PGE 3623M - DRAMA
SEMESTER III
OBJECTIVES:
8hrs. / wk.
GENERAL
To provide the students with a broad outline of the historical evolution of drama.
To acquaint them with the different kinds of drama with special emphasis on
their form and structure.
SPECIFIC
•
To develop in students a task for enjoying creative literature and to make
them understand the different cultural patterns reflected in various plays.
•
To instill in them an aesthetic and moralistic approach towards drama.
COURSE CONTENT
UNIT I & II
40 hrs.
Anonymous
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Everyman
Oscar Wilde
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Lady Windermere’s Fan
John Milton
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Samson Agonistes (Detailed)
UNIT III:
30hrs.
Christopher Marlowe-
Dr. Faustus (Detailed)
Samuel Beckett
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Waiting for Godot
UNIT IV:
20hrs.
T.S. Eliot
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Murder in the Cathedral (Detailed)
UNIT V:
30hrs.
7. Arthur Miller
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All My Sons
8. Edward Albee
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Detailed)
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Arthos, John. “Milton and the Passion: A Study of Samson Agonistes” Modern
Philology, Vol. 69, No.4 1972.
2. Boas, Frederick, S. Christopher Marlowe; A Bibliographical and Critical Study.
Oxford: OUP, 1966.
3. Bradbook, M.C. Themes and Conventions of Elizabethan Tragedy. Cambridge:
OUP, 1935.
4. Fermor, Una Ellis. The Jacobean Drama. London: Lenox, 1936.
5. Frank, Kermode. Samson Agonistes and Hebrew Prosody. Disham University
Journal, XIV, 1953.
6. Leech, Clifford ed. Marlowe: Twentieth Century Views. Oxford: OUP, 1964.
7. Loftis, John. Sheridan and the Drama of Georgian. England, Oxford: Basil
Blackwell, 1976.
8. Nicoll, Allardyce. Late Eighteenth Century Drama (1750 – 1800). Cambridge:
OUP, 1956.
9. Price, Cecil. Ed. The Dramatic Works of R.B. Sheridan. Oxford: OUP, 1973.
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PGE 3624M CRITICAL APPROACHES AND LITERARY THEORY
SEMESTER III
OBJECTIVES
8 hrs / wk
To enable students
•
be familiarized with the traditional and new theories of literary criticism
•
be acquainted with the fundamentals of research methodology
COURSE OUTLINE:
UNIT I: CRITICAL APPROACHES
1. Moralistic Approach
T.S. Eliot
– “Religion and Literature”
2. Formalistic Approach
45 hrs
Cleanth Brooks
– “Keats’ Sylvan Historian: History without Footnotes”
3. Psychological Approach
Simone O Lesser
– “The Image of the Father”
UNIT II: CRITICAL APPROACHES
30 hrs
1. Sociological Approach
Wood Krutch
– “The Tragic Fallacy”
2. Archetypal Approach
Gilbert Murray
– “Hamlet and Orestes”
UNIT III : THEORIES OF LITERATURE
15 hrs
1. Reader-Response Theory
2. Structuralism
3. Post-Structuralism, Deconstruction
4. Gender-Based Criticism, Feminism
5. New Historicism, Cultural Materialism
6. Post-Colonial Criticism.
UNIT IV: RHETORIC AND STYLISTICS
15 hrs
1. Diction
2. Sentence style
3. Structure of a paragraph
4. The Forms of Discourse
5. Levels of usage
6. Induction and Deduction
7. Fallacies
UNIT V: MECHANICS OF DISSERTATION WRITING
What is research?
Characteristics of a scholarly paper
The choice of a theme
15 hrs
Collection of Data
Use of Quotations
Preparation of Bibliography
Use of Latin abbreviations
Documentation, Index of Contents
Structure of a Thesis
REFERENCE BOOKS
Davidson, Donald. American Composition and Rhetoric, New York: Charles Scribner’s
Sons, 1968.
Gibaldi, Joseph and Walter S. Achtert. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.
New Delhi: AEWP Private Ltd., 1991.
Guerin, L.Wilfred et al, A Handbook of Critical Approaches. Fourth Edition, New
York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Handy, J. William, Maz Westbrook. Ed. Twentieth Century Criticism – The Major
Statements. (rpt). New Delhi: Light and Life Publishers, 1976.
Krishnanswamy, N., John Varghese and Sunita Mishra eds. Contemporary Literary
theory: A student’s Companion, Delhi: Macmillan Publishers, 2003.
Lodge, David. ed. 20th Century Literary Criticism. London: Longman Group Ltd., 1972.
Phillips, Estelle M. and D.S. Pugh. How to Get A Ph.D. : A Handbook For Students
And their Supervisors. London: UBSPD, 1998.
Scott, Wilbur, Five Approaches of Literary Criticism. New York: Collier Books.
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PGE3625M RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
SEMESTER III
Objectives:
6hrs. /wk.
General
To enable students be acquainted with the fundamentals of Research Methodology
Specific
To enable students learn the mechanics of their writing.
Unit I:
18hrs.
