DEPARTMENT OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH IN ENGLISH
SANATANA DHARMA COLLEGE, ALAPPUZHA
BA English and Communicative English Programme outcome
- Simultaneous rendering of language use and literary manifestations for a holistic approach towards education.
- Develop knowledge competence in select thrust areas that would provide directions to the students in terms of research as well as career options.
- Recognize the varied possibilities multiple disciplines offer in terms of knowledge creation and skill acquisition.
- Make the students aware of the formation of knowledge and the politics of the same.
- Comprehend the current modes of writings – that which encompasses the issues
related to power, race, caste, gender, ethnicity, climate change etc. and realize the role of literature in inculcating social sensitiveness.
- Equip the students to identify and resist the socio cultural hegemonies and their literary representations through narratives of pluralities.
- Contribute to the realm of knowledge production with an increased intellectual, creative, critical and multidisciplinary capability.
- Enhance the skill attributes in the curriculum and help the students with the same in everyday praxis.
- Focus on specific vocational skills.
- Address the requirements of the language use in a globalized context.
- Practice oriented approach for knowledge creation through skill enhancement.
- Put into practice the theoretical, practical and performative elements within the learning of language and literature and connect it to the everyday realities of life and living.
- Equip the students to enhance their theoretical and practical wisdom to comprehend the regional requirements and contribute to the development of the society and economy.
- Imbibe a research-oriented approach to the study of humanities in connection with the basic understanding of social sciences to initiate a multidisciplinary approach of study.
SEMESTER I
Core Course 1: CG 1141 Introduction to Literary Studies
No. of Credits: 4
Aim: To introduce Literary Studies
Objectives:
- Develop an awareness of the diversity of world literature, representing different forms, time and space.
- An awareness of different genres
- Develop an inquisitiveness to read and love literature.
Course Outcome:
- Introduce varied literary representations.
- Comprehend the nature and characteristics of literature.
- Possess a foundational understanding of literary forms and representations.
SEMESTER I
Vocational Course I CG 1171 Soft Skills
No. of credits: 3
Aim: Understand and practice soft skills
Objectives
- Develop unique soft skills to enhance an individual’s interpersonal communication skills, social skills and career performance
- Inculcate potential skills to prepare students to deal with the world in a productive manner.
- Enhance leadership qualities and demonstrate a positive work outlook
Course Outcome
CO 1: Advance unique soft sills which is beneficial for a successful life and better career performances
CO 2: Increase personal, social and professional skills
CO 3: Confront their surroundings enthusiastically with confidence
SEMESTER I
Complementary Course I CG 1131 English for Specific Purposes
No. of credits: 3
Aim: To enhance the ability of students to use language in various professional and academic settings.
Objectives
- To develop an overview of ESP
- To enable the students to understand the various possibilities and aspects of ESP3. To equip the students with certain English proficiency to meet the academic and occupational needs
Course Outcome
CO 1: Understand ESP and differentiate English for General Purpose and English for Specific Purpose
CO2: Be able to speak and write English for various specific purposes
CO 3: Familiarize with the vocabulary and language of Business English, Technical English, Travel English, Medical English, Legal English, English for Logistics, BPO English
SEMESTER II
Core Course II CG 1241 British Literature I
No. of Credits: 3
Aim: Introduce the origin and growth of English literature
Objectives
- Familiarize the historical phases of British literature
- Provide glimpses of writers and literary texts that are pivotal to an understanding of British literature
- Discuss the development of British literature across time from Pre-Elizabethan to Restoration Era
Course Outcome
CO 1: Comprehend the origins and development of British literature and understand the specific features of the particular periods
CO 2: Understand the major concerns, structure and style adopted by early British writers
CO 3: Gain knowledge of growth and development of British Literature in relation to the historical developments
SEMESTER II
Core Course III CG 1242 Narratives of Resistance
No. of Credits: 3
Aim: Introduce the various narratives of resistance, literary and other wise.
Objectives
- To understand the various modes of resistance needed to subvert oppressive sociocultural structures.
- To provide insight into the struggles of people from around the world for identity and rights and contribute proactively to social dynamics.
- To understand how literature acts as a vehicle for voices of dissent and protest.
