SRI CHANDRASEKHARENDRA SARASWATHI VISWA ......In case of failure in any paper, the candidate concerned has to reappear for that paper only. Pattern of Question paper: There shall be

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SRI CHANDRASEKHARENDRA SARASWATHI VISWA MAHAVIDYALAYA

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

B.A. ENGLISH

Eligibility Criteria for admission to B.A., English

The candidate seeking admission to B.A., English should have passed +2

examinations under 10+2 pattern of any recognized Board of Higher Secondary

Examination of any state in India or its equivalent with English as one of the subject.

Scheme of Examinationi. Internal

Internal marks will be awarded to candidates after assessing them in Written tests,Assignments, Seminar and Attendance.

Allocation of Marks:Written test - 15Assignments - 10Seminar - 10Attendance - 05

ii. ExternalExternal examinations will be for 100 marks. What the students score will beconverted to 60 and this will be combined with their score in InternalExaminations.

Minimum marks for a pass:A Candidate has to secure 40% comprising Internal Assessment and External

Examinations. The minimum score for a pass is 16/40 in Internal Examinations and40/100 (24/60) in the External Examinations.

In case of failure in any paper, the candidate concerned has to reappear for thatpaper only.

Pattern of Question paper:There shall be Three Parts – A, B & C in the Question paper. Part A shall contain

15 questions out of which the candidate has to answer 10 questions in a few sentenceseach. Each question is for 2 marks totaling 10x2=20.

Part B shall contain Five questions in either/or pattern. Each question shall carry 6marks each totaling 30 (5x6=30). Part C shall have Five questions in either/or pattern andshall carry 10 marks each totaling 50 (5x10=50).

Setting of Question papers and evaluationThe Head of the Department will suggest a panel of Question Paper Setters and

also Examiners from various Universities / Colleges. This will be done sufficiently earlierbefore the commencement of examinations to facilitate the controller to deal with theissues suitably.

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B.A. English – Syllabus - (CBCS)

(for students admitted from 2018-2019 onwards)

SEMESTER I

S.No Part Title of the paper Int.Asst.

Uni.Exam

Total Credits

1Part - I -

LanguageTamil/Hindi/Sanskrit - I 40 60 100 3

2Part - II -English

English - I 40 60 100 3

3 Allied ISocial History of England &Literary Terms - I

40 60 100 5

4 Core - I Chaucer and Elizabethan Age 40 60 100 55 Non Major - I Environmental Studies 40 60 100 4

6 Elective - I Indian Culture – I 100 100 1

Total 21SEMESTER II

7Part - I -

LanguageTamil/Hindi/Sanskrit -II 40 60 100 3

8Part - II -English

English - II 40 60 100 3

9 Allied IISocial History of England &Literary Terms - II

40 60 100 5

10 Core - II Jacobean & Restoration Age 40 60 100 511 Core - III Essentials of Grammar 40 60 100 412 Elective - II Indian Culture - II 100 100 1

Total 21SEMESTER III

13Part - I -

LanguageTamil/Hindi/Sanskrit - III 40 60 100 3

14Part - II -English

English - III 40 60 100 3

15 Allied III History of English Literature - I 40 60 100 5

16 Core - IV Romantic Age 40 60 100 517 Core - V Victorian Age 40 60 100 5

Total 21SEMESTER IV

18Part - I -

LanguageTamil/Hindi/Sanskrit -IV 40 60 100 3

19Part - II -English

English - IV 40 60 100 3

20 Allied IV History of English Literature - II 40 60 100 5

21 Core – VITwentieth Century BritishLiterature

40 60 100 5

22 Core - VII Indian Writing in English 40 60 100 5Total 21

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SEMESTER V23 Core – VIII American Literature 40 60 100 524 Core - IX New Literature 40 60 100 525 Core - X Phonetics and Phonology 40 60 100 5

26 Core - XIIntroduction to LiteraryCriticism & Theory

40 60 100 5

27Skill BasedElective - I

Basics of Computer / English forMass Media

40 60 100 5

Total 25SEMESTER VI

28 Core – XII Shakespeare 40 60 100 529 Core – XIII Green Literature 40 60 100 530 Core - XIV Language & Linguistics 40 60 100 5

31Skill BasedElective - II

English for Competitive Exams /Creative Writing

40 60 100 5

32 Compulsory A Short Dissertation/Project 40 60 100 5Total 25

No of Total Credits 134

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SEMESTER – I

Sem Part Title of the paper L T P C

IPart - I -

LanguageTamil - I 3 1 0 3

(Common to all Undergraduate courses)

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Hindi - I 3 1 0 3

UNIT –I REFLECTION ON HINDI LANGUAGE:a) Importance of Hindi learning & the place of Hindi as National language.b) Cultural contexts of Hindi : an introduction &Various functional forms of Hindic) Hindi Phonetics – Vowels and Consonantsd) Barahkhadi & Dwitvakshar and Samyuktakshare) Often wrong spelt words and correction

UNIT –II HINDI VOCABULORY: made easya) Greetings and Introductory wordsb) Basic words for daily usage – spoken purpose in particular.c) Introduction to parts of speech in Hindid) Adjective noun agreements, Oblique and expressions of possession (APNA)

UNIT – III HINDI GRAMMAR: for Syntax Understandinga) Gender and Numberb) Infinitive Verbs : commands and requestsc) Parts of speech - sentence makingd) Verb usage variationse) Karakchihn – Introduction

UNIT –IV WRITING AND READING SKILLS OF HINDIa) Application of case-endings in sentencesb) Sentence formation (Gender specified)c) Sentence formation (Number specified)d) Changing the sentence according to the instructions (using ‘Be form’ )e) Hindi – reading and writing exercises (Short stories, paragraphs etc.)

UNIT – V THE FOUNDATION FOR HINDI SPEAKINGa) Introduction of Tensesb) Present Tense and it’s variationsc) Future Tense and it’s variationsd) Transcription of Paragraphe) OVER ALL REVIEW OF WHAT WE LEARNED SO FAR

TEXT BOOKS :1. HINDI SOURABH (Prepared by Department of Hindi, SCSVMV)

REFERENCE BOOKS :1. “Come Let us Learn Hindi” : Dr. Alok Pandey, Published by Milind Prakashan,

Hyderabad 20132. Pankhudiyan 1&2 : Dr. Madhu Dhawan, Lekhan Prakashan, New Delhi 2011

SABARI HINDI BODHINI (Published by Shabari Prakasan, Selam, 2012)

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IPart - I -

LanguageSanskrit - I 3 1 0 3

Unit - Iभागः - क1. Vowels & Consonants2. Words begin with vowels

3. Words begin with कtoण4.Words begin with तtoह

Unit - IIभागः -ख1. Words begin with क to झ with the combination of Vowels.

2. Words begin with टto न with the combination of Vowels.

3. Words begin with प to हwith the combination of Vowels.

4. Combined Letters.5. Simple Sentences.

Unit - IIIभागः - ग1. Lessons from text book 1-6.

Unit - IVभागः - घ1. Lessons from text book 7-12.

Unit - Vभागः - ङ1.

1. देवः2.

3.

4.

5. गो

6.

7.

8.

9. धेनुः10. मातृ

11. वनम ्12.

13.

14.

15.

16. इदम ्17.

2. (Present tense,Past tense and Future tense) -

1.भूधातुः2.

