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First Degree Programme in Malayalam under the Choice Based
Credit and Semester (CBCS) System

(Prgramme- Malayalam: Language, Culture and Literature)

Course Structure for First Degree Programme in Malayam

Semester Course Instructional Credit/

No Code Course title hours/weeks Course
L T P C
15UEN111.1 Language CourseI (EnglishI) 5 - - 4
15UML111.1 Lang. Course II (Adl.Lang.1) 4 - - 3

I 15UEN121 Foundation Course 1 4 - - 2

15UML141 Core Course 1- 6 - - 4
15UML 131 Compl. Course I- 3 - - 2

15USK 132 Compl. Course II- 3 - - 2

25 - - 17
15UEN211.1 Lang Course-III (English II) 5 - - 4
15UEN212.1 Lang Course-IV (English III) 4 - - 3
15UML211.1 Lang Course-V (Addl.Lang.II) 4 - - 3
II
15UML241 Core Course II 6 - - 4
15UML 231 Compl Course III 3 - - 3

15USK 232 Compl.Corse IV- 3 - - 3

25 - - 20
15UENC 311.1 Lang Course-VI (English IV) 5 - - 4
15UML 311.1 Lang Course-VII (Addl.Lang.III) 5 4

15UML 321 Foundation Course-II (Informatics) 4 - - 3

III 15UML 341 Core Course III-

5 - - 4
15UMl 331 Compl.Course V- 3 3

15USK 332 Compl.Course VI- 3 - - 3

25 - - 21

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Semester Course Instructional Credit/
No Code Course title hours/weeks Course
L T P C
15UENC411.1 Language Course VIII (English V) 5 - - 4
15UML411.1 Lang. Course IX (Adl.Lang.1V) 5 - - 4

15UMl441 Core Course 1V-

IV 5 - - 3
15UML442 Core Course V-
4 - - 3
15UML431 Compl. Course VII- 3 - - 3

- -
15USK432 Compl. Course VIII- 3 - - 3
25 - - 20
15UML541 Core Course-VI
4 - - 4

15UML542 Core Course VII

5 - - 4
15UML543 Core Course VIII
3 - - 2
V 15UML544 Core Course IX 3 - - 4
15UML545 CoreCorse X 4 - - 4
Open Course
Open Course-1

15UML551.4
3 - - 2
Project/Dissertation 3 - - -
25 - - 20

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Semester Course Instructional Credit/
No Code Course title hours/weeks Course
L T P C
15UML641 Core Course XI-
5 - - 4
15UML642 Core Course XII- 5 - - 4

15UML643 Core Course XIII-

5 - - 4
VI 15UML644 Core Course XIV-
4 - - 3
Open Course II/ Elective

15UML661.5 3 - - 2
Project/Dissertation 3 - - 4
25 - - 21

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Summary
1. Language Course (English) 5 -24hrs - 19 credits
2. Additional Languages 4 -18hrs - 14 credits
3. Foundation courses 2 -8 hrs - 5 credits
4. Complimentary courses 8 -24hrs - 22 credits
5. Core courses 14 - 64hrs -51 credits
6. Open Course/Elective 2 -6 hrs -4 credits
7. Project 1 -6 hrs -4credits
8. Extension Acitivity -1 credit

Total 36 courses 150 hrs119credits

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119 + 1 = 120

* 40hrs alloted for Extension Activity

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 10 x 1= 10

7 x 2= 14

3 x 7= 21

2 x 15= 30

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 SEMESTER I
Language Course I
15UEN111.1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING SKILLS
No. of credits: 4
No. of instructional hours per week: 5 (Total 90 hrs.)
AIMS
1. To familiarize students with English sounds and phonemic symbols.
2. 2. To enhance their ability in listening and speaking.

OBJECTIVES
On completion of the course, the students should be able to
1. listen to lectures, public announcements and news on TV and radio.
2. engage in telephonic conversation.
3. communicate effectively and accurately in English.
4. use spoken language for various purposes.

COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1
Pronunciation Phonemic symbols – consonants – vowels – syllables - word
stress - strong and weak forms.
Module 2
Listening Skills Difference between listening and hearing – active listening –
barriers to listening – academic listening - listening for details - listening and
note-taking - - listening to talks and descriptions - - listening to announcements
- listening to news programmes.
Module 3
Speaking Skills Interactive nature of communication - importance of context -
formal and informal - set expressions in different situations –greeting –
introducing - making requests - asking for / giving permission - giving instructions
and directions – agreeing / disagreeing – seeking and giving advice - inviting
and apologizing telephonic skills - conversational manners.
Module 4
Dialogue Practice
(Students should be given ample practice in dialogue, using core and
supplementary materials.
COURSE MATERIAL
Modules 1 – 3
Core reading: Listening and Speaking, Cambridge University Press,India Pvt
Ltd, 2010

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Further reading:

1. Marks, Jonathan. English Pronunciation in Use. New Delhi: CUP, 2007.

2. Lynch, Tony. Study Listening. New Delhi:CUP, 2008.
3. Kenneth, Anderson, Tony Lynch, Joan MacLean. Study Speaking. New Delhi:
CUP, 2008.

Module 4:
Core reading: Dramatic Moments: A Book of One Act Plays. Orient Black Swan,
2013.

The following One-act plays prescribed:

1. Saki - The Death Trap
2. Philip Moeller - Helena’s Husband
3. Serafin and Joaquin Alvarez Quinters - Sunny Morning: A Comedy of Madrid
4. Margaret Wood - Day of Atonement

Reference:
Jones, Daniel. English Pronouncing Dictionary 17th Edition. New Delhi: CUP,
2009.

Language Course II (Additional Language I)

15UML111.1:
No. of credits: 3
No. of instructional hours per week: 4

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 Language Course II (Additional Language I)
15UHN111.1: PROSE AND GRAMMAR
No. of credits: 3
No. of instructional hours per week: 4

Aim of the Course / Objectives

The aim of the course is to sensitize the students to the aesthetic and
cultural aspects of literary appreciation and analysis. To introduce Modern Hindi
prose to the students and to understand the cultural, social and moral values
of modern Hindi prose. To understand the theory and practice of Hindi
Grammar.

