of what students practice writing in the classroom is the non-fiction
essay, from factual to personal to persuasive. Non-fiction is often used to support and expand
students’ understanding of fiction texts.

Media plays a significant role in keeping the students updated about the various events around
the world. Media includes television, radio, newspapers, internet, social media sites and various
relevant sites and blogs. The main purpose of media is to disseminate the information and
knowledge. This categorization was created to encompass the many new and important kinds

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of texts in our society today, such as movies and films, websites, commercials, billboards, and
radio programmes. Media literature can serve a wide variety of purposes—among other things
it can educate, entertain, advertise, and/or persuade.

The pedagogy should aim at:

• Broadening the students’ horizons by giving them a knowledge of the classics of

literature
• Improving their cultural awareness
• Enhancing their creativity and literary imagination and developing their appreciation
of literature
• Defining the psychological stress and attitude of the mind
• Demarcating the historical truths of life
• Enjoying the philosophy of life

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