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SRI S.RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
SATTUR- 626 203 (An Autonomous institution affiliated to the Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai)
(Re-Accredited with Grade ‘A’ by NAAC)
B.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE
SYLLABUS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (CBCS)
(Those who joined in 2016-2017 and after)
Objectives
The syllabus for B.A English Literature degree course under semester system has been
designed on the basis of Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) which would focus on
job oriented programmes and value added education.
1. To enable students to gain proficiency in the use of English Language.
2. To expose them to the classics in English Literature
3. To enable them to gain a knowledge of the social and literary history of England, the
literary genres, the literary movements, and the various schools of thought in literary criticism.
4. To develop their vocabulary and English language skills so as to enable them to perform
well in competitive examinations, like the Public Service Commission Examinations,
TOFEL & GRE.
5. To enable them to face the challenges in mass media.
6. To enable them to develop their career oriented skills through the Elective Courses.
7. Skill based elective courses and non-major electives will enable the students to have a good
deal of freedom and they will also enable the students to be employable immediately after
the completion of the Degree programme.
Eligibility for Admission
Candidates who have passed +2 Examination conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary
Education, Government of Tamil Nadu, with English as a subject components OR any
other examination accepted by the Syndicate of the Madurai Kamaraj University as equivalent
thereto are eligible to join this course.
Duration of the course
The duration of the course shall be three academic years comprising six semesters with two
semesters in each academic year.
Subjects of study
The main subjects of study offered for B.A (English Literature) Degree Course shall consist
of the following:
Part I : Tamil
Part II: English
Part III
1. Core subjects
2. Allied Subjects
3. Electives
Part IV
1. Non Major Electives
2. Skill Based Subjects
3. Environmental Studies
4. Value Education
Part V
Extension activities
Part I and II
Tamil and English Language Courses are 4 each in number.
Part III
The number of the Core Courses shall be 13, the Elective Subjects 3. The Allied Subjects
cover 4 courses.
Part IV
The number of Non Major Elective Courses shall be 2, and that of Skill Based Subjects 6.
Environmental Studies and Value Education Course are 1 each in number.
Part V
These should be carried out outside the class hours. All the students shall have to enroll for
NSS / NCC / Sports & Games or any other service organization in the College and shall have
to earn minimum hours of attendance to be prescribed by the College. A candidate shall be
awarded a maximum of 1 credit for Compulsory Extension Service.
Credits
The term „credit‟ refers to the weightage given to a course, usually in relation to the
Instructional hours assigned to it. The total credits .required for completing B.A (English
Literature) degree course is 140.The particulars of credits for individual components and
courses are presented on Table 1.
Extra Credits Paper:
1. This paper is optional. Students may or may not select this paper. If he/she selects this
paper and if he/she passes the paper, then 2 extra credits will be added in his/her total
credit to the degree, even otherwise, it won‟t affect the completion of degree.
2. The paper is common to all UG Programmes.
3. The title of this paper is “Model Paper for Competitive Examinations”
4. Examination for this paper will be held at the end of the 6th
semester examinations.
5. There is no internal examination and only external examination for this paper.
6. Maximum marks for this paper is 100.
The Scheme of Examination
It is presented on Table 2.
Evaluation
The components for continuous internal assessment are:
Two tests and their average --- 15 marks
Seminar/Group Discussion --- 5 marks
Assignment
Total
--- 5 marks
--- 25 marks
Pattern of the Question Paper (External Examination)
The question paper may have 3 parts.
Duration of the external examination is 3hours.
Part A
Ten questions (Objective type with 4 alternatives) 10 x 1 = 10 marks
(Two questions from each unit – No choice)
Part B
5 x 7 = 35 marks
Five questions („either… or‟ type)
(One pair from each unit)
(Each answer not exceeding two pages)
Part C
Three questions out of five 3 x 10 =30 marks
(One question from each unit)
(Each answer not exceeding four pages)
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Total 75 marks
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Question Paper Pattern (for Part IV only)
Part-A
THREE Questions (either or Type) 3 x 10=30marks
(One Question from each unit)
(Answers not exceeding two pages)
Part-B
THREE Questions out of FIVE 3 x 15 =45 marks
(Atleast one question from each unit)
(Answers not exceeding four pages)
Total: 75 marks
Question Paper Pattern(Internal)
Same as in External
Note: No unit shall be omitted; not more than two questions from each unit
Minimum Marks for a Pass
1.40% of the aggregate (Internal + External Examinations)
2. No separate pass minimum for the Internal Examinations
3. 27 marks out of 75 is the pass minimum for the External Examinations.
Internal and External Evaluation of NME - Communication Skills- I (Listening and Speaking)
will be done through oral mode (Viva voce) only and for NME - Communication Skills- II (Reading
and Writing) both the evaluations will be done through written mode.
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SRI S.RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
SATTUR - 626203 B.A (ENGLISH LITERATURE)
Table – 1: Course Pattern
(For those who are joining in 2016-2017 and after)
Study
Component
I Sem II
Sem
III
Sem
IV
Sem
V
Sem
VI
Sem
Total
Hours
Total
Credits
No.of
Courses
Total
Marks
Part-I
Tamil
6(3) 6(3) 6(3) 6(3) 24 12 4 400
Part-II
English
6(3) 6(3) 6(3) 6(3) - - 24 12 4 400
Part-III
Core
Subjects(T)
5(4)
5(4)
5(4)
5(4)
5(5) 5(5) 6(5)
6(5)
6(5)
6(5)
6(5)
6(5)
72 56 13 1300
Elective
Subjects
- - 5(5) 5(5) 6(5) 6(4) 16 19 3 300
Allied
Subject-I(T)
6(5) 6(5)
- - - - 12 10 2 200
Allied
Subject-II(T)
- - 6(5) 6(5) - - 12 10 2 200
Part-IV
Non-Major
Elective
Courses
- - 2(2) 2(2) - - 4 4 2 200
Skill based
Subjects
2(2) 2(2) - - 2(2)
2(2)
2(2)
2(2)
12 12 6 600
Environmental
studies
2(2) 2 2 1 100
Value
Education
- - - - -- 2(2) 2 2 1 100
Part V
Extension
Activities
- - - 0(1) - - 0- 1 -
Total 30(21) 30(21) 30(23) 30(24) 30(26) 30(25) 180 140 38 3800
Extra Credits
Paper
2
Grand Total 142
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Sri S.Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College
Sattur – 626203
B.A. (English Literature)
Table-1: Course Pattern
(For those who are joining in 2016-2017 and after)
Semester - I
Course
Components
Subject Subject
Code
Hrs/
Week
Credits Exam
Hours
Int.
Marks
Ext.
Marks
Total
Part I Tamil U16LAT11 6 3 3 25 75 100
Part II Paper I English U16LAE11 6 3 3 25 75 100
Part II I
Core Subject
Paper – I
Children‟s
Literature
U16ELC11 5 4 3 25 75 100
Paper II-British
Literature I
(From Chaucer
to Milton)
U16ELC12 5 4 3 25 75 100
Allied
Subject-I
Paper I –
Literary Forms
and Terms
U16ELA11 6 5 3 25 75 100
Part IV –
Skill based
Subject
Paper I- Word
Power
U16ELS11 2 2 2 25 75 100
Total 30 21 - - - 600
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Sri S.Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College
Sattur – 626203
B.A. (English Literature)
Table-2: Course Details and Scheme of Examination
(For those who are joining in 2016-2017 and after)
Semester - II
Course
Components
Subject Subject
Code
Hrs/
Week
Credits Exam
Hours
Int.
