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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
MA ENGLISH LITERATURE SYLLABUS
2018-19 BATCH & ONWARDS
PSGR KRISHNAMMAL COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
MA ENGLISH LITERATURE
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVE
The programme aims to develop the ability of students to critically examine and restate their
understanding of literary texts employing individual linguistic skills, engendering application of
literary concepts and critical approaches to arrive at the core and essence of narratives. The learning
process would also lead to a larger comprehension of global and national social issues thereby
facilitating the students to address them proactively.
PROGRAMME OUTCOME
On completion of the Programme the student will be able to:
1. Interpret and demonstrate her understanding of form, structure, narrative techniques, devices and
style.
2. To analyse and apply various literary concepts and critical approaches.
3. To organize and integrate the acquired knowledge towards individualistic compositions.
4. Will be able to present, appraise and defend arguments with conviction and confidence.
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
MA ENGLISH LITERATURE – SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
2018-19 BATCH & ONWARDS
Sem Sub Code Title of the paper Ins
Hrs/
Week
Co
nta
ct
hrs
Tu
tori
al
hrs
Dura
of
Exa
m
Exam Marks
Cre
dit
s
C
A
ESE Tot
I MEG1701 Paper I British Lit I (From
Age of Chaucer to
Augustan/ Neo classical
Age)
5 71 4 3 40 60 100 5
MEG1702
Paper II British Lit II (From
Romantic Age to Modern
Age)
5 71 4 3 40 60 100 4
MEG1703
Paper III Practical
Criticism 5
71 4
3 40 60 100 4
MEG1804
Paper IV The English
Language & Linguistics
5 71 4 3 40 60 100 4
MEG1705 Paper V Folk Tale & Myth 5 71 4 3 40 60 100 4
Library 5
II MEG1706 Paper VI Shakespeare 5 71 4 3 40 60 100 4
MEG1707 Paper VII American
Literature 5 71 4 3 40 60 100 4
MEG1708 Paper VIII Methods of
Teaching English 5 71 4 3 40 60 100 4
MEG1709 Paper IX Literary Theory I 5 71 4 3 40 60 100 5
MEG1810
Paper X World Classics &
Literature in English
Translation
4 56 4 3 40 60 100 4
MEH16A1 Inter Disciplinary Course
- History through Literature 4 60 - 3 100 100 4
Library 2
Sem Sub code Title of the
paper
Ins
Hrs/
Week
Contact
hours
Tutorial
hours
Dura
of
Exam
Exam Marks
Credits CA ESE Total
III MEG1711 Paper XI -Indian
Writing in
English
5 71 4 3 40 60 100 4
MEG1612 Paper XII -
Literary Theory
II
5 71 4 3 40 60 100 5
MEG1713 Paper XIII –
Modern English
Grammar
5 71 4 3 40 60 100 5
MEG1614 Paper XIV -
Women’s
Writing
5 71 4 3 40 60 100 4
MEG1615 Paper XV - New
Literatures in
English
5 71 4 3 40 60 100 4
MEG16S1 Special Course-
Research
Methodology
2 30 - 3 - 100 100 2
MNM15CS Cyber Security 2 26 4 Grade
MEG16CE Comprehensive
Exam
Grade
Library 1
IV MEG1616 Paper XVI -
Indian Regional
Literature in
Translation
5 71 4 3 40 60 100 5
MEG1617 Paper XVII -
Environmental
Literature
5 71 4 3 40 60 100 5
MEG1618 Paper XVIII -
Translation
Studies
5 71 4 3 40 60 100 5
(Elective)
MEG1619/
MEG1720
ALC- A
Contemporary
Literature /
ALC -B Young
Adult Literature
3 40 60 100 5
MEG16PROJ PROJECT 11 165 200 5
Library 4
COURSE
NUMBER
MEG1701
COURSE NAME
I MA ENGLISH LITERATURE
SEMESTER I
PAPER I –BRITISH LITERATURE I
Category L T P Credit
71 4 5
Preamble
The course introduces students to British Literature from Chaucerian Age up to the Augustan Age,
through the study of various literary genres such as poetry, prose, essay and drama. Students refine
the skills of critical thinking and rhetoric through thought-provoking personal response writing,
essay writing and research assignments. The paper is designed to equip students with the knowledge
and skills to read and comprehend texts in British Literature.
Prerequisite
• Students who wish to take this course should hold a graduate degree in English Literature.
Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to
CO
Number
CO Statement Knowledge
Level
CO1. Display a working knowledge of historical and cultural context of
British Literature from Age of Chaucer to Augustan Age. K1
CO2. Effectively understand and communicate ideas related to the
literary works during class and group activities. K2
CO3. Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics of British
Literature from the beginning to the 18th
century K3
CO4. Analyze literary works for the structure and meaning K4 & K5
Mapping with Programme Outcomes
Cos PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4
CO1. M M S M
CO2. S S M M
CO3. S S S S
CO4. S S M S
S-Strong; M-Medium; L-Low
Syllabus
Unit I Poetry 14 hrs
Detailed: Geoffrey Chaucer: The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
John Milton: Paradise Lost Book IX (Lines 1 to 1004)
Unit II Prose 14 hrs
Detailed : Francis Bacon: Of Adversity
Of Revenge
Of Truth
Non-Detailed: Jonathan Swift: Battle of the Books
The Book of Job
Unit III Drama
Detailed: Christopher Marlowe: Edward II 14hrs
Non-Detailed: John Dryden: All for Love
Unit IV Fiction 14 hrs
Daniel Defoe: Robinson Crusoe
John Bunyan : Pilgrim’s Progress
Unit V Criticism. 15 hrs
Philip Sidney: An Apology for Poetry.
Samuel Johnson: Preface to Shakespeare.
Text Book
S.No Unit Author Title of the book Publisher Year of
Publication
1 I Chaucer,
Geoffrey
Prologue to the Canterbury Tales OUP 1994
2 I Milton, John. Paradise Lost Book IX Macmillan 1972
3 II Swift,
Jonathan
Battle of the Books Macmillan 2003
4 II Matheson Bacon’s Essays OUP 1927
5 III Marlowe Edward II Macmillan 2001
6 III Dryden All for Love OUP 2003
7 IV Defoe,Daniel Robinson Crusoe OUP 2006
8. V Enright DJ.,
De Chickera.
Essays from English Critical Texts. OUP 2006
Reference Books
Pedagogy: Teaching, Discussion and Seminar
Course Contents and Lecture Schedule
Module
No.
Topic
No. of
periods
Content delivery
methods
Unit 1
1 Introduction - Geoffery Chaucer 1 T
2 The Prologue- 1- 250(Text) 1 T
3 The Prologue cont...251-500 3 T & Disc
4 The Prologue Cont... 501- 858 2 T & Disc
5 John Milton & Paradise Lost IX - Introduction 2 T & Disc
6 Paradise Lost Book IX- lines 1- 400 2 T & Disc
7 Paradise Lost Book IX- lines 401- 960 2 T & Disc
8 Paradise Lost Book IX- lines 961- 1004 1 T & Disc
Unit II
1 Francis Bacon Introduction 1 T&Disc
S.No Author Title of the book Publisher Year of
Publication
1 Bruce King Seventeenth -
Century English
Literature
Macmillan 1982
2 Jones, John On Aristotle and
Greek Tragedy
Chatto &
Windus
1967
2 Of Adversity 3 T&Disc
3 Of Revenge 2 T&Disc
4 Of Truth 2 T&Disc
5 Jonathan Swift- Introduction & Text Battle of
Books
3 T&Disc
6 The Book of Job 2 T&Disc
7 General Discussion 1 Quiz & Disc
Unit III
1 Christopher Marlowe -Edward II – Intro 1 T
2 Edward II- Act I 1 T
3 Edward II - Act II & III 2 T&Disc
4 Edward II - Act - IV & V 2 T&Disc
5 John Dryden -All For Love - Intro 2 T&Disc
6 Prologue- Act I & II 2 T&Disc
7 Act III- V 2 T&Disc
8 Epilogue & Dics 2 T&GD
Unit IV
1 Daniel Defoe: Robison Crusoe- Intro 1 Disc
2 Chapter 1- 10 3 T&Disc
3 Chapter 11- 20 4 T&Disc
4 John Bunyan: Pilgrim's Progress – Intro 1 T&Disc
5 Pilgrim's Progress - pg 1-93 5 T&Disc
Unit V
1 General Intro - Criticism 1 Disc
2 Philip Sydney - An Apology for poetry 1 T&Disc
3 An Apology for poetry pg 108- 123 3 T&Disc
4 An Apology for poetry pg 124- 147 3 T&Disc
5 Samuel Johnson: Preface to Shakespeare - Intro 1 Disc
6 Preface to Shakespeare pg 458- 473 3 T&Disc
7 Preface to Shakespeare pg 474- 480 2 T&Disc
8 General Discussion 1 Quiz & Disc
QUESTION PAPER PATTERN FOR 2016-17 BATCH ONWARDS
PG
CA I & II
Section – A 5 x 2 marks = 10 Answer in a sentence or two -Knowledge level K1 & K2 ( no
choice )
Section – B 4 x 5 marks =20 Answer in 250 words - Knowledge level K3 & K4 ( no choice )
Section – C 2 x 10 marks=20 Answer in 500 words - Knowledge level K5 & K6 ( 2 out of 3 )
Total = 50
Model Examination and ESE
Section – A 10 x 3 = 30 Knowledge level K1 & K2 Answer in a sentence or two ( no choice )
Section – B 6 x 6 = 36 Knowledge level K3 & K4 Answer in 250 words (6 out of 7)
Section – C 3 x 8 = 24 Knowledge level K4 & K5 Answer in 400 words (3 out of 5)
Section - D 1 x10 = 10 Knowledge level K5 & K6 Answer in 600 words (no choice)
Total = 100
Blue Print
Section A (10x3=30)
Answer in a sentence or two:
Unit I Question No. : 1, 2
Unit II Question No. : 3,4
Unit III Question No. : 5,6
Unit IV Question No. : 7,8
Unit V Question No. : 9,10
Section B (6x6=36)
Write short Notes/ Annotate on ANY SIX of the following:
Unit I Question No. : 11 Annotation
Unit II Question No. : 12, 13 Annotation
Unit III Question No. : 14 Annotation
Unit IV Question No. : 15, 16
Unit V Question No. : 17
Section C (3x8=24)
Write Essays on ANY THREE for the Following:
Unit I Question No. : 18
Unit II Question No. : 19
Unit III Question No. : 20
Unit IV Question No. : 21
Unit V Question No. : 22
Section D (1x10=10)
Unit V Question No. : 23
Course Designers:
1. Dr.Sumathy K Swamy.
2. Dr.Angeline.M
COURSE
NUMBER
MEG1702
COURSE NAME :
I MA ENGLISH – SEMESTER I
CORE II - BRITISH LITERATURE II
Category L T P Credits
71 4 4
Preamble
The paper aims to address the works of several major writers from Romantic Age to Modern Age. It
introduces their writings with dominant debates of the period like religious, social, philosophical,
political, and aesthetic aspects of different ages and familiarises the students with various genres.
Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to
CO
Number
CO Statement Knowledge
level
CO 1 Focus on formal, cultural contexts related to contemporary and
modern theories in various genres of different ages.
K1& K2
CO2 Familiarize themselves with social and political changes and
highlight change in historical scenario of women’s entry into
writings and helps to read well known literary works in a novel and
exciting manner.
K4
CO3 Equip themselves with artistic and moral views, trigger their
imagination and aesthetics of various genres.
K3 & K5
CO4 Nurture and develop spiritual affinities with nature and instil a
sense of compassionate aesthetics that promote social conscience
and universality.
K6
Mapping with Programme Outcomes
COs PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4
CO 1 S S M M
CO2 S M S S
CO3 S S M M
CO4 S M S S
S-Strong; M-Medium; L-Low
Syllabus
Unit I Poetry
Detailed 14 hrs
Keats: Ode on a Grecian Urn
Coleridge: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Robert Browning: Andrea Del Sarto
Non Detailed
GM Hopkins: Wind Hover
WB Yeats: Easter 1916
Unit II 14 hrs
Detailed
Charles Lamb: South Sea House
Chimney Sweepers
William Hazlitt: On Going a Journey
Non-Detailed.
Joseph Addison: Sir Roger at the Theatre
A G Gardiner: On Catching the train
Unit III 14 hrs
Drama Detailed
G.B. Shaw: The Apple Cart
Non-Detailed
Oscar Wilde: Lady Windermere’s Fan
Samuel Beckett: Waiting for Godot
Unit IV 14 hrs
Fiction
George Eliot: The Mill on the Floss
Thomas Hardy: Mayor of Casterbridge
Graham Greene: The Power and the Glory
Jane Austen: Emma.
Unit V
Criticism 15 hrs
Coleridge: Biographia Literaria Chapter XIV
DH Lawrence: Why the Novel Matters.
Annotations to be given from Unit I, II and III (Detailed)
Texts can be from any authentic Anthology/publication
Text Book
S.No. Unit Author Title Publishers Year of
Publication
1. I Poems can be taken from any anthology
2. II Ed.by
M.G.
Nayar
A Galaxy of English Essayists. Unique
Publishers
1986
3. II Lamb,
Charles
Essays of Elia. Unique
Publishers
2014
4. III &
IV
Texts can be from any authentic
publication
5. V De
Chickera,
Enright
DJ
Essays from English Critical Texts OUP 2006
Reference Books
S.No. Author Title of the book Publisher Year of
Publicatio
n
1 Norton’s Anthology English Romantic Prose and
Poetry
Vol I
Oxford
University
Press
1956
Pedagogy: Teaching, Discussion and Seminar
Course Contents and Lecture Schedule
Module
No
Topic No. of
Periods
Content
delivery
methods
Unit I
1. General Introduction 2 Disc
2. Romantic Age to Modern Age- salient features 2 Disc
3. Keats: Ode on a Grecian Urn 2 T & Disc
4. Coleridge: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. 2 T & Disc
5. Robert Browning: Andrea Del Sarto 2 T & Disc
6 GM Hopkins: Wind Hover 2 T & Disc
7. WB Yeats: Easter 1916 2 T & Disc
Unit II
1. General Introduction to Prose Writers 2 Disc
2. Prose from Romantic to Modern Age 2 Disc
3. Charles Lamb: South Sea House 2 T & Disc
4. Chimney Sweepers 2 T & Disc
5. William Hazlitt: On Going a Journey 2 T & Disc
6 Joseph Addison: Sir Roger at the Theatre 2 T & Disc
7. A G Gardiner: On Catching the train 2 T & Disc
2 Jasodhara Bagchi Literature, Society and Ideology in
the Victorian Era
Sterling
Publishers
Private
Limited
1991
2 Margaret Stonyk Nineteenth – Century English
Literature
Macmillan
Education
1983
Unit III
1. General Introduction to Drama –Romantic to Modern 1 T
2. 19 th Century Dramatists- Shaw,Wilde and Beckett. 1 T
3. Shaw: Apple Cart 4 T&Disc
4. Wilde: Lady Windermere’s Fan 4 T&Disc
5. Beckett: Waiting for Godot 4 Disc
Unit IV
1. General introduction to Novel and writers from
Romantic-Modern Age
2 Disc
2. George Eliot: The Mill on the Floss 4 T&Disc
3. Graham Greene: The Power and the Glory. 4 T&Disc
4. Jane Austen: Emma 4 T&Disc
Unit V
1. General Introduction to criticism from romantic to
Modern Age
1 Disc
2. Coleridge: Biographia Literaria 7 T&Disc
3. DH Lawrence: Why the Novel Matters 7 T&Disc
QUESTION PAPER PATTERN FOR 2016-17 BATCH ONWARDS
PG
CA I & II
Section – A 5 x 2 marks = 10 Answer in a sentence or two -Knowledge level K1 & K2 ( no
choice )
Section – B 4 x 5 marks =20 Answer in 250 words - Knowledge level K3 & K4 ( no choice )
Section – C 2 x 10 marks=20 Answer in 500 words - Knowledge level K5 & K6 ( 2 out of 3 )
Total = 50
Model Examination and ESE
Section – A 10 x 3 = 30 Knowledge level K1 & K2 Answer in a sentence or two ( no choice )
Section – B 6 x 6 = 36 Knowledge level K3 & K4 Answer in 250 words (6 out of 7)
Section – C 3 x 8 = 24 Knowledge level K4 & K5 Answer in 400 words (3 out of 5)
Section - D 1 x10 = 10 Knowledge level K5 & K6 Answer in 600 words (no choice)
Total = 100
Blue Print
Section A (10x3=30)
Answer in a sentence or two:
Unit I Question No. : 1, 2
Unit II Question No. : 3,4
Unit III Question No. : 5, 6
Unit IV Question No. : 7,8
Unit V Question No. : 9,10
Section B (6x6=36)
Write short Notes/ Annotate on ANY SIX of the following:
Unit I Question No. : 11 Annotation
Unit II Question No. : 12, 13 Annotation
Unit III Question No. : 14 Annotation
Unit IV Question No. : 15, 16
Unit V Question No. : 17
Section C (3x8=24)
Write Essays on ANY THREE for the Following:
Unit I Question No. : 18
Unit II Question No. : 19
Unit III Question No. : 20
Unit IV Question No. : 21
Unit V Question No. : 22
Section D (1x10=10)
Unit V Question No. : 23
Course Designers:
1.Dr.M. Angeline
2.Dr. Sumathy.K.Swamy.
