Preamble

English revolutionises the world of language and communication by being widely

spoken, written and read. It has been acclaimed as one of the greatest links between people and
nations. This global medium of communication cuts across all barriers of culture, race, region
and other differences. It is imperative therefore to tutor our students to acquire English language
skills.
Vision:
 To make the students torch-bearers of a society that is imbued with high values and
ideals.

Mission:
 To enhance the communicative skills of the students.
 To develop aesthetic sense in the young minds.
 To offer them a platform for cultivating and promoting their creative abilities

Programme Outcome

PO No.
At the end of the B.A. programme, the graduates will:
PO-1 improve their productive and receptive skills
develop intellectual flexibility, creativity and cultural literacy to facilitate life-
PO-2
long learning
acquire an introductory knowledge of the global issues through the influential
PO-3
works of their respective disciplines
PO-4 interpret and evaluate texts independently through Self study paper
PO-5 estimate ideologies of World’s greatest authors
PO-6 appraise interdisciplinary learning
PO-7 analyze the texts in relation to their historical and cultural contexts
PO-8 develop their analytical skills and enrich their research acumen through project
 Course Structure (w.e.f. 2018)
Semester –I
Part Components Sub. Code Title of the Paper Hrs/ Credits Max.Marks
Week CIA ESE Total
I Tamil 18ULTA11 ,f;fhy ,yf;fpak;: 6 4 40 60 100
nra;As;> ,yf;fzk;>
ciueil> rpWfij>
,yf;fpa tuyhW
French 18ULFA11
Preliminary French Course
II General English 18UGEN11 Prose, Poetry, Extensive 6 4 40 60 100
Reading & Language Study
Core I 18UENC11 Age of Shakespeare & Milton5 4 40 60 100

Core II 18UENC12 English Grammar & Usage 5 4 40 60 100

III
Allied I 18UENA11 Social History of England 3 3 20 30 50

Allied II 18UENA12 Literary Forms 3 3 20 30 50

IV Ability Enhancement 18UAVE11 Value Education 2 2 20 30 50
Course
Total 30 24
 Semester II

Part Components Sub. Code Title of the Paper Hrs/ Credits Max.Marks
Week CIA ESE Total
I Tamil 18ULTA21 rka ,yf;fpaq;fSk;> 6 4 40 60 100
ePjp ,yf;fpaq;fSk;:
nra;As;>
,yf;fzk;>ciueil>
tho;f;if tuyhW>
,yf;fpa tuyhW 6 4 40 60 100
French 18ULFA21 Basic French Course

II General English 18UGEN21 Prose, Poetry, Extensive 6 4 40 60 100

Reading & Language Study
Core III 18UENC21 Age of Dryden & Pope 5 4 40 60 100

Core IV 18UENC22 Age of Wordsworth 5 4 40 60 100

III
Allied III 18UENA21 Dramatic Art & Techniques3 3 20 30 50

Allied IV 18UENA22 Children’s Literature 3 3 20 30 50

IV Ability Enhancement 18UAEV21 Environmental Studies 2 2 20 30 50
Course
Total 30 24
 Semester III