Marks
Ext.
Marks
Total
Part I Tamil U16LAT21 6 3 3 25 75 100
Part II Paper I English U16LAE21 6 3 3 25 75 100
Part II I
Core Subject
Paper – III
British
Literature II
(From Dryden
to Gray)
U16ELC21 5 4 3 25 75 100
Paper IV-
British
Literature III
(The Age of
Words Worth)
U16ELC22 5 4 3 25 75 100
Allied
Subject-I
Paper II–
Classics in
Translation
U16ELA21 6 5 3 25 75 100
Part IV
Skill based
Subject
Paper II-
(Listening and
Speaking) (Viva
Voce)
U16ELS21 2 2 - 25 75 100
Total 30 21 - - - 600
SRNMC Regulations 2016 Syllabus
Sri S.Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College
Sattur – 626203
B.A. (English Literature)
Table-2: Course Pattern
(For those who are joining in 2016-2017 and after)
Semester - III
Course
Components
Subject Subject
Code
Hrs/
Week
Credits Exam
Hours
Int.
Marks
Ext.
Marks
Total
Part I Tamil U16LAT31 6 3 3 25 75 100
Part II Paper III
English
U16LAE31 6 3 3 25 75 100
Part III
Core Subject
Paper V British
Literature IV
( From
Tennyson to
Hardy)
U16ELC31 5 5 3 25 75 100
Elective
Subject
Paper I–Indian
(a)Writing in
English
(b)Indian
Literatures In
Translation
U16ELE31
U16ELE32
5 5 3 25 75 100
Allied
Subject-I
Paper I – Social
History of
England
U16ELA31 6 5 3 25 75 100
Part IV –
Non Major
Elective
Paper I-
Communication
Skills –I
(Listening and
Speaking)
Viva-Voce
U16ELN31 2 2 - 25 75 100
Total 30 23 - - - 600
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Sri S.Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College
Sattur – 626203
B.A. (English Literature)
(For those who are joining in 2016-2017 and after)
Semester - IV
Course
Components
Subject Subject
Code
Hrs/
Week
Credits Exam
Hours
Int.
Marks
Ext.
Marks
Total
Part I Tamil U16LAT41 6 3 3 25 75 100
Part II Paper IV -
English
U16LAE41 6 3 3 25 75 100
Part III
Core Subject
Paper – V I
British Literature
V(from Yeats to
the present)
U16ELC41 5 5 3 25 75 100
Elective
Subject
(a)Paper –I Indian
Diasporic Fiction
(b)Afro American
Fiction(b)
U16ELE41
U16ELE42
5 5 3 25 75 100
Allied
Subject-I
Paper II–
Phonetics and
Spoken English
U16ELA41 6 5 3 25 75 100
Part IV –
Non Major
Elective
PaperI I-
Communication
Skills –II
(Reading and
Writing)
U16ELN41 2 2 2 25 75 100
Part V –
Extension
Activities
U16CNA41 1
Total 30 24 - - - 600
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Sri S.Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College
Sattur – 626203
B.A. (English Literature)
(For those who are joining in 2016-2017 and after)
Semester - V
Course
Components
Subject Subject
Code
Hrs/
Week
Credits Exam
Hours
Int.
Marks
Ext.
Marks
Total
Core Subject
Paper – V II
American
Literature
U16ELC51 6 5 3 25 75 100
Paper VIII
Commonwealth
Literature
U16ELC52 6 5 3 25 75 100
Paper IX
Modern
English
Grammar and
Usage
U16ELC53 6 5 3 25 75 100
Elective
Subject
(a)PaperIII-
English
Language
Teaching
(b)An
Introduction to
Linguistics
U16ELE51
U16ELE52
6 5 3 25 75 100
Part IV Skill
based Subject
Paper III –
Reading and
Writing
U16ELS51 2 2 2 25 75 100
Paper IV –
English and
Soft Skills
U16ELS52 2 2 2 25 75 100
Environmental
Studies
U16CNE51 2 2 2 25 75 100
Total 30 26 - - - 700
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SRI S.RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
SATTUR - 626203 B.A (ENGLISH LITERATURE)
(For those who are joining in 2016-2017 and after) SEMESTER - VI
Course
Components
Subject Subject
Code
Hrs/
Week
Credits Exam
Hours
Int.
Marks
Ext.
Marks
Total
Core Subject Paper X-
Shakespeare
U16ELC61 6 5 3 25 75 100
Paper XI-
Women‟s
Writing in
English and in
Translation
U16ELC62 6 5 3 25 75 100
Paper XII-
Literary
Criticism
U16ELC63 6 5 3 25 75 100
Paper XIII-
Post Colonial
Fiction
U16ELC64 6 4 3 25 75 100
Part IV Skill
based Subject
Paper V-
Project
U16ELPT61 2 2 - 40 60 100
Paper VI-
Employability
Skills (Viva
Voce)
U16ELS61 2 2 - 40 60 100
Value
Education
U16CNV61 2 2 2 25 75 100
Extra Credits Paper
Model Paper for Competitive Examinations
U16CNX61 2 3 100
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELC11
Semester : I No. of Hours allotted : 5/week
Part III : Core Subject – Paper I No. of Credits : 4
Title of the Paper: CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Objective:
To make students read and appreciate some classics in Children‟s Literature.
Unit I: Theory
What is Children‟s Literature?
Indian Children‟s Literature in English
Uses of Children‟s Literature
Unit II: Classics
Tales from the Panchathanthra, (Retold) N.K. Agarwalla, (Calcutta: Blackie &Son 1998)
The Heartless Monkey
Jataka Tales - The Giant Defeated
Aesop‟s Fables - The Golden Egg
Veerama Munivar‟s The Story of Paramartha Guru
(Tr. Dr S. Vincent (Madurai: Veerama Munivar‟s Aaivukkazhagam, 2009)
Unit III: Heroes of our Freedom Struggle (P.P 46 -85)
Subhas Chandra Bose
Vallabhbhai Patel
Jawahar Lal Nehru
Unit IV: Stories
Ruskin Bond - Hanuman to the Rescue
Rabindranath Tagore - The Post Master
Oscar Wilde - Model Millionaire
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Unit V: Poetry
William Wordsworth - Lucy Gray
My Heart Leaps Up
Toru Dutt: - The Lotus
Casuarina Tree
Ruskin Bond - Simple Things
All is Life
Text Books:
Sharmila, Sinha. Aspects of Children’s Literature. New Delhi: National Book Trust (India),
2001.
Story world. Thiruvananthapuram: computer pub, 1999.
Gupta, Prashant. Classic Poems. Manoj Publications, 2010.
Bond, Ruskin. A Little Night Music. New Delhi: Rupa & Co, 2004.
Gopalachari. C. Heroes of Our Freedom Struggle. Madras: Anu Chitra Publications, 1985.
Reference:
Ford Boris. (ed) Pelican Guide to English Literature: The Present. Vol.8. England: Penguin,
1983. pp (344-379).
Hunt, Peter. Children’s Literature. Massachusetts: Blackbell, 2001.