Selection and Preparation- Different Stages of Research - Modern Academic Library.
Unit II:
Preparing Bibliographical Card entries- List entries – Documentation
18hrs.
Unit III:
18hrs.
Reading – Note taking, Outlining.
Unit IV:
18hrs.
Mechanics of writing – Abbreviation – Proof Reading – Diction – Sentence Style –
Structure of a Paragraph
Unit V:
Organization – Format
18hrs.
Reference Books:
1. Altick, D.Richard. The Art of Literary Research New York: W.W. Norton and
Contemporary, 1975.
2. Babington, Dougand Don LePan. The Broadview Guide to Writing. Canada’s
Broad view Press, 2005.
3. Brown, Robert M. Writing for a Reader Toranto: Little Brown and Company,
1987.
4. Ebbit, Wilma R. and David R. Ebbit. Writer’s Guide. London: Scott, Foresma, and
Company, 1978.
5. Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. VI ed.
New York: The
6. Modern Language Association of America, 2003.
7. Hefferman, W.A. James and John E. Lincoln. Writing a College Hand Book.
London: W.w. Norton 2 Company, 1990.
8. Kothari, C.R. Research Methodology – Methods and Techniques. New Delhi:
New Age International, 2005.
9. Sripathi, Muthu Krishna. A Conevie Handbook on Research Methodology.
Madurai: Malar Printer; 1987.
10. Troyka, Lynn Quitman. Hand Book for Writers. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1987.
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PGE3521O- LITERATURE: FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES
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PGE3522DO TEACHING OF ENGLISH
SEMESTER II
PGE3521O- LITERATURE: FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES
OBJECTIVES:
GENERAL
•
5hrs./ wk.
To acquaint the students with the writings of women and help them appreciate
these writings.
•
To compare and contrast images of women by women writers with the portrayal
of the same by male-writers.
SPECIFIC
•
To acquaint students with feminist perspectives in Literary Criticism.
•
To examine and re-interpret the existing criticism of works by women writers.
To promote a comparative study of women writers of the West and of India
(Specifically Tamil) in terms of theme, content and techniques.
COURSE CONTENT:
UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO FEMINISM
1. Sushila Singh
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Feminism:
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“Sudying
10hrs.
Theory,
Criticism
Analysis.
Chapter 1
2. Harry Bard
Masculinities
As
Superordinate
Studies”(Masculinity
UNIT II: PROSE
1. Shashi Deshpande
15hrs.
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Why I am a Feminist (Writing from the Margin and
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The Lady Novelists
other Essays)
2. George Henry Lewes
UNIT III: POETRY
1. Sappho
15hrs.
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To A Bride
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To Aphrodite
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The Abortion
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Housewife
3. Sylvia Plath
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Lesbos
4. Gwendolyn Brooks
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The Mother
5. Kamala Das
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An Introduction
2. Anne Sexton
The Looking Glass
6. Margaret Atwood
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Helen of Troy Does Countertop Dancing.
UNIT IV: DRAMA & FICTION
20hrs.
1. Henrik Ibsen
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A Doll’s House
2. Nayantara Sahgal
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Storm in Chandigarh
UNIT V: SHORT STORIES
1. Ambai
15hrs.
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a. Wings
b. Vaamanan
c. Adavi
2. Shashi Deshpande
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a. Legacy
b. A Sweet Antidote
c. A Day Like Any Other
3. Doris Lessing
-“A Man and Two Women”, and “Room No. 19”.
INDEPENDENT READING:
1. Adrienne Rich
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Of Woman Born
2. Kate Millett
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Sexual Politics
3. Mary Wollstonecraft
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
4. Betty Friedan
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The Feminine Mystique Chapter:1
5. Any of the novels of
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a. Rajam Krishnan
b. Vaasanthi
c. Jothirlatha Girija
d. Sivasankari
e. Jeyakanthan
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Comillon, Susan Koppelman. ed. Images of Women in Fiction: Feminist
Perspectives. Ohio: Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1972.
2. Dass, Veena Noble ed., Feminism and Literature. New Delhi: Prestige Books,
1995.
3. Felski, Rita. Beyond Feminist Aesthethics. Feminist Literature and Social
Change.Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1989.
4. Friedan, Betty. The Second Stage. New York: Summit Books, 1981.
5. Gamble, Sarah. Ed.Critical Dictionary of Feminism and Post feminism. New
York: Routledge, 2000.
6. Jain, Jasbir ed., Women’s Writing: Text & Context. New Delhi: Rawat
Publications, 1996.
7. Jardine, Alice and Paul Smith ed., Men in Feminism. London: Methuen, 1987.
8. Monteith, Moria ed., Women’s Writing: A Challenge to Theory. London: The
Harvester Press, 1986.
9. O’Barr, Jean Fox. Feminism in Action. London: The University of North Carolina
Press, 1994.
10. Sherry, Ruth. Studying Women’s Writing: An Introduction. London: Edward
Arnold, 1988.
11. Walter, Natasha. The New Feminism. London: Virago Press, 1999.
PGE3522O TEACHING OF ENGLISH
Objectives:
General
5hrs./wk.