Module I
Prose (Prescribe a prose collection)

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Module 2
Grammar
Parts of speech – varna – Noun – Lingavachan, karak – Pronoun – Adjective –
Verb – Tense, voice Grammar Practice – Sentence Correction – Change of
Tense – ‘Ne’ rule.
Prescribed Textbooks
1. Pose (Detailed) - Gadya Prabha Edited by Dr. Alok Gupt
Published by Rajpal and sons Kasmiri Gate,
Delhi-6.

Lessons to be studied
1. Tyagamoorthy Nirala - Sivapoojan Sahay
2. Bharatheey Sanskriti - Rajendra Prasad
3. Holi aur Onam - Dr. N.E.V. Iyer
4. Ve Bahaduri se Bike - Harisankar Parsay
5. Sukh - Kaseenath Singh
6. Nadiya gahari naav purani - Amritlal Vegad
2. Grammar - Vyavaharik Hindi Vyakaran
By Dr. H. Parameswaran
Radhakrishna Prakasan, Delhi

Topics to be studied
Varna, Sangya - Ling-vachan-karak, Sarvanam, Visheshan, kriya – kaal –
kaal ke prakar – ne prathyay and vachya only.

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 Language Course II (Additional Language I)
15UFR111.1: Communication skills in French
No. of credits: 3
No. of instructional hours per week: 4
AIMS:
The aim of the course is to emphasis on conversational French and
to develop the communication skills of the students.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To familiarise the students with a modern foreign language.
2. To familiarise the students with the sounds of French.
3. To encourage students to use French for basic communication in everyday
situation.
4. To acquaint students with the basics of writing simple sentences and short
compositions.
SYLLABUS:
NAME OF TEXT: CONNEXIONS – Niveau 1 By Régine Mérieux and Yves Loiseau
Publisher : Didier
Module 1 : Parler de soi
Unit 1 : Bonjour !
Unit 2 : Rencontres
Unit 3 : 100% questions
Reference books :
1. Le Nouveau Sans Frontières Vol I by Philippe Dominique
2. Panorama Vol I by Jacky Girardet
Cours de langue et de civilisation française Vol I (Mauger Bleu)

Foundation Course I
15UEN121: WRITINGS ON CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
No. of credits: 2
No. of instructional hours per week: 4 (Total 72 hrs.)
AIMS
1. To sensitize students to the major issues in the society and the world.
2. To encourage them to read literary pieces critically.

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OBJECTIVES
On completion of the course, the students should be able to
1. have an overall understanding of some of the major issues in the
contemporary world.
2. respond empathetically to the issues of the society.
3. read literary texts critically.

COURSE OUTLINE
Module I: Globalization and its Consequences
Essays: (1) “The Globalized World” – AvinashJha.
(2) “Globalization and Education: Third World Experience” – AmitBhaduri.
Poem: “Unending Love” - Rabindranath Tagore
Module II: Environmental Issues
Essay: “Forests and Settlements” - RomilaThapar Poems:
(1) “God’s Grandeur” - G.M.Hopkins
(2) “The World is too Much with Us” – Wordsworth
Module III: Human Rights
Essay: “Thinking about Human Rights” - ManishaPriyam, Krishna
Menon&Madhulika Banerjee
Poem: “London” - William Blake
Fiction: Untouchable [an extract] – Mulk Raj Anand

Module IV: The Gender Question

Essays: “Gender, Culture and History” – ManishaPriyam, Krishna
Menon&Madhulika Banerjee
Fiction: “The Elder Sister” – M. T. Vasudevan Nair

COURSE MATERIAL
Modules 1 - 4
Core reading: Meeting the World: Writings on Contemporary Issues.
Pearson, 2013.

Core Course I
15UML141:
No. of credits: 4
No. of instructional hours per week: 6

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 Complementary Course I
15UML131:
No. of credits: 2
No. of instructional hours per week: 3

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 Complementary Course II
15USK132: POETRY AND GRAMMAR-I
No. of credits: 2
No. of instructional hours per week: 3
Aim of the Course: The Course aims at developing the Student’s talents for
creative writing in Malayalam. For this, knowledge in Sanskrit is very essential.
The study of Sanskrit Language and Literature encourage them to read widely
and through which they can easily improve their vocabulary and style of
Language enormously.

Objectives of the course:- After the end of the Course, the Student would
be-
i) Oriented towards a way of looking at life that values the ethical as well as
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ii) Incited to contemplate upon the humanistic aspect of life and maintain the
emotional harmony on every sphere of human activity.
iii) Able to make a piece of writing by employing excellent styles in writing and
use language with a recognized standard.
iv) Stimulated to be imaginative and innovative.

Course outline:
Module I: This module helps to create value oriented education.
Module II: This module helps the student to understand the Sanskrit Literature.
Module III & IV: This module helps the student to accustomed with and to use
better language for performing moderate style in writing.

Essential Reading

Module I - Subhashitani (Selected Fifteen Numbers)