Course Outcome
CO 1: Be able to identify themes of resistance in different forms and genres of literature and to identify injustices related to race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender etc. prevalent in society.
CO 2: Develop an idea of literature as a form of resistance to all forms of totalitarian authority.
CO 3: Understand the inter connection between various genres in manifesting resistance and how it becomes an undeniable presence in the everyday narratives of literary and other artistic expressions.
SEMESTER II
Vocational Course II CG 1271 Narratives of Social Justice and Restitution
No. of credits: 3
Aim: To cultivate social sensitivity and identify the modes of addressing the areas concerned through specific skill development and career.
Objectives:
- To create awareness of the language usage in understanding criminal justice, child welfare, mental health, agencies for the elderly, research organizations, advocacy, human rights, community development, international social work and substance abuse programs.
- To sensitize the students to social needs and problems and find out the appropriate means of resilience and resistance.
- To understand and practice Literature and Language to deal with social problems.
Course Outcome
CO 1: Make students cognizant regarding pressing social issues and to apply language skills, knowledge, and social skills to identify and defend human rights violations.
CO 2: Acquire skills of social work intervention in human needs and societal issues.
CO 3: Consider the importance of law and imbibe a clear set of values which informs the social work practice.
SEMESTER II
Complementary Course II CG 1231 Language for the Media
No. of credits: 2
Aim: Introduce specific language skills for a career in media
Course objective
- To understand how the content and presentation of media shapes our thoughts, vision, ethics and action
- To develop ability to contribute to debates regarding major trends brought by digital media that drive social change
- To understand the convergence of mass media as the futuristic trend opening up exciting career and creative opportunities
Course Outcome
CO1: Develop specific language skills for various media
CO2: Comprehend the trends and evolution of language use in media
CO3: Understand the role and use of language in the evolutionary history of medias
SEMESTER III
Foundation Course II CG 1321 Evolution of the English Language
No. of Credits: 3
Aim: Study the historical development of the English Language.
Objectives
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the diachronic development of the English language down the ages.
- Sensitize students to the changes that have shaped English
- Enable understanding of the growth of English into a global language
Course Outcome:
- Knowledge of the paradigm shifts in the development of English.
- Imbibe the plural socio cultural factors that went in to the shaping of the English Language.
- Recognize the politics of many ‘Englishes’SEMESTER III
Core Course IV CG 1341 British Literature II
No. of Credits: 4
Aim: Introduce the historical and philosophical shifts in British literature since 17th century.
Objectives
- Familiarize the history of British literature from the 18th century to the Victorian age2. Understand the socio-political, historical and cultural contexts
- Be able to identify the changing trends in British literature in the 18th and 19th centuries
Course Outcome
CO 1: Sensitize students to the changing trends in British literature in the 18th and 19th centuries and connect it with the sociocultural and political developments.
CO 2: Develop the critical thinking necessary to discern literary merit and to recognize paradigm shifts in literary representations.
CO 3: Connect literature to the historical developments that shaped the British history
SEMESTER III
Core Course V CG 1342 Popular Literature
No. of Credits: 4
Aim: To broaden the idea of literature and culture and the concept of texts
Objectives
- Give an awareness about cultural studies and popular culture
- Learn the difference between genre fiction and literary fiction
- Gain a perspective into the debate between high and low cultures and literatures
Course Outcome
CO 1: Understand the categories of the ―popular and the ―canonical
CO 2: Identify the conventions, formulas, themes and styles of popular genres such as detective fiction, the science fiction and fantasy, and children’s literature and assess the literary and cultural formation of the popular.
CO 3: Sensitize students to the ways in which popular fiction reflects and engages with questions of gender, identity, ethics and education.
SEMESTER III
Complementary Course III CG 1331 Environment Studies and Disaster Management
No. of Credits: 3
Aim: Create awareness and sensitivity towards environment and related concerns
Objectives:
- Engage with a wide range of issues in environmental studies and disaster management.
- Acquire a set of values for environmental protection and conservation
- Manage natural disasters and other emergency situations and to develop a critical vocabulary related to environmental studies and disaster management
Course Outcome:
CO1: understand environmental crises and disaster management situations
CO2: take lead in spreading environmental values and creating awareness among the publicCO 3: respond in a better way to a natural calamity or disaster and articulate environmental concerns using appropriate vocabulary
SEMESTER IV
Core Course VI CG 1441 20th Century World Literature
No. of Credits: 4
Aim: Understand the diversity of cultures and the commonalities of human experience in the literature of the world.
