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B. A. English Language and Literature

B.A. English Language and Literature is a three year long undergraduate English language course which is divided into six semesters. The minimum eligibility is10+2 from a recognized school board or its equivalent exam. The Department has been offering instruction for the award of the degree of B. A. since 2014 with British History and Political Science as Complementary subjects. The programme offers an in-depth knowledge of written and communication skills, English grammar and usage, critical thinking, British, American and Indian Literatures. The programme helps in strengthening the linguistic capabilities wherein the students are also introduced to the social, cultural, political, economic and intellectual backgrounds in literary history.

Programme Objectives

01) To make students aware of the different communicative skills and make them effectively communicate in written and spoken modes.

02) To provide students with the critical faculties necessary in an academic environment and in an increasingly complex and interdependent world.

03) To educate students in both the artistry and utility of the English language through the study of literature and other contemporary forms of culture.

04) To graduate students who are capable of performing research, analysis, and criticism of literary and cultural texts from different historical periods and genres.

05) Assist students in the development of intellectual flexibility, creativity, and cultural literacy so that they may engage in life-long learning.

Programme Outcomes
It is envisaged that by the end of this programme :

01) Students should be familiar with representative literary and cultural texts within a significant number of historical, geographical, and cultural contexts.

02) Students should be able to apply critical and theoretical approaches to the reading and analysis of literary and cultural texts in multiple genres.

03) Students should be able to identify, analyze, interpret and describe the critical ideas, values, and themes that appear in literary and cultural texts and understand the way these ideas, values, and themes inform and impact culture and society, both now and in the past.

04) Students should be able to write analytically in a variety of formats, including essays, research papers, reflective writing, and critical reviews of secondary sources.

05) Students should be able to ethically gather, understand, evaluate and synthesize information from a variety of written and electronic sources.

06) Students should be able to understand the process of communicating and interpreting human experiences through literary representation using historical contexts and disciplinary methodologies.

B. A. English Syllabus

SEMESTER ONE (2022 Adm Onwards)
Core	ENG1B01: Introducing Literature	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP	QP	QP
Common	ENG1A01 Litmosphere: The World of Literature	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP	QP	QP
Common	ENG1A02 Functional Grammar and Communication In English	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP	QP	QP
Common	MAL1AO7 (1): Malayala Sahityam-1 (Opt.)	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP	QP	QP
Common	HIN1A07(1) Prose and Drama (Opt.)	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP	QP	QP
Comple.	ICP2C01: Indian Constitution & Political Science	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP	QP	QP
Audit Course	E01 : Environmental Studies	Question Bank

Semester One (2019-21 Adm)
Common	ENG1A01 Transactions: Essential English Language Skills	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Common	ENG1A02 Ways With Words	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP

Semester Two (2022 Adm Onwards)
Core	ENG2B02: Appreciating Poetry	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP	QP	QP
Common	ENG2A03 Readings From The Fringes	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP	QP	QP
Common	ENG2A04 Readings on Kerala	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP	QP	QP
Common	MAL2AO8(1): Malayala Sahityam-2 (Opt.)	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP	QP	QP
Common	HIN2A08(1) Grammar and Translation (Opt.)	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP	QP	QP
Comple.	JOU1(2)C01 Introduction to Communication and Journalism	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP	QP	QP
Audit Course	E02 : Disaster Management	Question Papers

Semester Two (2019 Admn. Revised)
Common	ENG2A03: Writing for Academic and Professional Success	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Common	ENG2A04: Zeitgeist: Reading on Contemporary Culture	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP

SEMESTER THREE
Core	ENG3B03: Appreciating Prose	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Core	ENG3B04: English Grammar & Usage	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Common	ENG3A05: Signatures: Expressing the Self	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Common	MAL3A09: (Opt): Malayala Sahityam-3 (Opt.)	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Common	HIN 3 A09 Poetry in Hindi	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Comple.	HIS3C03: History of Victorian and Postcolonial Developments	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Audit Course	AUD3E03 - Human Rights					QP

SEMESTER THREE (2022 Admn.- Revised)
Common	ENG3A05 Readings On Indian Literatures	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP

SEMESTER FOUR
Core	ENG4B05: Appreciating Fiction	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Core	ENG4B06: Literary Criticism	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Common	ENG4A06: Spectrum: Literature and Contemporary Issues	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Common	MAL4A10: Malayala Sahityam-4 (Opt.)	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Common	HIN 4 A 10 Noval and Short stories	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Comple.	ICP4C03 : Indian Constitution and Politics: Federal Dynamics and Decentralization	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Audit Course	AUD4E06 Gender Studies	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP

Semester Four (2019 Admn.- Revised)
Common	ENG4A06 Songs And Stories of Our World	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP

SEMESTER FIVE (2019 Admission)
Core	ENG5B07 Appreciating Drama and Theatre	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Core	ENG5B08 Literary Theory	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Core	ENG5B09 Language and Linguistics	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Core	ENG5B10 Indian Writing In English	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Core	ENG6B21 Research Methodology	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Core	ENG6B05: Project	Summary
Open	BBA5D01: E-Commerce (Opt.)	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Open	PSY5D01: Life Skill Applicatioins (Opt.)	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP

SEMESTER SIX (2019 Admission)
Core	ENG6B11 - Voices of Women,	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Core	ENG6B12 - Classics of World Literature,	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Core	ENG6B13 - Film Studies	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Core	ENG6B14 - New Literatures In English,	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP
Core	ENG6B05: Project	Summary
Core (El)	ENG6B15 - Literature Of The Marginalized (Elective)	Summary	COs	Objectives	Syllabus	QP

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