1. Ê´ÉtÉ xÉÉ¨É xÉ®úºªÉ °ü{ɨÉÉÊvÉEÆò |ÉSUôzÉMÉÖ{iÉÆ vÉxɨÉÂ
Ê´ÉtÉ ¦ÉÉäMÉEò®úÒ ªÉ¶É:ºÉÖJÉEò®úÒ Ê´ÉtÉ MÉÖ°ühÉÉÆ MÉÖ¯û:*
Ê´ÉtÉ £ÉxvÉÖVÉxÉÉä Ê´Énäù¶ÉMɨÉxÉä Ê´ÉtÉ {É®Æú nèù´ÉiɨÉÂ
Ê´ÉtÉ ®úÉVɺÉÖ {ÉÚÊVÉiÉÉ xÉ iÉÖ vÉxÉÆ Ê´ÉtÉʴɽþÒxÉ: {ɶÉÖ:**
2. Ê{ɤÉÎxiÉ xÉt: º´ÉªÉ¨Éä´É xÉɨ¦É:
º´ÉªÉÆ xÉ JÉÉnùÎxiÉ ¡ò±ÉÉÊxÉ ´ÉÞIÉÉ:*
vÉÉ®úÉvÉ®úÉä ´É¹ÉÇÊiÉ xÉÉi¨É½äþiÉÉä:
{É®úÉä{ÉEòÉ®úÉªÉ ºÉiÉÉÆ Ê´É¦ÉÚiɪÉ:**
3. nù¶ÉEÚò{ɺɨÉÉ ´ÉÉ{ÉÒ nù¶É´ÉÉ{ÉҺɨÉÉä ¿nù:*
nù¶É¿þnùºÉ¨É: {ÉÖjÉÉä nù¶É{ÉÖjɺɨÉÉä pÖù¨É:**
4. EäòªÉÚ®úÉ xÉ Ê´É¦ÉڹɪÉÎxiÉ {ÉÖ¯û¹ÉÆ ½þÉ®úÉ xÉ SÉxpùÉäV´É±ÉÉ:
xÉ ºxÉÉxÉÆ xÉ Ê´É±Éä{ÉxÉÆ xÉ EÖòºÉÖ¨ÉÆ xÉɱÉÆEÞòiÉÉ ¨ÉÚvÉÇVÉÉ:*
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5. ÊxÉiªÉÆ Ê½þiÉɽþÉ®úʴɽþÉ®úºÉä´ÉÒ ºÉ¨ÉÒIªÉEòÉ®úÒ Ê´É¹ÉªÉ乴ɺÉCiÉ:*
nùÉiÉÉ ºÉ¨É: ºÉiªÉ{É®ú: IɨÉÉ´ÉÉxÉÉ{iÉÉä{ÉVÉÒ´ÉÒ SÉ ¦É´ÉiªÉ®úÉäMÉ:**
6. ºÉxiÉÖ¹]õÉä ¦ÉɪÉǪÉÉ ¦ÉiÉÉÇ ¦ÉjÉÉÇ ¦ÉɪÉÉÇ iÉlÉè´É SÉ*
ªÉκ¨ÉzÉä´É EÖò±Éä ÊxÉiªÉÆ Eò±ªÉÉhÉÆ iÉjÉ ´Éè wÉִɨÉÂ*
7. ´ÉɺÉÉÆ漃 VÉÒhÉÉÇÊxÉ ªÉlÉÉ Ê´É½þÉªÉ xÉ´ÉÉÊxÉ MÉÞ½ÂþhÉÉÊiÉ xÉ®úÉä%{É®úÉÊhÉ*
iÉlÉÉ ¶É®úÒú®úÉÊhÉ Ê´É½þÉªÉ VÉÒhÉÉÇxªÉxªÉÉÊxÉ ºÉƪÉÉÊiÉ xÉ´ÉÉÊxÉ näù½þÒ**
8. =t¨ÉäxÉ Ê½þ ʺÉnÂùvªÉÎxiÉ EòɪÉÉÇÊhÉ xÉ ¨ÉxÉÉä®úlÉè:*
xÉ Ê½þ ºÉÖ{iɺªÉ ˺ɽþºªÉ |ÉʴɶÉÎxiÉ ¨ÉÖJÉä ¨ÉÞMÉÉ:**
9. {É®úÉä{ÉEòÉ®úÉªÉ ¡ò±ÉÎxiÉ ´ÉÞIÉÉ: {É®úÉä{ÉEòÉ®úÉªÉ ´É½þÎxiÉ xÉt:*
{É®úÉä{ÉEò®úÉªÉ nÖù½þÎxiÉ MÉÉ´É: {É®úÉä{ÉEòÉ®úÉlÉÇʨÉnÆù ¶É®úÒ®ú¨ÉÂ**
10. ªÉÉäMÉIÉä¨ÉÉªÉ VÉMÉiÉÉÆ +i¨ÉÉxɨÉÊ{É ªÉÉä%VÉÖ½þÉäiÉÂ*
¦ÉڪɺÉä ¸ÉäªÉºÉä ¦ÉÚªÉÉiÉ ªÉä¶ÉÖ®úÒ¶´É®úxÉxnùxÉ:**
11. <ÊiÉ |ÉÉlÉǪÉiÉä nùxiÉÉä
½äþ ÊVɼ´Éä ¤É½Öþ ¨ÉÉ ´Énù*
i´ÉªÉÉ EÞòiÉä i´ÉxÉÉSÉÉ®äú
ºlÉÉxɧÉƶÉÉä ¦É´Éäx¨É¨É**

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12. Eò: PÉä SÉ®úÊiÉ EòÉ ®ú¨ªÉÉ ËEò VÉ{ªÉÆ ËEò SÉ ¦ÉÚ¹ÉhÉÆ*
EòÉä ´Éxt: EòÒoù¶ÉÒ ±ÉÆPÉÉ ´ÉÒ®ú¨ÉEÇò]õEòΨ{ÉiÉÉ**
13. ÊjÉxÉäjÉÉä%Ê{É Ê¶É´ÉÉä xÉÉκ¨É PÉ]õÉä xÉÉκ¨É VɱÉÉÎx´ÉiÉ:*
EÚòSÉǶ¨É¸ÉÖªÉÖiÉÉä ÊxÉiªÉÆ xÉ®úÉä xÉÉκ¨É µÉ´ÉÒiÉÖ ¨ÉɨÉÂ**
14. xÉ iɺªÉÉÊnùxÉÇ iɺªÉÉxiÉÉä ¨ÉvªÉä ªÉºiɺªÉ ÊiÉx]õöÊiÉ*
¨É¨ÉÉ{ªÉκiÉ iÉ´ÉÉ{ªÉκiÉ ªÉÊnù VÉÉxÉÉ漃 iÉuùnù**
15. ®úÉVÉÉʦɹÉäEäò ¨Énùʴɼ´É±ÉɪÉÉ: ½þºiÉÉSSªÉÖiÉÉä ½äþ¨ÉPÉ]õÉä ÊxÉ{ÉiªÉ*
ºÉÉä{ÉÉxɨÉÉMÉæ¹ÉÖ Eò®úÉäÊiÉ ¶É`önÆù ]Æõ]Æõ ]õ]Æõ]õÆ ]õ]õ]Æõ ]õ]Æõ]õ¨ÉÂ**

Module II: Nalopakhyanam (50 & 51 Adhyayas)