Objectives
- Expand the knowledge of narrative and literary representations and genres across the globe.
- Help students contextualise contemporary English studies
- Trace the concerns literatures of the late 20th century and 21st Century engage in
Course Outcome
- Get acquainted with varied socio-cultural and political experiences and expressions.
- Gain a theoretical grounding to read literatures in English from different regions and accept the fact that world literature is literature that gains in translation.
- Learn to avoid homogenising cultures and languages and protect the diversity oflanguages and cultures present in literary works.
SEMESTER IV
Core Course VII CG 1442 Twentieth Century Malayalam Literature in Translation
No. of Credits: 4
Aim: Introduce literary narratives of 20th century Malayalam Literature
Objectives
- Introduce the students to the historical and socio-cultural atmosphere in which Malayalam literature became enriched
- Provide the students a basic understanding of Malayalam literature
- Get an understanding of the gradual transformation of Malayalam literature from the early modern to the post modern
Course Outcome
CO 1: Discern the varied milieu of the development and growth of Malayalam literature and be sensitive to its socio cultural and political implications.
CO 2: Get a basic knowledge of the literary and the non-literary works produced in Malayalam and the politics of its plurality.
CO 3: Sense the distinctness of the socio-cultural- political arena in which Malayalam literature developed.
SEMESTER IV
Vocational Course IV CG 1471 Language Editing and Publishing
No. of Credits: 3
Aim: Skill Development
Objectives:
- Familiarize students with basic concepts related to editing and publishing
- Cultivate in them the skills necessary to become a competent editor
- Introduce them to the evolving landscape of the publishing industry and the various opportunities it offers
Course Outcome:
CO 1: Students must be able to identify the different steps and stakeholders involved in the editorial process
CO 2: Acquire a working knowledge of the mechanics of editing and proof reading and utilize the same on a practical level to create error-free, well edited texts
CO 3: Be sensitized to the legal aspects involved in editing and publishing and find gainful
employment in the editing and publishing industry.
SEMESTER IV
Vocational Course V CG 1472 Content Writing
No. of Credits: 3
Aim: To equip students with the skills required to cope with the demands of the digital world and to make them career-ready.
Objectives
- Introduce the interdisciplinary field of web content writing and development to students.
- Encourage students to develop specific writing skills according to the demands of the industry in tune with the digital medium.
- Enhance the employability skills of students based on industry and marketing.
Course Outcomes
CO 1: Understand what content writing is and attain an awareness of its scope.
CO2: Gain familiarity with various digital platforms and the formats of online publications.
CO3: Strengthen content writing skills through practice tasks and gain an awareness about style and specifications in digital media platforms
SEMESTER IV
Complementary Course IV CG 1431 Literatures of Travel and Tourism
No. of Credits: 3
Aim: To introduce learners to emerging career opportunities in the field of travel and tourism, and to facilitate development of key language skills in the area.
Objectives:
- Develop an overview of Travel Studies and its fundamentals
- Equip learners with skills and knowledge required to plan, produce, and present travel related content across a variety of media.
- Empower learners to use English efficiently in professional and academic settings related to Travel Studies
Course Outcomes:
CO1: Familiar with various forms of travel writing.
CO2: Able to effectively produce content using them.
CO3: Acquire language proficiency for professional opportunities and academic settingsrelated to Travel and Tourism.
SEMESTER – V
Core Course VIII CG 1541 Film Studies
No. of Credits: 3
Aim: Introduce the theoretical study of films
Objectives
- Familiarize students with the emerging area of film studies and make them equipped to decipher the meaning of a movie.
- Enable the students to understand the medium of cinema with an ample knowledge of the basic terminologies
- Help them trace the evolution of the different movements in the film history
Course Outcome
- Recognize the language of films and use it creatively.
