Indian Writing in English
The purpose of the course is to enable students to read and appreciate Indian literature in English, and to explore its uniqueness and its place among the literatures in English.
ENGLISH LITERATURE IN CONTEXT - THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 1901- 1939
Course Description
This course is intended to familiarize the students with the social and historical context of English Literature. This includesa detailed chronology giving a quick reference guide to each period. The course provides thorough historical and literary overviews. In depth readings of key literary texts and structured and annotated suggestions for further reading and research are also incorporated in the course. Module I focus on the background of the medieval period; Module 2 focuses on the significance of Renaissance; Module 3 gives a historical and literary overview of the Restoration and Eighteenth century literature; Module 4 discusses the Romantic age.
INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH
AIM OF THE COURSE
To inspire students to read and appreciate Indian literature in English, and to explore its uniqueness and its place among the literatures in English.
To motivate students for a critical and comparative study of other literatures in English and to examine the similarities and differences in attitudes, vision and style.
Assessment objectives
To provide an overview of the various phases of the evolution of Indian writing in English.
To introduce students to the thematic concerns, genres and trends of Indian writing in English.
To generate discussions on the constraints and challenges encountered in articulating Indian sensibility in English.
To expose students to the pluralistic aspects of Indian culture and identity.
READING FICTION
Aims of the Course
To introduce the students to various forms of fiction and to help them appreciate and critically evaluate works of fiction.
Assessment Objective
At the end of the programme, the student should:
Knowledge of perspectives through the reading and appreciation of long and short works of narrative fiction.
Demonstrate familiarity with cultural diversity through different representative samples.
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Illuminations
To acquaint the learners with different forms of inspiring and motivating literature.
Comparative Literature
To inculcate in the pupil the basic idea about and the method of comparative literary analysis.
To inculcate in the pupil a feel of various methods employed to identify shared features of various literatures and to equip him/her to make comparative analysis of literary texts.
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This course offers the learners a palmful of inspirational literature to not only nurture their linguistic proficiency but also to cater to their intellectual and emotional needs. An enthusiastic assimilation of the contents is sure to help groom each learner to a great human being.
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This course, as its title suggests, is conceived to illumine the learnrs' mindsets by adding to their reservoir of ideas, values and insights. This primary intention is supposed to synchronise with the purpose of replenishing learners' lingustic proficiency and thus grooming the learner to a responsible, knowledgeable and enlightened individual.
Reading Fiction
To introduce the students to various forms of fiction and to help them appreciate and critically evaluate works of fiction.
INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
The course aims at introducing the students to English Literature; its major genres and movements. It is also intended to familiarize the students with the main writers of English Literature, their texts and their relation to various literary movements.
At the end of the course the students are expected to develop the capacity to understand and appreciate different forms of literary writing, develop familiarity with major writers and their forms of writing.
HOMO LOQUENS: EFFECTIVE LISTENING AND SPEAKING
The course is designed as a practical guide to help the students acquire higher levels of listening and speaking skills. The listening part consists of audio recordings of various kinds of speeches which are graded from basic comprehension involving information gathering, to advanced listening skills involving deductive comprehension. Each listening unit comprises a series of exercises intended to help the learners improve their vocabulary and sense of grammar. Since the course is designed as a student-centred series of activities, the role of the teacher here is that of a coach. The exercises recommended in the course are intended to be practised in the class.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
The course aims to introduce students to the various relevant aspects of Information Technology and to equip them with skills to make use of ICT to supplement classroom instruction.
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The course is designed to groom the learner to a confident and effective speaker, writer and editor of English language.
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The course is designed as a practical guide to help the students acquire higher levels of
listening and speaking skills. The listening part consists of audio recordings of various kinds
of speeches which are graded from basic comprehension involving information gathering
to advanced listening skills involving deductive comprehension. Each listening unit
comprises a series of exercises intended to help the learners improve their vocabulary
and sense of grammar. Since the course is designed as a student-centered series of
activities, the role of the teacher here is that of a coach. The exercises recommended in
the course are intended to be practised in the class.
Homo Loquens: Effective Listening and Speaking (Botany/Zoology)
The course is designed as a practical guide to help the students acquire higher levels of
listening and speaking skills. The listening part consists of audio recordings of various kinds
of speeches which are graded from basic comprehension involving information gathering
to advanced listening skills involving deductive comprehension. Each listening unit
comprises a series of exercises intended to help the learners improve their vocabulary
and sense of grammar. Since the course is designed as a student-centered series of
activities, the role of the teacher here is that of a coach. The exercises recommended in
the course are intended to be practised in the class.