Course Structure: Paper XII

Study Guide For English @ UNOM Affiliated College Syllabus

Course Structure: Paper XII

Twentieth Century Poetry

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

M.A. ENGLISH SYLLABUS @ University of Madras Affiliated Colleges

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M.A. DEGREE COURSE IN ENGLISH(w.e.f. 2008-2009)

FIRST SEMESTER

S.NO.	COURSE COMPONENTS	NAME OF COURSE	SEMESTER	INST. HOURS	CREDITS	HRS	MAX MARKS
S.NO.	COURSE COMPONENTS	NAME OF COURSE	SEMESTER	INST. HOURS	CREDITS	HRS	CIA	EXTERNAL
1	CORE	PAPER 1 Poetry I From Chaucer to 17^th Century	I	6 HRS	4	3	25	75
2	CORE	PAPER 2 Drama I Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama	I	6 HRS	4	3	25	75
3	CORE	PAPER 3 Fiction I Origins and Developments upto 18^th Century	I	6 HRS	4	3	25	75
4	CORE	PAPER 4 Indian Writing in English and in Translation	I	6 HRS	4	3	25	75
5	ELECTIVE (within the department)	Classics in Translation	I	4 HRS	3	3	25	75
6	ELECTIVE (for other departments)	Spoken English	I	4 HRS	3	3	25	75
7	Soft Skills		I	4 HRS	2	3	25	75

SECOND SEMESTER

S.NO.	COURSE COMPONENTS	NAME OF COURSE	SEMESTER	INST. HOURS	CREDITS	HRS	MAX MARKS
S.NO.	COURSE COMPONENTS	NAME OF COURSE	SEMESTER	INST. HOURS	CREDITS	HRS	CIA	EXTERNAL
8	CORE	PAPER 5 American Literature	II	6 HRS	4	3	25	75
9	CORE	PAPER 6 Poetry II Eighteenth to Nineteenth Century	II	6 HRS	4	3	25	75
10	CORE	PAPER 7 Drama II Restoration to Twentieth Century	II	6 HRS	4	3	25	75
11	CORE	PAPER 8 Fiction II Nineteenth to Twentieth Century	II	6 HRS	4	3	25	75
12	Elective within the Department /ED	English for Careers	II	4 HRS	3	3	25	75
13	Elective for other Departments	English for Careers	II	4 HRS	3	3	25	75
14	Soft Skills		II	4 HRS	2	3	25	75

THIRD SEMESTER

COURSE COMPONENTS	NAME OF COURSE	SEMESTER	INST. HOURS	CREDITS	HRS	MAX MARKS
COURSE COMPONENTS	NAME OF COURSE	SEMESTER	INST. HOURS	CREDITS	HRS	CIA	EXTERNAL
CORE	PAPER 9 Shakespeare Studies	III	6 HRS	4	3	25	75
CORE	PAPER 10 English Language and Linguistics	III	6 HRS	4	3	25	75
CORE	PAPER 11 Literary Criticism and Literary Theory	III	6 HRS	4	3	25	75
Elective within the Department /ED	Literature, Analysis, Approaches and Applications	III	4 HRS	3	3	25	75
Elective /ED	Copy Editing	III	4 HRS	3	3	25	75
Soft Skills		III	4 HRS	2	3	40	60
Internship		III		2

** Internship will be carried out during the summer vacation of the first year and marks should be sent to the University by the College and the same will be included in the Third Semester Marks Statement.

FOURTH SEMESTER

COURSE COMPONENTS	NAME OF COURSE	SEMESTER	INST. HOURS	CREDITS	HRS	MAX MARKS
COURSE COMPONENTS	NAME OF COURSE	SEMESTER	INST. HOURS	CREDITS	HRS	CIA	EXTERNAL
CORE	PAPER 12 Twentieth Century Poetry	III	6 HRS	4	3	25	75
CORE	PAPER 13 Writings by and on Women	IV	6 HRS	4	3	25	75
CORE	PAPER 14 General Essay	IV	6 HRS	4	3	25	75
Soft Skills		IV		4	3	40	60
Elective within the Department /ED	Film Studies	IV	4 HRS	3	3	20	80
PROJECT PLUS VIVA VOCE	PAPER 15	IV	-----	6	---	150 Project * 50 Viva Voce (Viva – fully external)

* Project: Internal - 50 Marks

External – 100 Marks

60 Credits to secure from Core Papers in all the four semesters. Minimum total credits 90 credits for securing a Post-graduate degree in a given subject.

QUESTION PAPER PATTERN – END OF SEMESTER EXAM:

S.No.	Questions	Marks classification	Total Marks
1.	Section A – 10 Questions out of 12 (50 words)	10 x 1	10
2.	Section B – 5 Questions out of 7(200 words)	5 x 5	25
3.	Section C – 4 Questions out 6(500 words)	4 x 10	40

III. Components for CIA :

Papers	Test	Seminar	Assignment	Quiz	Term Paper
9 b Copy Editing	5	5	5		5
14 b Technical Writing	5	5	5		5
17 a In-house Magazine			20
18 b Film Studies	5	5	5		5

For remaining papers, excepting the project, the marks may be awarded as follows:

(All items are not compulsory; Each Board to decide on components and marks weightages)

M.A. DEGREE COURSE IN ENGLISH

FIRST SEMESTER

Course Structure: Paper I

Title of the Course / Paper	Poetry I From Chaucer to 17^th Century
Category of the Course C	Year & Semester First Year & First Semester	Credits 4	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	The Objective of this paper is to familiarize students with English Poetry starting from Medieval England to 17^th Century focusing on the evolution of Poetic forms such as Sonnet, Ballad, Lyric, Satire, Epic etc.,
Course Outline	UNIT I Chaucer and Medieval England 1. Geoffrey Chaucer From “The Prologue” to The Canterbury Tales The Knight The Prioress The Wife of Bath The Monk The Doctor of Physic
	UNIT 2 Poetic Forms During 16^th Century Lyric, Ballad, Sonnet Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens Spenser’s Prothalamion Wyatt and Surrey’s sonnets – 2 Sonnets
	UNIT 3 Poetic Forms during 17^th Century Metaphysical Poetry John Donne The Canonisation Ecstasy
	UNIT 4 Satire John Dryden Absalom and Achitophel
	UNIT 5 Epic John Milton Paradise Lost Book IX

Recommended Texts:

1973, The Oxford Anthology of English Literature Vol. I. The Middle Ages Through the 18^thcentury. OUP, London

Standard editions of texts

Reference Books:

T.S. Eliot, 1932, “The Metaphysical Poets” from Selected Essay; Faber and Faber limited, London.

H.S. Bennett, 1970, Chaucer and the Fifteenth Century, Clarendon Press, London.

Malcolm Bradbury and David Palmer, ed., 1970 Metaphysical Poetry, Stratford - upon – Avon Studies Vol. II, Edward Arnold, London.

William R. Keast, ed., 1971, Seventeenth Century English Poetry: Modern Essays in Criticism, Oxford University Press, London.

A.G. George, 1971, Studies in Poetry, Heinemann Education Books Ltd., London.

David Daiches, 1981, A Critical History of English Literature Vols. I & II., Secker & Warburg, London.

Thomas N. Corns, ed., 1993, The Cambridge Companion to English Poetry: Donne to Marvell, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

H.J.C. Grierson, “Metaphysical Lyrics and Poems of the Seventeenth Century” OUP, 1983, London.