3.

Text Books -1. Samskrita Siksha - Part I & II

Published by Department of Sanskrit and Indian culture, SCSVMV University(Deemed University), Enathur, Kanchipuram.

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I Part - II English - I 3 1 0 3

Objectives:

To introduce the two different genres of English Literature and basic elements of EnglishGrammar.

Unit I: Great Speeches1. G.B. Shaw – Spoken and Broken English2. M.K.Gandhi – Women not a weaker sex3. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam – Early Days

Unit II: Selected Poems1. W. Wordsworth - Tables Turned2. Robert Frost – The Road not Taken3. Felling of the Banyan Tree - Dilip Chitre

Unit III: Vocabulary

Unit IV: Basic Grammar1. Articles2. Pronouns –Personal & Impersonal3. Adjectives4. Synonyms & Antonyms5. Sentence Structure

Unit V: Communication through Grammar6. Tense forms7. Idioms &Phrases8. Suitability & Verbs9. E-Mail10. Patterns of Greeting

Book prescribed:1. Aggarwala, N. K. A senior English Grammar & Composition. New Delhi: Goyal

Brothers. 1995.

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I Allied I Social History of England & Literary Terms - I 4 1 0 5

Objective:

To enable the students to acquire a fairly basic knowledge of the social history ofEngland.

To help the students understand English thought, culture and history reflected in thestudy of literature.

To facilitate the students, understand the changing environment in the history ofEngland and English literature.

To introduce students to the English Literary background. To inculcate in the beginners a proper understanding of all the literary forms and thus

enable them to understand each form in isolation and in relation to other forms.

Unit-I Social History of EnglandThe Renaissance- The Reformation- The Dissolution of the Monasteries- The Religionof England- The Tudor Navy and the Armada

Unit-IIThe Elizabethan Theatre- The East India Company- Colonial Expansion- The Civil Warand its Social Significance

Unit IIIPuritanism- Restoration England- Age of Queen Anne- Coffee House Life in England

Unit IVLiterary Forms1. The Lyric, the Sonnet, the Elegy, the Ode2. Ballad, Epic, Satire, Dramatic Monologue3. The Essay4. Drama & its types

Unit V Literary Terms

Allegory, Allusion, Anachronism, Aside, Burlesque, Chorus, Chronicle Plays, Cliché,Comic Relief, Connotation, Euphemism, Irony, Masque, Metaphor, Motif, Pathos, Plot,Poetic Justice, Soliloquy, Unities, Wit.

Reference:

Xavier, A.G. An Introduction to The Social History of England. Chennai: S. Viswanathan(Printers & Publishers) Pvt. Ltd. 2010.

Nair, Ramachandra. Literary Forms. Chennai: Emerald Publishers. 2010.

Abrams, M.H. Glossary of Literary Terms. 11th Edition. New Delhi: Cengage Learning. 2013.

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I Core - I Chaucer and Elizabethan Age 4 1 0 5

Objectives: To expose students to a comprehensive knowledge pertaining to the evaluation of

English poetry down the ages To inculcate a sense of appreciation and enjoyment of English poetry To introduce students to the field of dramatic literature with special emphasis on societal

problems and solutions. To enable students to understand the growth of drama down the ages.

Unit I Poetry -IEdmund Spenser : Epithalamion

Unit II Poetry - IISurrey : When Ragging Love with Extreme Pain.Philip Sidney : Come sleep, O sleep!

Unit III ProseFrancis Bacon : Of Delay,

Of Studies,Of Parents and ChildrenOf GoodnessOf Youth and Age

Unit VI Drama - IChristopher Marlowe : Edward III

Unit V Drama - IIBen Johnson : Every Man in his Humour.

Reference Books:

Marlowe, Christopher. Edward III. Book Jungle. 2008Blaisdell, Bob (Ed.)Elizabethan Poetry: An Anthology. New York: Dover Publications. 2005.Bacon, Francis. Essays. Jazzy Bee Verlaj.2016Johnson, Ben. Every Man in Humour. USA: Create Space Independent Publishing Platform.

2014.

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I Non Major - I Environmental Studies 3 1 0 4

Objectives:To familiarize the students with basic concepts of environment and creating awareness

Outcome:After the course students become environmental friendly and realize the need topreserve environment.

Unit - 1: Introduction to environment and environmental studies (12 Hrs)Introduction to environment – components – nature of environment - need of awareness– water crisis -climatic change - fossil fuels– pollution – loss of biodiversity –deforestation – their impacts - reasons for environmental problems – anthropocentricand eco centric views. Environmental studies - multidisciplinary nature – scope and aim– sustainable development- principles –RRR concept- extension – response of worldcommunity – Indian environmental movements –environmental calendar.

Unit – 2: Ecosystem and Biodiversity (12 Hrs)Ecosystem – structure – functions – simplified ecosystem models (food chain and foodwebs and their types) - forest – grassland – pond – desert- estuary ecosystems –ecological succession – ecological pyramids – Bio-geochemical cycles of water –oxygen-carbon-phosphorous and sulphur.Biodiversity – definition – types – species – genetic and ecosystem diversities- valuesof biodiversity – threats to biodiversity – conservation of biodiversity – endemism –biodiversity hotspots – Indian biodiversity – soils of India – floristic regions – endemicspecies of India – IUCN lists -red-green and blue data books.

Unit – 3: Natural resources (12 Hrs)Natural resources – definition – types – forest resources – uses –deforestation- reasons -effects – water resources – distribution of water in the globe – other reasons forproblems – conservation of water – dams – effects of dams - food resources – modernagriculture– ill effects -energy resources- types – hydel –nuclear – solar –wind andbiomass energy - world scenario – Indian scenario Population and environment –reasons for over exploitation of resources – population –demography –populationcurves – population explosion – effects – consumerism – effects – urbanization –reasons and effects- role of an individual.

Unit – 4: Environmental Pollution (12 Hrs)Pollution – definition – types – air pollution – causes and effects – effects of CO2 – CO– NOx –SOx –particulates – control of air pollution – water pollution – causes – effects– remedies – soil pollution –solid waste management – e waste – ill effects of e-waste –proper recycling- Noise pollution – reasons –effects – control – nuclear pollution –cases – effects and control – marine and thermal pollution causes – effects andremedies. Legal provisions for protecting environment – article 48 A – 51 A (g) –Environment act 1986 – Air act1981 – Water act 1974 – wild life protection act –

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Forest act 1980- salient features and inadequacies -problems in implementation –reasons.

Unit – 5 : Social issues and environmental ethics (12 Hrs)

Present environmental scenario – green house effect – climate change – The KyotoProtocol – ozone layer depletion-The Montreal Protocol - acid rain – causes – effects -disparity among the nations – The Copenhagen UNFCCC summit – carbon currency-virtual water- genetically modified organisms. Environmental ethics – introduction –people getting affected - resettlement and rehabilitation – issues involved –– SardharSarovar project – Tawa Matsya sang - Melting icebergs of Arctic.

Text Book1. Perspectives in Environmental studies – Anubha kaushik and CP kaushik, New age

international publishers, 4th edition, 2014.