Bond, Ruskin. Hanuman to the Rescue. New Delhi: Rupa Publications, 1993.
Prepared By: S.RAJALAKSHMI
Signature:
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELC12
Semester : I No. of Hours allotted : 5/week
Part III : Core Subject – Paper II No. of Credits : 4
Title of the Paper: BRITISH LITERATURE - I
Objectives:
To enable learners to read and appreciate the literature during the periods of
Shakespeare and Milton.
To introduce learners to the culture and values of the periods of Shakespeare and
Milton.
Unit I: Introduction
1. English Literature - The Age of Chaucer
2. Origin and Development of English Drama and the University Wits
3. Elizabethan Poetry and Prose
4. English Metaphysical Poetry
5. English Poetry in the Age of Milton
Unit II: Poetry I
Geoffrey Chaucer - Prologue (1-42lines)
William Shakespeare - Sonnet No.29
John Donne - Flea
George Herbert - Virtue
William Cowley - The Wish
Unit III: Poetry II
John Milton - Paradise Lost
(Selected Lines from Book I – Part I - Lines 1 – 190)
Unit IV: Prose
Sir Francis Bacon - Of Studies, Of Great Place, Of Children and Parents
Unit V: Drama
John Webster - The Duchess of Malfi
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Text:
Green, David. The Winged Word. Chennai: Macmillian, 2005.
Nayar, M.G. A Galaxy of English Essayists (From Bacon to Beerbohm).Chennai:
Macmillan, 2007.
Hudson, William Henry. An Outline History of English Literature. Madras: B.I.Publications
1961.
Ramachandran Nair, K.R. Essay on the History of English Literature Chennai: Emerald, 1994
Prepared by: M.P. VASANTHA MUTHUSELVI
Signature:
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELA11
Semester : I No. of Hours allotted : 6/week
Part III : Allied Subject – Paper I No. of Credits : 5
Title of the Paper: LITERARY FORMS AND TERMS
Objectives:
To make students understand the various forms of literature
To introduce students to the best works in each genre.
Unit I:
Prose (Essay, Biography, Autobiography)
Unit II:
Poetry (Lyric, Sonnet, Ode, Elegy)
Unit III:
Drama (Tragedy, Comedy, Tragicomedy)
Unit IV:
Fiction (Novel, Novella, Short story)
Types of Fiction: Historical novel, Picaresque novel, Stream of Consciousness novel,
Psychological novel, Science Fiction, Bildungs roman, Crime Fiction.
Unit V:
Literary Terms (Figures of Speech)
Items prescribed:
Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole, Conceit, Symbol, Metonymy, Synecdoche,
Transferred Epithet, Understatement, Climax, Anticlimax, Rhetorical Question, Epigram,
Euphemism, Melapropism, Point of view, Paradox, Allusion, Pathetic Fallacy.
Note: Evaluation Short note questions with sufficient choice are preferable for Unit V only.
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Reference:
Nair, K. R. Ramachandran. Literary Forms, Chennai: Emerald, 2002
Prasad, B.. A Background to the Study of English Literature (Revised edition)
(Revised by Haripriya Ramadoss) Chennai: Macmillan, 2007.
Abrams, M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms, Seventh Edition, New Delhi: Harcourt India
Private Limited. 2001.
Prepared by: G.ELAKIYA DEVI
Signature:
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELS11
Semester : I No. of Hours allotted : 2/week
Part IV : Skill Based Subject – Paper I No. of Credits : 2
Title of the Paper: Word Power
Objective:
To help students improve their vocabulary.
To help them learn not only the meanings of words but also the usage.
Unit I (Text: Norman Lewis, Word Power Made Easy. GOYL SaaB. New Delhi: 2003)
How to talk about Personality Types? (P.No.32-52)
How to talk about Doctors? (P.No.59 -106)
How to talk about Science and Scientists? (P.No.115-140)
How to talk about Actions? (P.No.190-203)
Unit II (Text: Michael McCarthy and Felicity O’Dell: English vocabulary in use (upper
Intermediate). CUP, UK. 2001.)
Chapter 8-11 and 19 - Word Formation (P.No.16-23&38-39)
Chapter33, 34 and 40 - Topics (P.No.66-69, 80-81)
Chapter 67, 68 and 71 - Feelings and Actions (P.No.134-137,142-143)
Unit III (Text: Michael McCarthy and Felicity O’Dell: English vocabulary in use (upper
Intermediate). CUP, UK. 2001.)
Chapter 74-83 - Fixed Expressions (P.No.148-167)
Chapter 85-90 - Phrasal Verbs (P.No170-181)
Chapters92 and 93 - Varieties of English (P.No.184-187)
TEXTS:
Michael McCarthy and Felicity O‟Dell: English vocabulary in use (upper Intermediate).
CUP, UK. 2001.
Norman Lewis, Word Power Made Easy. GOYL SaaB. New Delhi: 2003.
Prepared by: V. HARINIVETHA
Signature:
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code :U16ELC21
Semester : II No. of Hours allotted : 5/week
Part III : Core Subject – Paper III No. of Credits : 4
Title of the Paper: BRITISH LITERATURE II
(From Dryden to Gray)
Objective:
To enable learners to appreciate the works of Dryden to Gray
To introduce them to the culture of the age of Dryden
Unit I - Introduction
English Restoration Literature with special reference to Drama
English Neo-Classical Literature with special reference to Poetry and Prose
English Prose, Poetry and Drama in the Age of Johnson with special reference to Samuel
Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith and R.B. Sheridan respectively
Unit II - PROSE
Joseph Addison - Sir Roger and Will Wimble
Richard Steele - The Spectator Club
Oliver Goldsmith - A City Night Piece
Jonathan Swift - A Vindication of Isaac Bickerstaff
Unit III -POETRY
John Dryden - Song for St. Cecilia‟s Day
Alexander Pope - Ode on Solitude
Thomas Gray - The Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
Unit IV - DRAMA
R.B. Sheridan - The School for Scandal
Unit V - FICTION
Jonathan Swift - Gulliver‟s Travels (Part I, II)
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Text Book:
Hudson, William Henry. An Outline History of English Literature. Madras: B.I.Publications
1961.
Ramachandran Nair, K.R. Essay on the History of English Literature. Chennai: Emerald, 1994
Sundaraj, C.R. A Representative Anthology of English Essays. Chennai: Blackie and Son, 1987.
Nayar, M.G. A Galaxy of English Essayists. Chennai: Macmillian, 2007.
Green, David. The Winged Word. Chennai: Macmillian, 2005.
Swift, Jonathan. Gulliver’s Travels (Part I, II). Ed., by Pramod. K. Nayar, Hyderabad: Orient
Black Swan, 2011.