COURSE
NO
MEG1703
COURSE NAME
MA ENGLISH LITERATURE
SEMESTER - I
PAPER – III PRACTICAL CRITICISM
Category L T P Credit
71 4 4
Preamble
The course will enable the students to review and recognise basic elements of literary works for
better interpretation and analysis. The student will be able to formulate and integrate various aspects
of principles of criticism in literary works that will lead to literary appreciation and understanding.
Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to
CO
Number
CO Statement Knowledge
level
CO 1 Practically analyse any literary work by identifying different aspects
of literature. K 4
CO2 Interpret the text intensively and distinguish its salient features. K 4
CO3 Appreciate the literary works at varied levels of comprehension. K 3 & K 5
CO4 Demonstrate the ability to use the critical theories in the practice of
literary evaluation. K 6
Mapping with Programme Outcomes
COs PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4
CO 1 M S S M
CO2 S M S M
CO3 M S S M
CO4 M M S S
S-Strong; M-Medium; L-Low
Syllabus
Unit I Introduction to Practical Criticism and Strategies for Critical Reading. 14 hrs
Unit II Critically Reading Poetry 14 hrs
Unit III Critically Reading Prose 14 hrs
Unit IV Critically Reading Fiction & Drama 14 hrs
Unit V Practical Criticism 15 hrs
Text Books Prescribed
Compiled from the following books
S
No
Unit Author Title of the book Publishers Year of
publication
1 I Rodway Allan The Craft of
Criticism
Cambridge
University Press
1982
2 I Axelord Rise B and
Charles R.Cooper
Reading Critically,
Writing Well : A
Reader and Guide
St. Martin’s Press 1990
3 II &
IV
Mc. Mahaw, Elizabeth Literature and the
Writing Process
Macmillan 1986
4 II Thaker, Pravin K. Appreciating
English Poetry
Orient Longman
Limited
1999
5 III Peck, John How to Study a
Novel
Macmillan 1983
6 III Murray, Middleton J The Problem of
Style
OUP 1967
7 III
&IV
Sethuraman V.S. Practical Criticism Macmillan India
Limited
1990
8 IV Hobsbaum, Philip Essentials of
Literary Criticism
Thames & Hudson 1983
9 IV Stephen, Martin An Introductory
Guide to English
Literature
OUP.Longman
Group Limited.
1984
10 IV Pickering, Kenneth How to study
Modern Drama
Macmillan 1988
Reference Books
S.No. Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
Publication
1 Abrams M H, Harpham,
Geoffrey Galt
A Glossary of
Literary Terms
Cengage Learning 2015
2 Duhamel,Albert P,
Richard Hughes.
Literature: form and
function
Prentice Hall 1965
3 Heather, P R Critical Exercises Longmans 1959
Pedagogy: Teaching and Lecture, Discussion, non-graded quiz
Course Contents and Lecture Schedule
Module
No. Topic
No. of
periods
Content
delivery
methods
Unit I
1 What is literary criticism 1 T
2 Criticism, Metacriticism 1 T
3 Criticism as science/art/craft 2 T & Disc
4 Strategies for critical reading 1 T
5 Previewing and Annotating 2 T & Disc
6 Outlining and Summarising 2 T & Disc
7 Taking inventory and analysing an argument 2 T & Disc
8 Identifying basic features and comparing and contrasting 2 T & Disc
9 Exploring Personal responses 1 Disc
Unit II
1 How to read poetry 2 T & Disc
2 Persona and Tone 2 T
3 Metrics 2 T & Disc
4 Rhythm 2 T & Disc
5 Stanza Forms 2 T & Disc
6 Sonnet 2 T
7 Analysis of poetry 2 Disc
Unit III
1 Meaning of Style 3 T & Disc
2 Psychology of style 3 T & Disc
3 Writing an essay 3 T & Disc
4 Writing a complicated essay 3 T & Disc
5 Analysis- prose 2 T & Disc
Unit IV
1 Four modes of fiction 3 T & Disc
2 The novel – narrative, characterisation, dialogue 1 T
3 Fiction – example 1 Disc
4 How to read a play 1 T
Module
No. Topic
No. of
periods
Content
delivery
methods
5 Drama – characterisation , plot 1 T
6 Language of plays 4 T & Disc
7 Analysing key speeches 3 T & Disc
Unit V
1 Analysis - novel 3 Disc
2 Analysis – drama 3 Disc
3 Analysis – poetry 3 Disc
4 Analysis – prose 3 Disc
5 General Discussion 3 Group Disc
QUESTION PAPER PATTERN FOR 2016-17 BATCH ONWARDS
PG
CA I & II
Section – A 5 x 2 marks = 10 Answer in a sentence or two -Knowledge level K1 & K2 ( no
choice )
Section – B 4 x 5 marks =20 Answer in 250 words each - Knowledge level K3 & K4 ( no
choice )
Section – C 2 x 10 marks=20 Answer in 500 words each - Knowledge level K5 & K6 ( 2 out of
3 )
Total = 50
Model Examination and ESE
Section – A 10 x 3 = 30 Knowledge level K1 & K2 Answer in a sentence or two ( no choice )
Section – B 6 x 6 = 36 Knowledge level K3 & K4 Answer in 250 words each (6 out of 7)
Section – C 3 x 8 = 24 Knowledge level K4 & K5 Answer in 400 words each (3 out of 5)
Section - D 1 x10 = 10 Knowledge level K5 & K6 Answer in 600 words (no choice)
Total = 100
Blue Print
Section – A(10x3=30)
Answer all the questions in a sentence or two
Unit I Questions : 1,2
Unit II Questions : 3,4
Unit III Questions : 5,6,7
Unit IV Questions : 8,9,10
Section – B(6x6=36)
Answer any Six of the following questions in 250 words each
Unit I Questions : 11,12
Unit II Questions : 13,14
Unit III Question : 15,16
Unit IV Questions : 17
Section – C(3x8=24)
Answer any Three of the following questions in 400 words each
Unit I Question : 18
Unit II Question : 19
Unit III Question : 20
Unit IV Question : 21
Unit IV Question : 22
Section – D(1x10=10)
Answer the question in 600 words
Unit V Question : 23 Practical Analysis of any given literary piece
Course Designers:
1.Dr Sushil Mary Mathews
2.Mrs.R.Maheswari
COURSE
NO
MEG1804
COURSE NAME
M.A ENGLISH LITERATURE
SEMESTER I - PAPER IV
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE &
LINGUISTICS
Category L T P Credit
71 4 4
Preamble
This course will enable the students to understand the growth and development of English language,
its structural, grammatical and functional aspects. It also gives an overview of phonetics and helps
the students to appreciate the relationship of language, society, culture and literature.
Course Outcomes On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to
CO
Number
CO Statement Knowledge
level
CO1 The students will be able to understand the nuances of English
language
K2
CO2 Understand and integrate the acquired knowledge of the lexical,
grammatical structure and the theories involved.
K2& K4
CO3 Apply and analyse the theories and remember the concepts in
speech sounds
K3& K4
CO4 Analyse and evaluate various theories, concepts of language and
linguistics
K4&K5
Mapping with Programme Outcomes
COs PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4
CO1
S M M M
CO2
S M M M
CO3
S M M M
CO4
S M M M
S-Strong; M-Medium; L-Low
Syllabus
Unit I 14 hrs
The History of English Language
The Origin of Language-The Descent of the English Language-
The Old English Period-The Middle English Period
Unit II 14 hrs
The Renaissance and After-The growth of Vocabulary
Change of Meaning
Unit III 14 hrs
Problems in Pronunciation
How the Speech Organs Work in English
The Consonants of English- Consonant Sequences
Unit IV 14 hrs
The Vowels of English- Words in Company- Intonation
Unit V 15 hrs
Linguistics:The Scientific Study of Language (1-38)
Text Book
S.No Unit Author Title Publishers Year of
Publication
1. Unit
I& II
F.T.Wood An Outline History of English
Language
Paperback
Publishers
1994
2. Unit
III &
IV
J.D.O’Connor Better English Pronunciation
(Second Edition)
Cambridge
University
Press
2013
3. Unit
V
John Lyons Introduction to Theoretical
Linguistics
Cambridge
University
Press
1971
Reference Books
S.No. Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
Publication
1 T.Balasubramaniam A Textbook of English
Phonetics for Indian
Students (2nd
Edition)
Macmillan
Publishers
2013
2 N.Krishnaswamy et
al
Modern Applied
Linguistics
Macmillan
Publishers
1992
Pedagogy: Teaching and Lecture, Discussion, ICT,Seminar
Course Contents and Lecture Schedule
Module
No.
Topic No. of
Periods
Content
delivery
methods
Unit I
1. Introduction, The origin of Language 2 T
2. The Descent of English Language 4 T
3. The Old English Period 4 T & Disc
4. The Middle English Period 4 T & Disc
Unit II
1. The Renaissance and After 5 T&Disc
2. The growth of Vocabulary 4 T&Disc
3. Change of Meaning 4 T&Disc
4. Revision 1 T&Disc
Unit III
1. Problems in Pronunciation 3 T&Disc
2. How the speech Organs work in English 3 T&Disc
3. The Consonants Of English 4 T&Disc
4. Consonant Sequences 3 T&Disc
5. Phonetic symbols 1 T&Disc
Unit IV
1. The Vowels of English 2 T&Disc
2. The Vowels of English 2 T&Disc
3. Words in Company 2 T&Disc
4. Words in Company 2 T&Disc
5. Intonation 2 T&Disc
6. Intonation 3 T& Disc
7. Revision 1 T& Disc
Unit V
1. Introduction 2 Disc
2. Traditional grammar 4 Disc
3. Comparative Philology 4 T&Disc
4. Modern Linguistics 4 T&Disc
5. Revision 1 Disc
QUESTION PAPER PATTERN FOR 2016-17 BATCH ONWARDS
PG CA I & II
Section – A 5 x 2 marks = 10 Answer in a sentence or two -Knowledge level K1 & K2 ( no choice )
Section – B 4 x 5 marks =20 Answer in 250 words - Knowledge level K3 & K4 ( no choice )
Section – C 2 x 10 marks=2 Answer in 500 words - Knowledge level K5 & K6 ( 2 out of 3 )
Total = 50
Model Examination and ESE
Section – A 10 x 3= 30 Knowledge level K1 & K2 Answer in a sentence or two ( no choice )
Section – B 6 x 6 = 36 Knowledge level K3 & K4 Answer in 250 words (6 out of 7)
Section – C 3 x 8 = 24 Knowledge level K4 & K5 Answer in 400 words (3 out of 5)
Section - D 1 x10 = 10 Knowledge level K5 & K6 Answer in 600 words (no choice)
Total = 100
Blue Print
Section A (10x3=30)
Answer in a sentence or two:
Unit I Question No. : 1, 2
Unit II Question No. : 3, 4,
Unit III Question No. : 5,6,
Unit IV Question No. : 7,8
Unit V Question No. : 9,10
Section B (6x6=36)
Write short Notes on ANY SIX of the following:
Unit I Question No. : 11
Unit II Question No. : 12, 13
Unit III Question No. : 14
Unit IV Question No. : 15, 16
Unit V Question No. : 17
Section C (3x8=24)
Write Essays on ANY THREE for the Following:
Unit I Question No. : 18
Unit II Question No. : 19
Unit III Question No. : 20
Unit IV Question No. : 21
Unit V Question No. : 22
Section D (1x10=10)
Unit V Question No. : 23
Course Designers:
1. Dr. R.Sumathi
2. Mrs. P. Subhapriya
COURSE
NUMBER
MEG1705
COURSE NAME :
I MA ENGLISH LITERATURE
SEMESTER I
PAPER V - FOLK TALE AND MYTH
Category L T P Credit
71 4 4
Preamble
This course will enable the students to recognise and understand the elements of folklore and myth in
literary works. The students will be able to integrate and formulate various aspects of myth criticism
in the works of literature. The students will be able to review, appreciate and apply myths of the
world present in literary works.
Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to
CO
Number
CO Statement Knowledge
level
CO 1 To understand and identify the elements of folklore and myth K2
CO2 To remember the critical theories for analysis K1, K4
CO3 To evaluate a work of literature by applying myth criticism K3, K5
CO4 To appreciate and write critical reviews K6
Mapping with Programme Outcomes
COs PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4
CO1 S M M M
CO2 S S S S
CO3 S S S S
CO4 S S S S
S-Strong; M-Medium; L-Low
Syllabus
Unit I
Chaucer : The Pardoner’s Tale 14 hrs
Pindar : Olympia XI (Trans. By Richmond Lattimore)
Christopher Marlowe : The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
Sir Walter Raleigh : The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd
Unit II Phyllis Briggs (Retold): King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 14 hrs
Unit III Ovid : Metamorphosis – Book VIII (Lines 1-60) 14 hrs
Unit IV Hermann Hesse : The Rainmaker (From The Glass Bead Game) 14 hrs
Mark Twain : A Genuine Mexican Plug
Julian Huxley : The Sacred Lizard
Aesop : The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
: The Fox and the Grapes
: The Goatherd and the Wild Goats
Unit V M. H. Abrams : Introduction to Myth, Folklore 15 hrs
A. Joseph Dorairaj : Theories of Myth: From Cassirer to Frye
B. Das : Myth Criticism and its Value
Text Book
S.
No.
Unit Author Title of the Book Publication Year of
Publication
1. I, III,
IV
Kearns, George Macmillan Literature
Series: English and
Western Literature
Glencoe
Publishing
Company,
California
1984
2. II Briggs, Phyllis King Arthur and the
Knights of the Round
Table
Dean And
Sons Ltd.,
London
1984
3. V Abrams, M. H. and
Geoffrey Galt
Harpham
A Glossary Of
Literary Terms
Cengage
Learning
2012
4. V Dorairaj, A. Joseph Myth And Literature Folklore
Resources
2003
And Research
Centre
5. V Ed. Rajnath Twentieth Century
American Literature
Arnold-
Heinemann
Publisher
1977
6. IV Hesse, Hermann The Glass Bead
Game
Vintage
Books
2000
7. IV Ed. Cong, Raymond African Tales Evans
Brothers Ltd.
1967
Reference Books
S.
No.
Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
Publication
1. Narayan, R. K. Swami And Friends Indian Thought
Publications
2008
2. Mccullough, Kelly Web Mage Berkley
Publications
2006
Pedagogy: Teaching, Discussion and Seminar
Course Contents and Lecture Schedule
Module
No.