To train students in the techniques of language and literature teaching.
Specific
To familiarize students with the general principles of language teaching.
Unit I: Principles of Language Teaching.
15hrs.
1. Aims of teaching English
2. Principles of language learning and teaching.
3. Different approaches to teaching.
Unit II: Teaching Methodology
1. Teaching of prose and poetry
2. Teaching of fiction and drama
15hrs.
3. Teaching of grammar, composition and remedial English teaching.
Unit III: Teaching Aids
15hrs.
1. Instructional aids
2. Study aids
3. Computer assisted instruction.
Unit IV: Evaluation
15hrs.
1. The need for evaluation.
2. Characteristics of a good test.
3. Types of tests
4. Blue print and analysis
Unit V: Practice teaching
15hrs.
Classroom teaching.
Reference Books:
1. Aslam, Mohammad. Teaching of English. New Delhi: Foundation Books, 2003.
2. Baruva. The English Teacher’s Handbook. New Delhi: Macmillan, 2000.
3. Jain, Kavitha. The Teaching of Language. New Delhi: Sumit Enterprises, 2004.
4. Kudchedkar, S. Readings in English Language Teaching in India. Chennai:
Orient Longman, 2006.
5. Ratnakar.S. Language Art Programme. Jaipur: ABD Publishers, 2005.
6. Sharma
S.R.,
and
Jacob
John.
Anthology
of
English
Language
and
Communication Jaipur: Mark publishers, 2007.
7. Srivastava. K.K. Modern Methods of Teaching Language. New Delhi: Ramesh
Kapoor, 2005.
8. Varghese, Paul. Teaching English as a Second Language. Chennai: Macmillan,
2000.
8. Wadgaon, P.D. English Language and Literature Teaching. New Delhi: Prestige
books. 1999.
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PGE3221P: DESIGNING MULTIMEDIA AIDS FOR TEACHING
SEMESTER III
General objective
2hrs/wk
• This course enables students use multimedia in teaching.
Specific objectives
• To enable students acquire the skill to design teaching modules using
multimedia.
• To orient students to basic operations regarding multimedia
Course content
Unit: I
Preparing teaching aids for:
Grammar
Vocabulary
Prose
Poetry
Fiction
Unit : 2 Preparing teaching aids for:
Spoken English
Pronunciation
Contextual conversation
Evaluation : Formative
- 75%
Summative
- 25%
Reference :
1. CDs .ELLIS English language –learning Innovative solutions
2. Brimful C and Johnson, K ( 1979) (ed) The Communicative Approach to
Teaching,New York, OUP.
15 hrs.
15 hrs.
•
A 7 hour major course Literature: Feminist Perspectives was changed to a 5 hour
elective course and some pieces in the existing syllabus were deleted. The two
hours that remain are now made into a pure lab course, Designing Multimedia
Aids for Teaching with the syllabus given above.
--PGE 3421E - ENGLISH FOR EFFECTIVE WRITING
SEMESTER III
OBJECTIVES:
4hrs/wk
GENERAL
This course will enable students
•
To get a firm grasp of the underlying principles of correct English usage.
•
To develop critical thinking and analytical skills and improve their vocabulary for greater word
power.
•
To write English with greater ease, power, and style.
SPECIFIC
•
To sharpen their grammatical skills.
•
To familiarize themselves with business writing.
•
To be trained in writing term papers and thesis.
COURSE CONTENT
UNIT I: ESENTIALS OF GRAMMAR
15hrs.
Vocabulary enrichment, phrase, clause analysis & transformation of sentences, sentence
combining exercises, correction of errors, effective use of idioms, figures of speech and
punctuation.
UNIT II: WRITING SKILLS
15hrs.
Paragraph writing; essay writing; note making and summarizing, paraphrasing, report writing.
UNIT III: BUSSINESS WRITING
15hrs.
Business letters for various purposes, resume writing, writing job applications, follow–up / thank you
letters, electronic mail etiquette.
UNIT IV: RESEARCH WRITING
15hrs.
Analysing and interpreting a text, writing term papers, abstract writing, thesis Writing, proof reading,
documentation, preparing questionnaire, plagiarism.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1.
Clanchy, John and Brigid Ballad. How to Write Essays: A Practical Guide for Students. Australia:
Zongman Cheshire, 1983.
2.
Langan John. Sentence Skills: A Workbook for Writers. Boston: McGraw – Hill College. 1999.
3.
Olson, F. Judith. Writing Skills, Success in 20 Minutes a Day. New Delhi: Goodwill Publishing
House.
4.
Podis A. Zeonard and Podos M. Joanne. Writing: Invention, Form and Style. USA: Scott,
Foresman & Co. 1984.
5.
Raimes Ann. Techniques in Teaching Writing. New York: Oxford University Press. 1983.
6.
Sreedharan, V. How to Write Correct English. Chandigarh: Abishe Publications, 2001.
7.
Zinkin Taya, Write Right: A Guide to Effective Communication in English. New Delhi: Prentice
Hall of India, 1980.