Prepared by: M.BALAKRISHNAN
Signature:
SRNMC Regulations 2016 Syllabus
SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELC22
Semester : II No. of Hours allotted : 5/week
Part III : Core Subject – Paper IV No. of Credits : 4
Title of the Paper: BRITISH LITERATURE III
(The Age of Wordsworth)
Objectives
To enable students acquire knowledge of the Romantic Age and the characteristics of the
literature of the age
To familiarize students with the representative pieces of the age
Unit I – The Romantic Age
English Romantic Poetry with special reference to Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley and Keats
English Prose in the Romantic Age with special reference to Charles Lamb and William Hazlitt
English Novel in the Romantic Age with special reference to Sir Walter Scott and Jane Austen
Unit II – Prose
William Wordsworth - Preface to Lyrical Ballads
Charles Lamb - Dream Children: A Reverie
My Relations
Unit III – Poetry I
William Blake - The Tyger
William Wordsworth - The Solitary Reaper
S.T. Coleridge - Christabel
Unit IV – Poetry II
John Keats - La Bella Dame Sans Merci
P.B. Shelley - Ode to the West Wind
Lord Byron - Prisoner of Chillon
Unit V – Fiction
Sir Walter Scott - Kenilworth
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Reference:
Hudson, William Henry. An Outline History of English Literature. Madras: B.I. Publications,
1961.
Ramachandran Nair, K.R. Essay on the History of English Literature. Chennai: Emerald, 1994.
Green, David. The Winged Word. Chennai: Macmillan, 2005.
Scott, Sir Walter. Kenilworth. London:Macmilliam Press,1959.
Prepared by: R.SUMATHI
Signature:
SRNMC Regulations 2016 Syllabus
SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELA21
Semester : II No. of Hours allotted : 6/week
Part III : Allied Subject – Paper II No. of Credits : 5
Title of the Paper: CLASSICS IN TRANSLATION
Objective:
To make students familiar with some world classics in translation
Unit I: Epic
Homer - The Iliad (Book I)
Unit II: Poetry
Ilango Atikal - The Cilappatikaram: The tale of an anklet
(Book 1, Cantos 1-3 and Book-2, Cantos18-22)
Thiruvallar - Thirukural
(Kalvi and Kallamai)
Unit III: Prose
The Bible - The Book of Job
Unit IV: Short- Story
Arabian Nights (Short Stories)
The Hunchback‟s Tale
The Butcher Adventure
The Tale of the Robber and the Woman
The Porter and Three Ladies
Unit V: Drama
Kalidasa - Shakuntalam
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Reference:
Homer. The Iliad. Trans.by. W.H.D. Rouse. USA: Signet Classics, 1966.
Parthasarthy. R. The Cilapathikaram The Tale of an Anklet. New Delhi: Penguin Books
India,2004.
Pope G.U. Thirukkural. Chennai: Kumaran Pathippagam, 2008.
Froude, James Anthony. The Book of Job. London: John Chapman, 1854.
Burton, Sir Richard. Arabian Nights. London: Collins Classics, 2011.
Prepared by: A.ARUNA DEVI
Signature:
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELS21
Semester : II No. of Hours allotted : 2/week
Part IV : Skill Based Subject – Paper II (Viva Voce) No. of Credits : 2
Title of the Paper: LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Objectives:
To enable students acquire the basic skills of listening and speaking
To develop their confidence and improve their English language competency.
Unit I: Primary Level
Listening - Listening to CDs (Conversations)
Speaking - Role Play
Unit II: Secondary Level
Listening - Listening to Stories
Speaking - Narrating the stories in their own words
Questioning and Answering
Unit III: Tertiary Level
Public speaking (Welcome Address, Vote of Thanks and Key Note Address)
References:
Dr Vincent. Let’s speak English.
Radhakrishna Pillai, G. Spoken English for you.
Kamalesh and Susheela Punitha, Spoken English for you, Part 1&2.Hyderabad: Orient
Blackswan, 2008.
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code :U16ELC31
Semester : III No. of Hours allotted : 5/week
Part III : Core Subject – Paper V No. of Credits : 5
Title of the Paper: BRITISH LITERATURE IV (From Tennyson to Hardy)
Objectives:
To enable students to read and appreciate the literatures of the Age of Tennyson
Unit I: Introduction
English poetry in the Victorian Age with special reference to Alfred Tennyson, Matthew Arnold,
Robert Browning.
English Prose in the Victorian Age with special reference to John Ruskin, Walter Pater, Matthew
Arnold.
English Novel in the Victorian Age with special reference to Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy,
George Eliot.
Unit II: Prose
Thomas Babington Macaulay - Minutes on Indian Education (e-source)
John Ruskin - The Crown of Wild Olive - Lecture -I
Thomas Carlyle - Heroes and Hero-Worship – Lecture -V
Unit III: Poetry
Alfred Lord Tennyson - Tithonus
Robert Browning - Andrea Del Sarto
D.G. Rossetti - The Blessed Damozel
Unit IV: Poetry II
Matthew Arnold - Thyrsus
G.M. Hopkins - God‟s Grandeur
George Meredith - Modern Love: I
Unit V: Fiction
Thomas Hardy - The Mayor of Casterbridge
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Reference:
Hudson, William Henry. An Outline History of English Literature. Madras: B.I.Publications,
1961.
Ramachandran Nair, K.R. Essay on the History of English Literature. Chennai: Emerald, 1994.
Green, David. The Winged Word. Madras: Macmillan, 2009.
Hardy, Thomas. The Mayor of Casterbridge .New Delhi: Rupa &co,2014.
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELE31
Semester : III No. of Hours allotted : 5/week
Part III : Elective Paper I(a) No. of Credits : 5
Title of the Paper: INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH
Objectives:
To introduce students the writers of Indian English literature and familiars them with
varieties of Indian writing in English.
To develop an overall perspective of Indian Writing in English.
Unit I: Introduction
Indian English poetry with special reference to Rabindranath Tagore, Sarojini Naidu, A.K.
Ramanujam, Nissim Ezekiel and Kamala Das.
Indian English Prose with special reference to Sri Aurobindo, M.K. Gandhi and Jawaharlal
Nehru
Indian English Drama with special reference to Rabindranath Tagore, Girish Karnad, Asif
Currimboy and Mahesh Dattani
Indian English Fiction with special reference to Rabindranath Tagore, Raja Rao, Mulk Raj
Anand, R.K. Narayan and Khushwant Singh.
Note: Question need not be based on individual author
Unit II: Prose
Jawaharlal Nehru -India and the World
APJ Abdul Kalam -My Visions for India
M.K. Gandhi -Life in Africa (From Autobiography)
Unit III: Poetry
Sarojini Naidu -The Coromandel Fishers
Kamala Das -Dance of Eunuchs
Nissim Ezekiel -Night of the Scorpion
Unit IV: Drama
Mahesh Dattani -Dance Like a Man
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Unit V: Short Stories
Mulk Raj Anand -The Gold watch
K.A. Abbas -The Refugee
Manohar Malgonkar - Bachcha Lieutenant
Reference:
Iyengar, K.R. Srinivasa. Indian Writing in English. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd.,,
1983.
M.K. Naik, A History of Indian English Literature. Sahitya Akademi, 1982
Dr V. Ayothi, Memorable Melodies (an Anthology of Poems). Chennai: New Century Book
House (p) Ltd., 1997.
Rau, M. Chalapathi, Nehru for Children. New Delhi: Children‟s Book Trust, 1967
Murthy, Narasimha. Famous Indian Stories. Mumbai: Orient Blackswan.2009
Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna. An Illustrated History of Indian Literature in English. New Delhi:
Permanent Black, 2003.
Kalam, Abdul. India 2020.Chennai: Arul Publication, 2000.
Gandhi, M.K. An Autobiography (or) The Story of My Experiments with Truth. Ahmedabad:
Navajivan Publishing House, 1940.
Dattani, Mahesh. Dance Like a Man Two Acts. Delhi: Penguin: Books, 2012.