Reference books1. Environmental Studies, N. Nandini, N. Sunitha and Sucharita Tandon,Sapna Book House,

2007.2. Text book of Environmental Science, Ragavan Nambiar, Scitech Publications, 2009.3. Text book of Environmental Chemistry and Pollution Control, S.S.Dara, S.Chand and Co.,

2002.4. Environmental Chemistry, Colin Baird, W.H.Freeman and company, New York,1999.5. Environmental Chemistry, Gary W. Van Loon and Stephen J. Duffy, Oxford University

Press,2000.

6. New Trends in Green Chemistry, V.K. Ahluwalia and M. Kidwai, Anamaya Publishers, 2006

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Sem Part Title of the paper L T P CI Elective - I Indian Culture – I 1 0 0 1

Objectives:In an endeavour to understand theAncient Indian systems and Culture in all the

parameters, this paper aims to create an awareness about the importance of early Indian systemsand traditions. The rich literary heritage of India and various scientific fields in which Indianshave made their contributions included in this paper to draw linkages between modern scienceand rich Vedic scientific heritage.

Unit IIntroduction to Vedic Cultures; significance & how it is different from the other cultures. whywe have to follow? Important features.

Unit IILiterary Heritage of India – significance of Indian Literature; Chronology of Indian literature;Literature in Sanskrit and other Indian languages;

Unit III

Early Indian Education – significance & advantages. Gurukulas and Guru-sishya parampara.Learning methods. Evolution of script and languages; important early scripts and writingmaterials; important early educational centers (ghattikas, universities) & their unique features.Important personalities and their Contribution – Devarishies, Maharishies, Rishies, Seers andcontribution of their institutions to protect the cultural heritage.

Unit IVScientific thoughts of Early Indian Sages;

Unit VImportance and significance of Upavedas – Ayurveda, Dhanurveda, Gandhravaveda, stapatya &Arthasastra.

Reference Books1. Joshi,K. 1992(rp). The Veda and Indian Culture. Rastriya Veda Vidya Pratishthana. NewDelhi.2. Kangle, R.P. 1992 (rp). The Kautilya Arthasastra. Delhi.3. Kulkarni, R.P. 1983. Geometry according to Sulba Sutra. Samsodhana Mandal. Pune.4. Majumdar, R.C. 1994 (rp). Ancient India. Motilal Banarsidas Publishers. Delhi.5. Patel, I.S. (ed). 1984. Science and the Vedas. Bombay.6. Majumdar, R.C. 1996 (ed) (rp). The History and Culture of the Indian People. Vol I-IV.Bharatriya Vidya Bhavan. Mumbai8. Radhakrishna, S. 1993(rp). Indian Philosophy. Vol I & II. Oxford University Press. Delhi.9. Sri Chandrasekarendra Sarasvati Swamihi. 1991. The Guru Tradition. Bharatiya Vidya

Bhavan. Bombay.10. Sri Jayendra Saraswatiji Maharaj. 1951. The Vedas and Vedangas. Prakashan Kendra.

Lucknow. Winternize, M. 1996(rp). History of Indian Literature. Delhi.

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Semester - II


II Part - I - Language Tamil -II 3 1 0 3


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II Part - I - Language Hindi -II 3 1 0 3

UNIT –I INTRODUCTION TO HINDI GRAMMARa) Identification of different Tensesb) Differences of Sakarmak & Akarmak sentencesc) Correction of Sentences pertaining to different tensesd) Past Tense with special context to Ne Pratyaye) Future Tense with examples

UNIT – II SPEAKING RIGHT HINDIa) Conversations at different places and contextsb) Topics related to different tenses and making sentencesc) Usage of Sentences according to the directiond) Usage of complex sentences and different styles of expression

UNIT – III LANGUAGE WRITING IN HINDIParagraph settinga) Comprehensive paragraphb) Paragraph writingc) Simple translation of sentences

UNIT – IV HINDI LITERATURE – INTRODUCTION TO OLD POETRYa) Tulasi Das ke Dohe – Kanthasth evam Vyakhya bhagb) Rahim ke Dohe- Kanthasth evam Vyakhya bhagc) Tatparya and Kanthasthikarand) Summary and annotation part

UNIT – V HINDI LITERATURE- INTRODUCTION TO POETRY and PROSEa) Rashtra Kavi Subrahmanya Bharathib) “Hum Honge Kamiyab” by Girija Kumar Mathur

TEXT BOOK :1. HINDI SOURABH (Prepared by Department of Hindi, SCSVMV)

REFERENCE BOOKS :1. “Come Let us Learn Hindi” : Dr. Alok Pandey, Published by Milind Prakashan,

Hyderabad 20132. Pankhudiyan 1&2 : Dr. Madhu Dhawan, Lekhan Prakashan, New Delhi 2011

Sabari Hindi Bodhini – Shabari Prakashan, Selam, Tamil Nadu, 2012.

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II Part - I - Language Sanskrit-II 3 1 0 3

Unit - I भागः - कPoetry: I - 1 to 6 Slokas

Prose: Lessons 1 to 3 (From Sanskrit Pravesika)

Unit - II भागः -खPoetry: II - 1 to 8 Slokas

Prose: Lessons 4 to 6 (From Sanskrit Pravesika)

Unit - III भागः - गGrammar:

1.

2.

Unit - IV भागः - घEssays :

1.

2.

3.

Unit - V भागः - ङSlokas (Verses) :1. Sowndaryalahari (10 Slokas)

Text books1. Subhashitamala, Prepared by Dept. of Sanskrit and Indian Culture, SCSVMV

University.2. Sowndaryalahari

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II Part - II English - II 3 1 0 3

Objectives:

To familiarize students with great speeches, famous scenes from Shakespeare along with

the basic elements of English Grammar.

Unit I:1. The Gettysburg address by Abraham Lincoln.2. Bill Gates Speech at Stansford University.3. Nobel Prize Acceptance speech by William Faulkner.

Unit II:1. Portia's trial scene in ‘The Merchant of Venice’.2. Caesar’s Stabbing Scene in ‘Julius Caesar’3. Shipwreck scene from ‘The Tempest’

Unit III: Selected Vocabulary from Unit - I

Unit IV: Grammar I

1. Relative pronouns2. Adverbs3. Prepositions4. Phrasal verbs5. Idioms

Unit V: Grammar II

6. Active Voice & Passive Voice7. Infinitives & Gerunds8. Conditionals9. Collocations10. American and British words

Book prescribed:1. Aggarwala, N. K. A senior English Grammar & Composition. New Delhi: Goyal

Brothers. 1995.2. Shakespeare, William. The Complete works of William Shakespeare. Mumbai: Wilco

Publishing House, 2011.

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II Allied II Social History of England & Literary Terms - II 4 1 0 5

Objective:

To enable the students to acquire a fairly basic knowledge of the social history ofEngland.

To help the students understand English thought, culture and history reflected in thestudy of literature.

To facilitate the students, understand the changing environment in the history ofEngland and English literature.

To introduce students to the English Literary background. To inculcate in the beginners a proper understanding of all the literary forms and thus

enable them to understand each form in isolation and in relation to other forms.