- Analyze films from both technical and non-technical perspectives
- Use film as a medium of communication and derive an interest in various careers related to film
SEMESTER – V
Core Course IX CG 1542 Indian Literature
No. of Credits: 3
Aim: Trace the growth and development of Indian English Writing
Objectives
- Familiarize the students with the genesis of Indian Writing in English.
- Acquaint them with the major movements in Indian Writing in English and their historical connections.
- Introduce them to the stalwarts of Indian Literature in English through the study of selected literary texts
Course Outcome
- Trace the historical and literary genesis and development of Indian Writing in English
- Comprehensive understanding of the major movements in Indian Writing in English across varied periods and genres
- Address the plurality of literary and socio-cultural representations within Indian lifeas well as letters.
SEMESTER V
Core Course X CG 1543 Criticism and Theory
No. of Credits: 4
Aim Provide a historical and critical overview of the origin and development of literary criticism
Objectives
- Give the students a historical overview of the critical practices from classical period to the present.
- Introduce to them some of the significant concepts that had a seminal influence on the development of critical thought.
- To develop in them a critical perspective and capacity to relate and compare various critical practices and schools.
Course Outcome
- Analyze and appreciate texts critically, from different perspectives and methodologies
- Appreciate Indian Aesthetics and find linkages between Western thought and Indian critical tradition.
- Gain a critical and pluralistic understanding and perspective of life.
SEMESTER V
Vocational Course VI CG 1571 Theatre Studies
No. of Credits: 3
Aims: To provide an application level approach to world theatre
Objectives
- Introduce the students to the application of fundamental theories in play texts
- Familiarize the students with the theatrical elements of a play
- Encourage the students to produce a play
Course Outcome
- Develop a culture of theatre in students
- Help students in applying theories and contexts in play texts
- Enhance creativity in students by helping them in the production of a play
SEMESTER V
Vocational Course VII CG 1572 English Language Teaching
No. of Credits: 3
Aim: To introduce students to teaching of English as a second language.
Objective
- Comprehend the concepts in language teaching.
- Understand the important psychological principles behind second language acquisition.
- Understand different approaches and methods of teaching English as second Language.
Course Outcome
- Understand the theoretical basis of language teaching, and apply it to the actual teaching process
- Be able to assess critically the implications of the various approaches, methods, techniques
- Have the ability to develop material for teaching, to plan lessons and conduct them effectively
SEMESTER V
Vocational Course VIII CG 1573 Language for Advertising and Marketing
No. of Credits: 3
Aim: Specific Skill Development
Objectives
- Understand the field of Advertising
- Comprehend opportunities and challenges in Advertising sector
- Examine the scope for making advertising a future career
Learning Outcomes
- Prepare a primary advertising model
- Application of skills.
- To give students an appreciation of Advertising and Marketing Communications development focusing on the CLIENT’s perspective
SEMESTER V
Open Course CG 1551.1 English for Communication
No. of Credits: 2
Aim: To excel in communicative capabilities
Objectives
- Help the students overcome their inhibitions about speaking in English about their dayto-day life and learning experiences within and outside college
- Develop them into clear, unpretentious and effective communicators, both in speech and in writing
- Give them the rudiments of grammar, with an emphasis on the correct usage of the language in various contexts
Course Outcome
- Learners majoring in some subject other than English will have a working knowledge of the type of English that is required in real life situations, especially the globalized workplace.
- Well trained to write clear, well-framed, polite but concise formal letters and e-mails for a variety of purposes
- Acquire some of the soft-skills that go hand in hand with English –namely, the ability to prepare for an interview and face it confidently, the ability to participate boldly a group discussion and contribute meaningfully to it, the ability to make a simple and interesting presentation of 5-10 minutes before a mixed audience on anything that they have learnt in the previous semesters of the UG programme
SEMESTER V
Open Course CG 1551.2 Film Appreciation
No. of Credits: 2
Aim Introduce the world of movies and sensitize its representative politics
Objectives
- Enable the students from various disciplines to decipher the meaning of a movie
- Familiarize students with the emerging area of film studies
- Make them aware of the evolution of the filmic medium.
Course Outcome
- Decipher the meaning of a movie
- Watch, understand and analyze films from a critical perspective
- Equip them to be resourceful to find a career in areas related to film
SEMESTER VI
Core Course XI CG 1641 Gender Studies
No. of Credits: 4
Aim: Introduce and problematize gender constructs.