Sarras, Cowasjee. The Modern Indian Short stories. Delhi: Oxford University Pvt Ltd, 1983.
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELE32
Semester : III No. of Hours allotted : 5/week
Part III : Elective Paper II (b) No. of Credits : 5
Title of the Paper: INDIAN LITERATURES IN TRANSLATION
Objectives
To introduce the writers of Indian Literature to students
To make the students familiarize with the varieties of Indian literatures in Translation
Unit I – Prose
M.K. Gandhi - Stealing and Atonement
M.K. Gandhi - Shyness, My Shield (The Story of My Experiments with Truth)
Who is Buddha - An extract from Periyar to Buddhism (Critical Quest, New Delhi)
Buddhadev Bose - An extract from An Acre of Green Grass – A Review of Modern
Bengali Literature (The Picador Book of Modern Indian Literature
Ed. Amit Chaudhuri)
Unit II – Poetry
Rabindranath Tagore - Where the Mind is Without Fear (Bengali)
Umashankar Joshi - Fragmented (Gujarati)
From Kovattan, Kuruntokai 66 – What his Girl Friend said to Her (Tamil)
Unit III – Drama
Mahesweta Devi - Rudali
Unit IV – Fiction
Bama - Karukku
Unit V – Short Fiction
Rabindranath Tagore - The Postmaster
Ambai - A Kitchen in the Corner of the House
Lakshmi Kannan - India Gate
Vaikon Muhmmad Basheer - Birthday
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(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELA31
Semester : III No. of Hours allotted : 6/week
Part III : Allied Subject I – Paper I No. of Credits : 5
Title of the Paper: SOCIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND
Objective
To give students sufficient knowledge of the Social History of England so that they can
learn and appreciate the literature of the English people.
Unit I
England Before The advent of Tudors
Hundred years war
The Wars of Roses
Unit II
Chaucer‟s England
The Renaissance
The Reformation and its Aftermath
Unit III
The Civil War
The Restoration England
The Age of Queen Anne
Unit IV
The Industrial Revolution
The Agrarian Revolution
The Humanitarian Movement
Unit V
The Scientific and Industrial Changes in the Victorian England
The Impact of Two world Wars on England
Britain‟s Role in the Gulf war
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Text Book
Ashok, Padmaja. The Social History of England. Chennai: Orient Blackswan, 2011.
References
Xavier A.G. An Introduction to the Social History of England. Chennai: S. Viswanathan
Printers, 2007.
Thailambal. The Social History of England. Udumalpet: Ennes publication, 2009.
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELN31
Semester : III No. of Hours allotted : 2/week
Part IV : Non-Major Elective (Viva Voce) No. of Credits : 2
Title of the Paper: COMMUNICATION SKILLS I (Listening and speaking)
Objective:
To train students in Spoken English
To enhance the employability skills of students
To enable students to develop career oriented skills through Non Major Elective
Unit I - Primary Level
Listening - Listening to CDs (conversations)
Speaking - Role Play
Unit II - Secondary Level
Listening - Listening to stories
Speaking - Narrating the stories in their own words
Questioning and answering
Unit III - Tertiary Level
Fun games to develop the Communicative skills
Translation (From Tamil to English)
Reference:
Dr Vincent, Let’s Speak English.
Radhakrishna Pillai, G. Spoken English for You.
Stories- Pebbles CDs
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(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code :U16ELC41
Semester : IV No. of Hours allotted : 5/week
Part III : Core Subject – Paper VI No. of Credits : 5
Title of the Paper: BRITISH LITERATURE V
(From Yeats to the Present)
Objective:
The pieces included in this paper are from works of recognized writers and thinkers of
the 20th
century and contain material that can stimulate the minds of the young students
Unit I: Introduction
Modern English Poetry (with special reference to Thomas Stearns Eliot, William Butler Yeats,
Wystan Hugh Auden and Wilfred Owen)
Modern English Drama (with special reference to George Bernard Shaw, John Millington Synge,
Thomas Stearns Eliot, Samuel Beckett and John Galsworthy)
Modern English Novel and Short Story (with special reference to Henry James, Joseph Conrad,
Herbert George Wells and Virginia Woolf)
Unit II - Prose
Thomas Stearns Eliot - Tradition and the Individual Talent
Edmund Morgan Forster - Indian Character
Unit III - Poetry
David Herbert Richard Lawrence - Snake
Wilfred Owen - Strange Meeting
Wystan Hugh Auden - The Shield of Achilles
Ted Hughes - Hawk Roosting
(Twentieth Century Verses: An Anglo- American Anthology, Macmillan, Madras.)
Unit IV: Drama
Bernard Shaw - Pygmalion
Unit V: Fiction
William Golding - Lord of the Flies
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Reference Works:
Ramachandran Nair, K.R. Essay on the History of English Literature Chennai: Emerald, 1994.
G.C. Thornley and Gwyneth Roberts: An Outline of English Literature (Orient Longman, Patna)
First Indian ed. 1991.1998 rpt.
Hudson, William Henry. An Outline History of English Literature. Madras: B.I.Publications,
1961.
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELE41
Semester : IV No. of Hours allotted : 5/week
Part III : Elective Paper I (a) No. of Credits : 5
Title of the Paper: INDIAN DIASPORIC FICTION
Objective:
To introduce students the best works in contemporary Indian Diasporic Fiction
To know the basic concepts of Diasporic writings
Unit I
Kamala Markandaya - Nectar in a Sieve
Unit II
Uma Parameswaran - Mangoes on the Maple Tree
Unit III
Rohinton Mistry - Such a Long Journey
Unit IV
Bharati Mukherjee - Jasmine
Unit V
Kiran Desai - Hullabaloo in Guava Orchard
Reference
Anand, T.S. Literature of Indian Diaspora. New Delhi: Creative Books, 2010.
Markandaya, Kamala. Nectar in a Sieve. New Delhi: Penguin Books, 1995.
Nair, Anita. Ladies Coupe’. New Delhi: Penguin Books India, 2001.
Tharoor, Shashi. Great Indian Fiction. New York: Arcade Publishing, 1989.
Mukherjee, Bharati. Jasmine. New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1989.
Desai, Kiran. Hullabaloo in Guava Orchard. London: Atlantic Press, 1998.
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELE42
Semester : IV No. of Hours allotted : 5/week
Part III : Elective Paper II (b) No. of Credits : 5
Title of the Paper: AFRO-AMERICAN FICTION
Objective:
To introduce students Afro-American Fiction
To know the culture of Afro- American Literature from the fiction
Unit-1
Maya Angelow - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Unit-2
Toni Morrison - Sula
Unit -3
Alice Walker - To Hell with Dying
Unit -4
Gloria Naylor - The Women of Brewster Place
Unit -5
Walter Mosley - Devil in a Blue Dress
Reference:
Henry Louis Gates , Jr.et.al. The Norton Anthology of African-American Literature, Third
edition. Harvard University. London. Mar. 2014.
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELA41
Semester : IV No. of Hours allotted : 6/week
Part III : Allied Subject – Paper II No. of Credits : 5
Title of the Paper: PHONETICS AND SPOKEN ENGLISH
Objectives:
To make students understand and acquire a knowledge of sounds and the basic concepts of
English phonetics and its various aspects.
