Visit the following link for the latest syllabus implemented by the university:

http://www.caluniv.ac.in/CBCS/UG-English.pdf

The above link will provide the details of the CBCS CURRICULUM to be implemented by the University from 2018-'19

From ACADEMIC SESSION 2018-‘19

PROGRAMME OUTCOME:

For B.A.(Honours): The College follows the syllabus and curriculum set by Calcutta University.For the academic session 2018-'19 the Honours course was taught in the 1st semester, 2nd semester (CBCS Regualtions) and in the 2nd and 3rd year/s as per 1+1+1 Regulation.The Honours Course is intended to stimulate critical thinking in the students and equip them with writing skills which would enhance their performance in the Board Exam.At the end of the Honours course, the candidate is ready for the next level of academics , i.e. Post Graduation.He/she may also seek employment in jobs where their acquired skills may be utilized.

For B.A.(General):A wide range of subjects are offered in the General Courses.A student may choose his/her elective at the time of admission.The General Course follows the syllabus and modalities prescribed by Calcutta University.A general course student at the end of a three- year programme acquires a competence over the theoretical and practical aspects of the subjects chosen by him/her.He/she may utilize the skills acquired and pursue a Masters degree in one of his elective subjects.The students may also use their practical skills acquired in professional training courses designed for employment.

HONOURS COURSES :

COURSE OUTCOME FOR SEMESTER1:

CC1:

Group A: History of English Literature

· To provide a comprehensive idea about British literary history from Old English period to the Modern period (till 1960s)

· An appreciation of British social and cultural history in order to understand their impact on British literature

· To create an idea about the evolution of specific genres of British literature and to formulate an understanding of the concept of literary canon formation.

Group B: Philology

· The course will trace the evolution of the English language by studying the impact of foreign influences on it

· An effective idea about certain linguistic and philological phenomenon to develop a holistic concept about the phonetic technicalities of English language both in its spoken and written form.

CC2: EUROPEAN CLASSICAL LITERATURE

Group A: Social and Intellectual background

· To provide a comprehensive idea of Greco-Roman culture and civilization.

· Various periods of Greek and Latin literary history to be studied along with its representative writers in order to gain literary insight to the age

Group B: Greek literature

· Greek epic and tragic drama to be studied as representative texts from early Greek and later Greek periods respectively.

· Excerpts from books 1 and 2 of Homer’s Iliad to be studied to develop an understanding of epic tropes of story- telling and epic conventions.

· Sophocles’ Oedipus the King to be studied as detailed text. Aristotelian theory of Tragedy to be expounded while dealing with the text. The concepts of dramatic structure and characterization to be conveyed to gain an understanding of classical Greek Tragedy.

Group C: Roman literature

· Book 3 of Ovid’s Metamorphosis to be studied as a representative text of Latin lyric poetry. Themes, conventions, poetic style as well as the adaptation of a Greek myth to poetic form to be studied with special emphasis.

· Plautus’ Pot of Gold to be studied as a detailed text. Conventions of Roman Comedy and its associations with Old Greek Comedy to be observed. Other features of the genre like the influence of Italian comic forms and employment of stock characters to be emphasized while reading the text.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOME (ENGLISH HONOURS ):

· The courses aim to build up the student’s fundamental ideas regarding British Literature and its evolution down the ages.

· Enrichment of literary and critical skills.

· A comprehensive view of English literary history to be studied in a manner which will foster an ability to understand literary discourse and canon formation.

· An understanding of literary antiquity and the classical models of the various literary genres such as Epic, Comedy, Tragedy, Satire and Lyric Poetry.

· Ability to respond to literary texts vis-à-vis their socio-cultural milieu.

· To understand the growth, structure and evolution of the language and use language more meaningfully.

· To streamline students’ writing skills to improve performance both in the classroom and in the University Exams.

· To foster an active curiosity for the chosen discipline by enabling students to consult and refer resource matter as study aids.

· A sustained interest for the various genres of literature and also associated arts like films and theatre which would help the students in the subsequent semesters.

COURSE OUTCOME FOR SEMESTER 2:

• CC3: INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH

• POETRY:

Students will get a working idea of the development of English poetry in the Indian subcontinent from the ninetheenth century to the contemporary period.the social,cultural and other aspects of a poet's work will also be examined in order for the students to get a holistic view of the development of Poetry in the English language in India.