Topic No. of Periods Content
delivery
method
Unit I
1. Introduction to folklore, myth and legend 1 T
2. Pardoner’s Tale 3 T & Disc
3. Olympia 2 T & Disc
4. The Passionate Shepherd to His Love 2 T & Disc
5. The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd 2 T & Disc
6. Analysing folklore 4 T & Disc
Unit II
1. Discussion on King Arthur 1 T
2. King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 10 T
3. Analysis of King Arthur 3 T & Disc
Unit III
1. Metamorphosis 8 T
2. Elements of myth 6 T & Disc
Unit IV
1. The Rainmaker 3 T
2. A Genuine Mexican Plug 2 T
3. The Sacred Lizard 2 T
4. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse 1 T& Disc
5. The Fox and the Grapes 1 T& Disc
6. The Goatherd and the Wild Goats 2 T & Disc
7. Analysing folktales 3 T & Disc
Unit V
1. Introduction to myth and folklore 1 T
2. Defining Myth, legend and folktale 2 T
3. Characteristics of myth 2 T
4. Semiology of myth 1 T
5. Theories of myth from Cassirer to Frye 4 T & Disc
6. Myth Criticism and its Value 3 T
7. Application of myth, legend and folktale 2 T & Disc
QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
QUESTION PAPER PATTERN FOR 2016-17 BATCH ONWARDS
PG
CA I & II
Section – A 5 x 2 marks = 10 Answer in a sentence or two -Knowledge level K1 & K2 ( no
choice )
Section – B 4 x 5 marks =20 Answer in 250 words - Knowledge level K3 & K4 ( no choice )
Section – C 2 x 10 marks=20 Answer in 500 words - Knowledge level K5 & K6 ( 2 out of 3 )
Total = 50
Model Examination and ESE
Section – A 10 x 3 = 30 Knowledge level K1 & K2 Answer in a sentence or two ( no choice )
Section – B 6 x 6 = 36 Knowledge level K3 & K4 Answer in 250 words (6 out of 7)
Section – C 3 x 8 = 24 Knowledge level K4 & K5 Answer in 400 words (3 out of 5)
Section - D 1 x10 = 10 Knowledge level K5 & K6 Answer in 600 words (no choice)
Total = 100
Blue Print
Section A (10x3=30)
Answer in a sentence or two:
Unit I Question No. : 1, 2,
Unit II Question No. : 3,4
Unit III Question No. : 5,6
Unit IV Question No. : 7,8
Unit V Question No. : 9,10
Section B (6x6=36)
Write short Notes on ANY SIX of the following:
Unit I Question No. : 11
Unit II Question No. : 12, 13
Unit III Question No. : 14
Unit IV Question No. : 15,16
Unit V Question No. : 17
Section C (3x8=24)
Write Essays on ANY THREE for the Following:
Unit I Question No. : 18
Unit II Question No. : 19
Unit III Question No. : 20
Unit IV Question No. : 21
Unit V Question No. : 22
Section D (1x10=10)
Unit V Question No. : 23
Course Designers:
1. Dr J. Santhosh Priyaa
2. Dr Dhanalakshmi A.
COURSE
NUMBER
MEG1706
COURSE NAME
I MA ENGLISH
SEMESTER II
PAPER – VI -SHAKESPEARE
Category L T P Credit
71 4 4
Preamble
The Course aims at helping the students to acquire an overall insight of the world of drama, research
and present the background, historical context, the importance of theatre and its role in the society.
Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
CO
Number CO Statement Knowledge
Level
CO1 Identify the organizing elements of Shakespearean drama, using Aristotle’s
Poetics as a framework K1 & K2
CO2 Identify, explicate, and respond to key themes and elements in
Shakespearean drama, as presented in both written and spoken form K2 & K4
CO3 Explicate the effect that drama has on the understanding of ideas and the
ethos of a culture, specifically Shakespeare’s effect on the whole of the
West
K2 & K3
CO4 Prepare for and perform selections from Shakespearean plays in a Readers
Theatre format K5 & K6
Mapping with Programme Outcomes
COs PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4
CO1 S
M M S
CO2 S
S S S
CO3 S S S
S
C04 S S S
S
S- Strong; M-Medium; L-Low
Syllabus
Unit I: Detailed 14hrs
King Lear
Unit II: Detailed 14hrs
Antony and Cleopatra
Unit III: Non-detailed
14hrs
Much Ado about Nothing
Unit IV: Non-detailed 14hrs
Tempest
Unit V: General Study
Ten Sonnets 12, 23, 48, 75, 86, 92, 115, 129, 141, 152 15hrs
A Shakespearean Device: Scene within a Scene
Shakespearean Fools and Clowns
Text Books
S.N
o
UNI
T
AUTHOR TITLE PUBLISHER YEAR OF
PUBLICATI
ON
1 I Shakespeare King Lear. Any Authentic
Publication
2 II Shakespeare Antony and Cleopatra Any Authentic
Publication
3 III Shakespeare Much Ado About
Nothing
Any Authentic
Publication
4 IV Shakespeare Tempest Any Authentic
Publication
5 V Rowse A.L Shakespeare’s Sonnets Macmillan 1964
6 V S.
Vishwanathan
Exploring Shakespeare:
The Dynamics of
Playmaking
Orient Longman Ltd 2005
7 V George Gordon Shakespearean Comedy
and Other Studies
Oxford University
Press
1945
Reference Books:
S.No. Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
publication
1 Rowse A.L Shakespeare’s Sonnets Macmillan 1964
2. Orient
Longman’s
Edition
Shakespeare
Quatercentenary
Commemoration Volume
Orient Longmans
Ltd
1965
3. Peter
Alexander
Studies in Shakespeare Oxford
University Press
1964
4. George
Gordon
Shakespearean Comedy and
Other Studies
Oxford
University Press
1945
Course Contents and Lecture Schedule
Module
No
Topic No. of
Periods
Content
delivery
methods
Unit I
1. General Introduction and Act I of King Lear 3 T & Disc
2. Act II- Analysis 2 T & Disc
3. Act III- Interpretation 3 T & Disc
4. Act IV- Analysis 2 T & Disc
5. Act V- Analysis 2 T & Disc
6. Revision and Comprehension 2 Disc
Unit II
1. Introduction- Antony and Cleopatra 1 T
2. Act I 2 Disc
3. Act II- Analysis 2 T & Disc
4. Act III- Interpretation 2 T & Disc
5. Act IV- Analysis 2 T & Disc
6. Act V- Analysis 2 T & Disc
7. Revision and Comprehension 3 Disc
Unit III
1. Introduction- Much Ado About Nothing 1 T
2. Act I 2 Disc
3. Act II- Analysis 2 T & Disc
4. Act III- Interpretation 2 T & Disc
5. Act IV- Analysis 2 T & Disc
6. Act V- Analysis 2 T & Disc
7. Revision and Comprehension 3 Disc
Unit IV
1. Introduction – Tempest 1 T
2. Act I 2 Disc
3. Act II- Analysis 2 T & Disc
4. Act III- Interpretation 2 T & Disc
5. Act IV- Analysis 2 T & Disc
6. Act V- Analysis 2 T & Disc
7. Revision and Comprehension 3 Disc
Unit V
1. General Discussion of sonnets -Sonnet 12 2
2. Sonnets 23 and 48- Analysis 2 T and Disc
3. Sonnets 75 and 86- Analysis 2 T and Disc
4. Sonnets 92 and 115- Analysis 2 T and Disc
5. Sonnets 129 and 141- Analysis 2 T and Disc
6. Sonnet 152- Discussion and Analysis 2 T and Disc
7. A Shakespearean Device: Scene within a Scene- Critical
Study of Shakespearean Technique
2 T
8. Shakespearean Fools and Clowns 1 Disc
QUESTION PAPER PATTERN FOR 2016-17 BATCH ONWARDS
PG
CA I & II
Section – A 5 x 2 marks = 10 Answer in a sentence or two -Knowledge level K1 & K2 ( no
choice )
Section – B 4 x 5 marks =20 Answer in 250 words - Knowledge level K3 & K4 ( no choice )
Section – C 2 x 10 marks=20 Answer in 500 words - Knowledge level K5 & K6 ( 2 out of 3 )
Total = 50
Model Examination and ESE
Section – A 10 x 3 = 30 Knowledge level K1 & K2 Answer in a sentence or two ( no choice )
Section – B 6 x 6 = 36 Knowledge level K3 & K4 Answer in 250 words (6 out of 7)
Section – C 3 x 8 = 24 Knowledge level K4 & K5 Answer in 400 words (3 out of 5)
Section - D 1 x10 = 10 Knowledge level K5 & K6 Answer in 600 words (no choice)
Total = 100
Blue Print
Section A
Answer in a sentence or two (no choice) (10 x 3 = 30) Unit I : Questions : 1,2
Unit II : Questions : 3,4
Unit III : Questions : 5,6
Unit IV : Questions : 7,8
Unit V : Questions : 9,10
Section – B
Answer any Five Annotations/ Short Answers in 250 words (6/7 x 6 = 36) Unit I : Questions : 11 Annotations
Unit II : Questions : 12, 13 Annotations
Unit III : Question : 14
Unit IV : Question : 15,16
Unit V : Question : 17
Section – C
Answer any Three Questions in 500 words (3/5 x 8 = 24) Unit I : Question : 18
Unit II : Question :19
Unit III : Questions :20
Unit IV : Question :21
Unit V : Questions :22
Section D (1x10=10)
Unit V Question No. : 23
Course Designers:
1. Ms. Vanmathi P.
2. Dr. S. Gomathi
COURSE
NUMBER
MEG1707
COURSE NAME - I MA ENGLISH
LITERATURE SEMESTER II
PAPER VII – AMERICAN LITERATURE
Category L T P Credits
71 4 4
Preamble
The course will enable the students to review and recognise the body of literary works from
America. The student will be able to understand the American spirit and analyse various literary
innovations and their culture.
Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to
CO
NUMBER
CO Statement Knowledge
Level
CO1 Interpret the American spirit, moral earnestness, and understand the
tradition and society as identified from the works. K2
CO2 Analyse and infer the philosophic principles from the works K4
CO3 Assess the speech, life and dreams of America as reflected in the
literary works K5
CO4 Identify the varied responses that are earned through reading the
creative works K1
CO5 Analyse the wide variety of experiences and attitudes in contemporary
American society through the works and will be able to convincingly
write supportive arguments
K3
Mapping with Programme Outcomes
Cos PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4
CO 1 S M M S
CO2 S S S M
CO3 M S M S
CO4 M M S S
CO5 M M M S
S-Strong; M-Medium; L-Low
Syllabus
Unit I Poetry 14hrs
Walt Whitman : When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed
Emily Dickinson : Because I Could not Stop for Death
: These are the Days When Birds Come Back
Langston Hughes : The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Out of Work
Non-detailed
Robert Frost : Mending Wall
Birches
(Poems can be taken from any authentic source)
Unit II Prose 15hrs
Detailed:
Emerson :Self Reliance
Non-detailed:
Maya Angelou :I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Unit III Drama 14hrs
Detailed:
Eugene O’Neill : Emperor Jones
Lorraine Hansberry : A Raisin in the Sun
Non-detailed:
August Wilson : Fences
Unit IV 14hrs
Nathaniel Hawthorne : The Scarlet Letter
Bernard Malamud : The Assistant
Miguel Asturias : The Cyclone
Unit V 14hrs
Henry James : The Art of Fiction
Robert Frost : The Figure a Poem Makes
(Annotations to be given from Unit I, Unit II and Unit III)
Text Book
S.
No.
Unit Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
Publication
1. I,
II,III
V
Ed. William J.
Fisher
An Anthology : American
Literature of the Nineteenth
Century
Eurasia
Publishing
House Pvt.
Ltd., New
Delhi
2002
2. I Sullivan, Nancy The Treasury of American
Poetry (Prescribed Poems)
Doubleday &
Co., Inc, NY
1978
3. III Hansbery,Lorraine A Raisin in the Sun Vintage
Books
2004
4. III Wilson, August Fences Plume Books 1986
5. IV Hawthorne,
Nathaniel
The Scarlet Letter Bantam
Books
1981
6. IV Malamud,
Bernard
The Assistant OUP 1981
7. IV Asturias, Miguel The Cyclone Orient
Paperbacks
1967
8. V Ed. Egbert
S.Oliver
An Anthology: American
Literature 1890-1965
Eurasia
Publishing
House Pvt.
Ltd., New
Delhi
2002
Reference Books
S.No. Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
Publication
1 Hoffman Daniel Harvard Guide to
Contemporary American
Writing
Oxford
University Press
1979
2 Ed. Subbian C An Anthology of Poems
Emerald
Publications
1987
Course Contents and Lecture Schedule
Module Topic No. of Content
delivery
No Periods methods
Unit I
1. American spirit and American Revolution 2 T & Disc
2. Reading and analysing Walt Whitman’s poem – When
Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed
2 T & Disc
3. America’s most influential and innovative poets 1 T & Disc
4. Metaphysical poets’ influence (Emily Dickinson) 1 T & Disc
5. Read and Analyse Dickinson’s poem – Because I could not
Stop for Death
1 T & Disc
6. Read and Analyse Dickinson’s poem – These are the Days
When Birds Come Back
1 T & Disc
7. Life and landscape in American poetry (Frost) 1 T & Disc
8. Read Frost’s Birches 1 T & Disc
9. Analyse Frost’s Birches / Mending Wall 1 T & Disc
10. Harlem Renaissance 1 T & Disc
11. Read Langston Hughes’ Out of Work 1 T & Disc
12. Analyse Hughes’ Out of Work 1 T & Disc
Unit II
1. Transcendentalism 1 T & Disc
2. Major philosophers influenced by Transcendentalism 1 T
3. Read Emerson’s Self Reliance 4 T & Disc
4. Civil Rights Movement - Analysis 1 Disc
5. Memoir and prose renderings 1 T & Disc
6. Reading Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird
Sings
3 T
7. Analysing text 4 T & Disc
Unit III
1. Expressionism in O’Neill’s plays 1 T & Disc
2. Read the play – Emperor Jones 2 T
3. Analysis of the play Emperor Jones 1 T & Disc
4. Realism in American plays 1 T & Disc
5. Value and purpose of Dream 1 T & Disc
6. Read the play – A Raisin in the Sun 2 T & Disc
7. Analysis of the play A Raisin in the Sun 2 T & Disc
8. Black experiences in America 1 T
9. Reading the play Fences by August Wilson 2 T
10. Analysis of the play Fences 1 T
Unit IV
1. Complexities of moral choices in American novels 1 T & Disc
2. Analysis of The Scarlet Letter 3 T & Disc
3. Yiddish literature 2 T & Disc
4. Bernard Malamud’s The Assistant - Analysis 3 T & Disc
5. Latin American writing 2 T & Disc
6. The Cyclone by Miguel Asturias – Analysis 3 T & Disc
Unit V
1. Literary Criticism and language used in varied texts 2 T & Disc
2. Critical interpretation of Henry James’ The Art of Fiction 5 T & Disc
3. Postmodernism 2 Disc
4. Critical Interpretation of The Politics of Theory:
Ideological Positions in Postmodernism Debate
5 T & Disc
Blue Print
Section A (10x3=30)
Answer in a sentence or two:
Unit I Question No. : 1, 2
Unit II Question No. : 3,4
Unit III Question No. : 5,6
Unit IV Question No. : 7,8
Unit V Question No. : 9,10
Section B (6x6=36)
Annotate / Write short Notes on ANY SIX of the following:
Unit I Question No. : 11 (Annotation)
Unit II Question No. : 12,13 (Short Notes)
Unit III Question No. : 14 (Annotation)
Unit IV Question No. : 15,16 (Short Notes)
Unit V Question No. : 17 (Short Notes)
Section C (3x8=24)
Write Essays on ANY THREE for the Following:
Unit I Question No. : 18
Unit II Question No. : 19
Unit III Question No. : 20
Unit IV Question No. : 21
Unit V Question No. : 22
Section D (1x10=10)
Unit V Question No. : 23
QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
QUESTION PAPER PATTERN FOR 2016-17 BATCH ONWARDS
CA I & II
Section – A 5 x 2 marks = 10 Answer in a sentence or two -Knowledge level K1 & K2 ( no
choice )
Section – B 4 x 5 marks =20 Answer in 250 words - Knowledge level K3 & K4 ( no choice )
Section – C 2 x 10 marks=20 Answer in 500 words - Knowledge level K5 & K6 ( 2 out of 3 )
Total = 50
Model Examination and ESE
Section – A 10 x3 = 30 Knowledge level K1 & K2 Answer in a sentence or two ( no choice )
Section – B 6 x 6 = 36 Knowledge level K3 & K4 Answer in 250 words (6 out of 7)
Section – C 3 x 8 = 24 Knowledge level K4 & K5 Answer in 400 words (3 out of 5)
Section - D 1 x10 = 10 Knowledge level K5 & K6 Answer in 600 words (no choice)
Total = 100
Course Designers:
1. Dr Dhanalakshmi A.
2. Dr J. Santhosh Priyaa J.
COURSE
NUMBER
MEG1708
COURSE NAME
MA ENGLISH LITERATURE
SEMESTER - II
PAPER VIII - METHODS OF TEACHING
ENGLISH
Category L T P Credits
71 4 4
Preamble
The course will enable the students to recognise and review the basic elements of teaching English to
students at various levels of cognition. It introduces the students various methods to teach different
genres. It also encourages the students to adopt new methods and strategies in teaching.
Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to
CO
Number
CO Statement Knowledge
level
CO 1 Recognise different types of teaching methodology K3
CO2 Adopt suitable methodology to different aspects of learning K3
CO3 Integrate different methods of teaching in the new learning
environment K4&K5
CO4 Devise indigenous methods of teaching K6
Mapping with Programme Outcomes
CO PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4
CO 1 S S M M
CO2 M S M M
CO3 M M S S
CO4 S M S S
S-Strong; M-Medium; L-Low
Syllabus
Unit I Chapter IV, V, VIII–XIV Aims and Objectives - Teaching Composition 14 hrs
Pages 38 – 66, 103 – 172
Unit II : Chapters XV – XXIII The Role of English Teacher 14 hrs
Pages 174 – 257, 272 -275
Unit III: Alternative Approaches and Methods 14 hrs
Pages 73 - 148
Unit IV: Current Communicative Approaches 14 hrs
Unit V : Practical Teaching, Preparation of e-content 15 hrs
Text Book
S.No Unit Author Title Publishers Year of
Publication
1 I, II Dr. Mowla, Shaik Techniques of Teaching
English
Neel Kamal
Publications
2009
2. III,
IV
Richards,C Jacks &
Rodgers,Theodore
S
Approaches and Methods in
Language Teaching .
Cambridge
University
Press
2012
Reference Books
S.No. Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of Publication
1 Alam, Qaiser Zoha English Language
Teaching in India
Problems and Issues
Atlantic
Publishers
1999
2 Dr.Gautam G.S Teaching of English in
India
Classical
Publishing Co
2002
3 N.Krishnaswamy &
Lalitha
Krishnaswamy
Method of Teaching
English
Macmillan 2011
4 Sood.S.C New Directions in English
Language and
LiteratureTeaching in
India
Ajanta
Publication
1988
5 Yadav,R.N.S. Teaching of English Abishek
Publications.
2002
Pedagogy: Teaching and Lecture, Discussion, non - graded quiz
Course Contents and Lecture Schedule
Module
No. Topic
No. of
periods
Content
delivery
methods
Unit 1
1 Four Language skills 1 T
2 Survey of methods of teaching 1 T
3 Teaching of Grammar and Vocabulary 3 T & Disc
4 Use of Mother Tongue &Developing Listening &
speaking Skills
3 T & Disc
5 Teaching Reading 2 T & Disc
6 Teaching Writing 2 T & Disc
7 Teaching Composition 2 T & Disc
Unit II
1 Audio Visual aids 1 T&Disc
2 Teaching Prose 2 T&Disc
3 Teaching Poetry 2 T&Disc
4 Tests and Examinations 2 T&Disc
5 Texts Books 2 T&Disc
6 Remedial Work 2 T&Disc
7 Role of English Teacher 3 Disc
Unit III Alternative Approaches & Methods
1 Total Physical Response & The Silent Way 1 T
2 Community Language Learning 1 T
3 Suggestopedia 2 T&Disc
4 Whole Language 2 T&Disc
5 Multiple Intelligence 2 T&Disc
6 Neurolinguistic Programming 2 T&Disc
7 The Lexical Approach 2 T&Disc
8 Competency Based Language Teaching 2 T&Disc
Unit IV Current Communicative Approaches
1 Communicative Language Teaching 3 T&Disc
2 The Natural Approach 2 T&Disc
3 Cooperative Lang Learning 2 T&Disc
4 Content Based Instruction 3 T&Disc
5 Task Based Language Teaching 2 T&Disc
6 The Post –methods era 2 T&Disc
Unit V Practical Teaching
1 Teaching Practice 8 Disc
2 e-content Development 7 Disc
QUESTION PAPER PATTERN FOR 2016-17 BATCH ONWARDS
PG
CA I & II
Section – A 5 x 2 marks = 10 Answer in a sentence or two -Knowledge level K1 & K2 ( no
choice )
Section – B 4 x 5 marks =20 Answer in 250 words - Knowledge level K3 & K4 ( no choice )
Section – C 2 x 10 marks=20 Answer in 500 words - Knowledge level K5 & K6 ( 2 out of 3 )
Total = 50
Model Examination and ESE
Section – A 10 x 3 = 30 Knowledge level K1 & K2 Answer in a sentence or two ( no choice )
Section – B 6 x 6 = 36 Knowledge level K3 & K4 Answer in 250 words (6 out of 7)
Section – C 3 x 8 = 24 Knowledge level K4 & K5 Answer in 400 words (3 out of 5)
Section - D 1 x10 = 10 Knowledge level K5 & K6 Answer in 600 words (no choice)
Total = 100
Blue Print
Section – A
Answer all the questions in a sentence or two (10x3=30)
Unit I Questions : 1,2
Unit II Questions : 3,4
Unit III Questions : 5,6,7
Unit IV Questions : 8,9,10
Section – B
Answer any Six of the following questions in 250 words each (6x6=36)
Unit I Questions : 11,12
Unit II Questions : 13,14
Unit III Question : 15,16,
Unit IV Questions : 17
Section – C
Answer any Three of the following questions in 400 words each (3x8=24)
Unit I Question : 18
Unit II Question : 19
Unit III Question : 20
Unit III Question : 21
Unit IV Question : 22
Section – D
Answer the question in 600 words(1x10=10)
Unit V Question : 23 Preparation of e-content for any given literary work
Course Designers:
1. Mrs. R.Maheswari
2. Dr. Sushil Mary Mathews
COURSE
NUMBER
MEG1709
COURSE NAME
MA ENGLISH LITERATURE
SEMESTER II
PAPER IX LITERARY THEORY I
Category L T P Credits
71 4 5
Preamble
The course gives an introduction to various forms of literary theory and criticism, which is the most
essential aspect of literary appreciation.
Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to
Mapping with Programme Outcomes
COs PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4
CO1 S
S S S
CO2 S
S S S
CO3 S
S S S
CO4 S
S S S
CO5 S
S S S
S- Strong; M-Medium; L-Low
CO
Number CO Statement Knowledge
Level
CO1 Understand the seminal theories of modern literary criticism. K1
CO2 Develop a critical outlook towards literature. K2
CO3 Apply critical theories for literary interpretation. K3
CO4 Analyse and interpret literary texts from critical point of view.
K4
CO5. Evaluate literary texts based on critical concepts.
K5
Syllabus
Unit I : Formal Criticism 14 hrs
Cleanth Brooks – The Language of Paradox
Mark Schorer – Technique as Discovery
Unit II : Marxist Criticism 15 hrs
Erich Auerbach – Odysseus Scar
Edmund Wilson - Marxism and Literature
Unit III : Psycho-Analytic Criticism 14 hrs
Sigmund Freud – Creative Writers and Day Dreaming
Lionel Trilling – Freud and Literature
Unit IV : Myth Criticism 14 hrs
C.G.Jung – Psychology and Literature
Northrop Frye – The Archetypes of Literature
Unit V : Prescriptive Criticism 14 hrs
George Orwell – Politics and the English Language
Susan Sontag – Against Interpretation
Text Book
S.No. UNIT AUTHOR TITLE PUBLISHER YEAR
1. I,II,III,IV&V David
Lodge
Twentieth Century
Criticism: A Reader
Longman 1988
Reference Books:
S.No. Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
publicati
on
1 Lodge, David and
Nigel Wood
Modern Criticism and Theory
Vol.II
Pearson Education 1989
2. Sethuraman. V.S. Contemporary Criticism: An
Anthology.
Macmillan 1989
3. Enright D.J., De
Chickera
Essays from English Critical
Texts.
Oxford University Press 2006
Course Contents and Lecture Schedule
Module
No. Topic
No. of
periods
Content
delivery
methods
Unit I FORMAL CRITICISM
1 Introduction to the aspects of formalism 2 T
2 Cleanth Brooks – The Language of Paradox 6 T & Disc
3 Mark Schorer – Technique as Discovery 6 T & Disc
Unit II MARXIST CRITICISM
1 Introduction to the aspects of Marxism 2 T
2 Erich Auerbach – Odysseus Scar 6 T & Disc
3 Edmund Wilson - Marxism and Literature 7 T & Disc
Unit III PSYCHO-ANALYTIC CRITICISM
1 Introduction to the aspects of Psycho-Analytic Criticism 2 T
2 Sigmund Freud – Creative Writers and Day Dreaming 6 T & Disc
3 Lionel Trilling – Freud and Literature 6 T & Disc
Unit IV MYTH CRITICISM
1 Introduction to the aspects of Archetypal criticism 2 T
2 C.G.Jung – Psychology and Literature 6 T & Disc
3 Northrop Frye – The Archetypes of Literature 6 T & Disc
Unit V PRESCRIPTIVE CRITICISM
1 Introduction to the aspects of Prescriptive Criticism 2 T
2 George Orwell – Politics and the English Language 6 T & Disc
3 Susan Sontag – Against Interpretation 6 T & Disc
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CA I & II
Section – A 5 x 2 marks = 10 Answer in a sentence or two -Knowledge level K1 & K2 ( no
choice )
Section – B 4 x 5 marks =20 Answer in 250 words - Knowledge level K3 & K4 ( no choice )
Section – C 2 x 10 marks=20 Answer in 500 words - Knowledge level K5 & K6 ( 2 out of 3 )
Total = 50
Model Examination and ESE
Section – A 10 x 3 = 30 Knowledge level K1 & K2 Answer in a sentence or two ( no choice )
Section – B 6 x 6 = 36 Knowledge level K3 & K4 Answer in 250 words (6 out of 7)
Section – C 3 x 8 = 24 Knowledge level K4 & K5 Answer in 400 words (3 out of 5)
Section - D 1 x10 = 10 Knowledge level K5 & K6 Answer in 600 words (no choice)
Total = 100
Blue Print
Section A (10x3=30)
Answer in a sentence or two:
Unit I Question No. : 1, 2,
Unit II Question No. : 3,4
Unit III Question No. : 5,6
Unit IV Question No. : 7,8
Unit V Question No. : 9,10
Section B (6x6=36)
Write short Notes on ANY SIX of the following:
Unit I Question No. : 11
Unit II Question No. : 12,13
Unit III Question No. : 14
Unit IV Question No. : 15,16
Unit V Question No. : 17
Section C (3x8=24)
Write Essays on ANY THREE for the Following:
Unit I Question No. : 18
Unit II Question No. : 19
Unit III Question No. : 20
Unit IV Question No. : 21
Unit V Question No. : 22
Section D (1x10=10)
Unit V Question No. : 23
Course Designers:
1. Dr .S.Lavanya
2. Dr .S.Gomathi
COURSE
NUMBER
MEG1810
COURSE NAME
I MA ENGLISH LITERATURE
SEMESTER II- PAPER X
WORLD CLASSICS/ LITERATURE IN
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Category L T P Credit
56 4 4
Preamble
The course aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of the great classics in English around
the world and to introduce the students to some of the greatest and very best writers in the world.
Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
CO
Number
CO Statement Knowledge
Level
CO1 Select and define the literary works at varied levels of
comprehension. K1
CO2 Practically interpret, illustrate and apply any literary work by
identifying different aspects of literature. K2 & 3
CO3 Examine the text intensively and distinguish its salient features.
K4
CO4 Estimate the ability to use the critical theories in the practice of
literary evaluation. K5
CO5 Elaborate and improve on the different types of creative genius
from around the world K6
Mapping with Programme Outcomes
Cos PO1 PO2 P03 P04
CO1. M M S S
CO2. S M S S
CO3. S S M M
CO4. M S M M
S-Strong; M-Medium; L-Low
Syllabus
Unit I Poetry 11 hours
Virgil: The Aeneid, Book IV (438-563)
Unit II Prose 11 hours
Khalil Gibran: The Prophet (prose-poetry essays):
Viktor Schklovsky: Art as a Technique
Unit III Drama 11 hours
Sophocles: Oedipus Rex
Goethe: Faust- Part I
Unit IV Short stories 8 hours
Charles Perrault: Blue Beard
Juan Manuel: The Man who Tamed a Shrew
Giovanni Boccaccio: The Stone of Invisibility
Eliza Orzeszkowa: Do You Remember?
Emile Verhaeren: The Horse Fair at Opdrop
Louis Couperus: About Myself and Others
Hans Christian Anderson: What the Old Man does is always Right
Jonas Lie: The Story of a Chicken
Unit V Fiction 15 hours
Fyodor Dostoevsky: Crime and Punishment
Text Book
S.No. Unit Author Title of the
Book
Publisher Year of
Publication
1 I Virgil The Aeneid [Net source] The Internet Classics
Archive:Classic.merit.edu/Virgil/aen
eid.html
2015
2 II Kahlil
Gibran
The Prophet Rupa 2002
3 II Viktor
Schklovsk
y
Art as
Technique
[Net Source]:
paradise.caltech.edu/ist4lectures/Vik
tor_Sklovski_Art_as_Technique.pdf
2015
4 III Sophocles Oedipus Rex Dover Publications; Unabridged
edition 2012
5 III Goethe Faust- Part I RHUS Publications 1988
6 IV Geraldine
McCaughr
ean
Classic
Stories from
Around the
World
Leopard Books 1996
7 V Fyodor
Dostoevsk
y
Crime and
Punishment
Penguin 2003
Reference Books
S.No. Author Title of the book Publisher Year of
Publication
1 Barman, Bhaskar
Roy
E L Dorado: An Anthology
on World Literature
Authors Press
Global Network
2006
Pedagogy: Teaching – Lecturing and discussions
Course Contents and Lecture Schedule
Module
No.