Website, e-learning resources

http://www.english/.org.uk/chaucer/htm

Course Structure: Paper II

Title of the Course / Paper	Drama I Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama
Category of the Course C	Year & Semester First Year & First Semester	Credits 4	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	The objective of this paper is to acquaint the students with the origin of drama in Britain and the stages of its evolution in the context of theater and culture through a study of representative texts from the Elizabethan and Jacobean Periods..
Course Outline	UNIT I Beginnings of Drama Miracle and Morality Plays – Everyman
	UNIT 2 The Senecan and Revenge Tragedy Thomas Kyd The Spanish Tragedy
	UNIT 3 Elizabethan Theatre Theatres, Theatre groups, audience, actors and conventions
	UNIT 4 Tragedy and Comedy Christoper Marlowe Doctor Faustus Ben Jonson Volpone
	UNIT 5 Jacobean Drama John Webster Duchess of Malfi

C – Core; E – Elective; ED – Extra disciplinary

Recommended Texts: Standard editions of texts

Reference Books:

1. Bradbrook, M.C., 1955, The Growth and Structure and Elizabethan Comedy, London.

2. Tillyard E.M.W., 1958, The Nature of Comedy & Shakespeare, London.

3. Una Ellis-Fermor, 1965, The Jacobean Drama: An Interpretation, Methuen & Co., London.

4. John Russell Brown and Bernard Harris, eds., Elizabethan Theatre, Stratford - upon - Avon Studies Vol 9., Edward Arnold, London.

5. Allardyce Nicoll, 1973, British Drama, Harrap, London.

6. Bradbrook, M.C., 1979, Themes and Conventions of Elizabethan Tragedy, Vikas Publishing House Pvt., Ltd., (6^th ed) New Delhi.

7. Michael Hathaway, 1982, Elizabethan Popular Theatre : Plays in Performance, Routledge, London.

8. Kinney, Arthur .F., 2004, A Companion to Renaissance Drama, Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.

Website, e-learning resources

http://www.clt.astate.edu/wmarey/asste%

http://eb.com

(Encyclopaedia Britannica – restricted site)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

(qualified search results on Elizabethan Theatre, Restoration Drama, Comedy of Manners, realism, naturalism, Abbey Theatre, Gaelic Revival, Modern Celts, Epic Theatre, Political Theatre, Experimental Theatre, etc. and on individual authors.)

http://www.questia.com

(online library for research)

Course Structure: Paper III

Title of the Course / Paper	Fiction I Origins and Developments upto 18^th Century
Category of the Course C	Year & Semester First Year & First Semester	Credits 4	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	The aim of this course is to familiarize the students with the origin and development of the British Novel upto the 18^th Century. The contents of the paper are meant to throw light on various concepts and theories of the novel.
Course Outline	UNIT I Novel as a Form, Concepts and Theories about the Novel; Poetics of the Novel – definition, types, narrative modes: omniscient narration.
	UNIT 2 Allegorical Novel and Satire John Bunyan The Pilgrim’s Progress Jonathan Swift Gulliver’s Travels
	UNIT 3 The New World Novel Daniel Defoe Robinson Crusoe
	UNIT 4 Picaresque Novel Henry Fielding Joseph Andrews
	UNIT 5 Middle Class Novel of Manners Jane Austen Sense and Sensibility

C – Core; E – Elective; ED – Extra disciplinary

Recommended Texts: Standard editions of texts

Reference Books:

1. Wayne C. Booth, 1961, The Rhetoric of Fiction, Chicago University Press, London.

2. F.R. Leavis, 1973, The Great Tradition, Chatto & Windus, London.

3. Ian Watt, 1974, Rise of the English Novel, Chatto & Windus, London.

4. Frederick R Karl, 1977, Reader’s Guide to the Development of the English Novel till the 18^thCentury, The Camelot Press Ltd. Southampton.

5. Ian Milligan, 1983, The Novel in English: An Introduction, Macmillan, Hong Kong.

Website, e-learning resources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/novel

Course Structure: Paper IV

Title of the Course / Paper	Indian Writing in English and in Translation
Category of the Course C	Year & Semester First Year & First Semester	Credits 4	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	The objective of this course is to enable the students to understand the evolution of Indian Writing in English with its dual focus on the influence of classical Indian tradition and on the impact of the West on it through representative texts in the different genres. It also enables them to get a glimpse of the rich diversity of culture and literature in the regional languages through translation in contemporary times.
Course Outline	UNIT I Indian Classical literary Tradition; impact of English Studies on India; Colonialism; Nationalism; Nativism and Expatriatism; Socio-Cultural issues such as gender, caste and region
	UNIT 2 Poetry Rabindranath Tagore Gitanjali: 12,36,63, 12) The Time my journey takes is long 36) This is my prayer to Thee 63) Thou hast made me known to friends Nissim Ezekiel “Background Casually” (Indian Writing in English ed. Makarand Paranjape, Macmillan 1993, p.112) K.K Daruwalla “Hawk” from The Anthology of Twelve Modern Indian Poets Ed. A.K. Mehrotra (OUP, 1992) Arun Kolatkar From Jejuri The Bus A Scratch Kamala Das Introduction, Eunuchs
	UNIT 3 Drama Vijay Tendulkar Silence! The Court is in Session
	UNIT 4 Prose and Fiction Prose Sri Aurobindo The Renaissance in India B.R. Ambedkar Extracts 4, 5 and 6 from Annihilation of Caste ed. Mulk Raj Anand (Delhi: Arnold Publishers, 1990, pp. 47-54) Fiction R.K. Narayan The Painter of Signs Shashi Deshpande Dark Holds No Terror
	UNIT 5 Indian Literature in Translation Poetry The following Selections from A.K. Ramanujan’s “Love and War” (The Oxford Indian Ramanujan, ed., Molly Daniels, OUP, 2004). Kapilar, Akananooru pg. 82 Purananooru pg. 356 Short Story The following selections from Routes: Representations of the West in Short Fiction from South India in Translation eds. Vanamala Viswanatha, V.C. Harris, C. Vijayashree and C.T. Indra (Macmillan 2000). Kannada Masti Venkatesa Iyengar The Sorley Episode Malayalam P. Surendran Synonyms of the Ocean Tamil Pudumai Pithan Teaching

C – Core; E – Elective; ED – Extra disciplinary

Recommended Texts: Standard editions of texts

Reference Books:

1. K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar, 1962, – History of Indian Writing in English, Sterling Publishers, New Delhi.

2. Herbert H. Gowen, 1975, A History of Indian Literature, Seema Publications, Delhi.

3. William Walsh, 1990, Indian Literature in English, Longman, London.

4. Subhash Chandra Sarker, 1991, Indian Literature, and Culture, B.R. Publishing Corporation, Delhi.

5. M.K. Naik & Shyamala A Narayan, 2001, Indian English Literature 1980-2000: A Critical Survey , D.K. Fine Art Press (P) Ltd., New Delhi.

