ba course information

*Courses approved by UGC. Course codes in parenthesis indicate previously approved courses from which new course content has been derived.

North South University

Bachelor of Arts in English (with concentrations in Linguistics, Literature & TESOL)

Revised Curriculum

University Core (General Education) 51

Languages 12

ENG 102* Introduction to Composition: Development of integrated language skills with special focus on the mechanics of the writing process and the study of grammar with an emphasis on syntax. Writing unified, coherent paragraphs with topic sentences and controlling ideas. 3 credits

ENG 103* Intermediate Composition: The practice of academic reading and especially writing, focusing on expository essays. Emphasis will be placed on essay structure and editing. Essay types include narrative, descriptive, process, cause and effect, and comparison and contrast. Prerequisite: ENG 102/Waiver. 3 credits.

ENG 111

Public Speaking: This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and practices of rhetoric. They will learn the art of public speaking which involves persuasion, creative analysis and synthesis of topics, organization, language, delivery, audience awareness and adaptation and the use of supporting materials. Types of speeches will include informative, persuasive, impromptu, inspirational, and special occasion speeches. Prerequisite: ENG 103. 3 credits.

ENG 115

Literature: This course introduces students to the rich literary tradition of poetry, drama, and fiction. Drawing on a wide range of writings in English, students will learn to read and respond to literature and learn the fundamentals of literary analysis. Prerequisite: ENG 103. 3 credits.

Arts and Humanities 9

Philosophy/Ethics 3 Credits

PHI 101* Introduction to Philosophy: An exploration of some basic philosophical topics such as the nature of

the mind and its relationship to the brain, knowledge, freewill, justice, the existence of God, and

mortality. It focuses specially on the nature and function of philosophy. Part or all of the focus of

the course may be on the work of one or two philosophers. 3 credits.

PHI 104 Introduction to Ethics This course introduces students to the prominent ethical theories (virtue ethics, utilitarianism, deontology, etc.) in the Western philosophical tradition, examines the debate between moral universalism and moral relativism, and demonstrates various methods of analysis as applied to contemporary moral problems, e.g., abortion, assisted reproductive technologies, organ transplantation, affirmative action, capital punishment, euthanasia, war and violence, gender roles, human rights, environmental degradation. As appropriate, a multicultural perspective on ethical theory and moral problems will be examined. 3 credit

History (World/Indo-Bangla/Islamic) 6 Credits

HIS 101* Bangladesh Culture and Heritage: Deals with the cultural and political heritage of Bangladesh from

ancient times to the present and familiarizes students with the cultural milieu of the people to


make them aware of Bangladesh’s national identity. Topics include ethnic origin of the people in

Bangladesh, religious faiths, festivals, colonial legacy; baul culture; creativity in the arts and crafts;

evolution of nationalism in the pre and post-partition East Bengal, Language Movement, struggle

for autonomy, and the independence of Bangladesh. 3 credits.

HIS 102* Introduction to World Civilization: Focuses on the values and importance of the study of the history

of human civilization, especially in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Babylonia; Harappa civilization and the

Gandhara civilization, ancient Chinese culture and civilization; ancient Greek civilization, Muslim

civilization and their influence over European Renaissance, scientific innovations, cultural progress

and religious reformation. The rise of powerful nation states in Europe and North America and the

impact of scientific and technological supremacy of the west over the so-called ‘backward

communities’ are also studied here. 3 credits.

Social Sciences 9

Political Science and Government 3 Credits

POL 101* Introduction to Political Science: Provides students with some of the core concepts of political

science, such as state, sovereignty, constitutionality, political culture, democracy, political party,

civil society and the functioning of major political systems including Bangladesh. It addresses issues,

institutions and structures that correspond to our everyday life and shape our political behavior and

perceptions as ‘political animal’. 3 credits.

POL 104* Introduction to Governance: Introduces students with the concept and various aspects of public

governance and their relevance in Bangladesh. Topics include: accountability, transparency,

participation, freedom of information, sound judicial system, capacity building; major governance

problems of Bangladesh; role of civil society (including media, NGOs etc.); relationship between

better governance and the growth of private sector; donor’s agenda in governance; public sector

corruption; implications of e-governance. 3 credits.


Macro Principles 3 Credits

ECO 101* Introduction to Microeconomics: An introduction to the methods and principles of microeconomics. Topics include: markets; theory of consumer behaviour; production theory; costs of production, and market structure; efficiency in allocation and production. 3 credits.

ECO 104* Introduction to Macroeconomics: This course introduces the principles of macroeconomic analysis, its analytical methods with current institutional and empirical issues. Topics include different methods of national income accounting with special emphasis on Bangladesh Economy; issues relating to unemployment, inflation; determination of output, price level, money and banking. It also gives an introductory account of the monetary and fiscal policies; budget and trade deficits; and exchange rate. 3 credits.

Sociology/Geography/Anthropology 3 Credits

SOC 101* Introduction to Sociology: Provides students with an understanding of the primary phenomena,

concepts, issues and practices associated with sociology. Topics include explanation of how

societies grow and change; reciprocal effects of economic, political, familial, and scientific

institutions on each other and on individual life; changes and social conflict, problems of

bureaucratic growth and planned and unplanned social change. 3 credits.

ENV 203*/

GEO 205*

Introduction to Bangladesh Geography: Basic geographic concepts and fundamental themes. Geophysical and socio-economic characteristics of Bangladesh; introduction to physical geography; landforms; weather and climate; population geography; cultural and political context; natural resources; economic geography and urban – regional concepts; spatial interaction between human and natural environment. 3 credits

ANT 101* Introduction to Anthropology: Explains the origin of human culture and society and addresses the

concepts of fundamental phenomena and procedures of cultural change, impact of culture on

personality development, structures of human relationships etc. Students are also introduced to

basic research methods that help them develop the primary skills to study human behaviors. 3

credits

Computer and Math Skills 9

Introduction to Computer Information Systems 3 Credits

MIS 105* Introduction to Computers: Provides a general understanding of computer applications and functions of the components of a computer system. Topics include components of computer systems; concepts of software; introduction to operating systems; history of computer languages; programming fundamentals; basics such as constant, variables, data type, operators and expressions, pointer; concepts of database; internet technology and World Wide Web. Course is conducted in a lab setting and provides functional orientation to word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database and WebPages design. Students also learn some basic skills in searching and evaluating online resources. 3 credits


College Algebra/Pre-Calculus 3 Credits

MAT 112* Elementary Mathematics: Topics include sets, real numbers system, algebraic expressions, systems

of equations, functions and relations matrices, determinant applications), exponents and radicals,

exponential and logarithmic functions, functions of integers, permutations, combinations, and

binomial theorem. Prerequisite: High School Mathematics. 3 credits.

MAT 116* Pre-calculus: Topics includes sets, real number system, algebraic expressions, systems of equations,

functions and relations, quadratic functions, synthetic division, the zeros of a polynomial function,

exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions, graphs of trigonometric functions,

analytic trigonometry, additional applications of trigonometry, mathematical induction, the

binomial theorem, sequences. Prerequisite: High School Mathematics. 3 credits.

Statistics I 3 Credits

BUS 172* Introduction to Statistics: Introduces modern theory and methodology of statistics and their

application in economics and business. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability theory,

sampling theory and methodology, sampling distributions and hypothesis testing. Computer

application is a compulsory component for the course. Cross-listed as ECO 172 & ENV 172. 3 credits

Sciences (with lab) 12

PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology: Fundamental principles of psychology, with emphasis on basic research and applications in psychology's major theoretical areas of study: thought, memory, learning, perception, personality, social processes, development, and the physiological bases of psychology. Study of human behavior with special reference to perception learning memory, thinking, emotional life, and individual differences in intelligence, aptitude, and personality. Direct observation of methods of investigation by laboratory demonstrations and by student participation in current research projects. The lab component also includes of review of abnormal behaviors, their causes and possible therapy solutions. 4 credits

ENV 107 Introduction to Environmental Science: Man and environment; major components of the environment; basic population dynamics; bio-geo-chemical cycles; biosphere: ecological concepts and ecosystems; flow of matter and energy through an ecosystem; biodiversity; lithosphere: agriculture and environment; urbanization; solid and hazardous waste management; atmosphere: chemistry of air; urban air pollution; acid rain; global warming; ozone layer depletion ;hydrosphere: water chemistry; water pollution and treatment; wetland and coastal management; renewable and non-renewable energy; environmental health and toxicology, lab experiments. 4 credits

