English Profile

ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
FACULTY PROFILE
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
(Last five years from July 2007 to June 2012)
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
Faculty Profile Department Details (to be collected from the Heads of the Department) (Last five years from July 2007 to June 2012)
Department of English
STAFF LIST (WITH QUALIFICATION / SPECIALIZATION / PASSPORT SIZE PHOTO):
Name with Qualification Professor & Head
Dr. K. Palaniyappan, M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., Ph.D. Area of Specialisation: American Literature
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Professor
Dr. S. Padmini, M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., Ph.D.
Area of Specialisation: British Literature
Dr. K. Muthuraman, M.A., M.A. (Tamil), M.Phil., Ph.D.
Area of Specialisation: American Literature
Dr. K. Rajaraman, M.A., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dr. A. Selvaraj, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Area of Specialisation: Comparative Literature
Assistant Professor
Dr. S. Karthik Kumar,M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Area of Specialisation: Anglo Indian Fiction
Dr. S. Ayyapparaja, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Area of Specialisation: Indian Writing in English
Dr. K. Ravichandran, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Area of Specialisation: African American
Dr. S. Florence, M.A., Ph.D.
Dr. V. Gnanaprakasam, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Area of Specialisation: Afro-American
Dr. B. Kathiresan, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Miss G. Arunadevi, M.A., M.Phil.
Dr. G. Arputhavel Raja, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Mr. M. Madhavan,M.A., M.Phil.
Ms. S. Bhuvaneswari,M.A., M.Phil.
Area of Specialisation: Diasporic Literature
Mr. M. Soundhararajan, M.A., M.Phil.
Ms. SP. Shanthi, M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil.
Ms. R. Vijaya, M.A., M.Phil.
Programme: M.A. (CBCS) Year 2006-2007 Gender Male Female Other State Home State Male Female Other State Home State Male Female Other State Home State Male Female Other State Home State Male Female Other State Home State Male Female Other State Home State SC 14 15 11 9 7 10 19 6 46 10 63 16 ST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 MBC 7 7 2 0 3 4 2 3 5 6 9 5 BC 4 6 9 4 5 2 10 2 7 3 10 6 OC 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 Total Total 25 32 03 54 22 13 04 31 15 18 02 31 31 12 03 40 59 21 05 75 87 28 08 107 363
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
Programme: M.A. (Integ) Year 2006-2007 Gender Male Female Other State Home State NRI Male Female Other State Home State NRI Male Female Other State Home State NRI Male Female Other State Home State NRI Male Female Other State Home State NRI Male Female Other State Home State NRI SC 31 21 53 31 80 58 116 68 150 102 138 124 ST 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 MBC 8 12 7 13 5 10 9 12 4 11 4 9 BC 1 9 3 2 4 4 6 5 3 2 1 1 OC 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Total Total 40 42
2007-2008
01 63 48
2008-2009
01 89 75
2009-2010
133 86
2010-2011
157 116
2011-2012
143 134
1126
Academic Collaboration (if any): Nil
Syllabus / Model question paper (each paper)
Department of English M.A. English (CBCS) (Revised with effect from 2009-2010) Pape r No. Code of Course Title of the Course Credit Point s Min. Mark s Max. Marks (75+25 ) I II III IV ENGC 101 ENGC 102 ENGC 103 ENGC 104 Introduction to English Literary Studies Chaucer and the Elizabethan Age The Jacobean and the Restoration Ages Optional Subject: ENGC 104 (1) - Writing Skills (or) ENGC 104 (2) - Theory of Translation V ENGE 105 Elective: Elements of English Grammar Total Credit Points Semester - II VI VII VIII IX ENGC 201 ENGC 202 ENGC 203 ENGC 204 The Pre-Romantic and the Romantic Ages The Victorian Age Indian Literature in English Optional Subject: ENGC 204 (1) - Comparative Literature (or) ENGC 204 (2) Principles and Methods of English Language Teaching X ENGE 205 Elective: Effective English Speaking Total Credit Points Semester - III XI XII XIII ENGC 301 ENGC 302 ENGC 303 Twentieth Century British Literature American Literature New Literatures in English 5 4 4 50 50 50 100 100 100 4 21 50 100 5 4 4 4 50 50 50 50 100 100 100 100 4 22 50 100 5 4 5 4 50 50 50 50 100 100 100 100
Semester - I
XIV
ENGC 304
Optional Subject: ENGC 304 (1) - Journalism (or) ENGC 304 (2) Introduction Linguistics Elective: Technical Writing Soft Skills
50
100
to
XV XVI
ENGE 305 ENGC 316
4 4
50 50
100 100
Total Credit Points Semester - IV XVII XVIII XIX ENGC 401 ENGC 402 ENGC 403 Shakespeare Literary Criticism Phonetics and the History of the English Language XX ENGC 404 Optional Subject: ENGC 404 (1) - Feminist Writings (or) ENGC 404 (2) Canadian Literature (or) ENGC 404 (3) A Short Dissertation / Project Report
25
5 5 4
50 50 50
100 100 100
50
100
XXI
ENGE 405
Elective:
English
for
Competitive
50
100
Examinations Total Credit Points 22
Internal Assessment Marks
1.
2. 3. 4.
Tests (I & II)

Assignments Case Study / Seminar Attendance 90% and above 80 89 % 70 79 % -
10 Marks
5 Marks 5 Marks 5 Marks 5 Marks 4 Marks 3 Marks
Total
25 Marks
Question Paper Pattern

It is the same as it was for the previous year students.
M.A. English (CBCS) Semester I ENGC 101: Introduction to English Literary Studies Objectives: To enable the students acquire a knowledge of the literary terms, and to acquaint them with the methods of evaluating and appreciating poetry and other genres. Unit 1 Literary terms Aestheticism, Affective Fallacy, Allegory, Allusion, Ambiguity, Anachronism, Antithesis, Archetype, Bathos, Burlesque, Chorus, Chronicle Play, Clich, Comic Relief, Conceit, Connotation, Deconstruction, Discourse, Euphony, Euphuism, Farce, Haiku, Hyperbole, Imagery, Intentional Fallacy, Irony, Lyric, Masque, Melodrama, Metaphor, Myth, Objective Correlative, Objectivity, Oxymoron, Paradox, Pathetic Fallacy, Pathos, Plot, Poetic Justice, Requiem, Satire, Simile, Soliloquy, Stream of Consciousness, Symbol, Unities, Ballad, Sonnet, Ode, Epic. Text book Morner, Kathleen and Rausch, Ralph. NTCs Dictionary of Literary Terms. Illinois: NTC, 1998 Insights into Literary Forms: Unit II Poetry Unit III Drama Unit IV Fiction Unit V Prose and Short Stories Text Book Board of Editors. Poetry and Minor Forms of English Literature. Mumbai: OUP, 1998 Reference Book
Kathleen
Morner
&
Ralph
Rausch:
Dictionary
of
Literary
Terms.
ENGC 102: Chaucer and the Elizabethan Age Objectives: To enable the students to get acquainted with Chaucer and characteristics of British Literature written during the Elizabethan Age. Unit I: Poetry - I Geoffrey Chaucer Tales Sir Thomas Wyatt The : The Prologue to the Canterbury the
Forget Not Yet the Tyrde Entent Appeal
Earl of Surrey Extreme Paine
When
Raging
Love
with
Geve Place Ye Louers Here Before Unit II: Poetry - II Edmund Spenser Sir Walter Raleigh Love : : Epithalamion The Shepherds Description of
The Nymphs Reply to Marlowes Passionate Shepherd Sir Philip Sidney : Philomela
Unit III: Prose & Criticism Sir Philip Sidney

Francis Bacon
:
:
An Apologie for Poetrie

The following essays are prescribed:
1. O Truth Of
2. Of Death 3.
Revenge4. Of Simulation and Dissimulation 5. Of Marriage and Single Life Unit IV: Drama - I Christopher Marlowe John Webster : : Dr.Faustus The Duchess of Malfi
Unit V: Drama - II Thomas Middleron Ben Jonson : : The Changeling The Alchemist
ENGC 103: The Jacobean and the Restoration Ages Objectives: To enable the students to have an idea of the spirit of the ages and make them appreciate the religious, political, literary, and social problems as reflected in the literature of the periods. Unit I: Poetry - I John Milton John Dryden Alexander Pope Unit II: Poetry - II John Donne : A Valediction Forbidding Mourning The Good Morrow To His Coy Mistress The Definition of Love The Pulley The Collar The Man : : : Paradise Lost - Book IX Mac Flecknoe Epistle to Dr.Arbuthnot
Andrew Marwell
George Herbet
Unit III: Prose John Dryden Addison & Steele Coverley : : Preface to the Fables The Spectator
and
the
Papers: Essays 1-10 (Macmillans Annotated classics) Unit IV: Fiction Oliver Goldsmith Daniel Defoe Unit V: Drama William Congreve R.B.Sheridan : : The Way of the World The Rivals : : The Vicar of Wakefield Robinson Crusoe
ENGC 104(1) Optional Subject: Writing Skills Objectives: To enable the students to acquire the modern methods of writing in English for literary and specific purposes. Unit I 1. Organizing the Theme 2. Introduction and Conclusion Unit II 1. The Paragraph 2. Logic Unit III 1. 2. 3. 4. Deadwood Inflated Diction Weak Words Cliches
Unit IV 1. Sentence Structure Fragment, : The Sentence The Runtogether Sentence, and the Comma Splice 2. Sentence Structure Reference 3. Sentence Structure 4. Correct Usage 5. Agreement Unit V Punctuation and Mechanics Text Book Kinsella, Paul. The Techniques of Writing, Harcourt Brace, 1975. Reference Book : : Faulty Pronoun Parallelism
Mohan, Krishna & Meenakshi Raman: Effective English Communication
ENGC 104 (2) Optional Subject: Theory of Translation
Objectives: To enable the students to appreciate the importance of translation in a multilingual country like India, and familiarize them with the theories of translation and the current practices.
Unit I Translation: An art and science translation and transliteration Unit II Types of translation Literal and free, total and restricted. Unit III Meaning Linguistic meaning, denotative meaning & connotative meaning Correspondence and Equivalences (Formal correspondence, Dynamic equivalence, linguistic, textual, and cultural equivalences) Unit IV Transference and Transcription Unit V Problems of Translation: Linguistic and cultural distance Translation of literary, religious, and scientific texts.
Text Book 1. Catford, J.C.A Linguistic Theory of Translation. 1965
2. Nida, Eugene. Towards a Science of Translating
Reference Book
Bassnelt, Susan. Translation Studies. London: Routledge, 2002.
ENGE 105 Elective Subject: Elements of English Grammar
Objectives: This course aims at improving the students mastery over the fundamentals of English grammar and sentence structure. Module 1 Sentences, Classes and Phrases Module 2 Nouns and Articles Module 3 Verbs, Verbals, and Adverbs Module 4 Pronouns and Adjectives and Articles Module 5 Adverbs, Prepositions, and Conjunctions Text Book Ehrlich, Eugene. English Grammar. New Delhi, McGraw, 2005 Reference Book Wood, F.T., A Remedial English Grammar for Foreign Students. London: Macmillan, 1974.
Semester - II ENGC 201: The Pre-Romantic and the Romantic Ages Objectives: To enable the learners to get acquainted with the unique characteristics of the literature of the Pre-Romantic and the Romantic Ages. Unit I: Poetry - I Thomas Gray Churchyard Williams Collins William Blake
: : :
Elegy
Written
in
Country
Ode to Evening Ode to Simplicity The Tiger The Lamb A Poison Tree
Unit II: Poetry - II Wordsworth Tintern Coleridge Mariner Keats Urn P.B.Shelley Byron : Ode on the Intimations of Immortality Abbey Kubla Khan The Rime of the Ancient Ode to a Nightingale Ode on a Grecian To a Skylark Ode to the West Wind She Walks in Beauty On this day I compete my thirty sixth year
: : : :
Unit III: Prose & Criticism Wordsworth : Preface to the Lyrical Ballads
Charles Lamb prescribed from
: Essays of Elia
The following essays are
1. The South-Sea House 2. Oxford in the Vacation 3. Christs Hospital Five and Thirty Years Ago 4. Dream Children : A Reverie 5. A Dissertation Upon a Roast Pig Unit IV: Drama Oscar Wilde : The Importance of Being Earnest
P.B. Shelley Unit V: Fiction Walter Scott : Jane Austen :
Prometheus Unbound
Ivanhoe Pride and Prejudice
ENGC 202: The Victorian Age Objectives: To enable the students to get acquainted with the characteristics of literature of the Victorian Age. Unit I Poetry - I Alfred Tennyson Robert Browning Sarto Mathew Arnold : : : The Lotos Eaters Ulysses My Last Duchess Andrea del Memorial Verses Dover Beach the
Unit II Poetry - II D.G. Rossetti Francis Thompson G.M. Hopkins Deutschland : : : The Blessed Damozel The Hound of Heaven The Wreck of
the
Unit III Prose & Criticism Mathew Arnold Thomas Carlyle Shakespeare Unit IV Drama Oscar Wilde G.B. Shaw Unit V Fiction Charles Dickens Thomas Hardy George Eliot : : : A Tale of Two Cities Tess of the Durbervilles Silas Marner : : The Importance of Being Earnest The Apple Car : : The Study of Poetry The Hero as Poet:
Dante;
ENGC 203: Indian Literature in English Objectives: To enable the students to have an understanding of the historical movements and the cultural traits found in Indian English Literature. Unit I Poetry - I Henry L.V. Derozio College Kamala Das R. Parthasarathy Once Nissim Ezekiel the Scorpion A.K. Ramanujan Great House Unit II Poetry - II Rabindranath Tagore Jayanta Mahapatra Keki N. Dharuwalla Century : : : Gitanjali (15 songs) Hunger Pestilence in NineteenthCalcutta Unit III Prose & Criticism Sri Aurobindo India Syed Amanuddin Nehru Unit IV Drama Rabindranath Tagore Girish Karnad Unit V Fiction Amitav Gosh R.K. Narayan Sashi Tharoor : : : Shadow Lines The Guide The Great Indian Novel : : Chandalika Tuglaq : : : The Renaissance in : : : : : To the Pupils of the Hindu Old Play House Under Another Sky A River Enterprise Night of
Small Scale Reflections on
Musings on Conciousness The Discovery of India (Chapters 1-5)
ENGC 204 (1) Optional Subject: Comparative Literature

Objectives: The course aims at introducing the students to the concepts, approaches, problems, and techniques of comparative literature. Unit I Comparative literature - Different definitions. Theory, national, general, and world literature. Indian Comparative literature. Unit II The thematology of the study of comparative literature. Unit III The study of genres; a theory of genres; major genres in world literature identified and compared; how genres originate and spread. Unit IV The study of influences; a theory of influence, analogy; parallelism, conditions facilitating influences across languages. Unit V The study of reception of one literature / movement / author / work in another literature, a theory of reception, related concepts; course study; study of translation; a theory of literary translation; adaptation; abridgement; literal vs. literary rendering. Literature and other arts, music, architecture, theatre; dance; other disciplines like psychology, biography, history, philosophy, and sociology. Text Book Subramanian N., Padma Srinivasan, and G.R. Balakrishnan, Introduction to the Study of Comparative Literature: Theory and Practice. Reference Book Weisstein, Ulrich: Comparative Literature and Literary Theory
ENGC 204 (2) Optional Subject: Principles and Methods of English Language Teaching Objectives: To introduce the students to theories of language description and language learning, and their implications in teaching and learning; to introduce them to prevailing methods and to familiarize them with principles of course designing and testing and evaluation. Unit I English in India Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language Needs/Relevance Language learning theories and their implications/Linguistic sciences and Language Teaching. Unit II Language Teaching in the 19th Century Grammar-Translation Method & Direct Method. New Trends in the 20th century situational Method & AudioLingual Method. Humanistic approaches: Total Physical Response, Silent Way, Natural Approach, and Suggestopedia. Unit III Modern Approaches and Methods The communicative Approach Notional functional Method- Communicative Language Teaching and Community Language Teaching. The reading Method and the Bilingual Method. Unit IV Teaching the skills of language/vocabulary Teaching Prose, Poetry, Grammar and Composition. Unit V Use of Modern Teaching Aids- Use of Tape recorder, Video, Television, etc. Language Laboratory. Evaluation Different Kinds of tests.
Text Book Nagaraj, Geetha. English Language Teaching. Hyderabad, Longmans, 2004. Reference Books 1. Richards, Jack and Theodore Rodgers. Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. 2. Aslam, Mohamed. Teaching of English. New Delhi : Foundation Books, 2003.
ENGE 205 Elective Subject: Effective English Speaking Objectives: The course aims at enabling the students to learn and master the art of spoken English by training them through different modules which involve practical knowledge in speech delivery. Module 1 Production of Speech Process of Listening Module 2 Characteristics of Voice Body Language Organization of Speech Module 3 Preparing Steps Modes of Delivery Speeches for Special Occasions Module 4 Practice Material I a. Pronouncing individual sounds b. Acquiring high intonation c. Using contracted forms Module 5 Practice Material II a. Developing conversational ability b. Making a public speech c. Oral reading of poetry Text Book Mohan, Krishna and N. P. Singh. Speaking English Effectively. New Delhi: Macmillan, 2003. Reference Book O Connor, J.D.O. Better English Pronunciation. New Delhi: Universal Books, 1997
Semester - III ENGC 301: Twentieth Century British Literature Objectives: To enable the students to understand the problems of twentieth century as they are presented through the appropriate form and idiom of twentieth century literature. Unit I Poetry - I W.B. Yeats Byzantium T.S. Eliot W.H. Auden Yeats Dylan Thomas Unit II Poetry - II Wilfred Owen Meeting Stephen Spender Philip Larkin Ted Hughes Thomas Gunn Unit III Criticism T.S. Eliot Individual Cleanth Brooks : Tradition and the : : : : : Strange The Prisoners Church Going Relic On the Move : : : : Sailing to
The Wasteland In Memory of W.B. Fern Hill
Talent Irony as a Principle of Structure
Unit IV John Osborne Anger Samuel Beckett Unit V D.H. Lawrence Virginia Woolf William Golding : : : Sons and Lovers Mrs. Dalloway Lord of the Flies : : Look Back in Waiting for Godot
ENGC 302: American Literature Objectives: To introduce the students to the literature of America, to familiarize them with the important literary movements, and to give them first hand knowledge of the outstanding works and authors. Unit I Poetry - I Emerson Poe Whitman Dooryard Emily Dickinson brewed A narrow fellow in the grass A route of evanescence Because I could not stop for death Mending Wall Stopping by Woods on a Evening Unit II Poetry - II Ezra Pound E.E. Cummings Cambridge Ladies Sylvia Plath Wallace Stevens : : : : Ballad of the Goodly Fere Buffalo Bills The Lady Lazarus The Emperor of Ice-Cream : : : Each and All Brahma The Raven Israfel When Lilacs Last in
the
Bloomd Success is counted sweetest I taste a liquor never
Robert Frost Snowy
Unit III Prose & Criticism Emerson Thoreau Lived Poe Composition : For The Philosophy of : : The American Scholar Where I Lived and What I
Unit IV Drama ONeill : The Hairy Ape
Tennessee Williams : Edward Albee Virginia Woolf
The Glass Menagerie Whos Afraid
of
Unit V Fiction John Barthes Hawthorne Alice Walker : : : The Floating Opera The Scarlet Letter The Color Purple
ENGC 303: New Literatures in English Objectives: To introduce the learners to the literatures of the Commonwealth nations which deal with different aspects of life and its problems. These literatures aesthetic appeal is more or less the same, and the works produced by nonBritish writers establish it. Unit I: Poetry - I A.J.M. Smith Margaret Atwood Wole Soyinka : : Ode on the Death of William Butler Yeats Like an Old Proud King in a Parable Journey to the Interior : Agbor Dancer Telephone Conversation To My first White Hairs : Typists in the Phoenix Building The Harp and the King
Judith Wright
Unit II: Poetry - II Kenneth Slessor : Australia Country Town Beach Burial : Once Upon a Time Were I to Choose My Mystic Drum : A Far Cry from Africa Ruins of a Great House Gods can Die Ulysses by the Merlion
Gabriel Okara
Derek Walcott Edwin Thumboo :
Unit III: Prose & Criticism Ananda Coomaraswamy: The Dance of Shiva in The Dance of Shiva Chinua Achebe : The Novelist as Teacher Unit IV: Drama George Ryga Wole Soyinka : The Ecstasy of Rita Joe : The Lion and the Jewel
Unit V: Fiction V.S. Naipaul Margaret Atwood : : A House for Mr. Biswas Surfacing
ENGC 316: Soft Skills Objectives: Soft skills evolve the personality of a person and prepare him/her for competition in the changing employment market elsewhere. A degree from a university is a basic requisite for job but an acquirement of soft skills will boost the employment opportunities of a person. The skills, when acquired, will change the attitude of people and make them approach life with zest. Unit I Personality Development Personal effectiveness skills Managerial and supervisory skills Leadership skills Creativity skills Problem solving skills Team spirit culture building Unit II Effective Listening Registration of ideas Crystallization Listening What does listening mean? Why are people inherently poor listeners? Poor listening habits Types of listening Effective and ineffective listening skills Pay-offs of effective listening Barriers to listening Active and passive listening Unit III Interpersonal Communication Characteristics of interpersonal relationships Intimacy in interpersonal relationship Relationship development and maintenance Self disclosure in interpersonal relational relationships Unit IV Public Speaking What is public speaking The art of public speaking Language and proficiency in public speaking Spoken English-Fluency Awareness of different accents Interviews Group discussion Seminars Telephone skills Unit V Writing Skills Business writing of sorts Common components of business letters strategies for writing the body of a letter Writings of other sorts like memos, notes etc. Business report Business proposal Text Books 1. Namrata Palta, the Art of Effective Communication, Lotus Press, New Delhi, 2007. 2. Edgar Thorpe, Showick Thorpe, Winning at Interviews, Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd, 2006. 3. S.K. Mandal, Effective Communication and Public Speaking, Jaico Publishing House, Mumbai, 2005.
4. Lani Arredondo, Communicating Effectively, Tata MCGraw-Hill edition,
2003. Reference Books 1. Robert Bolton, People Skills, Simon & Schuster, 1986. 2. Ronald B. Adler, George Rooman, Understanding Human Communication, Oxford University Press, 2006. 3. Meenakshi Raman, Prakash Singh, Business Communication, Oxford University Press, 2006. 4. V. Sasikumar, P. Kiranmai Dutt, Geetha Rajeevan, A Course in Listening and Speaking II, Cambridge University Press, 2007 5. Dale Carnegie, The Leader In You, Pocket Books, New York, 1993.
ENGC 304 (1) Optional Subject: Journalism Objectives: To train the students for a profession in journalism or advertising by teaching them the principles of journalism and advertising. Unit I Introduction to Journalism: 1. Canons of Journalism 2. Ethics of Journalism 3. Social responsibility of the press The functions and departments of a Newspaper 1. Information, Instruction, Entertainment 2. Advertisement department 3. Circulation department 4. Mechanical department 5. Editorial department Unit II The Editorial department at Work 1. Role of the Editor 2. The News Editor 3.Editorial Writer or Leader Writer 4. Sub Editor Reporting 1. The role of a reporter in a Newspaper 2. Duties of a reporter Unit III The art of Writing a Newspaper story 1. What is news? 2. The nose for news 4. The news storys three parts Main types of leads Opinion Pieces 1. Editorial column
3. The news sense
2.
Review
3. Article
4. Middle
5. Letter to the Editor
Unit IV Feature and Feature Writing 1. Role of Features 2. Characteristics 4. Feature and Article The Art of Interviewing
3.
Feature and News Story
Unit V Proof Reading Advertisement 1. What is advertisement? 2. Types of Advertisements; effective advertisements 3. Psychological and social factors in advertising 4. Role and importance of advertisements 5. Designing and advertisement 6. Trends and problems in advertising in India.7. Advertisement through different media.
Text Book 1. B.N. Ahuja, Theory & Practice of Journalism. New Delhi: Surjeet publications. Reference Book 1. D.S. Mehta. Mass Communication and Journalism in India. New Delhi, Allied Publishers.
ENGC 304 (2) Optional Subject: Introduction to Linguistics Objectives: To familiarize the students with modern linguistic theories for a more creative and competent use of language. Unit I Language Linguistics Concepts - Some Fundamental Concepts and Distinctions in Linguistics. Unit II Modern Linguistics: A Historical Survey Unit III Fundamentals of Grammar Morphology Word Formation Unit IV Basic Sentence Patterns Structuralist View of Grammar and I C Analysis Transformational Generative Grammar Unit V Semantics and Theories of Semantics Semantics, Pragmatics, and Discourse Principles of Lexicography
Text Book
Syal, Pushpinder and Jindal D.V. An Introduction to Linguistics: Language, Grammar, and Semantics, New Delhi: Prentice, 1998. Reference Book Yule, George. The Study of Language. New York: CUP, 1997.
ENGE 305 Elective Subject: Technical Writing Objectives: To make the students to learn the basics of mechanics and techniques of technical communication. Unit I Defining Technical Writing Audience Language and Style, Organization Unit II Writing Elements Technical Definitions Technical Descriptions Summaries Graphics Instructions Comparison and Contrast Unit III Forms of Technical Communication Technical Reports Forms, Memos, E-mail Business Letters Presentations The Job Search: Resumes and Letters Unit IV Subjects and Verbs Subjects/Verbs Agreement Prepositional Phrases Pronouns- Pronoun References Avoiding Shifts Avoiding Sexism Modifiers The Clause and Simple Sentences Compound Sentences Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices Transition Words - Parallelism Unit V Mechanics of Writings Capital Letters Abbreviations and Acronyms End Punctuation Commas Colons and Semicolons Parenthesis, Dashes, Brackets, Ellipses, Slashes, and Hyphens Apostrophe Quotations. Text Book Rutherford, Andrea J. Basic Communication Skills for Technology, Pearsons, 2001. Reference Book Mohan, Krishna, and Meenakshi Raman. Effective English Communication. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill, 2000.
Semester - IV ENGC 401: Shakespeare Objectives: To enable the students to appreciate the genius of Shakespeare which has made him a classic of eternal value; to enable them to know the historical and present day value of Shakespeare, the poet-dramatist. Unit I Twelfth Night The Merchant of Venice Unit II Othello Macbeth Unit III Henry IV Part I The Winters Tale Unit IV Sonnets from Peacock Vol. II 12, 18, 29, 30, 33, 53, 54, 60, 65, 73, 90, 94, 107, 116, 144 Unit V General Topics on Shakespeares stage, theatre, audience, fools and clowns, women characters, and Shakespearean criticism, songs and music.
Reference Books 1. Bentley, Gerald E. Shakespeare: A Biographical Handbook . Yale University Press, 1961. 2. Chambers E.K. William Shakespeare: A Study of Facts and Problems. London: OUP, 1930. 3. Gaiz, Hardis. An Interpretation of Shakespeare. Columbia: Lucas Brothers, 1948. 4. Kermode, Frank. Shakespeares Language. 5. Schoembaum, S. William Shakespeare, A Documentary Life. OUP, 1975. 6. A.C. Bandley, The Shakespearean Tragedy.
ENGC 402: Literary Criticism Objectives: To acquaint the students with the different schools and principles of criticism and to help them appreciate and evaluate literary texts. Unit I 1. Aristotle 2. Samuel Johnson Unit II 3. I.A. Richards 4. Sigmund Freud : : Two Uses of Langugae Creative Writers and Day Dreaming : : Poetics Life of Milton
Unit III 5. Allan Tate 6. Wayne C. Booth 7. Mark Schorer Unit IV 8. Edmund Wilson
: : :
Tension in Poetry Telling and Showing Technique as Discovery
: of :
The Historical Interpretation Literature Archetypes of Literature
9. Northrop Frye Unit V
10. Roland Barthes 11. Jacques Derrida
: :
The Death of the Author Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse of Human Sciences
ENGC 403: Phonetics and the History of the English Language
Objectives: To enable the students to have an idea of the growth of English as the world language, as a great borrower, an assimilator, and a propagator, and also to train them in the sounds of the language. Unit I 1. The organs of speech 2. The description and classification of the sounds of English 3. Phonetic transcription
Unit II 1. The phoneme 2. The syllable 3. Word accent Unit III 1. Place of English in the Indo-European family of languages 2. Characteristics of Old English 3. Characteristics of Middle English Unit IV 1. 2. 3. 4. Word borrowing (Scandinavian, French, Latin and Greek) Makers of English (Shakespeare, Milton, Bible Translators) History of English spelling and spelling Reforms Changes in meaning of words
Unit V 1. 2. 3. 4. Dictionaries and the growth of vocabulary Evolution of standard English Growth of American English English as a universal language
Text Books 1. Sethi, J. and P.V. Dhamija. A Course in Phonetics and Spoken English. New Delhi: Prentice Hall, 2005 2. Jones, Daniel. The Pronunciation of English. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1998.
3. Wood, F.T. An Outline History of the English Language. Chennai: Macmillan, 1967. Reference Books 1. A.C. Baugh, History of English Language 2. O Connor, J.D.O. Better English Pronunciation. New Delhi: Universal Books, 1997.
ENGC 404 (1) Optional Subject: Feminist Writings
Objectives:
To enable the students to get acquainted with gender issues, to reorientate them in literature studies from feminist perspectives, and to introduce them to feminist literary theory so as to understand feminist literary texts.
Unit I Introduction 1. Feminism and Feminist literary Criticism; Definitions 2. Historical overview and major themes in Feminist criticism. ( From A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature (editor) Wilfred L. Guerin et al pages 196-215) Unit II Theories
1. Virginia Woolf. 3) 2. Elaine Showalter 3. John Goode
From A Room of Ones Own ( Chaps. 2 & : Toward a Feminist Poetics Sue Bridehead and the New Woman (2 & 3 from Contemporary Criticism ed. V.S. Sethuraman) : Theory of Sexual Politics (Chap - II) Mad Woman and Her Language (from Feminisms: An Anthology of Literary Theory and Criticism eds. R. Warhol and Diane Price Herndl pp. 279-291)
4. Kate Millet 5. Nina Baym
Unit III Poetry
1. Kamala Das 2. Sylvia Plath

