B.A. ENGLISH

Objectives: These programmes are designed to provide an in-depth knowledge on the various aspects pertaining to their subjects. They are feeder programmes to become post-graduates.

PROGRAMME CODE: 007
B.A. ENGLISH
Duration: Three years
Medium: English
Eligibility:
A pass in Pre-University/Higher Secondary Examination ‘A’Level/STPM/ Second Year Foundation Programme/Three year Foundation Programme/Three year Diploma / Two year Diploma in Teacher Education or an equivalent examination.

TITLE OF THE COURSE
FIRST YEAR

PART –I: TAMIL 0R
COURSE-1

1. Poetry and Grammar

PART-1: HINDI OR
COURSE-1

1. Prose and Drama

PART-1: FRENCH
COURSE-1

1. Prose-I,Poetry-1,Translation and Grammar

PART – II: ENGLISH
COURSE-1

1. Conventions of Standard English

PART-III
FIRST YEAR

1. Introduction to English Literary Studies
2. Foundation of Literary
3. Studies-Novel, Drama and Poetry
4. Background to English Literature.
5. Critical Approaches to Literature
6. English Literature from the Restoration Period to the Romantic Period (17th& 18th Centuries)
7. American Literature-1

SECOND YEAR
TAMIL OR
COURSE – II

1. Prose and Drama

COURSE-III

1. History of Tamil Literature

HINDI OR
COURSE-II

1. Poetry and Grammar

COURSE-III

1. Non-detailed Text

FRENCH
COURSE-II

1. Prose-II, Translation and Grammar

COURSE-III

1. Poetry – II, Drama, comprehension and Composition

PART II ENGLISH
COURSE-II

1. Refining Composition Skills

PART-III

1. English Literature of the Victorian and Modern Periods
2. Postcolonial Literature
3. Technical Writing
4. Teaching of Literature
5. American Literature-II
6. Shakespeare

THIRD YEAR
PART-III

1. Modern Drama
2. Women and Literature
3. Introduction to Communication Studies
4. Recent Trends in Literary Thinking
5. The Study of Language
6. Fantasy and Science Fiction