6. Tabish Khair, 2001, Babu Fictions: Alienation in Contemporary Indian English Novels., OUP.

7. Rajul Bharagava Ed., 2002, Indian Writing in English: The Last Decade, Rawat Publications, New Delhi.

8. K. Satchidanandan, 2003, Authors, Texts, Issues: Essays on Indian literature, Pencraft International, New Delhi.

9. P.K. Rajan ed., 2004, Indian Literary Criticism in English: Critics, Texts, Issues, Rawat Publications, New Delhi.

10. Bruce King, 2001, Modern Indian Poetry in English, OUP, New Delhi.

11. Amit Chandri, 2001, The Picador Book of Modern Indian Literature, Macmillan, London.

12. A.K. Mehrotra, 2003, An Illustrated History of Indian Literature in English. Permanent Black, New Delhi.

Website, e-learning resources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik/indian_wring_in_english

Course Structure ELECTIVE

Title of the Course / Paper	Classics in Translation.
Category of the Course - E (Elective within the department)	Year & Semester First Year & First Semester	Credits 3	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	The paper aims at familiarising the students with the Ancient Indian Theatre and Classical Greek Theatre. It also intends to draw the attention of the students to the Socio, economic, cultural factors reflected in Indian, European and Russian Literatures. The parallel growth of the European and Indian Literatures from ancient to Modern periods is focused for the understanding of the learner.
Course Outline	UNIT 1 Concepts Religion and literature- Religion as a source of literature- The human sciences- Philosophy and Literature – concepts of Marxism, Naturalism and Realism in fiction- superstition and belief reflected in literature – World literature as one.
	UNIT 2 Poetry Thiruvalluvar Thirukkural. (Penguin selections translated by Rajaji.
	UNIT 3 Prose Plato Portrait of Socrates.
	UNIT 4 Prose Fiction Kalki’s Parthiban Kanavu Camus The Outsider. Thakazhi Sivasankaram Pillai Chemmeen.
	UNIT 5 Drama Sophocles Oedipus Rex Ibsen A Doll’s House.

C – Core; E – Elective; ED – Extra disciplinary

Recommended Texts: Standard editions of texts.

Reference Books:

1. Lau Magnesm, A Dictionary of Modern Eurpean Literature.

2. Raymond Williams, Drama from Ibsen to Brecht.

3. J.M. Cohen, A History of Western Literature.

Website : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama

Course Structure : Elective

Title of the Course / Paper	Spoken English
Category of the Course - E (Elective for other Departments)	Year & Semester First Year & First Semester	Credits 2	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	The course aims at equipping the students in the skills of oral communication.

C – Core; E – Elective; ED – Extra disciplinary

Recommended Reading:

Study Speaking: A Course in Spoken English for academic purposes. Kenneth Anderson, Joan Maclean and Tony Lynch. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004

SECOND SEMESTER

Course Structure: Paper V

Title of the Course / Paper	American Literature
Category of the Course C	Year & Semester Fist Year & Second Semester	Credits 4	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	To familiarize the students with the origin and development of American Literature from the time of the settlers and colonies to the post modern and multi cultural literature. Movements like the flowering of New England, the American Renaissance-the philosophical attitude of Emily Dickinson, the influence of Indian thought on Emerson, Urbanization and post-war society, the economic depression, the civil war, the Harlem renaissance, post modern influences in fiction and drama and multiculturalism also are at the background of the objectives this paper.
Course Outline	UNIT I Concepts and Movements: Beginnings of American Literature; Transcendentalism; Individualism; The American South; The Frontier; Counter – Culture; Harlem Renaissance; Rise of Black Culture and Literature; Multiculturalism.
	UNIT 2 Poetry Walt Whitman Passage to India Emily Dickinson Success is Counted Sweetest The Soul Selects her own society Because I could not stop for death Robert Frost Home Burial Wallace Stevens Anecdote of the Jar E.E. Cummings Any one lived in a pretty how town Gwendolyn Brooks Kitchenette Building
	UNIT 3 Drama Eugene O’Neill Long Day’s Journey into the Night Marsha Norman ‘Night Mother
	UNIT 4 Fiction Mark Twain Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Alice Walker The Color Purple
	UNIT 5 Prose R.W. Emerson Self – Reliance(An Anthology: American Literature of the Nineteenth Century. ed. Fisher, Samuelson & Reninger, Vaid Henry David Thoreau Walden (Chapter titled “Pond”)

C – Core; E – Elective; ED – Extra disciplinary

Recommended Texts:

1. Egbert S. Oliver ed., An Anthology: American Literature, 1890-1965, Eurasia Publishing House (Pvt) Ltd., New Delhi.

2. Mohan Ramanan ed., 1996, Four centuries of American Literature, Macmillan India Ltd., Chennai.

3. Standard Editions of texts

Reference Books :

John Russell Brown and Bernard Harris, ed., 1970, American Theatre, Edward Arnold.

Daniel Hoffman ed., 1979, Harvard Guide to Contemporary American Writing, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.

Owen Thomas, 1986, Walden and Civil Disobedience: Norton Critical Edition ed., Prentice – Hall & Indian Delhi.

Website, e-learning resources

www.gonzago.edu/faculty/cample/enl311/litfram.html

Course Structure: Paper VI

Title of the Course / Paper	Poetry II Eighteenth to Nineteenth Century
Category of the Course C	Year & Semester First Year & Second Semester	Credits 4	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	The objective of this course is to familiarize the students with English Poetry starting from the Augustans to the beginnings of the Romantic Period in English Literature. In the process it also attempts to sensitise the students to certain exclusive poetic qualities of these two periods.
Course Outline	UNIT I Classicism and Augustan Ideals: Wit, Taste, Decorum, Propriety, Purity of Genre and Poetic Diction; Heroic Couplet; Verse Satire and Urbanism; Romantic Revolt; Pre-Raphaelites
	UNIT 2 Augustan Satire Alexander Pope The Rape of the Lock, Canto I (The Rape of the Lock ed.Geoffrey Tillotson. Methun & Co. Ltd. London. 1941).
	UNIT 3 Transitionists William Blake From Songs of Experience The Echoing Green Night From Songs of Innocence London William Collins Ode to Evening
	UNIT 4 Romantics William Wordsworth Ode on the Intimations of Immortality S.T. Coleridge Dejection: An Ode P.B. Shelley Ode to Skylark John Keats Ode on a Grecian Urn
	UNIT 5 Victorians Robert Browning Fra Lippo Lippi Lord Alfred Tennyson Lotus Eaters G.M. Hopkins The Windhover Matthew Arnold Dover Beach

C – Core; E – Elective; ED – Extra disciplinary

Recommended Texts:

1. 1973, The Oxford Anthology of English Literature Vol. II. , OUP, London.