3. Gwendolyn Brooks
: :
:
My Grand mothers House The Sunshine Cat Mirror Daddy

The Ballad of Pearl May Lee A Lovely Love The Queen of the Blues
4. Anne sexton
The Double Inage The Sickness Unto death
Unit IV Drama
1. Caryl Churchill 2.Lorraine Hansberry

Unit - V Fiction
Top Girls : A Raisin in the Sun
1. Deshpande 2. Arundathi Roy
: :
The Dark Holds No Terrors The God of Small Things
ENGC 404 (2) Optional Subject: Canadian Literature

Objectives: To provide the students with a broad perspective of the development of Canadian literature in the 19th and 20th centuries in relation to Canadian experience and to introduce them to Canadian literature through close reading of select works of art.
Unit I: Poetry Alexander McLachlan George Frederick Cameron Sir Charles G.D. Roberts P.K. Page : : : : Song The Future The Solitary Woodsman Adolescence First Neighbours
Unit II : Poetry Wilfred Campbell Charles Sangster Charles Mair W.W.E. Ross Robert Finch : : : : : The Winter Lakes The Thou sand Islands From Tecumseh (i) The Snake Crying Peacock and Nightingale
Unit III: Prose Margaret Atwood Fry History of : : Introduction from Survival Conclusion to The Literary Canada
Unit IV: Drama George Ryga Sharon Pollock : : The Ecstasy of Rita Joe Blood Relations
Unit V Margaret Atwood Margaret Laurence : : The Edible Woman The Stone
Angel
ENGC 404 (3) Optional Subject: A Short Dissertation / Project Report
Objectives: To enable the learners to gain practical knowledge through a four week attachment to any one of the mass media organizations and to conduct a short-term research on the topics of their choice. Every student will have to do a dissertation/project report on any area of literature/mass communication under the guidance of a regular faculty. The objective of the dissertation is to enable a student to have an in-depth knowledge of the subject of his/her choice. It should be a research-based effort and should endeavor to create new knowledge in an area of literature mass communication. Each student, if she or he wants to take up a project, will have to undergo a four week or more attachment to any one of the media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television, agencies of advertising/public relations/corporate communications or any other identified by the students and faculty. The student has to participate in study/field visits to media centres and he/she will submit his/her report based on observation. This condition is not applicable to the students who opt for dissertation writing. Teaching Research Methodology is left to the discretion of individual teachers, and they may do so to their respective students, when allotted for guidance under this project.
ENGE 405 Elective Subject: English for Competitive Examinations Objectives: To prepare the students to face various competitive examinations with conviction. Unit I Comprehension passages Cloze test Spotting errors Unit II Sentence Sentence Sentence Sentence Unit III Vocabulary Synonyms and Antonyms Unit IV Verbal analogy Word substitution Unit V Idioms and phrasal verbs Miscellaneous vocabulary Text book Gopalan R. and V. Rajagopalan. English for Competitive Examinations. Thomson 2003. Reference Book Thorpe, Edgar, and Showick Thorpe. Objective English. New Delhi: Pearson, 2007. improvement arrangement completion fillers
M.A. English (CBCS), Course work for the Semesters Semester I 1. 2. 3. 4. ENGC 101 - Introduction to English Literary Studies ENGC 102 - Chaucer and the Elizabethan Age ENGC 103 The Jacobean and the Restoration Ages Optional Subject: ENGC 104 (1) - Writing Skills (or) ENGC 104 (2) - Theory of Translation 5. Elective Subject: ENGE 105 - Elements of English Grammar Semester II 6. ENGC 201 The Pre-Romantic and the Romantic Ages 7. ENGC 202 - The Victorian Age 8. ENGC 203 - Indian Literature in English 9. Optional Subject: ENGC 204 (1) - Comparative Literature (or) ENGC 204 (2) Principles and Methods of English Language Teaching 10. Elective Subject: ENGE 205 Effective English Speaking Semester III 11. ENGC 301 - Twentieth Century British Literature 12. ENGC 302 - American Literature 13. ENGC 303 - New Literatures in English 14. ENGC 304 Soft Skills 15. Optional Subject: ENGC 305 (1) - Journalism (or) ENGC 305 (2) Introduction to Linguistics 16. Elective Subject: ENGE 306 - Technical Writing Semester IV 17. ENGC 401 Shakespeare 18. ENGC 402 - Literary Criticism 19. ENGC 403 - Phonetics and the History of the English Language 20. Optional Subject: ENGC 404 (1) - Feminist Writings (or) ENGC 404 (2) Canadian Literature (or) ENGC 404 (3) A Short Dissertation / Project Report 21. Elective Subject: ENGE 405-English for Competitive Examinations
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M.A. English (CBCS) Model Question Papers

Register Number: Name of the Candidate: M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011 (ENGLISH) (FIRST SEMESTER) ENGC 101: INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LITERARY STUDIES November] Maximum: 75 Marks PART - A Answer ALL questions. I. Choose the correct answer: 1. If the subject matter of poetry is internal like emotions / feelings, it is called (a) Subjective poetry (b) Objective poetry (c) Realistic poetry (10x 1 = 10) [Time: 3 Hours
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II. Fi l l i n t he bl anks: 4. Lycidas, a pastoral elegy, is written by.... 5. Shakespeare wrote a total of.................plays. 6. Comedy has a ................ending. III. Match the following:
7. 8. 9. 10. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Henry Fielding Jane Austen Walter Scott Thomas Hardy
Wessex Novel Waverly novel Domestic novel Picaresque novel
PART - B Answer the followi ng in about 250 words each: 11. (a) Explain the following: (i) Allegory (ii) Satire (iii) Comic relief (OR) (b) Explain the features of the Ballad. 12. (a) Describe the conventions of the Epic. (OR) (b) Discuss the salient features of elegy. 13. (a) Bring out the various elements of tragedy. (OR) (b) Write a note on one-act play. 14. (a) Give an account of a few woman novelists. (OR) (b) Give an account of detective fiction.
15. (a) What features constitute short story? (OR) (b) What is the role of criticism in literature? PART - C Answer any THREE questions in about 400 words each: 16. Write an essay on the subjective poetry. 17. Comment on the Pre-Raphaelite Movement. 18. Consider short story in relation to novel. 19. Compare novel and drama as literary forms. 20. Trace the origin and growth of essay.
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Register Number: Name of the Candidate: M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011 (ENGLISH) (FIRST SEMESTER) ENGC - 102: CHAUCER AND THE ELIZABETHAN AGE November] Maximum: 75 Marks PART - A Answer ALL questions. I. Choose the correct answer: 1. Chaucer is inspired by the works of (a) Boccaccio (b) Shakespeare (c) Lloyd (d) Spencer 2. The author of Philomela is (a) Spender (b) Wyatt (c) Sidney (d) Ben Jonson Petrarchan Sonnet was brought into England by (a) Sidney (b) Wyatt & Surrey (c) Spenser (d) Marlowe [Time: 3 Hours (10x 1 10)
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II. Fill in the blanks: 4. . is a wedding song. 5. .............. is called the Father of English Essay. 6. ................. is known as a Renaissance critic. Match the following: 7. 8. 9. 10. Lucifer (i) Duchess of Malfi. Steward Antonio (ii) Humours Ben Jonson (iii) Dr. Faustus The Changeling (iv) Deflores (5x7 = 35)
PART - B Answer the following in about 250 words each: 11. (a) Sketch the character of the wife of Bath in The Prologue. (OR)
(b) Write an appreciation of Surrey's sonnet' When raging love 12. (a) Examine the theme of Sidney's Philomela. (OR) (b) Critically analyse Raleigh's Shepherd's Description of Love. 13. (a) Bring out Sidney's views on drama in An Apology... (OR) (b) Enumerate Bacon's views on revenge. (a) Comment on the importance of the temptation scene i n Dr. Faustus . (OR) (b) Discuss the role of the Antonio in Webster's Duchess of Malfi. 15. (a) Analyse the character of Alesemero in The Changeling . (OR) (b) Give an account of Ben Jonson's theory of humour. PART - C Answer any THREE questions in about 400 words each: 16. Consider The Prologue an art gallery of the Middle English characters. 17. Bring out the elements of Renaissance in Spencer's Epithalamion. 18. How does Sidney defend the superiority of poetry over other subjects? 19. Consider Dr. Faustus as a tragic hero. 20. Discuss The Alchemist as a great satire of Ben Jonson. ( 3 x 1 0 = 30)
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Register Number: Name of the Candidate: M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011 (ENGLISH) (FIRST SEMESTER) ENGC 103: THE JACOBIAN AND THE RESTORATIONAGES November] Maximum: 75 Marks PART - A Answer ALL questions. I. Choose the correct answer: 1. Milton had been deeply influenced by the Greek and the tragedy. (a) Elizabethan (b) Shakespearean (c) Victorian 2. The ................. comedy came to be described as artificial comedy. (a) Restoration (b) Puritans (c) Reformation 3. The poem Collar has a great psychological and..value. (a) Autobiographical (b) Biographical (c) Simplest (d) II. Fill in the blanks: 4. 5. 6. To His Coy Mistress is a...................... poem. Donne emphasizes the depth, the mystery and the refinement of .love. The way of the world is a .......................... comedy published in 1700. (10x 1 = 10) [Time: 3 Hours
III. Match the following 7. 8. 9. 10. The Pulley The Vicar of The Wake Field Lydia Anniversarie Captain Absolute Dramatic lyric Myth of Pandora's box Oliver Goldsmith (5x7 = 35)
PART - B Answer the following in about 250 words each: 11. (a) Trace the causes for of the fall on Adam and Eve in Paradise Lost IX. (OR) (b) Explain the theme of the poem "Mac Flecknoe." 12. (a) Elaborate the far-fetched imagery in A Valediction Forbidding Mourning. (OR) (b) Write a critique of "The Man"?
13. (a) Examine the merits and demerits of the Preface to the Fables (OR) (b) Describe the theme of "Sir Roger's Ancestors." 14. (a) Discuss the appropriateness of the title Robinson Crusoe. (OR) (b) Sketch the character of Dr. Primrose in The Vicar of the Wake Field. 15. (a) Discuss the comic spirit of The way of the world. (OR) (b) Bring out the dramatic importance of the opening scene of The Rivals PART - C Answer any THREE questions in about 400 words each: 16. Draw a character-sketch of Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals. 17. Justify the title of the novel "The Vicar of Wake Field." 18. Make a judicious assessment of John Dryden's contribution to prose work. 19. Write an appreciation of Andrew Marwell's 'To His Coy Mistress.' 20. Discuss the epic qualities of Paradise Lost IX. (3x10 = 30)
Register Number: Name of the Candidate: M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011 (ENGLISH) (FIRST SEMESTER) ENGC - 104 (1): WRITING SKILLS November] Maximum: 75 Marks PART - A Answer ALL questions. I. Choose the correct answer: 1. The main idea is highlighted as (a) Form (b) Meaning (c) Theme (d) Division 2. The 'Summing up' part in any writing forms the (a) Theme (b) Conclusion (c) Introduction (d) Middle 3. The paragraph will have to maintain (a) Brevity (b) Synopsis (c) Coherence (d) Order II. Fill in the blanks: 4. 5. 6. Paragraph unity depends on ................................ If words are used in an excessive dose, it becomes. The much-used, stale expression is called Full stop Comma incorrect usage wrong agreement PART - B Answer the following in about 250 words each: 11. (a) Write a note on organizing the theme in writing. (OR) (b) Explain the features of good introduction. (5x7 = 35) (10x 1 = 10) [Time: 3 Hours
III. Match the following: 7. Boys runs races 8. James discussed about politics 9. Ideas coming in a chain 10. Completion of a sentence
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(a) Examine the structure of a good paragraph. (OR) (b) Write about logical ordering in writing. (a) Illustrate parallelism with examples. (OR) (b) Describe how clichs can be avoided in writing. (a) Explain the sentence fragment with examples. (OR) (b)Explain faulty pronoun reference with examples.
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Answer any THREE questions in about 400 words each: 16. Discuss the importance of the introduction and conclusion in a piece of writing. 17. Explain the importance of logic in writing. 18. Write notes on the following: i) Dead word ii) Inflated Diction iii) Weak Words iv) Clichs. 19. Write an essay on the various aspects of sentence structure. 20. Explain the mechanics of punctuation.
Register Number: Name of the Candidate: M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011 (ENGLISH) (FIRST SEMESTER) ENGE 105: ELEMENTS OF GRAMMAR (Elective) November] Maximum: 75 Marks PART - A Answer ALL questions. I. Choose the correct answer: 1. Pronouns are words which are used in the place of .. (a) Adjectives (b) Nouns (c) Articles 2. Sentences are of ........................... kinds. (a) Three (b) Four (c) Five 3 A ...... sentence contains a main clause and one or more sub-ordinate clause. (a) Simple (b) Compound (c) Complex II. Fill in the blanks: 4. Articles are of two types namely ........................and .. 5 .are words which join together two or more words, phrases or clauses. 6. A verb that does not require an object to make sense but makes good sense by itself is called an III. Match the following: 7. Direct object 8. Singular and plural 9. Herd and team Numbers. takes an object. Refers to person or thing affected by the action expressed by the verb. Collective nouns. PART - B Answer the following in about 250 words each: 11. (a) Identify and explain the parts of speech in the following sentence : Ah! The blind beggar fell into a deep ditch and he was hurt badly. (OR) (b) Explain the basic sentence patterns in English. (5x7 = 35) (10x 1 = 10) [Time: 3 Hours
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12. (a) Explain the formation of the following plurals : (i) Children (ii) Teeth (iii) Mice (iv) Oxen (v)People (vi) Men (vii)Police (OR) (b) Discuss the different types of nouns with examples. 13. (a) Explain transitive and intransitive verbs with examples. (OR) (b) A verb denotes doing, being or possessing. - Discuss with suitable examples. 14. (a) Explain the three common types of pronouns with examples. (OR) (b) Write notes on Degrees of Comparison and give suitable examples. 15. (a) Explain the usage of Prepositions with suitable examples. (OR) (b) Explain the two types of conjunctions with examples. PART - C Answer any THREE questions in about 400 words each: 16. Define sentence and explain the various types of sentences with suitable examples. 17. Explain the parts of speech with suitable examples. 18. Describe adverbs of manner, time, place, frequency and degree with examples. 19. Illustrate adjectives of quality, number, demonstrative, interrogative and possessive adjectives with examples. 20. Define how a clause is different from a phrase. Give suitable examples. (3x10 = 30)
Register Number: Name of the Candidate: M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011 (ENGLISH) (SECOND SEMESTER) ENGC-201: THEPRE-ROMANTIC AND THE ROMANTIC AGES [Time: 3 Hours Maximum: 75 Marks SECTION-A Answer ALL questions I. Choose the correct answer: 1. The King of England mentioned in Gray's "Elegy" is a) George b) Elizabeth c) Cromwell 2. 3. Wordsworth's faith that all Nature was divine is called a) Theism a) dances c) sings and dances b) Pantheism b) sings d) laments about her demon lover c) Atheism d) Pandemonium The Abyssinian maid (10x1=10)
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II. Fill in the blanks: 4. "Kubla Khan", _____________ , and "The Ancient Mariner" form the trilogy of Coleridge. 5. "As idle as a painted___________upon a painted __________ ". 6. Blake calls roast pig flesh as ___________________ III. Match the following: 7. 8. 9. 10. Blithe spirit Bacchus Marsyas Catherine de Bourgh a) Maenad b) Mr. Collins's patron c) bird - d) famous musician SECTION-B Answer the following in about 250 words each: 11. a) Account for the mystic elements in the poems of Blake. (OR) b) Bring out the autobiographical note in the poem "To a Skylark." 12. a) How do the pictures engraved on the Urn contribute to the poet's understanding of Immortality? (OR) b) Write a short critique of Coleridge's view of human goodwill in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". 13 a) How does Lamb distinguish between cowardice and timidity with respect to John Tipp? (OR) b) Give an account of the famous Bodleian Library at Oxford. (5x7=35) -
14. a) Comment on the "Ode on Intimations of Immortality" as Wordsworth's Romantic expression of Childhood. (OR) b) Examine the role played by Panthea, in the liberation of Prometheus. 15. a) Between which nations does the struggle narrated by Scott take place? Why? (OR) b) Compare and contrast the natures of Elizabeth and Jane? SECTION-C Answer any THREE questions in about 400 words each: 16. Discuss the "The Tiger" and "The Lamb" as Blake's poetic visions of Innocence and Experience. 17. "Kubla Khan is a unique poem which does not move from thought to thought but from image to image" Discuss. 18. Discuss Preface to the Lyrical Ballads as Wordsworth's treaty on Romantic Thought. 19. Discuss Prometheus Unbound as Shelly's trumpet call for the liberation of Man. 20. "Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen's depiction of the fanciful and frivolous middle class English society" Discuss. (3x10=30)
Register Number: Name of the Candidate: M.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011

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ENGC-202.THE VICTORIAN AGE November) Maximum: 75 Marks SECTION-A Answer ALL questions I. Choose the correct answer : 1. The lotos-eaters feel that man should not be distressed by labour because a) he is handsome b) he is the roof and crown of things c) he is innocent d) he is intelligent 2. The blessed damozel was not happy in heaven because a)She could not meet her parents b) she was in the company of angels c) her lover was not with her d) she had to work hard (Time: 3 Hours
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3. Mr. Bingley did not accept the invitation for dinner of Mrs. Bennet as he a) had to be away in town b) did not like the idea c) did not want to be in the company of the Bennets. d) was very busy II. Fill in the blanks: 4. 5. 6. Andrea del Sarto was the son of ___________ . Arnold calls Chaucer the________ interpreted Silas Marner's trance as the work of Satan.
III. Match the following : 7. 8. 9. 10. Amorous adventures of two young gentleman Paris Dryden Inferno a) The glorious founder of the age of prose and reason b)The divine comedy c) The Importance of Being Earnest d) A tale of two cities
SECTION - B Answer the following in about 250 words each: 11. a) Andrea is a unfortunate painter whose spiritless temperament is responsible for (5x7=35)
his artistic failures. Discuss. (OR) b) Discuss the view of life expressed by Arnold in "Dover Beach". 12. a) Examine the nature of the varied pictures found in the "The Blessed Damozel'. (OR) b) How is god's overpowering love for the erring described in "The hound of Heaven"? a) Why according to Matthew Arnold the historical estimate is incorrect? (OR) b) How does Carlyle assess the greatness of Dante as a poet? a) Consider The Importance of Being Earnest as a criticism of the Victorian age. (OR) b) How does king Magnus tackle his Prime minister's plans against him? a) How does Dickens present the doings and undoings of the French Revolution in A tale of two cities. (OR) b) Narrate the circumstances that made Silas Marner leave Lantern Yard for Raveloe. SECTION-C Answer any THREE questions in about 400 words each: 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Discuss Tennyson's philosophy of life as revealed in "The Lotos Eaters". How is Hopkinss adoration for God revealed in "The Wreck of the Deutschland"? Examine Arnold's contribution to English criticism with reference to "The Study of Poetry". Compare and contrast the characters of Jack and Algernon. A Tale of Two Cities give a comparative study of the lives of the people of London and Paris-Discuss. (3x10=30)
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Register Number: Name of the Candidate: M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011 (ENGLISH) (SECOND SEMESTER) ENGC-203: INDIAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH November] Maximum: 75 Marks SECTION - A Answer ALL questions Choose the correct answer: 1. The repeated use of 'you' for emphasis by the poet is known as _____________________ a) allusion b) anaphora c) tilting (10x1=10) [Time: 3 Hours
2. ______________ plays a vital role in the poems of A.K. Ramanujam a) memory b) rhyme c) a feeling of apathy
3. In "Gitanjali", the sea is the symbol of __________________ a) peace Fill in the blanks: 4. Tagore basically is a _______ as far as his outlook of life is concerned. 5. Nehru's stand towards religion is that of an_________________ 6. Sri Aurobindo wanted to educate the ___________ about Indian culture. Match the following: 7. Karnad 8. Chandalika 9. ShashiTharoor 10. R.K. Narayan b) wealth c) eternity
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a) social equality b) satire c) mild humour d) use of Indian myths and history with contemporary issues. (5x7=35)
SECTION-B Answer ALL questions.
11. a) How does Kamala Das try to explore the nature of true love in "The Old Playhouse". (OR) b) Describe Parthasarathy's disenchantment with English and England "Under the sky". 12. a) How does Jayanta Mahapatra treat hunger at different levels? (OR) b) Explain the pestilence that devastated Calcutta. a) How does Syed Amanuddin muse on consciousness? (OR)
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b) Describe Nehru's 'Quest' to know the heritage of India. 14. a) Narrate the Monk's encounter with Chandalika. (OR) b) Discuss Tughlaq as a satire with contemporary relevance. 15. a) Trace the evolution of Raju as a saint and martyr from a simple folk. (OR) b) How does Gosh effectively mixes multiple points of memory, history and mythology to interpret complex ideas more freely? SECTION-C Answer any THREE questions. (3x10=30)
16. How does Ezekiel explain the desperate efforts of man to seek "Meaning of Life" outside himself? 17. "Tagore writes words for his music and he is abundant of them" - Yeats. Discuss. 18. How does Sri Aurobindo foresee the 'Renaissance in India"? 19. Explain how Karnad uses the history of India to discuss current happenings. 20. How does Shashi Tharoor use the Maha Bharatha to describe the great Indian struggle for freedom?
Register Number: Name of the Candidate: M. A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2012 (ENGLISH) (SECOND SEMESTER) ENGC - 204.2. PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING May ] Maximum : 75 Marks PART - A Choose the correct answer: 1. According to audio-lingual method, language is (a) Writing. (b) Speech. (c) Reading. In direct method, the study of grammar is kept at a .. level. (a) Functional. (b) Theoretical. (c) Notional. Notional syllabus was developed by........................... (a) Chomsky. (b) Halliday. (c) Wilkins. (10 x 1 = 10) [ Time: 3 Hours
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4. 5. 6. The notional-functional syllabus is for ................................ purpose. The reading methods developed by Michael West is in India. The bi-lingual method is developed by ........................
Match the following: 7. 8. 9. Dictation Teaching grammar Vocabulary (a) Ability to speak in real life situations. (b) Connects speech and writing. (c) Practice. (d) Pictures.
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11. (a) Explain the need for language learning theories. (OR) (b) Discuss the role played by linguistics in language teaching. 12. (a) Describe 'suggestopaedia.' (OR) (b) Explain the 'situational' method. 13. (a) Discuss 'notional-functional' method. (OR) (b) Comment on the reading method developed by Michael West. 14. (a) Explain the types of drill in teaching grammar. (OR) (b) Discuss the use of pictures in teaching vocabulary. 15. (a) Describe proficiency tests. (OR) (b) What are the points that must be considered before constructing a test? PART - C Answer any THREE in about 500 words each: 16. Discuss English as a link language in India. 17. How far the grammar-translation method is effective in meeting present demand? 18. Does communicative approach ignore grammar? Discuss. 19. Explain the steps involved before and during teaching poetry. 20. "The black-board can hardly be replaced by the modern teaching aids. Discuss. (3 x 10 = 30)
Register Number: Name of the Candidate: M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011 (ENGLISH) (SECOND SEMESTER) ENGE-205. EFFECTIVE ENGLISH SPEAKING Nov.) Maximum: 75 Marks SECTION-A Answer ALL questions 1. 2. 3. /P/is a voiced bilabial __________________ Hearing is a ______________ process. The last stressed syllable in an utterance is called a _______________ (10x1=10) (Time: 3 Hours
Match the following 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Plosive -IlI Fricative -Ibl Nasal -/f/ Lateral -lyl How are diphthongs classified? Maintaining___________is an essential body language in an interview? How many modes of delivery are there? SECTION-B Answer ALL questions 11. a) What are felicitation speeches? (OR) b) Write a fare well speech for your teacher. 12. a) Write a note on the use of contracted forms in speech? (OR) b) Write a dialogue between a student and shop keeper in connection with the purchase of a book. a) Write a note on a public speech which you have listened recently. (OR) b) How would you direct a visitor to the university library? a) Define the production of any two vowel sounds. (OR) b) Define the production of any two consonant sounds. (5x7=35)
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Register Number : Name of the Candidate : M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011 ( ENGLISH ) ( THIRD SEMESTER ) ENGC - 301. TWENTIETH CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE [ Time : 3 Hours Maximum : 75 Marks PART - A Answer ALL questions. I. Choose the correct answer: 1. The last line in T.S.Eliot's 'The Wasteland' alludes to .. (a) Iliad. (b) Bhagavat Gita. (c) Ramayana. 2. W.B Yeats in his poem 'Sailing to Byzantium' glorifies .. (a) Tradition. (b) Science. (c) Old Art. While discussing irony as a principle of structure, Brooks refers to Shakespeare's (a) King Lear. (b) Macbeth. (c) Othello. II. Fill in the blanks: 4. 5. 6. Wilfred's Owen's A Strange Meeting' is a .. poem. 3. (10x1 = 10)
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Philip Larkin presents his ............................. theme in 'Church Going.' Virginia Woolf manipulates .................................. in Mrs. Dalloway.
III. Match the following: 7. 8. 9. Jack Bear and Squirrel Elegy ----T.S. Eliot. In memory of W.B Yeats. Look Back in Anger. Lord of Flies. PART - B Answer the following questions: (5 x 7 = 35)
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11. (a) Yeatss poetry is a battle ground for the clash of opposites. - Elucidate. (OR) (b) The Wasteland and the use of mythical technique. 12. (a) Comment on Wilfred Owen's 'A Strange Meeting' as a war poem. (OR) (b) Discuss the religious theme in 'Church Going.' 13. (a) Write about T.S. Eliot's contribution to modern criticism. (OR) (b) What, according to Cleanth Brooks is the essential element of a poem? 14. (a) What is the religious significance of Godot? (OR) (b) Write about the significance of Bear and Squirrel in 'Look Back in Anger.' 15. (a) Write about the theme of D.H. Lawrence's 'Sons and Lovers.' (OR) (b) The role of Jack in 'Lord of the Flies.' PART - C Answer any THREE of the following : 16. Appreciate W. B. Yeatss imagination in 'Sailing to Byzantium.' 17. Discuss the central theme in Ted Hughes 'Relic' 18. Eliot's theory of impersonality in Art. 19. How far is it correct to describe 'Waiting for Godot' as a play in which 'nothing happens twice'? 20. The theme of love in 'Sons and Lovers.' (3x10 = 30)
Register Number : Name of the Candidate : M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011 ( ENGLISH) (THIRD SEMESTER) ENGC - 302. AMERICAN LITERATURE November ] Maximum : 75 Marks PART - A Answer ALL questions. I. Choose the correct answer: 1. Who is the author of "The Emperor of Ice cream"? (a) Sylvia Plath. (b) Wallace Stevens. (c) Frost. (d) Poe 2. Walker's "The Color Purple" was published in (a) 1990. (b) 1982. (c) 1890. (d) 1984. The duty of the scholar is to cheer to raise and (a) To guide. (b) To teach. (c) To preach. (3x1=3) (3x1=3) (10x 1= 10) [ Time : 3 Hours
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7. 8. 9. 10. Robert Frost Hairy Ape Alice Walker Denouement Final Resolution. Mending Wall. O'Neil. The Color Purple. PART - B Answe r t he fol l owi ng que st i ons: 11. (a) How does Emerson describe soul's immortality in Brahma? (OR)
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(b) The poem's of Frost 'begin in delight and end in wisdom.' - Explain with relevance to the prescribed poems. 12. (a) What is the significance of the title "Lady Lazarus"? (OR) (b) Give a brief note on Ezra Pound's "Ballad of the Goodly Fere" as picture of Chirst. 13. (a) What is the central message of "The American Scholar"? (OR) (b) What does Thoreau mean by simple life in "Where I lived and What I lived for"? 14. (a) Sketch the character of Yank in the play "The Hairy Ape." (OR) (b) Explain the significance of the title "Who is Afraid of Virginia Woolf'? 15. (a) What is floating opera? (OR) (b) Give a brief account of Nellie's experience in Africa in "The Color Purple.' PART - C Answer any THREE of the following: 16. Discuss Emily Dickinson's major theme in the prescribed poems. 17. Give a critical appreciation of E.E. Cummings poems. 18. Poe's "The Philosophy of Composition" is an essay which introduces three of Poe's theories regarding literature. - Discuss. 19. Discuss "The Glass Managerie" as a memory play. 20. Describe the struggle between individual and society in The Scarlet Letter. (3x10-30)
Register Number: Name of the Candidate: M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011 ( ENGLISH ) (THIRD SEMESTER) ENGC - 303. NEW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH November ] Maximum: 75 Marks PART - A Answer ALL questions. I. Choose the correct answer: (3x1=3) 1. Who among the following authors, is the Nobel Prize winner from Nigeria noted for his daring originality of Vision ? (a) Soyinka. (b) Atwood. (c) J.M. Smith. 2. In "Dance of Shiva" - "Tirukoothu Darsana" - means (a) Vision of God. (b) The lamp of truth. (c) Vision of the Sacred Dance. One of Chinua Achebe's novels is (a) Things Fall Apart. (b) Night Desk. (c) Untouchable. (3x1=3) (10x 1 = 10) [ Time : 3 Hours
3.
II. Fill in the blanks : 4............... is the scene of action in Soyinka's play. 5. 6.
Mr. Mohan Biswas is the ............................ of the novel " A House for Mr. Biswas." "Two collections of Poetry' was written by .. (4x1=4) Narrative mode. Things Fall Apart. Surfacing. Mythical Image.
III. Match the following : 7. 8. 9. Phoenix Once Upon a Time Chinua Achebe
10. Atwood
PART - B Answer the following questions:
(5x7 = 35)
11. (a) Consider "Ode on the death of W. B. Yeats as an elegy with classical imagery. (OR) (b) What is the message conveyed in "To My First White Hairs"? 12. (a) Analyse the elegiac qualities of the poem "Beach Burial." (OR) (b) Describe the development of thought in Gabriel Okara's "The Mystic Drum." 13. (a) How does Coomaraswamy describe the appearance of "Nataraja" in "The Dance of Shiva"? (OR) (b) What does Chauduri say about religion? 14. (a) Sketch the character of Rita Joe. (OR) (b) Describe African life customs and manners as depcited in "The Lion and the Jewel."
15. (a) Sketch the character of Mr. Biswas. (OR) (b) Sketch the character of David. PART - C Answer any THREE of the following: 16. Write a typical appreciation of "Typists in the Phoenix Building." 17. How does Derek Walcott describe the African continent in "A Far Cry from Africa"? 18. What ideas does Achebe express regarding "Education of Society" in "The Novelist as Teacher"? 19. Write a note on the theatrical devices used in "The Ecstasy of Rita Joe." 20. Bring out the image of India in "The House of Mr. Biswas." (3x10 = 30)
Register Number: Name of the Candidate : M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011 ( ENGLISH ) ( THIRD SEMESTER ) . ENGC - 304.1. JOURNALISM November ] Maximum : 75 Marks PART - A Answer ALL questions. I. Choose the correct answer: (3x1=3) 1. To the journalist, history has three aspects which are more important 'than the others.' (a) Political, industrial and sociological. (b) Psychological, industrial and political. (c) Industrial, economical and political. 2. Which one of the following is one of the foremost newspapers in India: (a) The Hindu. (b) The Pioneer. (c) The Amrita Bazar Patrika. (10x 1 = 10) [ Time : 3 Hours
The Editorial Department Staff came under .Section. (a) 4. (b) 3. (c) 6. II. Fill in the blanks: 4................. is the record section of a newspaper. 5. The nose for news is......................to news. 6. The Hindu, India's National newspaper is also known as III. Match the following: 7. Editor's room 8. NUJ 9. Insert Apostrophe 10. Direct Mail adverting PART - B Answer the following questions: 11. (a) Write about the canons of journalism. (OR) (b) Write a short note on the Mechanical Department. Medium of the post. ! The Mount Olympus National Union of Journalist.
3.
(3x1=3)
(4x1 =4)
(5x7 = 35)
12. (a) What are the duties of a reporter? (OR) (b) Give a brief note on editorial writer or leader writer. 13. (a) Explain the news story's three parts. (OR) (b) Write a brief note on "Letter to the Editor" column. 14. (a) Mention the characteristics of a newspaper feature. (OR) (b) Write about the types of interview with examples. 15. (a) Write any ten proof-reading marks. (OR) (b) Why should there be advertisements in newspapers and what are their purposes? PART - C Answer any THREE of the following: 16. Define journalism and its ethics with the social responsibility of the press. 17. Explain the Editorial Department at work. 18. Describe the types of leads with suitable illustrations. 19. Describe the techniques of interviewing. 20. Define advertising and the various types of advertising with suitable examples. (3x10 = 30)
Register Number: Name of the Candidate : M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011 (ENGLISH) (THIRD SEMSTER) ENGC-304.2. INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS November ] Maximum: 75 Marks PART - A Answer ALL questions. . I. Choose the correct answer: 1. The interjection ouch' is a cry of............................... (a) Anger. (b) Joy. (c) Pain. 2. A simple word consists of .................... (a) One free morpheme. (b) Two free morphemes. (c) Three free morphemes. 3. The biological basis of the formation and development of human language is called . (a) Bow-Vow theory. (b) Glassogenetic theory. (c) Ding-dong theory. (d) II. Fill in the blanks: 4. The combination of two separate forms to produce a single new term is called .. 5 ................... meaning covers the basic essential components of meaning conveyed by the literal use of the word. 6. ..is the study of the intended speaker meaning. III. Mat c h t he fol l owi ng: 7. 8. Coinage Collocation Investigate the distribution of forms The meaning of one form is included in the meaning of another Invention of new terms Words frequently occurring together PART - B Answe r AL L que st i ons 11. (a) Define linguistics. (OR) ( 5 x 7 = 35) (10 x l = 10) [ Time : 3 Hours
9.
Hyponymy.
10. Structural analysis
(b) Write short notes on the various concepts in linguistics. 12. (a) Write a note on development linguistics. (OR) (b) Write a note on Chomskian approach to linguistics. 13. (a) Write a short note on 'clipping.' (OR) (b) Write a note on free morphemes. 14. (a) Write a short note on the various parts of speech. (OR) (b) Make an 1C analysis of the following sentence: The man saw the thief in a car. 15. (a) Write short note on polysemy and metonymy. (OR) (b) Write a note on coherence in language. PART - C (3 x 10 = 30) Answer any THREE of the following
16. Trace the growth of modern linguistics. 17. Write an essay on the key concepts in linguistics. 18. Write an essay on the basic sentence structure. 19. Write an essay on traditional grammar. 20. Write an essay on various speech acts in English.
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(THIRD SEMESTER)
ENGC-305: TECHNICAL WRITING