PBH 101

Introduction to Public Health: This is an introductory course intended to introduce undergraduate and graduate students in a variety of disciplines to the basic issues of Public Health. This course will discuss on the brief History of Public Health, Modern Health, Tools and Function, Organization and Legal Basis of Public Health Ethics and some emerging and re-emerging communicable and non-communicable diseases prevention strategies. After completing the course, the students will be able to define public health, describe the history of public health and its functions, describe how health is measure, how disease is occurred in the community and how to prevent them at personal and community level, the legal and ethical aspects of public health. The students will have an overall knowledge on Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental Health, Social and behavioral health, Health Services Management and policies and current event and issues in this field. Graduates will also get the hands on experience through laboratory research in pollution detection lab, infectious disease lab, food safety lab and other biomedical lab to detect and isolate micro


organisms from food and water samples. 4 credits

BIO 103 Biology I: Introduction to Biology: Scope, Biology, What is life? and Characteristics of living things; Chemistry of life: Atoms & elements, Molecules & bonds, Electronegativity, Polar & non-polar bonds, Diffusion & osmosis, pH; Biological Macromolecules: Carbohydrate, Lipid, Protein and Nucleic acids, Central dogma of molecular biology; Cell structure and function: Organelles description & level of organization; Cellular Reproduction: Cell cycle, Cell Division, Mitosis, Meiosis; Energy of Life: Cellular respiration (anabolism & catabolism); Enzymes definition and characterization; Photosynthesis; Biological Diversity: Evolution and natural selection, the origin and diversification of life on earth; Evolution of microbes & animals, Classification; Human Physiology: Homeostasis, digestive system, circulatory (blood), excretory and respiratory systems; Health and disease: Food & nutrition; diabetics, cancer and heart disease. Laboratory Work: Determining the pH of given food/juice/beverage samples, Observing a single cell under light microscope and identification of organelles, Observing bacterial growth from microbial plating, Observing antibiotic activity of saliva/tears, Blood grouping, Determination of serum glucose by glucose oxidase method. 4 credits.

PHY 107L* Physics I: Vectors, Kinematics, Newton’s Law, Conservation of Energy and Momentum, Rotational Kinematics, Conservation of Angular Momentum, Collision, Compton Effect, Nuclear Theory, DeBrogglie, Oscillations and Waves, Gravitation. The lab component includes: Measurement of length area and volume of solids of regular shapes using vernier caliper, micrometer screw gauge and spherometers. This simple experiment will introduce the students to precision in measurements, error and propagation of error. This knowledge is of fundamental importance, which will be applied in all subsequent experiments, Free fall experiment. To find the time of fall through a given distance and to determine the acceleration of free fall. Apparatus required: Light gates and timer, To study equilibrium of a rigid body. Apparatus needed: force table, pulleys, and weights, To study rectilinear motion on an inclined plane. Apparatus: board, electronic timers or ticker tape timers, light gate etc. Plot of v-t and a-t graphs, To find acceleration of free fall using Atwood’s machine. Apparatus: pulley, known masses and electronic timer, Measurements of the coefficients of static and dynamic friction. Apparatus: wooden blocks, spring balance, known weights etc, Motion of a ball bearing through a resistive medium. To measure the viscosity of glycerin by Stokes’ law. Apparatus: measuring cylinder, stop watch, steel ball bearings, meter rule, and thermometer, Simple harmonic motion 1. Measurement of g by simple pendulum, Simple harmonic motion 2. Vibration of a vertical spring-mass system, measurements of the spring constant and the acceleration of free fall, Study of damped and forced harmonic oscillator. Apparatus: carts, motor, springs, motion sensors etc, Rotational motion. Measurement of moment of inertial of a flywheel, Foucault’s pendulum and the effect of Earth’s rotation, To study the rotational motion of a cylinder down an incline. The objective of this experiment is to become familiar with the relationships involving angular acceleration and moments of inertia, Conservation of momentum and kinetic energy in elastic collisions. Apparatus: air track, gliders, light gates, timers etc, Study of one-dimensional inelastic collisions. Apparatus: air track. Prerequisite: MAT 120 and Physics in HSC/A Level. 4 Credits

CHE 101 Chemistry I: This course covers fundamental principles of chemistry. Topics include measurement, atomic and molecular structure, periodicity, chemical reactions, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, thermo chemistry, Chemical Equilibrium and Kinetics, gas laws and solutions. This course is appropriate as a basic chemistry course or as a science elective for students who have science, engineering, or mathematics majors. Upon completion, students will be able to- Define chemistry as the study of matter, can apply the basic concepts in their future studies and apply safe laboratory skills to solve problems in a cooperative environment. Laboratory Work: Introducing analytical balance, proving the law of definite proportions,


estimation of Avogadro's number, standardization of HCl, acid Base titration, determination of density. 4 credits

BA Core Humanities and Social Sciences core 39

Foreign Language (Any two consecutive levels) 6 credits

CHN/FRC SPA/ARB 101

Introduction to Chinese/French/Spanish/Arabic: This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge of the language. Taught in English, the course acquaints students with the respective language and culture and emphasizes speaking, vocabulary building, reading and translating skills. 3 credits.

CHN/FRC SPA/ARB 201

Intermediate Chinese/French/Spanish/Arabic: This course provides a substantial review of the basics of the language while expanding students’ knowledge of vocabulary and structure, and allows them to express themselves in a more varied and meaningful way, both verbally and in writing. Prerequisite: CHN/FRC/SPA/ARB/101 respectively or permission of instructor. 3 credits.

CHN/FRC SPA/ARB 301

Advanced Chinese/French/Spanish/Arabic/: Continuing with a functional and thematic approach to building proficiency, this course builds on students’ previous knowledge to expand and refine their ability to express themselves both verbally and in writing. Culture continues to play a central role, as does reading. Students read a variety of short texts and write short compositions in the language. Prerequisite: CHN/FRC/SPA/ARB/ 201 respectively or permission of instructor. 3 credits.

Humanities (Courses offered by the Department of English and Modern Languages) 15 Credits

World civilizations/Indo-Bangla/Islamic History

HIS 201 WORLD CIVILIZATION: This course focuses on the values and importance of the study of world

civilization, especially Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Babylonian, Harappan, Chinese, ancient Greek and

Muslim civilization . It is not needed to be emphasized that these old civilizations have made to-

day’s world. European renaissance, scientific innovations, cultural progress in Asia and Europe and

religious reformations are also included in this course. The rise of powerful states in Europe and

North America and the impact of scientific and technological developments all over the world are

also integral part of this course. Prerequisite POL 101. 3 credits.

HIS 202

Indo-Bangla History: This course deals with the history and cultural heritage of Indo- Bangla Region

generally known to-day as South Asia. It covers the political legacy of the area since ancient times

and rigorously examines the colonial legacy. It covers also social and economic life of the region and

how these were evolved over the centuries. More importantly, the region is extremely rich in art

and architecture and deserves exclusive studies of this most valuable cultural heritage. The region

has also history of age long contact with many countries of the world through trade, commerce and

education. Finally the course will cover the story of various political and religious movements of the

region. Prerequisite POL. 101. 3 Credit

HIS 203

Islamic History: This course explores the emergence and expansion of Islam as a major historical

and civilization force in the world. Three sets of issues will be focused throughout the course. The

political history will cover the influential regimes such as Khulafa-i-Rasheedin; Abbasid period;

Ottoman, Mughal and Savavid empires. A second set of issues will cover the development of art,

architecture, science and education. Thirdly, the course will examine the interaction of Muslim


societies with the modern West. Prerequisite POL 101. 3 credits.

ETH 201 Ethical Theory: Ethics branded sometimes as moral philosophy involves systematizing, defending and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct. Ethics are rules of behavior employed to uphold fairness in professional and transactional settings and relationships. In brief it is important to establish fairness and transparency in the workplace and thus foster trade, commerce, and economic activities which are essential to the sustenance of the modern world. Throughout history ethical issues have been raised on many occasions. This course will deal with this critical issue as it has occurred in many places. The course will also deal with meta-ethics, normative ethics and applied ethics. The ethical conduct nowadays has become a burning issue. The course will deal with major ethical issues of the contemporary world. Prerequisite POL 101. 3 credits.

ECO 406*

History of Economic Thought: The aim of this course is to study how economic analysis has reached its present state. This course presents the major theoretical and methodological ideas that have shaped and continue to shape contemporary economics keeping a balance between coverage of ideas, individual contributors, different schools, institutions and methods. It covers contributions from pre-classical including ancient and medieval, classical, neoclassical, Marxians, Austrians, Keynesians, post-Keynesians, and Chicago school. In discussing the contributions of different schools, institutions and individuals, the course makes a special treatment of value and distribution. Prerequisite: ECO 101. 3 credits.

