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The Department of English is one of the premier departments of the college. The department is supported by a committed team of professors who aim at effectively delivering a course in English, which is renowned for uniformly maintaining its standards of academic excellence over the years. The quality of students in the undergraduate programme is commendable. of texts, authors, movements, literary trends, theories and schools of criticism. It encompasses a study of the history of English Literature together with intense analysis of representative works of eminent authors, dramatists and poets such as Shakespeare, Milton, Dryden, Pope, Jane Austen, Dickens, Shaw, Romantic, Victorian and modern poets. The final semester offers courses in specialized areas such as Modern fiction, poetry and drama together with American Literature. Strategies of teaching include lecture method, audio-visual techniques, student seminars, term papers and class discussions.<\/p>\n
This course is a full time course. The duration is for three years programme leads to the award of the degree of Bachelor in English. (B.A. English Honours). Limited seats are available in each subsidiary subject. Hence one may not get the desired subsidiary subject as the selection will be done on merit basis.<\/p>\n
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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1435574551925{margin-bottom: 8px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”What is the target audience?” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Department offers a B.A. (Honours) programme in English and M.A. (English). The courses in Compulsory English and Alternative English (Modern Indian Language) are also conducted by the Department.<\/p>\n
The three-year undergraduate programme in English is divided into six semesters. The syllabus in each semester introduces the students to literary study and focuses on critical techniques, approaches and debates to provide the students with the basic tools for literary analysis and appreciation. The introductory survey of the history of English Literature is complemented by the study of set texts which have been contextualized within specific literary periods allowing the study of major figures\/ works within their cultural, literary and political contexts.<\/p>\n
Continuous Internal Assessment is an integral part of the curriculum. Continuous assessment in each semester is on the basis of tutorials, term papers, seminars and tests.<\/p>\n
The B.A English (Honours) course, is for three years divided over six semesters and M.A English is for two years divided over four semesters. The course offers an overview of English poetry, prose and drama aims to create an interest in the study of English Literature through a study of texts, literary terms and related concepts.<\/p>\n
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