Nov.] Maximum: 75 Marks SECTION - A Answer ALL questions I. Choose the correct answer: 1. A resume is a) one's list of achievements c) autobiography 2. Oral reports are a) formal b) informal d) more conventional than written reports 3. E-mails are used by organisation a) b) c) d) for quick transmission of information and ideas for entertainment for helping the employees for establishing good contact between the employer and the employee c) long and elaborate b) a selective record of an individuals' background d) biography (10x1=10) [Time: 3 Hours
II. Fill in the blanks: 4. _____________ presents the data collected. 5. A personal letter is____________ . 6. ____________ resume focuses on education and experience. III. Match the following: 7. Transmission of messages by computer 8. formal written message 9. highlights accomplishments and emphasizes skills 10. symbol used to elaborate an idea ~ ~ ~ a) business letter b) hyphen c) Electronic mail d) functional resumes
SECTION-B
(5x7=35)
Answer ALL questions. 11. a) What kind of style is used in technical writing? (OR) b) What is audience language?
12.
a) Write seven instructions to maintain a vehicle in good condition. (OR) b) Given below is a process description. Read it and draw a flow chart representing the process described. Silver occurs in ores of several metals. The froth process of extracting silver accounts for about 75 percent of all silver recovered. Here the ore is ground to a powder, placed in large vats containing water suspensions of frothing agents and thoroughly agitated by jets of air. Depending on the agent used, either the silver-bearing ore or the gangue adhering to the bubbles of the froth is skimmed off and washed. The final refining is done using electrolysis.
13 a) What are the advantages of e-mail? (OR) b) Write a letter to Messer's Venus Electricals, Anna Salai. Chennai 2, placing an order for washing machines. 14. a) Write a note on prepositional phrases. (OR) b) Distinguish between compound and complex sentences. 15. a) Discus the use of quotations in writing. (OR) b) Write a note on ellipsis. SECTION-C Answer any THREE questions. (3x10=30)
16. Accuracy, appropriateness and attentiveness are essential for good writing. Discuss. 17. Compare and contrast life in a village with that in a town. 18. How are technical reports prepared? 19. Discuss the use of abbreviations and acronyms in writing. 20. Explain the different kinds of clauses with examples.
Register Number: Name of the Candidate: M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011 (ENGLISH) (THIRD SEMESTER) ENGC-316: SOFT SKILLS Nov.] Maximum: 75 Marks SECTION - A Answer ALL questions I. Choose the correct answer: 1. A good listener a) gets upset and controls emotions c) listens with emotions 2. People communicate through a) symbols 3. A Hon-formal report is a) b) c) d) the result of a through investigation of problem a brief account of a specific business an elaborate description of a problem analytical and routine b) words c) signs d) all these b) controls emotions d) does not get along with the speaker (10x1=10) [Time: 3 Hours
II. Fill in the blanks: 4. 5. 6. A good listener listens with the mind whereas a poor listener listens with . The normal duration of a group discussion is .. Business memos solve problems and act as a means of ..
III. Match the following: 7. The result of a through investigation of a problem 8. Voice volume too low to be heard 9. A skills and abilities group of --people --SECTION-B Answer ALL questions. 11. a) What are the difficulties in inter-group collaboration? (OR) a) Team b) Effective communication with c) formal report d) hampers listening (5x7=35) complementary
10. Brevity is the soul of wit
b) Discuss the role of team members. 12. a) What are the factors that hamper listening? (OR) b) Enumerate the common poor listening habits? 13 a) What is the role of intimacy in interpersonal relationship? (OR) b) Why is effective communication of information important in interpersonal relationships? 14. a) What are the essential components of communication? (OR) b) Describe the different types of group discussion. 15. a) Why is writing important? (OR) b) Discuss the strategies involved in writing the body of a letter. SECTION-C Answer any THREE questions. 16. What are the advantages of active listening? 17. How can are develop leadership skills? 18. Write an essay on the nature and importance of group discussion. 19. Discuss the strategies to be followed in public speaking. 20. Describe the structure of a business letter. (3x 10=30)
Register Number: Name of the Candidate: M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011 (ENGLISH) (FOURTH SEMESTER) ENGC-401: SHAKESPEARE Nov.] Maximum : 75 Marks SECTION-A (10x1=10) Answer ALL questions I. Choose the correct answer: 1. The love-sick young man in "Twelfth night" is __________________ a) Orsino b) Sir Toby c) Curio [Time : 3 Hours
2. The servant of Bassanio is _________________ a) Leonardo b) Gobbo c) Salanio
3. Desdemona assures __________of all help a) Gratiano II. Fill in the blanks: 4. Duncan is enraged with ________________ 5. Hotspur has forgotten to bring the map of England which is brought by ___________________ 6. The king of Bohemia in "Winters Tale" is____________________ III. Match the following: 7. Man's cries 8. The Earl 9. A.C. Bradley 10. Thomas De Quincy ----a) Patron b) knocking on the Gate in Macbeth c) deaf heaven d) Shakespeare Critic (5x7=35) b) Roderigo c) Cassio
SECTION-B Answer ALL questions. 11. a) Discuss the role of 'Disguise' in "Twelfth Night". (OR) b) Narrate the casket scene. a) Explain the part played by the 'Handkerchief in "Othello". (OR) b) Narrate the 'Sleepwalking' of Lady Macbeth.
12.
13
a ) Descr i be t h e ' Ama z in g Fa l st a ff. (OR) b) How ca n a wom a n li ke Her m i on e be gen t l e a s wel l a s st r on g?
14. a ) How does Sh a kesp ea r e gl or i fy h i s pa tr on, th e E ar l of S out h a mpt on ? (OR) b) Wh a t ar e th e char a ct er i st i cs of t r ue l ove ? 15. a ) Com m en t on th e wom en in Sh a kespea r e' s Tra gedi es' . (OR) b) D es cr i be t h e r ol e of m usi c i n Sha kespea r e pl ays. SECTIO N-C A ns we r any THR E E que st i ons. 16. E xpl a in h ow t h e h um bl e Por t i a over power s a t yr a n t l i ke Sh yl ock. 17. Di scus s t h e sol i l oqui e s of Ma c bet h th a t r evea l h is m ot i ves a n d char a ct er . 18. Com pa r e an d con tr a st Pr in ce Hen r y a n d Hot spur . 19. E va l ua t e th e son n et s of Sh a kesp ea r e. 20. Des cr i be t h e st a ge dur in g Sha kespea r e' s t i m e. (3x10= 30)
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(ENGLISH ) ( FOURTH SEMESTER ) ENGC - 402. LITERARY CRITICISIM May ] Maximum : 75 Marks PART - A (10 x l = 10) [ Time : 3 Hours
Answer ALL questions. I. Choose the correct answer:

1. Aristotle is the student of .... (a) Socrates. (b) Plato. (c) Philip. 2. The controversial work of Milton is ...................... (a) Paradise Lost. (b) Lycidas. (c) Reformation. 3. Referential language is associated with ....................... (a) Science. (b) Poetry. (c) Drama. II. Match the following: 4. 5. 6. 7. Poetry Tension Booth Schorer (a) Poetry. (b) Fiction. (c) Emotive. (d) Rhetoric.
III. Fill in the blanks: 8. 9. Fry applied the principles of ............... criticism to myth. The term 'deconstruction' is a reaction to ........................... approach.
10. Barthes questions the ..................... as the source of meaning. PART - B ( 5 x 7 = 35)
Answer ALL questions in about 200 words each. 11. (a) Describe Aristotle's concept of 'Imitation.' (or)
(b) What are the defects and faults that Dr. Johnson finds in "The Paradise Lost"? 12. (a) Explain the means by which emotional effect is produced in the reader. (OR) (b) What is Freud's assessment of writers who go for 'Day Dreaming'? 13. (a) Explain "Telling." (OR) (b) Why does Schorer admire James Joyce? 14. (a) What are the three "Interfusing" factors in historical criticism? (OR) (b) Explain the four phases of myth. 15. (a) Examine Derrida's concept of 'Decentering.' (OR) (b) Explain Barthess views on 'Text.' PART - C ( 3 x 10 = 30)
Answe r any T H REE que st i ons i n about 300 words e ac h.
16. Discuss Aristotle's concept of tragedy. 17. Why does I. A. Richards believe that the division between referential and emotive language is necessary. 18. How does Tate prove that the meaning of a poem is its tension? 19. Describe 'collective unconscious.' 20. Discuss Barthess views on Author and text.
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(ENGLISH) (FOURTH SEMESTER) ENGC - 403. PHONETICS AND THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE May ] Maximum : 75 Marks PART - A Answer ALL questions. I. Choose the correct answer: 1. Tongue is a ...................articulatory organ (a) Active. (b) Passive. (c) Explosive. (d) None. (10 x l = 10) [ Time : 3 Hours
2.
3.
/m/is.......... sound. (a) Plosive. (b) Nasal. (c) Fricative. (d) None. 'Highway' in American English is (a) Trail way. (b) Air way. (c) Motor way. (d) None.
II. Fill in the blanks:
(3x1=3) 4. 5.
6.
/8u/ is a......... (sound). / :/ is a ........ vowel.

The expansion of RP is...................... (4x1=4) (a) Southern England. (b) Glottal. (c) Affricate. (d) Plosive. PART - B Answer ALL questions. (5 x 7 = 35)
Match the following: 7. 8. 9. 10. /p/ /tf/ Queen's English /h/
11. (a) Write notes on passive articulatory organs. (OR) (b) Describe the back vowels.
12. (a) What is a syllable? (OR) (b) What are the four factors that contribute to word accent? 13. (a) Give phonemic transcription of (i) Teacher. (ii) Bridge. (iii) Village. (iv) Girl. (v) Howl. (OR) (b) (i) Prayer. (ii) Dry. (iii) Season. (iv) Pleasure. (v) Must. 14. (a) Write a brief note on Old English. (OR) (b) Write a note on the influence of French language on English. 15. (a) What are the uses of dictionary? (OR) (b) What is standard English? PART - C Answer any THREE questions. 16. Give a detailed description of English components. 17. Give a diagrammatic description of the diphthongs. 18. What is the place of English in the Indo-European family? 19. Trace the different ways in which word meaning has changed. 20. Consider English as the universal language. (3 x 10 = 30)
Register Number: Name of the Candidate: M. A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2012 ( ENGLISH ) (FOURTH SEMESTER) ENGC - 404.1. FEMINIST WRITINGS May] Maximum : 75 Marks PART - A Answer ALL questions. I. Choose the correct answer: 1. "There is no remedy to sexual politics in marriage."- These are the words of (a) Kate Millet. (b) Sylvia Plath. (c) Arundhathi Roy. (d) None of these. 2. Judith Shakespeare is the fictional creation of (a) Kate Millet. (b) VirginaWoolf. (c) Anne Sexton. (d) None of these. 3. The name given to the child in"The Double Image' is (a) Joyce. (b) Mary. (c) Stephame. (d) None of these II. Fill in the blanks: 4. A Raisin in the Sun portrays a few weeks in the life of thefamily. 5. Saritha is a character in the novel .............. 6. Sylvia Plath compares her father the German dictator . In the poem Daddy III. Match the following: 7. 8. 9. The queen of Blues Top Girls Mad Women and her Language (a) Caryl Churchill. (b) Anne Sexton. (c) Gwendolyn Brooks. (d) Mina Bayon. PART - B Answer ALL questions. (5 x 7 = 35) (4x1=4) (3x1=3) (10x1 = 10) [ Time : 3 Hours
10. The Sickness unto Death Part
11. (a) Comment on the theme of ' Sue Bride head and the New Woman.' (OR) (b) Sum up Virginia Woolfs musings on women and education. 12. (a) What are the views of Sylvia Plath about her father? (OR) (b) Comment on the reminiscences of Kamala Das about her grandmother's house. 13. (a) Define Feminism. (OR) (b) What is radical feminism? 14. (a) Make a character sketch of Ruth. (OR) (b) Justify the title Top Girls. 15. (a) How does Saritha finally find herself? (OR) (b) Sketch the character of Velayutha. PART- C (3 x 10 = 30) Answer any THREE questions. 16. Sum up the views of Sho Walter on feminism. 17. Briefly make a survey of feminist movements. 18. Analyse with special reference to the poems prescribed for you, Gwendolyn Brooks' contribution to women's liberation 19. Consider A Raisin in the Sun as a struggle for survival by a black family in U.S.A. 20. Justify the title The Dark Holds No Terror.
Register Number : Name of the Candidate : M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2012 ( ENGLISH ) ( THIRD SEMESTER ) ENGC - 304-2 INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS [Time: 3 Hours Maximum: 75 Marks PART - A Answer ALL questions. I. Choose the correct answer: 1. Linguistics is the study of ......................... (a) Birds. (b) Languages. (c) Sounds. 2 Diachronic study of language is ............. (a) Geographical. (b) Philosophical. (c) Historical. 3. Morpheme is the minimal unit of.............. (a) Grammar. (b) Phonetics. (c) Linguistics. II. Fill in the blanks: 4 ............. introduced T.G. Grammar. 5 ........... ,. Grammar analyses sentence pattern 6. A. S. Hornby is a.............. grammarian. III. Match the following: 7. 8. 9. 10. Beautiful Soulfully New Delhi Look upon (a) (b) (c) (d) Verb. Noun. Adverb. Adjective. PART - B Answer the following : (a) Write notes on the branches of linguistics. (OR) (b) What are the two major ways to study a language? 12. (a) Write notes on dialects and idiolects. (OR) (b) Write notes on varieties of language. 13. (a) Differentiate between morpheme and phoneme with ample illustration. (OR) (5x7 = 35) (10 x 1= 10)
November]
11.
(b) Illustrate with examples the concept of word formation. 14. (a) Make an IC analysis of the following sentences : (i) The big, bad wolf is awful. (ii) All the young ones can occupy the front row. (OR) (b) Explain noun phrase with apt examples. 15. (a) Write notes on pragmatics. (OR) (b) What is discourse analysis? PART - C Answer any THREE questions. 16. Write an essay on the properties of language. 17. Trace the development in the study of languages. 18. What are the concepts behind word formations? 19. Point out the merits and demerits of structuralist view of grammar. 20. Define lexis and explain the principles of lexicography. (3x10 = 30)
M.A. English & Communication (Five Year Integrated) Paper No. Code of Course Title of the Course Credit Point s Min. Mark s Max. Marks (75+25 ) I ITAC11/ IHIC 11/ IFRC 11 IENC 12 IECT 13 IECT 14 Tamil (or) Hindi (or) French 4 50 100
Semester - I
II III IV
English Part II: Prose and Grammar Social History of England I History of English Literature I Total Credit Points
4 4 4 16
50 50 50
100 100 100
Semester - II V ITAC 21/ IHIC 21/ IFRC 21 IENC 22 IECT 23 IECT 24 Tamil (or) Hindi (or) French 4 50 100
VI VII VIII
English Part II: Poetry and Drama Social History of England II History of English Literature II Total Credit Points
4 4 4 16
50 50 50
100 100 100
Semester - III IX X XI XII ICOC 31 IECT 32 IECT 33 IECT 34 Computer and Its Applications Theory of Translation Introduction to Linguistics Principles and Methods of English 4 4 4 4 50 50 50 50 100 100 100 100
Language Teaching Total Credit Points Semester IV XIII XIV XV XVI IECT 41 IECT 42 IECT 43 IECT 44 Comparative Literature Technical Writing Principles of Mass Communication
Civics, Environmental Awareness & Health Science
16
4 4 4 4
50 50 50 50
100 100 100 100
Total Credit Points Semester - V XVII XVIII XIX XX IECT 51 IECT 52 IECT 53 IECT 54 Chaucer and the Elizabethan Age World Literature in Translation Advertising and Public Relations Inter-Personal Communication Total Credit Points Semester - VI XXI XXII XXIII XXIV IECT 61 IECT 62 IECT 63 IECT 64 The Jacobean and the Restoration Ages The Pre-Romantic and the Romantic Ages Colonial and Post-Colonial Literature Journalism Total Credit Points Semester - VII XXV XXVI IECT 71 IECT 72 Indian Literature in English Phonetics and the History of the English Language XXVII XXVIII IECT 73 IECT 74 English for Computer Users Introduction to Television Journalism Total Credit Points Semester - VIII XXIX XXX XXXI XXXII IECT 81 IECT 82 IECT 83 IECT 84 American Literature The Victorian Age Womens Writings Language and the Internet Total Credit Points Semester - IX XXXIII XXXIV XXXV XXXVI IECT 91 IECT 92 IECT 93 IECT 94 Single Author Study: John Keats Dalit Writings Photo-Journalism African American Literature
16
4 4 4 4 16
50 50 50 50
100 100 100 100
4 4 4 4 16
50 50 50 50
100 100 100 100
4 4
50 50
100 100
4 4 16
50 50
100 100
4 4 4 4 16
50 50 50 50
100 100 100 100
4 4 4 4
50 50 50 50
100 100 100 100
Total Credit Points Semester - X XXXVII XXXVIII XXXIX XXXX IECT 101 IECT 102 IECT 103 IECT 104 Twentieth Century British Literature Shakespeare Literary Criticism Dissertation / Project Report Total Credit Points
16
4 4 4 4 16
50 50 50 50
100 100 100 100
Internal Assessment Marks
5. 6. 7. 8.
Tests (I & II) Assignments Case Study / Seminar Attendance 90% and above 80 89 % 70 79 % 5 Marks 4 Marks 3 Marks
10 Marks 5 Marks 5 Marks 5 Marks
Total
25 Marks
Question Paper Pattern It is the same as it was for the previous year students.
M.A. English & Communication (Five Year Integrated)

Syllabus
Semester - I Part II - English INEC 12: Prose and Grammar Objectives: The course aims at developing the communicative competence of learners in the English Language through training them in the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Unit I: Prose - I a) Spoken English and Broken English (G.B. Shaw) b) Voluntary Poverty (M.K. Gandhi) c) The Civilization of Today (C.E.M. Joad) d) Kamala Nehru (Jawaharlal Nehru) Unit II: Prose - II a) Professions for Women (Virginia Woolf) b) On Letter Writing (Alpha of the Plough) c) The Donkey (Sir J. Arthur Thompson) d) A Cup of Tea (Katherine Mansfield) Unit III: Short Stories - I a) The Robe of Peace (O Henry) b) The Miracle of Puran Bhagat (Rudyard Kipling) c) The Truth about Pyecraft (H.G. Wells) d) Quality (John Galsworthy) e) Mabel (William Somerset Maugham) Unit IV: Short Stories - II a) The Far and the Near (Thomas Wolfe) b) Half-a-Rupee Worth (R.K. Narayan) c) Bachcha Lieutenant (Manohar Malgonkar) d) The Boy Who Broke the Bank (Ruskin Bond) e) A Devoted Son (Anita Desai) Unit V: Grammar a) Articles b) Prepositions c) Tense d) Degrees of Comparison e) Voice
Text Books
Sriraman, T., ed. College Prose. Chennai: Macmillan, 2005 Seshadri, K.G., ed. Stories for Colleges. Chennai: Macmillan, 2003 Reference Book Wood, F.T. A Remedial English Grammar for Foreign Students. London: Macmillan, 1974.
IECT 13: Social History of England - I Objectives: To make the students learn about the economic, social, religious, and cultural life of the people of England from 15th century until the loss of the American colonies so that they could understand and appreciate British literature. Unit I
1. The Renaissance 2. The Reformation in England a. Dissolution of the Monasteries b. Pilgrimage of Grace 3. Sea-faring in the Age of Queen Elizabeth
Unit II
4. Shakespearean Theatre 5. Social Relationships in Elizabethan England
Unit III
6. English Colonial Expansion 7. The Puritan Revolution
Unit IV
8. Coffee-House Life 9. Restoration Theatre
Unit V
10.Art and Culture in the Age of Dr.Johnson 11.The Loss of the American Colonies
Text Book 1. Trevelyan, G.M. A Social History of England, Madras: Orient Longman, 1974. Reference Book Mitchell, R.J., and M.D.R. Leys. A History of the English Speaking People. London: Pan Books, 1967
IECT 14: History of English Literature - I Objectives: The objective of the course is to introduce the learners to the achievements of successive English writers as well as the national changes and development that shaped British literature.
Unit I English Literature Before Chaucer The Age of Chaucer From Chaucer Tottels Miscellany Unit II The Development of the Drama The Age of Shakespeare: Verse, Drama and Prose Unit III The Age of Milton: Milton, Other Poets and Prose Writers Unit IV The Age of Dryden: Verse, Prose and Drama Unit V The Age of Pope: Verse, Prose and Drama Text Book Hudson, William Henry. An Outline History of English Literature. Madras: BI Publishers, 1998 Reference Book Daiches, David. A Critical History of English Literature. Volumes I-V. Chennai: Allied Publishers, 1995.
Semester - II Part II English IENC 22: Poetry and Drama Objectives: The course aims at imparting proficiency in communication to learners through activities such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Unit I: Poetry - I a) b) c) d) e) Sonnet C XVI (Shakespeare) Kubla Khan (S.T. Coleridge) To a Skylark (P.B. Shelley) Ode to Nightingale (John Keats) Felix Randal (G.M. Hopkins)
Unit II: Poetry - II a) b) c) d) e) A Prayer for my Daughter (W.B. Yeats) The Road Not Taken (Robert Frost) Strange Meeting (Wilfred Owen) Where the Mind is Without Fear (Rabindranath Tagore) Night of the Scorpion (Nissim Ezkiel)
Unit III: One Act Play - I a) Pip and the Convict (Gay R. Williams) b) Where the Cross is Made (Eugene O Neill) c) Madame De. . . (Jean Anouilh) Unit IV: One Act Play - II a) Lord Byrons Love Letter (Tennessee Williams) b) Nobody here but us Chickens (Stephanie Miller) c) Hijack (Charles Wells)
Unit V: Grammar a) b) c) d) e) Comprehension Letter Writing Resume Writing Dialogue Writing General Writing
Text Books
Seshadri, P.K., ed. The Golden Quill. Chennai: Macmillan, 20 05 Sachithanandan, V., ed. Short Plays of Yesterday and Today. Chennai: Macmillan, 1998 Reference Book Mohan, Krishna, and Raman, Meenakshi. Effective English Communication. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill, 2000.
IECT 23: Social History of England - II Objectives: To make the students learn about the economic, social, religious, and cultural life of the people of England from 18th century until the present time so that they could understand and appreciate British literature.
Unit I 1. 2. 3. Unit II 4. Causes and Effects of Industrial Revolution The French Revolution and its Impact on Society The Influence of Science on Victorian England
Reform Bills a. Parliamentary Reforms b. Local Administration 5. Humanitarianism 6. Victorian Culture Unit III 7. Anti-Slavery Movement 8. Means of Communication 9. Public Health Unit IV 10.Poor Laws 11.Education in the 20th Century Unit V 12.Britain between the Wars 13.The History of English Studies (In Beginning Theory by Peter Barry)
Text Book: 1. Trevelyan, G.M. A Social History of England, Madras: Orient Longman, 1974. Reference Book Mitchell, R.J., and M.D.R. Leys. A History of the English Speaking People. London: Pan Books, 1967.
IECT 24: History of English Literature - II Objectives: The objective of the course is to introduce the learners to the achievements of successive English writers as well as the national changes and development that shaped British literature.
Unit I The Age of Johnson: General Prose, Novel and Verse Unit II The Age of Wordsworth: The Older Poets and Younger Poets
Unit III The Age of Wordsworth: General Prose and Novel Unit IV The Age of Tennyson: Verse, General Prose and Novel
Unit V The Age of Hardy Twentieth Century
Text Book Hudson, William Henry. An Outline History of English Literature. Madras: BI Publishers, 1998 Reference Book Daiches, David. A Critical History of English Literature. Vol. 1-5. Chennai: Allied Publishers, 1995
Semester - III ICOC 31: Computer & Its Applications (Co-curricular) Objectives: To introduce the students to the fundamentals of both software and hardware of a computers and its application in different fields. Unit I Introduction to Computers Application of Computers Concepts of Data and Information A Typical Computer System Memory Concepts History of Computers Types of Computers. Input-Output Devices Data Storage Devices Software The Definition The role of Software Housekeeping. Unit II The Computer Internals Typical PC Configuration Booting Virus Anti-virus, Vaccine Versions of Software. Operation System Definition Classification Basics of MSDOS Introduction to Windows Operating System Features of Windows OS-Desktop and Desktop Icons Starting Programs Browsing and Managing windows Explorer Setting Taskbars and Creating Shortcuts. Unit III Introduction to Internet Client Server Basics, E-Mail, Telnet and Archie FTP Gopher, Jughcad and Veronica WAIS and World Wide Web. Fundamentals of HTML, TCP/IP and E-Commerce.
Unit IV Issues involved in Web Site Management Addressing Designing Web Sites with Front Page. Unit V Multimedia Concept, Requirements, Applications and Future Hardware and Software Requirements for Multimedia Development and Delivery Platforms Multimedia Methodologies, Fundamentals and Use of Hypertext, Hypermedia, Sound, Images, Animation, Video. Using Multi Media: Multimedia interface, Planning and Development of Multimedia Projects.
Text Books 1. 2. 3. 4. Ron Mansfield, Osborne. Windows for Busy People. McGraw Hill. White, Ron. How Computers Work. BPB. Crumlish, Christian. The ABCs of the Internet. Leon, Alexis & Mathews Leon. Internet in a Nutshell. Chennai: Vikas Publishing House.
5. Vaughan,Tay. Multimedia Marketing and its Work. Tata McGraw Hill, 1996. Reference Books 1. Krishnan. Computer Fundamentals and Windows with Internet Technology. Chennai: SciTech Publications. 2. Krishnan. Windows and MS-OFFICE 2000 with Database Concepts. Chennai: SciTech Publications. 3. Nelson, Stephen. Field Guide to the Internet. 4. Meade, James, David Growder, and Rhonda Growder. Microsoft DHTML. 5. Brog, Rosen. A Guide to Multimedia. 6. Sneel, Ned. The Internet Starter Kit in 24 hours. Techmedia, 1998. 7. Goodwin, Michael. Making Multimedia Works, Coomdex, 1995.
IECT 32: Theory of Translation
Objectives: To help the students to appreciate the importance of translation in a multilingual country like India and to promote national integration through English translation.
Unit I Translation: An art and science translation and transliteration Unit II Types of translation Literal and free, total and restricted. Unit III Meaning Linguistic meaning, denotative meaning & connotative meaning Correspondence and Equivalences (Formal correspondence, Dynamic equivalence, linguistic, textual, and cultural equivalences) Unit IV Transference and Transcription Unit V Problems of Translation: Linguistic and cultural distance Translation of literary, religious, and scientific texts.
Text Book Catford, J.C.A Linguistic Theory of Translation. 1965
Reference Book
Bassnelt, Susan. Translation Studies. London: Routledge, 2002.
IECT 33: Introduction to Linguistics