Unit I - Introduction
Reasons for the necessity of Spoken English in India
Reasons for the neglect of Spoken English in India
Difficulties of Indian Speakers of English
Unit II - The Classification and Description of English Sounds
Vowels
Diphthongs
Consonants and Consonant clusters
Unit III - Phonology
Syllable
Strong and Weak Forms
Word Accent and Accent in Connected Speech
Unit IV - Phonetics
Assimilation and Elision
Intonation (Falling, Rising and Fall-Rise)
Phonetic Transcription: Passages for practice
Unit V - Spoken English
Situational Dialogue
Group Discussion
Interview
Public Speaking
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Reference:
Krishnasamy, N. Communication Skills. Singapore: McGraw – Hill International
Editions, 1990.
Balasubramanian, T. A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students. Delhi:
India, 1981.
Jones, Daniel. An Outline of English Phonetics. New York: Stechert & Co, 1912.
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELN41
Semester : IV No. of Hours allotted : 2/week
Part IV : Non-Major Elective No. of Credits : 2
Title of the Paper: COMMUNICATION SKILLS II (Reading and writing)
Objectives:
To train students to read and write
To enhance the employability skills of students
To enable students to develop career oriented skills through Non Major Elective
Unit I
Describing somebody or something using the given adjectives.
Developing the Hints and completing the narration.
Comprehension.
Unit II
Story Writing
Unit III
Writing the Response Sheet
Note:
Two reading tests have to be conducted for the Internal evaluation instead of written test
for 15 marks
Reference
Select News items from The Hindu
Dr S. Vincent and Dr M. Lawrence. The Bridge.
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(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code :U16ELC51
Semester : V No. of Hours allotted : 6/week
Part III : Core Subject – Paper VII No. of Credits : 5
Title of the Paper: AMERICAN LITERATURE
Objective:
To make students familiar with American Literature and facilitate an understanding of the
prescribed texts.
To introduce well-known American writings in prose, poetry, drama, fiction and short-
stories.
Unit I: Introduction
History of American Literature
American prose with special reference to Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau
American poetry with special reference to Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost
American Drama with special reference to Henry O‟Neil, Tennessee Williams, William Faulkner
American Fiction with special reference to O‟ Henry, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allen Poe
Unit II: Prose
Edgar Allen Poe - Philosophy of Composition
Robert Frost - The Figure a Poem Makes
Martin Luther King - I Have a Dream
Unit III: Poetry
Walt Whitman - When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed
Edgar Allen Poe - The Raven
Emily Dickinson - Success is Counted Sweetest
Because I could not stop for Death
Robert Frost -Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Sylvia Plath - Daddy
Unit IV: Drama
Tennessee Williams - Street Car Named Desire
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Unit V: Fiction
Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Scarlet Letter
Reference:
Baya, Nina. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. New York: W.W. Norton Company,
2013.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter. London: Collins Publication, 2013.
Williams, Tennessee. Street Car Named Desire. New York: Signet, 1958.
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELC52
Semester : V No. of Hours allotted : 6/week
Part III : Core Subject – Paper VIII No. of Credits : 5
Title of the Paper: COMMONWEALTH LITERATURE
Objectives:
To make students familiar with representative pieces of commonwealth writing
To introduce well-known commonwealth writings
Unit I: Introduction
History of Commonwealth Literature
What is Commonwealth Literature?
Origin and Development of Commonwealth Literature
Trends in Commonwealth Literature
Unit II: Prose
Chinua Achebe - Novelist as a Teacher
V.S. Naipaul - An Area of Darkness (Chapters 10 & 11)
Unit III: Poetry
A.D. Hope - The Death of the Bird
Gabriel Okara - Once Upon a Time
Yasmine Gooneratine - On an Asian Poet Fallen Among American
Translators
Unit IV: Fiction
Chinua Achebe - Arrow of God
Unit V: Drama
Wole Soyinka - Strong Breed
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Reference:
Trends in Common Wealth Literature, Collection of Essays. Ed., by Dr M. Chandrasekaran,
Chennai: NCBH, 2016
An Anthology of Commonwealth Poetry. Ed., by C.D. Narasimhaiah. Chennai: Macmillan, 2006.
Achebe, Chinua. Arrow of God. New Delhi: Prakash Book, 2013.
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELC53
Semester : V No. of Hours allotted : 6/week
Part III : Core Subject – Paper IX No. of Credits : 5
Title of the Paper: MODERN ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND USAGE
Objective:
To make students learn aspects of essential English Grammar.
Unit I
Introducing Parts of Speech
Kinds of Sentence
Sentence Structure
Unit II
Nouns and Its Classification - Number, Gender
Pronoun - Kinds of Pronoun
Adjective -Kinds of Adjective
Adverb - Kinds of Adverb and their Usage
Unit III
Verb: Transitive and Intransitive Verbs, Modals, Finite and Non-Finite Verbs, Participles and
Gerunds, Tenses and their usage, Concord.
Unit IV
Transformation of Sentences: Degrees of Comparison, Active and Passive Voices, Direct and
Indirect Speeches, Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences.
Unit V
Question Tags, Prepositions, Articles and Remedial English.
Prescribed Books:
Chandrasekaran. M and Sumathi. R. A Student-Friendly Book of Grammar and Spoken English.
Chennai: New Century Book House,2010.
Subramanian A.E. A Students’ Grammar of Current English, Chennai: Anu Chitra pub,2000.
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Books Recommended:
Agarwala N.Kand Wood F.T Rev. by Nesfield J.C. English Grammar, Composition and
Usage.Chennai:Macmillian India Limited, 2000.
Krishna Samy, N. Modern English: A Book of Grammar Usage and Composition.
Madras:Macmillan,1975
Pillai, Radhakrishna. G. English Grammar and Composition. Chennai:Emerald, 1990.
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELE51
Semester : V No. of Hours allotted : 6/week
Part III : Elective Subject – Paper III (a) No. of Credits : 5
Title of the Paper: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
Objective:
To make the learners aware of various language teaching methods and the importance of
language teaching skills.
Unit I - Introduction to English Language Teaching
Problems and Principles of English Language Teaching
English as International Language
The Role of English in India; is it a second language or foreign language?
Objectives of Teaching English at the Undergraduate level
Unit II - Instructional Strategies
Grammar Translation Method
Direct Method
Michael West Method
Structural Approach
Situational Approach
Communicative Approach
Unit III - Methods and Objectives of Teaching Language and Literature
The Teaching of Prose
The Teaching of Poetry
The Teaching of Grammar
The Teaching of Composition
The Teaching of Extensive Reader
Unit IV - Basic Skills
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
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Unit V - Modern Methods of Teaching Language
Activities in English Teaching
Audio-Visual Aids
Computer Aided Language Learning
Learner Centered Teaching
Text Book:
Vincent. S., The Teaching of English. Madurai: Soundra Publication, 2007.
Recommended Reading:
Tickoo, M.L. English Language Teaching. Hyderabad: Orient Longman, 2003.
Richard, Jack. C. and Theodore Rodgers. S, Approaches and Methods in English Teaching,
CUP: 1986
Krishnaswamy, N and SriRaman. T., English Teaching in India. Madras: T. R. Publications,
1994.
Nagarajan Geetha., English Language Teaching Approaches Methods Techniques. Calcutta:
Orient Longman, 1996.