• NOVEL:

The students will be taught the conventions of the novelistic genre in the Western epistemology and then a comparative analysis will be done with the help of the prescribed text, 'RAJMOHAN'S WIFE'.The students will be given an idea of the historical and economic forces at play in Bengal at the time of Bankimchandra's writing of the novel.Finally the text will studied with critical commentary and special emphasis will be given to the elements of plot, characterization etc.

• DRAMA

The prescribed drama BRAVELY FOUGHT THE QUEEN, is by a contemporary dramatist.The text will be read and examined with special emphasis given to the dramatist's understanding of urban culture and the erosion of moral values which is often a theme of cosmopolitan centric texts.The student will also be taught to examine gender and sexuality as tropes used in the play and their respective function-both literal and metaphorical.

CC4: BRITISH POETRY AND DRAMA FROM 14TH TO 17TH CENTURY

• POETRY:Selections from Chaucer's Wife of Bath's Prologue to Metaphysical poets of the Seventeenth Century.

Students will appreciate the development of British poetry by studying representative poets from separate poetic traditions.He will develop an idea about the poetic aesthetics and conventions of each separate genre such as the English sonnet, the Metaphysical Lyric etc.

• DRAMA: "MACBETH" AND "AS YOU LIKE IT"

Students have already been exposed to the genres of tragedy and comedy in the first Semester.In this semester they will be learn about the structure of a full length comedy and tragedy and also diffrentiate between Classical drama and Renaissance Drama through Shakespearean Text.

In the case of Macbeth, separate lectures will be given to make the student appreciate Shakespeare's psychologically complex characterization as evident in the characterization of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

For As You Like It, themes and conventions of Shakespearean Romantic Comedy will be studied in addition to scene analysis and discussions on Art of characterization.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOME FOR SEMESTER 2:

• Students will get to know about the genre of Indian Writing in English which would prepare them for the study of Indian texts which are a part of the successive core courses in future semesters.

• A comprehensive view of English drama and poetry will enrich the students basic understanding of the English literature of the past and help him to identify separate styles, images and traditions of writing.

• Shakespearean drama -both tragedy and comedy -are vital ingredients of a literature major's education.Studying the Shakespearean texts will not only improve their ability to understand the nuanced style of the dramatist but give them an insight into how Shakespeare transformed the contextual to the universal .

• Regular mentoring classes will help the students improve their skills in writing

• Shakespeare dramas made into film adaptations will be screened for the convenience of the students , so they might appreciate the performative elements of Shakespeare's works.

• students will be asked to look at electronic resources and other such net based sources to help streamline their answers.

• There will be class presentations on various topics following which tutorial assignments will be set.

Course Outcome for Semester 3

• CC5 AMERICAN LITERATURE:The course will feature poetry, drama, novel and short stories from American Literature.The authors chosen in the syllabus range from early American writers of the nineteenth century to the contemporary period.The students will form an idea about the way in which genres of American literature has evolved.

• CC6 POPULAR LITERATURE: Representative texts from genres such as Children's Literature,Detective Fiction, Graphic Literature and and Nonsense verse will be taught.The texts will be taught so that students develop a working idea of the discourse of popular literature and culture studies.

• CC7 BRITISH POETRY AND DRAMA(17TH-18TH CENTURY):Key texts from the seventeenth and neo-classical period will be taught along with the social and intellectual background of the period.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOME FOR SEMESTER 3:

• The growth and development of the American Literature from the nineteenth century will be studied.

• The students will form an idea about American Literature as a distinct discourse with its own features and paradigm.

• Comparative analysis with British literature and its discourse will make the course(cc5) more critically engaging.

• The conventions of Popular Literature and Culture will give the students an exposure to the field of culture studies.

• The conventions of popular genres with their format and features will familiarize the students with the discourse of culture and ideology.

• Traditions of neoclassical and puritan literature especially satire and revenge tragedies will enhance critical understanding of the age

• Powerpoint presentations and extension activities will be arranged for the students to help them understand the American context, the popular literature and the fundamentals of neoclassical poetry and drama.

• Mentoring classes will help encourage the students to clarify their doubts.