2. Standard editions of text.

Reference Books:

1. Douglas Grant, 1965, New Oxford English Series, OUP, Delhi.

2. Shiv K. Kumar, 1968, British Romantic Poets: Recent Revaluations, University of London Press Ltd., London.

3. A. E. Dyson, ed., 1971 Keats ODES, Case Book series, Macmillan Publication Ltd., London.

4. Malcolm Bradbury, David Palmer, eds., 1972, Stratford–upon–Avon Studies, Arnold-Heinemann, New Delhi.

5. Graham Hough, 1978, The Romantic Poets, Hutchinson & Co., London.

6. David Daiches, 1981, A Critical History and English Literature Vols. II & III. Secker & Warbarg, London.

Website, e-learning resources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_poetry

Course Structure: Paper VII

Title of the Course / Paper	Drama II Restoration to Twentieth Century
Category of the Course C	Year & Semester First Year & Second Semester	Credits 4	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	The objective of this course is to give students the experience of different forms of drama from the Restoration period to the Twentieth Century and to familiarize them with current trends in drama in the context of changing socio-cultural values
Course Outline	UNIT I The Revival of Theatre; Comedy of Manners; Decadence in Restoration Drama; Sentimental Comedy; Decline of Drama in the 19^th Century; Realism and Naturalism; Irish Dramatic Movement; Epic Theatre; Comedy of Menace; Post-Absurd Theatre and Women’s Theatre.
	UNIT 2 Restoration John Dryden All for Love William Congreve The Way of the World
	UNIT 3 Irish Dramatic Movement J.M Synge The Playboy of the Western World
	UNIT 4 Epic Theatre Bertolt Brecht Mother Courage and her Children Comedy of Menace Harold Pinter Birthday Party
	UNIT 5 Post-Modern Drama Samuel Beckett Waiting for Godot

C – Core; E – Elective; ED – Extra disciplinary

Recommended Texts: Standard editions of texts

Reference Books:

Raymond Williams, 1968, Drama From Ibsen to Brecht, Chatto & Windus, Toronto.

Harold Love, ed., 1972, Restoration Literature; Critical Approaches, Methuen & Co . Ltd, London.

A.C.Ward, 1975, Longman Companion to Twentieth Century Literature, Second Edn., Longman, London.

Kennedy, Andrew, 1976, Six Dramatists In Search of A Language, Cambridge University Press, London.

Una Ellis – Fermor, 1977, The Irish Dramatic Movement, Methuen and Company Ltd.

G.J. Watson, 1983, Drama: An Introduction, Macmillan, Hong Kong.

Banham, Martin, 1995, The Cambridge Guide to Theatre, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Arnold P. Hinchliffe, 1999, The Absurd (The Critical Idiom), Methuen

and Co., London.

Innes, Christopher, 2002, Modern British Drama The Twentieth Century, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Rabey, David Ian, 2003, English Drama Since 1940, Pearson Education Ltd., London.

Website, e-learning resources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_drama

http://eb.com

(Encyclopaedia Britannica – restricted site)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

http://www.questia.com

(online library for research)

Course Structure: Paper VIII

Title of the Course / Paper	Fiction II Nineteenth to Twentieth Century
Category of the Course C	Year & Semester First Year & Second Semester	Credits 4	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	The scope of this paper is to extend the objectives stated for the paper Fiction I. The 19^th and 20^th Centuries by virtue of advancement of knowledge in general have contributed to the denseness of fiction, particularly during the 20^th century. Therefore, this paper focuses its attention first on several technical issues associated with Fiction per se such as narrative technique, characterization and space-time treatment and secondly on the rich cultural, social and political backdrop which contributed to the diversity of fictional writing.
Course Outline	UNIT I French Revolution – Victorian Social Scene Gender– Industrial Development – Colonial Expansion – Issues – Class, Liberal Humanism and the Individual – Individual and the Environment – Man and Fate, realism,multiple narration, stream of consciousness, point of view.
	UNIT 2 The Victorian Socio - Political and Economic Scenario Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness.HHHH
	UNIT 3 Women’s Issues Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre George Eliot Middlemarch
	UNIT 4 Liberal Humanism, Individual Environment and Class Issues D.H. Lawrence Sons and Lovers Virginia Woolf Mrs. Dalloway
	UNIT 5 Quest James Joyce Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

C – Core; E – Elective; ED – Extra disciplinary

Recommended Texts: Standard editions of texts in Macmillan Classics Series.

Reference Books:

Arnold Kettle, 1967, An Introduction to English Novel Vol. II, Universal Book Stall, New Delhi.

Raymond Williams, 1973, The English Novel: From Dickens to Lawrence, Chatto & Windus, London.

Malcom Bradbury and David Palmer. Eds., 1979, Contemporary English

Novel, Edward Arnold Press, London.

Ian Watt, 1991, The Victorian Novel: Modern Essays in Criticism, OUP, London.

Dennis Walder, Ed., 2001, The 19^thCentury Novel; Identities, Roultledge, London.

Website, e-learning resources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_literature

Course Structure: Elective

Title of the Course / Paper	English for Careers
Category of the Course E (Elective within the department)	Year & Semester First year & Second Semester	Credits 3	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	To equip students with the necessary competence required for emerging areas in the field of Knowledge Management; to develop mastery over presentation skills.
Course Outline	UNIT I Basic concepts in effective business writing and Knowledge Management
	UNIT 2 Editing techniques for Newsletters and Press Releases
	UNIT 3 Writing for oral communication, Online CV writing. [FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS ONLY]
	UNIT 4 Writing for a website [FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS ONLY]

C – Core; E – Elective; ED – Extra disciplinary

Reference Books :

1. Robert Heller, 1998, Communicate Clearly – Dorling Kindersley Ltd., London.

2. Matthukutty M. Monippnally, 2001, Business Communication Strategies, Tata Mc Graw Mill.

3. T.M. Farhatullah, 2002, Communication Skills for Technical Students, Orient Longman.

4. 2004, Write to the top – Writing for Corporate Success; Deborah Dumame; Random House

5. Jayashree Balan, 2005, Spoken English, Vijay Nicole Imprints.

Course Structure: Elective

Title of the Course / Paper	English for Careers
Category of the Course E (Elective f or other departments)	Year & Semester First year & Second Semester	Credits 2	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	To equip students with the necessary competence required for emerging areas in the field of Knowledge Management; to develop mastery over presentation skills.
Course Outline	UNIT I Basic concepts in effective business writing and Knowledge Management
	UNIT 2 Editing techniques for Newsletters and Press Releases
	UNIT 3 Writing for oral communication, Online CV writing. [FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS ONLY]
	UNIT 4 Writing for a website [FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS ONLY]

C – Core; E – Elective; ED – Extra disciplinary

Reference Books :

6. Robert Heller, 1998, Communicate Clearly – Dorling Kindersley Ltd., London.

7. Matthukutty M. Monippnally, 2001, Business Communication Strategies, Tata Mc Graw Mill.

8. T.M. Farhatullah, 2002, Communication Skills for Technical Students, Orient Longman.

9. 2004, Write to the top – Writing for Corporate Success; Deborah Dumame; Random House

10. Jayashree Balan, 2005, Spoken English, Vijay Nicole Imprints.

THIRD SEMESTER

Course Structure: Paper IX

Title of the Course / Paper	Shakespeare Studies
Category of the Course C	Year & Semester 2^nd Year &Third Semester	Credits 4	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	The objective of this paper is to make students understand and enjoy Shakespeare’s plays, Criticism of Theatre. It also attempts to provide the students with the context of Elizabethan England from the evolving contemporary perspectives down the ages.
Course Outline	UNIT I Shakespeare Theatre; Theatre Conventions; Sources; Problems of categorization; Trends in Shakespeare Studies upto the 19^th Century; Sonnet and court politics; famous actors; theatre criticism; Shakespeare into film & play production.
	UNIT 2 Sonnets Sonnets – 12, 65, 86,130 Comedies Much Ado About Nothing Winter’s Tale
	UNIT 3 Tragedy Othello
	UNIT 4 History Henry IV Part I
	UNIT 5 Shakespeare Criticism Modern approaches - mythical, archetypal, feminist, post-colonial, New historicist; A.C. Bradley (extract) Chapter V & VI and the New Introduction by John Russell Brown in Shakespearean Tragedy by A.C.Bradley, London , Macmillan, Third Edition , 1992 Wilson Knight Macbeth and the Metaphysic of Evil (1976, V.S. Seturaman & S. Ramaswamy English Critical Tradition Vol. I. Chennai, Macmillan). Stephen Greenblatt Invisible Bullets: Rennaissance Authority and its Subversion, Henry IV & Henry V, in Shakespearean Negotiations. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988 Also in Political Shakespeare: New Essays in Cultural Materialism. Eds.Jonathan Dollimore and Alan Sinfield Manchester University Press, 1994 Ania Loomba Sexuality and Racial Difference in Gender, Race, And Renaissance Drama, Manchester UP, 1989.