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SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELE52
Semester : V No. of Hours allotted : 6/week
Part III : Elective Subject – Paper III (b) No. of Credits : 5
Title of the Paper: AN INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS
Objectives:
To introduce students the principles of linguistics
To know the Basic concepts of Linguistics
Unit I
What is Linguistics? – Linguistics as a science – Synchronic and Diachronic approaches –
Branches of study Language Definition – Uses of language - Origin of Language – Divine
Source, Natural sound source, Oral Gesture, Glasso Genetics
Unit II
Language Development of Writing –Pictographic, Ideographic, Locographic, Rebus Writing,
Syllabic Writing, Alphabetic Writing Language Variation – Dialect, Standard and Non –
Standard, Isoglasses , Dialect Boundaries, Bilingual, Bidialectal, Idiolect, Register, Lingua
Franca, Pidgin, Creole, The Post Creole Continum Language Change – Protos – Family
relationship - Cognates – Comparative Reconstruction
Unit III
What is Grammar ? Misconceptions regarding grammar - The development of English grammar
- Objections of modern grammarians to traditional approach –Descriptive and Prescriptive
approaches – Concept of correctness and social acceptability – Form and substance - Speech and
Writing
Unit IV
Morphology, Syntax and Word Meaning Word - Morphemes – Free Morphemes and bound
Morphemes – Prefix and suffix – Inflectional and Derivational – Allomorphs - Zero morphemes
– Morphological Study of words
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Unit- V
IC Analysis - Labelled Tree diagram - Using IC analysis to disambiguate simple sentences -
Deep and Surface Structure Word Meaning, Association, connotation, collocation, Semantic
Field Exercises Morphological Analysis of words using tree diagram IC analysis( simple
sentences) Use of IC analysis to disambiguate simple sentences Deep and surface structure
Reference Book
Yule, George. The Study of Language (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 8,9,10, 19, 20) London: Cambridge
University Press, 1985.
Wallwork, J.F. Language and Linguistics (Chapters 1, 2, 6, 7). London: Heinemann Educational
Books, 1969.
Palmer, Frank. Grammar (Chapter 1). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1989.
Verma, S.K. & Krishnaswamy, N. Modern Linguistics – An Introduction. New Delhi: Oxford
University Press, 1989.
Dr. Varshney. An Introductory Text book of Linguistics and Phonetics. Dhaka: BOC, 1985.
Akmajian, Adrian. Linguistics – An introduction to Language and Communication. Boston:
MIT Press, 2010.
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SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : : U16ELS51
Semester : V No. of Hours allotted : 2/week
Part IV : Skill Based Subject – Paper III No. of Credits : 2
Title of the Paper: READING AND WRITING
Objective:
To inculcate the skill of reading among students
To inculcate the skill of writing among students
Unit I :
Describing somebody or something using the given adjectives.
Comprehension passages
Unit II :
Developing the Hints
Essay on current issues of national importance
Writing a Story
Unit III:
Critical Analysis of a story
Critical Appreciation of a poem
Reference:
Dr S. Vincent and Dr M. Lawrence. The Bridge. Madurai: Sundra Publications, 2012.
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : : U16ELS52
Semester : V No. of Hours allotted : 2/week
Part IV : Skill Based Subject – Paper IV No. of Credits : 2
Title of the Paper: ENGLISH AND SOFT SKILLS
Objectives:
To help students acquire employability skills
Unit I
Listening Skills (P.1-11)
Teamwork Skills (P. 12-22)
Emotional Intelligence Skills (P. 23-32)
Unit II
Assertive Skills (P. 33-45)
Learning Skills (P. 46-56)
Problem solving Skills (P. 57-68)
Unit III
Interview Skills (P.69-84)
Adaptability Skills (P. 85-98)
Non-Verbal Communication Skills (P. 99-110)
Written Communication Skills (P. 111-124)
Text:
Dhanavel, S.P. English and Soft Skills. Hyderabad: Orient BlackSwan, 2010.
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : Common for all UG Programmes Subject Code : U16CNE51
Semester : V No. of Hours allotted : 2/week
Part III : Paper XIII No. of Credits : 2
Title of the Paper: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Objective
To create awareness on Environment.
Unit I-Earth and its Environment (10 hours)
Structure of earth and its components.
Atmosphere, Hydrosphere Lithosphere and Biosphere
Resources-Renewable and Non renewable resources
Unit II-Ecology and Ecosystem Concepts (10 hours)
Ecology: Definition-Ecosystem: Definition-Structure and function- Food chain and food
web-one example for an ecosystem.
Pollution and Global Issues: Definition, Causes, Effects and control measures of Air,
Water, Soil and Nuclear Pollution.
Global issues: Global warming, Green house effect and ozone layer depletion
Unit III-Biodiversity and Disaster Management (10 hours)
Introduction- Definition-Value of Biodiversity.
Biodiversity of India -Hot spots of Biodiversity
Disater Management -Food and drought-Earthquake and Tsunami-cyclones and
Hurricanes-precautions, warnings, rescue and rehabilitation.
Text Book:
1. Environmental Studies N. Arumugam and kumaresan. 2012. Saras publication Nagercoil.
Reference Books:
1. Fundamentals of Ecology, Odum.E.P.(1985Edition) Published
by W. B. Publishers, Philadelphia
2. Textbook of Environmental studies for under graduate course by Erach Bharucha
3. Environmental Biology –P.D.Sharma(2006) Published by Rastogi Publishers
Ganapathi Shivaji road, meerut-250002
4. Environmental studies J. Dharmaraj Tensy publications Sivakasi.
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code :U16ELC61
Semester : VI No. of Hours allotted : 6/week
Part III : Core Subject - Paper X No. of Credits : 5
Title of the Paper: SHAKESPEARE
Objectives:
To enable learners to read and appreciate some representative plays of Shakespeare.
To offer a chance to know about some general aspects of Shakespearean Theatre and
Times.
Unit I
Merchant of Venice
Unit II
Macbeth
Unit III
Antony and Cleopatra
Unit IV - General Shakespeare:
Shakespearean Theatre and Audience
Fools in Shakespeare
Women in Shakespeare
Supernatural Elements in Shakespeare
Soliloquies
Unit V - Shakespearean Criticism:
Dr. Johnson‟s Contribution.
A.C. Bradley‟s Contribution – First Two Lectures (“The Substance of Shakespearean Tragedy”
& “Construction in Shakespeare‟s Tragedies”)
Text Books:
Dr. Johnson, Preface to Shakespeare. Chennai: Macmillan, 1902.
Bradley, A.C. Shakespearean Tragedy. Delhi: Surjeet Publications, 2006.
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Reference:
Toropov Brandon. Shakespeare. For Beginners Indian Edition. Chennai: orient Longman, 2013.
Knight Wilson. G. The Wheel of Fire: Interpretation of Shakespearean Tragedy. Claveland:
World Publishing/ Meridian Books,1957.
Shakespeare, William. Merchant of Venice. London: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. Delhi: S. Chand, 1981.
Shakespeare, William. Antony and Cleopatra. Madras: Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 2000.
The Understanding Shakespeare. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House, 1979.
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELC62
Semester : VI No. of Hours allotted : 6/week
Part III : Core Subject - Paper XI No. of Credits : 5
Title of the Paper: WOMEN’S WRITING IN ENGLISH AND IN TRANSLATION
Objective:
To make students get familiar with some women writers.