Module III&IV: Grammar- Declension
a) Nouns (Masculine- Rama , Hari, Guru, Pitr)
Feminine- Matr
Neutre- Vana
b) Pronouns: Tad (in three genders)
c) Conjunction: The foams in Six Lakaras of ‘BHU’ (Lat,
Lit, Lrt, Lot, Lang, Vidhiling)
General Reading:
1. Sidharupam (Published by H&C Publishing house, Thrissur)
2. Sanskrit Vyakarana Praveshika (Published by R.S.Vahyar & Sons,
Palakkad )
3. Sanskritha Bhasha Praveshika (by Prof.K.Devadas)
4. Sanskrit Readers (Published by Bharathiya Vidhya Bhavan, Bombay)
5. Balahithaishini by Vasudevan Potti.
6. Dhathumanjari ( Published by R.S.Vahyar & Sons, Palakkad)
7. Nalopakhyanam
8. Mahbharatham
9. Nithishatakam by Bharthruhari
10. Subhashitha Sahasri by D. Sreeram Namputhiri
11. Subhashithatrishati (Published by Chawkhamba, Varanasi)
Subhashithamanjari by Prof. Ambalapuzha Ramavarma.

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 SEMESTER II
Language Course III
15UEN211.1: READING SKILLS
No. of credits: 4
No. of instructional hours per week: 5 (Total 90 hrs.)
AIMS
1. To make students competent in advanced reading skills like skimming,
scanning and reading for meaning and pleasure.
2. To make them familiar with the concepts of extensive and intensive reading.
3. To help them increase their active and passive vocabulary.
4. To help them broaden their mental vision.
OBJECTIVES
On completion of the course, the students should be able to
1. identify various text types and comprehend them.
2. apply reading techniques like skimming and scanning to understand the
main arguments and themes and distinguish supporting details.
3. use and comprehend a reasonable vocabulary and reinforce their language
proficiency.
4. have a broader outlook resultant from the exposure to the study of fine
specimens of reading.

COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1
Intensive reading - reading for information - application of scanning and
skimming – silent and loud reading - various techniques - advantages and
disadvantages.(Pull Out - Reading Tips)
Module 2
Introducing students to different text types – poetry (Henry IV, Nobody, I Am,
Musee des Beaux Arts, Paradiese Lost, Heaven, Kubla Khan, Message Clear)
Drama (Loot, Macbeth, Happy Days)
Module 3
Introducing students to different text types - prose – fictional- (Alice in
Wonderland, Nineteen Eighty Four, Catch -22, Animal Farm, The Sacred and
Profane Love Machine)
Nonfictional – (Civilized Man, Our Bodies Ourselves)
Module 4
Extensive reading – reading for pleasure and knowledge.(Poem – Father
and Son, The Poplar Field, Going Going, Anthem for Doomed Youth, A Refusal
to Mourn, Ulysses, Andrea del Sarto)
Drama (Chicken Soup with Barley, A Night Out, The Importance of Being
Earnest)
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Prose –Fictional – (Sons and Lovers, Emma, Middlemarch, Down There on
a Visit, Bleak House, The Picture of Dorian Gray)
Non –fictional – (Churchill’s Speech, Russell’s Autobiography)

COURSE MATERIAL
Modules 1 – 4
Core reading: Reading Between the Lines. Cambridge University Press,India
Pvt Ltd, 2010
Further reading:
1. Brown, Katherine and Susan Hood. Academic Encounters: Life in a Society.
New Delhi: CUP, 2006.
2. Longman Essential Activator. London: Pearson Longman, 2009.
3. Glendinning, Eric H and Beverly Holmstrom. Study Reading.South Asian
Edition.CUP, 2008.
4. Oxford Dictionary of Collocations in English, Oxford University Press, 2009.
5. Wainwright, Gordon. How to Read Faster and Recall More. Macmillan India
Ltd, 2008.
6. McCarthy, Michael et al. English Collocation in Use. CUP, 2007.

Reference:
Mayor, Michael, et al, Ed. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.5th
Edition. London: Pearson Longman Ltd, 2009.

Language Course IV
15UEN212.1: MODERN ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND
USAGE
No. of credits: 3
No. of instructional hours per week: 4 (Total 72 hrs.)
AIMS:
1. To help students have a good understanding of modern English grammar.
2. To enable them produce grammatically and idiomatically correct language.
3. To help them improve their verbal communication skills.
4. To help them minimise mother tongue influence.

OBJECTIVES:
On completion of the course, the students should be able to
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2. produce grammatically and idiomatically correct spoken and written
discourse.
3. spot language errors and correct them.
COURSE CONTENTS
Module 1:
 Words - parts of speech – nouns – pronouns - adjectives verbs - adverbs

– prepositions – conjunctions - determinatives.

 Sentence as a self-contained unit – various types of sentence – simple –
compound – complex – declaratives – interrogatives – imperatives –
exclamatives.
 Basic sentence patterns in English - constituents of sentences – subject
– verb - object - complement – adverbials.
 Phrases - various types of phrases - noun, verb, adjectival and
prepositional phrases.
Module 2:
 Nouns - different types - count and uncount – collective - mass - case -
number – gender.
 Pronoun - different types - personal, reflexive - infinite-emphatic –
reciprocal
 Adjectives - predicative - attributive - pre- and post-modification of nouns.
 Verbs - tense-aspect - voice -mood - Concord - types of verbs – transitive
- intransitive-finite - non-finite
 Helping verbs and modal auxiliaries - function and use.
Module 3:
 Adverbs - different types - various functions - modifying and connective.
 Prepositions - different types - syntactic occurrences - prepositional
phrases - adverbial function.
 Conjunctions - subordinating and coordinating Determinatives articles -
possessives - quantifiers
 Clauses - main and subordinate clauses - noun clauses - relative clauses
- adverbial clauses - finite and non-finite clauses - analysis and conversion
of sentences – Active to Passive and vice versa – Direct to Indirect and
vice versa – Degrees of Comparison, one form to the other.
Module 4:
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 COURSE MATERIAL
Modules 1 - 4 Core Reading: Concise English Grammar by Prof. V. K.
Moothathu. Oxford University Press, 2012.
Further Reading:
1. Leech, Geoffrey et al. English Grammar for Today: A New Introduction.2nd
Edition.Palgrave, 2008.
2. Carter, Ronald and Michael McCarthy. Cambridge Grammar of
English.CUP, 2006.
3. Greenbaum, Sidney. Oxford English Grammar.Indian Edition.Oxford
University Press, 2005.
4. Sinclair, John ed. Collins Cobuild English Grammar. Harper Collins
publishers, 2000.
5. Driscoll, Liz. Common Mistakes at Intermediate and How to Avoid
Them.CUP, 2008.
6. Tayfoor, Susanne. Common Mistakes at Upper-intermediate and How to
Avoid Them.CUP, 2008.
7. Powell, Debra. Common Mistakes at Advanced and How to Avoid
Them.CUP, 2008.
8. Burt, Angela. Quick Solutions to Common Errors in English. Macmillan
India Limited,2008.
9. Turton. ABC of Common Grammatical Errors. Macmillan India Limited,
2008.
10. Leech, Geoffrey, Jan Svartvik. A Communicative Grammar of
English.Third Edition. New Delhi: Pearson Education, 2009.
Direction to Teachers: The items in the modules should be taught at application
level with only necessary details of concepts. The emphasis should be on how
grammar works rather than on what it is. The aim is the correct usage based
on Standard English and not conceptual excellence.