C – Core; E – Elective; ED – Extra disciplinary

Recommended Texts:

1. Stephen Greenblatt, ed., 1997, The Norton Shakespeare, ( Romances & Poems, Tragedies, Comedies), W.W. Norton & Co., London.

2. Standard editions of texts.

Reference Books:

Bradley, A.C., 1904, Shakespearean Tragedy, Macmillan, London.

Spurgeon, 1935, C.F.E. Shakespeare’s, Imagery and what It Tells us, Cambridge UP, Cambridge.

E.M.W. Tilliyard, 1943, Elizabethan World Picture, Chatto and Windus, London.

Knight G.W., 1947, The Crown of Life: Essays in Interpretation of Shakespeare’s Final Plays, Oxford.

Harrison, 1951, G.B. Shakespeare’s Tragedies, Routledge, London.

Henn, T.R., 1956, The Harvest of Tragedy, London.

Knight G.W., 1957, The Wheel of Fire: Essays in Interpretation of Shakespeare’s Sombre Tragedies, New York.

Muir K., 1961, William Shakespeare: The Great Tragedies, London.

Hunter G.K. William Shakespeare, 1962, The Late Comedies, London & New Year.

Knights, L.C., 1962, William Shakespeare: The Histories, London.

Eastman A.M. & G.B. Garrison eds., 1964, Shakespeare’s Critics from Jonson to Auden : A Medley of Judgments, Michigan.

Oscar James Campbell, ed., 1966, A Shakespeare Encyclopedia, London, Methuen & Co.

Jonathan Dollimore, ed., 1984, The Radical Tragedy, The Harvester Press, Cambridge.

Shakespeare Surveys, (Relevant Volumes).

John f. Andrews, ed., 1985, William Shakespeare: His World, His Work, His Influence, Charles Scribner’s Sons.

Stephen Greenblatt, 1988, Shakespearean Negotiations, Oxford University Press .

Ania Loomba, 1989, Gender, Race, Renaissance Drama, Manchester, MUP.
Jonathan Dollimore and Alan Sinfield, eds., 1994, Political Shakespeare, Manchester University Press.

Website, e-learning resources

http://www.shakespeare.bham.ac.uk/resources

Course Structure: Paper X

Title of the Course / Paper	English Language and Linguistics
Category of the Course C	Year & Semester 2^nd year & Third Semester	Credits 4	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	Objectives of the course is to enable the students to have a conceptual understanding of the English Language in a historical perspective; to recognize, identify and use sounds and structures; to identify and explain process of second language acquisition; to adopt and practise English Language Teaching approaches.
Course Outline	UNIT I The History of English Language a) The Descent of the English Language b) The Old and Middle English periods, the Renaissance and after c) The growth of vocabulary d) Change of meaning e) The evaluation of Standard English
	UNIT 2 Phonology a) Cardinal vowels, The English vowels, Diphthongs and consonants b) Transcription c) The syllable, Received pronunciation and the need for a model
	UNIT 3 Linguistics a) Morphology, Phrases and sentences b) Syntax, Semantics c) Pragmatics and discourse analysis
	UNIT 4 English Language Teaching a) First and Second Language Acquisition b) Role of Teacher, Learner, Classroom c) Language Teaching Approaches
	UNIT 5 Approaches to Grammar a) Structuralist Grammar b) Transformative Generative Grammar c) Communicative Grammar

C – Core; E – Elective; ED – Extra disciplinary

Recommended Texts:

1. F.T. Wood, 1969, “An Outline History of the English Language, Macmillan, London. Reprint.

2. Palmer, Frank, 1973, Grammar, Penguin.

3. Gimson A.C., 1975, An Introduction to the Pronunciation of English, ELBS and Edward Arnold Ltd., London.

4. S. Pitt Corder, 1987, Applied Linguistics, Penguin.

5. George Yule, 1996, The Study of Language, Second Edition Cambridge UP.

6. Crystal David, 1997, Linguistics, Penguin.

7. A.C. Baugh, A History of the English Language,

8. Crystal, David, 2002, Internet and Language.

Reference Books:

1. H.H.Sterne, 1984, Fundamental Concepts in Language Teaching , OUP.

2. Diane Larsven –Freeman, 2004, Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching, OUP, Indian Edition.

Balasubramanian T., A Textbook of English Phonetics, Macmillan.

Website, e-learning resources

www.exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/onlineca.htm_35K

Course Structure: Paper XI

Title of the Course / Paper	Literary Criticism and Literary Theory
Category of the Course C	Year & Semester 2^nd Year & Third Semester	Credits 4	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	This paper intends to give an overview of the critical trends starting from Aristotle’s classical criticism to the post-structural and post-colonial theories. Classical, New-classical, Romantic critics are represented to familiarise the students with aesthetic concepts. Matthew Arnold and T.S.Eliot lead the way to the humanistic approach while texts from Brooks, Frye, Said lead the student to structuralist and post-structuralist approaches.
Course Outline	UNIT I Imitation - Pleasure and Instruction - Myths and Archetypes -Poetic Structure -Diction; Text –Author-Reader - The ‘Other’ – Formalism – Structuralism – Deconstruction – Post-Colonialism.
	UNIT 2 Classical, Neo - Classical and Romantic Criticism Aristotle Poetics: Aristotle’s view of Imitation & Definition of Tragedy Chapters 1-3,6-12 and 14. Sir Philip Sidney Apologie for Poetry William Wordsworth Preface to Lyrical Ballads S.T. Coleridge Biographia Literaria Ch 14
	UNIT 3 Humanistic Criticism Matthew Arnold Study of Poetry T.S. Eliot Tradition and the Individual Talent
	UNIT 4 Formalism and Structuralism Cleanth Brooks Language of Paradox Northrop Frye The Archetypes of Literature Gerard Genette Structuralism and Literary Criticism UNIT 5 Post Structuralism Roland Barthes Death of the Author Edward Said (From “Orientalism” Extract in A Post Colonial Studies Reader)
	C – Core; E – Elective; ED – Extra disciplinary

Recommended Texts:

T.S. Dorsch. Tr., 1965, Classical Literary Criticism Penguin Books.

Chapters 1 to 3, 6 to 12 and 14.

David Lodge, ed., 1972, Twentieth Century Literary Criticism, Longman, London.

S. Ramaswamy and V.S. Seturaman, 1976,1979 (Two Vols.), English Critical Tradition, Macmillan, Chennai.

David Lodge, ed., 1989, Modern Literary Theory, Longman, London.

V.S. Seturaman, ed., 1989 Contemporary Criticism, Macmillan, Chennai.