Objectives
- Recognize the patriarchal bias in the formation of history and knowledge
- Explore the historical variables that have contributed towards the social norms of gender and sexuality
- Understand the significance of making gender an integral concept of social analysis
Course Outcome
- Analyse the ways in which gender, race, ethnicity, class, caste and sexuality construct the social, cultural and biological experience of both men and women in all societies.
- Interrogate the social constructions of gender and the limiting of the same in to the malefemale binary in its intersections with culture, power, sexualities and nationalities
- Recognize and use the major theoretical frames of analysis in gender studies in relation to the sustainable goals of development
SEMESTER VI
Core Course XII CG 1642 Linguistics and Structure of English Language
No. of Credits: 4
Aim: Understand the language Structure of the English Language
Objectives
- Give the students a preliminary idea regarding the nature, function and scope of languages, in general
- Sensitize the students to the specificities of the oral and written dimensions of English.
- Appreciate Linguistics as a branch of learning with its own defined material and methodology
Course Outcome
- Be able to analyse actual speech in terms of the principle of linguistics
- Improve the accent and pronunciation of the language
- Introduce the students to internationally accepted forms of speech and writing in
English.
SEMESTER VI
Vocational Course IX CG 1671 Screen Writing and Subtitling
No. of Credits: 3
Aims: Introduce a specific skill
Objectives
- To introduce to students the concepts of script and subtitle
- To familiarise them with various types of scriptwriting
- To help them pursue the various techniques of screenwriting and audio-visual translation.
Course Outcome
- Understand the concepts and techniques of scriptwriting and subtitling
- Undertake writing scripts to build a genuine interest in the field and focus on a career in screenwriting.
- Analyse the audio-visual material provided and overcome the challenges in translating cultural symbols in the source language.
SEMESTER VI
Vocational Course X CG 1672 Public Relations and Corporate Communication
No. of Credits: 3
Aim: Introduce a career oriented course focusing on the public/ corporate sector.
Objectives
- Familiarise students with areas and principles of PR activity.
- Enable them to acquire the basic skills required for corporate communication and public relations.
- Enable them to articulate and project a positive image of the company/product/policies.
Course Outcome
- Produce effective, sensitive and ethical public relation and communication skills beneficial to the institution.
- Conduct public relation campaigns through press releases and other interactive methods with special focus on corporate communication.
- Help them find employment in the public/corporate sectorSEMESTER VI
Industry Based Elective Course CG 1661.1 Proof Reading and Copy Editing
No. of Credits: 3
Aim: Introduce a skill and career oriented course
Objectives
- Familiarize students with the concepts of copy- editing and impart basic copy-editing skills.
- Give exposure to the practice of copy editing
- Open up areas of further possibilities regarding choice of career.
Course Outcome
- Gain Through knowledge of the theoretical and practical knowledge of copy editing
- Copy-edit non–technical materials of moderate difficulty and produce consistently well organized written discourse.
- Find employment in the editing field as copy-editors, sub-editors and web editors.
SEMESTER VI
Industry Based Elective Course CG 1661.2 Professional Communication Practice
No. of Credits: 3
Aim: To empower the students with professional skills for modern workplace and for the technodigital world through holistic practical learning.
Objectives
- Update knowledge about the competency framework of modern professional organisations.
- Identify gaps in their skills matrix and bridge them through strategized praxis.
- Improve their recruitability, employability and entrepreneurship quotient.
- Think critically and act ethically in the workplace and in digital spaces.
Course Outcome
- Develop the skill ecosystem of the students
- Mold ethical consciousness
- Be able to meet the demands of the industry and professional options
SEMESTER VI
Industry Based Elective Course CG 1661.3 Academic Writing
No. of Credits: 3
Aim: Develop Writing Skill
Objectives
- Familiarize the students with the concepts of academic writing and basics of documentation
- Provide hands-on experience in researching, organizing, drafting, and revising
- Introduce the concept of ethics and the problems with plagiarism
- Provide an introduction to research methodology
Course Outcome
- Comprehend the concept of academic writing
- Improve academic writing skills
- Learn to become responsible scholars
- Undertake research writing and documentation with better perception