Unit-IThe Union of England and Scotland- The Agrarian Revolution-

The Industrial Revolution- The Methodist Movement- Other Humanitarian Movements

Unit-II

The War of American Independence- Effects of the French Revolution-

The Reform Bills- The Victorian Age

Unit III

The Development of Education in the Victorian England -

Means of Transport and Communication- The World Wars and Social Security

Unit IVLiterary Forms

Novel - The characteristics, development&Types - The Picaresque Novel, the Historical

Romances, the Gothic Novel, the Detective Novel, the Science fiction, the Stream of

Consciousness novel

Unit V Literary Terms

Aestheticism, Allusion, Ambiguity, Anthithesis, Conceit, Discourse, Ephiphany,

Humanism, Hyperbole, Imagery Impressionism, Metonymy, Myth, Oxymoron, Paradox,

Pathetic Fallacy, Realism, Romanticism, Sentimentalism, Synedoche.

Reference:

Xavier, A.G. An Introduction to The Social History of England. Chennai: S. Viswanathan(Printers & Publishers) Pvt. Ltd. 2010.

Nair, Ramachandra. Literary Forms. Chennai: Emerald Publishers. 2010.Abrams, M.H. Glossary of Literary Terms. 11th Edition. New Delhi: Cengage Learning. 2013

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II Core - II Jacobean & Restoration Age 4 1 0 5

Objectives:To introduce students to the classical traits in literature. This assumes importance asthere was noclassical literature in English at the time of the period.

Outcome:The learners acquire the intensity of the English expressive power together with classicalthought which is intellectualization of the process of literature.

Unit I: PoetryJohn Milton : Paradise Lost (Book I)Alexander pope : The Rape of the Lock (Canto 1)Andrew Marvell : GardenJohn Donne : EcstasyThomson : Spring, Autumn, Winter

Unit II: PoetryWilliam Collins : Ode to EveningAlexander Pope : Epistle to Dr. ArbuthnotGeorge Herbert : The PulleyJohn Donne : A Valediction Forbidding MourningJohn Dryden : Absalom and Achitophel

Unit III: ProseJonathan Swift : The Battle of the BooksAddison and Steele : The spectators and the Coverly papers

(Addison: The Spectator’s Account of HimselfSteele: Sir Roger’s Ancestors)

Unit- IV: DramaCongreve : The way of the World

Unit-V: FictionHenry Fielding : Joseph Andrews

Reference:Fielding, Henry. Joseph Andrews. Rupa & Co. 2013.Congreve. The way of the World.Peacock Books. 2001Swift, Jonathan. The Battle of the Books. Create Space Independent publication. 2014.Addison & Steele. The spectators and the Coverly papers.Nabu Press. 2011

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II Core - III Essentials of Grammar 3 1 0 4

Objectives: To enlighten learners as to the importance of speaking and writing educated English. To instill in students, the basic and essential knowledge of English Grammar. To enlighten students on different structures, usage, sentence patterns. 3. To eradicate

grammatical errors in speech and writing.

Outcome:Students are expected to be conscious in the usage of words and phrases in syntacticalorder both in speech and writing

Unit-I Articles, Possessives, Auxiliaries and Anomalous Verbs

Unit-II The Passive Voice and Word Order

Unit-III Relative Clauses, Infinitives and Gerunds

Unit-IV Tenses and Conditional Sentences

Unit-V Prepositions, Phrasal Verbs and Adverb Particles

Book Prescribed: Corder, S.Pit.An Intermediate English Practice Book. New Delhi: OrientLongman – Blackswan.

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II Elective - II Indian Culture - II 1 0 0 1

Objectives:This paper aims to provide awareness of the duties and responsibilities of human which framedby the early Sindh Vedic societies, is essential to passed on from one generation to the other, forthe welfare of societies and to understand the significance of various social events. AncientIndians made considerable scientific progress in the fields of science and technology. This paperalso provides to draw linkages between modern science and rich Indian scientific advancedthoughts and applications.

Unit IDuties & responsibilities of human; gruhya sutras, smrities & sruties – significance in day today life.

UnitIISamskaras or Sacraments – Important occasions & significance; Sixteen important Samskarasin due course of human life. Responsibilities of Human - four Ashrama Dharmas.

Unit IIISignificance of social gatherings & celebrations of different occasions. Worship – personal andpublic rituals & their significance; soi-cultural significance of festivals and impact on culture.Significance of Yoga in daily life.

Unit IVSocial significance of religion; evolution of religious thoughts and ritual practices; differentphilosophical Schools. structural evolution for ritual practices; significance of temples & otherconstructions. Civil engineering skill & construction technologies;

Unit VScientific thoughts of early Indians. Vedic Mathematics. Astrology & Astronomy. Scientificaspects in Vastusastra, etc. early Indian works and its importance in day to day life.

Reference Books1. Jagadguru Swami Sri Bharati Krishna Tirthaji Maharaj. 1994 Vedic Mathematics. MotilalBanarasidas. New Delhi.2. Joshi,K. 1992(rp). The Veda and Indian Culture. Rastriya Veda Vidya Pratishthana. NewDelhi.3. Kangle, R.P. 1992 (rp). The Kautilya Arthasastra. Delhi.4. Kulkarni, R.P. 1983. Geometry according to Sulba Sutra. Samsodhana Mandal. Pune.5. Majumdar, R.C. 1994 (rp). Ancient India. Motilal Banarsidas Publishers. Delhi.6. Patel, I.S. (ed). 1984. Science and the Vedas. Bombay.7. Majumdar, R.C. 1996 (ed) (rp). The History and Culture of the Indian People. Vol I-IV.

Bharatriya Vidya Bhavan. Mumbai

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SEMESTER – III


III Part - I - Language Tamil - III 3 1 0 3


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III Part - I - Language Hindi - III 3 1 0 3

UNIT –I INTRODUCTION TO VOCABULARY:a) Sabd Rachana and Sabd Vicharb) Prefix and Suffix practicesc) Correction of Sentencesd) Chahiye and Apna Usage

UNIT – II HINDI LITERATURE – OLD POETRYa) Kabir ke Doheb) Vrind Ke Dohec) Kanthasthikaran aur Vyakhya bhag

UNIT – III HINDI LITERATURE – MODERN POETRYa) “Jhanda ooncha rahe Hamara” by Shyam lal Parshadb) Jara Yaad karo kurbani (Geeth)- Kavi Pradeep

UNIT – IV HINDI LITERATURE- PROSEa) Chandra Sekhar Ajad (Jeevni) – Manmath nath Gupth

UNIT – V HINDI LITERATURE- PROSEa) Paryaavaran aur Pradushan (Nibandh)

TEXT BOOK :1. HINDI SOURABH (Prepared by Department of Hindi, SCSVMV)

REFERENCE BOOKS :1. Dinkar ka Kavya : Jagmohan sharma, Rashtriya Hindi Sahitya Parishad, New Delhi

20162. Hindi Kavya me Rashtriya Ekatha : Krishna Bhavuk, Hindi Sahitya Parishad, New

Delhi 20163. Rashtriyatha aur Hindi Cinema : Kumar Bhaskar, Hindi Sahitya parishad, New Delhi

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III Part - I - Language Sanskrit - III 3 1 0 3

Unit - I भागः - कEloquence of Mahabharata 1-15Verses

Unit - II भागः -खEloquence of Mahabharata 16-30 Verses

Unit - III भागः - गHitopadesa - Prologue

Stories - 1. Old Tiger and Traveller

2. Cat and Vulture

Unit - IV भागः - घHitopadesa - Stories - 1. Pair of Crows

2. Pair of Tittibhas

3. Rabbits and Elephant

Unit - V भागः - ङHitopadesa - Stories - 1. Jackal

2. Crane and Crab

3. Camel

Text Books:1. Eloquence of Mahabharata, Prepared by Dept. of Sanskrit and Indian Culture,

SCSVMV University.2. Hitopadesa - Complied by Dept. of Sanskrit and Indian Culture, SCSVMV University.