ENG 210* Introduction to Linguistics: Theory of language and communication; role of language in the personal and social development of the fully “human” begin; origins, development, acquisition, and diversity of language; nature and function of symbolic systems; phonology, morphology, syntax, orthography, sign language, and semantics. Prerequisite: ENG 111, 3 credits.

ENG 220 (ENG 118*)

Introduction to Fiction: This course investigates the uses and boundaries of fiction in novels and other narrative genres. Required reading list includes both traditional and innovative and Western and non-Western texts. The course aims at raising questions about pleasures and meanings of texts in different cultures, times, and forms. Prerequisite: ENG 115, 3 credits.

ENG 230* Introduction to Poetry: Introduction to poetry will initiate students into a detailed study of the genre. The distinctiveness of the poetic discourse in contrast with other varieties of language will be underlined. Students will acquaint themselves with the vocabulary of poetic criticism and the relevant critical terms such as theme, tone, imagery and persona. The mechanics of basic English versification will also be studied. The main types of narrative and non-narrative poetry, epic, ballad and such varieties of the lyric form as the sonnet, the ode, the elegy, and the dramatic monologue will be surveyed and analyzed. Prerequisite: ENG 115, 3 credits.

ENG 260 (ENG 335*)

Introduction to Literary Theory: The basic aim of this course is to train students to respond critically to literary texts in various genres. Students will develop a preliminary acquaintance with the history of literary criticism and different critical approaches and methods including formalism, structuralism, deconstruction, postmodernism, historicism and Marxism. The course material, focusing on the works of the leading twentieth-century theorists, will be finalized by the instructor. Prerequisite: ENG 210 & ENG 220. 3 credits.

Social Science 9

INT 101* Introduction to International Relations: Acquaints students with the core concepts, processes, and issues of International Relations (IR) and covers the major theories of IR as well as significant issues in contemporary world politics. Students would develop better grasping and analytical capability over the developments in regional and global politics. 3 credits.

POL 300* Good Governance: Classical medieval, modern, and post-modern interpretations. Structure and processes of good governance. Role of legislatures in western vis-a-vis non-western political cultures: Greek, Roman, French, English and South Asian experiences. Behavioral views of good and

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bad governance: role of legislative, executive and judicial leaders. Linkage between politics, bureaucracy and administrative reform. Evaluation and monitoring of implementation activities. Structure and issues of civil society of the 21st century. 3 credits.

LAW 206* Introduction to Constitutional Law: This class will focus on the Bangladesh constitution, paying

specific attention to the fundamental principles of state policy, fundamental rights, and the various

duties and obligations assigned to specific braches of the government. The course will introduce

students to reading case law and also expose students to the fundamental rights found in various

constitutions around the world. Prerequisite: ENG 103. 3 credits.

WMS 201* Gender and Development: Provides the direction and aims of development in terms of gender

relations; women’s access to paid work, land ownership, labor markets, income, credit and training;

implications for economic growth and social equality, employment generation and sexual division

of labor; technological innovation and its impact on gender; economic crisis, structural adjustment

policies and their implications for gender divisions in labor and well-being; gender policy relevant

research needs, strategies, methods. 3 credits.

POL 210* Human Rights and Politics: Illustrates the theory and practice of human rights in contemporary

world politics. The core issues include the historical origins and philosophical foundations of human

rights; the nature of contemporary human rights problems, and the role of politics in sustaining

them, and the strategies that are currently being advocated to reduce the human rights violations.

It also focuses the role of the Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in advancing and protecting

human rights throughout the world. 3 credits.

LAW 410

(LAW

205*)

Constitutional Laws of India, the UK and the USA: India: Indian constitution and constitutional laws: nature of the Indian constitution, and form of Governmnet; form of parliament and the union judiciary; the Executive; the President; Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles; Active judicial enforcement of human rights UK: sources and characteristics of British constitutional law, unwritten constitutional principles, common law basis; conventions; form of the Government (including devolution) Parliamentary sovereignty and the rule of law; cabinet Westminister type of government responsibility; the UK Supreme Court (and its brief history); modern bill of rights (in the Human Rights Act 1998) and its genesis (from Magna Carta and Bill of Rights) USA: Introduction to the US Constitution, separation of powers, congress and the president impeachment, election sof the president and congress, system of government (Federal v State), US supreme court and its powers, judicial selection, bill of rights. Prerequisite: LAW 206. 3 credits.


ECO 203* Intermediate Microeconomic Theory-I: Theory of choice and its application to consumer and producer 9odelling; theory of production and cost; output and input markets; their structure, equilibrium and efficiency; introduction to general equilibrium analysis. Prerequisite: ECO 101. 3 credits.

ANT 230*

Introduction to Social Anthropology and Ethnology: Provides an introduction to the

anthropological study of contemporary human society and emphasizes on the comparative study of

social organization, interpersonal relations, cultural ecology and processes of socio-cultural change.

It also includes some consideration of the methods and theory of ethnological field research.

Prerequisite: ANT 103. 3 credits

SOC 201* Contemporary Issues in Gender Relationship: Explains historical background of the development

of gender studies as a separate discipline; theoretical debates on gender role; ideological issues;

concept of ‘Gender’ and ‘Feminism’; gender methodology; gender theory; future of gender studies,

problems and prospects of gender studies in Bangladesh. Prerequisite: SOC 101. 3 credits.

PAD 301 Personnel Administration, Leadership and Public Policy Making: Focus of this advanced level

course is on operational aspects of Public Administration. Personnel administration will deal with

management of human resources including recruitment, training, retention, promotion

compensation and chain of command in public offices. The course then focuses on different

categories of leadership in public offices – political leaders, bureaucratic leaders, civil and military

leaders. Finally, the course takes up decision making processes in public offices that involves

consensus vs competition, bargaining, compromise and imposition. Pre-requisite: PAD 201. 3 Credit.

TNM 201* Television and New Media (TNM): Equips students with specialized knowledge and skills in

interactive design and production. Also provides a distinctive, multidisciplinary vision of new media

and communications theory. It covers the interactive program planning; production technology;

program making and development and news reporting, and communication management. 3 credits.

Fine Arts 6 Credits

Theater

LBA 104* Introduction to Dramatics: Deals with basic theories of practical theatre and their application.

Students learn the fundamentals of acting and theatre production. They are also given an

opportunity to develop their potential in production situations. The four major areas of theatre

production – acting, technical aspects, theory & practice – are taught here. 3 credits.

Design

ARC 131* Sources in Architecture: Examination of the fundamental human purposes of architecture and the study of the principal measures by which people judge the architecture of useful objects, buildings, and cities. Introductory studies of creative arts like painting, sculpture, music, film, photography etc. Art as an expression of the material culture. People and art. Evolution of art through the ages with special reference to the stylistic movements. Criticism of art in particular context, methodology. Sculpture as a form of artistic and architectural expression. Techniques; basic shapes and free


expressions in plastic material and mixed media. Music and its form. Ordering principles of music. The Indian and the Western concepts; Raga versus western classical music. Relationship between music and architecture. Film as a media to understand three-dimensional journey through spaces: orientation, lighting, setting, color, makeup. 3 credits. .

Research Methodology 3 credits

ENG 215

(ENG 110*)

Research Methodology for Humanities: Further work in academic reading and writing. The focus of academic writing will be essay writing with an emphasis on argumentation, persuasion and research methodology. Writing proposals for various topics from areas in the humanities, different types of bibliography, primary and secondary sources, abstract writing, and documenting sources following the MLA/APA style of documentation. The student is required to choose a topic approved by the instructor and write a research paper of about 5000 words. S/He will present the research paper to the class and defend queries. Prerequisite: ENG 103 & ENG 111. 3 credits.

BA ENGLISH MAJOR: Linguistics Concentration 24

Required Courses (Core) for Linguistics 15 credits

ENG 301

(ENG 310*)

Phonetics & Phonology: This course is an introduction to the sounds of languages, especially the

English sound system, and to the methods that linguists use to describe the sound systems of the

languages of the world. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits.

ENG 306

(ENG 311*)

Semantics & Pragmatics: This course is an introduction to the study of ‘meaning’ as a part of

linguistics. Students will know about the theories that help us understand the meaning of words,

sentences and utterances with or without any context provided. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits.