Unit I
Topic No. of
Periods
Content
delivery
methods
1 What is the importance of classical literature 1 T
2 Virgil as a poet and his contribution 1 T
3 Poetic beauty in Aeneid 1 T & Disc
4 Strategies for reading an epic 1 T
5 Previewing and Annotating 2 T & Disc
6 Outlining and Summarising 2 T & Disc
7 Taking inventory and analysing an argument 1 T & Disc
8 Identifying basic features and comparing and contrasting 1 T & Disc
9 Exploring personal responses 1 Disc
Unit II
1 A comparison and contrast of Persian and Russian prose
classics
2 T & Disc
2 The uniqueness of prose-poetry essays 1 T
3 Essay writing as an art 1 Disc
4 How to read a piece of classical prose 1 T
5 Interpreting the depth of meaning in classical prose 1 T
6 Language of the classic literature 2 T & Disc
7 Analysing key passages 3 T & Disc
Unit III
1 How to analyse and appraise drama with emphasis on
Oedipus Rex and Faust- Part I
1 T & Disc
2 Sophocles as the greatest dramatist 1 T
3 Dramatic form- origins and initial growth and plot and
character analysis
2 T & Disc
4 Goethe as a most powerful dramatist 2 T & Disc
5 Plot and characterisation in Faust- Part I 1 T & Disc
6 Historical context in the play 2 T
7 The play as a closest drama (genre) and as a cosmological
epic
2 Disc
Unit IV
1 Characteristics of folktales from France T
2 Patriarchy as portrayed in Spanish short story T
3 Attributes of Renaissance in Italy in The Stone of
Invisibility
T
4 Analysis of plot in short story from Poland T
5 Tragic element in short story from Belgium T
6 Louis Couperus (Holland) as a great short story writer T
7 Moral in Hans Christian Anderson’s story T
8 Element of Fable in Jonas Lie’s The Story of a Chicken
T
Unit V
1 Analysis of Russian fiction 3 Disc
2 Fiction as a powerful literary device 3 Disc
3 Plot, setting and characterization 2 Disc
4 Theme and narrative technique 2 Disc
5 Discussion 2 Disc
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CA I & II
Section – A 5 x 2 marks = 10 Answer in a sentence or two -Knowledge level K1 & K2 ( no
choice )
Section – B 4 x 5 marks =20 Answer in 250 words - Knowledge level K3 & K4 ( no choice )
Section – C 2 x 10 marks=20 Answer in 500 words - Knowledge level K5 & K6 ( 2 out of 3 )
Total = 50
Model Examination and ESE
Section – A 10 x 3 = 30 Knowledge level K1 & K2 Answer in a sentence or two ( no choice )
Section – B 6 x 6 = 36 Knowledge level K3 & K4 Answer in 250 words (6 out of 7)
Section – C 3 x 8 = 24 Knowledge level K4 & K5 Answer in 400 words (3 out of 5)
Section - D 1 x10 = 10 Knowledge level K5 & K6 Answer in 600 words (no choice)
Total = 100
Blue Print
(Annotations to be given only from units I and III)
Section A (10x3=30)
Answer in a sentence or two:
Unit I Question No.:1,2,
Unit II Question No.: 3,4
Unit III Question No.: 5,6
Unit IV Question No.: 7,8
Unit V Question No.: 9, 10
Section B (6x6=36)
Write short Notes on:
Unit I Question No. : 11 Annotation
Unit II Question No. : 12, 13
Unit III Question No. : 14 Annotation
Unit IV Question No. : 15, 16
Unit V Question No. : 17
Section C (3x8=24)
Write Essays for the Following:
Unit I Question No. : 18
Unit II Question No. : 19
Unit III Question No. : 20
Unit IV Question No. : 21
Unit V Question No. : 22
Section D (1x10=10)
Unit V Question no: 23
Course Designers:
1. Dr. Narasingaram Jayashree
2. Dr. S. Gomathi
COURSE
NUMBER
MEH16A1
COURSE NAME
I MA ENGLISH LITERATURE
SEMESTER II
INTER DISCIPLINARY COURSE -
HISTORY THROUGH LITERATURE
Category L T P Credit
60 - 4
Preamble
The objective of this paper is to create varied interest among students of History and English streams
towards both the branches, thereby portraying the relationship between History, Life and Literature.
The students are expected to develop an interest towards the historic and cultural aspects of our
country.
Prerequisite
• An overview and knowledge of the classical literature of different countries
• A keen interest in delving into the glorious literary past.
Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to
CO Number CO Statement Knowledge
Level
CO1 Interpret and demonstrate their understanding of various facets
of literature K3
CO2 Analyse and infer from various critical concepts K4
CO3 Organise and integrate the acquired knowledge towards
individualistic composition K6
CO4 Will be able to appraise and defend convincing arguments K5
CO5 Analyse the wide variety of experiences and attitudes in the
historic and cultural aspects of our country through various
literary works
K2
Mapping with Programme Outcomes
COs PO1 PO2 P03 P04
CO1 S M M S
CO2 S S S M
CO3 M S M S
CO4 M M S S
CO5 M M M S
S-Strong; M-Medium; L-Low
Syllabus
Unit I 12hrs
Kushwant Singh - Train to Pakistan
Unit II 12 hrs
Rudyard Kipling - Kim
Unit III 12 hrs
Indian National Congress
Moderates and Extremist (Gokhale)
Home Rule Movement (Annie Besant – Red Mount)
Unit IV 12 hrs
Gandhian Era – Non Cooperation
Civil Disobedience
Round Table Conference
Individual Satyagraha
Cripp’s Proposal
Unit V 12 hrs
Quit India Movement
Wavel Plan
Mountbatten Plan, Indian Independence Act of 1947
Text Book
S.No Units Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
Publication
1. I Kushwant Singh Train to Pakistan Paperback 1994
Publishers
2. II Rudyard Kipling Kim Paperback
Publishers
1993
3. III,
IV,V
R.C.Agarwal,Mahesh
Bhatnagar
Indian National Movement
and Indian Constitution
S.Chand
Publishing
House
1993
Reference Books
S.No Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
Publication
1. Ramachandra Guha India After Gandhi: The
History of the World’s
Largest Democracy
Eco Press 2007
2. E.M.Forster A Passage to India Penguin Books 2005
Pedagogy: Teaching , Lecture, Discussion
Course Contents and Lecture Schedule
Module
No. Topic
No. of
periods
Content
delivery
methods
Unit I
1 Life and times of Kushwant Singh 1 T
2 Importance of the historical novel 1 T
3 Partition and its aftermath 2 T & Disc
4 Social structure and cultural impact 1 T
5 Moral message and horrific reality 2 T & Disc
6 Character analysis 2 T & Disc
7 Reality Vs fiction 1 T & Disc
8 Narrative style of Kushwant Singh 1 T & Disc
9 In depth analysis of the novel 1 Disc
Unit II
1 Kipling as a novelist 1 T & Disc
2 The novel as a spy fiction 2 T
3 Elements in the novel 2 Disc
4 Characterisation 1 T
5 Themes and motifs 2 T
Module
No. Topic
No. of
periods
Content
delivery
methods
6 Background and setting of the novel 2 T & Disc
7 Structure of the novel 2 T & Disc
Unit III
1 The rise and growth of the Indian National Congress 2 T & Disc
2 Factors that promoted the popularity of the INC 1 T
3 Role of the INC in the freedom struggle 2 T & Disc
4 Differentiating the Moderates from the Extremists 1 T & Disc
5 The part played by the Moderates 2 T & Disc
6 Important extremists who lead the Freedom Movement 2 T
7 The role of the Home Rule Movement 2 Disc
Unit IV
1 Gandhi’s evolution into the Mahatma 2 T & Disc
2 Non-cooperation Movement and its impact 2 T & Disc
3 Part played by the Civil Disobedience Movement 2 T & Disc
4 Result of the Round Table Conference and
Effectiveness of Satyagraha
3 T & Disc
5 Policies underlying Cripp’s Proposal 3 T & Disc
Unit V
1 The popularity and effectiveness of The Quit India
Movement
3 Disc
2 Impact of Wavel Plan on the Independence Movement 2 Disc
3 Mountbatten Plan- Architect to India’s freedom 2 Disc
4 Indian Independence Act of 1947 and the Partition of the
country
2 Disc
5 A brief account of the factors that paved the way for
India’s independance
3 Disc
QUESTION PAPER PATTERN FOR 2016-17 BATCH ONWARDS
PG
Model Examination and ESE
Section – A 5 x 5 = 25
Section – B 5 x 15 = 75
Total = 100
Blue Print
Section A 5x5=25
Answer in a sentence or two:
Unit I Question No.:1 a (or) b
Unit II Question No.:2 a (or) b
Unit III Question No.:3 a (or) b
Unit IV Question No.:4 a (or) b
Unit V Question No.:5 a (or) b
Section B 5x15=75
Write short Notes on:
Unit I Question No. : 6 a (or) b
Unit II Question No. : 7 a (or) b
Unit III Question No. : 8 a (or) b
Unit IV Question No. : 9 a (or) b
Unit V Question No. : 10 a (or) b
Course Designers:
1. Dr Narasingaram Jayashree
2. Mrs. Arul Mary
COURSE
NUMBER
MEG1711
COURSE NAME
II MA ENGLISH LITERATURE
SEMESTER III
PAPER XI-INDIAN WRITING IN
ENGLISH
Category L T P Credit
71 4 4
Preamble
The course introduces students to Indian Writing in English, through the study of various literary
genres such as Poetry, Prose, Drama and Criticism. It helps the students to appreciate the literature
written in English by Indians. This paper is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills
to read and understand texts in Indian Writing in English.
Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Mapping with Programme Outcomes
Cos PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4
CO1 S M S M
CO2 M S M M
CO3 S S S M
CO4 M M M S
CO5 S S M M
S- Strong; M-Medium; L-Low
Syllabus
Unit I Poetry 14 hrs
CO
Number
CO Statement Knowledge
Level
CO6. Understand the nuances of Indian Writing in English K1
CO7. Interpret and demonstrate their understanding of various facets of Literature K3
CO8. Analyse literary forms of the text and to appreciate Literature K4, K5
CO9. Effectively understand and communicate ideas related to the Indian Writing
in English with its background and settings K2
CO10. Appreciate and write critical reviews for the works of Indian Writing in
English K6
Detailed Toru Dutt : Lakshman
Sri Aurobindo : Rose of God
Sarojini Naidu : Bird Sanctuary
Nissim Ezekiel : Very Indian Poem in Indian English
A.K.Ramanujam : Epitaph on a Street Dog
Non-Detailed Shiv.K.Kumar : Indian Woman
Jayanta Mahapatra: Grandfather
Poems can be taken from any authentic source
Unit II Prose
Non-Detailed 14hrs
Jawaharlal Nehru : Discovery of India- Through the Ages
Yuvaraj singh : The Test of my Life
Unit III Drama Detailed 14hrs
Vijay Tendulkar : Kanyadaan
Non- detailed Mahesh Dattani : Final Soultions
Unit IV Novel 14 hrs
Sashi Deshpande : That Long Silence
Gita Mehta : River Sutra
Unit V Criticism 15 hrs
Srinivasa Iyengar: Indian Writing in English - Chapter XXVI “New” Poets (Pg 641-690)
M.Hiriyanna: Indian Aesthetics: The Main Aspects of Indian Aesthetics (161-172)
(Annotations from Detailed texts of Unit I & III only)
Text Books Prescribed
S.No Units Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
Publication
1 I Poems can be taken from any authentic source
2 II Nehru, Jawaharlal Discovery of India Penguin 2004
3 II Singh, Yuvaraj The Test of my Life India Random
House
2012
4 III Tendulkar, Vijay Kanyadaan OUP 1996
5 III Dattani, Mahesh Collected Plays Penguin 2000
6 IV Deshpande,Shashi That Long Silence Penguin 1988
7 IV Mehta,Gita A River Sutra Penguin 2000
8 V Iyengar ,Srinivasa
K.R
Indian Writing in
English
Sterling
2014
9 V Hiriyanna .M Indian Aesthetics Trinity 2015
Reference Books
S.No Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
Publication
1 Chavan P Sunanda The Fair Voice:A Study
of Indian Women Poets
in English
Sterling Publishers
Private Limited
1984
2 Iyengar, Srinivasa
K.R
Indian Writing in
English
Sterling Publishers 1962
Pedagogy: Teaching, Blackboard, Discussion, PPT,ICT,Seminar
Course Contents and Lecture Schedule
Module
No. Topic
No. of
periods
Content
delivery
methods
Unit I
1 Introduction 1 T
2 Lakshman 2 T&D
3 Rose of God 2 T&D
4 Bird Sanctuary 2 T&D
5 Very Indian Poem in Indian English 2 T&D
6 Epitaph on a street Dog 2 T&D
7 Indian Woman 1 T
8 Grandfather 1 T
9 Revision 1 D
Unit II
10 Introduction 1 T
11 The test of my Life 7 T&D
12 Discovery of India - Chapter 5 5 T&D,PPT
13 Revision 1 D
Unit III
14 Introduction 1 T
15 Kanyadaan 6 T&D
16 Final Solutions 6 T&D
Module
No. Topic
No. of
periods
Content
delivery
methods
17 Revision 1 D
Unit IV
18 Introduction 1 T
19 That Long Silence 7 T&D
20 River Sutra 6 T&D
Unit V
21 Criticism Introduction 1 T
22 New Poets 7 T&D
23 Indian Aesthetics 6 D
24 Revision 1 D
Blue Print
Section A (10x3=30)
Answer in a sentence or two: Unit I Question No. : 1, 2,
Unit II Question No. : 3,4,
Unit III Question No. : 5,6
Unit IV Question No. : 7,8
Unit V Question No. : 9,10
Section B (6x6=36)
Annotate / Write short Notes on ANY SIX of the following: Unit I Question No. : 11 (Annotation)
Unit II Question No. : 12, 13(Short Notes)
Unit III Question No. : 14 (Annotation)
Unit IV Question No. : 15, 16 (Short Notes)
Unit V Question No. : 17 (Short Notes)
Section C (3x8=24)
Write Essays on ANY THREE for the Following:
Unit I Question No. : 18
Unit II Question No. : 19
Unit III Question No. : 20
Unit IV Question No. : 21
Unit V Question No. : 22
Section D (1x10=10) Unit V Question No. : 23
Course Designers:
1.Mrs.P.Subhapriya
2.Dr.(Mrs)RSumathi
COURSE
NUMBER:
MEG1612
COURSE NAME
II MA ENGLISH LITERATURE
SEMESTER III
PAPER XII-LITERARY THEORY
PAPER II
Category L T P Credit
71 4 5
Preamble
To make the students understand the basic theoretical concepts underlying contemporary approaches
to literature and the major difference between various schools of criticism.
Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to
Mapping with Programme Outcomes
Cos PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4
CO1. S S S S
CO2. S S S S
CO3. M M M M
CO4. M M M M
CO5. M M M M
S- Strong; M-Medium; L-Low
CO
Number
CO Statement Knowledge
Level
CO1. Acquire a holistic view of criticism and new trends in criticism K1
CO2. Sensitize students towards recent critical theories K2
CO3. Co-relate literary theory with literary texts K3&K4
CO4. Develop personal responses to literary texts K5
CO5. Develop ability to conduct literary research K6
Syllabus
Unit I : Structuralism 14 Hrs
Roman Jakobson - Linguistics and Poetics
Unit II : Post- Structuralism 15 Hrs
Roland Barthes – The Death of the Author
Unit III : Deconstruction 14 Hrs
Jacques Derrida – Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourced of the Human Science.
Unit IV : Postmodernism 14 Hrs
Terry Eagleton - Capitalism, Modernism and Postmodernism
Unit V : Postcolonialism 14 Hrs
Homi Bhabha- The Location of Culture
Text Books
S.No UNIT AUTHOR TITLE PUBLISHER YEAR
1. I,II,III&IV Lodge, David Twentieth Century
Criticism: A Reader
Longman 1988
2. V Julie Rivkin,
and Michael
Ryan
Literary Theory: An
Anthology
Blackwell
Publishers
2002
Reference Books:
S.No Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
publication
1 Lodge, David and
Nigel Wood
Modern Criticism and Theory
Vol.II
Pearson
Education
1989
2 Enright D.J., De
Chickera
Essays from English Critical Texts. Oxford
University Press
2006
Pedagogy:Teaching, Discussion , Seminar & ICT
Course Contents and Lecture Schedule
Unit I STRUCTURALISM
1 Introduction to aspects of structuralism 2 T & PPT
2 Roman Jakobson - Linguistics and Poetics 12 T & Disc
Seminar
Unit II POST- STRUCTURALISM
1 Introduction to aspects of Post stucturalism 1 T & PPT
2 Roland Barthes – The Death of the Author 6 T & Disc
Seminar
3 Introduction to aspects of Reader Response Theory 1 T & PPT
4 Stanley Fish – Is There a Text in This Class? 7 T & Disc
Seminar
Unit III DECONSTRUCTION
1 Introduction to aspects of deconstruction 2 T & PPT
2 Jacques Derrida – Structure, Sign and Play in the
Discourced of the Human Science
13 T & Disc
Seminar
Unit IV POSTMODERNISM
1 Introduction to aspects of Postmodernism 2 T & PPT
2 Terry Eagleton - Capitalism, Modernism and
Postmodernism
12 T & Disc
Seminar
Unit IV POSTCOLONIALISM
1 Introduction to aspects of Postcolonialism 2 T & PPT
2 Homi Bhabha- The Location of Culture 12 T & Disc
Seminar
Blue Print
Section A (10x3=30)
Answer in a sentence or two: Unit I Question No. : 1, 2,
Unit II Question No. : 3,4
Unit III Question No. : 5,6
Unit IV Question No. : 7,8
Unit V Question No. : 9,10
Section B (6x6=36)
Write short Notes on ANY SIX of the following: Unit I Question No. : 11
Unit II Question No. : 12, 13
Unit III Question No. : 14,
Unit IV Question No. : 15,16
Unit V Question No. : 17
Section C (3x8=24)
Write Essays on ANY THREE for the Following: Unit I Question No. : 18
Unit II Question No. : 19
Unit III Question No. : 20
Unit IV Question No. : 21
Unit V Question No. : 22
Section D (1x10=10) ANY UNIT Question No. : 23
Course Designers:
1. Dr.S.Lavanya
2. Dr.S.Gomathi
COURSE
NUMBER
MEG1713
COURSE NAME
II MA ENGLISH LITERATURE
SEMESTER III
CORE XIII – MODERN ENGLISH
GRAMMAR
Category L T P Credit
71 4 5
Preamble
The course introduces the various nuances in the field of grammar with descriptive data. It will
enable the students to understand the grammar as foreign learners and have an authoritative
knowledge about English grammar usage. It will enrich the students grammatical proficiency.
Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to
CO
Number
CO Statement Knowledge
level
CO 1 Understand and remember the significance of English grammar K1 & K2
CO2 Analyse the grammatical system and appreciate the new approaches
to grammar K4
CO3 Prioritize the classification of grammar in detail. K5
CO4 Gain competency in grammar. K5
Mapping with Programme Outcomes
COs PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4
CO 1 S M S S
CO2 M S M S
CO3 M S S S
CO4 M M M S
S-Strong; M-Medium; L-Low
Syllabus
Unit I Sentence and their parts 14hrs
1.1 Parts of speech
1.2 The hierarchy of units
1.3 Grammatical notations
1.4 Using tests
1.5 Form and Function
Unit II Words 14hrs
2.1 Open and closed word classes
2.2 The open classes
2.3 Closed word classes
Unit III Phrases 14hrs
3.1 Classes of Phrase
3.2 Main and subordinate phrases
3.3 Noun phrases and related phrase classes
3.4 The Adjective phrase and the adverb phrase
3.5 The verb phrase
Unit IV Clauses 15hrs
4.1 Elements of the clause
4.2 Complex sentences
4.3 Finite and non-finite clauses
4.4 Declarative, interrogative and imperative clauses
4.5 Active and Passive Clauses
4.6 More on clause structure
4.7 Clause patterns
4.8 The structure of non-finite clauses
4.9 Parsing a simple sentences
Unit V Subordination and Coordination 14hrs
5.1 Subordinate clauses
5.2 Finite subordinate clauses
5.3 The function of subordinate clauses
5.4 Non-finite subordinate clauses
5.5 Direct and indirect subordination
5.6 Skeleton analysis
5.7 Coordination
Text Book:
S.N
o
Author Title of the
Book
Publishers Year of
publication
1 Leech, Geoffrey, Margaret Deuchar
and Robert Hoogenraad
English Grammar
for Today
Macmillan 1987
Reference Book:
S.No Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
publication
1. Krishnaswamy.N Modern English: A Book of
Grammar and Usage
Macmillan 2000
2. Raymond Murphy Intermediate English
Grammar
Cambridge
University
Press
1999
Course Contents and Lecture Schedule
Module
No. Topic
No. of
periods
Content
delivery
methods
Unit 1 - Sentence and their parts
1 Introduction 1 T
2 Parts of speech 2 T&D
3 The hierarchy of units 2 T&D
4 Grammatical notations 2 T&D
Module
No. Topic
No. of
periods
Content
delivery
methods
5 Using tests 2 T&D
6 Form and Function 3 T& D
7 Revision 2 D
Unit 2 - Words
1 Introduction 1 T
2 Open and closed word classes 1 T&D
3 The open classes 6 T&D
4 The closed word classes 5 T&D
5 Revision 1 D
Unit 3- Phrases
1 Introduction 1 T
2 Classes of Phrase 2 T&D
3 Main and subordinate phrases 2 T&D
4 Noun phrases and related phrase classes 3 T&D
5 The Adjective phrase and the adverb phrase 2 T&D
6 The verb phrase 3 T&D
4 Revision 1 D
Unit 4- Clauses
1 Introduction 1 T
2 Elements of the clause 1 T&D
3 Complex sentences 1 T&D
4 Finite and non-finite clauses 1 T&D
5 Declarative, interrogative and imperative 2 T&D
6 Active and Passive Clauses 1 T&D
7 More on clause structure 1 T&D
8 Clause patterns 2 T&D
9 The structure of non-finite clauses 1 T&D
10 Parsing a simple sentences 3 T&D
11 Revision 1 D
Unit 5 Subordination and coordination
1 Introduction 1 T
2 Subordinate clauses 2 T&D
3 Finite subordinate clauses 2 T&D
4 The function of subordinate clauses 1 T&D
5 Non-finite subordinate clauses 2 T&D
6 Direct and indirect subordination 2 T&D
7 Skeleton analysis 2 T&D
Module
No. Topic
No. of
periods
Content
delivery
methods
8 Coordination 2 T&D
4 Revision 1 D
Blue Print
Section A (10x3=30)
Answer in a sentence or two: Unit I Question No. : 1, 2,
Unit II Question No. : 3,4,
Unit III Question No. : 5,6
Unit IV Question No. : 7,8
Unit V Question No. : 9,10
Section B (6x6=36)
Annotate / Write short Notes on ANY SIX of the following: Unit I Question No. : 11
Unit II Question No. : 12,
Unit III Question No. : 13
Unit IV Question No. : 14, 15
Unit V Question No. : 16, 17
Section C (3x8=24)
Write Essays on ANY THREE for the Following: Unit I Question No. : 18
Unit II Question No. : 19
Unit III Question No. : 20
Unit IV Question No. : 21
Unit V Question No. : 22
Section D (1x10=10) From any Unit Question No. : 23
Course Designers:
1.Dr.A.P.Anusuya
2.Mrs.R.Maheswari
COURSE
NUMBER
MEG1614
COURSE NAME
II MA ENGLISH LITERATURE
SEMESTER III
PAPER XIV: WOMEN’S WRITING
Category L T P Credit
71 4 4
Preamble
The course introduces students to Women’s Writing, through the study of various literary genres
written by women of different nationalities such as poetry, prose, essay and drama. The paper is
designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to read and comprehend texts written by
women.
Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to
Mapping with Programme Outcomes
Cos PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4
CO5. M M S M
CO6. M S M M
CO7. S M S S
CO8. M M M S
S- Strong; M-Medium; L-Low
Syllabus
UNIT I :
Potery 14 hrs
Detailed:
Maya Angelou :Phenomenal Woman
CO
Number
CO Statement Knowledge
Level
CO1 Acquire knowledge about the various genres written by women of different
nationalities. K1
CO2 Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics of women’s writing. K3
CO3 Effectively understand and communicate ideas related to the literary works
during class and in group activities. K2,K4
CO4 Critically analyse the structure and meaning of various literary works. K5, K6
Elizabeth Bishop : A Miracle for Breakfast.
Imtiaz Dharker : Another Woman
Non-Detailed:
Gwendolyn Brooks : The Mother
Amy Lowell : A Fairy Tale
Willa Cather : London Roses
UNIT II:
Prose 14 hrs
Detailed:
Virginia Woolf : Professions for Women
Kalpana Chawla : The Sky is the limit.
Non-Detailed:
Aung San Suu Kyi : Courage, Thy Name is
Indira Gandhi : The Message of Viswa-Bharati
UNIT III:
Drama 14 hrs
Detailed:
Uma Parameswaran : Sons Must Die
Non-Detailed:
Mahasweta Devi : Water.
UNIT IV:
Novel 14 hrs
Margaret Atwood : Handmaids Tale
Bapsi Sidhwa : The Pakistani Bride
UNIT V
Criticism 15 hrs
Elaine Showalter : Towards Feminist Poetics.
Mary Wollstonecraft : Chapter I: “The Rights and Involved Duties of Mankind Considered”.
(Annotations to be given only from Unit I, Unit II, and Unit III Detailed study)
The poems and prose essays can be taken from any authentic source.
Text Books :
S.No Units Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
Publication
1 III Parameswaran, Uma Sons Must Die and
Other Plays
Prestige 1998
2 III Devi, Mahasweta Water Seagull Books 2011
3 IV Atwood,Margaret The Handmaid’s
Tale
Vintage Books 1985
4 IV Sidwa, Bapsi The Pakistani
Bride
Penguin Books 1983
5 V Wollstonecraft, Mary A Vindication of
the Rights of
Women
Cosimo Classics 2008
6 V Seturaman.V S Contemporary
Criticism-An
Anthology
Macmillan 1989
Reference:
1 Aravindakshan T.Y.
& C.R .Murukan
Babu
Literature and
Contemporary Issues
Orient Black Swan 2013
2 Haneefa, S.,
P.Rajendran
The Verbal Mirror-
Writings on
Contemporary Issues
Macmillan Publishers 2010
3 Ruth,Sheila Issues in Feminism: A
First Course in
Women’s Studies
Haughten Miffbin
Company
1980
4 Lodge, David/ Nigel
Wood, Pearson
Modern Criticism and
Theory- A Reader
Pearson 1988
5 Sontag, Susan Against Interpretation
20th
Century Literary
Criticism
Longman 1984
Pedagogy: Teaching, ICT, Discussion and Seminar.
Course Contents and Lecture Schedule
Module
No. Topic
No. of
periods
Content delivery
methods
Unit 1
1 Introduction - 1 ICT
2 Maya Angelou :Phenomenal Woman 2 T
3 Elizabeth Bishop : A Miracle for Breakfast. 2 T & Disc
4 Imtiaz Dharker : Another Woman 2 T & Disc
5 Gwendolyn Brooks : The Mother 2 T & Disc
6 Amy Lowell : A Fairy Tale. 2 T & Disc
Module
No. Topic
No. of
periods
Content delivery
methods
7 Willa Cather : London Roses 2 T & Disc
8 Discussion
1 T & Disc
Unit II
1 Introduction 1 ICT
2 Virginia Woolf : Professions for Women 3 T&Disc
3 Kalpana Chawla : The Sky is the limit 3 T&Disc
4 Aung San Suu Kyi : Courage, Thy Name is 3 T&Disc
5 Indira Gandhi : The Message of Viswa-
Bharati
3 T&Disc
6. Discussion 1 Disc
Unit III
1 Introduction 1 ICT
2 Uma Parameswaran :Sons Must Die 6 T&Disc
3 Introduction 1 T
4 Mahasweta Devi : Water. 5 Disc
5 Discussion 1 Disc
Unit IV
1 Introduction to Margaret Atwood 1 ICT
2 Margaret Atwood : Handmaids Tale -Novel 5 T&Disc
3 Discussion 1
1 Introduction,
Bapsi Sidhwa : The Pakistani Bride
1,6 ICT
Unit V
1 Introduction 1 ICT
2 Elaine Showalter : Towards Feminist
Poetics
5 T & Disc
3 Discussion 1
4 Introduction- Mary Wollstonecraft 1
5 A Vindication of Rights of Women
Chapters 1,4-5
5 T&Disc
6 Discussion 1
7 Quiz 1 Disc
Blue Print
Section A (10x3=30)
Answer in a sentence or two:
Unit I Question No: 1, 2
Unit II Question No: 3, 4
Unit III Question No: 5, 6
Unit IV Question No: 7, 8
Unit V Question No: 9, 10
Section B (6x6=36)
Write short Notes / Annotate on ANY SIX of the following:
Unit I Question No: 11 Annotation
Unit II Question No: 12, 13 Annotation
Unit III Question No: 14 Annotation
Unit IV Question No: 15, 16
Unit V Question No: 17
Section C (3x8=24)
Write Essays on ANY THREE of the following:
Unit I Question No: 18
Unit II Question No: 19
Unit III Question No: 20
Unit IV Question No: 21
Unit V Question No: 22
Section D (1x10=10)
Unit V Question No. : 23
Course Designers:
Dr. Sumathy K Swamy.
Ms.P Vanmathi
71 4 4
Preamble
The course aims to develop in the students a comprehensive understanding of the finest works in
English, belonging to post colonial countries and to familiarize with some of the greatest writers and
cultures in those countries.
Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
CO
Number
CO Statement Knowledge
Level
CO1. Practically analyse any literary work by identifying different
aspects of literature K3
CO2 Interpret the text intensively and distinguish its salient features K4 & K5
CO3 Appreciate the literary works at varied levels of comprehension K2 & K3
CO4 Demonstrate the ability to use the critical theories in literary
evaluation K5
CO5 Compare and contrast the writers from around the world and their
unique styles K6
Mapping with Programme Outcomes
COs PO1 PO2 P03 P04
CO1 M M S S
CO2 S M S S
CO3 S S M M
CO4 M S M M
CO5 S M S S
S-Strong; M-Medium; L-Low
COURSE
NUMBER
MEG1615
COURSE NAME
II MA ENGLISH LITERATURE
SEMESTER III - PAPER XV
NEW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH
Category L T P Credit
Syllabus
Unit I: Poetry 14 hrs
Detailed: Canadian Poetry
Desi Di Nardo: Summer Sonata
Mark Strand: The Story of our Lives
Australian Poetry
Judith Wright: Woman to Child
Jennifer Maiden: Tactics
Elizabeth Campbell Donaldson: Days
Non- Detailed:
African Poetry
Wole Soyinka: Telephone Conversation
Derek Walcott: A Far Cry from Africa
New Zealand Poetry
Katherine Mansfield: A Little Boy’s Dream
Faye Kilday: Do you hear the Angel Speaking
Unit II: Prose 14 hrs
Stuart Hall: Cultural Identity and Diaspora
Nadine Gordimer: Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
Unit III: Drama 14 hrs
Detailed: Uma Parameswaran: Rootless but Green are the Boulevard Trees
Non-Detailed: Mahasweta Devi: Mother of 1084
Unit IV: Fiction 15 hrs
JM Coetzee: Disgrace
Peter Kelly: The History of the Kelly Gang
Unit V: Criticism 14 hrs
Louis Dudek: Poetry in English
E.H. McCormick: Close of a Century
(Annotations to be given only from Unit I and Unit III Detailed study)
Text Books Prescribed:
S.No. Unit Author Title of the Book Publisher Year of
Publicatio
n
1. I Narasimaiah, C.D
Ed
An Anthology of
Commonwealth Poetry
Macmillan
Publication
2013
2. I J O Donnell,J.O
Maragaret
An Anthology of
Commonwealth Verse
Blackie and
Sons
Publication
2004
3. II Hall, Stuart Colonial Discourse and
Postcolonial Theory- A
Reader
Harvester
Whaeatsheaf
Publication
2009
4. II Gordimer, Nadine www.nobelprize.org/nobel
prizes/literature/laureates/
1991/gordimer-
lecture.html
Gordimer-
lecture.html
1991
5. III Parameswaran,
Uma
Sons must Die and other
Plays
Prestige
Books
2006
6. III Devi, Mahasweta Mother of 1084 Seagull
Books
2011
7. IV Coetzee, J.M Disgrace Vintage
Publications
2000
8. IV Kelly, Peter The History of the Kelly
Gang
Faber
Publications
2012
9. V Walsh, William Readings in
Commonwealth Literature
Clarendon
Press
Publication
2005
Reference Books
S.No. Author Title of the book Publisher Year of
Publication
1 Amirthanayagam Writers in East-West
Encounters: New Cultural
Bearings
The Macmillan
Press
1982
2 Walsh, William Readings in Commonwealth
Literature
Oxford University
Press
2003
3 Enright D.D., Ernst
Chickera
English Critical Texts Oxford University
Press
2006
Pedagogy: Teaching, discussion, seminar and ICT
Course Contents and Lecture Schedule
Module
No
Topic No. of
Periods
Content
delivery
methods
Unit I Poetry
1 An introduction to Commonwealth Poetry 2 T
2 A study of Canadian poetry 2 T
3 Trends and themes in Canadian poetry 1 T & Disc
4 Australian Poetry- origin and culture 1 T
5 Emerging trends in Australian poetry 2 T
6 The uniqueness of the poetry of New Zealand 2 T & Disc
7 Style and technique 1 T & Disc
8 The yearning for motherland and freedom in African
poetry
2 T & Disc
9 Reflection of cultural identities 1 Disc
Unit II Prose
1 Exploring cultural roots 2 T & Disc
2 Problems and issues 2 T
3 Resolving conflicts 2 Disc
4 Crossing barriers 2 T
5 Nadine Gordimer as a Nobel Prize winner 2 PPT
6 Gordimer’s contribution to literature and society 2 T & Disc
7 Gordimer’s ideologies 2 T & Disc
Unit III Drama
1 Canadian Literature- Growth and development with special
focus on its plays and playwrights- Uma Parameswaran as
an established playwright
2 T & Disc
2 Diasporic sensibility in the play- sense of rootlessness,
alienation, assimilation
2 PPT
3 Plot, structure, story and characterization and conflicts 2 T & Disc
4 Mahasweta Devi as a powerful Indian writer and as a voice
for the marginalized
2 T & Disc
5 Evolution of consciousness of the characters 2 T & Disc
6 Style and thematic structure 2 T
7 Historical realism in the play 2 Disc
Unit IV Fiction
1 Life and times of Coetzee 2 T & Disc
2 Apartheid and its aftermath 3 T & Disc
3 Style, plot, theme and characterization in the novel 4 T & Disc
4 Peter Kelly: Exploring the freedom of the Australian
novelist, nineteenth century Australia, identity, Australian-
Irish tensions, conflicts, folklores, heroes, lawlessness and
loyalty
3 T & Disc
5 Oppression and victimization, policing and the law,
rebellions, villains and violence
3 T & Disc
Unit V Criticism
1 Role of criticism with special context to poetry 3 Disc
2 Exploring the poet 3 Disc
3 Criticism at the dusk of the century 3 Disc
4 The evolution in style and thematic structure 3 Disc
5 Discussion 2 Disc
Blue Print
Section A (10x3=30)
Answer in a sentence or two: Unit I Question No: 1, 2
Unit II Question No: 3, 4
Unit III Question No: 5, 6
Unit IV Question No: 7, 8
Unit V Question No: 9, 10
Section B (6x6=36)
Write short Notes / Annotate on ANY SIX of the following:
Unit I Question No: 11 Annotation
Unit II Question No: 12, 13
Unit III Question No: 14 Annotation
Unit IV Question No: 15, 16
Unit V Question No: 17
Section C (3x8=24)
Write Essays on ANY THREE of the following: Unit I Question No: 18
Unit II Question No: 19
Unit III Question No: 20
Unit IV Question No: 21
Unit V Question No: 22
Section D (1x10=10)
Any Unit Question No. : 23
Course Designers:
1. Dr. Narasingaram Jayashree
2. Dr. S. Lavanya
.