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Sem Part Title of the paper L T P CIII Part - II English - III 3 1 0 3

Objectives:

Introducing the basic language skills to the students.

To develop and integrate the use of the four language skills i.e. Reading, Listening,Speaking, Writing

UNIT I: LISTENING Introduction to listening, Listen for gist and respond, Listen for details and key words to understand specific meaning, Listen and respond to questions and requests for personal information, Listen to simple conversations in everyday contexts and respond, Listen to lectures, presentations and other suitable listening materials from electronic

media, and take notes, Listen to telephone calls and respond; keep notes while listening, Listening to announcements (railway/bus stations/airport/stadium announcement, etc.) Listening to radio and TV Common barriers to the listening process.

UNIT II: SPEAKING Use conversation starters: Introducing oneself, introducing others, small talk about

family, friends, hobbies, profession, studies, etc. Use of a dictionary for pronunciation practice, Summarize academic readings and lectures, and make presentations, Describe graphs, tables, and charts. Describe machines and their functions, e.g. computers and hardware, Describing processes, e.g. how to download apps in mobile handsets. Ask for and give permission, seek clarification, offer and respond to offers. Ask questions and respond to questions politely, Congratulate people on their success, apologize. Give feedback in listening contexts.

UNIT: III READING Reading comprehension Four modes of reading (oral reading to an audience, oral reading to oneself, silent

reading, silent reading while listening) Pre-/during-/post-reading activities Reading to enrich vocabulary Skimming through reading texts and determine two or more main ideas or themes, Scanning through reading texts to understand and explain how key details support the

main ideas or themes,

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Understanding text structures (Reading texts to have these structures: sequencing,comparing and contrasting, relating cause and effect, problems and problem solving),

Noticing and discussing rhetorical and cultural aspects depicted in texts, Learning the structure of paragraphs and cohesive devices used in reading texts

UNIT: IV WRITING Basic paragraph structure: main idea, supporting sentences, use of examples, conclusion, Use basic sentence structures to write a paragraph; use cohesive devices to connect

sentences in a paragraph; use transitional devices for cohesion and for contrastparagraph internally and between paragraphs (The above structures and devices to beconsciously used in all writing tasks),

Understand and use text structures in paragraphs: sequencing, comparing andcontrasting, relating cause and effect, problems and problem solving,

Write informal letters, applications, and official letters of request and denial, Write official e-mails, memos and notices, Prepare notes from reading texts, Take notes from spoken texts, Summarize key ideas and information in organized points developed from the notes

prepared Letter writing and report writing

UNIT : V ACTIVITIES ON LSRW

Teacher and student made activities on Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.

Book Prescribed:

1. Ramesh, M.S. Business Communication. New Delhi: R. Chand & Co. 20032. FitzGerald, Helen.Cross Cultural Communication. Melbourne: Hospitality Press. 2002.

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Sem Part Title of the paper L T P CIII Allied III History of English Literature - I 4 1 0 5

Objective:

To help a student to develop a broad understanding of the ages, their characteristics,

major literary movements with reference to the major writers.

To introduce major writers and their works in chronological order.

To help them understand the English thoughts, culture and history reflected in literature.

Unit I English Literature Before Chaucer And The Age of Chaucer

Chaucer- Langland- Wycliff- Gower- John Lilly- Thomas Nash

Unit II From Chaucer to Tottel’s Miscellany

Ralph Robinson- Sir Thomas More- Lydgate- Sir Thomas Wyatt- Henry Howard-

Earl of Surry- Malory- Thomas Love Peacock

Unit III Development of Drama to 1561

Shakespeare- George Chapman- Ben Jonson- Christopher Marlowe- Thomas Dekker-

James Shirley- Thomas Middleton- Thomas Dekker- Thomas Heywood- Ben Jonson-

Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher- Edmund Spenser- Sir Philip Sidney- Sir Walter

Raleigh- Michael Drayton- John Donne

Unit IV Age of Milton(1625-1660)

Andrew Marvell- John Milton- John Bunyan- Richard Crashaw- Richardson- Congreve

Unit V Age of Dryden (1660-1700)

John Dryden- William Congreve- William Wycherley- Cowley- Samuel Butler

Book Prescribed:

W. H. Hudson –An Outline History of English Literature

Reference books:

Albert, Edward. History of English Literature

Rickett, Compton. A History of English Literature. New Delhi: UBSPD Pvt. Ltd. 2009. Reprint.

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Sem Part Title of the paper L T P CIII Core - IV Romantic Age 4 1 0 5

Objectives: To inculcate a sense of romanticism of English in students. To train students in the simple literary discipline of sustained reading of poetry, prose

writing, drama and novel of considerable length To help them understand the English thoughts, culture and history reflected in literature

Unit I Poetry - IWilliam Blake : Tiger

The LambLa Belle Dame sans Merci: A Ballad

William Wordsworth : The Solitary ReaperI Travelled among Unknown Men

Unit II Poetry – IIByron : PrometheusShelley : To a SkylarkS.T. Coleridge : Dejection: An Ode

Kubla KhanJohn Keats : Ode to a Nightingale

Unit III ProseCharles Lamb : Dream Children

South Sea HouseThe Superannuated Man

Unit VI DramaR. B. Sheridan : The Rivals

Unit V NovelJane Austen : Pride and Prejudice.

Reference Books

Ramachandran, C.N., Five Centuries of Poetry, Ed. MacMillan Publisher.

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Maple Press. 2014.

Sheriden, R.B. The Rival. Create Space Independent Platform. 2012

Selected Essays of Charles Lamb. Forgotten Books. 2015.

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Sem Part Title of the paper L T P CIII Core - V Victorian Age 4 1 0 5

To inculcate a sense of appreciation of English Poetry in students. To train students in the simple literary discipline of sustained reading of prose writing of

considerable length To help them understand the English thoughts, culture and history reflected in literature

Unit I Poetry – IRobert Browning : Andrea Del Sarto

My Last DuchessJ.M. Hopkins : The Wreck of the DeutschlandAlfred Tennyson : The Princess: A Medley

Unit II Poetry – IIAnne Bronte : AppealE.B. Browning : How do I love thee? (Sonnets from the Portuguese)D.G. Rosetti : The Blessed DamozelMathew Arnold : Rugby Chapel

Dover Beach

Unit III ProseJohn Ruskin : King’s Treasuries

Lilies of Queen’s GardenThe Mystery of Life and Its Arts

Unit VI DramaOscar Wilde : The Importance of Being Earnest

Unit VCharles Dickens : The Tale of Two Cities

Reference BooksDickens, Charles. The Tale of Two Cities. Rupa Publications. 1999.

Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest. Create Space Publishing. 2010.

Ruskin, John. Seasame and Lillies. Yale University Press. 2002.