Part Components Sub. Code Title of the Paper Hrs/ Credits Max.Marks
Week CIA ESE Total
I Tamil 18ULTA31 fhg;gpa ,yf;fpak;: 6 4 40 60 100
nra;As;> ,yf;fzk;>ciueil>
rpWfij>,yf;fpa tuyhW
French 18ULFA31 6 4 40 60 100
Advanced French Course
II General English 18UGEN31 Prose, Poetry, Extensive 6 4 40 60 100
Reading & Language Study-III
Core V 18UENC31 Age of Tennyson 6 4 40 60 100
Allied V 18UENA31 History of English Literature - I 3 3 20 30 50
III Allied VI 18UENA32 Myth in Literature 3 3 20 30 50
Core SB 18UENS31 Employability Skills 4 4 40 60 100
NME 18UENN31 Functional English-I 2 2 20 30 50
IV Ability 18UAWS31 Women Studies 2 20 30 50
Enhancement
Course
Self Study / 18UENSS1 Fairy Tale Literature +2 50 50
On-line Course
Internship
(Optional)
Total 30 26+2
 Semester IV
Part Components Sub. Code Title of the Paper Hrs/ Credits Max.Marks
Week CIA ESE Total
I Tamil 18ULTA41 rq;f ,yf;fpak:; 6 4 40 60 100
nra;As;> ,yf;fzk;> ciueil>
tho;f;if tuyhW> ,yf;fpa
tuyhW
6 4 40 60 100
French 18ULFA41 Language Through Literature
II General English 18UGEN41 Prose,Poetry,Extensive Reading and
6 4 40 60 100
Language Study - IV
III Core VI 18UENC41 20th Century British 6 4 40 60 100
Literature
Allied VII 18UENA41 History of English Literature-II 3 3 20 30 50
Allied VIII 18UENA42 Media Writing 3 3 20 30 50
Core SB 18UENS41 English for Competitive 4 4 40 60 100
Examinations
NME 18UENN41 Functional English -II 2 2 20 30 50
IV Ability 18UAYM41 Yoga & Meditation 2 20 30 50
Enhancement
Course
Self Study / 18UENSS2 Appreciation of Films 2 50 50
On-line Course
Internship
(Optional)
NCC,NSS & 1
SPORTS
Extension Activities +1
CDP
Total 30 27+3
 Semester V
Part Components Sub. Code Title of the Paper Hrs/ Credits Max.Marks
Week CIA ESE Total
Core VII 18ULCC51 Women Studies in 6 4 40 60 100
(Common Core) India
Core VIII 18UENC52 Shakespeare 6 4 40 60 100

III Core IX 18UENC53 American Literature 6 4 40 60 100

Core Integral I 18UENI51 Literary Criticism 5 4 40 60 100

Core Integral II 18UENI52 Phonetics: Theory & Practice 5 4 40 60 100

IV Common Skill 18UESS51 Computer for Digital Era and 2 2 20 30 50
Based Course Soft Skills
Total 30 22

Semester VI
Part Components Sub. Code Title of the Paper Hrs/ Credits Max.Marks
Week CIA ESE Total
Core X 18UENC61 Indian Writing in English 6 4 40 60 100
Core XI 18UENC62 Women’s Writing 6 4 40 60 100
Core XII 18UENC63 New Literatures in English 6 4 40 60 100
III
Core Integral III 18UENI61 Practical Criticism 5 4 40 60 100

IV Core Integral IV / 18UENI62/ Project 7 4 40 60 100

Project 18UENP61
Self Study or 18UENSS3 Science Fiction -- 2 50 50
On-line Course
(Compulsory)
Total 30 25
Total 180 145 +5

Semester Hours Credits Extra Credits

I 30 24 ---
II 30 24 ---
III 30 26 2
IV 30 27 3
V 30 22 --
VI 30 25 --
Total 180 148 5
Courses Number of Hours / week Credits Extra Credits
Courses
Tamil 4 24 16 --
English 4 24 16 --
Core 12 68 48 --
Core Skill Based 2 8 8 --
Core Integral 3 15 12 --
Group Project 1 7 4 --
Allied 8 24 24 --
NME 2 4 4 --
Ability Enhancement 4 4 (4 Extra Hours) 8 --
Course
Common Skill Based 1 2 2 --
NCC, NSS & Sports -- 1
Extension Activities -- 1
Self Study Papers 2 -- 4
(Optional)
Self Study Papers 1 -- 2 --
(Compulsory)
Total 44 180 145 5
Programme Specific Outcome