SPECIAL COURSE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
MEG16S1 30 HRS
Credits 2
OBJECTIVE: To enable the students to do research by learning the basics of research methodology.
Unit I: Research and Writing 6 hrs
Unit II: Plagiarism and Academic Integrity 6 hrs
The Format of the Research Paper
Unit III: The Mechanics of Writing 6 hrs
Unit IV: Documentation: Preparing the List of Works Cited 6 hrs
Unit V: Documentation: Citing Sources in the Text 6 hrs
Text Book:
S.No. Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
Publication
1 Modern
Language Assn.
of America
M.L.A. Hand Book Macmillan Latest
edition
Reference Books:
S.No. Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
Publication
1 Anderson,
Durston &
Poole
Thesis & Assignment
Writing
Eastern Limited, New
Delhi
1970
rpt.1985
2 Parsons C J Theses & Project Work Unwin Brothers Ltd.,
Gresham Press
1973
3 Rajannan,
Busnagi
Fundamentals of Research American Studies
Research Centre
1968
Blue print
Question Paper Pattern (Model & ESE only)
Section A 5 questions (Internal Choice) 5x5=25 marks
Section B 5 questions (Internal Choice) 15x5=75 marks
Total 100 marks
Course Designers:
Dr. S.Gomathi
Dr. S Lavanya
Cyber Security
MNM15CS 26 hrs
Objective
This course presents the principles of Cyber Security and its attack. It covers all aspects of
cyberspace, botnet, cyber crime and its case studies.
Unit I ( 5 hrs)
Cyberspace: Introduction- Web Threats for Organizations - Security and Privacy Implications
from Cloud Computing - Social Media Marketing - Social Computing and the Associated Challenges
for Organizations - Protecting People's Privacy in the Organization- Organizational Guidelines for
Internet Usage- Safe Computing Guidelines and Computer Usage Policy.
Unit II (5 hrs)
Security Threats: Malicious Software, Types of Attacks, Threats to E-commerce, e-cash,
Credit/Debit Cards.
Unit III (5 hrs)
Cyber Security: Introduction - An Essential Component of Cyber security - Forensics Best Practices
for Organizations - Media and Asset Protection - Importance of Endpoint Security in Organizations
Unit IV (5 hrs)
Cyber Attacks: Introduction - How Criminals Plan the Attacks - Social Engineering -
Cyberstalking -Cybercafe and Cybercrimes - Botnets: The Fuel for Cybercrime - Attack Vector -
Cloud Computing
Unit V (6 hrs)
Case Study on Cyber Crime & Security: lntroduction on Cyber Crime - Trends in Mobility -
Credit Card Frauds in Mobile and Wireless Computing Era. Illustrations, Examples and Mini-Cases
- Introduction - Real-Life Examples - Mini-Cases Illustrations of Financial Frauds in Cyber
Domain - Digital Signature-Related Crime Scenarios - Digital Forensics Case Illustrations - Online
Scams.
Text Book
S.No Author Title of the
Book
Publisher Year of Publish
1 Faculty of
Computer
Science – PG
Essentials of
Cyber Security
KalaiKathir
Achachagam
2016
Reference Book
S.No Author Title of the
Book
Publisher Year of Publish
1 Nina Godbole
and Sunit
Belpure
Cyber Security
Understanding
Cyber Crimes,
Publication
Wiley
2011
Computer
Forensics and
Legal
Perspectives
2 William Stallings Network
Security
Essentials –
Applications and
Standards
Pearson
Education
2011
CA
Section A
Answer in two sentences 2x5=10 (5 out of 8)
Section B
Answer in one Page 5x6=30 (6 out of 8)
Total 40 marks
COURSE
NO
MEG1616
COURSE NAME
II MA ENGLISH LITERATURE
SEMESTER IV
PAPER XVI -INDIAN REGIONAL
LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
Category L T P Credit
71 4 5
Preamble
The Course introduces students to leading regional writers of India and their works in translation
through the study of select texts from different genres representative of the North, South, East and
West regions of India. The paper aims to familiarize students with and instill pride in the indigenous
creativity of their own motherland.
Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to
CO
Number
CO Statement Knowledge
Level
CO1 Have a broad knowledge of the regional Indian writers, understand the
variety of regional writings and understand the cultural diversity reflected
in them.
K 1& K2
CO2 Identify and describe the unique literary tendencies evident in the different
translated texts from the different regions of India.
K 3
CO3
Comprehend and discuss the works in participatory activities. K 4 &K5
CO4
Analyse and evaluate the works for content, style ,structure. K4&K 5
Mapping with Programme Outcomes
Cos PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4
CO1 M M S M
CO2 M S M S
CO3 S M M S
CO4 S S M M
S- Strong; M-Medium; L-Low
Syllabus
UNIT I
Tamil Regional Literature: 15 hrs
1.Essays – a) Neela Padmanabhan :Modern Tamil Literature I
b) ) Maalan :Modern Tamil Literature II
2.Poems – Abdul Rahman : The Finger Which Pointed at the Moon
Wrong Number
3.Short story – Rajam Krishnan :Kannagi
Jayakanthan :Agni Pravesam
UNIT II
South Indian Regional Literature 14 hrs
1. Essay - Khuswant Singh: Foreword
2. Short Story – Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai :The Flood ( Malayalam)
3. Short story – Shivarama Karanth : In the Mind Body Vortex ( Kannada)
4. Poems - C.Narayana Reddy : Language, the Breath
Whose Signatures are these? ( Telugu)
UNIT III
North Indian Regional Literature 14 hrs
1. Essay - R.C. Prasad :Modern Hindi Literature.
2. Short Story – Mridula Garg : The Tree of the Century ( Hindi)
3. Short Story – Gulzar Raavi Paar : Gulzar ( Urdu)
4. Poems – S.S.Noor : Let Poetry Grow Inside You
Intellectuals ( Punjabi):
UNIT IV
West Indian Regional Literature 14 hrs 1.Essay – Manoj Das : Foreword
2.Short story – Dhiruben Patel “Mahatma’s Men” (Gujarathi)
3. Short Story – Laxman Gaikwad :“The Story of Manda”( Marathi)
4.Poems– Manohar Rai Sardessai : Wherever I Go
Leave Me an Open Sky ( Konkani)
UNIT V
East Indian Regional Literature 14 hrs
1.Essay – Ajit Kumar Ghosh : “Modern Bengali Literature”.
2.Poems – Nirmalprabha Bardoloi : “How Long?”
“ Abstractions” ( Assamese)
3. Short Story – Sonamani Singh: “Publish Not in the Paper” ( Manipuri)
Text Books
S.No Units Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
Publication
1. Units I &
II
Sivasankari Knit India Through Literature
( Vol.I- The South)
Gangai
Puthaka
Nilayam
2013
2. Units III Sivasankari Knit India Through Literature
( Vol.II- The North)
Gangai
Puthaka
Nilayam
2013
3. Units IV Sivasankari Knit India Through Literature
( Vol.III- The West)
Gangai
Puthaka
Nilayam
2013
4. Units V Sivasankari Knit India Through Literature
( Vol.IV- The East)
Gangai
Puthaka
Nilayam
2013
Reference Books
S.No. Author Title of the Book Publisher Year of
Publication
1. Natarajan, Nalini
and Emmanuel
Sampath Nelson
Handbook of Twentieth
Century Literatures of India
Greenwood
Publishing
Group
1996
2. Swami,Indu Exploring North- East Indian
Writings in English -2 Vols.
Saujanya
Books,Delhi
2011-2012
3. Kumar,
T.Vijay,Meenakshi
Mukherjee,Harish
Trivedi and
Vijayasree .C
Focus India: Postcolonial
Narratives of the Nation.
Saujanya
Books,Delhi
2007
4. Chandra, N.D.R Multicultural Literature in
India.Vol.1
Saujanya
Books, Delhi
2009
Pedagogy: Teaching – Lecturing, ICT, listening, writing, discussions and Language lab sessions.
Course Contents and Lecture Schedule
Module No. Topic No. of
periods
Content delivery methods
Unit I
1 Introduction- Tamil Regional Literature 2
T & Disc ,ppt
2 Modern Tamil Literature I-Neela Padmanabhan 4
T & Disc
3 Modern Tamil Literature I-Maalan 4
T & Disc
4 Poems-Abdul Rahman -The finger which pointed at the moon
1 T
5 Poems-The Flood -Abdul Rahman -Wrong number 1 T
Module No. Topic No. of
periods
Content delivery methods
Unit I
7 Short Story-Agni Pravesam(Jayakanthan) 2
Disc
8 Discussion 1 Disc
Unit II
1 Introduction- South Indian Regional Literature
1 T ,ppt
2 Foreword –Kushwant Singh
6 T & Disc
3 Short Story-The Flood (Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai)
2 T
4 Short Story-In the Mind Body Vortex(Shivarama Karanth)
2 T
5 Poem-C.Narayana Reddy-Language,the Breath
1 T
6 Poem-C.Narayana Reddy-Whose Signatures are these?
1 T
7 Discussion
1 Disc
Unit III
1.
Introduction –North Indian Regional Literature
1 T & Disc,ppt
2. Modern Hindi Literature –R.C.Prasad 6 T & Disc
3. Short Story – The Tree of Century ( Mridula Garg) 2 T
4. Short Story – Raavi Paar (Gulzar) 2 T
5. Poem- S.S.Noor: Let Poetry Grow Inside You 1 T
6. Poem- S.S.Noor: Intellectuals 1 T
7. Discussion 1 Disc
Unit IV Introduction –West Indian Regional Literature 1 T & Disc ,ppt
1 Foreword – Manoj Das 6 T & Disc
2 Short story – Mahatma’s Men ( Dhiruben Patel ) 2 T
3 Short Story – The Story of Manda ( Laxman Gaikwad) 2 T
4 Poem- Manohar Rai Sardessai:Wherever I Go 1 T
5 Poem- Manohar Rai Sardessai:Leave Me an Open Sky 1 T
6 Discussion 1 Disc
Unit V Introduction –East Indian Regional Literature 1 T & Disc,ppt
1 Modern Bengali Literature 7 T & Disc
2 Poem –Nirmalprabha Bardoloi: How long ? 1 T
3 Poem –Nirmalprabha Bardoloi: Abstractions 1 T
4 Short Story – Publish Not in the Paper 2 T
5 Discussion 1 T
6 Quiz 1 T
Blue Print
Section – A ( 10 x 3 = 30 )
Answer all the questions in a sentence or two
Unit I Questions 1 & 2
Unit II Questions 3 & 4
Unit III Questions 5 & 6
Unit IV Questions 7 & 8
Unit V Questions 9 & 10
Section – B ( 6 x 6 = 36 )
Answer any Six of the following questions in 250 words each
Unit I Questions 11 & 12
Unit II Questions 13 & 14
Unit III Question 15
Unit IV Question 16
Unit V Question 17
Section – C ( 3 x 8 = 24 ) Answer any Three of the following questions in 400 words each
Unit I Question 18
Unit II Question 19
Unit III Question 20
Unit IV Question 21
Unit V Question 22
Section – D ( 1 x 10 = 10 )
Answer the question in 600 words Unit I Question 23
Course Designers:
1.Dr.R.Sumathi
2.Dr.Sumathy K.Swamy
COURSE
NO
MEG1617
COURSE NAME
II MA ENGLISH LITERATURE
SEMESTER IV
PAPER XVII - ENVIRONMENTAL
LITERATURE
Category L T P Credits
71 4 5
Preamble
The Course enables students to explore the realm of environmental literature and make them aware
of the various environmental issues and sensitize them to become ecologically responsible. It also
introduces them to the Theory of Ecocriticism. Application of the theory and analysis to the texts
will increase their ecological consciousness.
Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to
CO
Number
CO Statement Knowledge
Level
CO1 Understand the environmental crisis through the study of literary texts and
have a broad knowledge of the theory of Ecocriticism and related concepts. K 2& K4
CO2 Apply the concepts of Ecocriticism and analyse the works ecocritically. K 3 & K4
CO3
Comprehend and discuss the cases of environmental degradation ,causes,
effects and solutions-both global and local.
K5
CO4
Nurture ecological consciousness and develop environmental ethics through
creative and proactive participation K6
Mapping with Programme Outcomes
COs PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4
CO1 M S S M
CO2 S S M M
CO3 S S S M
CO4 M M S S
S- Strong; M-Medium; L-Low
Syllabus
Unit I 15 hrs
Cheryll Glotfelty :Literary Studies in an Age of Environmental Crisis
T.V.Read :Toward an Environmental Justice Ecocriticism
Unit II
14 hrs Mary Mellor :Women and the Environment
Unit III 14 hrs Emily Dickinson : A Narrow Fellow in the Grass
A.D.Hope : Moschus Moschiferous
Margaret Atwood : Song of the Fox
More and More
Dilip Chitre : The Felling of the Banyan Tree
Gieve Patel : Killing the Tree
( Poems can be taken from any authentic source)
Unit IV
14 hrs Amitav Ghosh : The Hungry Tide
(Students to go on a One day Field Trip to a nearby Ecological Hot-Spot like Silent Valley,
Mudumalai Sanctuary etc.)
Unit V 14 hrs Thoreau : Battle of the Ants - Chapter 12 of Walden
Edward Abbey :Water ( From Desert Solitaire : A Season in the Wilderness)
Movies on Environmental Issues:
‘Animals United’ –Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe ( Water Issue)
‘The Lorax’ – Animation movie based on Dr.Suess’s book.( 2012) –( Forests)
‘Avatar ‘– James Cameroon (2009) ( Need to protect natural resources)
‘Erin Brokovich’ – (2000) ( Movie based on Real life incident on Water Pollution and
one woman’s fight against it.)