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IV Part - I - Language Hindi - IV 3 1 0 3

UNIT –IINTRODUCTION TO FUNCTIONAL HINDI:

a) Raj Bhasha Rashtra Bhasha and Sampark Bhashab) Functional Hindi- Introduction

UNIT – IIINTRODUCTION TO OFFICIAL LANGUAGE TERMINOLOGY :

a) Technical usage of Official Terminologyb) Introduction to Official Language – Glossary

UNIT – IIIHISTORY OF HINDI LITERATURE:

a) Introduction to History of Hindi Literatureb) The different periods of Hindi Literature – an Outlook

UNIT – IVHISTORY OF HINDI LITERATURE- FAMOUS PERSONALITIES

a) Famous Hindi Poetsb) Famous Hindi Prose Writers

UNIT – VLETTER WRITING

a) Different models of Letters – Practiceb) Personal Letters- Practicec) Official Letters - Practice

TEXT BOOK :1. HINDI SOURABH (Prepared by Department of Hindi, SCSVMV) & Material

of Translation prepared by Department of Hindi.

REFERENCE BOOKS :1. Hindi Sahitya ka naya Ithihas : Dr. Ramkumar Varma, Rajkamal Prakashan 1997.2. Pramukh Kala Jayi Hindi kavi : KrishnaDev Jhari, Hindi Sahitya Parishad, New

Delhi 20163. Aadhunik Hindi Kavitha : Dr. Jagadish Chandra Sharma, Hindi Sahitya parishad,

New Delhi. 2016

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IV Part - I - Language Sanskrit - IV 3 1 0 3

Unit - I भागः - कRamodantam - Balakanda 1-20 Verses

Unit - II भागः -खRamodantam - Balakanda 21-30 Verses

Unit - III भागः - गVyasavacanabhagavatam (From Kathamukham to Putanavadha)

Unit - IV भागः - घVyasavacanabhagavatam (From Sakatabhanga to Devendragarva Bhanga)

Unit - V भागः - ङPoets of Sanskrit - Kalidasa, Bharavi, Magha, Sriharsa.

Text Books:

1. Ramodantam - R.S. Vadhyar & Son, Palaghat.

2. VyasavacanaBhagavatam - K.Srinivasacari, The little flower & Co, Madras.

3. History of Sanskrit literature.

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IV Part - II English - IV 3 1 0 3

Objectives: To improve the competency in communication skill related presentation of messages in

multiple formats. To improve the competency in critical thinking skills related to the analysis,

interpretation and criticism of messages.

Unit-1: COMMUNICATIONCommunication: Meaning, Nature, Importance and Purpose of Communication,Types of Communication, Process of Communication, Communication Networkin an Organization, Strategy for Effective Communication, Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication, Barriers to Communication, Essentials of GoodCommunication, Communication Techniques.

Unit II: TELEPHONIC SKILLSBasics of telephone communication, how to handle calls- telephone manners,leaving a message, making requests, greeting and leave taking overphone(etiquette), asking for and giving information, giving instructions, listeningfor tone/mood and attitude at the other end handling the situations especiallytrouble shooting, teleconference handling, handling Tele interviews for CallCenters

Unit III: EFFECTIVE CONVERSATIONMaking enquiry & requests, Answering general questions, railway enquiry,looking for accommodation, asking about a course, asking for & givingdirections.

Unit IV: CAREER SKILLSApplying for job, Cover letters, Resume and Effective Profiling, Interviews,Group discussions.Importance and Factors Involving Job Interview; Characteristics of JobInterview; Job Interview Process; Job Interview Techniques- Manners andetiquettes to be maintained during an interview; Sample Questions Commonlyasked During Interview

Unit V: PRESENTATION SKILLSPresentation Skills, Interviews, Public Speaking, Preparing a Speech, Organisingthe Speech, Special Occasion Speeches, self-introduction, guidelines for thebeginners

Books Prescribed:1. Kavita Tyagi, Padma Misra. Professional Communication. New Delhi: PHI Learning

Pvt. Ltd. 2011.

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2. Mohan, Krishna, Meera Bannerji. Developing Communication Skills. New Delhi:Macmillan. 2000.

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Sem Part Title of the paper L T P CIV Allied IV History of English Literature II 4 1 0 5

Objective:

To help a student to develop a broad understanding of the ages, their characteristics,major literary movements with reference to the major writers and their works.

Unit I: Age of Pope (1700- 1745)

Pope- Addison and Steele- Thomson- Danial Defoe- Mathew Prior- John Gay

Unit-II: Age of Johnson (1745- 1798)

Samuel Johnson- Richardson- Henry Fielding- Smollett- Walpole- Goldsmith-

Edmund Burke- Blake- Byron

Unit-III: Age of Wordsworth (1798-1832)

Wordsworth- Coleridge- Browning- Walter Scott- Shelley- Keats- Campbell-

Cowper

Unit IV: Age of Tennyson (1832- 1887)

Tennyson- Mathew Arnold- Charles Dickinson- Thackeray- George Eliot-

R.L. Stevenson- Rossetti

Unit- V: Twentieth Century

T.S.Eliot- Joseph Conrad-Rudyard Kipling- James Joyce- Virginia Woolf -

George Orwell

Book Prescribed:

Hudson, W. H. An Outline History of English Literature. Noida: Maple Press. 2012.

Reference books

Albert, Edward - History of English Literature. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. 2008.

Compton – Rickett, Arthur. A History of English Literature. New Delhi: UBSPD Pvt. Ltd. 1998.

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Sem Part Title of the paper L T P CIV Core – VI Twentieth Century British Literature 4 1 0 5

Objectives:

To help them understand the English thoughts, culture and history reflected in literature. To make students aware of the social problems from the themes of the novels in English. To train students in the simple literary discipline of sustained reading of prose writing of

considerable length

Unit I Poetry – IW. H. Auden : Lullaby

Unknown CitizenD.H. Lawrence : SnakeWilfred Owen : Anthem for Doomed YouthW.B.Yeats : Sailing To Byzantium

Unit II Poetry-IIDylan Thomas : Do not go gentle into that good night.Philip Larkin : Church Going

AubadeT.S. Eliot : The Waste landSeamus Heaney : Digging

Unit III Prose

E.M.Forster : Notes on the English CharacterTolerance

T.S.Eliot : Tradition and Individual Talent

Unit IV Drama

G.B. Shaw : Pygmalion

Unit V Novel

John Osborne : Look Back in Anger

Reference:Thomas, C. T., (Ed.) 20th Century Verse: An Anglo- American Anthology. New Delhi:

Macmillan, 1979.

R. Viswanathan (Ed.).Viewless Wings. Indian Open University Books.

Woolman, Maurice (Ed.) - Ten Twentieth Century Poets. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

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Sem Part Title of the paper L T P CIV Core - VII Indian Writing in English 4 1 0 5

Objectives: To introduce students to the Indian writers who have written in English. To familiarize the students with the ethos of India.

Unit I: PoetrySarojini Naidu : Village Song

The Queen’s RivalA.K. Ramanujan : AstronomerNissim Ezekiel : Professor

Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T.S.