Objectives: To familiarize the students with modern linguistic theories for a more creative and competent use of language. Unit I Language Linguistics Concepts - Some Fundamental Concepts and Distinctions in Linguistics. Unit II Modern Linguistics: A Historical Survey Unit III Fundamentals of Grammar Morphology Word Formation Unit IV Basic Sentence Patterns Structuralist View of Grammar and I C Analysis Transformational Generative Grammar Unit V Semantics and Theories of Semantics Semantics, Pragmatics, and Discourse Principles of Lexicography
Text Book
Syal, Pushpinder and Jindal D.V. An Introduction to Linguistics: Language, Grammar, and Semantics, New Delhi: Prentice, 1998. Reference Book Yule, George. The Study of Language. New York: CUP, 1997.
IECT 34: Principles and Methods of English Language Teaching Objectives: To introduce the students to theories of language description and language learning, and their implications in teaching and learning; to introduce them to prevailing methods and to familiarize them with principles of course designing and testing and evaluation.
Unit I English in India Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language Needs/Relevance Language learning theories and their implications/Linguistic sciences and Language Teaching. Unit II Language Teaching in the 19th Century Grammar-Translation Method & Direct Method. New Trends in the 20th century situational Method & Audio-Lingual Method. Humanistic approaches: Total Physical Response, Silent Way, Natural Approach, and Suggestopedia. Unit III Modern Approaches and Methods The communicative Approach Notional functional Method- Communicative Language Teaching and Community Language Teaching. The reading Method and the Bilingual Method. Unit IV Teaching the skills of language/vocabulary Teaching Prose, Poetry, Grammar and Composition. Unit V Use of Modern Teaching Aids- Use of Tape recorder, Video, Television, etc. Language Laboratory. Evaluation Different Kinds of tests.
Text Book 1. Nagaraj, Geetha. English Language Teaching. Hyderabad, Longmans, 2004. Reference Books
1. Richards, Jack and Theodore Rodgers. Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. 2. Aslam, Mohamed. Teaching of English. New Delhi : Foundation Books, 2003.
Semester - IV IECT 41: Comparative Literature

Objectives: The course aims at introducing the students to the concepts, approaches, problems, and techniques of comparative literature. Unit I Comparative literature - Different definitions. Theory, national, general, and world literature. Indian Comparative literature. Unit II The thematology of the study of comparative literature. Unit III The study of genres; a theory of genres; major genres in world literature identified and compared; how genres originate and spread. Unit IV The study of influences; a theory of influence, analogy; parallelism, conditions facilitating influences across languages. Unit V The study of reception of one literature / movement / author / work in another literature, a theory of reception, related concepts; course study; study of translation; a theory of literary translation; adaptation; abridgement; literal vs. literary rendering. Literature and other arts, music, architecture, theatre; dance; other disciplines like psychology, biography, history, philosophy, and sociology. Text Book 1. Subramanian N., Padma Srinivasan, and G.R. Balakrishnan, Introduction to the Study of Comparative Literature: Theory and Practice. Reference Book 1. Weisstein, Ulrich. Comparative Literature and Literary Theory.
IECT 42: Technical Writing Objectives: To train the students in the art of writing summaries, letters, memos, reports, etc. Also the course introduces the learners to document design, graphics, e-mail, technical description, and oral presentation skills.
Unit I Defining Technical Writing 1. Introduction to Technical Writing 2. Producing the Product 3. Objectives in Technical Writing 4. Audience Recognition and Involvement Unit II Correspondence 1. Memos 2. Letters 3. The Job Search Unit III Visual Appeal & Electronic Communication 1. Document Design 2. Graphics 3. E-mail, On Line Help, and Web Sites Unit IV Technical Applications 1. Technical Description 2. Introductions and Users Manuals Unit V 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Research The Summary Reports Proposals Oral Presentations
Text Book
Gerson, Shason J and Steven M.Gerson. Technical Writing : Process and Product. Madras: Pearson Education, 2000. Reference Book Rutherford, Andrea, J. Basic Communication Skills for Technology. Delhi: Addison Wesley Longman, 2001.
IECT 43: Principles of Mass Communication Objectives: To introduce the learners to the nature and process of communication, communication theories and models, media systems and theories, and several other issues related to mass communication.
Unit I Nature and process of human communication, functions of communications, verbal and non-verbal communication , intra-personal, inter-personal, small group, public and mass communication. Unit II Models: SMR, SMCR, Shannon and Weaver, Lasswel, Osgood, Dance, Schramm, Gerbener, Newcomb, Convergent and gate-keeping, communication socialization. Nature and process of mass communication, media of mass communication, characteristics and typology of audiences. Unit III Media systems and theories: authoritarian, responsibility, development, participatory. Unit IV Mass media: public opinion and democracy. Media culture and its production. Media organizations, media content, market driven media content effects, skyvasion, cultural integration and cultural pollution . Unit V Issues of media monopoly cross-media ownership; Ownership patterns of mass media, ethical aspects of mass media, Freedom of speech and expression, right to information, Media and social responsibility, media accountability, infotainment and ICE. libertarian, socialistic, social-
Text Book 1. Kumar, Keval J. Mass Communication in India. New Delhi: Jaico, 2001 Reference Book 1. Agee, Warren K., Phillip H. Ault, and Edwin Emery. Introduction to Mass Communication. Madras: OUP, 2000.
ICEC 44: Civics, Environmental Awareness and Health Sciences (A) Civics Objectives: To introduce the students to Indian political system and the functions of Union and Local government.
Unit I: Introduction Democracy Citizenship duties of Good Citizen Society, State and Citizen Limits of State Activity. Indian Constitution, Preamble Basic Features Citizenship Fundamental Rights Fundamental Duties. Unit II: Political System Union Government: President Prime Minister Parliament Supreme Court Electoral System State Government: Governor Chief Minister Center State Relations. Local Government : Urban Administrative System Panchayat Raj System.
Books Recommended 1. Fadia, B.L. Indian Government and Politics. Agra: Sahitya Bhawan Publication, 1999. 2. Maheswari, S.R. Local Government in India. Agra: Lakshmi Narain Agarwal, 1996. 3. Agarwal, R.C. Indian Political System. New Delhi: S.Chand & Company, 2000 4. Mccrocklin, James H. Builiding Citizenship. USA: Allyn and Bacon INC, 1961.
(B) Environmental Sciences Objectives: To introduce the learners to the ecosystem and to create environmental awareness among them.
Unit I: Ecosystems Fundamental Concepts and Principles Structure and Function Classification Modern concept of Ecosystem Energy flow Ecological indicators. Unit II: Environment
Definition Natural Resources Classification Conservation Deveopment of Public Water Supply Need for protected water supply Per Capital consumption Sanitation Sewerage system Disposal of Sewage Kinds of pollution their effects of human beings.
Reference Books 1. Odum, E.P. Fundamental Ecology. 3rd Edition, Saunders, 1971. 2. Colvinvaux, P. Ecology. John Wiley & Sons, 1986. 3. Agarwal & Rana, S.V.S. Environment and Natural Resources. Society of Biosciences, 1985. 4. Duggal, K.N. A Text book on Public Health Engineering. S. Chand & Co, Ramnagar, New Delhi 1994. C) Health Sciences Objectives: To make the learners comprehend the factors that are essential for the maintenance of their good health.
Unit I Physical Health Introduction to health Food, Meaning of balanced diet, Sources, Common nutritional deficiencies and prevention. Personal Health Cleanliness of body, Care of Skin, Nails, Eye, Hair, Oral Health, Clothing, Body Posture and good habits such as exercises Importance of avoiding smoking, alcoholism, drugs etc. Population explosion and Family Planning Importance, Common Methods of family planning for Men & Women. Mothers and Children Immunisation of children (importance, schedule) care of mothers during pregnancy and after delivery. Communicable Diseases Symptoms and prevention. Unit II (i) Mental Health Factors for maintenance of good mental health. (ii) Adolescent problems. (iii) First Aid (iv) Environment Ventilation, Lighting, Simple methods of purification of water, Sanitary latrine, Prevention of Worm infestation (round worm, hook worm).
Reference Books 1. Murray Grant. Hand Book of Community Health. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger Publications, 1987. 2. Lawrence B.Chenoweth, et al. Community Hygiene. New York: F.S.Crofts & Co. 1934. 3. Charles Frederic Boldman, et.al. Public Health and Hygiene. Philadelphia: W.B.Saunders Company, 1936. 4. Harold S.Diehl. Text Book of Healthful Living. New York: Mc Graw-Hill Book Company, 1945.
Semester - V IECT 51: Chaucer and the Elizabethan Age Objectives: To enable the students to discover the characteristics of British Literature written during the Elizabethan Age. Though a non-Elizabethan, students could appreciate Chaucer also.
Unit I: Poetry Geoffrey Chaucer Sir Thomas Wyatt : : The Prologue of the Canterbury Tales Forget Not Yet the Tyrde Entent The Appeal : When Raging Love with Extreme Geve Place Ye Louers Here Before
Earl of Surrey Paine
Unit II: Poetry Edmund Spenser : Epithalamion
Sir Walter Raleigh Passionate
The Shepherds Description of Love The Nymphs Reply to Marlowes Shepherd
Philip Sidney
Philomela
Unit III: Non-Fictional Prose Philip Sidney

Francis Bacon
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An Apologie for Poetrie

The following essays are prescribed:
1. O Truth 2. Of Death 3. Of Revenge4. Of Parents and Children 5. Of Marriage and Single Life Unit IV: Drama Christopher Marlowe John Webster : : Dr.Faustus The Duchess of Malfi
Unit V: Drama Thomas Middleton Ben Jonson : : The Changeling The Alchemist
IECT 52: World Literature in Translation Objectives: To expose the students to different works of world literature which will heighten their aesthetic experience.
Unit I: Poetry Homer Fitzgerald) Virgil Unit II: Poetry Thiruvalluvar : Thirukkural Adhikaram (G.U. Popes Trans.) Chapters: Aram 1-3 Porul 1-3 Inbam 1-3 Silappathikaram Canto I Kaanalvari Canto II Vazhakurai Kaathai : : The Iliad Books: I (Trans. by Robert
The Aeneid Books: I (Trans. by Robert Fitzgerald)
Ilango Adigal
Unit III: Prose Thomas More Machiavelli Unit IV: Drama Sophocles Kalidasa Unit V: Fiction Gustav Flaubert Leo Tolstoy Thagazhi S. Pillai : : : Madame Bovary (Godfrey Cave ed.) Resurrection (trans. Louise Maude) Chemmeen : : Oedipus, the King (Trans. Robert Fitzgerald) Sakuntala : Utopia The Prince
IECT 53: Advertising and Public Relations Objectives: To introduce the learners to the art of advertising, public relation, and corporate communication, and to prepare them for a career in advertising and public relations.
Unit I Advertising and its History Display Advertising Industrial Market Advertising Prestige advertising Conditions of Successful Advertising Early Printed advertising Industrial Revolution - Developments in the 20th Century Concept and Practice of advertising Emergence of the factory systems Manufacturers Desire for Brand Control. Unit II Financial Aspects of Advertising Importance of Advertising to Society Unit III Advertising and the Marketing Process Radio and Television Commercials Unit IV The Concept of Public Relations Public Relations and Advertising PR Management Tools Unit V History of PR and PR in India Public Relations for Special Groups Public Relationship and Public Stunts Text Book Ahuja, B.N. and Chhabra S.S. Public Relations and Advertising. New Delhi: Surjeet Publications, 2005
Reference Book Mehta, D.S. Mass Communication and Journalism in India
IECT 54: Interpersonal Communication Objectives: To introduce the students to principles of interpersonal communication and to enable them to play a meaningful role in communicative situation, and organize and conduct interviews and group discussions.
Unit I Interpersonal Communication Managing Interpersonal Communication Relational Development: Stages in Intimate Dyads Unit II Nonverbal Communication Nonverbal Communication as International Communication Barriers Nonverbal Message Codes: Proxemics, Kinesics, Chronemics, Silence, Haptics, Clothing and Physical Appearance Territoriality, olfactics, oculesics Unit III Interviewing Being interviewed for a job Unit IV Communicating in Groups Unit V Talking on the Telephone Running and taking part in meetings
Paralanguage,
Giving a talk Text Books
1. Stanton, Nicky. Mastering Communication. Palgrave Master Series, Macmillan, 1996. 2. Trentrolrn, Sarah. Thinking Through Communication. Allyn and Bacon, 1994.
Reference Book Jandt, Fred E. Inter Cultural Communication: An Introduction. Sage, 2001.
Semester - VI IECT 61: The Jacobean and the Restoration Ages
Objectives:
To enable the students to have an idea of the spirit of the ages and make them appreciate the religious, political, literary, and social problems as reflected in the literature of the periods. Unit I: Poetry - I John Milton John Dryden Alexander Pope Unit II: Poetry - II John Donne : A Valediction Forbidding Mourning The Good Morrow To His Coy Mistress The Definition of Love The Pulley The Collar The Man : : : Paradise Lost - Book IX Mac Flecknoe Epistle to Dr.Arbuthnot
Andrew Marwell
George Herbet
Unit III: Prose & Criticism John Dryden Addison & Steele : : Preface to the Fables The Spectator and the Coverley Papers: Essays 1-10 (Macmillans Annotated classics)
Unit IV: Fiction Henry Fielding Daniel Defoe Unit V: Drama William Congreve R.B.Sheridan : : The Way of the World The Rivals : : Tom Jones Robinson Crusoe
IECT 62: The Pre-Romantic and the Romantic Ages Objectives: To enable the learners to get acquainted with the unique characteristics of the literature of the Pre-Romantic and the Romantic Ages.
Unit I: Poetry - I Thomas Gray Williams Collins : William Blake
Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard Ode to Evening Ode to Simplicity The Tiger The Lamb A Poison Tree
Unit II: Poetry - II Wordsworth Coleridge Keats P.B.Shelley Byron : : : : : Ode on the Intimations of Immortality Tintern Abbey Kubla Khan The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Ode to a Nightingale Ode on a Grecian Urn To a Skylark Ode to the West Wind She Walks in Beauty On this day I compete my thirty sixth year
Unit III: Prose & Criticism Wordsworth : Preface to the Lyrical Ballads
Charles Lamb from Essays
The following essays are prescribed of Elia 1. The South-Sea House 2. Oxford in the Vacation 3. Christs Hospital Five and Thirty Years
Ago 4. Dream Children : A Reverie 5. A Dissertation Upon a Roast Pig
Unit IV: Drama Oscar Wilde P.B. Shelley : : The Importance of Being Earnest Prometheus Unbound
Unit V: Fiction Walter Scott : Jane Austen : The Heart of Midlothian Pride and Prejudice
IECT 63: Colonial and Post-Colonial Literature Objectives: To familiarize the learners with the colonial and post-colonial literature which reflects the impact, influence, and aftermath of colonization.
Unit I: Poetry - I AJM Smith Margaret Atwood P.K. Page Jean Arasanayagan Unit II: Poetry - II A.D.Hope Judith Wright Harp and Wole Soyinka Derek Walcott Chanty Vincent OSullivan Unit III: Fiction Margaret Atwood Chinua Achebe
Unit IV: Prose
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Like an Old Proud King in a Parable The Lonely Land Journey to the Interior First Neighbours In the Month of July
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Australia Typists in the Phoenix Building The the King Dedication Telephone Conversation Ruins of a Great House A Sea Elegy for a Schoolmate
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The Edible Woman Things Fall Apart
Margaret Atwood V.S. Naipaul

Unit V: Drama
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Chapter I in Survival The Middle Passage
Wole Soyinka George Ryga
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The Lion and the Jewel The Ecstasy of Rita Joe
IECT 64: Journalism Objectives: To train the students for a profession in journalism or advertising by teaching them the principles of journalism and advertising.
Unit I Introduction to Journalism: Canons of Journalism - Ethics of Journalism - Social responsibility of the press The functions and departments of a Newspaper Information, Instruction, Entertainment - Advertisement department Circulation department - Mechanical department - Editorial department Unit II The Editorial department at Work Role of the Editor - The News Editor- Editorial Writer or Leader Writer - Sub Editor Reporting The role of a reporter in a Newspaper - Duties of a reporter Unit III The art of Writing a Newspaper story Idea of News- The nose for news - The news sense - The news storys three parts Main types of leads Opinion Pieces Editorial - Review - Article Middle - Letter to the Editor column Unit IV Feature and Feature Writing Role of Features - Characteristics - Feature and News Story - Feature and Article The Art of Interviewing Unit V Proof Reading Advertisement Advertisement - Meaning - Types of Advertisements; effective advertisements Psychological and social factors in advertising - Role and importance of advertisements Designing and advertisement - Trends and problems in advertising in India Advertisement through different media.
Text Book B.N. Ahuja, Theory & Practice of Journalism. New Delhi: Surjeet publications, 1999. Reference Book Mehta, D.S. Mass Communication and Journalism in India. Chennai: Allied Publishers, 1994.
Semester - VII IECT 71: Indian Literature in English Objectives: To enable the learners to get acquainted with the historical movements and the cultural traits found in Indian English Literature.
Unit I: Poetry
Tagore Sarojini Naidu Rival Kamala Das Nissim Ezekiel R.Parthasarathy A.K.Ramanujan House
: : : : : :
Gitanjali (1 to 15 songs) Indian Weavers The Queens An Introduction Enterprise River Once Under Another Sky Small Scale Reflections of a Great Obituary
Unit II: Prose Criticism Nehru 5) Syed Amanuddin Unit III: Drama Tagore Karnad : : The Post Office Hayavadhana : : The Discovery of India (Chapters 1Musings on Consciousness
Unit IV: Fiction - I R.K.Narayan Mulk Raj Anand Unit V: Fiction - II Amit Chaudhuri Address Chaman Nahal : : The Strange and the Sublime Azadi : : The Guide Untouchable
IECT 72: Phonetics and the History of the English Language

Objectives: To enable the students to have an idea of the growth of English as the world language, as a great borrower, an assimilator, and a propagator, and also to train them in the sounds of the language. Unit I 4. The organs of speech 5. The description and classification of the sounds of English 6. Phonetic transcription
Unit II 4. The phoneme 5. The syllable 6. Word accent Unit III 4. Place of English in the Indo-European family of languages 5. Characteristics of Old English 6. Characteristics of Middle English Unit IV 5. 6. 7. 8. Word borrowing (Scandinavian, French, Latin and Greek) Makers of English (Shakespeare, Milton, Bible Translators) History of English spelling and spelling Reforms Changes in meaning of words
Unit V 5. 6. 7. 8. Dictionaries and the growth of vocabulary Evolution of standard English Growth of American English English as a universal language
Text Books 4. Sethi, J. and P.V. Dhamija. A Course in Phonetics and Spoken English. New Delhi: Prentice Hall, 2005 5. Wood, F.T. An Outline History of the English Language. Chennai: Macmillan, 1967.
Reference Books 1. Jones, Daniel. The Pronunciation of English. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1998. 2. A.C. Baugh: History of English Language
IECT 73: English for Computer Users

Objectives: To enable students to understand and use the English of computing for study and work. Unit I Computers Today Computer applications configuration Inside the system Bits and Bytes Buying a Computer Language Focus Present Simple Passive Contextual Reference Defining Relative Clauses Word Building - Speaking Practice. Unit II Input/Output Devices and Storage Devices Type and Click Capturing favorite images Viewing the output and choosing a Printer Floppies and Hard Drives Optical Breakthrough Language Focus. Comparatives and Superlatives Word Building Noun Phrases and Modifiers Discourse Cohesion Crossword Word Building Unit III Basic Software and Creative Software Operating Systems Word Processing Spreadsheets and Databases Faces of the Internet Graphics and Design Desktop Publishing Multimedia Language Focus - Ways of Reducing Sentences Transition Signals Plurals Infinitives and gerunds, Conditional Clauses Vocabulary Building Speaking Practice Unit IV Programming Program Design Languages The Postscript Revolution Jobs in Computing Speaking Practice Language Focus - Infinitive Constructions The Passive The Past Simple Past Activities Word Building Unit V Computers Tomorrow Electronic Communications Technologies
Internet
Issues
LANS
and
WANS
New
Language Focus - Word Buildings (Prefix & Suffix) Prepositional phrases of Reference Making Predictions Speaking Practice Text Book Santiago, Remacha Esteras. Infotech: English for Computer Users. CUP, 1999. Reference Book Viswamohan, Aysha. English for Technical Communication. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill, 2008.
IECT 74: Introduction to Television Journalism Objectives: To train the learners in the techniques of T.V.Production and to prepare them for a career in television journalism.
Unit I Techniques of TV Production News Bulletins Unit II Interview Techniques Unit III
Writing for television programs research, visualization, and production of script
Compereing and Annoucing Commentating Unit IV Documentary making Unit V Speech Training Body Language
Text Book Kaushik, Sherda, Script to Survey : An Introduction to T.V.Journalsim, Macmillan, 2000. Reference Book Awasthy, G.C. Broadcasting in India. Mumbai: Allied Publishers, 1996.
Semester - VIII IECT 81: American Literature Objectives: 1. To initiate the students into a study of American life and culture against the background of American history. 2. To help the students understand the great influence the American world of letters has been exercising on both the creative writing and critical trends in other countries.
Unit I: Poetry Emerson Poe Whitman Emily Dickinson Fellow in the Grass A Route of Evanescence Because I could not Stop for Death Robert Frost : Mending Wall Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening : : : : Each and All Brahma The Rhodora The Raven Israfel When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomd Success is Counted Sweetest I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed A Narrow
Unit II: Poetry Ezra Pound E.E.Cummings Sylvia Plath Wallace Stevens Theodore Roethke : : : : : Ballad of the Goodly Fere Buffalo Bills The Cambridge Ladies Lady Lazarus Daddy The Emperor of Ice-Cream I Know a Woman The Fan Field In a Dark Time
Unit III: Prose Emerson Poe : : The American Scholar The Philosophy of Composition
Unit IV: Drama-detailed ONeill : The Hairy Ape
Tennessee Williams Unit V: Fiction Hawthorne : Ernest Hemmingway
A Streetcar Named Desire
The Scarlet Letter A Farewell to Arms
IECT 82: The Victorian Age Objectives: The enable the learners to get acquainted with the unique characteristics of the literature of the Victorian age.
Unit I: Poetry Alfred Tennyson Robert Browning Matthew Arnold : : : The Lotos Eaters Ulysses Andrea del Sarto My Last Duchess The Scholar Gipsy Dover Beach
Unit II Poetry Francis Thompson G.M.Hopkins D.G. Rossetti A.C. Swinburne : : : : The Hound of Heaven The Windhover The Blessed Damozel A Forsaken Garden
Unit III: Prose Mathew Arnold Thomas Carlyle : : The Study of Poetry The Hero as Poet: Dante; Shakespeare
Unit IV: Drama G.B. Shaw Galsworthy : : Pygmalion Strife
Unit V: Fiction Charles Dickens Thomas Hardy : : A Tale of Two Cities The Woodlanders
IECT 83: Womens Writings Objectives: To enable the students to get acquainted with gender issues, to reorientate them in literature studies from feminist perspectives, and to introduce them to feminist literary theory so as to understand feminist literary texts.
Unit I 1. Feminism and Feminist literary Criticism; Definitions 2. Historical overview and major themes in Feminist criticism. (From A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature (editor) Wilfred L. Guerin et al pages 196-215) Unit II
1. Virginia Woolf. 2. Elaine Showalter 3. John Goode
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4. Kate Millet 5. Nina Baym
From A Room of Ones Own ( Chaps. 2 & 3) : Toward a Feminist Poetics Sue Bridehead and the New Woman (2 & 3 from Contemporary Criticism ed. V.S. Sethuraman) : Theory of Sexual Politics (Chap - II) Mad Woman and Her Language (from Feminisms: An Anthology of Literary Theory and Criticism eds. R. Warhol and Diane Price Herndl pp. 279-291)
Unit III
1. Kamala Das 2. Sylvia Plath

3. Gwendolyn Brooks 4. Anne Sexton
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Freaks My Grand mothers House The Sunshine Cat Mirror Daddy