To enable students to appreciate and understand some feminist concepts.
Unit I: PROSE
Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar - A Madwoman in the Attic
Elaine Showalter - Towards a Feminist Poetics
Unit II : POETRY
Alice Walker - Before you knew you owned it
Judith Wright - Clock and Heart
Kishwar Naheed - I am not that Woman
Razia Khan - My Daughter‟s Boy Friend
Kamala Das - My Grandmother‟s House
Unit III: DRAMA
Mahasweta Devi - Mother of 1084
Unit IV: Novel
Toni Morrison - Sula
Unit V: Short Stories
Anita Desai - Games at Twilight
Nadine Gordimer - Comrade
Bharati Mukherjee - Wife‟s Story
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Text Book:
Desai, Anita. Games at Twilight and other Stories. New Zealand:Heinnnemann,1998.
C.D. Narasimhaiah (ed). An Anthology of Commonwealth Poetry. Chennai: Macmillan, 2006.
Devi, Maheswatta. Mother of 1084. Calcutta: Seagull, 1997.
Morrison, Toni. Sula. New York: Knopf, 1973.
Showealter, Elaine. Towards Feminist Criticism. London: Croom Helm,1979.
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(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELC63
Semester : VI No. of Hours allotted : 6/week
Part III : Core Subject - Paper XII No. of Credits : 5
Title of the Paper: LITERARY CRITICISM
Objective
To familiarize students with the basic principles of literary criticism and the contributions
of important critics
Unit I
Contributions of Aristotle, Plato and Longinus
Unit II
Contributions of Sir Philip Sydney, Dr. Johnson and Dryden
Unit III
Contributions of William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Mathew Arnold
Unit IV
Contributions of T. S. Eliot, F. R. Leavis and I. A. Richards
Unit V
Contributions of Sigmund Freud, Northrop Frye, Cleanth Brooks
Recommended Reading:
Prasad, B. An Introduction to English Criticism. Chennai: Macmillan, 2011.
Guerin, L. Wilfred. et al: A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature. Fourth Edition. New
York: OUP, 1999.
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(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELC64
Semester : VI No. of Hours allotted : 6/week
Part III : Core Subject - Paper XIII No. of Credits : 4
Title of the Paper: POST COLONIAL FICTION
Objective:
To make students familiar with representative pieces of Postcolonial Fiction
Unit I
R.K. Narayan - Bachelor of Arts
Unit II
Michael Ondaatje - The English Patient
Unit III
V.S. Naipaul - A House for Mr. Biswas
Unit IV
Hanif Kureishi - The Buddha of Suburbia
Unit V
Gabriel Garcia Marquez - One Hundred Years of Solitude
Recommended Reading:
The Empire Writes Back: Theory and Practice in Post-Colonial Literatures. Bill Ashcroft,
Gareth Griffiths, Helen Tiffin. London: Routledge, 2002.
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.A. English Subject Code : U16ELPT61
Semester : VI No. of Hours allotted : 2/week
Part IV : Skill Based Subject - Paper V No. of Credits : 2
Title of the Paper: PROJECT
OBJECTIVE:
To Train Students in Writing a Project.
Project
To be submitted on or before the last working day of the semester. It should not be less than 20
pages. It should be a critical perspective of an author or a work or an area of interest. It may also
be a translation or about an aspect in linguistics.
Allotment of Marks:
Project proposal -10 Marks
Proposal presentation -10 Marks
Progressive Report -10Marks
Pre-Submission Presentation -10Marks
External -60Marks
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Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : B.Sc Computer Science Subject Code : U16ELS61
Semester : VI No. of Hours allotted : 2 / Week
Part IV : Skill Based Subject - Paper VI No. of Credits : 2
Title of the Paper : Employability Skills (Viva Voce)
Objectives:
To enable students to become successful in the interviews To enable them acquire skills required for employment and at workplaces as well.
Unit I – Communication Skills :
Basics of Communication - Body Language - Barriers to Communication
Unit II – Soft Skills
Emotional Intelligence- Self Confidence- Inter Personal Relationship-Problem Solving
Unit III – Corporate Skills
Interview- Group Discussion- Stress Management- Leadership
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SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC)
SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : Common for all UG Programmes Subject Code : U16CNV61
Semester : VI No. of Hours allotted : 2/week
Part IV : No. of Credits : 2
Title of the Paper: VALUE EDUCATION
Objectives
To create an awareness of the vital and moral values of life
To include value education as an integral part of the learning process
Unit I
Values – Definition – Moral, Social, Spiritual Values – Sources of Values – Value of Values –
Good manners – Character building
Teachings and values of Hinduism, Islam and Christianity – Interfaith dialogue and Unity of all
faiths – Religious harmony
Unit II
Social Justice – Social Service – Social Service Programmes – Drug addiction, Alcoholism,
Smoking, Suicide – Remedial measures
Mahatma Gandhiji, the symbol of Ahimsa – Swami Vivekananda – Message from his life –
Subramanya Bharathi – Message from his life
Unit III
Human rights – Classification – Fundamental rights – Protection of human rights – Human rights
organizations – Secularism – National Integration
Women studies and Feminism – Role of women in society – Women and Health – Violence
against women – Legal protection for women – Women Empowerment
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Text Book
Title of the Book : VALUE EDUCATION
Name(s) of the author: K.G.S.RAMANAN
Publisher : New Century Book House, Chennai
Edition/Year : First Edition / 2016
Unit-I : Chapters 1 and 2
Unit-II : Chapters 3 and 4
Unit-III : Chapter 5 and 6
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SATTUR – 626 203
Department of English
(For those who are joining in 2016 – 2017 and after)
Programme : Common for all UG Programmes Subject Code : U16CNX61
Semester : VI
Extra Credit Paper No. of Credits : 2
Title of the Paper: MODEL PAPER FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
Objectives
To create an awareness of the Competitive Examination
To make students prepared for various Competitive Examinations
Unit I – General Knowledge
General Science – History – Geography – General Awareness
Unit II – Current Events
Current events of the last year (National and International)
Unit III – Aptitude
Numbers – HCF – LCM of Numbers – Decimal fractions – Simplifications – Square roots &
cube roots – Sounds and indices – Percentage – Profit and Loss – Ratio and Proportion
Unit IV – Aptitude
Time and work – Time and Distance – Boats and Streams – Simple interest – Compound interest
– Area – Volume and Surface – Bankers Discount
Unit V – Mental Ability
Verbal Reasoning: Series Completion – Analogy – Coding – Decoding – Blood relations –
Direct sense test – Alphabet test – Logical Ven diagrams
Non-Verbal Reasoning: Series – Classification – Mirror images – Water images
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Reference Book:
1. Advanced Objective General Knowledge – R.S.Aggarwal
2. Concise General Knowledge manual – Edgar Thorpe, Showick Thorpe
3. General Awareness and current Affairs Digest – K. Krishna Reddy
4. Manorama Year Book
5. Tata Megraw hill year Book
6. Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by Dr. R.S.Aggarwal, S.Chand
Publications 2014.
7. A modern approach to verbal and non-verbal Reasoning by Dr. R.S. Aggarwal ,S. Chand
Publications 2011.
8. Test of Reasoning for competitive examinations - Edgar Thorpe
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