ENG 311

(ENG 200*)

Morphology & Syntax: This course provides an overview of the basic aspects required to describe

the structure of the Standard English words and sentences. Students will learn about the process

of word formation and the grammatical aspects involved in the formation of sentences.

Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits.

ENG 316

(ENG 410*)

Sociolinguistics: The course gives an overview of the relations between language and society: the

various patterns in society, human behavior and linguistic variation. Students will study of the

ways in which groups of people use language and make link with related disciplines such as

history, politics and gender studies. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits.

ENG 321

(ENG 411*)

Psycholinguistics: This course examines comprehension and production of a highly complex and

almost miraculous process of language. Students will conduct psycholinguistic research aimed at

the workings of the human mind: the acquisition, production and comprehension of language and

speech. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits.

Electives for Linguistics (Any Three) 9 credits

ENG 401

(ENG 401*)

Contrastive Grammar: This course is about a comparison of English and Bengali grammatical

systems with emphasis on substantive and descriptive problems arising from the differences in

the systems. It is open only to students with proficiency in both English and Bangla. Prerequisite:

ENG 371. 3 credits.


ENG 406

(ENG 320*)

Discourse Analysis: The purpose of this course is to examine English speech from a structural

frame of reference in order to explain how conversation works, and to evaluate major theoretical

advances in the description of discourse. The course will look into aspects of language usage that

are crucial to an understanding of language as a system, and of meaning which is the primary

concern of linguistic pragmatics. The students will experiment with primary conversational data

to know how both formal and informal conversations, as a system of communication, work.


ENG 411

(ENG 319*)

Fundamentals of Language Acquisition & Development: This course is about a study of how

children develop language skills. It covers all systems of language from basic sounds through

competence in oral and written communication. It examines the process of language learning, the

normal development of speech and language, and the relationship of language to cognitive and

social development. Prerequisite: ENG 376 & ENG 381. 3 credits.

ENG 416

(ENG 202*)

Stylistics: This course involves an In-depth study of the methods and techniques used by the

writers in their writings to create particular effects with language, especially with reference to the

choice of linguistic form that proceeds from the writers’ attitude to the readers, to the subject

matter, or to the purpose of communication. Prerequisite: ENG 371. 3 credits.

ENG 421

(ENG 211*)

Language Acquisition and Development (Foreign/Second): This course is about a study of the

process of learning English as a second language. It gives special attention to theories, variables

and second language acquisition. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits.

ENG 426

(ENG 402*)

Modern English Transformational & Generative Grammar: This course is primarily concerned

with the studies in modern English syntax with specific attention given to Chomsky’s X-bar and

Transformation Theory. Prerequisite: ENG 371. 3 credits.

BA ENGLISH MAJOR: Literature Concentration 24

Required Courses (Core) for Literature 15 credits

ENG 331

(ENG 304*

&

ENG 119*)

Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama: To introduce students to the English Renaissance stage is the basic purpose of this course. It takes a brief look at the local and classical roots of the Elizabethan drama before taking up a survey of the representative dramatists, including such playwrights as Ben Jonson, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Webster, Dekker, Ford, and Fletcher. The survey will optionally extend into the Caroline period and on into the Restoration. The genres of tragedy, comedy and tragi-comedy (romance) will be represented and students will learn about Renaissance stage conditions and audiences. Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits.

ENG 336

(ENG 301*

&

ENG 306*)

17th Century Poetry and Prose: The course surveys primarily English poetry of the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, focusing on the varieties of the Elizabethan, Jacobean, Caroline and Restoration, Metaphysical, Cavalier, Puritan and Libertine poetic styles and themes. Representative poets are Spenser, Sidney, Shakespeare, Jonson, Donne, Herbert, Herrick, Marvel, Milton, Rochester, and Dryden. The genres include the lyric, the sonnet, the pastoral, the epic, and the satire. Prose, romances and tales, criticism and social commentary, will also be examined. Prerequisite: ENG 230. 3 credits.


ENG 341

(ENG 323*)

The Rise and Growth of the Novel: The course will begin by examining the drama and poetry the Augustan age and how it is embedded in the socio-political discourses of the time. The inception of Journalism and the growth of English prose leading on to the subsequent development of the novel as a major literary form will also be plotted. Representative writers will include Pope, Addison, Swift, and Samuel Johnson. It will then segue into the development of the novel from the literary experiment in the hands of Swift and Defoe to a full-fledged art form in the late eighteenth century. Popular early variations such as the epistolary narrative, the picaresque, and the Gothic in the hands of novelists such as Richardson, Fielding, Smollet, Sterne, and Radcliffe will be surveyed. Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits

ENG 346

(ENG 331*

&

ENG 332*)

19th Century Prose and Fiction: This course will survey 19th century literature in both England and America. A study of Romantic Poetry will emphasize the representative themes and techniques employed by the major Romantics, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. The study of Victorian Poetry will include such major figures as Browning, Tennyson, and Arnold. The course will also bring students in contact with the great range and variety of Romantic and Victorian fiction as exemplified in Jane Austen’s novels of manners, the Gothic and Romantic fiction of Mary Shelley and the Brontes, the industrial novels of Gaskell, the novels of social exposition in Dickens, Thackeray, and George Eliot, and the colonial fiction of Kipling. The role of the reading public in shaping the themes and forms of fiction will also come into focus, as will the underlying social themes of empire and industrialization. The fin de siècle drama of Shaw and Wilde will also be examined. Only the American side, beginning with the early writers such as Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe, the course will trace the growth and development of American fiction through the Civil War up to the post-bellum decades. Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, and Emily Dickinson will be studied in an attempt to plot the course of the American search for and establishment of a national identity. Prerequisite: ENG 230. 3 credits

ENG 351

(ENG 405*

&

ENG 415*)

Modernism and Postmodernism: This course will focus on twentieth-century British literature. The class will foreground the distinctive features of modernism and post modernism illustrated by the relevant texts from poets such as Yeats, Eliot, and Auden, novelists such as Conrad, Woolfe, Joyce, Lawrence, Forster, and Greene, and playwrights such as Shaw, Beckett, and Stoppard. The course will also examine, through literature, such developments as the loss of empire, the growth of mass media, and the increasing emphasis on female, minority, and non-Western authors. Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits

Electives for Literature (Any Three) 9 credits

ENG 431

(ENG 219*)

European Classics in Translation: This course introduces some representative European literary works---poetry, drama, and prose—in translation from Homer to the late nineteenth century. The purpose is to examine why and how certain literary works of the past have remained influential and powerful even today, thus achieving the status of ‘classics’. Selected literary figures may include—among others—Homer, Sophocles, Ovid, Virgil, Dante, Cervantes, Goethe, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Ibsen, and Chekhov. Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits

ENG 436

(ENG 225*)

South-Asian Literature in English: It serves as an introduction to the original works of the chief South Asian writers writings in English. After a brief look at the works of the nineteenth and early twentieth century writers, the focus shifts to the writers from the post-1950 period. The course may include the novels of Salman Rushdie, Vikram Seth, Bapsi Sidhwa, Jhumpa Lahiri, Rohitan Mistry and Monika Ali. Dom Moraes, Nissim Ezekiel and Zulfiqar Ghose among others may form part of the syllabus for poetry. Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits


ENG 441 (ENG 415* & ENG 418*)

Contemporary Fiction: After a brief examination of the contemporary status of poetry and drama, the course will focus on the development of the British and American novel since the 1970s. Works of the following authors may be included: DeLillo, Atwood, Lodge, Spark, Walker, Tan, and Sontag. Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits

ENG 446 (ENG 426*, & ENG 428*)

Postcolonialism and 20th Century Criticism: The aim of this course is to train students in recent theoretical concerns and practices and to enable them to critically respond to literary texts in various genres. Students will learn about and practice the major critical approaches and methods of the last seventy years, including deconstruction, postmodernism, new historicism, Marxism, feminism, ecocriticism, gender theory, and, primarily and most relevantly, postcolonialism. Prerequisite: ENG 260. 3 credits

ENG 451

(ENG 208*)

An Introduction to Journalism: A course designed to introduce students to journalistic writing. Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits

ENG 456 (ENG 415* & ENG 418*)

Twentieth-Century American Literature: The course will survey the development and expression of the three main literary genres primarily from the 1920s to the 1970s. The survey of fiction will start with the realism and psychological penetration of James, study the multiplicity of approaches of Faulkner, and then consider the modernist as well as the more traditional elements in the fiction of Steinbeck, Hemingway, and Fitzgerald. The decades after World War II, marked by innovations of Nabokov, Barth, Pynchon, Ellison, Kerouac, Vonnegut, etc., as well as the hybridism and realism typified by authors such as Ellison, Mailer, Baldwin, and Updike, will also receive due attention. In poetry, the modernism of Eliot, Pound, and William Carlos Williams will be reviewed, followed by Frost and the postmodernist constructions of Ginsberg, Lowell, Plath and others. The study of drama will include the expressionism of O’Neill and others and the realistic symbolism of mid-century authors such as Miller and Williams and continue on to the works of playwrights such as Albee, Mamet, and Shepard. Major themes will include the increasing presence of minority and women writers, the popularity of genre fiction, the impact of mass media, the rise of the cinema as a dominating narrative form, the impact of commercial and theoretical considerations. Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits

BA ENGLISH MAJOR: TESOL Concentration 24

Required Courses (Core) for TESOL 15

credits

ENG 361

(ENG 204*)

Introduction to Applied Linguistic: The main objective of this course is to review the major

theories and concepts of Applied Linguistics, and show how information from different fields

of knowledge, e.g. linguistics, psychology, sociology etc, is used with a view to developing

theoretical models of language use, and how the information and theories are or can be

applied to teaching of language, designing of syllabus, developing teaching material etc.

Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits

ENG 366

(ENG 211*)

Theories of Second Language Acquisition: With a focus on the theories of second and

foreign language learning, this course deals with different teaching methodologies that help

learning or acquiring a language in classroom settings. The relationship between first and

second language and similarities and differences of acquiring these two languages are being


discussed. Also, factors that contribute to the pace and ease of second language acquisition,

like universal factors (e.g. age and critical periods, universal grammar or language

acquisition device etc), social factors (e.g. gender, social class, power asymmetries etc.) and

individual factors (e.g. motivation, aptitude, attitude etc.) are extensively covered.


ENG 371

(ENG 318* &

ENG 434*)

Principles of Syllabus Design & Materials Development: The course provides a framework

for the process of designing syllabi and developing courses. The roles of teachers and

learners, the roles of materials in communicative language teaching, and the selection of

produced materials consistent with learners’ attitudes, beliefs and preferences are integral

parts of the course. Students will adopt a critical stance toward the materials’ aim,

appropriateness and utility and relate theory, research and methods to pedagogical action.

Special emphasis will be given on various components of course development including

assessing needs, determining goals and objectives, conceptualizing content, deciding on

materials, activities, and techniques, evaluating, and considering resources and constrains.


ENG 376

(ENG 456*)

Testing and Evaluation: This course will familiarize students with theory and techniques in

the construction, analysis, use, and interpretation of second language tests. Students will

look critically at a variety of second language tests including standardize tests, integrative

language tests, test of communicative competence etc. In particular, this course examines

the role of testing; surveys types of tests; discusses the criteria of a good test; analyzes tasks

that variously require listening, speaking, reading, writing and communicative competence;

and provides practice in evaluating and constructing test items. Prerequisite: ENG 361. 3

credits

ENG 381

(ENG 450* &

ENG 491*)

Teaching Techniques & Practicum: The aim of this practicum course is to provide students

with opportunities to integrate their knowledge of SLA theories, materials development and

testing with standard practices of teaching profession. Through readings, lesson plans,

microteachings, classroom observations, classroom interactions, and written assignments,

students find scope to build on their current understandings of ESL teaching-learning

dynamics. With the mentorship of the course instructor, students gain insights into the

various pedagogical practices and learn how to involve their pupils in interactive and

cooperative class settings. Prerequisite: ENG 366. 3 credits

Electives for TESOL (Any Three) 9

credits

ENG 461

(ENG 410*)

Sociolinguistics: The course gives an overview of the main features of the area of language

study concerned: its scope and principles of enquiry; its basic concerns and key concepts.

Students will get access to knowledge and expertise in the subject and sketch out a

conceptual map of the relations between language and society, understand human society

in patterns and behavior and linguistic variation. Students will study of the ways in which

groups of people use language and make link with related disciplines such as history, politics


and gender. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits

ENG 466

(ENG 411*)

Psycholinguistics: This course examines comprehension and production of a highly complex

and almost miraculous process of language. Students will conduct psycholinguistic research

aimed at the workings of the human mind: the acquisition, production and comprehension

of language and speech. Students will learn how language behavior reflects the

understandings of the mind or the world, and how the brain and properties of the mind

influence our languages. Students will be able to critically analyze how languages are

developed, how they are used, and how they can be impaired. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3

credits

ENG 471

(ENG 320*)

Discourse Analysis: The purpose of this course is to examine English speech from a

structural frame of reference in order to explain how conversation works, and to evaluate

major theoretical advances in the description of discourse. The course will look into aspects

of language use that are crucial to an understanding of language as a system, and of

meaning which is the primary concern of linguistic pragmatics. The students will experiment

with primary conversational data to know how both formal and informal conversations, as a

system of communication, work. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits

ENG 476

(ENG 452* &

ENG 453*)

Teaching Composition and Grammar: This is a preparatory course for the teachers of

English to speakers of other languages. Students get the opportunity to examine rhetorical

and composition theory; error analysis; methods of error correction; and the composing

process in this course. They also study grammatical concepts with concentration on basic

sentence structure , principles of punctuation and functional grammar. The course is

designed for, but not limited to, prospective teachers and /or ESL students. Prerequisite:

ENG 366. 3 credits.

ENG 481

(ENG 454*)

Teaching Listening and Speaking: This is a preparatory course for the teachers of English to

speakers of other languages. Students get to examines theories of listening comprehension

and models for classroom listening and speaking activities in both formal and informal

contexts. Upon completion of this course, students would be expected to demonstrate a

thorough understanding of teaching methodology of these two language skills and prepare

and present speaking and listening activities for a variety of a language learning contexts.


ENG 486

(ENG 455*)

Computer Assisted Language Learning: This course provides students with understanding in

pedagogical applications of computers, including using of technology for language learning

and assessment purposes, identifying teacher-student role in such settings, and learning

how to integrate technology in ESL courses. Students will be introduced to a variety of

computer software, interactive websites and modern applications and tools to help them

design tasks and formulate assessment. The will also help students in building collaborative

activities involving computer and using computer mediated communication (CMC) to

facilitate student interactions in multi-user domains (MUDs and MOOs), or types of enriched

chat environments. Prerequisite: ENG 366. 3 credits.


BA ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION MAJOR: 24

Required Courses (Core) 15

credits

ORG 301 Foundations of Organizational Communication: This course is designed to give students an introduction to how organizations communicate internally and externally, and how individuals can most effectively communicate within these larger organizations. The course will include readings to familiarize students with the principles of organizational communication, and will also provide practical experience by requiring students to put organizational communication principles in small group settings. Among the topics that will be covered are group dynamics, how groups form, models for organizational decision making, and how to effectively evaluate effective organizational communication. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits

ORG 306 Professional Communication: Verbal, written, and technological communication skills are all essential to today’s globalized business world. This course will prepare students to communicate their ideas and plans clearly, effectively, and articulately in multiple mediums, as well as both in an individual and group setting. This course will focus on developing skills and confidence in these areas, and will also require students to think critically and develop their problem-solving skills. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits

ORG 311 Communication Theory and Research: This course will introduce students to the theories that form the basis of Communication Studies. Both speech-based communications and media studies will be explored. Students will be exposed to a variety of perspectives on such topics as media and cultural criticism, public discourse, and the dynamics of organizational communication. Prerequisite: ENG 260. 3 credits

ORG 316 Argumentation and Critical Thinking: This course will introduce students to the essential skills of argumentation – how to develop and articulate a persuasive argument – and critical thinking – how to move beyond passive learning and to question and challenge the assumptions one has been given. Students will learn and utilize several techniques for making and analyzing arguments, thus combining theory and practice. Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits

ORG 321 Professional Writing: This course will focus on developing skills to write clearly, competently, fluently, and persuasively. Such skills are required in a professional setting, but can be a challenge for non-native speakers Students will be assigned readings on clear and effective writing, and will complete writing assignments themselves, thus actively learning how to write for a variety of audiences and in a variety of forms and genres that are essential to the professional workplace. Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits

Electives for Organizational Communication (Any Three) 9

credits

ORG 401 Innovation, Communication and Organizational Change: In a country like Bangladesh, change is happening rapidly, and the speed of change seems to be increasing all the time.