The Ballad of Pearl May Lee The Negro Hero The Queen of the Blues The Double Image The Sickness Unto Death
Unit IV
1. Caryl Churchill 2.Lorraine Hansberry
Top Girls : A Raisin in the Sun
Unit - V
1. Deshpande 2. Arundathi Roy
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The Dark Holds No Terror The God of Small Things
IECT 84: Language and the Internet Objectives: To familiarize students with the language of e-mail, chat groups, and virtual holds; the language of the web; the fluid formal conventions governing electronic communication; new types of graphic communicational devices; and the future of language and languages in an electronic age.
Unit I: Language of the Internet: A Linguistic Perspective Effect of the Internet on language and languages Emergence of new Communication Technology Cyber speak and its features Language Variety and internet Situations Written (graphic, orthographic, grammatical, and Discourse) Spoken language features (Phonetic and Phonological) Internet Linguistics e-mail Chatgroups Virtual Worlds World wide Web Netspeak - Attempts at developing a common Linguistic Medium for the heterogeneous Communication situations on the Net. Unit II The medium of Netspeak / Finding an Identity Netspeak and its relationship with spoken and Written language Differences between speech and writing Spoken language Criteria applied to Netspeak The graphic richness of Netspeak Netspeak Maxims Spoofing and its features Trolling, Spamming, Lurking, Flaming Social function of Internet Communication Perspective and Descriptive Approach to Language - Jargon of Netspeak Explicit rules of Netspeak Features of Netspeak Unit III The Language of e-mail / The Language of chat-group Structural elements Headers and Footers; Greetings and Farewells Body of the message Five Rules of e-mailing The uniqueness of e-mail Linguistic range of emails and various factors involved. The language of chat groups A synchronous and Synchronous setting Linear and Non-Linear nature of interaction Arbitrary Language of chat groups Semantic and Pragmatic features of Internet Relay Chat. Unit IV The language of Virtual Bolds and The Language of the Web MUDs (Multi-User Dungeons) and its various forms Saying and emoting The economy of expression in MUDs MUDs as an evolving world.
Language of the Web Graphic nature of Internet Hypertext and interactivity Evolution and Management Language Distribution on the Wen Unit VThe linguistic future of the internet Applied Internet Linguistics The five mediums of Internet Increasing the richness of the language Linguistic diversity of the Internet future Development
Text Book Crystal, David. Language and the Internet. CUP, 2001 Reference Dudney, Gavin. The Internet and the Language Classroom. CUP, 2000.
Semester - IX IECT 91: Single Author Study: John Keats

Objectives: To encourage the students to make an in-depth study of a single author so that they will be motivated to pursue research. Majority of research is based on a single writer, and viewed in this light, this paper will have its academic and research significance. Unit I: Poetry: Sonnets 1. Oh! How I Love on a Fair Summers Eve 2. On First Looking into Chapmans Homer 3. Keen Fitful Gusts Are Whispering Here and There 4. Happy Is England! I could be Content 5. On the Grasshopper and Cricket 6. After dark vapours have oppressed our plains 7. When I have fears that I may cease to be 8. On the sea 9. To one who Has Been Long in City Pent 10.The Human Seasons 11.To Homer 12.To Sleep 13.On a Dream 14.Keats Last Sonnet Unit II: Poetry: Odes 1. To the Poets 2. To Psyche 3. To Autumn 4. On Melancholy
Unit III: Narrative Poetry 1. The Eve of St. Agnes Unit IV: Poetry: Miscellany 1. From Endymion 2. From Hyperion 3. La Belle Dame Sans Merci 4. Meg Merrilies Unit V: Prose and Drama 1. Keats Letters :
To To To To
B.R. Haydon (Pages 264-265), Marian and Sarah Jeffery (Pages 289-290) Tom Keats (Pages 298-301) Fanny Keats (Pages 310-316)
2. Otho Text Books: 1. English Verse. Ed. W. Peacock, Vol. IV, 1966. 2. Rollins, Hyder Edward. The Letters of John Keats (1814-1821), Vol. I Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1958.
Reference Book Robert Gittings, John Keats London: Pan Books, 1971
IECT 92: Dalit Writings

Objectives: This paper aims at making the students cognizant of the social problems afflicting the dalits and their suppressed voice registered in different genres of English writing. The paper comprises two types of writings: works produced by dalit writers dealing with the dalit problems, and non-dalit writers portrayal of the life of the dalits in their works. No doubt, dalit writing has come to stay and it deserves readers commendation. Unit I Dalit Literature: An Overview Sharatchandra Muktibodh : Dalit Literature Arjun Dangle : What is Dalit Literature: Past, Present and Future Baburao Bagul : Dalit Literature is but Human Literature Unit II Tagore Poetry : : : The Great Equality Shunned at the Temple Gates My Father
Pralhad Chendwankar
Vilas Rashinkar Uttam Kolgaokar Arjun Dangle Sharankumar Limbale W. Kapur
: : : :
No Entry for the New Sun His House : I Will Belong to It White Paper The Search
Unit III Prose Baba Saheb B.R. Ambedkar : : : Dr. K.R. Narayanan : R.G. Jahav : Raosatheb Kasbe :
: Annihilation of Caste (Chapters V & VI) Why Conversion? Waiting for Visa Speech at Mahad A Dalit President Speaks Dalit Feelings and Aesthetic Detachment Some Issues Before Dalit Literature
Unit IV Drama and Short Stories Rabindranath Tagore : Chandalika Bama : Kisumbukaran Bandhumadhav : The Poisoned Bread Waman Hoval Yogiraj Waghmare Arjun Dangle Unit V Novels Sivakami Bama Mulk Raj Anand Text Books 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Ambedkar, Critical Quest, Orient Longman, New Delhi, 2006. Anand, Mulk Raj, Untouchable, Orient Longman, new Delhi, 1970 Collected Poems of Rabindranath Tagore, Mac Millan, London, 1962 Sathya Surendra, A Dalit President Speech, Dalit Media Network, Chennai, 2000 Sivakami, The Grip of Change, Orient Longman, Chennai, 2006 Bama, Sangati, Oxford UP, New Delhi, 2006. Arjun Dangle, Poisoned Bread: Translation from Modern Marathi Dalit Literature, Orient Longman, Mumbai, 1994. : The Storeyed House Explosion : Promotion
: : :
The Grip of Change Sangati Untouchable
Reference Books 1. M.C. Raj, Dalitology, Ambedkar Resource Centre, Tumkur, 2001. 2. Amar Nath Prasad, M.B. Gaijan, Dalit Literature: A Critical Exploration, Sarup & sons, New Delhi, 2007.
IECT93: Photo-Journalism Objectives:
To introduce the students to the basic elements and techniques of photography and the necessity and significance of photographs in journalism.
Unit I Basics of Photo Journalism
Candid Photography Street Photography Celebrity Photography Secret Photography Paparazzi Subminiature Photography Surveillance Photography Fake Security Systems.
Unit II Critical Issues in Photo Journalism
Professional Ethics of Image Editing News Assignments Feature Assignments Sports Assignments Portrait Assignments Covering Dangerous Assignments Sensitive Issues & Humanistic Aspects Rights to Privacy.
Unit III Digital Photography
Point & Shoot Cameras Prosumer Cameras Professional Cameras Video Cameras Specialty Cameras Image Sensors Resolution Aspect Ratios Color Sensitivity Image quality Frame Rate Image Compression & File Formats Creative Controls.
Unit IV Digital Processing
Taking Digital Pictures Scanning Essential Tools Enhancement Techniques Creating Special Effects Saving Digital Pictures Printing Pictures Using Advanced Techniques.
Unit V Digital Manipulation and Electronic Documentation
Photo Animation Image Manipulation Creating Slide Shows Making Digital Albums Storing Digital Pictures Mailing Photos as Attachments Preparing Pictures for the Web Creating Web Pages
Text Books 1. Aiyer, Balakrishna, Digital Photo Journalism, New Delhi, Author Press, 2005.
2. Bargh, Peter, Digital Photography, U.S. McGraw Hill Companies Inc., 2003.
3. Pandey, desh, B.K., Photo Journalism, New Delhi, Sonali Publications, 2007. Reference Book Rothestern, Arthur. Photo journalism: Pictures for Magazines and Newspapers. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill, 1991.
IECT 94: African American Literature Objectives: To introduce the learners to the characteristics of African-American Literature and make them understand the pangs and feelings of the suppressed section of the society.
Unit I Poetry - I Anonymous Phyllis Wheatley : : We Raise de Wheat On Being Brought From Africa to America, To His Excellency General Washington. James Weldon Johnson Paul Laurence Dunbar : : Fifty years, The Creation. Worn Out, Sympathy. : My God in Heaven Said to Me, The Lonely
William Staley Braithwaite Mother.
Unit II Poetry - II
Langston Hughes of
Harlem, The Weary Blues, The Negro Speaks
Rivers. Claude McKay Fiends, Harlem Shadows. Countee Cullen : Yet Do I Marvel, Heritage, From the Dark Tower. Gwendolyn Brooks : A Lovely Love, The Ballad of Rudolph Reed, The Negro Hero. Rita Dove : Motherhood, Pastoral, Mother Love. : If We Must Die, Africa, To the White
Unit III Prose
W.E.B. Dubois
The Souls of Black Folk.
Alaine Locke
The New Negro.
Unit IV Drama
Amiri Baraka Lorraine Hansberry
Dutchman : A Raisin in the Sun
Unit V Fiction Ralph Ellison Toni Morrison : The Invisible Man : Tar Baby
Semester - X IECT 101: Twentieth Century British Literature Objectives: To enable the students to understand the problems of twentieth century as they are presented through the appropriate form and idiom of twentieth century literature.
Unit I: Poetry - I W.B.Yeats T.S.Eliot W.H.Auden Unit II: Poetry - II Wilfred Owen Philip Larkin Ted Hughes Thomas Gunn : : : : Strange Meeting Exposure Church Going Ambulances Relic Hawk Roasting On the Move : : : Sailing to Byzantium The Wasteland The Shield of Achilles
Unit III: Prose & Criticism T.S.Eliot E.M.Forster : : Tradition and the Individual Talent Selections from E.M.Forster The Following essays are prescribed: 1. Notes on the English 2. My Wood 3. Hymn Before Action 4. Tolerance 5. The Challenge of Our Time 6. WhatBelieve Unit IV: Drama John Osborne Samuel Beckett : : Look Back in Anger Waiting for Godot
Character
Unit V: Fiction D.H.Lawrence Viriginia Woolf William Golding : : : Sons and Lovers Mrs. Dalloway Lord of the Flies
IECT 102: Shakespeare Objectives: To enable the students to appreciate the genius of Shakespeare which has made him a classic of eternal value; to introduce them to the historical and present day value of Shakespeare, the poet-dramatist.
Unit I: The Merchant As You Like It Unit II: Henry IV, Part I Richard II Unit III: Othello King Lear Unit IV: Measure for Measure The Tempest Unit V Sonnets : 12, 18, 29, 30, 33, 53, and 54. A comprehensive knowledge of Shakespeares Theatre; supernatural elements; Shakespeares Language; Shakespeares heroes, women, villains, jesters; Shakespearean criticism.
Reference Books 7. Bentley, Gerald E. Shakespeare: A Biographical Handbook . Yale University Press, 1961. 8. Chambers E.K. William Shakespeare: A Study of Facts and Problems. London: OUP, 1930. 9. Gaiz, Hardis. An Interpretation of Shakespeare. Columbia: Lucas Brothers, 1948. 10. Kermode, Frank. Shakespeares Language.
11. Schoembaum, S. William Shakespeare, A Documentary Life. OUP, 1975.
IECT 103: Literary Criticism Objectives: To acquaint the students with the different schools and principles of criticism and to help them appreciate and evaluate literary texts.
Unit I 1. Aristotle 2. Samuel Johnson Unit II 3. I.A. Richards 4. Sigmund Freud : : Two Uses of Langugae Creative Writers and Day Dreaming : : Poetics Life of Milton
Unit III 5. Allan Tate 6. Wayne C. Booth 7. Mark Schorer Unit IV 8. Edmund Wilson 9. Northrop Frye Unit V
: : :
Tension in Poetry Telling and Showing Technique as Discovery
: :
The Historical Interpretation of Literature Archetypes of Literature
10. Roland Barthes 11. Jacques Derrida
: :
The Death of the Author Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse of Human Sciences
IECT 104: Short Dissertation/Project Report Objectives:
Every student will have to do a dissertation/project report on any area of literature/mass communication under the guidance of a regular faculty. The objective of the dissertation/project report is to enable a student to have an in-depth knowledge of the subject of his/her choice. It should be a research-based or experience based effort and should endeavor to create new knowledge in an area of literature/mass communication. Requirements: Each student, if she or he wants to take up a project, will have to undergo a four week or more attachment to any one of the media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television, agencies of advertising/public relations/corporate communications or any other identified by the students and faculty. The student has to participate in study/field visits to media centres and he/she will submit his/her report based on observation. This condition is not applicable to the students who opt for dissertation writing. Teaching Research Methodology is left to the discretion of individual teachers, and they may do so to their respective students, when allotted for guidance under this project.
Department of English M.A. English and Communication (Integrated) Scheme of Examinations Semester I 1. ITAC 11 / IHIC 11 / IFRC 11 Tamil (or) Hindi (or) French 2. IENC 12 - English Part II: Prose and Grammar 3. IECT 13 - Social History of England I 4. IECT 14 - History of English Literature I Semester II 5. ITAC 21 / IHIC 21 / IFRC 21 - Tamil 6. IENC 22 - English Part II: Poetry and Drama 7. IECT 23 - Social History of England II 8. IECT 24 - History of English Literature II Semester III 9. ICOC 31 - Computer and Its Applications 10.IECT 32 Theory of Translation 11.IECT 33 Introduction to Linguistics 12.IECT 34 Principles and Methods of English Language Teaching Semester IV 13.IECT 41 - Comparative Literature 14.IECT 42 - Technical Writing 15.IECT 43 - Principles of Mass Communication 16.IECT 44 Civics, Environmental Awareness & Health Science Semester V 17.IECT 51 - Chaucer and the Elizabethan Age 18.IECT 52 World Literature in Translation 19.IECT 53 - Advertising and Public Relations 20.IECT 54 - Inter-Personal Communication
Semester VI 21.IECT 61 The Jacobean and the Restoration Ages
22.IECT 62 The Pre-Romantic and the Romantic Ages 23.IECT 63 Colonial and Post-Colonial Literature 24.IECT 64 - Journalism
Semester VII 25.IECT 71 - Indian Literature in English 26.IECT 72 Phonetics and the History of the English Language 27.IECT 73 - English for Computer Users 28.IECT 74 Introduction to Television Journalism Semester VIII 29.IECT 81 - American Literature 30.IECT 82 - The Victorian Age 31.IECT 83 - Womens Writings 32.IECT 84 - Language and the Internet Semester IX 33.IECT 91 - Single Author Study: John Keats 34.IECT 92 Dalit Writings 35.IECT 93 - Photo-Journalism 36.IECT 94 African American Literature Semester X 37.IECT 101 - Twentieth Century British Literature 38.IECT 102 - Shakespeare 39.IECT 103 - Literary Criticism 40.IECT 104 - Dissertation / Project Report
Model Question Papers
Semester
M.A. / M.Sc./ M.COM. / M.L.I.S DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2012

(INTEGRATED ) (FIRST SEMESTER )
IENC-12. PROSE AND GRAMMAR
May] Maximum : 75 Marks.

SECTION- A
[Time : 3 Hours (10x1-10)
Answer ALL questions in a sentence or two each. 1. What does 'broken English' mean? 2. What three things are essential for today's civilization? 3. Give two examples of old letterwriters. 4. Why does Rose Mary grow suspicious of her husband? 5. What does 'miracle' stand for? 6. Who is Pycraft? 7. Who is the devoted son in Anita Desai's story? 8. What does 'Bachcha' mean? 9. When will you use indefinite article ' an' ? 10. What gives the indication for a passive voice sentence?
SECTION - B (5 x 7 = 35)
Answer ALL questions. EACH answer should not exceed 200 words. ALL questions carry equal marks. 11. (a) Why does Gandhi speak about 'voluntarypoverty'? (OR) (b) What are the positive aspects of our civilization? 12. (a) How is letter writing viewed by Alpha of theplough? (OR) (b) What kind of life is led by Rose Mary Fell?
13. (a) Give the significance of'The Robe of Peace. (OR) (b) Explain the plot outline in' Mabel.'
14. (a) What, according to Thomas Wolfe, are TheFar and Near? (OR) (b) Sketch the character of devoted son. 15. (a) How are the articles used in English? (OR) (b) Discuss the uses of the passive voice.
SECTION - C
( 3 x 10 = 30)
Answer ANY THREE questions in about 500 -words each. ALL questions carry equal marks.
16. Distinguish between spoken English and broken English. 17 . What are the views of Virginia Woolf on the professions for women? 18. Discuss the title of the story 'The Miracle of Puran Bhagat.' 19. How does Rusking Bond characterise 'the boy who broke the bank'? 20. How are the tenses used in English? Illustrate.
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2012

INTEGRATED ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATION
FIRST SEMESTER
IECT-13: SOCIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND

May] Maximum: 75 Marks [Time : 3 Hours
SECTION - A
Answer ALL questions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. What is English reformation? What caused the English civil war? What was the importance of coffee houses in England? Mention a few influential puritan writers. Name a few major literary figures in the English Renaissance. What is the Royal Society? Who ruled the Commonwealth of England as the 'Lord Protector.'? What struck England in the year in 1348? What was the nature of it? How long the theatres in England were closed after the civil war in 1642? Name three playwrights of the group 'University Wits.'
(10x1=10)
11.
12.
13
14.
SECTION-B (5x7=35) Answer ALL questions. a) Discuss the impact of the Renaissance and the Reformation on England. (OR) b) Describe the impact of the dissolution of the Monasteries. a) Trace the evolution of the Elizabethan theatre and the growth of English drama. (OR) b) Attempt an essay on the Social life in Elizabethan England. a) Discuss the colonial expansion that took place in the 16th century. (OR) b) Write an essay on the Cromwellian Revolution and its impact on the English social life. a) Explain to what extent coffeehouses contributed to the public sphere of the age of Enlightenment. (OR) b) Examine the roots of the Restoration Drama. a) Trace the dawn of art and culture in the England ofDoctor Johnson. (OR) b) Critically examine the 18 century as an age of commonsense.
15.
SECTION-C Answer any THREE questions. 16. Renaissance is the 'the process of transition of Europe from the medieval to modern era'-Discuss.
(3x10=30)
17. Examine in detail the cause for American war of independence and its impact on the English society. 18. 'The Reformation in England is at once a political, a religious and social event'-Discuss. 19. Write an essay on Elizabethan adventure and exploration. 20. "The Elizabethan Age (1558-1625) is generally regarded as the greatest in the history of English literature"Comment.

(INTEGRATED) (ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATION) (FIRST SEMESTER)
IECT-14: HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE -1

May] Maximum : 75 Marks [Time : 3 Hours
SECTION - A
Answer ALL questions. 1. What do you understand by the term 'Augustan'? 2. Define an'essay'. 3. Who made the sonnet popular? 4. What is 'Paradise Lost' about? 5. How many pilgrimsare there in The Canterbury Tales 6. What is a Romantic comedy? 7. How is Johnson's 'Dictionary' important? 8. What is a literary ballad? 9. What led to the expansion of the British Empire'? 10. What are the natural divisions of a Dramatic Plot"? SECTION-B Answer the following in about 200 words each. 11. a) What were the conditions of life during Chaucer's time? (OR) b) Write an essay on the achievement of Chaucer. a) Write an essay on the nature of Shakespearean drama. (OR) b) Briefly trace the history of the essay.
(10x1=10)
(5x7=35)
12.
13
a) Estimate Milton as an epic poet. (OR) b) Assess the merits of Dryden's Prose works. a) What is the contribution of JohnDryden to English Poetry? (OR)
14
b) Bring out the special features of English prose during the Age of Johnson. 15. a) Explain the Revival of Learning discussing the features of the English Renaissance. (OR) b) What are the distinguishing features of Pope's poetry? SECTION-C (3x10=30)
Answer any THREE of the following in about 500 words each. 16. Attempt an essay on the characteristics of the Shakespearean plays. 17. Consider The Canterbury Tales as a microcosm of the medieval world. 18. Trace the origin and development of English prose. 19. The 17m Century was a fruitful period for the lyric, both secular and religious" Discuss. 20. Explain how did satire become popular in the age of Dryden and Pope?
Semester - II
M.A. / M.Sc. / M.Com., / M.L.I.S. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2012

(INTEGRATED) (SECOND SEMESTER) (PART- I I - ENGLISH)
IENC-22. POETRY AND DRAMA ( New Pattern )
May ] Maximum : 75 Marks

SECTION - A (10x1=10)
[ Time : 3 Hours
Answer ALL questions, in one or two sentences each. ALL questions carry equal marks.
1. 2. Where does the River Alph run? Why does Shelley call the Skylark as a 'blithe spirit'?
3. How does Robert Frost end the poem 'The Road Not Taken'? 4. Why should the mind be without fear, according to Tagore? 5. What role does Pip play in 'Pip and the Convict'? 6. What does the Cross stand for in the play' Where the Cross is Made'? 7. What does 'Lord Byron's Love Letter' highlight? 8. Is the hijack attempted in the play 'Hijack'? 9. With what salutation does an official letter close? 10. What is the aim of dialogue writing?
SECTION - B
( 5 x 7 = 35)
Answer ALL questions in about 200 words each. ALL questions carry equal marks. 11. (a) Write a summary of the poem 'Kubla Khan.'
(OR)
(b) How does Keats celebrate the song of the nightingale?
12. (a) What happens during 'the Strange Meeting'?

(OR) (b) What virtues does Yeats expect from his daughter?
13. (a) Bring out the significance of the play 'Where the Cross is made'?
(OR) (b) Write a note on the presentation of diamond hearts by the Ambassador.
14. (a) Discuss the plot movement in 'Nobody Here But Us Chickens.'
(OR) (b) How does the play 'Hijack' end finally?
15. (a) Write a letter to the Commissioner of the local municipality highlighting the need to weed out
mosquitoes in your area. (OR) (b) Write a dialogue between two friends on the merits of democracy. SECTION - C
( 3 x 10 = 30)
Answer any THREE questions in about 500 words each. ALL questions carry equal marks. 16. Bring out the irony in the poem 'Night of the Scorpion.' 17. Explain the theme in the poem 'To a Skylark.' 18. Write a critical appreciation of the play 'Madam De.' 19. What does Tennessee Williams focus in the play 'Lord Byron's Love Letter'? 20. A company has advertised for the post of communication officer. Give your resume suitably.
M.A. / M.Sc. / M.Com., / M.L.I.S. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2012

(INTEGRATED) (ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATION) (SECOND SEMESTER)
IECT-23. SOCIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND - II
May ] Maximum : 75 Marks

SECTION- A ( 1 0 x 1 = 10)
[ Time : 3 Hours
Answer ALL questions. ALL questions carry equal marks. 1. What is the name of the French King at the time of French Revolution? 2. Name the two natural resources that were necessary for industrialization in its early stages. 3. What was the contribution of people like Dr. Johnson and Horace in the field of humanitarian movement? 4. Who founded the Salvation Army in 1865? 5. Who introduced anti-septics in the field of medicine? 6. Name the ship, fitted with steam engine to cross the Atlantic Ocean. 7. What is 'laissez - faire' doctrine? 8. Who were called idlers according to the poor Law? 9. Who was responsible for the new style of "cubism" in the world of art? 10. Mention one of the effects of the Second World War. SECTION- B ( 5 x 7 = 35)
Answer ALL questions in about 200 words each. ALL questions carry equal marks. 11. (a) How did transport play a vital role in theindustrialization of England? (OR) (b) Write a note on evangelists.
12. (a) Attempt an essay on the outbreak of cholera and the remarkable services of Dr.John Snow. (OR) (b) Role of the press in the mid-Victorian age. 13. (a) Why is the Education Act of 1870 called"Forster Act"? (OR) (b) Development in the field of medicine in the Victorian Age. 14. (a) Write an essay on the effect of the railwayson society during the Victorian era. (OR) (b) Attempt an essay on the three kinds of schools available to the common people in the early 19th Century. 15. (a) Write an essay on the process of nationalization after the second World War. (OR) (b) Write a note on the "Angry Young Men".
SECTION- C ( 3 x 1 0 = 30)
Answer any THRE questions in about 500 words each. ALL questions carry equal marks. 16. List the factors that contributed to the Industrial Revolution. 17. Write essay on the output of literature in the Victorian Age. 18. Development of transport andcommunication in the Victorian Period. 19. Attempt an essay on the progress of higher education in 1960s, 20. Write an essay on the Welfare state under the Labour govt.

(INTEGRATED) (ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATION) (SECOND SEMESTER)
IECT-24. HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE - II .May ] Maximum: 75 Marks SECTION- A (10x1=10) [ Time : 3 Hours
Answer ALL questions in ONE or TWO sentences each. ALL questions carry equal marks.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Who compiled the first dictionary in English? Name the poet who wrote "An Elegy Written in the Country Churchyard". Who is the father of the Romantic Revival? Who wrote the famous poem "Eve of St. Agnes'? What are the names of the two cities in 'A Tale of Two Cities"? Who is considered to be the optimistic poet in the Victorian Age? Whose lectures are in the form of the book on "On Heroes and Hero-worship"?
8. Who wrote "Sesame and Lilies"? 9. What kind of poetry did G.M. Hopkins write?
10. Who has written the poem "Wasteland"? SECTION- B ( 5 x 7 = 35)
Answer ALL questions. Each answer should not exceed 200 words. ALL questions carry equal marks.
11. (a) Comment on the essays of Dr. Johnson. (OR) (b) Can you call Oliver Goldsmiths 'The Vicar of Wakefield" a sentimental novel?
12. (a) Attempt an essay on the transitional poets. (OR) (b) Consider John Keats as a senouous poet. 13. (a) Comment on Carlyle's style. (OR) (b) Can you call Dickens as a novelist of the labour class?
14.
(a) Write a note on the Pre-Raphalite poetry. (OR) (b) Comment on the scholarly prose of Macaulsy.
15.
(a) Write a note on "Absurd Drama". (OR) (b) Attempt a short essay on the stream of consciousness novel. SECTION -C ( 3 x 1 0 = 30)
Answer any THREE questions in 500 words. ALL questions carry equal marks.
16. Write an essay on the development of novel writing in the age of Johnson. 17. Bring out the characteristics of John Keats' poetry. 18. Account on the popularity of Lambs' essays. 19. What are the characteristics of Shaws' writings? 20. Write an essay on the major trends in the 20th Century poetry.
Semester - III
M.A. / M.Com. /M.L.I.S. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011
(INTEGRATED)
(THIRD SEMESTER)
ICOC - 31. COMPUTER AND ITS APPLICATIONS
November] Maximum: 75 Marks SECTION - A (5 x 3= 15) Answer ALL questions. ALL questions carry equal marks. 1. List the various types of computers. 2. Write any three anti-virus software. 3. What do you mean by Jughead and Veronica? 4. Explain how to structure the website. 5. Explain the sound feature of multimedia.
SECTION - B (5 x 6 = 30)
[Time: 3 Hours
Answer ALL questions. ALL questions carry equal marks. 6. (a) Explain data storage devices. (OR) (b) Write short note on Software Housekeeping. 7. (a) Narrate the various features of Windows OS. (OR) (b) Discuss the important feature of operating system. 8. (a) Explain how to export HTML. (OR) (b) Make a wide discussion on World Wide Web. 9. (a) What are the factors considered to designing web page? (OR) (b) Make a detailed discussion on addressing.
10. (a) Explain images properties in multimedia. (OR) (b) List the various multimedia applications.
SECTION - C (3 x l0 = 30)
Answer any THREE questions. ALL questions carry equal marks. 11. Discuss in detail the RAM and ROM. 12. Write a brief note on M-virus. 13. Discuss in detail the TCP/IP architecture. 14. Explain various animation methods of multimedia. 15. Describe the various features of WAIS.

(INTEGRATED) (ENGLISH AND COMMMIINICATION) (THIRD SEMSTER)
IECT-32. THEORY OF TRANSLATION
November ] Maximum : 75 Marks

SECTION -A (10 x1 =10)
[Time : 3 Hours
Answer ALL questions. ALL questions carry equal marks. 1. Define translation. 2. What is transliteration? 3. What is attempted in literal transmission? 4. Explain restricted translation. 5. What is connotation? 6. How is textual equivalence achieved? 7. What is transference ? 8. Bo English and Tamil belong to the same family of languages ? 9. Who is Eugene A.Nidia? 10. Give the third person singular verb endings in Tamil.
SECTION - B ( 5 x 7 = 35)
Answer ALL questions. Each answer should not exceed 200 words. All questions carry equal marks.
11. (a) What is achieved through translation?
(OR)
(b) When is transliteration attempted?
12. (a) Give a short account of free translation. (OR)
(b) What do you mean by word for word translation? 13. (a) Write a note on cultural equivalences.
(OR)
(b) Explain denotative meaning. 14. (a) How are ideas transferred through translation ?
(OR)
(b) How does transcription help a foreign reader? 15. (a) Discuss the cultural distance theory in translation.
(OR)
(b) Give the literary significance of 'Thirukkural.' SECTION - C ( 3 x 10 = 30)
Answer any THREE questions in a 500 words. All questions carry equal marks.
16. State the importance of translation in India. 17. Name the different types of translation. Explain how each one of them serves the purpose.
18. Form and meaning are the two sides of a language. -Discuss. 19. How is translation theory helpful to a building translator ? 20. How are scientific texts translated ?

(ENGLISH AND COMMMUNICATION) (THIRD SEMSTER)
IECT - 33. INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS November ] Maximum : 75 Marks SECTION - A ( 1 0 x 1 = 10) [ Time : 3 Hours
Answer ALL questions. ALL questions carry equal marks. 1. What is language? 2. Define phonology. 3. Name the Father of modern linguistics. 4. Who popularised the transformational generative grammar? 5. What is morphology? 6. How is a sentence formed? 7. Write a sentence under SVCOO pattern.
8. What is IC analysis ?
9. Define semantics.
10. What is discourse?
SECTION - B
( 5 x 7 = 35)
Answer ALL questions. Each answer should not exceed 200 words. All questions carry equal marks. 11. (a) What are the defects of traditional grammar ?
(OR) (b) Explain the major branches in linguistics.
12. (a) Distinguish between synchronic and diachronic method of study.