Unit II: PoetryKamala Das : My Grandmother’s HouseR. Parthasarathy : Home ComingGieve Patel : On Killing a TreeToru Dutt : SitaJayanta Mahapatra : Grandfather

Unit III: ProseC. Rajagopalachari : Education for New IndiaSwami Vivekananda : The Secret of WorkJawaharlal Nehru : Opportunity for Youth

Unit IV: DramaMahesh Dattani : Tara

Unit V: NovelShashi Deshpande : That Long Silence

Reference Books1. Dattani, Mahesh. Tara: A Play in Two acts. Orient Longman, 1995.2. Deshpande, Shashi. That Long Silence. Penguin India. 1989.3. Panda, Haladhar (Eds.) Selections from Modern English Prose. Hyderabad: University

Press Pvt.Ltd, 2004.4. Parthasarathy, R. Ten 20th Century Indian Poets. New Delhi: Oxford University Press,

1997.

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V Core – VIII American Literature 4 1 0 5

Objectives: To familiarize the students with the main currents of developments in American

Literature from its beginning to the mid-twentieth century. To introduce students to a few select writings in American Literature

Unit-I Poetry- IRobert Frost : After Apple- PickingEmerson : BrahmaSylvia Plath : Lady LazarusEmily Dickinson : Because I could Not stop for DeathMaya Angelou : Still I Rise

Unit – II: Poetry-IIWalt Whitman : O! Captain, My Captain!W.H. Auden : The Unknown CitizenHart Crane : To Brooklyn Bridgee.e.cummings : The Cambridge LadiesWallace Stevens : The Snowman

Unit – III: ProseEmerson : Self-RelianceThoreau : Where I lived and What I lived forJames Thurber : The Owl in the Attic

Unit – IV DramaArthur Miller : Death of a Salesman

Unit – V NovelToni Morrison : Beloved

Reference Books1. Morrison, Toni. Beloved. London: Vintage Classics. 20072. Miller, Arthur. Death of Salesman. New York: Penguin. 1976.3. Thoreau, Henry. Where I lived and What I lived for. New York: Penguin. 2006.4. James Thurber, The Owl in the Attic. Joanna Cotler.1997.5. Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Self-Reliance and other Essays. Sea Horse Publishing. 2013.

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Sem Part Title of the paper L T P CV Core - IX New Literature 4 1 0 5

Objectives: To acquaint students with the literatures other than British and American. To make students empathize with the Post-Colonial stance.

Unit-I: PoetryA. D. Hope : AustraliaAllen Curnow : House and LandWole Soyinka : Telephone ConversationDereck Walcott : A Far Cry from AfricaMaya Angelou : Still I Rise

Unit-II: PoetryKishwar Naheed : I am Not that WomanP.K. Page : AdolescenceWilfered Campbell : The Winter LakesA.G .Smith : Ode on the Death of William Butler YeatsMargaret Atwood : Journey to the Interior

Unit III: ProseChinua Achebe : The Novelist as TeacherAnanda Commarasamy: The Dance of ShivaC. L. R. James : Beyond A Boundary, In The Arnold Anthology of Post-

Colonial Literatures in English, Op. Cit.Unit IV : DramaWole Soyinka : The Lion and the Jewel

Unit V: FictionChinua Achebe : Things Fall Apart

Reference Books

Soyinka, Wole. The Lion and the Jewel.New Delhi: OUP. 1974

Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart.New York: Penguin Press. 2006.

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Sem Part Title of the paper L T P CV Core - X Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology 4 1 0 5

Objectives: To enable students to acquire a theoretical background of the sound system in English. To enable them to acquire pronunciation skill.

Unit I:Problems in Pronunciation

Unit II:How the Speech organs work in English.

Unit III:The Consonants of EnglishConsonant sequences

Unit VI:The vowels in English

Unit V:Words in companyIntonation

Reference Books:1. O’ Connor, J.D., Better English Pronunciation, Cambridge: Cambridge University

Press. 19982. Balasubramanian, T. A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students. New Delhi:

Macmillan Publishers, 2012.3. Sethi, J. & Dhamija, P.V. A Course in Phonetics and Spoken English. New Delhi:

Prentice Hall India, 1999.4. Bansal, R.K. & Harrison, J.B. Spoken English. New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan, 1983.

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Sem Part Title of the paper L T P CV Core - XI Introduction to Literary Criticism & Theory 4 1 0 5

Objectives: To enable the students to understand the literary critical thought down the ages. To make the students learn the type of criticism that influenced the respective ages.

Unit I Classical CriticismPlatoAristotleHorace

Unit II Medieval & Renaissance CriticismCriticism in the RenaissanceSir Philip Sidney

Unit III Romantic CriticismWilliam WordsworthS.T. ColeridgeMathew Arnold

Unit IV Twentieth Century CriticismT. S. EliotI. A. RichardsNew CriticismArchetypal Criticism

Unit V Contemporary TheoriesModernism & Post ModernismStructuralismReader Response CriticismFeminist CriticismPsychoanalytic Criticism

Prescribed BookNagarajan, M.S. English Literary Criticism and Theory: An Introductory History. Hyderabad:

Orient Blackswan. 2006.

Barry, Peter. Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory.

3rd Edition. Manchester:Manchester University Press. 2017.

Abrams, M.H. Glossary of Literary Terms. 11th Edition. New Delhi: Cengage Learning. 2013.

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VSkill BasedElective – I

(a) or (b)(a) Basics of Computer 4 1 0 5

Objectives:• To learn basic principles of using Windows operation system.• To be able to access the Internet, Worldwide Web, as well as use Internet directories and

search engines• To develop an intuitive sense of how computers work• To learn how they can be used to make the academic work more efficient.

Unit I : Fundamentals of ComputersComputer – definition – characteristics – basic applications – generations of computers

Unit II: Operating System – MS WindowsOperating systems – definition – basic components of windows – of windows, icons, types oficons, taskbar, activating windows, using desktop, title bar, running applications, exploringcomputer, managing files and folders, copying and moving files and folders.

Unit III: Word Processing – MS WordWord Processing Basic: An Introduction to Word Processing and MS-Word, Working withdocuments, using tables, pictures, and charts, using mail merge and sending a letter to a groupof people, creating form letters and labels, collaborating with workgroups, modifying a report,macros

Unit IV: Presentation software – MS Power PointCreating and enhancing a presentation, creating and publishing a web presentation, modifying apresentation, working with visual elements, delivering a presentation and designing a template

Unit V: Browsing the internetLAN – WAN - Introduction to internet & application - web-sites – E-mails – Browsers - URLaddress, Search, Moving Around in a web-site, Printing or saving portion of web pages,downloading and uploading - Chatting on Internet - Creating Email id - Inbox and outbox -Viewing an email, Sending an Email, Saving mails, Sending same mail to various users -Sending soft copy as attachment, Enclosures to email, sending a Portion of document as email.

Reference Books1. Jain, V.K. Computer for Beginners. New Delhi: Pustak Mahal, 2006.2. Goel, Anita. Computer Fundamentals. Delhi: Pearson, 2010.3. Miller, Michael. Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Computer Basics. (V Edition). Indiana:

Pearson Education, 2010.

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VSkill BasedElective – I(a) or (b)

(b) English for Mass Media 4 1 0 5

Objectives: To expose students English language skill to the field of Journalism. To impart the knowledge of Electronic Media and its benefits To prepare the students as good script writers and make them employable in the field of

Mass Media.

Unit I : English for Print MediaQualities and responsibilities of news editor – editing handouts and pressreleases – interviewing and writing interview-based reports – telephonicinterview – basics of covering accident reports, deaths, natural disasters, sports,business, politics, entertainment and so on – news headlines – lead and body.