Ashcroft, Griffith & Tiffin, eds., 1995, Post-Colonial Studies Reader, Routledge, London.

Reference Books :

1. M.H. Abrams, , 1953, The Mirror and the Lamp, OUP, Oxford.

2. Wimsatt and Brooks, ed., 1957, Literary Criticism – A Short History, Prentice-Hall, Delhi.

3. David Daiches, 1984, Critical approaches to Literature, Revised Edition, Orient Longman, Hyderabad.

Course Structure: ELECTIVE

Title of the Course / Paper	Literature, Analysis, Approaches and Applications
Category of the Course (Elective Within the Dept)/ED	Year & Semester 2^nd year & Third Semester	Credits 3	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	To enable the student to experience the practical aspects of literature studies to utilise the resulting skills in day-to-day life
Course Outline	UNIT I Practical Criticism – Critique and Book Review.
	UNIT 2 Journalism and Mass Communication – Advertising
	UNIT 3 Report Writing
	UNIT 4 Proof reading and editing
	UNIT 5 Technical Writing – Specs, Manuals, Business Correspondence

Reference Books:

Practical Criticism : D.H. Rawlinson, The Practice of Criticism V.S. Seturaman et.al., Practical Criticism C.B. Cox: The Practice of Criticism.

Resource books for teachers (eds) Krishnaswamy & Sivaraman. Interface between Literature and Language (ed) Durant & Fabb. Reading Literature, Gower & Pearson.
Kamath, M.V. The Journalist ‘s Handbook, Vani Eductional Books,

New Delhi, 1986.

Kamath, M.V. Professional Journalism.
Teal, L. and Taylor R. Into the Newsroom: An Introduction to Journalism.
Warren, Thomas, L. , 1985, Technical Writing. Purpose, Process and Form, Wadsworth Publishing Company.
Itule, Bruce. D., 1994, News Writing and Reporting for Today’s Media. McGraw Hill.
Gerson, Sharon, J. and Steven, M. Gerson., 2000, Technical Writing: Process and Product, Prentice Hall.

Course Structure: Elective

Title of the Course / Paper	Copy Editing
Category of the Course ED (Elective within the department)	Year & Semester Second Year & Third Semester	Credits 4	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	To introduce students to the sphere of Publishing, its various aspects and train them in the skills of copy editing.
Course Outline	UNIT I Publishing Industry: Concept; Organisation; Function; Depts
	UNIT 2 Process – Manuscript to Pre-Press Production – An Overview
	UNIT 3 Copy Editing: - Basics; Function; Role; Process; Copy Editor; Role and Responsibility
	UNIT 4 The Book: Book as a Product; Ethics and Politics in Publishing
	UNIT 5 E-Publishing; Prospects of Copy Editing

C – Core; E – Elective; ED – Extra disciplinary

Recommended Texts:

1982, The Chicago Manual of Style, Prentice – Hall of India Pvt Ltd., New Delhi.

Rob Kitchin & Duncan Fuller, 2005, The Academic’s Guide to Publishing, Vistaar Publications, New Delhi.

Reference Books:

John F.J. Cabibi, 1973, Copy Preparation for Printing, Mc-Graw-Hill Book Company, U.S.A.

Charles W. Ryan, 1974, Writing: A Practical Guide for Business and Industry, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York.

The Bodley Head, 1976, Type for Books: A Designer’s Manual, Great Britain.

Sir Stanley Unwin L.L.D, 1976, The Truth About Publishing, George Allen & Unwin Ltd., London.

Website: www.copydesk.org

FOURTH SEMESTER

Title of the Course / Paper	Twentieth Century Poetry
Category of the Course C	Year & Semester 2^nd Year &Third Semester	Credits 4	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	The aim of this paper is to sensitise the students to various aspects of British 20^th century poetry. It embraces important ideas, movements and systems of thought that contributed to the rich diversity of 20^th century life in England and in Europe.
Course Outline	UNIT I Edwardian and Georgian Poetry - Modernism – Modernity – Religion – Imagism – Symbolism – Influence of representational arts in poetry - European influences – Influence of Marx on World Wars – Welfare State – Free Verse – Montage, Postmodern Poetry and Politics.
	UNIT 2 Classical Modernists W.B. Yeats Sailing to Byzantium T.S. Eliot The Wasteland
	UNIT 3 War and Modernist Poetry Wilfred Owen Strange Meeting W.H. Auden In Memory of W.B. Yeats
	UNIT 4 Anti–Modernism Movement Poets Philip Larkin Whitsun Weddings Ted Hughes Crow’s Theology Thom Gunn On the Move Welsh Poets Dylan Thomas Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night R. S. Thomas Here
	UNIT 5 Post-Modern Poetry Seamus Heaney Digging Craig Raine A Martian Sends a Post Card Home

C – Core; E – Elective; ED – Extra disciplinary

Recommended Texts:

Michael Schmidt, ed., 1980, Eleven British Poets: An anthology, Methuen & Co. Ltd., Cambridge.

Richard Ellmann & Robert O’Clair, 1988, The Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry, Norton & Company, New York.

References Books:

Cleanth Brooks, 1939, Modern Poetry and the Tradition, University of North Carolina , Press.

T.H. Jones, 1963, Dylan Thomas, Oliver & Boyd Ltd.

Norman Jeffares, 1971, Yeats: Profiles in Literature, Routledge & Kegan Paul London.

Harlod Bloom, 1972, Yeats, Oxford University Press, London.

1974, Eight Contemporary Poets, Oxford University Press. London,

1976, Poetry of the First World War, J.M. Gregson Studies in English Literature Series Edward Arnold, London.

John Unterecker, 1977, A Reader’s Guide to William Butler Yeats, Thames and Hudson Southampton.

1978, The Pelican Guide to English Literature: The Modern Age, Penguin Books.

P.R. King, 1979, Nine Contemporary Poets: Critique of poetry, Metheun, London.

Rajnath, 1980, T.S. Eliot’s The Theory and Poetry, Arnold Hienemann: New Delhi.

Website, e-learning resources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_literature

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/poetry

Course Structure: Paper XIII

Title of the Course / Paper	Writings by and on Women
Category of the Course C	Year & Semester 2^nd year & Fourth Semester	Credits 4	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	The primary aim of this paper is to give space to writings by women. Even in the syllabus a woman writer is marginalized. However, in the process of giving adequate space to women writers the paper aims at sensitizing students to the problems faced by women and how women have responded in their attempt to expose them, in their writings.
Course Outline	UNIT 1: Varieties of Feminism – concept of gender – androgyny- Language of women – environment and women- double marginalisation.
	UNIT 2: Poetry: Anne Bradstreet Prologue Marianne Moore Poetry Sylvia Plath Lady Lazarus. Maya Angelou Still I Rise Margaret Atwood Marsh Languages Charmaine D’Souza When God made me a Whore(Rajani P, V. Rajagopalan, Nirmal Selvamony, eds., Living & Feeling, Dept. of English., M.C.C.)
	UNIT 3: Prose: John Stuart Mill On subjection of women (V.S. Seturaman & C.T. Indra ed., 1994, Victorian Prose,Macmillan India, Chennai. pp-318) Virginia Woolf A Room of One’s Own (chapters 3 & 4) (Jennifer Smith ed., 1998, A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf, Cambridge UP, New Delhi.) Vandana Shiva “Introduction to Ecofeminism”( Vandana Shiva & Maria Mies, 1993, Ecofeminism, Kali for Women, New Delhi. Alice Walker In Search of Our Mother’s Garden
	UNIT 4: Fiction Arundathi Roy The God of Small Things Jean Rhys Wide Sargosa Sea Kate Chopin The Awakening
	UNIT 5: Drama Lorraine Hansberry Raisin in the Sun Jane Harrison Stolen

C – Core; E – Elective; ED – Extra disciplinary

Recommended Texts:

1. Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar, ed., 1985, The Norton Anthology of Literature by Women, New York.