(OR) (b) Write a note on langue and parole.
13. (a) Is grammar study essential ? Why?

(OR) (b) How are words formed in linguistics ?
14. (a) What are the basic sentence patterns in English ?

(OR) (b) Give an account of the structuralist view of grammar.
15. (a) Comment on the basic theories of semantics.

(OR) (b) What is pragmatics? Explain. SECTION - C
(3 x 10 = 30)
16. Explain the usefulness of the linguistic study of language.

17. What is the contribution made by the Copenhagen School of linguistics? 18. What are the factors that should be taken into account in the study of morphology ? 19. What is transformational generative grammar? How is it better than the IC analysis? 20. Discuss in detail the principles of lexicography.

(INTEGRATED) (ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATION ) (THIRD SEMESTFR)
IECT - 34. PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
May ] Maximum: 75 Marks.

SECTION- A ( 1 0 x 1 = 10)
[ Time : 3 Hours
Answer ALL questions each in a sentence or two. ALL questions carry equal marks.
1. 2.
What does a language learning theory aim at? Define need-based learning.
3. What is grammar-translation method? 4. Explain the silent way of teaching. 5. What do the modern methods advocate generally speaking?
6. 7. 8. 9. What is bilingual method? Name the skills of language. What should be stressed in a composition class? What is the use of video in the class-room?
10. What is Achievement Test? SECTION - B ( 5 x 7 = 35)
Answer ALL questions. EACH answer should not exceed 200 words. A L L questions carry equal marks.
11. (a) Explain the relevance of language learning theories.
(OR)
(b) Discuss the implications of language teaching. 12. (a) Write a note on language teaching in the 19th Century.
(OR)
(b) Discuss the features of the Audio-Lingual Method. 13. (a) Comment on the notional-functional method.
(OR)
(b) Why is the communicative language teaching considered the ideal method? 14. (a) How can the reading skill be improved?
(OR)
(b) Explain how poetry should be taught in the class-room. 15. (a) What are the uses of tape recorder in the class-room?
(OR)
(b) What are the marks of a good e valuator? SECTION - C (3 x 10 = 30)
Answer ANY THREE questions. EACH answer should not exceed 500 words. ALL questions carry equal marks.
16. Comment on the status of English in India today. 17. Examine the new trends in language teaching in the 20th Century. 18. Discuss the relevance of the bilingual method today. 19. How can grammar be taught in a plus two classroom? 20. Explain the advantages of the language laboratory.
Semester - IV M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS 2012

(INTEGRATED) (ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATION ) ( FOURTH SEMESTER)
IECT-41. COMPARATIVE LITERATURE May] Maximum: 75 Marks SECTION- A ( 1 0 x 1 = 10) [Time: 3 Hours
Answer ALL questions. ALL questions carry equal marks.

1. Define comparative literature. 2. What is World Literature? 3. What is Thematology? 4. What does Thematology focus on? 5. What does ' genre' refer to? 6. What does a theory of genre convey? 7. What is the objective of a theory of influence? 8. 9. Define parallelism in the light of comparative literature. What is meant by 'literary rendering'?
10. What is the objective of the study of translation? SECTION - B (5 x 7 = 35)
Answer ALL questions not exceeding 200 words each. ALL questions carry equal marks.
11. (a) State the characteristics of National Literature. (OR) (b) Brief the features of Indian Comparative Literature.
12. (a) Write a note on a few common themes taken for comparative study. (OR) (b) Discuss the contribution of thematology to the field of comparative literature. 13. (a) Write a note on the major genres in world literature. (OR) (b) State the importance of the study of genres in the light of comparative literature. 14 (a) How does parallelism contribute to comparative literature? (OR) (b) Write a note on the need for study of influences. 15. (a) Comment on the theory of reception in comparative literature. (OR) (b) How is the study of translation significant?
SECTION - C
( 3 x 10 = 30)
Answer any THREE questions not exceeding 500 words. ALL questions carry equal marks.
16. Write an essay on the various approaches to comparative literature. 17. Write an essay on the importance of knowledge of thematology in comparative literature. 18. Discuss how genres originate and spread. 19. Write an essay on the conditions facilitating influence across languages. 20. Explain the factors to be considered in comparing one literature with other literature.

(INTEGRATED) (ENGLISH) (FOURTH SEMESTER)
IECT-42. TECHNICAL WRITING
Nov.] Hours Maximum: 60 Marks

SECTION - A I. Answer the following in ONE or TWO sentences each;
[Time: 3
(10x1=10)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
What is expressive writing? What is the goal of expository writing? What is the advantage of mind mapping? Mention two components of effective formatting. What is the purpose of intranet? Write any two e-mail problems. What is chunking in document designing? What are the two optional approaches in writing a resume? Who are the lay audience? Mention two advantages of power point presentations.
SECTION-B
(5x4=20)
Answer all questions. Each answer should not exceed 200 words 11. a) Discuss the pre-writing in the writing process. (OR) b) Give the characteristics of High-Tech audience. a) What are the benefits of online resume? (OR) b) What are the essential components of a letter? a) Give suitable suggestions to create effective icons in graphics. (OR) b) List the components that a successful home page of a website should contain.
12.
13.
14. a) Write a note on pre writing Research techniques. (OR) b) What is an effective trip report? 15. a) What information does a cover letter give a reader? (OR) b) What is therole of eye contact and pauses in oral presentations?
SECTION-C
(3x10=30)
Answer any THREE questions Each answer should not exceed 500 words 16. 17. Write an essay on how we can achieve a working guide for ethical standards. A major project is being introduced at work. Write a directive memo informing your work team of their individual responsibilities and schedules. Write a resume for the post of accounting office supervisor along with a letter of application. Give the criteria for creating a successful website. Discuss in detail about the four types of oral presentations.
18. 19. 20.

(INTEGRATED) (ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATION) (FOURTH SEMESTER )
November ]
IECT-43. PRINCIPLES OF MASS COMMUNICATION [ Time : 3 Hours Maximum : 75 Marks SECTION-A (10 x l = 10)
Answer ALL questions in a sentence or two each. ALL questions carry equal marks.
1. What is human communication? 2. Who constitutes a small group? 3. What does SMR stand for? 4. What is gate - keeping? 5. Name any four media systems. 6. What does a libertarian do? 7. What is media content? 8. What makes for cultural pollution? 9. What is cross - media ownership? 10. What is infotainment? SECTION- B ( 5 x 7 = 35)
Answer ALL questions. Each should not exceed 200 words. ALL questions carry equal marks.
11. (a) How is verbal communication different from non - verbal communication? (OR) (b) Give the basic features of mass communication.
12.
(a) How is socialization achieved through communication? (OR) (b) Write a note on the process of mass communication.
13.
(a) What role do the media systems play in a democracy? (OR) (b) What is participatory media system?
14.
(a) Give the functions of media organizations. (OR) (b) How is cultural integration achieved through mass media?
15.
(a) Discuss the major issues of media monopoly. (OR) (b) Why is freedom of speech essential for the media? SECTION-C (3x10 = 30)
Answer any THREE questions each in 500 words. ALL questions carry equal marks.
16. Write an essay on mass communication and its uses. 17. How do the different models promote mass communication? 18. Differentiate between authoritarian and libertarian media systems. 19. How should mass media function in a democracy? 20. How can accountability be brought about for the media?

(INTEGRATED) (FOURTH SEMESTER) ICEC-44. CIVICS, ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH SCIENCE
May ) Maximum: 75 Marks

PART-A (CIVICS)
(Time: 3 Hours
(25)
All questions carry equal marks

SECTION-A (5x3=15)
Answer any FIVE questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Write a note on the elements of democracy. What are the qualities of a good citizen? Discuss the importance of fundamental duties. Write a note on the Impeachment Procedure of the President of India. What are the powers of Lok Sabah? Explain the importance of Judicial Review.
SECTION-B (1x10=10)
Answer any ONE question 7. Discuss the important rights of Indian citizens guaranteed by constitution. 8. Write an essay on the Decentralization of Power.
PART-B - (ENVIRONMENT) SECTION-C (25) (5x3=15)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Define food chain and food web. State the significance of Ecological Pyramid. Give examples for ecological indicators. Mention any three steps necessary to protect the environment. What are the needs for protected water supply?
6.
How the waste water can be managed?

SECTION-D
(1x10=10)
Answer any ONE question 7. 8. Explain the structure and functions of Aquatic Eco system. State the different types of pollution and explain the effects of water pollution on human beings.
PART-C (HEALTH SCIENCE) SECTION-E
(25) (5x3=15)
Answer any FIVE questions Explain the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Balanced diet Deficiencies of Vitamin C Care of the Nails. Mode of transmission of malaria Oral polio vaccine Methods of permanent sterilization.
SECTION-F
(1x10=10)
Answer any ONE question 7. 8. Write briefly about mode of transmission and prevention of Tuberculosis (TB). Write in detail of Immunization schedule.
Semester - V M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011

(INTEGRATED) (ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATION) (FIFTH SEMESTER)
IECT-51. CHAUCER AND THE ELIZABETHAN AGE November ] Maximum: 75 Marks SECTION- A ( 1 0 x 1 = 10)
[ Time : 3 Hours
1. Why do Chaucer's pilgrims set out toward Canterbury? 2. Whom does Wyatt appeal to? 3. What does the poem ' Epithalamion ' celebrate? 4. Who is Philomela? 5. To whose charges does Sidney reply in ' An Apologie for Poetric'? 6. How does Bacon compare truth? 7. Name the person who mesmerizes Dr.Faustus? 8. Name the protagonist of the play ' The Duchess of Malfi'. 9. Name the heroine of the play' The Changelling'. 10. What type of play is The Alchemist? SECTION- B
( 5 x 7 = 35)
11. (a) How does Chaucer describe the wife of Bath? (OR)
(b) Give the theme of Surrey's sonnet prescribed for you. 12. (a) How does the shepherd describe his love? (OR) (b) Write an appreciation of the poem ' Philomela'. 13. (a) What are the divisions of poetry, according to Sidney? (OR) (b) Sum up Bacon's views on revenge. 14. (a) Write a note on the seven deadly sins. (OR) (b) Sketch the role of the cardinal in ' The Duchess of Malfi'. 15. (a) Justify the title of the play ' The Changeling'. (OR) (b) How does Jonson end his play ' The Alchemist'? SECTION-C (3x10 = 30)
16. How does Chaucer's 'The Prologue' reflect the trends of the age? 17. Discuss ' Epithalamion' as a wedding song. 18. Examine the characteristic features of Bacon's essays. 19. Consider Dr. Faustus as a tragedy of the Elizabethan era. 20. Bring out the element of satire in 'The Alchemist'.

IECT-52.WORLD LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION November ] Maximum: 75 Marks SECTION- A (10 x l = 10)

Answer ALL questions in ONE or TWO sentences each. ALL questions carry equal marks.
[ Time : 3 Hours
1. What is the form of the poem 'The Iliad'? 2. Whose story is told in 'The Aeneid'? 3. What does 'Aram' highlight in 'Thirukkural'?
4. 5. 6. 7.
What forms the vazhakku in 'vazhakkurai kathai'? What does the term 'Utopia' mean? Who is Machiaveli? What is the weakness of Oedipus, the king?
8. Who are Sakuntala's parents? 9. What does 'Resurrection' mean?

10. How does the novel 'Chemmeen' end?
SECTION- B
( 5 x 7 = 35)
Answer ALL questions. Each answer should not exceed 200 words. ALL questions carry equal marks. 11. (a) Bring out the theme in 'The Iliad, Book-F.
(OR) (b) Sketch the character of Aeneas in Book-I.
12. (a) What does Thiruvalluvar expound in porul Section of Thirukkural?
(OR) (b) Write a note on 'Kaanalvari'.

13. (a) In what respects is 'Utopia' an ideal land?
(OR) (b) Write on the plot structure of 'The Prince'.

14. (a) Discuss the opening of the play 'Oedipus the King'.
(OR) (b) Sketch the character of Sakuntala.

15. (a) How does Gustav Flaubert introduce 'Madam Bovary'?
(OR) (b) Discuss the significance of the title 'Chemmeen'. SECTION- C ( 3 x 1 0 = 3 0 )

Answer any THREE questions in 500 words each. ALL questions carry equal marks. 16.Examine the epic features of 'The Iliad,Book - I'.
17. Why is Thirukkural regarded as world literature? 18. Discuss the salient features of 'The Prince'. 19. Consider 'Oedipus the King' as a Greek tragedy. 20. Write a critical appreciation of Tolstoy's Resurrection'.

IECT-53. ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS November ] Maximum : 75 Marks SECTION- A ( 1 0 x 1 = 10)
[ Time : 3 Hours
1. What is advertising? 2. When did printed advertising start? 3. Is finance important for advertising? 4. What should be the aim of an advertiser? 5. What is marketing?
6. 7.
What does Radio advertising aim at? Define Public Relations.
8. What is PR management? 9. What is the function of PR?

10. What are called Public stunts?
SECTION- B
( 5 x 7 = 35)
Answer ALL questions. Each answer should not exceed 200 words. ALL questions carry equal marks. 11.
(a) Discuss the conditions of successful advertising. (OR)
(b) Examine the concept and practice of advertising.

12. (a) How does finance play its role in advertising?
(OR) (b) What aspects of advertising are beneficial to the society?

13. (a) How is advertising marketed?
(OR) (b) Write a note on television commercials.

14. (a) Explain the concept of Public relations.
(OR) (b) How are Public Relations and Advertising closely linked?
15. (a) Write briefly on PR in India.
(OR) (b) Why should Public Relations be given due importance? SECTION- C ( 3 x 1 0 = 3 0 )
Answer any THREE questions in 500 words each. ALL questions carry equal marks. 16. Trace the history of advertising from its beginning.
17. Discuss the financial aspects of advertising. 18. Examine the steps in the marketing process that are relevant to advertising. 19. Write an essay on the PR management Tools. 20. Explain why public relations are needed for special groups.

IECT-54. INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION November ] Maximum: 75 Marks SECTION- A (10 x 1 = 10)

Answer ALL questions in ONE or TW sentences each. ALL questions carry equal marks.
[ Time : 3 Hours
1. Define interpersonal communication. 2. Explain the term ' Intimate Dyad'. 3. Give two examples for non-verbal communication. 4. Define para-language. 5. What is interview? 6. What is Resume? 7. What is meant by group communication? 8. What is a group? 9. Why has the telephone become popular? 10. What should a talk concentrate on? SECTION- B ( 5 x 7 = 35)
11.
(a) How is interpersonal communication attempted? (OR) (b) Discuss the stages in Intimate Dyads.
12.
(a) What are the barriers to non-verbal communication? (OR) (b) Examine olfactics and oculesics as communicational devices.
13. (a) Why is interviewing called an art? (OR) (b) What are the guidelines for a person being interviewed? 14. (a) Bring out the importance of group communication. (OR) (b) What do the groups communicate? 15. (a) Write a note on the uses of the telephone. (OR) (b) How will you organize a meeting? SECTION- C ( 3 x 1 0 = 3 0 )
Answer any THREE questions in 500 words each. ALL questions carry equal marks.
16. Discuss the principles of interpersonal communication. 17. Explain the significance of non-verbal communication. 18. Write an essay on interview as a medium of communication. 19. What are the advantages of group communication? 20. Explain how a talk can be an effective interpersonal communication.
Semester - VI M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2012

(ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATION) (SIXTH SEMESTER)
IECT-61. THE JACOBEAN AND THE RESTORATION AGES May ] Maximum: 75. Marks SECTION- A ( 1 0 x 1 = 10) [ Time : 3 Hours
1. What is the theme in 'Paradise Lost, Book-IX'? 2. Who is satirized in the poem 'Mac Flecknoe'? 3. What does John Donne highlight in 'A Valediction'? 4. Mention the comparison involving the lovers in the poem 'The Good Morrow'. 5. How does Dryden praise Chaucer? 6. Name the members of the Spectator club. 7. What is the sub-title of the novel 'Tom Jones'? 8. What type of novel is 'Robinson Crusoe'? 9. Who are the leading characters of the play "The way of the world'?
10. Who is Mrs. Malaprop? SECTION- B ( 5 x 7 = 35)
11. (a) Consider 'Mac Flecknoe' as a satiricalpoem. (OR)
(b) Discuss the theme in epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot'. 12. (a) Bring out the metaphysical characteristics in John Donne's poems. (OR) (b) What does Andrew Marvell highlight in his poems? 13. (a) Examine Dryden's views on Homer. (OR) (b) Sketch the character of Sir Roger de Coverley. 14. (a) Discuss the part played by Squire Alworthy. (OR) (b) Consider 'Robinson Crusoe' as an adventurer. 15. (a) Sketch the character of Millament in the play 'The way of the world'. (OR) (b) How does Captain Absolute outwit Lydia? SECTION- C
( 3 x 1 0 = 30)
16. Attempt a critical appraisal of Satan's character as depicted in "Paradise Lost", BookLX. 17. Consider George Herbert as a religious poet. 18. Critically analyse Dryden's views in 'Preface to the Fables'. 19. Comment of Fielding's method and personality in 'Tom Jones.' 20. Discuss 'The way of the World' as a comedy of manners.

IECT-62. THE PRE-ROMANTIC AND ROMANTIC AGES May] Maximum: 75 Marks SECTION-A ( 1 0 x 1 = 10) [Time: 3 Hours
Answer ALL questions. ALL questions carry equal marks. 1.
Whom does Collins address in 'Ode to Evening'?
2. What does the tiger stand for, according to Blake? 3.
What is the most significant quality of the poem 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'? 4. What is the message from the Grecian Urn to Keats?
5. 6. 7.
What does the poetic theory of Wordsworth centre round? Who is described pathetically in the essay 'Dream Children: A Reverie'?
Who plays twin roles in the play 'The Importance of Being Earnest'? Name the characters.
8.
What does Prometheus stand for?

9.
Name the characters representing 'pride and prejudice'.
10. Who is the heroine of the novel 'The Heart of Midlothian'?
SECTION- B
( 5 x 7 = 35)
11. (a) What does Gray bring before us in 'The Elegy'? (OR) (b) Bring out the lyric element in 'Ode to Simplicity'.
12. (a) How does Wordsworth describe the boyish delights in the poem 'Tintern Abbey'? (OR) (b) Explain Shelley's concept of the ideal world as given in the poem 'To a skylark'. 13. (a) "Poetry is emotion recollected in tranquility" - Elaborate. (OR) (b) Bring out the humour in the essay 'A Dissertation Upon a Roast Pig'. 14. (a) Sketch the character of Cecily in 'The importance of Being Earnest'. (OR) (b) How does Shelley portray Prometheus? 15. (a) Give an account of Jeanie's appeal to Queen Caroline. (OR) (b) How are Darcy and Elizabeth united at the end?
SECTION- C
( 3 x 1 0 = 30)
16. Bring the mysticism in the poems of Blake. 17. Write an essay on Wordsworth as a poet of nature. 18. Discuss Charles Lamb's prose style. 19. Consider Shelley as a revolutionary artist with reference to 'Promatheus
Unbound'.
20. 'The characters of Jane Austen are minutely portrayed and accurately described' -
Discuss with reference to 'Pride and Prejudice'.

(ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATION) (SIXTH SEMESTER) IECT-63. COLONIAL AND POST-COLONIAL LITERATURE
May ] Maximum: 75 Marks

SECTION- A ( 1 0 x 1 = 10)
[ Time : 3 Hours
Answer ALL questions. ALL questions carry equal marks. 1. 2. 3.
Who are the 'first neighbours', according to P.K. Page? Why does Jean Arasanayagan choose July for his poem?
Whom does Vincent O'sullivan mourn in his poem 'Elegy for a schoolmate'? 4. What do the typists do in Judith Wright's poem? 5. What does the title 'The Edible Woman' mean? 6. From which source was the title for Achebe's novel 'Things Fall Apart' taken? 7. What does Atwood highlight in 'chapter I Survival'? 8. Name the important characters in 'The Middle Pasaage'. 9. Name the hero of 'The Lion and the Jewel'. 10. What are the charges against Rita Joe? SECTION- B ( 5 x 7 = 35)
11.
(a) What is the theme of the poem 'The Lonely Land'? (OR) (b) How does Atwood look at the Canadian landscape?
12.
(a) Justify the title of the poem 'Ruins of a Great House'. (OR) (b) Discuss 'Telephone conversation' as a safirical poem. (a) Examine the characterization in 'The Edible Woman.' (OR) (b) Discuss the African setting in 'Things Fall Apart'.
13.
14.
(a) What does Atwood say on the theme of survival? (OR) (b) Discuss the plot structure in 'The Middle Passage'.
15.
(a) Examine the theme in 'The Lion and the Jewel'. (OR) (b) How does Rita Joe defend herself in the court? SECTION- C ( 3 x 1 0 = 30)
16. Write a critical appreciation of the poem 'Like a Old Proud king in a parable'. 17. How does A.D. Hope portray Australia? 18. Is Atwood's 'The Edible Woman' a feminist novel? Explain. 19. Give a critical analysis of Atwood's ideas in 'Survival'. 20. Comment on George Ryga as a Canadian dramatist with reference to "The
Ecstasy of Rita Joe'.

IECT-64. JOURNALISM May ] Maximum: 75 Marks SECTION- A ( 1 0 x 1 = 10) [ Time : 3 Hours
1. Define journalism. 2. Mention two ethics of journalism. 3. What is editing? 4. What is reporting? 5. Define news. 6. What is a lead? 7. What is feature writing? 8. What is the purpose of interview? 9. What is advertising? 10. What is designing? SECTION - B ( 5 x 7 = 35)
11. (a) Explain the canons of journalism. (OR) (b) What are the functions of the editorial department?
12. (a) Explain the role of the editor. (OR) (b) What are the duties of a reporter? 13. (a) Explain how the news story is written. (OR) (b) What kind of news should go into 'Letter to the editor column'? 14. (a) Explain the characteristics of feature writing. (OR) (b) Discuss the art of article writing. 15. (a) What is proof reading? (OR) (b) Explain the role and importance of advertisements. SECTION-C ( 3 x 1 0 = 30)
16. Give an account of the functions of a newspaper. 17. Explain how an editorial column for a newspaper is published. 18. How are opinion pieces covered in newspapers? 19. Discuss the mechanics of interviewing. 20. Examine the trends and problems in advertising in India.
Semester VII
(INTEGRATED) (ENGLISH )
IECT-71. INDIAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH November ] Maximum: 75 Marks SECTION- A ( 1 0 x 1 = 10) [ Time : 3 Hours
Answer ALL the questions in a sentence or two each. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks. 1. What caused disunity in the body of pilgrims in the poem Enterprise? 2. What is an Obituary? 3. When was the book The Discovery of India written?
4. What period of history of India is covered in The Discovery of India? 5. Whom does the King in The Post Office symbolically refer to?
6. Name the source from which the plot of Hayavandana has been borrowed?
7. Why is the protagonist of the novel The Guide popularly known "Railway Raju"?
8.
How does Anand describe the beauty of Sohini in Untouchable?
9. What does the fiction Azadi deal with? 10. How many stories does A Strange and Sublime Address contains? SECTION- B
( 5 x 7 = 35)
Answer ALL the questions not exceeding 200 words each. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks. 11. (a) How does the poet admire the dazzling art of Indian weavers in her poem? (OR) (b) How does the poet express his sense of shock at the degradation of the river Vaigai in the Poem River, once? (a) Comment on the views of Nehru on some great heroes of India as given in The Discovery of India.
12.
(OR) (b) Comment on the style and language adopted in Musings on Consciousness. 13. (a) Comment on the ambition of Amal. (OR) (b) Draft the character sketch of Padmini in Hayavadana. 14. (a) Assess the character of Rosie in The Guide. (OR) (b) How dies Anand depict the evil mind of the Hindus in the novel Untouchable? 15. (a) How is the family of Lala Kanshi Ram forced to leave the village for a refugee camp? (OR) (b) Why does Sundeep decide to spend vacation in Kolkatta? SECTION- C (3x10 = 30)
Answer any THREE of the following in about 500 words each. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks. 16. Critically evaluate the theme of the poem Obituary. 17. How does The Discovery of India give the precise picture of Indian history? 18. Consider The Post Office as a symbolic play. 19. Consider Milk Raj Anand as a social critic with reference to Untouchable. 20. Draft a Social- Political study of Azadi.

(INTEGRATED) (ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATION) (SEVENTH SEMESTER)
IECT-72. PHONETICS AND THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE November ] Maximum: 75 Marks SECTION- A 1. What are plosive sounds in English? 2. What are semi-vowels? 3. What is a phoneme? 4. How can you identify a syllable? 5. Give a few middle English words and their equivalents in modem English? 6. What family of languages does English belong to? 7. Define 'Word Borrowing' in English. 8. Who are the popular translators of the Bible into English? 9. Give some English words which have become narrowed in meaning. 10. Give some words derived from proper or personal names in English. SECTION- B ( 5 x 7 = 35) ( 1 0 x 1 = 10) [ Time : 3 Hours
Answer ALL questions. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks. 11. (a) Describe Bilabial sounds of English. (OR) (b) Write a note on the Diphthongs of English. 12. (a) Brief the different kinds of syllabic patterns with examples. (OR) (b) Write a short note on English phoneme?
13. (a) What is the place of English in the Indo-European family of languages? (OR) (b) Brief the complexity of grammar in old English. 14. (a) How has French influenced English vocabulary? (OR) (b) Write a note on the contribution of Milton to English vocabulary. 15. (a) How has American English evolved striking difference with British English? (OR) (b) Trace the evolution of the Standard English. SECTION- C ( 3 x 1 0 = 30)
Answer any THREE questions. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks. 16. Explain the functions of the organs of speech with a diagram of the organs. 17. Write an essay on the significance of word accent in the intelligibility of language. 18. Give an account of unique characteristics of Middle English. 19. Explain different methods by which English words change their meaning. 20. Discuss the status of English as a universal language.