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 Language Course V (Additional Language II)
15UML211.1:
No. of credits: 3
No. of instructional hours per week: 4

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 Language Course V (Additional Language II)
15UHN211.1: Fiction and Literary Analysis
No. of credits: 3
No. of instructional hours per week: 4
Aims of the Course / Objectives
The aim of the course is to guide the students to the world of Hindi
Fiction (Novel & Short Story). To develop enthusiasm in Literary and aesthetic
approaches.To understand various aspects and dimensions of literature.
Module 1
Short story (Prescribe a short story collection)
Module 2
Novel (Prescribe a novel of post eighties)
Module 3
Literary Analysis
The meaning and definitions of literature – Types of literature – Literature and
film – Literature and Mass Communication Media – Print media – Electronic
media etc.
Literary criticism
Models of Literary Criticism – Short story – Poetry – Novel – Drama – Film etc.
Prescribed Textbooks
1. Short story collection Kahani Sankalan
(Non-Detailed) Edited by Dr. Sushama Dubey &
Dr. Rajkumar
Published by Vani Prakashan
21 – A, Dariagang, New Delhi-2
Stories to be studied
1. Gunda - Jayasankar Prasad
2. Kafan - Premchand
3. Raja Nirbansiya - Kamaleswar
4. Sikka Badal Gaya - Krishna Sobti

2. Novel - ABCD
(Non Detailed) by Ravindra Kaliya
Published by Vani Prakasan
New Delhi-2
3. Literary Analysis - Sahithya Vivechan
by Jayanthi Prasad Nautiyal
published by Kitab Ghar Prakasan
Dariya Ganj, Delhi
(Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 should be omitted)

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 Language Course V (Additional Language II)
15UFR211.1: Translation and communication in
French
No. of credits: 3
No. of instructional hours per week: 4
AIMS:
The aim of the course is to facilitate the use of translation for more
communication.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To ameliorate the level of language proficiency
2. To analyse the translated texts.
3. To enhance the ability to translate to the target language.
SYLLABUS:
NAME OF TEXT: CONNEXIONS – Niveau 1 By Régine Mérieux and Yves Loiseau
Publisher : Didier
Module 2 : Echanger
Unit 4 : Enquête
Unit 5: Invitations
Unit 6: A table !
Reference books:
1. Le Nouveau Sans Frontières Vol I by Philippe Dominique
2. Panorama Vol I by Jacky Girardet
Cours de langue et de civilisation française Vol I (Mauger Bleu)

Core Course II

15UML241:
No. of credits: 4
No. of instructional hours per week: 6

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15UML231:
No. of credits: 2
No. of instructional hours per week: 4

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15USK232: POETRY AND GRAMMAR-II
No. of credits: 3
No. of instructional hours per week: 3
Aim of the Course: The aim of the course is to sensitize the student with the
aesthetic cultural and social aspects of literary appreciation and also to make
acquainted with great works of famous writers.

Objectives of the course: - After the end of the Course, the Student would
be-
i) Motivated to be self-disciplined and also yearn for secularity and solidarity
among the students.
ii) Skilled to analyse literary works as an output of cultural and social events.
iii) Acquainted with influence of Sanskrit on Malayalam and the indispensability
of Sanskrit while using Malayalam.
iv) Enriched to explain the close relationship between Sanskrit and Malayalam.

Module I: Introducing major texts and significant elements of literary history.

Module II: Through this module the student will familiarize the close relationship
with Sanskrit Mahakavyas.
Module III& IV: This module aims to introduce the basic composition of Sanskrit
Grammar through classification and identification by providing examples from
relevant areas.

Essential Reading:
I. Epic Poem- Valmiki Ramayana- Balakanda (First 24 Slokas)
II. Poetry- Srikrishnavilasakavyam- Canto III (First 40 Slokas)

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a. Masculine: Rajan. Feminine: Mati, Rema. Neuter: Vari.
b. Pronouns: Asmad, Yushmad
c. Conjunction: The foams in Six Lakaras of ‘VAND’
(Lat, Lit, Lrt, Lot, Lang, Vidhiling)

General Reading:
1 Sidharupam (Published by H&C Publishing house, Thrissur)
2. Sanskrit Vyakarana Praveshika (Published by R.S.Vahyar & Sons,
Palakkad ) 3.Sanskritha Bhasha Praveshika (by Prof.K.Devadas)
4.Sanskrit Readers (Published by Bharathiya Vidhya Bhavan, Bombay)
5. Balahithaishini by Vasudevan Potti
6. Dhathumanjari (Published by R.S.Vahyar & Sons, Palakkad )
7. Srikrishnavilasakavyam by Sukumarakavi
8. Ramayana by Valmiki.
9. Valmiki Ranayana- Malayalam Vyakhyanam By Dr. Avanibala
(Published by Suvarnarekha, Tvm)
10.Ramakadha by Dr. Kamil Sulke (Published by Kerala Sahithya Academy,
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 SEMESTER III
Language Course VI
15UEN311.1: WRITING AND PRESENTATION SKILLS
No. of credits: 4
No. of instructional hours per week: 5 (Total 90 hrs.)
AIMS
1. To familiarize students with different modes of general and academic writing.
2. To help them master writing techniques to meet academic and professional
needs.
3. To introduce them to the basics of academic presentation
4. To sharpen their accuracy in writing.
OBJECTIVES
On completion of the course, the students should be able to
1. understand the mechanism of general and academic writing.
2. recognize the different modes of writing.
3. improve their reference skills, take notes, refer and document data and
materials.
4. prepare and present seminar papers and project reports effectively.

COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1
Writing as a skill – its importance – mechanism of writing – words and sentences
- paragraph asa unit of structuring a whole text – combining different sources
– functional use of writing – personal, academic and business writing – creative
use of writing.
Module 2
Writing process - planning a text – finding materials - drafting – revising –
editing - finalizing the draft .
Module 3
Writing models – essay - expansion of ideas/proverbs – dialogue - letter
writing – personal letters formal letters - CV – surveys – questionnaire - e-
mail – job application - report writing. Academic writing - writing examinations
- evaluating a text - note-making- paraphrasing – summary writing - planning
a text – organizing paragraphs – introduction – body – conclusion – rereading
and rewriting - accuracy.

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Presentation as a skill - elements of presentation strategies – audience –
objectives – medium – key ideas - structuring the material - organizing content
- audio-visual aids – handouts - use of power point - clarity of presentation -
non-verbal communication - seminar paper presentation and discussion.
COURSE MATERIAL
Modules 1 – 4 Core reading: Write Rightly. Cambridge University
Press,India Pvt Ltd, 2012
Further reading:
1. Robert, Barraas. Students Must Write. London: Routledge, 2006.
2. Bailey, Stephen. Academic Writing.Routledge, 2006.
3. Hamp-Lyons, Liz, Ben Heasley. Study Writing.2nd Edition.Cambridge
Uty Press, 2008.
4. Ilona, Leki. Academic Writing.CUP, 1998.
5. McCarter, Sam, Norman Whitby. Writing Skills.Macmillan India, 2009.
6. Jay. Effective Presentation. New Delhi: Pearson, 2009.
Reference: Mayor, Michael, et al, Ed. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary
English. 5th Edition. London: Pearson Longman Ltd, 2009.

Language Course VII (Additional Language III)

15UML311.1:
No. of credits: 4
No. of instructional hours per week: 5

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15UHN311.1: Drama, One Act Plays and Technical
Terminology
No. of credits: 4
No. of instructional hours per week: 5
Aim of the Course / Objectives
The aim of the course is to appreciate the literary and stylistic elements
of Hindi Drama and One Act plays. To understand the distinct features of Hindi
Drama.To understand Hindi as the National and official language of India.To
overcome multilingual problems and its implications. To familiarize the technical
terms used in offices.
Module 1
Drama – Prescribe a Drama (Post Sixties)
Module 2
One Act plays (Prescribe a collection of one act play)
Module 3
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English)

Prescribed Textbooks
1. Drama (Detailed) - Ek aur Dronacharya
By Shankar Shesh
Published by Parameswari Prakashan,
Preeth Vihar, Delhi
2. One Act Plays - Panch Rang
(Detailed) Edited by Dr. Jagathpal Sharma
Published by Navodaya Sales, New Delhi
Lessons to be studied
1. Lekshmi ka Swagath - Upendranath Ashk
2. Reed ki Haddi - Jagadeesh Chandra Mathur
3. Bahut Bada Saval - Mohan Rakesh

3. Technical Terminology - ‘Paribhashik Sabdavali’

Edited by Dr. Satheesh kumar G.
Chairman (BOS)

Language Course VII (Additional Language III)

15UFR311.1: Literature in French
No. of credits: 4
No. of instructional hours per week: 5
AIMS:
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with French literature
with consistent emphasis on grammar and vocabulary.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To enhance literary sensibility
2. To introduce students to the world of French literature.
SYLLABUS:
NAME OF TEXT: CONNEXIONS – Niveau 1 By Régine Mérieux and Yves Loiseau
Publisher : Didier
Module 3 : Agir dans l’espace
Unit 7 : Rallye
Unit 8 : chez moi
Unit 9 : Les vacances

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The following poems to be studied:
1. Le Pont Mirabeau - Guillaume Apollinaire
2. Déjeuner du Matin - Jacques Prévert
3. Le Pélican - Robert Desnos
4. Noel - Théophile Gautier
5. Chanson d’Automne - Paul Verlaine
6. Pour faire le portrait d’un oiseau – Jacques Prévert

Reference books :
1. Le Nouveau Sans Frontières Vol I by Philippe Dominique
2. Panorama Vol I by Jacky Girardet
3. Cours de langue et de civilisation française Vol I (Mauger Bleu)
A bouquet of French poems (Polyglot house) by Prof. T.P Thamby

Foundation Course III

15UML321:

No. of credits: 3
No. of instructional hours per week: 5

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15UML341:

No. of credits: 4
No. of instructional hours per week: 5

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15UML331.1:

No. of credits: 3
No. of instructional hours per week: 3

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15USK332: DRAMA & GRAMMAR
No. of credits: 3
No. of instructional hours per week: 3
Aim of the Course: The Course aims at developing the Student’s talents in
usage of language properly.

Objectives of the course:- After the end of the Course, the Student would be-
i) Well-informed to define how much Malayalam dramas were inspired by
Sanskrit dramas
ii) Knowledgeable to elaborate the growth of school of drama through
Bharata Muni’s ‘Natyasastra.’
iii Advanced to explore the interface of literature and performing arts.
iv) Equipped to use Sanskrit effectively as a tool of communication.

Course Outline:
Module I: Providing list of texts for detailed study to understand the influence
of Sanskrit dramas in Malayalam Dramas

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in communication
Module III & IV: This module aims to develop appropriateness of language
as correctness of Language.