2. Rajani P. , V. Rajagopalan, and Nirmal Selvamony, Who says my hand a needle better fits: An Anthology of American Women Writing, Dept. of English, Madras Christian College, Tambaram.

3. Standard editions of texts.

Reference Books :

1. Lisa Tuttle, 1986, Encyclopedia of Feminism, Facts on File Publications, New York.

2. Catherine Belsey & Jane Moore, eds., 1977, The Feminist Reader, II ed., Macmillan, London.

3. Kathy J. Wilson, 2004, Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature, Greenwood Press, Westport.

Course Structure: Paper XIV

Title of the Course / Paper	General Essay
Category of the Course C	Year & Semester Second Year & Fourth Semester	Credits 4	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	The course aims at training the students to write long essays on a given topic in the literary/critical history. This course will help the students to write the UGC – JRF examination and other national level competitive examinations.
Course outline	Drama The Novel Poetry Indian and Commonwealth Drama The Twentieth-Century American Novel The Indian and Commonwealth Novel The Satirical Essay The Neo-Classical Age The Pre-Raphaelites The Art for Arts Sake Movement The Symbolist Movement The Modernists Literary Criticism from Sidney to Johnson Nineteenth-Century Criticism Twentieth-Century American Literature The Shakespeare Canon The Age of Shakespeare Shakespearean Tragedy Shakespearean Comedy Shakespeare’s Problem Plays Shakespeare’s Histories Fools and Clowns in Shakespeare Villians in Shakespeare’s Plays Women in Shakespeare’s Plays The Influence of Foreign Languages on English English as a World Language Characteristics of Indian English The Teaching of Indian English at the Teritary level

Course Structure: Elective

Title of the Course / Paper	Film Studies
Category of the Course E (Elective within the department) /ED	Year & Semester Second Year & Fourth Semester	Credits 3	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	To combine the popular interest in films with technical and socio-cultural dimensions of film appreciation.
Course Outline	UNIT I History of Cinema in India; Major landmarks in India Cinema
	UNIT 2 Kinds of Films Historical Patriotic Documentary Thrillers etc.
	UNIT 3 Art of Film Making: Some Important Techniques Acting/ Photography/Direction/Scriptwriting etc
	UNIT 4 Films and Entertainment Films and Social Responsibility
	UNIT 5 Review of Films

1.Recommended Texts:

Ed. Bill Nichols, 1993 , Movies and Methods Vol. I, Edition Seagull Books, Calcutta.

Ed. Bill Nichols, 1993, Movies and Methods Vol. II, Edition Seagull Books, Calcutta.

Susan Hayward, 2004, Key Concepts in Cinema Studies, Routledge, London.

Reference Books :

1. Louis Giannetti, 1972, Understanding Movies, Prentice Hall, New Jersey.

2. Ed. S. Vasudevan, 2000, Making Meaning in Indian Cinema, OUP, New

Delhi.

Website: www.academic info.net/film.html.

Course Structure: Paper XV

Title of the Course / Paper	Project Plus Viva Voce
Category of the Course C	Year & Semester Second Year & Fourth Semester	Credits 6	Subject Code
Pre-requisites	Minimum Entry requirements for the course / Eligibility
Objectives of the Course	The project aims at equipping the students with the efficient way of presenting their research work and findings in a methodological fashion.

UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS

M.A DEGREE COURSES

CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM

REGULATIONS

(w.e.f. 2008-2009)

Eligibility for the Award of Degree

A candidate shall be eligible for the award of the degree only if he/she has undergone the prescribed course of study in a college affiliated to the University for a period of not less than two academic years, passed the examination of all the four semesters prescribed earning 90 credits and fulfilled such conditions as have been prescribed therefor

Examination

There shall be four semester examinations: first semester examinations at the middle of the first academic year and the second semester examination at the end of the first academic year. Similarly, the third and fourth semester examinations shall be held at the middle and the end of the second academic year, respectively. A candidate who does not pass the examination in any subject or subjects in one semester will be permitted to appear in such failed subject or subjects along with the papers of following semesters. The scheme of examinations for different semesters shall be as follows:

The following procedure be followed for Internal Marks:

Theory Papers: Internal Marks 25

Best Two tests out of 3 15 marks

Attendance 5 marks

Assignment/Seminar 5 marks

Practical: Internal Marks 40

Attendance 5 marks

Practical Best Test 2 out of 3 30 marks

Record 5 marks

Project:

Internal Marks Best 2 out of 3 presentations 20 marks

Viva 20 marks

Project Report 60 marks

REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCEEDING TO SUBSEQUENT SEMESTERS:

(i) Candidates shall register their name for the First Semester Examination after the admission in the P.G. courses.

(ii) Candidates shall be permitted to proceed from the First Semester up to Final Semester irrespective of their failure in any of the Semester examinations subject to the condition that the candidates should register for all the arrear subjects of earlier semesters along with current (subsequent) semester subjects.

(iii) Candidates shall be eligible to go to subsequent semester, only if they earn, sufficient attendance as prescribed therefore by the Syndicate from time to time.

Provided in the case of candidate earning less than 50% of attendance in any one of the semesters due to any extraordinary circumstance such as medical grounds, such candidates who shall produce Medical Certificate issued by the Authorised Medical Attendant (AMA), duly certified by the Principal of the College, shall be permitted to proceed to the next semester and to complete the course of study. Such candidate shall have to repeat the missed semester by rejoining after completion of final semester of the course, after paying the fee for the break of study as prescribed by the University from time to time.

PASSING MINIMUM:

a) There shall be no Passing Minimum for Internal.

b) For External Examination, Passing Minimum shall be of 50%(Fifty Percentage) of the maximum marks prescribed for the paper.

c) In the aggregate (External + Internal) the passing minimum shall be of 50% for each Paper/Practical/Project and Viva-voce.

d) Grading shall be based on overall marks obtained (internal + external).

CLASSIFICATION OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES:

Candidates who secured not less than 60% of aggregate marks (Internal + External) in the whole examination shall be declared to have passed the examination in the First Class.

All other successful candidates shall be declared to have passed in Second Class. Candidates who obtain 75% of the marks in the aggregate (Internal + External) shall be deemed to have passed the examination in First Class with Distinction, provided they pass all the examinations (theory papers, practicals, project and viva-voce) prescribed for the course in the First appearance.