• Electronic resources and links will be shared by the teachers with the students so that the critical underpinnings of the various course components might be studied.

• Tutorial assignments would be planned in a manner which would encourage original thinking and critical writing style.

COURSE OUTCOME FOR SEMESTER 4:

CC 8:18^th Century British Literature-

· The course features key poets, prose writers and a dramatist of the period. The student will understand the characteristic features of the age as well as the tenor of the writers. They will also understand the contextual connections between social history and literary history which is very crucial for this period.

CC9: British Romantic Literature

· This course features one of the most prolific ages in the history of English literature. The selection of poets, prose writers and novelists have been done in a representative manner. The students will be given an overview of the British Romanticism in terms of its aesthetics and its characteristic literary tradition will be explained in contrast to the earlier neoclassical tradition of writing. He/she will be equipped to understand the nuances of the Romantic movement and co-relate them with the themes/styles/characteristic features of the texts they will be doing in class.

CC10: Nineteenth Century British Literature-

· The course covers the entire nineteenth century literary history from after the Romantic Age right upto the Victorian period. The authors included in this course are mainly Victorian with the exception of Jane Austen. The student will be given an overview of the Victorian period and its rich as well as variegated social and literary history. They will be able to understand the unique status of the age as positioned between Romanticism and Modernism and try to evaluate the colonial/imperialistic resonances in Victorian literary discourse.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOME FOR SEMESTER 4:

• The students will be able to observe the continuities and correspondences between the various periods and traditions of English literary history.

• The Course matter of the Semester will be a continuation from CC7 in Semester 3 and focus specifically on the British literary history.Thus their knowledge of the course matter from CC1 will be helpful in this regard as they will be able to situate the topic in its actual social and intellectual background.

• Their idea about the genres of poetry, prose , drama and novel will be further enriched as they will be exposed to multiple traditions and styles of writing in each genre.

• Like the other semesters their writing skills will critically progress and become more streamlined.

• Courses CC9 and CC10 will require a vast amount of reference work which will equip them to write their assignments and term papers more precisely and according to academic standards.

Course Outcome for Semester 5:

CC11:

• Women's Writing:The module offers a selection of texts by Indian as well as Western authors for comprehensive understanding of the issues, concerns and aesthetic principles underlying women's writing in the nineteenth and twentieth century.

CC12:

• Early Twentieth Century British Literature:The module offers an introduction to a key period in European literary history i.e, early modernism.Early English modernists will be read as a part of the course.

DSE A2:

• Literary Theory and Literary Criticism:The course is a vital one and features some key texts which will help students to understand the rudiments of literary theory as it is practiced in the academia in the contemporary period.The students will also read literary essays to get an idea about literary criticism.

DSE B1:

• Literary types, Rhetoric and Prosody:The module will teach students about the major literary types which they encounter in literature and give them a working idea about the aesthetic principles underlying each of them.Rhetoric and Prosody are very basic tools for literary analysis.Students will be taught about these tools through practice passages.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOME FOR SEMESTER 5:

• The core courses will provide the students with a knowledge of women's writing as well as early modernism.The inter -cultural correspondences underlying women's writing will be manifested to them through their study of the women writers in CC11. For CC12, their understanding of modernism will be enriched and prepare them for the Courses in semester 6.

• The DSE courses opted by the College have been chosen with a view to give the students certain literary skills which they will require while navigating course material at a later stage and also at the post-graduate level.Literary theory and criticism are indispensable in academic circles and the student's understanding of this crucial academic discipline will be refined through the course matter.The second DSE course will be giving the students a thorough understanding of the conventions governing various genres of literature.The tools of literary and poetic appreciation will be given to the students through these courses and this consolidate their foundational aspect of their study.

• The department will take practice tests and the tutorials for these modules will be done in a manner to enhance a student's skill set.

Course Outcome for Semester 6:

CC 13:Modern European Drama

• The dramas offered in the course are translated works of some of the most prominent dramatists of Continental literature.The students will be able to compare these dramas with the British plays he/she has studied in the earlier semesters and form a more comprehensive view of the genre.

CC14:

• Post Colonial Literatures:

This is one of the richest , emerging contemporary areas of scholarship today.The undergraduate student will learn the importance of post-colonial studies and the texts will give him/her an understanding of the themes, concerns and the socio-political dynamics of this discipline.

