B.A.English Language and Literature
B.A. English Language and Literature is a three year long undergraduate English language course which is divided into six semesters. The minimum eligibility is10+2 from a recognized school board or its equivalent exam. The Department has been offering instruction for the award of the degree of B. A. since 2014 with British History and Political Science as Complementary subjects. The programme offers an in-depth knowledge of written and communication skills, English grammar and usage, critical thinking, British, American and Indian Literatures. The programme helps in strengthening the linguistic capabilities wherein the students are also introduced to the social, cultural, political, economic and intellectual backgrounds in literary history.
Programme Objectives
01) To make students aware of the different communicative skills and make them effectively communicate in written and spoken modes.
02) To provide students with the critical faculties necessary in an academic environment and in an increasingly complex and interdependent world.
03) To educate students in both the artistry and utility of the English language through the study of literature and other contemporary forms of culture.
04) To graduate students who are capable of performing research, analysis, and criticism of literary and cultural texts from different historical periods and genres.
05) Assist students in the development of intellectual flexibility, creativity, and cultural literacy so that they may engage in life-long learning.
Programme Outcomes
It is envisaged that by the end of this programme:
01)Students should be familiar with representative literary and cultural texts within a significant number of historical, geographical, and cultural contexts.
02) Students should be able to apply critical and theoretical approaches to the reading and analysis of literary and cultural texts in multiple genres.
03) Students should be able to identify, analyze, interpret and describe the critical ideas, values, and themes that appear in literary and cultural texts and understand the way these ideas, values, and themes inform and impact culture and society, both now and in the past.
04) Students should be able to write analytically in a variety of formats, including essays, research papers, reflective writing, and critical reviews of secondary sources.
05) Students should be able to ethically gather, understand, evaluate and synthesize information from a variety of written and electronic sources.
06) Students should be able to understand the process of communicating and interpreting human experiences through literary representation using historical contexts and disciplinary methodologies.
B.A English Syllabus 2019 Admn. Onwards
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SEMESTER ONE |
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ENG1B01: Introducing Literature |
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ENG1A01: Transactions: Essential English Language Skills |
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ENG1A02: Ways With Words |
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MAL1AO7 (1): Malayala Sahityam-1 (Opt.) |
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COs |
Objectives |
Syllabus |
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HIN1A07(1) Prose and Drama (Opt.) |
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ICP2C01: Indian Constitution & Political Science |
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COs |
Objectives |
Syllabus |
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1E01 : Environmental Studies |
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ENG1A01 Litmosphere: The World of Literature |
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ENG1A02 Functional Grammar and Communication In English |
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SEMESTER TWO |
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ENG2B02: Appreciating Poetry |
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ENG2A03: Writing for Academic and Professional Success |
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ENG2A04: Zeitgeist: Reading on Contemporary Culture |
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MAL2AO8(1): Malayala Sahityam-2 (Opt.) |
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COs |
Objectives |
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HIN2A08(1) Grammar and Translation (Opt.) |
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HIS1C03: Social and Cultural History of Britain - Ancient & Medieval |
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2E02 : Disister Management |
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ENG2A03 Readings From The Fringes |
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ENG2A04 Readings on Kerala |
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SEMESTER THREE |
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ENG3B03: Appreciating Prose |
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ENG3B04: English Grammar & Usage |
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ENG3A05: Signatures: Expressing the Self |
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MAL3A09: (Opt): Malayala Sahityam-3 (Opt.) |
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HIN 3 A09 Poetry in Hindi |
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HIS3C03: History of Victorian and Postcolonial Developments |
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ENG3A05 Readings On Indian Literatures |
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SEMESTER FOUR |
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ENG4B05: Appreciating Fiction |
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ENG4B06: Literary Criticism |
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ENG4A06: Spectrum: Literature and Contemporary Issues |
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MAL4A10: Malayala Sahityam-4 (Opt.) |
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HIN 4 A 10 Noval and Short stories |
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Comple. |
ICP4C03 : Indian Constitution and Politics: Federal Dynamics and Decentralization |
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Audit Course |
AUD4E06 Gender Studies | |||||
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ENG4A06 Songs And Stories of Our World |
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SEMESTER FIVE (2018 Admission) |
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ENG5B01: Indian Writing in English |
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ENG5B02: Language and Linguistics |
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ENG5B03: Methodology of Literature |
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ENG5B04: Informatics |
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ENG6B05: Project |
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ENG5D03: E-Commerce (Opt.) |
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ENG5D03: Life Skill Applications (Opt.) |
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SEMESTER SIX (2018 Admission) |
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ENG6B01: Literary Criticism and Theory |
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ENG6B02: American and Postcolonial Literature |
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ENG6B03: Women’s Writing |
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ENG6B04: Writing for the Media |
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ENG6B05: Project |
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ENG6B5(E1): World Classics in Translation |
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SEMESTER FIVE (2019 Admission) |
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ENG5B07 Appreciating Drama and Theatre |
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ENG5B08 Literary Theory |
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ENG5B09 Language and Linguistics |
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ENG5B10 Indian Writing In English |
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ENG6B21 Research Methodology |
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ENG6B05: Project |
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BBA5D01: E-Commerce (Opt.) |
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PSY5D01: Life Skill Applicatioins (Opt.) |
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SEMESTER SIX (2019 Admission) |
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ENG6B11 - Voices of Women, |
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ENG6B12 - Classics of World Literature, |
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ENG6B13 - Film Studies |
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ENG6B14 - New Literatures In English, |
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ENG6B05: Project |
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ENG6B15 - Literature Of The Marginalized (Elective) |
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