GRADING SYSTEM:

The term grading system indicates a Seven (7) Point Scale of evaluation of the performances of students in terms of marks obtained in the Internal and External Examination, grade points and letter grade. SEVEN POINT SCALE (As per UGC notification 1998)

GRADE	GRADE POINT	PERCENTAGE EQUIVALENT
`O’ = Outstanding	5.50 – 6.00	75 – 100
`A’ = Very Good	4.50 – 5.49	65 – 74
`B’ = Good	3.50 – 4.49	55 – 64
`C’ = Average	3.00 – 3.49	50 – 54
`D’ = Below Average	1.50 – 2.99	35 – 49
`E’ = Poor	0.50 – 1.49	25 – 34
`F’ = Fail	0.00 – 0.49	0 - 24

RANKING:

Candidates who pass all the examinations prescribed for the course in the first appearance itself alone are eligible for Ranking / Distinction.

Provided in the case of candidates who pass all the examinations prescribed for the course with a break in the First Appearance due to the reasons as furnished in the Regulations under “Requirements for Proceeding to subsequent Semester” are only eligible for Classification.

PATTERN OF THE QUESTION PAPER:

PART –A (50 words):Answer 10 out of 12 Questions 10 x 1 = 10 marks

PART –B (200 words):Answer 5 out of 7 Questions 5 x 5 = 25 marks

PART –C (500 words):Answer 4 out of 6 Questions 4 x 10 = 40 marks

APPEARANCE FOR IMPROVEMENT:

Candidates who have passed in a theory paper / papers are allowed to appear again for theory paper / papers only once in order to improve his/her marks, by paying the fee prescribed from time to time. Such candidates are allowed to improve within a maximum period of 10 semesters counting from his/her first semester of his/her admission. If candidate improve his marks, then his improved marks will be taken into consideration for the award of Classification only. Such improved marks will not be counted for the award of Prizes / Medals, Rank and Distinction. If the candidate does not show improvement in the marks, his previous marks will be taken into consideration.

No candidate will be allowed to improve marks in the Practicals, Mini Project, Viva-voce, Field work.

CONDITIONS FOR ADMISSION - M.A. English

A candidate who (1) has passed the B.A. of this University with Branch XII – English as the Main subject of study or (2) is a Graduate in B.A. and B.Sc. with Part II English, or (3) an examination of other universities accepted by the Syndicate as equivalent thereto shall be permitted to appear and qualify for the M.A. Degree examination of this University in this Branch in the affiliated Colleges/Department of this University.

University of Madras

Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) for Affiliated Non-autonomous Colleges(w.e.f 2008-09)

Regulations for Courses on Soft Skills and Internship

1. General Objectives

Courses on Soft skills are intended to improve the communication skills and personality development of the students. They will help for the overall development of the students and will enhance the employability of the graduates. The courses are intended to bridge the gap between the skill requirements of the employer or industry and the competency of the students. The internship will enable the students to acquire practical knowledge or hands on training from a potential employer. All PG students shall undergo courses on Soft Skills such as (1) Language and Communication in English (2) Spoken and Presentation Skills (3) Personality Enrichment (4) Computing Skills and (5) Foreign Language Skills, in addition to subject core and elective courses. All Master’s degree students shall undergo internship during the summer vacation.

2. Eligibility for the Award of the Degree

A candidate shall be eligible for the award of the degree only if he/she has undergone the prescribed courses on Soft Skills and internship in addition to the courses prescribed by the respective Board of Studies for the subject of the Masters Degree.

For two years Master’s Degree Programme, a candidate must undergo a minimum of 4 courses (4 x 2=8 credits) from the courses on Soft skills.

A two year Master’s Degree student shall undergo 4-6 weeks (2 credits internship during the summer vacation of the First year and submit a report in the beginning of third semester. The report will be evaluated in third semester and the marks forwarded to the University along with third semester internal assessment (CIA) marks.

3. Examinations

Examinations for the courses on soft skills will be held along with the semester examinations of the core and elective courses.

There is no written examination for internship. A student must submit a report after completing the summer internship. The report will be evaluated by two examiners within the Department of the college/ institution.

4. Courses on Soft Skills and Internship and Scheme of Examination

The Courses on Soft Skills may be offered at the College/Institutional level in a fixed time slot for all students. Students of all departments must be allowed to choose any of the approved Soft Skill courses. All the courses will be offered in all semesters. If the demand for a course is less than 20 (students) in a college/institution, the course need not be offered.

The teaching of the courses on Language and Communication skills and Spoken English may be assigned to the English faculty/Department, courses on personality development by the Psychology or Management or English faculty/Department, Computer knowledge by the any competent faculty member from any Department, and the courses in foreign languages by the competent person with a degree or diploma in the concerned language. However, the Principals/Directors of the Institutions are permitted to assign competent faculty to teach the any of the soft skill courses.

A candidate shall not choose a course on Soft Skills closely related to his/her Master’s degree programme. The Chairperson /Board of Studies will identify courses on Soft Skills related to the major field of study (Example: A Computer Science student will not be permitted to choose Soft Skill courses on computer).

S.No	Name of the Course	Semester	Instruction Hours per week	Credits	Examination Duration (hours)	Max Marks
S.No	Name of the Course	Semester	Instruction Hours per week	Credits	Examination Duration (hours)	CIA	External
Language and Communication
1	LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION	All Semester	3	2	3	40	60
Spoken and Presentation Skills
2.	SPOKEN AND PRESENTATION SKILLS	All Semester	3	2	3	40	60
Personality Enrichment
3	LIFE AND MANAGERIAL SKILLS	All Semester	3	2	3	40	60
Computing Skills
4	Computing Skills	All Semester	3	2	3	40	60
Foreign Language Skills
5	FRENCH FOR BEGINNERS II	All Semester	3	2	3	20	80

6	GERMAN FOR BEGINNERS II	All Semester	3	2	3	20	80

Note: Papers 1,2,3 and 4 are treated as practical papers and classes and examinations are conducted accordingly

5. Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) – 20/40 marks

6. Question Paper Pattern for External Examination

1. Courses on Language and Communication (Paper 1 ) -60 marks

Practical examination – 3 hours- Paper pattern as described below

Examination (60 marks) will be conducted by one external examiner appointed by the University and one internal examiner:

	Type of Question	Marks
Part A	Reading skills and Comprehension	20
Part B	Writing skills	20
Part C	Speaking and Listening	20

2. Courses on Spoken and Presentation Skill (paper 2) - 60 marks

Practical Examination - 3 hours – paper pattern as described below will be conducted by one external examiner appointed by the University and one internal examiner

	Type of Question	Marks
Part A	Any one type of presentation: extempore, choosing a topic, formal presentation, presenting a report etc.,	20
Part B	Group Discussion: Self Introduction , Asking Questions, Handling Questions, Extending the discussion, Summing up etc.,	20
Part C	Interview: Knowledge of subject, Thinking on their feet,, Appropriate use of language, Body language	20

3. Personality Enrichment (Papers 3) – 60 marks

Practical Examination - 3 hours – paper pattern as described below will be conducted by one external examiner appointed by the University and one internal examiner

	Type of Question	Marks
Part A	Record writing	30
Part B	Application /Analysis Synthesis /Evaluation Understanding -Demonstration	30

4. Computing Skills (Papers 4) -60 Marks

Practical Examination - 3 hours – paper pattern as described below will be conducted by one external examiner appointed by the University and one internal examiner

	Type of Question	Marks
Part A	Record writing	10
Part B	Practicals covering all the units of the syllabus	50

Written

Test

Seminar /Presentation

Assignment / Term paper

Language and Communication Skill

Spoken and Presentation Skills

Personality Enrichment

Computing skills

Foreign Language skills