‘Wall –E’ – (Waste Management)
Apocalyptic Movie:’The Day the Earth Stands Still’(2008)- Scott Derrickson.
Dystopic (Post- Apocalyptic) Movies: ‘The Day after Tomorrow’
‘Ferngully: The Last Rainforest’
Documentaries: ‘An Inconvenient Truth’,‘Waste Land’ and ‘The Eleventh Hour’
Analysis of Movies can be done with the help of the Reference Book : Pat Brereton’s Environmental
Ethics and Film ( Routledge Studies in Environmental Communication and Media).
( Students can also watch relevant programs from Animal Planet, National Geographic Channel etc )
Please Note : Assignments are to be practical real time projects related to the paper like: Tree-
planting, Waste Management, Recycling, Vegetable Gardening etc. Seminar should be a
presentation of their project/ experience.( Annotations from Unit III & IV only, Questions
pertaining to movies in Unit V can be about Eco-critical analysis or Ecological messages/issues
in the movies)
Textbooks :
S.No Unit
Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
Publication
1 I Glotfelty, Cheryll and
Harold Fromm,Eds.
The Ecocriticism
Reader :
Landmarks in
Literary Ecology.
Univ. of Georgia
Press
1996
2 I Adamson ,Joni,Mei
Mei Evans,Rachel
Stein,Eds.
The Environmental
Justice Reader
University of
Arizona Press.
2002
3 II Mellor, Mary Feminism and
Ecology
Polity Press, 1996
4 IV Ghosh ,Amitav The Hungry Tide
5 V Samuelson, Fisher
and Vaid
American Literature
of the Nineteenth
Century: An
Anthology.
Eurasia
Publishing
1965
6. V Abbey, Edward Desert Solitaire : A
Season in the
Wilderness
Random House 1971
Reference Books :
S.No Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
Publication
1. Dr. Selvamoni,
Nirmal
Essays in Ecocriticism Swarup Publishers 2007
2. Dr. Sumathy U. Ecocriticism in Practice Swarup Publishers 2006
3. Tagore,
Rabindranath
Mukthadhara from
TagoreThree Plays
Oxford UnivPress 1950
4.
Brereton, Prereton Environmental Ethics
and Film ( Routledge
Studies in
Environmental
Communication and
Media)
Routledge 2015
Pedagogy: Teaching – Lecturing, ICT, listening, writing, discussions of Case Studies and movies
and Field Trip.
Course Contents and Lecture Schedule
Module
No.
Topic No. of
Periods
Content Delivery
Methods
UNIT I
1 Introduction- The Environmental Crises in the
Present Era, Need for Environmental Literature
1
T & Disc ,ppt
2 Introduction to Ecocriticism and Cheryll Glotfelty 1
T & Disc
3 Literary Studies in an Age of Environmental
Crisis
6 T ,ppt.
4 T.V.Reed –“ Toward an Environmental Justice
Criticism”
6
T & Disc
5 Quiz
1 Disc
UNIT II
1 Introduction- Role of Women in the Environment
1 T
2 Origin and Growth of Ecofeminism
1 T & Disc
3 Women and the Environment –Mary Mellor
8 T
4 Local Case Studies of Women involved in Nature
Preservation
3 T
5 What can an Individual do?-Discussion
1 T
UNIT III
1. Introduction to Nature writing 1 T & Disc
2. A Narrow Fellow in the Grass-Emily Dickinson 2 T & Disc
3. Moschus Mosciferous –A.D.Hope 4 T
4. Margaret Atwood -Introduction 1 T
5. Song of the Fox 2 T
6. More and More 2 T
7. The Felling of the Banyan Tree 2 T & Disc
UNIT IV
1. Introduction to Amitav Ghosh 1 T , ppt & Disc
2. The Hungry Tide 8 T & Disc
3. Field Trip- One Day 5 Disc
UNIT V
1. Thoreau and Transcendentalism ,Walden 2 T & Disc
2. Battle of the Ants 2 T & Disc
3. Edward Abbey – “Water” ( From Desert
Solitaire)
3 T & Disc
4. Discussion 1 Disc
5. Quiz 1
6. Watch an Eco- Movie/ Movies ( based on
availability of recommended movies) and Discuss
5 Audio-Visual,
Disc
Blue Print
Section – A ( 10 x 3 = 30 )
Answer all the questions in a sentence or two
Unit I Questions 1 & 2
Unit II Questions 3 & 4
Unit III Questions 5 & 6
Unit IV Questions 7 & 8
Unit V Questions 9 & 10
Section – B ( 6 x 6 = 36 )
Answer any Six of the following questions in 250 words each
Unit I Questions 11 & 12
Unit II Questions 13 & 14
Unit III Question 15 (Annotation)
Unit IV Question 16
Unit V Question 17
Section – C ( 3 x 8 = 24 )
Answer any Three of the following questions in 400 words each
Unit I Question 18
Unit II Question 19
Unit III Question 20
Unit IV Question 21
Unit V Question 22
Section – D ( 1 x 10 = 10 )
Answer the question in 600 words
Unit II Question 23
Course Designers:
1.Mrs.B.Mynavathi
2.Dr.R.Sumathi
COURSE
NO
MEG1618
COURSE NAME:
MA ENGLISH LITERATURE
SEMESTER - IV
PAPER XVIII- TRANSLATION STUDIES
Category L T P Credit
71 4 5
Preamble
The course intends to give the students the skill to identify different nuances of translation by
examining, distinguishing and recognizing various parameters involved in literary translation. The
course will help the students interpret the texts and identify the similarities and contrasts for a better
grasp of the literary work. It also aims at transferring the skills across different disciplines leading on
to seeking new learning opportunities.
Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to
CO
Number
CO Statement Knowledge
level
CO 1 Recognize the contrast and similarities between the SL text and TL
text K 4
CO2 Interpret the creativity behind the translations. K 4
CO3 Grasp the functionalities of translations K 3 & K 5
CO4 Attempt translations of their own overcoming the challenges in the
process of translation K 6
Mapping with Programme Outcomes
Cos PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4
CO 1 M S M S
CO2 S M S L
CO3 M S S M
CO4 L M S S
S-Strong; M-Medium; L-Low
Syllabus
Unit I Central Issues of Translation 14 hrs
Chapter – I ( Susan Bassnett )
Unit II History of Translation 14 hrs
Chapter – II ( Susan Bassnett )
Unit III Specific Problems of Literature Translation 14 hrs
Chapter – III (Susan Bassnett )
Unit IV Novel 14 hrs
Rajam Krishnam: Water for the Roots ( Veerukku Neer - Tr. Pattu
M.Bhoopathy) /
Krishna Sobti : The Heart has its reasons ( Dil – o – Danish )
Tr Reema Anand & Meenakshi Swami)
Unit V Practical Translation 15 hrs
Poems of Subramaniya Bharathi
Kuyil’s Song
Bharat, our Land
Kannamma, My Love
Joy
Draupadi demands Justice
Text Book
S
No
Unit Author Title of the book Publishers Year of
publication
1 I,II,III Bassnett,Susan Translation Studies Routledge 2002
2 IV Bhoopathy, Pattu M. Rajam
Krishnan:Water
for the Roots
Sahithya Academy
Publication
2010
3 IV Anand, Reema &
Swami, Meenakshi
Krishna Sobti : The
Heart has its
Reasons
Katha Hindi Library 2005
4 V Nandakumar, Prema Poems of
Subramania
Bharathi
Sahitya Academy 2004
Reference Books
S.No. Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
Publication
1 Haitus, Basil and
Munday, Jeremy
Translatiion: An
Advanced Resource
Book
Routledge Taylor and
Frances Group
2004
2 Krishnan, Rajam. Lamps in the
Whirlpool Tr. Uma
Narayanan and
Prema Seetharaman
Prentice Hall 1965
Pedagogy: Teaching and Lecture, Discussion ,non-graded quiz
Course Contents and Lecture Schedule
Module
No. Topic
No. of
periods
Content
delivery
methods
Unit I Central Issues of Translation
1 Language and Culture 1 T
2 Types of Translation 1 T
3 Decoding and Recoding 4 T & Disc
4 Problems of Equivalence 4 T& Disc
5 Loss and Gain 1 T & Disc
6 Untranslatability 2 T & Disc
7 Science or Secondary Activity 1 T & Disc
Unit II History of Translation Theory
1 Period Study 1 T & Disc
2 The Romans 1 T& Disc
3 Bible Translation 1 T & Disc
4 Education and the vernacular 1 T& Disc
5 Early Theorists 2 T& Disc
6 The Seventeenth Century 2 T & Disc
7 The Eighteenth Century 1 T & Disc
8 Romanticism 2 T & Disc
9 Post Romanticism 1 T & Disc
10 The Victorians 1 T & Disc
11 Archaizing 1 T & Disc
Unit III Specific Problems of Literary Translation
1 Structures 2 T & Disc
2 Poetry Translation 4 T& Disc
3 Translating Prose 4 T & Disc
4 Translating Dramatic Texts 4 T & Disc
Unit IV Portable Roots/The Heart has its Reasons
1 Cultural Aspects in PR / THR 3 T & Disc
2 Linguistic Aspect 3 T & Disc
3 Readers manufacturing of meaning 3 T &Disc
4 Untranslatability 3 T & Disc
5 Intentional sentence correlation 2 T & Disc
Unit V Practical Translation
1 Kuyil’s Song 2 T & Disc
2 Bharat our Land 2 T & Disc
3 Kannamma , my Love 2 T & Disc
4 Joy 2 T &Disc
5 Draupadi demands Justice 2 T &Disc
Module
No. Topic
No. of
periods
Content
delivery
methods
6 Translation of literary work 5 Disc
Blue Print
Section – A ( 10 x 3 = 30 ) Answer all the questions in a sentence or two
Unit I Questions 1 & 2
Unit II Questions 3 & 4
Unit III Questions 5 & 6
Unit IV Questions 7 & 8
Unit V Questions 9 & 10
Section – B ( 6 x 6 = 36 )
Answer any Six of the following questions in 250 words each
Unit I Questions 11 & 12
Unit II Questions 13 & 14
Unit III Question 15
Unit IV Question 16
Unit V Question 17
Section – C ( 3 x 8 = 24 )
Answer any Three of the following questions in 400 words each
Unit I Question 18
Unit II Question 19
Unit III Question 20
Unit IV Question 21
Unit V Question 22
Section – D ( 1 x 10 = 10 )
Answer the question in 600 words Unit V Question 23 Practical Translation of any English literary work of 150-200 words into
Tamil
**for non Tamil students question from any unit can be asked.
Note: Questions in Unit IV should be translation oriented and not textual.
Course Designers:
1.Dr Sushil Mary Mathews
2.Mrs.R.Maheswari
ALC - A CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE
MEG1619
Credits 5
Programme Objective: The course will enable the students to develop the abilities to learn the text
on their own and also become thoughtful readers and confident writers. It further helps the students
to keep abreast with the contemporary writers.
Course Objective: This course will develop their critical ability in close reading, textual analysis
and critical appreciation of the prescribed works.
UNIT I Richard Bach : Bridge across Forever
UNIT II Salman Rushdie : Midnight's Children
UNIT III Kristin Hannah : The Nightingale
UNIT IV Markus Zusak : The Book Thief
UNIT V Gabriel Garcia Marquez : Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Text Books:
S.No Unit Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
Publication
1 I Bach, Richard Bridge Across
Forever
William Morrow 2001
2 II Rushdie, Salman Midnight’s
Children
Vintage 2013
3 III Hannah, Kristin The Nightingale
Pan Macmillan 2015
4 IV Zusak, Markus The Book Thief Black Swan 2013
5 V Marquez, Gabriel
Garcia
Chronicle of a
Death Foretold
Vintage 2003
Reference Books :
S.No Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
Publication
1 Robert ConDavis
and
Ronald Schleifer
Contemporary Literary
Criticism, Literary and
Cultural Studies
Longman Inc 1989
Course Designers:
1. Dr S Gomathi
2. Dr S Lavanya
ALC- B YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE
MEG1720
Credits 5
Course Objective: The programme provides an overview of theories and texts of Young Adult
Literature, a relatively new area of serious literary study and research. Ranging from specific teen
experiences to the fantastic, the texts explore the different facets of being a young adult and the
problems that beset them in the most complicated phase of life, the adolescence.
Syllabus
Unit I Theories
Anterio Garcia: Reading Unease: Just who, Exactly, Is Young Adult Literature
Made For?
Unit II Fantasy Fiction J.K.Rowling : Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Unit III Young Adult Issues Laurie Halse Anderson: Speak
Unit IV Classics Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
Louisa May Allcott : Little Women
Unit V Comics
Anant Pai: Amar Chitra Katha
Rene Goscinny and Uderzo: Asterix and Obelix
Textbooks
S.No. Unit Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
publication
1 I Garcia,
Antero
Critical Foundations in Young
Adult Literature: Challenging
Genres
Sense
Publishers
2013
2 II Rowling,J.K Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s
Stone
Bloomsbury 2014
3 IV Frank,Anne The Diary of a Young Girl Bantam 1993
4 IV Allcott,
Louisa May
Little Women Vintage
Children’s
Classics
2012
5 III Anderson.
Laurie Halse
Speak Square Fish 2011
6 V Pai, Anant
Amar Chitra Katha ACK Media 2012
7 V Goscinny,
Rene and
Uderzo
Asterix and Obelix Orion 2004
Reference Books:
S.No. Author Title of the Book Publishers Year of
publication
1 Trupe , Alice Thematic Guide to Young
Adult Literature
Greenwood Press 2006
2 Ed- Wolf,
Shelby.A et al.
Handbook of Research on
Children’s and Young Adult
Literature
Taylor and Francis 2011
Course Designers:
1. Dr. J. Santhosh Priyaa
2. Mrs. Mathangi V
PROJECT
MEG16PROJ 165 hrs
Credits 5
OBJECTIVE: To make the students understand the importance of doing research on a
literary research topic relevant to society and environment which has to be undertaken by the
individual student. Individual Projects and Viva Voce.
Two or three students will be assigned to each staff member. The topic of area is finalized at the end
of III semester, allowing scope for the students to gather relevant material during the vacation. The
research work can be carried at the college or other libraries approved by the guide and the HOD.
Viva voce / presentation will be conducted by both internal and external examiners. The student will
be evaluated on the basis of presentation and her response to questions.
Area of Work
British, American, Commonwealth and Indian Writing in English, Translation Studies and
Comparative Studies.
Methodology
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, latest edition will be followed
Evaluation
Presentation : 150 Marks
Viva voce : 50 Marks
EVALUATION PATTERN FOR PROJECT VIVA-VOCE EXAMINATION
In the IV Semester of M.A.English Literature Program, the M.A.PROJECT Viva- Voce
Assessment will be for a total of 200 Marks, out of which –
50( 10+20+20) is for the (3) Review Marks,
50 for the External Viva-Voce and
100 Marks for overall Project Work Evaluation ( Total =200 Marks) which will be
applicable from 2017 Batch and onwards.
QUESTION PAPER PATTERN FOR 2016-17 BATCH ONWARDS
PG
CA I & II
Section – A 5 x 2 marks = 10 Answer in a sentence or two -Knowledge level K1 & K2 ( no
choice )
Section – B 4 x 5 marks =20 Answer in 250 words each - Knowledge level K3 & K4 ( no
choice )
Section – C 2 x 10 marks=20 Answer in 500 words each - Knowledge level K5 & K6 ( 2 out of
3 )
Total = 50
Model Examination and ESE
Section – A 10 x 3 = 30 Knowledge level K1 & K2 Answer in a sentence or two ( no choice )
Section – B 6 x 6 = 36 Knowledge level K3 & K4 Answer in 250 words each (6 out of 7)
Section – C 3 x 8 = 24 Knowledge level K4 & K5 Answer in 400 words each (3 out of 5)
Section - D 1 x10 = 10 Knowledge level K5 & K6 Answer in 600 words (no choice)
Total = 100