PSO No. Upon completion of B.A. English Literature programme students POs
will be able to : Mapped
PSO - 1 apply critical and theoretical approaches to the reading and analysis of 2,7&8
literary and cultural texts in multiple genres.
PSO - 2 participate in discussions by listening to others’ perspectives, asking 7&9
productive questions, and articulating original ideas.
PSO - 3 cultivate communicative competency and writing skills required in the 1&9
job market.
PSO - 4 explain how language and literary works shape their perceptions of the 3&4
world.
PSO - 5 compete in the global market of Higher Education 1, 5,& 9
PSO - 6 emerge as freelance writers, journalists and social activists 3,4, &9

PSO - 7 recognize how literary writings can transform the society 1&9
PSO - 8 acquire knowledge about wider range of voices within and across 1, 2 & 4
cultures
PSO - 9 meet the requirements of a good English teacher 1&9

PSO - 10 evolve as better citizens with conscious striving for growth 6, 9 & 10
 SEMESTER – I
Core – I Age of Shakespeare and Milton
18UENC11 Hrs/Week: 5 Hrs / Semester: 75 Credits: 4

Vision:
To expose students to the significant literary features of the Age of Shakespeare and
Milton.

Mission:
To let them know the continuing influence of Shakespeare and Milton and the
relevance of their writings today.

Course Outcome :

Co. No. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to PSO s CL
addressed
Co-1 analyze the structure and rhyme scheme of the sonnets. 1 An

Co-2 develop an appreciation of how the formal elements of language 5 Un

and genre shape meaning.
Co-3 practice writing as a process of motivated inquiry engaging other 6 Ap
writers’ ideas.

Co-4 cultivate their capacity to judge the aesthetic and ethical value of 8 Ev
literary texts.
Co-5 recognize how writers can transgress or subvert generic 3 Un
expectations and fulfill them.
create an aesthetic taste for literary texts. 8 Cr
Co-6
apply the unique qualities of the structure and content of the 4 Ap
Co-7 assigned literary texts by Shakespeare and Milton
perceive the unique qualities of the authors studied and compare 4 Ev
Co-8 and contrast them.
 SEMESTER – I
Core – I Age of Shakespeare and Milton
18UENC11 Hrs/Week: 5 Hrs / Semester: 75 Credits: 4

Unit - I Poetry
Thomas Wyatt - The Appeal
Edmund Spenser - Prothalamion
Unit - II Poetry
Philip Sydney - Astrophel and Stella (Sonnet No.1 & 5)
John Milton - On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity
Unit - III Prose
Francis Bacon - Of Studies
- Of Friendship
- Of Ambition
Unit - IV Fiction
Christopher Marlowe - Doctor Faustus

Unit - V Drama
Jonathan Swift - A Tale of Tub

Books for Reference:

1. Chauduri, Sukanta. An Anthology of Elizabethan Poetry. India: OUP, 1993. Print.
2. Harry, Berger. Spenser: A Collection of Critical Essays. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1968.
Print.
3. Leishman, J.B. Themes and Variations in Shakespeare’s Sonnets. London: Hutchinson,
1961. Print.
4. Morris, Helen. Elizabethan Literature. London: Oxford University Press, 1958.
5. Oliphant, Smeaton. Francis Bacon’s Essays. London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1955.
6. Saintsbury, George. A History of Elizabethan Literature. New York: The Macmillan Company,
1910. Print.
7. Riggs, A. David. The World of Christopher Marlowe. London: Faber, 2004. Print.
 SEMESTER - I
Core - II English Grammar and Usage
18UENC12 Hrs/Week: 5 Hrs/ Semester:75 Credits: 4

Vision:
To develop students’ insight into the structure of the English language.

Mission:
To enable students assimilate the correct patterns of the language.