What affect does that have on the country’s organizations and the people who make up those organizations? How do organizations cope and adapt with new developments? Can the rapid rate of change be turned into an advantage, or must it only be a burden? This course will explore these questions. A variety of perspectives will be explored, including political and human resource perspectives. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits

ORG 406 Intercultural Communication: In this course, students will be introduced to the study of communication between cultures, an essential topic for Bangladeshis living in the increasingly globalized world of the twenty-first century. Students will read and study not only from Communication Studies, but also from such disciplines as Anthropology and Ethnography, which bring essential insights into how communication occurs across cultural boundaries. Prerequisite: ENG 260. 3 credits

ORG 411 Computer-Mediated Communication: This course introduces students to the role of digital technology in communication. Students will be introduced to such topics as desktop publishing, communication via social media, and multimedia writing and production. Students will be familiarized with the principles of communication and technology as they apply to numerous fields, such as public relations, online and print journalism, marketing, and public relations. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits

ORG 416 Ethical Dimensions of Communication: Students will be introduced to the important ethical issues that come along with communication, particularly in light of the easy mass communication made possible by the Internet and mobile technology. The class will explore how ethical principles apply to a variety of interactions, including online communication, organizational communication, intercultural communication, and interpersonal communication. Prerequisite: ENG 260. 3 credits

ORG 421 Communication Technology and Society: This course will explore the interactions between communication, technology, and society. For example, how do modern communications technologies such as Wifi and smartphones affect society? How do different cultural/social contexts affect the ways in which people use communication technologies? Is this new era of mass communication via digital technology leading us into a golden age of information, or is, as one article famously claims, Google making us “dumb”? Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits

ORG 426 Technical Writing: This course will introduce students to the types of technical writing that is required in man work settings. Students will study a variety of technical forms such as memoranda, professional emails, summaries, and corporate reports, and then do their own writing in these forms, thus gaining practical experience as well as theoretical backing. Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits

Course Information

Curriculum for BA in English (for batches 142 and before)

ENG109 Academic English 1


The theory and practice of academic reading and writing, with an emphasis on expository writing,

including narration, description, definition, process, cause and effect, comparison and contrast,

classification and persuasion and informative forms of academic writing. It also includes an emphasis on

study skills. Pre-requisite: ENG102 3 credits

ENG110 Academic English II

The course focuses on further work in academic reading and writing. The focus of academic writing

will be expository writing with an emphasis on argumentation, persuasion and research

methodology. Students learn to write proposals for various topics from areas of language and

literature, different types of bibliography, primary and secondary sources, abstract writing,

documenting sources following MLA/APA style of documentation. The students are required to

choose a topic approved by the instructor and write a research paper in about 5000 words. (S)He

makes classroom presentation of research paper and defends queries. The research paper is an

integral part of the course and without doing it the student cannot pass the course. Prerequisite:

ENG103/ENG109 3 credits

ENG112 Reading Skill and Vocabulary Building

This course focuses on reading skills and lexis, and their interdependence. It makes an etymological

approach to English vocabulary with a view to enriching the students’ mental dictionary and thus

aiding their receptive as well as productive skills in English. The course also puts emphasis on

enhancing the pace of reading by using reading materials.

3 credits

ENG118 Introduction to Fiction

This course investigates the uses and boundaries of fiction in novels and other narrative genres.

Required reading list includes traditional and innovative as well as western and nonwestern texts.

The course aims at raising questions about pleasures and meanings of texts in different cultures,

times, and forms. 3 credits

ENG119 Introduction to Drama This course is an introduction to the literary genre collectively called drama or the play. The course approaches the genre as literature, but in order to understand this rich art form more fully, it studies and discusses a sampling of plays that exemplify different kinds of dramatic structure, including their literary, cultural, historical and social contexts. However, because the play also exists within the medium of performance, the course examines aspects of that medium and its effect on appreciation of the text. Class members will thus attend and review some selective dramatic performances. 3 credits

ENG200 Structure of English


The course provides instruction in the structure and style of the standard, literary English sentence.

Review of traditional grammar and usage, with attention to the integration of the sentence into its

logical and rhetorical contexts. Prerequisite:

3 credits

ENG201 The Short Story

This course covers the genre of the short story in terms of its origin, form, development and contemporary

mutations. The roots of the form in folktales and the foundational texts such as The Arabian Nights and

Decameron and the beginnings of the modern short story in the works of Poe, Hawthorn, Twain and the

Continental authors such as Gogol and Chekhov are explored. Its development through the works of

James, Mansfield, Joyce, Fitzgerald, Kafka and Mann are also traced. The focus then shifts to the variety

of theme and narrative techniques found in the contemporary short story writers from Thurbar, Oates,

Borges, Bartholeme and others. Pre-requisite: 3 credits

ENG202 Stylistics

In-depth study of the methods and techniques used by the writers in their writings to create

particular effects with language, especially with reference to the choice of linguistic form that

proceeds from the writers’ attitude to the readers, to the subject matter, or to the purpose of

communication. Pre-requisite: ENG210

3 credits

ENG204 Introduction to Applied Linguistics

The main objective of this course is to review the major theories of linguistics, and show how

information from different fields of knowledge, e.g. linguistics, psychology, sociology etc, is used

with a view to developing theoretical models of language use, and how the information and theories

are or can be applied to teaching of language, designing of syllabus, developing teaching material

etc.

Pre-requisite: ENG210 3 credits

ENG205 Advanced Writing

The course focuses on the theory and practice of expository writing; critical reading and evaluation

of different kinds of prose used in the humanities. Students will have the opportunity to study

writing for other disciplines and for professional applications. They will be asked to write a variety

of documents and to prepare and write a short research paper. Prerequisite: ENG105/ENG110.

3 credits

ENG208 An Introduction to Journalism

A course designed to introduce students to journalistic writing.

Prerequisite: ENG105/ENG110. 3 credits


ENG210 Introduction to Linguistics

This course emphasizes on the theory of language and communication; role of language in the

personal and social development of the fully “human” begin; origins, development, acquisition, and

diversity of language; nature and function of symbolic systems; phonology, morphology, syntax,

orthography, sign language, and semantics.

3 credits

ENG211 Basic Theories of Second/Foreign Language Acquisition

The course provides a study of the process of learning English as a second language. Special

attention is given to theories, variables and second language acquisition.

Prerequisite: ENG210. 3 credits

ENG212 History of the English Language

The language from Old English to present-day American English; phenomena of sound change; the

relation of language change to social change; the historical basis of present-day grammatical

problems. Prerequisite: ENG210. 3 credits

ENG215 Language and Culture

Systematic exploration of social aspects of language and language use , including language attitudes,

sociolinguistic dynamics of language contact situations , language learning , and the social and

linguistic nature of dialects, language variation and language change. Prerequisite: ENG200.

3 credits

ENG219 European Classics in Translation

This course introduces some representative European literary works---poetry, drama, and prose—

in translation from Homer to the late nineteenth century. The purpose is to examine why and how

certain literary works of the past have remained influential and powerful even today, thus

achieving the status of ‘classics’. Selected literary figures may include—among others—Homer,

Sappho, Sophocles, Virgil, Dante, Cervantes, Goethe, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Ibsen, Zola, and Chekhov.

Prerequisite: ENG118/119. 3 credits

ENG222 Survey of American Literature

Reading - poetry, prose, and drama- which emphasizes the fundamental attitudes and ideas

pervasive in American literature. Prerequisite: ENG118/119.

3 credits

ENG223 Survey of British Literature


The course focuses on reading in British literature-prose, poetry, and drama-that expresses

significant ideas, attitudes, and values in British culture. Prerequisite: ENG118/119.

3 credits

ENG225 Survey of South-Asian Literature in English

It serves as an introduction to the original works of the chief South Asian writers’ writings in

English. After a brief look at the works of the nineteenth and early twentieth century writers, the

focus shifts to the writers from the post-1950 period. The course may include the novels of Salman

Rushdie, Vikram Seth, Bapsi Sidhwa, Jhumpa Lahiri, Rohitan Mistry and Monika Ali. Dom Moraes,

Nissim Ezekiel and Zulfiqar Ghose among others may form part of the syllabus for poetry.

Prerequisite: ENG118/119. 3 credits

ENG230 Introduction to Poetry

Introduction to poetry is intended to initiate students into a detailed study of the genre. To begin

with, the distinctiveness of the poetic discourse in contrast with other varieties of language will be

underlined. Students will acquaint themselves with the vocabulary of poetic criticism and the

relevant critical terms such as theme, tone, imagery and persona. The focus will then shift to a

consideration of the main types of narrative and non-narrative poetry; epic, ballad and such

varieties of the lyric form as the sonnet, the ode, the elegy and the dramatic monologue. The

mechanics of basic English versification will also be studied during the concluding weeks of the

semester. Prerequisite: ENG112. 3 credits

ENG301 Poetry of the English Renaissance: From Spenser to Milton

The course surveys English poetry of the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries focusing on the

varieties of the Elizabethan, Jacobean, Metaphysical Cavalier and Puritan poetic styles and themes.