Essential Reading:
I. Drama- Karnabhara of Bhasa.
II. Grammar- (i) Sandhi, special uses of cases and Grammatical peculiarities
from the prescribed text.
(ii) Sentence making : Yadha-Thadha, Yadi-Tharhi, Pura, Yavath,
Samprathi,
Khalu, Idanim, Nama, Api, Kadachit, Varam, Vina, Nunam, Alam,
Yada-Tada

General Reading:
1.Lakhusidhantha Kaumudi
2.Sanskrit Vyakarana Praveshika (Published by R.S.Vahyar & Sons, Palakkad )
3.Sanskritha Bhasha Praveshika (by Prof.K.Devadas)
4.Balahithaishini by Vasudevan Potti
5.Bhasanatakachakra
6.Bhasanatakasarvaswa by Sudhamshu Chathurvedi
7.Karnabhara (Malayalam Tr. By Dr. P. Prasad)

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 SEMESTER IV
Language Course VIII
15UEN411.1: READINGS IN LITERATURE
No. of credits: 4
No. of instructional hours per week: 5 (Total 90 hrs.)
AIMS
1. To sensitize students to the aesthetic, cultural and social aspects of literature.
2. To help them analyze and appreciate literary texts.
OBJECTIVES
On completion of the course, the students should be able to:
1. Understand and appreciate literary discourse.
2. Look at the best pieces of literary writing critically.
3. Analyze literature as a cultural and interactive phenomenon.
Module 1
What is literature – literature and context – genres – literature and
human values – creative use of language – inculcation of aesthetic sense.
Poetry – what is poetry – different types of poetry – poetic diction – figurative
language – themes – stanza – rhyme.
Module 2
Drama.Scope and definition – different types – one act plays - structure –
dialogue – characters – action.
Module 3
Prose What is prose – different types – personal – impersonal – technical.
Module 4: Fiction.
What is fiction – different types – plot – characters – setting – point of view –
short story – its characteristics.

COURSE MATERIAL
Module 1
Core reading: Readings in Literature. Department of Publications, University
of Kerala. Poems prescribed:
1. William Shakespeare: To Be or Not to Be (Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1)
2. William Blake: The Tiger
3. William Wordsworth: Lucy Gray
4. Alfred Lord Tennyson: Tithonus
5. Milton: On His Blindness
6. Rabindranath Tagore: Leave This Chanting (Poem 11 from Gitanjali)
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Module 2
Core reading: Vincent Godefroy - Fail not our Feast [from Dramatic Moments:
A Book of One Act Plays. Orient Black Swan, 2013]
Module 3
Core reading: Readings in Literature. Department of Publications, University
of Kerala.
Essays prescribed:
1. Robert Lynd: The Pleasures of Ignorance
2. Martin Luther King: I Have a Dream
3. Stephen Leacock: The Man in Asbestos
4. Isaac Asimov: The Machine That Won the War.
5. E.R. Braithwaite: To Sir, with Love [extract]
Module 4
Core reading: Stories for Life, Indian Open University.
Stories prescribed:
(i) Catherine Mansfield: A Cup of Tea.
(ii) O Henry: The Last Leaf.
(iii) Rabindranth Tagore: The Postmaster.
(iv) Oscar Wilde: The Happy Prince.
(v) Ernest Hemingway: A Day’s Wait
(vi) Further reading
1. A Concise Companion to Literary Forms. Emerald, 2013.
2. Abrams, M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms.
3. Klarer, Mario. An Introduction to Literary Studies.Second
edition.Routledge, 2009.

Direction to Teachers
The introduction to various genres is intended for providing basic
information and no conceptual analysis is intended.

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15UML411.1:

No. of credits: 4
No. of instructional hours per week: 5

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/creative_writing
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15UHN411.1: Poetry, Translation and Communicative
Hindi
No. of credits: 4
No. of instructional hours per week: 5
Aim of the Course / Objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the student to the world of Hindi
Poetry Ancient and Modern. To sensitize the student to the aesthetic aspects
of literary appreciation and analysis.
Systematic study of the theory, description and application of
translation.To develop students skill in communicative Hindi.
Module 1
Poetry – Prescribe a poetry collection (Ancient and Modern)
Module 2
Translation (Prescribe a text book)
Translation definition – Importance of Translation – Field of Translation – Types
of Translation – Literary, Non Literary Translation – Translation of English
passage to Hindi.
Module 3
Communicative Hindi (Prescribe a textbook)
Procedure for the development of communicative skills of students.Use of Hindi
language in different situations – in Home, in College, in Banks, in Hospitals,
in Railway Stations in Book Shops etc.Names of Animals, Birds, Trees, Plants,
diseases, vegetables, professions, kitchen utensils, etc.

Prescribed Textbooks
1. Poetry Collection - Hindi Kavya Sopan
(Detailed) Edited by Sathyaprakash Misra
Published by Lokbharathi, New Delhi
Poems to be studied
1. Kabeer – Sakhi – 1 to 8
2. Soordas – Pad – 1to 3
3. Bihari – Doha – 1to 4
4. Nadi ke Dweep – Agyey
5. Desh Gaan – Sarveswar Dayal Saksena
6. Proud Shiksha – Dhoomil
2. Translation (Detailed) - Anuvad
Edited by Dr. M.S. Vinayachandran
Published by Lokbharathi Prakasan,
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Portions upto karyalayeen anuvad should be studied, Chapter -7 Translation.
First 5 passages should be studied)

3. Communicative Hindi - Bolchaal ki Hindi

By Dr. Suseela Gupt,
Lokbharati Prakashan, Elahabad-1

(Conversations in Home, College, Bank, Hospital, Railway Station and Book

shop should be studied. Names of Animals, Birds, Trees, Plants, Diseases,
Professions, Vegetables, Kitchen utensils, Spices and Eatables should be
studied.

Language Course IX (Additional Language IV)

15UFR411.1: Culture and Civilization
No. of credits: 4
No. of instructional hours per week: 5
AIMS:
This course is intended to familiarize the students with French culture
and civilization with specific reference to Kerala culture.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To acquaint the students with French culture and civilization.
2. To comprehend, compare and understand better the civilization of
one’s native place.
SYLLABUS:
NAME OF TEXT: CONNEXIONS – Niveau 1 By Régine Mérieux and Yves Loiseau
Publisher : Didier
Module 4 : Se situer dans le temps
Unit 10 : Au jour le jour
Unit 11 : Roman
Unit 12 : Je te retrouverai
Articles on Kerala culture with special emphasis on festivals, tourist
centres and cuisine.