DSE A3 :

• Partition Literature:This module is one with strong interdisciplinary links with history, political science and sociology.The narratives of partition are rich and variegated.Regional writers in translation as well as modern diaspora writers writing on the partition discourse will be taught in the course.

DSE B3:

• Autobiography:This is a genre which is neglected by many students.The choice of Indian memoirs for the course has been done in a manner that students understand certain basic principles regarding the formation of identity and nationhood.Non-fictional literature from the Indian subcontinent has not been a part of the course in the past semesters/modules and this will be rectified through the course.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOME FOR SEMESTER 6:

• Since this is the last semester of the UG course the students have been given an eclectic choice of texts with which they have to engage.Whatever skills they have acquired in the previous semesters have to be used in this one as the texts have to done with a vast variety of extra-textual references.Their discretion at utilizing academic resources will be a marker in this semester.

• The interdisciplinary and inter-cultural dimension of the course is rather strong.The students will get acquire a comprehensive view of the contextual paradigms of the text while doing it in this semester.

• The writing skills of the students will be further streamlined as their exposure to the volume and variety of writers they will encounter in semester 6 will be sufficiently augmented.

COURSE OUTCOME FOR SEC s :

SEC A2 :

• BUSINESS COMMUNICATION (3RD SEMESTER):The course will be teaching the key aspects of office communication and correspondence.Students will be taught how to write an email, file a report, take down minutes of the the meeting.

SEC B2:

• The course module will teach the students the basic rules and principles of Academic writing.Moreover they will also be taught the literary skills of paraphrasing , writing summaries and critical appreciation.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOME FOR SECs (To be taught in semester 3 and 4 respectively)

• The SECs will impart certain soft skills to the students.Since most of our students are unfamiliar with Business Communication, the module for the same(A2) will help them acquire the skills which in turn will help them in the job market where knowledge of office communication skills is an added bonus. The module on Academic writing(B2) will help them to acquire knowledge regarding the specific formats of writing an academic paper which will help them in their tutorial assignments.Also the skills of summarizing, paraphrasing and critical analysis will help them to streamline their written skills.

Course Outcome for AECC:

AECC:

• Grammar and various grammatical exercises form a part of this module.Students are given an opportunity to brush up and improve their grammatical skills.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOME FOR AECC:

• Grammatical ability is one of the key markers for the in-depth knowledge of this subject.The students will be taught through various practice sessions some of the common aspects of grammar and grammatical usage.Group discussions and participative lectures will be a key facet of this course.

COURSE OUTCOME FOR THE GENERAL COURSES:

The Programme Specific Outcomes for the various core courses cumulatively represent the PSO for English Honours.

A pdf of the above Course details have been uploaded below for the reference of students.

Third year students will follow the syllabus given in the link below:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jgzvkfsuHfd8x_0bcjpRJ4zHt5Ui08Iu

Assessments:

The departmental teachers take regular class tests after each topic is finished. Moreover the teachers try to groom the students for their Board exams through question –answer sessions. Remedial Classes are also held to help the students to improve their performance. Students are encouraged to acquire skills for critical thought and expression. First year students have to appear for a Mid Term examination and a Test Examination. Their performance is closely monitored by the teachers and a guardians meeting is convened after the Midterm Examinations to apprise the guardians’ of their wards’ progress.

Extension Activities:

The department organizes seminars in the form of extension lectures and workshops. Students’ seminars are also scheduled where stude;nts work in groups to present papers on topics related to their curriculum. Film shows are also organized to give the students a better grasp of the text. Teachers also host quiz shows at regular intervals to ensure that the students know the course contents as meticulously as possible.

In the 2017-'18 Academic session the following events were hosted by the department:

• A seminar on Romantic art(RESOURCE PERSON: PRATIM SAHA,our ex-student,and Government Art College Graduate).

• An Extension lecture (Resource Person DR. MONISHA SARKAR of East Calcutta Girls' College)on Jane Austen (marking the Austen Bicentennial)followed by student papers with powerpoint slides.

• Two Film Shows:The Dead Poets' Society(September) and The Book Thief?(December)

• A students' Seminar on Old English and Medieval Literature.