Representative poets are Spenser, Sidney, Shakespeare, Jonson, Donne, Herbert, Herrick, Marvell

Suckling and Milton. The genres to be taught should include the lyric, the sonnet, the pastoral and

the epic. Prerequisite: ENG203. 3 credits

ENG304 Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama Excluding Shakespeare

To introduce students to the English Renaissance is the basic purpose of this course. It takes a brief

look at the local and classical roots of the Elizabethan drama before taking up a survey of the

representative dramatists. The syllabus should consist of the significant works of Kyd, Marlowe,

Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, John Webster, Dekker, Ford and Massinger. The genres of tragedy,

comedy and tragi-comedy should be represented and students should form an awareness of the

Renaissance stage conditions. Prerequisite: ENG119. 3 credits

ENG305 Shakespeare Studies


The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the time, life and works of William

Shakespeare. A selection from his dramatic oeuvre in different genres--- comedy, tragedy, history

and Roman plays--- will be read and discussed along with representative specimens of his narrative

poems and sonnets. The discussion will situate the literary works in the cultural context of the

Elizabethan and the Jacobean periods. The course will also take a brief look at the pattern of critical

responses to and theoretical representations of his plays. Prerequisite: ENG119.

3 credits

ENG306 Restoration and Augustan Literature

The course illustrates how the drama and poetry of the Restoration and the Augustan ages are

embedded in the socio-political discourses of the time. It looks at the rise of the satire as the

dominant mood of the period in poetry, drama and prose. The genres covered should include the

mock-heroic, the comedy of manners and the sentimental comedy. The inception of journalism and

the growth of English prose leading on to the subsequent development of the novel as a major

literary form will also be plotted. Representative writers: Dryden, Congreve, Pope, Addison, Swift,

Defoe, Richardson, Goldsmith and Johnson. Prerequisite: ENG118/119.

3 credits

ENG310 Phonetics and Phonology

The course gives an introduction to the sounds of languages, especially the English sound system,

and to the methods that linguists use to describe the sound systems of the languages of the world.


ENG311 Semantics

An introduction to the study of ‘meaning’ as a part of linguistics; scope of semantics; context and

reference; fields and collocations; sense relations; semantics and grammar; utterance meaning;

semantics and logic. Prerequisite: ENG200.

3 credits

ENG315 Electronic Journal Workshop

Team-taught workshop in electronic publishing is the primary focus of this course. Students write,

edit, and produce a text-and-graphics “e-zine” for worldwide distribution on the Internet. The

students get hands-on experience in computer graphics and writing for electronic media.

Prerequisite: ENG105/110.

3 credits

ENG316 Introduction to Creative Writing

Introduction to Creative Writing is a workshop course in which students discover, analyze, and

apply the methods and forms used in various forms of fiction, poetry and dramatic writing.

Emphasis is given on experimentation and practice, taking cues from published writers, poets and


play writers. Writing is a craft, a process, a form of art. We will take up existing writing and make it

new. This course will provide students an opportunity of not only to express themselves but also to

focus on word choice, diction, form, editing, idea generation and other skills useful in writing.

Besides this students’ own writing will be reproduced and passed out for class discussions, analysis

reviewing and inspiring each other to become a better writer. Prerequisite: ENG118/119/230.

3 credits

ENG318 Principles of Materials Development

This course helps define the goals of the syllabus, the roles of teachers and learners, the roles of

materials in communicative language teaching, and the selection of produced materials consistent

with learners’ attitudes, beliefs and preferences. Students will adopt a critical stance toward the

materials’ aim, appropriateness and utility and relate theory, research and methods to pedagogical

action. Special emphasis will be given on material design, material adaptation and material

investigation. 3 credits

ENG319 Fundamentals of Language Acquisition and Development

A study of how children develop language skills. The course covers all systems of language from

basic sounds through competence in oral and written communication. It also examines the process

of language learning, the normal development of speech and language, and the relationship of

language to cognitive and social development. Prerequisite: ENG 3

credits

ENG320 Discourse Analysis

The purpose of this course is to examine English speech from a structural frame of reference in

order to explain how conversation works, and to evaluate major theoretical advances in the

description of discourse. The course will look into aspects of language use that are crucial to an

understanding of language as a system, and of meaning which is the primary concern of linguistic

pragmatics. The students will experiment with primary conversational data to know how both

formal and informal conversations, as a system of communication, work. Prerequisite: ENG210.

3 credits

ENG323 The Rise of the Novel

This course deals with the development of the novel from the literary experiment in the hands of Swift and Defoe to a full-fledged art form in the late eighteenth and the nineteenth centuries. Popular early variations such as the epistolary narrative, the picaresque and the Gothic in the hands of novelists such as Richardson, Fielding and Radcliffe will be surveyed. Laurence Sterne’s early interrogation of the novel form will constitute a significant point of discussion. Prerequisite: ENG118. 3 credits


ENG326 Romantic Poetry

Romantic poetry is an in-depth study of British Poetry through the late eighteenth and the early

nineteenth centuries with emphasis on the representative themes and techniques employed by the

major Romantics. Selected works of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats form

the core text, and the course is an attempt to answer the question, “What is

Romanticism?”Prerequisite: ENG230. 3

credits

ENG331 Nineteenth-Century British Fiction

The course attempts a survey of the major nineteenth-century British novelists from Charles

Dickens to Samuel Butler. The purpose of the course is to bring students in contact with the great

range and variety of Romantic and Victorian fiction as exemplified in Jane Austen’s novels of

manners, the Gothic and Romantic fiction of Mary Shelly and the Brontes, the industrial novels of

Gaskell, the novels of social exposition in Dickens, Thackeray, Eliot and Butler. The role of the

reading public in shaping the themes and forms of fiction will also come into focus. Prerequisite:

ENG118. 3 credits

ENG332 Victorian Poetry and P

This course will involve the close study of primary texts and critical readings of

selections from the major figures in English literature of the Victorian period. Authors whose work

may be studied in this course include Tennyson, Browning, Arnold the Pre-Raphaelites, Mill,

Darwin, Kipling, Wilde and others.


ENG333 Nineteenth-century American Fiction

Beginning with the early writers such as Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper and Edgar

Allan Poe the course will trace the growth and development of American fiction through the Civil

War upto the post-bellum decades. Works of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman

Melville, Mark Twain, Stephen Crane and Lousa May Alcott will be studied in an attempt to plot the

course of the American search for and establishment of national identity. Prerequisite: ENG118.

3 credits

ENG335 Introduction to Literary Theory

The basic aim of this course is to train students to respond critically to literary texts in various

genres such as poetry, drama, fiction and so on. Students will develop a preliminary acquaintance

with the different critical approaches and methods including formalism, structuralism,

deconstruction, postmodernism, historicism and Marxism. The course material, focusing on the

works of the leading twentieth-century theorists, will be finalized by the instructor.Prerequisite:


ENG230. 3

credits

ENG370 Business Communication

The course focuses on clear and effective written and spoken business communication. It

emphasizes on letters, reports and other forms. The course looks at the psychology of business

writing. Inquiries, orders, complaints, collections, internal memoranda, report writing and job

applications. Cross listed with BUS251. Prerequisite: ENG105/110

3 credits

ENG380 Literary Theory I: From Plato to Johnson

The classical origin of Western literary criticism constitutes the starting point for the introduction

to theory the course provides. Selections from Plato’s Ion and Republic will be studied followed by

Aristotle’s poetics and excerpts from Horace and Longinus. The focus then will shift to the critical

output of the Renaissance headed by Sidney’s Apologyfor Poetry.Jojn Dryden’s “Preface to the

Fables” and An Essay of Dramatic Poesie along with selections from Samuel Johnson’s Lives of Poets

and Preface to Shakespeare will also be studies as specimens of neoclassical criticism. Prerequisite:

ENG335. 3 credits

ENG401 Contrastive Grammar

The course focuses on a comparison of English and Bangla grammatical systems with emphasis on

substantive and descriptive problems arising from the differences in the systems.The course is

open only to students with proficiency in both English and Bangla.Prerequisite: ENG200.

3 credits

ENG402 Modern English Transformational and Generative Grammar

The course provides studies in modern English syntax with attention given to investigative

methods and findings of contemporary linguistic analysis. Prerequisite: ENG200/210.