Reference books :
1. Le Nouveau Sans Frontières Vol I by Philippe Dominique
2. Panorama Vol I by Jacky Girardet
Cours de langue et de civilisation française Vol I (Mauger Bleu)

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 Core Course IV
15UML441:
No. of credits: 4
No. of instructional hours per week: 5

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 Core Course V
15UML442:
No. of credits: 3
No. of instructional hours per week: 4

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15UML431:

No. of credits: 3
No. of instructional hours per week: 3

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Dalit Movement.htm
http://ambedkar.org/research/Theorising the Dalit
Movement.htm.
Literary Theory : An Orthology, (Ed), Julie Rivkin and Michael
and Michael Ryan,
Blackwell publishers INC, USA, 2002, p.851-1022

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http://enwikipedia.org/wiki/feminism
http://enwikipedia.org/wiki/feminism_in_india.
http://enwikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_feminism

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 Complementary Course VIII
15USK432: LYRIC POEM, FABLES AND TRANSLATION
No. of credits: 3
No. of instructional hours per week: 3
Aim of the Course: The course aims at magnanimous thinking among
students which helps them to develop leadership qualities and also to
maintain a good relationship with the society. Translation as tool helps them
for developing better communicative skill with the divergent groups of
people.

Objectives of the course:- After the end of the Course, the Student would be-
1. Trained to appreciate the Mahakavya of Kalidasa.
2. Well-read about our traditional culture.
3. Able to discuss and debate on conceptual issues relating to our culture
and civilization.
4. Treating translation as a linguistic and cultural activity.

Course Outline:
Module I: Kalidasa’s ‘Kumarasambhava’ is best among the
Panchamahakavyas in Sanskrit. This module aims to understand the literary
merits of Kalidasa.
Module II : The didactism embodied in ‘Panchatanthra’ will enable the
students to understand our traditional culture which is fast being replaced by
a western culture where negative values are constantly being fed to the
young minds through popular electronic media.
Module III: To enable the students to engage with conceptual issues-nature
and culture-culture and civilization-culture and modernity.
Module VI: Discourse models- oral and written

Essential Reading:
I.Kumarasambhava of Kalidasa- Canto 5 (From Brahmacharipravesha)
II.Panchatanthran of Vishnu Sharma- Two stories from Aparikshitakarakam
a) Kshapanaka Kadha
b) Brahmani Nakula Kadha
III.Translaton from the prescribed text.
General Reading:
1. Complete works of Kalidasa
2. Panchatanthra of Vishnusharma
3. Panchatanthra- English commentary by M.R.Kale
4. Panchatanthra- Commentary by Dr. Gangasagar Raya

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Core Course VI
15UML541:

No. of credits: 4
No. of instructional hours per week: 4

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15UML542:
No. of credits: 4
No. of instructional hours per week: 5

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15UML543:
No. of credits: 2
No. of instructional hours per week: 3

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15UML544:
No. of credits: 3
No. of instructional hours per week: 3

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. Comparative Literature A Critical Introduction - Susan Bassnettee

. Studies in Comparative Literature - Ed.K.Ayyappa Panicker,
Bernard Fenn
. Comparative Literature & Literary Theory - Ulrich Weisselin
. Comparative Literary Studies - S.S.Prawer
. Comparative Lictarature - Henry Gifford
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 Core Course X
15UMM545:
No. of credits: 4
No. of instructional hours per week: 3

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 (Louis Lumiere, August Lumiere)
(Michael Crichton)
(Charles Chaplin)
(Roberto Enricho)
(Vittorio De Sica)
(Sergei Eisenstein)
(Kurosova)
(Ingmar Bergman)
(Majid Majidi)
(Zhang Yang)
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15UML551.4: (Open Course)
No. of credits: 2
No. of instructional hours per week: 3

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Fundamentals of Journalism - Spencer Crump
News Editing - Bruce Wesley.
Writing style - Washington Post Publication
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Core Course XI
15UML641:
No. of credits: 4
No. of instructional hours per week: 5

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15UML642:

No. of credits: 4
No. of instructional hours per week: 5

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 Core Course XIII
15UML643:

No. of credits: 5
No. of instructional hours per week: 5

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15UML644:
No. of credits: 3
No. of instructional hours per week: 4

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2. 'Oh! for cup of the warm south
with the wee bubbles walking at the brim.' (Ode to the Nightingale)
3. 'Her cheek had lost the rose and round her neck
Floated her hair or seemed to float in rest.' (Eanon)
4. ' I can write the saddest poem of all tonight.
Write, for instance; The night is full of stars,
and the stars, blue, shiver in the distance
The night wind whirls in the sky and sings.' (Saddestpoem- PabloNeruda)
5. ' Lead kindly light amidst
the encircling gloom'
6. ' Oooo, that Shakesperian rag,
It's so elegant,
So intelligent (Wasteland)
7. 'Madam Mangalore was a litle old women, white, fat busy always breathless,
at first became of her activity and then because of Asthma' (Lamirab ley)
8. 'Chalachi Chettiyar Peeped out, 'Rheumatism, did you say? looks like it,
pazhanimala said'
(Oil - O.V. Vijayan)
9. ' Mummy, sister was standing behind the boat on the seashore laughing away
with our kochumuthalali.' (Chemmeen- Translation)
10. 'Praise be to the Lord
The sill of whose hand
Shows itself in the lowly flowers
And the colourful wings of the butterfly
Whoe glances extend
Down the says of the sun
And whose dwelling is
in the mind of man.' (Veenapoov- Translation)

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12.Speed thrills, but kills.
13.AIDS - The invisible killer
14.Don't throw waste here.
15.Accident prone, area, go slow.
16.Some Villagers captured a suspected theif - Beat him ruthlessly - The
police constable who came to the spoit tied him to his motorbike and
dragged him along the road - Human Rights Commission criticised the
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 Elective Course
15UML661.5: (Elective)
No. of credits: 2
No. of instructional hours per week: 3

15UML551.4

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