Unit II: English for RadioWriting for radio – script writing for radio drama, documentary, feature andother programmes – key elements of radio writing – styles and techniques ofscripting – announcing and anchoring – radio jockeying - radio commercials -chat shows – running commentary and so on.

Unit III: English for TelevisionFundamentals of writing and reporting for TV - Script writing – idea to script –stages of script development – writing to pictures – TV news writing styles – TVnews presentation – news anchoring – video jockeying

Unit IV: English for Documentary and CinemaIntroduction to documentary, films, features, teleplay, telefilm – programmeformats – nature films, short films, children films – short analysis ondocumentaries – film reviews.

Univ V: English for InternetWriting templates – content – annotative reporting – creating portals – blogging– podcasting – microblogging – web pages –e-groups –e-governance – writing insocial networking sites - technical writing – objectives – prewriting, writing andre-writing – mobile communications & technology (apps)

Reference Books1. Kumar, Kewal J. Mass Communication in India, Jaico Books, New Delhi. 2005.2. Melvin Mencher. News Reporting and Writing. New York: Oxford University Press,

2007.3. Lanson, Jerry and Stephens, Mitchell. Writing and Reporting the news. New York:

Oxford University Press, 20084. This is All India Radio – U.L. Baurah.5. Wulfemeyer, Tim K. Beginning Radio-TV News Writing. New Delhi: Surjeet

Publications.6. Dancyger, Ken. The Technique of Film and Video Editing – History, Theory and

Practice, 4th Edition.

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Sem Part Title of the paper L T P CVI Core – XII Shakespeare 4 1 0 5

Objectives: To introduce the students to the plays and sonnets of Shakespeare. To develop an interest among them about Shakespearean style and writings.

Unit: I

Merchant of Venice

Unit: II

Henry IV

Unit: III

Macbeth

Unit: IV

Sonnets: 18, 104, 130,138

Unit: V

Famous characters of Shakespeare’s Plays:Cleopatra (Antony & Cleopatra),Touchstone (As You Like It),Three witches (The Tempest),Iago (Othello) andRomeo (Romeo & Juliet)

Reference books:

1. Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. Vishv Book Pvt. Ltd. 20162. Shakespeare, William. Merchant of Venice. Chand Publications. 2017.3. Shakespeare, William. Henry IV, Cambridge University Press. 1999.4. Shakespeare, William. Shakespeare’s Sonnets. Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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VI Core – XIII Green Literature 4 1 0 5

Objectives: To introduce the students with an overall view of literature and ecological thinking. To introduce the students to some basic texts and concepts in the direction of ecology.

Unit I Poetry - IWilliam Blake : The Echoing GreenJohn Donne : The FleaTed Hughes : The WindRobert Frost : Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy EveningWilliam Wordsworth : Daffodils

Unit II Poetry - IIWilliam Shakespeare : Under the Greenwood TreeRabindranath Tagore : The Banyan TreeWalt Whitman : Song of the Redwood TreeS.T. Coleridge : To NatureEmily Dickinson : Nature is what we see

Unit III ProseThoreau : Sounds

Unit – IV DramaWilliam Shakespeare : Winter’s Tale

Unit –V FictionAravind Adiga : The White Tiger

Reference Books:

Adiga, Aravind. The White Tiger. Free Press. 2008

Shakespeare, William. Winter’s Tale. Penguin Press. 1998

Thoreau, Henry. Walden. Penguin. 2006.

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Sem Part Title of the paper L T P CVI Core - XIV Language & Linguistics 4 1 0 5

Objectives: To introduce students, the origin and growth of English Language. To make students to understand literature better in the back drop of the changes that

have happened in English Language down the ages.

Unit I: Origin and development of English LanguageIndo-European family of LanguagesOld EnglishMiddle EnglishGrimm’s Law – Verner’s Law

Unit II: Contribution to English LanguageForeign Contribution to English LanguageIndividualContribution of Bible

Unit III:Meaning ChangeVocabularyAmerican EnglishStandard English

Unit IV: Grammar & GrammarsWhy study grammarCorrect and incorrectSpeech and writingForm and meaning

Unit V:Some Traditional ConceptsWords, Inflection and syntaxParts of speechSentence, clause and phraseConcord and government

Reference Books1. Palmer, Frank. Grammar. Viking Penguin. 1972.2. Wrenn. C.L. The English Language. New Delhi: Chand Publishing. 2007.

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VISkill BasedElective – II

(a) or (b)(a) English for Competitive Exams 4 1 0 5

Objectives:

To teach students the intricacies of English in order to develop language skills so thatthey may face competitive examinations.

To equip them with written skills and spoken skills.

Unit ISpotting errorsGrammatical / Idiomatic error identification, Sentence Correction

Unit IIReading ComprehensionStrategies for reading comprehension, enhancing word power, cloze reading, analogy andrearranging jumbled sentences.

Unit IIIGeneral KnowledgeGeneral, Current Affairs

Unit IVInterview SkillsGroup Discussion, Face to face Conversation and Telephonic Conversation

Unit VWritten CommunicationFormal Reports, Minutes, Resume Writing, Business letters and Precise Writing, ProposalWriting

ReferenceBhargava,Rajul.English for Competitive Examinations. New Delhi: Macmillan. 2000.Saraswathi, V. English for Competitive Examinations. Chennai: Emerald Publishers. 1996

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VISkill BasedElective – II

(a) or (b)(b) Creative Writing 4 1 0 5

Objectives: To Explore the creative process through writing To define/determine individual goals as a writer To learn about varied techniques of fiction, non-fiction & poetry To learn how to critique (and be critiqued) constructively

Unit I : Getting StartedYou and your writing – getting into the write mind – finding materialto work with

Unit II: Introducing the Elements of Creative WritingCreating characters – discovering dialogue – choosing a narrator – describing yourworld – plotting your way – creating a structure – rewriting and editing.

Unit III: Writing fictionWhen less is more: crafting short stories – writing the novel – writing for children –penning plays – writing screenplays – rhymes and reasons

Unit IV: Exploring Non-fictionBreaking into journalism – writing from life – crafting narrative non-fiction – travelwriting - blogging

Unit V: Finding an Audience & the part of tensFinding professionals to publish – becoming a professional – top ten tips for writers –ten ways to get noticed – ten inspiring pieces of writing

Reference Books1. Harper, Graeme. (Eds.) Teaching Creative Writing. London: Continuum, 2006.2. Hamand, Maggie. Creative Writing for Dummies. England: John Wiley and Sons, 2009.3. Earnshaw, Steven. The Handbook of Creative Writing. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University

Press, 2007.4. Julia Bell & Paul Magrs. The Creative Writing Course book. London: Macmillan, 2001.

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VI Compulsory A Short Dissertation / Project 4 1 0 5

Objectives:

Each student will have to do a dissertation/project on nay area of literature under the guidance

of a regular faculty. The aim is to make the student gain an in-depth knowledge of the subject of

choice. It should be attaining new knowledge in the subject. Individual teachers will guide the

students in Methodology and Research.

Outcome:

After Dissertations/Project students would realize the intricacies involved in such writings and

sense the seriousness of the undertaking.

Documents

SRI CHANDRASEKHARENDRA SARASWATHI VISWA ......In case of failure in any paper, the candidate concerned has to reappear for that paper only. Pattern of Question paper: There shall be