3 credits

ENG405 Modernism and Post modernism in Poetry: From Yeats to Ginsberg

This course aims at tracing the various crosscurrents in twentieth-century poetry from its inception

in Yeatsean mythopoeia to the postmodernist constructions of Allen Ginsberg et al. The discussion

foregrounds the distinctive features of Modernism and post modernism illustrated by the relevant

texts from Yeats, Pound, Eliot, Williams, Wallace, Auden, Dylan Thomas, Lowell, Plath and Ginsberg.



ENG410 Sociolinguistics

The course gives an overview of the main features of the area of language study concerned: its

scope and principles of enquiry; its basic concerns and key concepts. Students will get access to

knowledge and expertise in the subject and sketch out a conceptual map of the relations between

language and society, understand human society in patterns and behavior and linguistic variation.

Students will study of the ways in which groups of people use language and make link with related

disciplines such as history, politics and gender studies.Prerequisite: ENG210.

3 credits

ENG411 Psycholinguistics

This course examines comprehension and production of a highly complex and almost miraculous

process of language. Students will conduct psycholinguistic research aimed at the workings of the

human mind: the acquisition, production and comprehension of language and speech. Prerequisite:

ENG319. 3 credits

ENG412 Modern Schools of Linguistics

This course focuses on the development of linguistic science by making special reference to the

issues and events that have molded the modern trends in linguistics, highlighting the major schools

of thought, and then proceed to briefly characterize the interdisciplinary areas of knowledge in

which linguistics makes a powerful contribution. Prerequisite: ENG210.

3 credits

ENG414 English for Public Relations

The course empowers students in using English in various forms of public relations. Program

planning: writing: editing: developing press and other public relations: producing materials:

corporate identity and evaluation. Simulated PR situations will be used.Prerequisite: ENG105/110.

3 credits

ENG415 Twentieth-Century Fiction in English

The Novel and the way form has changed and adapted over course of the 20th century will be the

central concern of this course, though other forms of fiction will also be reviewed. The course will

start with the realism and psychological penetration of transitional figures such as James and

Conrad, study the multiplicity of approaches and philosophies of the modernist writers such as

Woolf, Joyce, Dos Passos, and Faulkner, and then consider the modernist as well as the more

traditional elements in the fiction of Lawrence, Forster, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and others. The

decades after World War II, marked by innovations of Nabokov, Barth, Pynchon, Kerouac,

Vonnegut, and others, as well as the hybridism and realism typified by authors such as Fowles,


Greene, Murdoch, Mailer and Updike, and the increasing presence of minority and women writers,

will conclude the course. Other issues, such as the popularity of genre fiction, the impact of mass

media, and the rise of the cinema as a dominating narrative form, may also be taken into account.


ENG418 Twentieth-Century Drama in English

The course will look at the full variety of 20th century drama starting with the realism and comedy

of Shaw and Wilde, and continuing with the expressionism of O’Neill and others, the absurdist

drama exemplified by Beckett, and the realistic symbolism of mid-century authors such as Miller

and Williams. The eclecticism and innovations of major playwrights from the later part of the

period, such as Pinter, Stoppard, Ayckbourn, Albee, Mamet, Shepard, and others up to Tony

Kushner in ‘90s, will round off the course. Issues such as the influence of continental dramatists and

world theater, the representation of minority and non-Western experience on the stage, the impact

of women writers and performers, and the extent to which commercial and theoretical

considerations drive drama will also be covered. Prerequisite: ENG119.

3 credits

ENG426 Literary Theory II: From Wordsworth to Said

In continuation of the survey undertaken in Literary Theory I, this course will interrogate two

centuries of literary theory from the Romantic to the Postmodernist era. The critics studied in the

course will range from Wordsworth, Coleridge and Shelley through Matthew Arnold and Oscar

Wilde from the nineteenth century. The Russian Formalists and the New Critics, the Marxists and

the Structuralists and finally the Poststructuralists, Postmodernists and Postcolonial theorists of

various persuasions will be read in order to illustrate the changing trends in twentieth-century

literary thought. Prerequisite: ENG335. 3 credits

ENG428 Nineteenth-and Twentieth-CenturyFeminist Writings To acquaint students with the basic feminist texts is the main purpose behind this course. A critical

survey of the writings of Mary Wollstonecraft, John Start Mill, Florence Nightingale, Virginia Woolfe,

Simon du Beauvair, Kate Millet, Betty Friedan and the late twentieth-century Euro-American

exponents of feminism will trace the evolution of the feminist discourse of last two

centuries.Prerequisite: ENG335.

3 credits

ENG430 Senior Seminar in Literature

This course attempts a research-based in-depth study of a major author, genre, theme, movement

or trend in English or American literature. The text will be chosen and the focus determined by the

instructor teaching the course.Prerequisite: ENG335.

3 credits


ENG434 Syllabus Design

The course provides a framework for the process of course development. The components of

course development include: assessing needs; determining goals and objectives; conceptualizing

content; deciding on materials, activities, and techniques; evaluating and considering resources and

constrains. Students will plan, develop and implement their own courses.Prerequisite: ENG211.

3 credits

ENG450 Teaching Methods and Techniques

The course is about making and using lesson plans and visual aids to teach in class. Techniques for

classroom management and working with large classes are highlighted.Prerequisite: ENG211.

3 credits

ENG451 Teaching Reading

This is a course for the preparation of teachers of English to speakers of other languages. Examines

the psycholinguistic bases of the reading process in ESL, provides opportunities for seminars to test

reading practices in peer demonstrations, and explores the fundamentals of testing, evaluation, and

syllabus design in the ESL curriculum. Particular attention for reading and vocabulary will be given

to miscue analysis and acquisition theory. Prerequisite: ENG450.

3 credits

ENG452 Teaching Grammar

This is a course for the preparation of teachers of English to speakers of other languages in terms of

teaching grammar in classrooms. It focuses on a study of grammatical concepts with concentration

on basic sentence structure, principles of punctuation and functional grammar. Course designed for,

but not limited to prospective teachers of students with limited English speaking/ writing ability

and /or ESL students. Prerequisite: ENG450. 3 credits

ENG453 Teaching Composition

This course is for the preparation of teachers of English to speakers of other languagesin terms of

teaching composition in the classrooms. It examines rhetorical and composition theory; error

analysis; methods of error correction; and the composing process.Prerequisite: ENG450.

3 credits

ENG454 Teaching Listening and Speaking


It is a course for the preparation of teachers of English to speakers of other languagesin terms of

teaching listening and speaking skills in the classroom. Examines theories of listening

comprehension and models for classroom listening and speaking activities in both formal and

informal contexts.Prerequisite: ENG450.

3 credits

ENG455 Computer Assisted Language Learning

The course provides students with the technological resources currently available to English

teachers including word-processing, data base, and spread sheet programs. Students learn to use

grade-book and test-generation programs and other interactive technologies. They evaluate the

effectiveness of Laser disk, CD ROM, and other technologies. Prerequisite: ENG450.

3 credits

ENG456 Testing and Evaluation

This course will familiarize students with theory and techniques in the construction, analysis, use,

and interpretation of second language tests. Students will look critically at a variety of second

language tests including standardize tests, integrative language tests, test of communicative

competence etc. In Particular, this course examines the role of testing; surveys types of tests;

discusses the criteria of a good test; analyzes tasks that variously require listening, speaking,

reading, writing and communicative competence; and provides practice in evaluating and

constructing test items. Prerequisite: ENG450.

3 credits

ENG470 Theory and Practice of Translation

The course explores the history of translation and its theory that has been evaluated in different

ages. It also studies different problems of translation with special reference to theory and practice

of translation in relation to translation of poetry, drama and fiction, its special problems in style,

form, and imagery. In addition the course looks at relationship between translation and linguistics,

and time and space in the translation process. Prerequisite: ENG200. 3 credits

ENG490 Senior Tutorial

A comprehensive reading and research tutorial (to be taken during the student’s final semester)

leading to the writing of a senior paper. The paper will be a critical or scholarly study of 20-25

pages. Prerequisite: ENG335. 3 credits

ENG491 Teaching Practicum


This course is for student teachers of English as a second/foreign language with emphasis on

practical teaching. Students will be given the opportunity for tutorial and classroom teaching

experiences.Prerequisite: ENG450. 3 credits

ENG499 Seminar in English

This is a specialized course offered to students in Bachelor programs at NSU. Students will need to

write a critical paper on any given topic from literature/language/TESOL and present it in open

seminar. 1 credit

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