(INTEGRATED) (ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATION)
November]
IECT-73. ENGLISH FOR COMPUTER USERS [Time: 3 Hours Maximum: 75 Marks SECTION- A ( 1 0 x 1 = 10) Answer the following questions in a sentence or two each. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks,
1. What is configuration in computer? 2. What are bits and bytes? 3. Define noun phrase. 4. What is the function of Hard Drive? 5. Give the plurals of the words: formula, index, syllabus, and radius. 6. Give two examples of Conditional Clauses. 7. What is the language in Program design? 8. Frame two sentences with infinitive constructions. 9. Give a few examples of prepositional phrases. 10. Define 'Electronic Communication'. SECTION - B ( 5 x 7 = 35)
Answer the following questions in about 200 words each. 11. (a) Write a note on the system of configuration in simple present tense. (OR) (b) Explain Relative Clause and its functions with examples. 12. (a) Draft the contexts where Comparative and Superlative degrees are used. (OR) (b) Write a note on the Storage Devices in Computer.
13. (a) What is 'Word Processing' in Computer? (OR) (b) Write a note on Gerunds in English. 14. (a) Why does Passive voice form dominate in technical English? (OR) (b)Write on significant languages in Computer Programming. 15. (a) Write a note on Internet and its uses. (OR) (b) What are LANS and WANS? SECTION- C ( 3 x 1 0 = 30)
Answer any THREE of the following in about 500 words each. 16. Write an essay on the Computer applications and its relevance. 17. Write an essay on the Input and Output Devices in Computer.
18. Distinguish between Basic Software and Creative Software. 19. Write an essay on the Job avenues in computing. 20. Make predictions of new technologies that can advent the field of computers.
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION

(INTEGRATED) (ENGLISH)
IECT-74. INTRODUCTION TO TELEVISION JOURNALISM November] Maximum: 75 Marks SECTION- A ( 1 0 x 1 = 10) Answer the following questions in a sentence or two each. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks. 1. What is a good News Bulletin? 2. What is the essential nature of TV? 3. What is an interview? 4. What are the skills required for a good interviewer? 5. What is visualization? 6. What is a script? 7. Define documentary. 8. What is the aim of making documentary? 9. How is pace of delivery in speech important? 10. What is the importance of eye movement of the performer in TV programme? SECTION - B ( 5 x 7 = 35) [Time: 3 Hours
Answer the following questions in about 200 words each. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks. 11. (a) How does TV make an edge over other media in benefiting the audience? (OR) (b) How will you prepare an effective News Bulletin?
12. (a) How can an interviewer win the confidence of the interviewee? (OR) (b) What are the technical skills required for an interviewer? 13. (a) What are the technicalities involved in the production of Script for TV Programme? (OR) (b) How can you make compeering laudable? 14. (a) Write a note on the subject of a documentary. (OR) (b) Write a note on the presentation skill in documentary. 15. (a) How can you achieve clarity of speech? (OR) (b) How is training in speech essential for TV Journalism? SECTION - C ( 3 x 1 0 = 30) Answer any THREE of the following in about 500 words each. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks. 16. Write an essay on the techniques of TV production. 17. Discuss in detail the interview techniques applied in interview performance. 18. Write an essay on the challenges involved in writing for television programmes'. 19. Discuss Documentary making as an art. 20. Write in detail the significance of body language in the effective performance of TV programme.
Semester VII

IECT 81: American Literature

Section A (10 x 1 = 10) Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 75 Answer the following questions in about one or two sentences each: 1. What does The Raven symbolize? 2. Whose death does Whitman lament in the poem When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomd? 3. Who is the author of the poem Ballad of the Goodly Fere? 4. What does the Emperor signify in The Emperor of Ice Cream? 5. What does Emerson mean by man thinking? 6. What, according to Poe, should be the length of a poem? 7. What stylistic device does ONeill use in The Hairy Ape? 8. What prize did Tennessee Williams receive for his play A Street Car Named Desire? 9. What does the Scarlet Letter symbolize? 10. How many books does the novel A Farewell to Arms consist of? Section B (5 x7 = 35 marks) Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: 11. a) Discuss the theme of Emersons Brahma? or b) Comment on Emily Dickinsons A Narrow Fellow in the Grass. 12. a) What are Cummingss ideas on Cambridge Ladies? or b)What is the significance of the titleLady Lazarus? 13. a) What does Emerson say about the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Harvard College? or b) What, according to Poe, is the suitable subject matter of poetry? 14. a) Sketch the character of Paddy in The Hairy Ape. or b) Describe the use of light in the play A Street Car Named Desire. 15. a) Discuss Chillingworths revenge in The Scarlet Letter. or b) What is the role of foreshadowing in A Farewell to Arms?
Section C (3 x 10 = 30 marks) Answer any three of the following questions in about 500 words each: 16. Write an essay on Whitmans When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomd as an elegy. 17. Write a critical appreciation of Roethkes I Know a Woman. 18. What, according to Emerson, are the virtues of an American Scholar? 19. Justify the title of the play A Street Car Named Desire. 20. Discuss the role of love in the novel A Farewell to Arms. *******

IECT 82- The Victorian Age

SECTION A Answer the following questions in a sentence or two: 1. Define dramatic monologue. 2. Who is the imaging painter referred to in My Last Duchess? 3. What does sea symbolize in Dover Beach? 4. Who is referred to as Windhover? 5. Where does the blessed damozel stand? 6. What is Arnolds historical estimate? 7. Who is Pygmalion? 8. What does strife mean? 9. What are the two cities referred to in A Tale of Two Cities? 10. What is the setting of The Wood landers? SECTION B Answer the following in about 250 words each: 11. (a) Consider Browning an exponent of dramatic monologue with reference to Andrea del Sarto. Or (b) Examine Arnolds thought about the modern world in Dover Beach. 12. (a) Bring out the allegory in The Hound of Heaven. Or (b) Comment on the pictorial quality of The Blessed Damozel. 13. (a) Explain Arnolds touchstone method of criticism. Or (b) Discuss Carlyles admiration for Shakespeare. 14. (a)Draw a character-sketch of Eliza in Pygmalion. (5x7=35) (10x1=10)
Or (b) Highlight the significance of the title Strife. 15. (a)Describe the sociological significance of A Tale of Two Cities. Or (b) Analyze the role of chance in The Woodlanders.
SECTION C Answer any three of the following in about 400 words each: 16. Compare and contrast the spirits of Ulysses and The Lotos Eaters. 17. Examine the modernism in The Windhover. 18. Explain the critical estimates discussed in The Study of Poetry. 19. Comment on the significance of the title Pygmalion 20. Describe the setting of The Woodlanders.
(3x10=30)

IECT 83. Womens Writings

Section A Answer all the questions. All questions carry equal marks. (10x1=10)
Choose the correct answer 1. __________ was the forerunner of feminist criticism. a. Betty Friedan b. Anne c. Simons d. Virginia Woolf 2. Ruth had bought the house for _________ dollars. a. 3000 b. 3500 c. 4500 d. 6500 3. The name given to the child in The Double Image is a. James Joyce b. Mary c. Stephan d. None of these Fill in the blanks. 4. Sammy boy deserts Pearl May Lee to make love with a ________ 5. Velutha loved __________ 6. Sylvia Plath compares her father to the German dictator _______ in the poem Daddy Match the following 7. Elain Showalter 8. Simon de Beauvoir 9. Dionysion spell 10. Chacko . . . Mirror Delhi University Gyno criticism The Second Sex (5x7=35)
Section B Answer the following in about 200 words each. 11. a. What is feminism and myth criticism? or b. What is minority feminist criticism?
12. a. What are the views of Sylvia Plath about her father? or b. Comment on the reminiscences of Kamala Das about her grandmothers house. 13. a. Explain the theme of Sue Bride Head and the New Woman or
b. Bring out Virginia Woolfs musings on women and education. 14. a. Sketch the character of Ruth. or b. What is the theme of the play A Raisin in the Sun? 15. a. How does Saritha finally find herself? Or b. Sketch the character of Ammu in The God of Small Things Section C (3x10=30) Answer any THREE in about 300 words each 16. Discuss the features of Psycho Analytical Feminism. 17. Consider Kate Millet as the pioneer of the Feminist Movement 18. Explain the theme of male chauvinism in the poetry of Kamala Das 19. Elucidate A Raisin in the Sun as a struggle for survival 20. Enumerate the feminine psychology in The Dark Holds no Terror.

IECT 84. Language and Internet Section A Answer all the questions. All questions carry equal marks. 1. Define internet. 2. What is chat group? 3. Define Net Speak 4. How is an address identified? 5. What is e-mail? 6. What is rapport? 7. Define Virtual bold 8. What does a website consist of? 9. What is applied linguistics? 10. What is Blogging? Section B Answer the following in about 200 words each. 11. a. Comment on the linguistic uses of the internet. or b. What are the rules governing the written language? 12. a. Discuss the main features of net speak or b. Explain the properties of Net speech.
(10x1=10)
(5x7=35)
13. a. How is e-mail sent to its destination? or b. What language does the chat group use for its communication? 14. a. Explain the features of virtual bolds. or b. Mention the features of the web language. 15. a. Comment on the new types of graphic communicational devices. or c. Discuss the linguistic features of the internet.
Section C Answer any THREE in about 300 words each 16. 17. 18. 19.
(3x10=30)
How can language be effectively used for the internet? How do the speakers get identified through net speak? Explain how communication is spread through e-mail Distinguish between formal communication in ordinary format and language of the web. 20. Attempt an essay on the scope of linguistics for internet users.
Semester- IX

IECT 91: Single Author Study: John Keats Section-A I. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two: 1. Define Romanticism. 2. Name the brother of John Keats. 3. Who was the beloved of John Keats? 4. Why did Keats die at the young age? 5. What are the major themes of Keatss sonnets? 6. What does belle mean? 7. What is sensuousness? 8. What is escapism? 9. Write a note on the legend of psyche. 10. Write a note on Prophyro. Section-B II. Answer the following questions in about 250 words each: 11. (a) Write a critical appreciation of To Homer. (or) (b) Comment on the theme of Oh! How I Love on a Fair summers Eve. 12. (a) Describe Keats views on melancholy. (or) (b) Analyse Keats personification of the season, Autumn. 13. (a) Bring out Keats sensuousness with reference to The Eve of St. Agnes (or) (b) The Eve of St. Agnes is a poem of glamour par excellence Discuss. 14. (a) Consider La Belle Dame Sans Merci as a ballad. (5x7=35) (10x1=10)
(or) (b) Bring out the similarities between Hyperion and Paradise Lost. 15. (a) Discuss the theme of Otho. (or) (b) Write a critique of Keats letters. Section-C III. Answer any THREE of the following in about 500 words each: (5x7=35) 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Hyperion is an epic of revolution Justify. Write an essay on the medieval note in the poetry of Keats. Discuss Keats treatment of Nature. Elucidate the chief features of the great odes of Keats. Estimate Keats as a romantic poet. (5x7=35)

IECT 92: Dalit Writings Section-A I. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two: 1. Define Dalit Writings.. 2. Write a note on Arjun Dangle. 3. Write a note on K. R. Narayah. 4. What does Tagore mean by the expression, the great equality? 5. Write a note on B. R. Ambedkar 6. What is the theme of Chandalika? 7. Who wrote Sangati? 8. What is the subject matter of His House? 9. What is caste? 10. What is the theme of Explosion? (10x1=10)
Section-B
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II. Answer the following questions in about 250 words each: 11. (a) Describe the views of Baburao Bagul on Dalit Literature. (or) (b) Analyse the ideas of Arjun Dangle with reference to his work What is Dalit Literature? Past, Present and Future 12. (a) Write a critique of Tagores Shunned at the Temple Gates (or) (b) Discuss the views of vilas Rashinkar as expressed in No Entry for the New Sun. 13. (a) Bring out B. R. Ambedkars views on conversion. (or)
(b) Analyse B. R. Ambedkars speech at Mahad. 14. (a) Comment on the character of chandalika. (or) (b) Write a critique of Bandhumadhars The Poisoned Brend. 15. (a) Bring out the social realism of sivakami with reference to The Grip of Change. (or) (b) Comment on the character Bakha in Untouchable. Section-C III. Answer any THREE of the following in about 500 words each: 16. Estimate the contribution of Dalit Literature to the uplift of the downtrodden in the Indian society. 17. Define the aesthetics of Dalit Literature. 18. Bring out B. R. Ambedkars views on the annihilation of caste. 19. Discuss Bamas portrayal of Dalits in Kusumbukaran. 20. Analyse Raosatheb Kasbes views on Dalit literature. (5x7=35)
M.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2013 (Integrated) (ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATION) (NINTH SEMESTER) ICET 93: PHOTO JOURNALISM Maximum Marks: 75 SECTION A (101= 10 marks) Answer all questions in a sentence or two each. All questions carry equal marks. 1. Define Photo Journalism. 2. What combine together to form the composition of photography? 3. What is a camera used for? 4. What is lens? 5. What is a shutter? 6. What is cartoon picture? 7. What is still? 8. What is landscape? 9. What is Photo Essay? 10. How essential is a picture for magazine? SECTION- B (57= 35 marks) Answer the following in about 200 words each. All questions carry equal marks. 11. (a) Discuss the uses of Photography. (or) (b) How should a photographer use his jargon? 12. (a) Write a note on the types of camera. (or) (b) What are the accessories essential for photography? 13. (a) How is the subject selected for different types of photographs? (or) (b) Examine the features of computerized photography. 14. (a) Explain how a still is produced. (or) (b) How does photography cover the industrial disasters? 15. (a) Examine the relevance of photo features. (or)
(b) What field assignment should be given to the photographer? SECTION- C (310= 30 marks) Answer any three of the following in about 500 words each. All questions carry equal marks. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Write an essay on the composition of photography. Discuss the functions of the various parts of a camera. Examine the procedure for photo editing. How does photography help in advertising? Summarise the qualities essential for photo Journalism.
Semester X
IECT 101- Twentieth Century British Literature SECTION A Answer the following questions in a sentence or two: 1. Why does Yeats sail to Byzantium? 2. What are the four parts of The Wasteland? 3. What is the setting of Strange Meeting? 4. Who is Achilles? 5. Why does Eliot compare the critic to a catalyst? 6. Define absurd theatre. 7. Explain Oedipus Complex. 8. What is Stream of consciousness? 9. What is the background of Lord of the Files? 10. Who is Godot in Waiting for Godot? SECTION B Answer the following in about 250 words each: 11. (a) Explain W.B.Yeatss frustration with the modern times as revealed in Sailing to Byzantium. Or (b)Explain the myth in The Shield of Achilles. 12. (a)Comment on the horror of war as described in Strange Meeting. Or (b)Write a critique of On the Move. 13. (a)Bring out Forsters views on tolerance. (5x7=35) (10x1=10)
Or (b)Explain Eliots analogy between the critic and the catalyst. 14.(a)Appreciate the significance of the title Look Back in Anger. Or (b)Analyze the absurd elements in Waiting for Godot. 15. (a)Highlight the psychological significance of Sons and Lovers. Or (b) Appreciate the stream of consciousness technique employed in Mrs. Dalloway. SECTION C Answer any three of the following in about 400 words each: 16. Discuss The Wasteland as a criticism of the modern world. 17. Describe the imagery in Larkins Church Going. 18. Examine the role of the critic as prescribed by Eliot in Tradition and the Individual Talent. 19. Discuss how Waiting for Godot portrays the predicament of modern man. 20. Examine how Lord of the Flies exposes the innate evil in man. (3x10=30)

IECT 102 Shakespeare Time: 3 Hours Maximum : 75 Marks Section A (10 x 1 = 10) I. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two: 1. How is Shylock punished for seeking to take Antonios life? 2. At what event do Orlando and Rosalind meet? 3. Why does Henry decide to execute Worcester? 4. Where does King Richard make his surrender? 5. What does Brabantio do when he finds out about Desdemonas marriage? 6. Why is Gloucester accused of treason? 7. What does Prospero give as his reason for treating Caliban badly? 8. What is the theme of Measure for Measure? 9. Name a few theatres prevailed in Shakespeares times. 10. Which plays of Shakespeare are categorized as Romances? II. Answer the following questions in about 250 words each: 11. a) Comment on the significance of the three caskets in The Merchant of Venice. (or) b) Examine Celias loyalty in As you Like It 12. a) Write a note on the treatment of history in Henry IV Part-I (or) b) Bring out the political satire in Richard II. 13. a) Write your opinion about the motiveless malignity of Iago. (or) b) Discuss the role played by the Fool in King hear. 14. a) Justify the appropriateness of the title Measure for Measure. (or) b) Assess the significance of the opening scene in The Tempest. 15. a) Comment on Shakespeares women characters. (or) b) Identify and examine the major themes of Shakespeares Sonnets.
SECTION C
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III. Answer any THREE of the following in about 500 words each: 16. Analyse the treatment of different typed of love in As you Like It. 17. In terms of debits and credits, what are the chief facts of Falstaffs character. 18. Consider King hear a tragic hero. 19. What is the nature of Prosperos magic? How does it contribute to the central theme of The Tempest. 20. Attempt an essay on Shakespeare Criticism during the Romantic Age.

IECT 103: Literary Criticism

Section A (10 X 1 = 10 marks) Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 75
1. What unity does Aristotle insist upon? 2. What is meant by Peripeteia? 3. Who is the author of Two Uses of Language? 4. What is the source on which the creative writer bases her fictions? 5. What does I A Richards say about mass language? 6. What does Booth mean by telling? 7. What, according to Mark Schorer, are inseparable in a work of art? 8. What Frye say about the goal of literary criticism? 9. What does Barthes say that a text is multidimensional space? 10. What does Derrida say about destabilization? Section B (5 X 7= 35 marks) Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: 11. a) What is meant by Katharsis? or b) What, according to Aristotle, is the primary purpose of a tragedy?
12. a) What are Freuds ideas about creative writers? or b) What does Freud say about the imaginative activity of children? 13. a) How does Tate distinguish between intension and extension? or b) What are Mark Schorers ideas on the verbal resources of language? 14. a) Why does Frye advocate a structural analysis of a work of art? or b) Discuss Wilsons non-historical interpretation of literature.
15. a) What does Barthes say about anxiety of language? or b) Comment on Derridas discourse of human sciences. Section C (3 X 10 = 30 marks) Answer any three of the following questions in about 500 words each: 16. How does Johnson evaluate the life of Milton? 17. Explain I A Richardss two uses of language. 18. How does Booth distinguish between telling and showing? 19. Write an essay on Fryes archetypal patterns. 20. How does the death of the author announce the birth of the author?
Departmental Research Programmes: Research Projects

Name of the Project Translation of Folk Tales of Tamil Nadu into English New Trends in Tamil: Translation of Short Stories Translation of Gwendolyn Brooks Selected Poems Hidden apceride: A survey of Dalit Literature in Tamil Nadu
UGC-SAP / DST-FIST / Others (specify)
Less than Rs.5 lakhs

Name of the Investigator Dr. M. Anbanandam Funding Agency UGC Period Amount
March, 2008 April, 2008
Rs 60,000
Dr. K. Balachandran
CCSLL, Annamalai University CCSLL, Annamalai University UGC
Rs.35,000
Dr. K. Muthuraman
March, 2008
Rs. 30,000
Dr. T. Deivasigamani
February 2008 to 2010
Rs. 4,00,000
Research Collaborations National / International Consultancy / Patents / Copyright / Design etc. M.Phil. / Ph.D. awarded
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NIL Nil M.Phil. 137 / PhD - 32
Award of PH.Ds FROM 2007 TO 2012 Year: 2007

S.No Name of Candidate Santhosh Kumar C 1 2 3 4 Selvaraj A Arputhavel Raja G
Ravichandran K
Title
Teaching of English Through Communicative Approach to a Bilingual Population Theodore Dreiser Comparative Study and Jayakanthan: A
Guide
Dr. R. Rajagopal
Dr. L. Thirunavukkarasu Dr. K. Muthuraman
Triumph Over the Hostile World: A Study of John Berryman's Poetry Gender, Culture and Identity in the Select Novels of Paule Marshall
Dr. G. Rajasekaran
Year: 2008
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Ayyappa Raja S A Study of the Concepts of Universal Poetic Consciousness, Ultimate Consciousness, and Promiscuity in the Poetry of Syed Amanuddin The Living Past in New Indian English Poetry: A Study A Study of the Treatment of Indian Social Problems in the Select Novels of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Towards Cosmopolitanism: A Study of Rita Dover's Poetry The image of India in the Novels of Paul Scott Substance and Structure: A Critical Study of William Carlos Williams's Poetry Dr. V. Thanuvalingam
6 7 8 9 10
Rajarajan S
Dr. Thirunavukkarasu Dr. G. Rajasekaran
L.
Thiyagarajan L
Veena R
Dr. F. Abdul Rahim
Karthik Kumar S
Dr. G. Rajasekaran
Saravanan V.K
Dr. K. Muthuraman
Year: 2009
11 12 13 14
Jayakumar J Kanbagam Chanu Lembisana Selvalakshmi A Familial Relatiohsips in the Novels of Anne Tyler A Study of Social Institutions as Artistic Fictional Materials in the Indo-Angilian Fiction The Disturbed Psyche of the Modern AfroAmerican Women: A Study of Alice Childress Novels The Vision of India in Raja Rao's Novels Dr. K. Rajaraman Dr. V. Thanuvalingam Dr. K. Palaniyappan
Subramanian M
Dr. R. Rajagopal
Year: 2010
15 16 17
Malarkodi V Lilly Arul Sharmila Palanivel C Quest for Love in the Select Novels of James Baldwin Theme of Celebration of Humanity in the Poems of Carl Sandburg A Study of Anita Desais Novels As the Manifesto of Female Predicament Dr. R. Rajasekaran Dr. K. Balachandran Dr. M. Anbanandam
Year: 2011
18 19 20 21 22 23
Natesh Kumar N Jerlin Rose Sooryapraba Shanmugam D Obestone Marak Suresh Kumar R An Appraisal of the Select Sppeches and Writings of Sri Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari The Black Diasporic Womens Quest for Wholeness in Paule marshalls Fiction Arnold Wesker: His Dramatic Art and Vision Critical Exploration of the Use of Myth and Philosophy in the Plays of Girish Karnad From Solipsism to Sacramental Vision: A Study of Robert Penn Warrens Poems as Cultural Memories From Exploration to Realization: The Evolution of Amiri Baraka as a Dramatist A Study on the Skills of Reading Comprehension in English Developed by Students of Standard XI in the Schools of Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu Blend of Parody, Mystery, and Satire in the Novels of Ishmael Reed Joseph Conrads Vision of Love A Study of Tradition and Politics in the Select Plays of Wole Soyinka A Study of The Trans-Cultural Conflicts in Chitra Banerjee Divakarunis Novels and Short Stories From Resistance to Resilience: A Study of Maya Angelous Select Autobiographies Enhancing Listening and Speaking Skills of the Secondary Level Learners: A Task-Based Approach A Study of Social Realism in the Select Indian Dalit Autobiographies John Dos Passos as a Fiction Writer of Democracy Dr. K. Balachandran Dr. M. Anbanandam Dr. V. Thanuvalingam Dr. K. Rajaraman Dr. K. Rajaraman
Sankareswari J
Dr. K. Rajaraman
Year: 2012
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Arputha Pragasam A Dr. K. Muthuraman
25 26 27
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Gnanaprakasam V Palanivel R Naveen Kumar K M. S. Antony Ophilia
Dr. K. Rajaraman Dr. K. Muthuraman Dr. K. Balachandran Dr. V. Thanuvalingam
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C. Palanivelrajan R. Rajasekaran
Dr. A. Selvaraj Dr. S. Karthikkumar
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Mr. S. Bharathiraja Mr. S. Karthik
Dr. T. Deivasigamani Dr. K. Palaniyappan
LIST OF M.Phil. FROM 2007 TO 2012 Year: 2007

S.No 1 2 3 4 5 Name Vimaladevi Karthikeyan S Velmurugan K Kavitha.J Bharathiraja S Title Ted Hughe's Vision of Women: A Study Male Chavunism in Toni Morrison's Select Novels Protest in The Select Novels of Richard Wright Imagination and reality in wallace steven's poetry A Study of Turn Taking in T.S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral , The Family Reunion and The Cocktail Party Protest in The Select Novels of Richard Wright The Hughes's Vision of Women: A Study Identity Crisis in The Select Novels of Rohinton Mistry The Power of Evil in the Select Novels of William Golding A Thematic Study of The Music School Mulkraj Anand's Vision of war and Death in Lalu's Trilogy Regional Traits in the Novels of Anita Nair Women Under Patriarchy:A Study of Kamala Markandaya's Select Novels Social and Political Consciousness in the Select Novels of John Dos Passos Black Folk Culture in the Select Novels of Zora Neale Hurston A Stusy of Apocalyptic Vision in the Poetry of Robinson jeffers A Study of Race, Gender, and Culture in the Selected Novelsof Zora Neale Hurston Alice Childress as a Prophet Playwright: A study of Her Select Novels Expatriate Alientation in the Select Novels of Bharathi Mukherjee William Carlos Williams: A Study of His Viwe of Life and Poetry Unwinding the Web of Matriarchal Relationships: A Study of the Mother Daughter Relations in the Selected Plays of Marsha Norman Confessional Elements in the Select Poems of Adrienne Rich: A Study A Study of the Portrait of the Urban and Poor classes in the Select Poems of Philip Levine A Critical Study of the Techniques in the Short Stories of O.Henry Feminine Sensiblity in the Select Novels of Virginia Woolf Guide Dr. K. Muthuraman Dr. M. Anbanandam Dr. K. Rajaraman Mr. K. Lawrence Dr. K. Muthuraman
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Velmurugan K Vimaladevi K Rajasakeran S Prabha K Santhana Lakshmi Prabha P Prathiba Anne Baby Antony Joseph
Dr. K. Rajaraman Dr. K. Muthuraman Dr. S. Padmini Dr. S. Padmini Dr. F. Abdul Rahim Mr. M.V. Sivakumar Mr. K. Lawrrence Dr. K.Muthuraman
Year: 2008
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Karthikeyan K Sivachandran N Thangasamy.A Vidya M Vijayalakshmi N S.Parameshwari Jayakanthan V Soumya Jose Dr. R. Bharathi Dr. K. Rajaraman Dr. K. Muthuraman Dr. M. Anbanandam
Dr. K. Palaniyappan Mr. V.Gnanaprakasam Dr. K. Muthuraman Dr. S.Florence
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P.Padmavathi Mahendran D
Dr. S. Florence
Dr. K. Palaniyappan Dr. V. Thanuvalingam Dr. S. Padmini
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Thennarasu K Girija V
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Ramesh E Vasanthi V Antony Joseph Ravikrishnan T Gayathri Devi M Sangeeth S P Parameshwari S Jisha K G Sivapriya S Saumya K S Veeraparakkira Pandiyarao R Avis Joseph
A Study of the Domestic Violence in the Selected Novels of Alice Walker Women in the Novels of D.H. Lawrence: Sons and Lovers, The Rainbow and Women in Love Women Under Patriarchy:A Study of Kamala Markandaya's Select Novels Treatment of Human Bondage in the Select Novels of Virram Seth A Study of Women Characters in the Select Novels of Amitav Ghosh Textualising the Transexuals from the Select Plays of Mahes Dattani Expatriate Alienation in the Select Novels of Bharathi Mukherjee Search for Identity in Shashi Deshpande's Novels : A Study The Stationary Places as Strategic Points in the Select Novels of Kushwant Singh: A Study The Portrayal of Middle Class Life in the Select Novels of Amit Chaudhri A Voice of Protest in the Select Novels of Shoba De Womanhood, Individuality and Human Relationship in the Select Novels of Gita Hariharan A Study of Rita Dove as a Poet of the Coloured Male Protagonists in the Select Novels of Saul Bellow Domestic Aspects of Life in the Select Novels of Jane Smiley: A Study Dialogue as Torture and Silence as Communication in the Select Plays of Pinter Race and Violence in the Select Novels of Chester Himes The Problems of Black Women in the Select Novels of Toni Morrison A Critical Study of the Tragic Protagonist in Select Plays of Arthur Miller Discovery of the Self: A Study of Robert Lowells Poetry Violence in Edward Albee: A reading of His Plays Cross Cultural Encounter in Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's Fiction: A Study The Element of Mysticism in the Select Poems of Ari Aurobindo Historical and Cultural Displacements in the Select Novels of Amitav Ghosh The Image of Indian Women in the Selcet Novels of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Cultural Echoes in the Select Novels of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Dr. M. Anbanandam Dr. S. Padmini Dr. K.Muthuraman Dr. V. Vinod Kumar Dr. A. Selvaraj Dr.K. Rajaraman Mr. V. Gnanaprakasam Dr. K. Muthuraman Dr. S. Ayyappa Raja Dr. K. Ravichandran Dr. S. Padmini Mr. B. Kathiresan
Year: 2009
39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Prabakaran R Dhanusree V Devarj Sudha Rani D Shaji Damodaran Lissy R Arunkumar V Arun K.M Lakshmi T Nissar Ahmad Dar Kalaiyarasi Kavitha S Vasantha Jothi K Shaji S Ajith O.K Dr. K. Palaniyappan Dr. A. Selvaraj Dr. S. Florence Dr. V. Vinod Kumar Dr. K. Rajaraman Dr. S. Padmini Dr. V. Lakshmanan Dr. K. Muthuraman Dr. V. Lakshmanan Dr. K. Muthuraman Dr. K. Balachandran Dr. K. Rajaraman Dr. V. Vinod Kumar Dr. S. Karthikkumar
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Usha S Ajay Krishna
The Art of Characterization in the Select Novels of Shiv. K. Kumar Dichotomy of Vision as Central Structural Motifs in Salman Rushdie Novels Midnight's Children Shame and Moor's Last Sigh Irony and Tragic Vision in the Select Poems of A.K. Ramanujan Search For Love in the Select Novels of Vikarm Seth East-West Encounter in the Select Novels of Bharathi Mukherjee Sense of Hopefulness: A Study of the Select Novels of Willa Cather Becketts Vision of Life in the Select Plays Wallace Stenger as an Environmentalist of the American West: A Study of His Select Novels Religious and Cultural Diversities inthe Selected Novels of Bernard Malamud Expressionism in the Select Works of Tennessee Williams Theme of Moral Disintegration in the Select Plays of Arthur Miller A Study of the Evolution of the American Short Story as a Genre Conflict Between Reality and Imagination Complex in Wallace Stevens Louis Simpsons Vision of America, Love and War: A Study Modernism on a Victim Literature: A Study of the Select Novels of Saul Bellow Archetypal Symbolism in Sylvia Plaths Poetry Afrofuturism In the Select Novels of Octavia E. Butler White Myth and Black Reality: A Study of Richard Wrights Characters in His Selected Novels Celebration of Race in the Poetry of Langston Hughes: A Study The Problems of Human Bondage in the Select Novels of Somerset Maugham Myth and Realism in the Select Novels of Raja Rao A Study of the Political Consciousness in the Select Novels of Nayantara Sahgal Negation of Indifference: Assertion and Withdrawal in the Select Novels of Bama Thematic Evolution in the Select Novels of Anita Desai A Study of Violence in Tendulkars Select Plays A Study of Women Characters in the Select Novels of Chaman Nahal
Ms. G. Aruna Devi Dr. S. Florence
55 56 57
Dharaneswari V Sekar T Aneesh M
Dr. K. Balachandran Dr. S. Padmini Dr. A. Selvaraj
Year: 2010
58 59 60 Karthik S Palanivelrajan C Gokulnath K Dr. K. Palaniyappan Dr. A. Selvaraj
Dr. K. Palaniyappan Mr. M. Madhavan Mr. M. Madhavan Dr. K. Balachandran Dr. V. Thanuvalingam Mr. R. Suresh Kumar Dr. K. Muthuraman Dr. K. Muthuraman Dr.. V. Lakshmanan Dr. M. Anbanandam
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
Muruganantham M Gopinath S Ananthan P Selvanathan S Velusamy M Kanimozhi B Chinsu Joy Jansirani S Revathy T.V.N Sivashanthi S
Dr. M. Anbanandam Dr. K. Muthuraman Dr. S. Padmini Dr. G. Arputhavel Raja Dr. M. Anbanandam Dr. K. Ravichandran Dr. R. Bharathi Dr. M. Anbanandam Dr. S. Ayyappa Raja
71 72 73
Umamageswari Gayathiri J
Nisha Somarajan 74 Murugan S 75 Abarna S 76 Abdul Rasheed P 77 Lakshmi Prabha 78 Basil Thomas
79 Saritha B 80 Nathiya R 81 Ajeesh S 82 Paul Jacob
Contemporary Womens Voice asReflected in the Select Novels of Gita Hariharan Reconstructing History: A Study of Ishmael Reeds Select Novels A Critique on the Plurality of Characterization and Vision in Vikram Seths Novels A Journey through Time, Space and History: A Critique of Amitav Ghoshs Select Novels Male Protagonists: A Study of the Selected Novels pf Philip Roth Symbols and Images in the Poetry of Ezra Pound A Study of Maya Angelous Fiction: A Bilduungsroman of the Doubly Suppressed A Study of the Techniques in the Select Plays of Henrik Ibsen The Problem of Faith in the Select Novels of Graham Greene The Portrayal of Youth in the Select Novels of Theodore Dreiser Decay in Human Relationship: A Study of the Select Plays of Eugene ONeill A Study of Race, Gender in Select Novels of Tony Morrison Shoba Des Vision of Women in Socialite Evenings, Starry Nights and Strange Obsession Ernest Hemingway as a Moralist: A Critical Study of His Select Novels Intellectual and Emotional Integrity in the Novels of Arna Botemp Manifestations of Desire in the Select Novels of Richard Wright James Baldwins Social Vision in his Select Novels: A Study Mythological Verves in John Barth Historical Perspectives in the Poetry of Robert Lowell Tennessee Williams Domestic Plays: A Study The Sense of Alienation in the Selected Poems of Elizabeth Bishop: A Study Magic Realism in the Select Novels of Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A Study Religious Overtones in the Novels of Theodore Dreiser: A Study The Enigma of Goodness in the select Novels of Iris Murdoch Women in the Select Novels of Bernard Malamud Human Predicament in the Novels of Rohinton Mistery: A Study Realism and Optimism in the Select Novels of Sinclair Lewis
Mr. V. Gnanaprakasam Dr. S. Karthikkumar Mr. V. Gnanaprakasam Dr. K. Ravichandran
Year: 2011
83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 Bala T Biju V.K Bharathi Devi Ann Shini H Semmalar J Robert Divine N Rajendran T Vijaya Priya M Sankar T Dr. K. Palaniyappan Dr. G. Arputhavel Raja Dr. K. Palaniyappan Dr. S. Florence Dr. S. Padmini Dr. K. Balachandran Dr. K. Rajaraman Dr. M. Anbanandam
Dr. K. Muthuraman Dr. S. Ayyappa Raja Dr. K. Rajaraman Mr. V. Gnanaprakasam Dr. A. Selvaraj Mr. B. Kathiresan Dr. G. Arputhavel Raja Dr. K. Balachandran Dr. K. Balachandran Dr. S. Florence Dr. A. Selvaraj Dr. S. Padmini Dr. S. Karthikkumar Dr. S. Ayyappa Raja Dr. K. Rajaraman
92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105
Nagalakshmi D Karunakaran S Krithika B.P Srinivasan V Sankar Kumar T Shalini T Akilan K Vijay Anand P Ramia M Sangeetha R Umamaheswari V Suganthi.P Mangailakshmi G Shafa A S
106 107 108 109
Arun K Kalai Nathiyal M Mir Imtiyaz
Jubin Alex 110 Kayalvizhi M 111 Ashokkumar K 112 113 114 115 116 Lakshmi T 117 Manikandan C 118 Sasikala R 119 Gnanaprakasam S 120 Ramya D 121 Koteeswaran 122 Arivarasi G Gils M George Vijayyaganth M Phanikumar P Priya R
Womenhood in the Select Novels of Gloria Naylor Voice of Black People: A Study of the Select Poems of Amiri Baraka Search for Love in the Select Novels of Walker Percy Post Colonial Hybridity in the Select Novels of Salman Rushdie Social Evils in the Select Novels of Bhabani Bhattacharya Love and Suffering in the Select Poems of Kamala Das A Critique of Post Colonialism in the Select Novels of Amitav Ghosh Alienation in the Select Novels of Kiran Desai The Poetic Achievements of Keki N Daruwalla Feminist Voices in Manju Kapurs Select Novels The Conflict Between Tradition and Modernity in the Select Novels of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Image of Women in the Select Novels of Taslima Nasring A Study of Social and Moral Aspects in The Select Novels of Kamala Markandaya Indian Landscape and Imagery in Shiv K. Kumars Poetry Misery and Misfortune, Land and Landscape in the Poetry of Keki N. Daruwalla Indianness and Historical Perspectives in the Plays of Gurucharan Das Immigrant Experience in the Select Poems of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni A Pillar to Help Humankind Endure and Prevail: A Study of the Select Novels of William Faulkner Black Naturalism in the Select Novels of Toni Morrison Anger and Loss in the Select Novels of Jamaica Kincaid Celebration of Youth in the Select Novels of Upamanyu Chatterji A Study of Familial Relationship in the Select Novels of Nayantara Saghal Postcolonialism: A Study of Amitav Ghoshs Select Novels Atrocities on Women in the Select Novels of Bama and Sivagami Treatment of Partition in The Shadow Lines, Train to Pakistan and Azadi: A Study Life us Survival: A Study of Anitha Rau
Dr. T. Deivasigamani Dr. K. Palaniyappan Dr. K. Muthuraman Ms. G. Aruna Devi Dr. K. Ravichandran Dr. K. Balachandran Dr. R. Bharathi Dr. S. Padmini Dr. K. Balachandran Dr. M. Anbanandam
Ms. S. Bhuvaneswari Dr. B. Kathiresan Dr. R. Bharathi Dr. S. Karthikkumar Dr. S. Ayyappa Raja Dr. B. Kathiresan Dr. B. Kathiresan
Year: 2012
123 Purushothaman R
124 125 126 127 128 129 130
Sivaraj A Ms. V. Evelyn Mohammed Shafeer K.P. Mr. R. Thiyagarajan Muzafar Ahmad Bhat Rajesh K Maqsood Ahmad Lone
Dr. A. Selvaraj Mr. V. Gnanaprakasam Mrs. R. Vijaya Dr. T. Deivasigamani Dr. A. Selvaraj
131
Karthick N
Dr. S. Karthikkumar
132 Usha B 133 Suresh R 134 Dhaasarathy M 135 Naeemul Haq 136 Kalaivani S 137 Sanil T. Sunny
Badami is Select Novels Women in Githa Hariharans Select Novels: A Study A Study of Dalit Feminism in the Select Works of Sivakami and Bama Treatment of Sisterhood in the Select Novels of Toni Morrison Diasporic Sensibility in the Select Novels of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: A Study Indianness in the Select Poems of A.K. Ramanujan A Study of the Lost Generation in John Dos Passos Select Novels
Dr. K. Muthuraman Dr. T. Deivasigamani Dr. T. Deivasigamani Dr. S. Ayyappa Raja Dr. K. Balachandran Dr. S. Ayyappa Raja
Publication Author(s) / Title / Year / Journal Name / Vol.

Dr. K. Palaniyappan
Dr. S. Padmini Dr. K. Muthuraman Dr. K. Rajaraman Dr. A. Selvaraj Dr. S. Karthik Kumar Dr. S. Ayyapparaja Dr. K. Ravichandran Dr. S. Florence Dr. V. Gnanaprakasam Dr. B. Kathiresan Miss G. Arunadevi Dr. G. Arputhavel Raja Mr. M. Madhavan Ms. S. Bhuvaneswari Mr. M. Soundhararajan Ms. SP. Shanthi Ms. R. Vijaya
: National International Indexed Journal Citation Indicated (if any) Impact Factor
3 7 6 5 6 6 5 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 1
4 5 6 5 2 6 8 2 3 5 2 4 3 5 1 3 3
Name: Dr. S. Padmini, Professor Details of year-wise publication (July 2007 to June 2012) S. No. 1 Title Journal National Internati onal Peer Reviewed Year Dec. 2007 2007
W. H. Auden A Poet of The Critical Endeavour, Vol. III Suffering The Lyric Impulse of Day Annamalai University Journal, Vol. Lewis 43 Audens Shorter Poems, W. H. Audens Muree Des Beaux Arts: A Retrospective Exhibition Woman in Amy Tans The Toy Luck Club Image of Woman in Bharati Mukerjees The Tigers Daughters W. H. Auden In Pursuit of Public Ideal Vikram Seths An Equal Music: The Portrait of an Artist Point of view, VIII Humanities Yes -----
3 4
2008 2008
5 6
The Atlantic Critical Review, Vol. 9 Point of Views, Vol. X
2009 2009
7 8
Point of Views, Vol. XIV.1 Explorer Vol. XXVIII No.2, Summer
2011 2011
Name: Dr. K. Muthuraman, Professor Details of year-wise publication (July 2007 to June 2012) S. No. 1 2 Title Black Consciousness in Gwendolyn Brookss Poetry The Complex Selves of Black Women in the Poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks Exploring Black Consciousness: A Study of Wole Soyinkas Poems Ability to Read Does not Warrant Comprehension Schemata Theory and Reading Comprehension Dream and Disillusionment: A Study of John Steinbecks Of Mice and Men and The Pearl Language Teaching: Goals and Methods Schemata Theory and Reading Comprehension John Steinbeck and Environment: A Study of his Novel To a God Unknown A Journey from Hopelessness to Hope in John Steinbecks The Grapes of Wrath Poetry is also a Craft: A Study of Richard Eberharts Poetry Shame and Guilt in William Styrons Sophies Choice Journal Contemporary Vibe Voice International National Yes --Interna tional --Yes Peer Reviewed Yes Yes Year 2009 2009
Voice International
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Yes
Yes
2009
4 5 6
Voice International Humanities Journal Voice International
--Yes ---
Yes --Yes
Yes Yes Yes
2009 2010 2010
7 8 9
Voice International Humanities Journal Literary Explorer
--Yes Yes
Yes -----
Yes Yes Yes
2010 2010 2011
10
Notions
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Yes
Yes
2011
11 12
Notions Voice International
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Yes Yes
Yes Yes
2011 2012
Name: Dr. K. Rajaraman, Professor Details of year-wise publication (July 2007 to June 2012) S. No. 1 Title Anne Tylers Treatment of Individual in the Family Page Nos. 35-40 ONeills Use of Myth in Mourning Becomes Electra Page Nos. 51-59 A Study of Edmund Candlers Views on India Page Nos. 102-111 Chester Himess Treatment of Violence Page Nos. 88-96 Journal Rockpebbles Volume 3 Issue 2 Literary Explorer Volume 8 Number 1 THE RAINBOW National Interna tional Peer Reviewed YES Year
YES
NO
10
11
Literary Explorer Volume 9 Number 1 December 2010 Prodigy of a Child in Myth Making VOICE the Spirits to Romp in Naga Tone 6 Mandala Volume VI, December 2010 Page Nos. 98-103 A Rereading Contemporary Vibes Of Claude McKays If We Must Die Volume 6 Page Nos. 32-33 Issue 24 July 2011 The Relationship Between Man and Contemporary Vibes Machine in Amitav Ghoshs The Volume 6 Calcutta Chomosome Issue 24 Page Nos. 29-31 July 2011 Emotional Crisis in Willa Cathers Writers, Editors, and Critics The Professors House Volume 1; No.2 Page Nos. 94-101 September 2011 Quest for Religious Values in Willa Literary Explorer Cathers My Mortal Enemy Volume 10 Page Nos. Number 1 59-67 October 2011 Barakas Treatment of Religion in Notions The Baptism. Volume 2 Page Nos. December 2011 09-16 The Domestic Faade of Liza Rockpebbles Hamilton in Steinbecks East of Eden Volume 15 Page Nos. 123-129 Number 2 December 2011
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
12
13
14
15
16
17
Barakas Vision of America in The International Journal on Toilet Multicultural Literature Page Nos. 63-70 Volume 2 Number 1 January 2012 Gender Discrimination and Girish Karnad and Mahesh Homosexuality in Bravely Fought the Dattani: Methods and Queen Motives Page Nos. February 2012 32-45 The Effect of Practicing Prnayama on Notions Test Anxiety and Test performance Volume 3 Page Nos. 43-60 March 2012 Nella Larsens Treatment of Desire Notions in Passing Volume 3 Page Nos. 37-42 March 2012 Nella Larsens Treatment of Flapper Literary Findings Image in Passing Volume 1 Page Nos. 174-177 Issue 1 McKays Treatment of Love in his Contemporary Discourse Jamaican Love Poems Volume 3 Page Nos. 223-227 Issue 2 July 2012
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Name: Dr. A. Selvaraj, Associate Professor. Details of year-wise publication (July 2007 to June 2012) S. No. 1 Motherhood, Title Displacement Journal and Contemporary Vibes National Yes Internat ional --Peer Reviewed --Year 2011
Raisin in Maya Angelous The Heart of a Woman. 2 Hankering after a Home: A study of Notions Maya Angelous All Good Children Need Traveling Shoes 3 Quest for Religious Values in Willa Literary Explorer Cathers My Mortal Enemy 4 Painful Truths and survival: A Study Literary Explorer of Maya Angelous Gather Together in My Name. 5 The Self and the Community in Maya Rock Pebbles Angelous I know why the Caged Bird Sings. 6 Maya Angelou as a full Bloom Artiste Voice in singing and Swinging and Getting Merry like Christmas. 7 Barakas Treatment of Religion in Notions The Baptism 8 Double Suppression and Literary Insight --Yes Yes 2012 --Yes Yes 2011 --Yes Yes 2011 --Yes Yes 2011 Yes ----2011 Yes ----2011 --Yes Yes 2011
Displacement in Maya Angelous Know Way the Caged Bird Sings. 9 Partition and Violence: A Study of Literary Innovation Chaman Nahals Azadi. 10 11 Displacement in the Circle of Reason Literary Innovation ----Yes Yes --Yes 2012 2012 --Yes --2012
The Teacher as a Researcher in Notions Language Teaching Classes: A
Cognitive Development perspective
Name: Dr. S. Karthikkumar, Assistant Professor Details of year-wise publication (July 2007 to June 2012) S. No. 1 2 3 4 5 Title Paul Scotts Pro Indian Vision of India Paul Scott as an Anti-Imperialist Paul Scott An Oasis among the Anglo-Indian Writers Eco-Feminism in Rabindranath Tagores short story Subha The Spirit of Liberation in Rabindranath Tagores Streer Patra The Impact of Globalization: A Study of Chetan Bhagats one Night @ The Call Centre Symbolism in Richard Wrights the Long Dream Versatile Genius, Thy Name is Anna Journal Rock Pebbles Contemporary Vibes The Rainbow National ----Yes Interna tional Yes Yes --Yes Literatures of the East and the West in Translation Contemporary Vibes Yes --Peer Reviewed Yes Yes Yes Yes --Year 2008 2008 2009 2012 2012
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Yes
Yes
2012
7 8
Notions
--Yes
Yes ---
Yes Yes
2012 2012
9 10 11
C. N. Annadurai, The Architect of Tamil Nadu Politics Life or Existence: A Study of Richard Voice Wrights The Outsider Timeless Tagore: Revisited as a Contemporary Vibes feminist writer Silence Vs Violence in Vijay Contemporary Vibes Tendulkars Silence! The Court is in Session
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Yes Yes Yes
Yes -----
2012 2012 2012
Name: Dr. S. Ayyappa Raja, Assistant Professor Details of year-wise publication (July 2007 to June 2012) S. No. 1 2 3 4 Title A Note on the Role of Nature in the Poetry of Syed Amanuddin The Spirit of creativity in the Poetry of Syed Amanuddin Exploring Black Consciousness: A Study of Wole Soyinkas Poems The Divine consciousness of Sri Aurobindo: A Study of His Select Short Poems Protest Against the Degradation of the Blacks in America: A Study of Anne Spencers poems Context and complication in Translating Text: A Study Cruelties of caste system and the Quest for Dignified Identity of the Outcasts in Rohinton Mistrys A Fine Balance Family Feuds and Failure of Happiness in Rohinton Mistrys family matters Irony of Life in Wallace Stegners All the Little Live Things: A Study Oratory: An Important Mode of Communication Neglecting the norms of the Social Institutions and the deadly consequence of it in Sunetra Guptas Glassblowers Breath Journal Voice International Humanities Journal Voice International Voice International National --Yes ----Interna tional Yes --Yes Yes Peer Reviewed --------Year 2007 2007 2009 2010
Humanities Journal
Yes
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2011
6 7
Agathiyam Contemporary Vibes
Yes Yes
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Yes ---
2011 2012
Notions
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Yes
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2012
9 10 11
Notions Notions Notions
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Yes Yes Yes
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2012 2012 2012
Name: Dr. K. Ravichandran, Assistant Professor. Details of year-wise publication (July 2007 to June 2012) S. No. 1 Title Journal National --Internati onal Yes Peer Reviewed Yes Year 2007
Male Hegemony and Erasing a Long Humanities Journal Vol. 44 Silence in Shashi Deshpandes That Long Silence.
Blacks Cultural Heritage in Paule Voice IV, 4 Marshall Praise song for the Window
---
Yes
Yes
2007
Ecological
consciousness
in TINAI, II 1& 2
Yes
---
Yes
2007
Wordsworths poetry 4 The Predicament of Black women in The Rainbow America: A Reading of Paule Yes --Yes 2009
Marshalls Reena. 5 Minorities as second class citizens in Voice Mahesh Dattanis Final Solutions 6 A scrutiny of Vallalars Philanthropies Vallalar Glimpses on Education 7 Padaipukal: Yes --No 2010 --Yes Yes 2009
Panmuga Parvai. Vol. 6 Yes --No 2010
Emily Dickinsons there is No Frigate Agathiyam Like a Book: A Semantic Analysis
The Epistolary Technique in Alice Voice Walkers The Color Purple.
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Yes
Yes
2010
The
Narrative
strategies
of
Yes
---
Yes
2012
Resistance: A Comparative study of Bamas Karukku and Miriam Tlalis Muriel at uetropditis. 10 Human I dentils Vs cultural Indenting: Contemporary Vibes A Re-reading is Ernest J. Gaines A Lesson Before Dying. -Yes Yes 2012
Name: Dr. S. Florence, Assistant Professor. Details of year-wise publication (July 2007 to June 2012) S. No. 1 Title Feminist Perspectives: An Analysis of Shashi Shadows 2 An Analysis in of the Girish Human Karnads Voice Yes Yes 2011 Deshpandes Roots and Journal Voice National Internati onal Yes Peer Reviewed Yes Year 2011
Relationship Nagamandala 3
Discovering the Self: An Analysis of Bharati Mukerjees Jasmine
Literary Innovations
Yes
Yes
2012
A Quest for identify in Arun Joshis The Foreigner
Literary Findings
Yes
Yes
2012
An
Analysis
of
Brotherhood
in
Kafla Inter-Continental
Yes
Yes
2012
William Blakes A Poison Tree 6 7 Elegy India Contemporary Poets Contemporary Vibes Yes Yes 2012 2012
Name: Dr. V. Gnanaprakasam, Assistant Professor Details of year-wise publication (July 2007 to June 2012) S. No. 1 Black Title Masculinity and Journal Gender Contemporary Vibes National --Interna tional Yes Peer Reviewed Yes Year 2010
conspiracy in Ishmad Reeds Reckless Eyeballing 2 Parodying the Detective genre in Literary Explorer Ishmad Reeds Mumbo Jambo Name: Dr. B. Kathiresan, Assistant Professor --Yes Yes 2010
Details of year-wise publication (July 2007 to June 2012) S. No. 1 Title

A feminist study of the poems of ImtiazDharker The
Books
Fusing Horizons:
National ---
Internat ional ---
Peer Reviewed ---
Year 2008
Critical Essays in Indian Writing in English.
2 3
Anguish in Toni Morrison's Sula and Alice Walker's The Color Purple Emerging Individuals and Breaking
Critical
Perspectives
on
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2008 2010
American Literature Alternate Identities: Essays on Literature. Native Visions and Alien Voices: Essays on Commonwealth
Silences of Women in Gita Hariharans Novels
Salman Rushdies Shame as an Allegory
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2011
Commonwealth Literature.
Definite
Social
Purpose
and
Self
Exploring Fourth World Literatures: Tribals,
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2011
Realization in BamasSangathi
Adivasis and Dalits, Vol. 2
Name: Ms. G. Aruna Devi, Assistant Professor Details of year-wise publication (July 2007 to June 2012) S. No. 1 Title The Fractured Psyche in Kamala Voice Markandayas The Nowhere man 2 Quest for Spiritual Identity Quest is Rock Pebbles for --Yes Yes 2009 Journal National -International Yes Peer Reviewed Yes Year 2009
Kamalamarkandayas
Spiritual A Silence of Desire 3 Unsettlement as settlement in Contemporary Vibes --Yes Yes 2012
Kamala Markandayas The Nowhere Man Name: Dr. G. Arputhavel Raja, Assistant Professor Details of year-wise publication (July 2007 to June 2012) S. No. 1 2 Title Loss in Elizabeth Bishops Poetry Revelation of the Self: A Study of Robert Lowells Poetry. 3 Man Woman Relationship in the Novels of Kamala Markandaya 4 Communist Affinity in Langston Hughess Poetry Humanities --Yes Yes 2012 Contemporary Vibes --Yes No 2012 Journal Voice Voice National ----International Yes Yes Peer Reviewed Yes Yes Year 2007 2012
Name: Mr. M. Madhavan, Assistant Professor Details of year-wise publication (July 2007 to June 2012) S. No. 1 Title Journal National --International Yes Peer Reviewed Yes Year 2010
The Uncrowned King in Exile: D. H. Voice Lawrences Perspectives of His Snake
A Lesson on a Tortoise and D. H. Voice Lawrences Earliest crisis of Social Identity
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Yes
Yes
2011
Marital
Tension
and
Maternal Notions
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Yes
Yes
2012
Domination in D. H. Lawrences The Daughter-in-Law Name: Mrs. S. Bhuvaneswari, Assistant Professor Details of year-wise publication (July 2007 to June 2012) S. No. 1 Title Journal National --International Yes Peer Reviewed Yes Year 2012
The Role of Fact and Fantasy in Bharati Notions Mukherjees Wife
Jasmine:
Phoenix
with
an Contemporary Vibes
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Yes
Yes
2012
Indomitable Will 3 Reconstruction of Identity through Labyrinth Retrieval of Cultural Roots: A Study of Desirable Daughters 4 Between Two Worlds: A Study of International Journal Bharati Daughter 5 An Analysis of the Trauma Mukherjees The Tigers on Multicultural Yes Yes 2012 --Yes Yes 2012
Literature (IJML) of Literary Findings Yes Yes 2012
Displacement in Bharati Mukherjees Wife.
Name: Mr. M. Soundararajan, Assistant Professor Details of year-wise publication (July 2007 to June 2012) S. No. 1 2 Title Shakespeares Ethics for New Millennium Remedies for Human conflicts by Education that leads to the world peace Journal National Yes --International --Yes Peer Reviewed ----Year 2007 2010
4 5
Ethics for the New Millennium Education for mitigation of human conflicts Application of Transitivism on the Vallalar Patipu: mystic lone of saint Ramalingam Ilakiyam PannugaParvai, Vol.4 Critical view on the lyrics of Allen Voice International Ginsberg Schizophrenic Paranoid constitutes the Contemporary Vibes construction of Lyric impulse and Emotions in Allen Ginsbergs Kaddish. Physical Instinct constitutes Literary Innovations confessional impulse in Allen Ginsberg poetry. Name: Sp. Shanthi, Assistant Professor
Yes
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Yes ---
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2012 2012
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2012
Details of year-wise publication (July 2007 to June 2012) S. No. 1 Title Journal National International Peer Reviewed Year
Theme of death in Richard Eberhart's poetry Themes in the novels of Paul Auster Theme of Assurance in Richard Eberhart's Poetry Art and craft in the poems of Richard Eberhart
Contemporary Vibes Humanities Journal Notions Humanities Journal
yes yes yes Yes
2012 2011 2011 2012
Name: Mrs. R. Vijaya, Assistant Professor Details of year-wise publication (July 2007 to June 2012) S. No. 1 Title Journal National --International Yes Peer Reviewed Yes Year 2010
Dream and Disillusionment: A Study of Voice International John Steenberks of Mine and Men and The Pearl.
John Steenberk and Environment: A Literary Explorer Study of has novel To a God Unknown.
Yes
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Yes
2011
A Journey from Hopeless to Hope in Notions John Steenberks The Grapes of Wrath.
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Yes
Yes
2011
John Steenberks Ecological prophesy: Humanities A Cursory Glance
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Yes
Yes
2011
Seminar / Symposia Organized / Sessions Chaired

S.No. Title of conferences/seminars/symposia/workshops conducted National level seminar on Reconstructing Shakespeare Recent Trends in African American Literature New English Literature 15th India Poetry Festival Confessional poetry in English: New Trends Workshop on Documentaries and their Social Relevance Workshop on Short Film Making
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Date of conferences/seminars/symposia/workshops conducted 2-.3 March.2009 30-31 March 2010 9 March 2011 22 August 2012 21-22 February 2012 14 February 2012 29 February 2012
Extension Activity MoU National / International Academic Distinctions / Honours / Awards
: : :
Nil Nil
Dr. K. Muthuraman, Professor of English, participated in the U.S. Department of States Six Weeks Fulbright Scholar Programme on Contemporary American Literature, hosted by the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A., from 15 June 2012 to 28 July 2012.
Distinguished Alumni Dr. K. Chellappan Dr. C. T. Indira Dr. V. Satchindhandam Dr. T. Sriraman Mr. K. S. Azagiri Mrs. Melampatti Padmaja Ms. Sathya Dr. S. Thayumanavan Dr. R. Ganapathy Dr. F. Abdul Rahim Prof. B. Gopakumar Dr. S. Gnaskandhan Prof. V. Sachidanandhan Formerly HOD of English Formerly HOD of English Formerly HOD of English Formerly HOD of English Formerly HOD of English Formerly HOD of English : Director Formerly HOD of English Formerly HOD of English Prof. Of English Member of Parliament (Cuddalore) State Institute of English. University of Madras. Madurai Kamaraj University CIEFL
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Area of Specialisation: British Literature

Dr. K. Muthuraman, M.A., M.A. (Tamil), M.Phil., Ph.D.

Area of Specialisation: American Literature

Dr. K. Rajaraman, M.A., Ph.D.

Area of Specialisation: American Literature

Area of Specialisation: Comparative Literature

Area of Specialisation: Anglo Indian Fiction

Dr. S. Ayyapparaja, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Area of Specialisation: Indian Writing in English

Dr. K. Ravichandran, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Area of Specialisation: African American

Dr. S. Florence, M.A., Ph.D.

Area of Specialisation: American Literature

Dr. V. Gnanaprakasam, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Area of Specialisation: Afro-American

Dr. B. Kathiresan, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Area of Specialisation: Indian Writing in English

Miss G. Arunadevi, M.A., M.Phil.

Area of Specialisation: Indian Writing in English

Dr. G. Arputhavel Raja, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Area of Specialisation: American Literature

Mr. M. Madhavan,M.A., M.Phil.

Area of Specialisation: American Literature

Ms. S. Bhuvaneswari,M.A., M.Phil.

Area of Specialisation: Diasporic Literature

Mr. M. Soundhararajan, M.A., M.Phil.

Area of Specialisation: American Literature

Ms. SP. Shanthi, M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil.

Area of Specialisation: American Literature

Ms. R. Vijaya, M.A., M.Phil.

Area of Specialisation: American Literature

Academic Collaboration (if any): Nil

Syllabus / Model question paper (each paper)

ENGE 305 ENGC 316

100 100 100

Examinations Total Credit Points 22

Internal Assessment Marks

Tests (I & II)

Question Paper Pattern

Forget Not Yet the Tyrde Entent Appeal

Earl of Surrey Extreme Paine

Unit III: Prose & Criticism Sir Philip Sidney

An Apologie for Poetrie

Mohan, Krishna & Meenakshi Raman: Effective English Communication

ENGC 104 (2) Optional Subject: Theory of Translation

Text Book 1. Catford, J.C.A Linguistic Theory of Translation. 1965

2. Nida, Eugene. Towards a Science of Translating

ENGE 105 Elective Subject: Elements of English Grammar

Charles Lamb prescribed from

The following essays are

P.B. Shelley Unit V: Fiction Walter Scott : Jane Austen :

Ivanhoe Pride and Prejudice

Small Scale Reflections on

Musings on Conciousness The Discovery of India (Chapters 1-5)

ENGC 204 (1) Optional Subject: Comparative Literature

The Wasteland In Memory of W.B. Fern Hill

Talent Irony as a Principle of Structure

Bloomd Success is counted sweetest I taste a liquor never

Robert Frost Snowy

Unit IV Drama ONeill : The Hairy Ape

Tennessee Williams : Edward Albee Virginia Woolf

The Glass Menagerie Whos Afraid

Derek Walcott Edwin Thumboo :