Course Outcomes:

CO No. Upon completion of this course students will be able to: PSO s CL
addressed
CO-1 perceive the structural meaning of word groups using parts of 3 Ev
speech.
CO-2 demonstrate competency in recognizing the tenses. Identify the 3,7 Un
voice and rewrite the sentences changing the voice.
CO-3 differentiate the adjectives in comparison and demonstrate the 9 An
command of conversation using direct and indirect speech.
CO-4 formulate the structures of English Language using Phrases and 7,9 Cr, An
Clauses and analyze the transformation of sentences.
CO-5 construct a well-organized essay with appropriate usage of 3,4
vocabulary with an effective introduction and conclusion An
supporting the main topic. Identify the elements of a letter and
apply the elements to compose letters.
CO-6 develop knowledge of underlying ‘rules’ of grammar. 9 Ap
CO-7 improve the skills of structures in written and spoken English 3 Cr
and gain confidence.
CO-8 build the mental abilities of reasoning and correct observation. 10 An
 SEMESTER - I
Core - II English Grammar and Usage
18UENC12 Hrs/Week: 5 Hrs/ Semester:75 Credits: 4

Unit - I
Parts of Speech – Nouns – Countable – Uncountable – Number – Gender – Articles –
Prepositions

Unit - II
Tenses – Active and Passive Voice – Question Tags

Unit - III
Degrees of Comparison – Direct and Indirect Speech

Unit - IV
Phrases and Clauses - Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
Synthesis – Transformation of Sentences

Unit - V
Phrasal Verbs – Idioms and Non- Finite Verbs
Text Book:

Sinha R.P. Current English Grammar and Usage with Composition. Oxford University
Press, 2001. Print.

Books for Reference:

1. Azar, Betty Schrampfer. Fundamentals of English Grammar. 4th Edition. New York: Pearson
Longman Publishing, 1994. Print.
2. Green, David. Contemporary English Grammar Structures and Composition. Bangalore:
India: Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 2000. Print.
3. Murphy, Raymond. Intermediate English Grammar: Reference and Practice for South Asian
Students. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Print.
4. Pullum, Geoffrey K. & Roddney Huddleston. The Cambridge Grammar of the English
Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Print.
 SEMESTER - I
Allied - I Social History of England
Code: 18UENA11 Hrs/Week: 3 Hrs / Semester: 45 Credits: 3

Vision:
To provide a fundamental knowledge of the revolutionary shifts in the society over the ages.

Mission:
To cultivate their capacity to understand literary texts in their context.

Course Outcomes:
Co No. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to PSO s CL
addressed
CO-1 explain the development of science and the Age of Reasoning. 1 Ev
CO-2 describe the invasion and the expansion of the British Colonies 4 Ev
all over the world.

CO-3 enumerate the importance of the customs and culture followed 8 Re

by the high class British society.
CO-4 relate the war of Americans and French and the development in 2, 4 Un
the industrial field.
CO-5 discuss the reforms and the development of education in the 10 Un
modern era.

demonstrate an awareness of the social, historical and cultural 4,10 Un

CO-6 elements of the centuries.
CO-7 interpret literary works in a better perspective. 8 Un
CO-8 develop an ability to read text in relation to their historical and 1,8 Cr
cultural context.
 SEMESTER - I
Allied - I Social History of England
Code: 18UENA11 Hrs/Week: 3 Hrs / Semester: 45 Credits: 3

Unit - I
The Renaissance
The Reformation
Unit - II
The East India Company
The Civil War and its Social Significance
Unit - III
Puritanism
Restoration England
Coffee House Life in London
Unit - IV
The Industrial Revolution
The War of American Independence
Effects of the French Revolution
Unit - V
The Reform Bills
The Victorian Age
World Wars and Social Security
Text Book:

Xavier, A.G. An Introduction to the Social History of England. Delhi: Viswanathan S. Printers
& Publishers, Pvt. Ltd. 2009.

Book for Reference:

1. Ashok, Padmaja. The Social History of England. Chicago: Orient Blackswan, 2011. Print.
2. Crick, Julia & Elisabeth Van Houts. A Social History of England 900 – 1200. Cambridge:
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Print.
3. Macaulay, Thomas Babington. The History of England. USA: Penguin Classics, 1979.Print.
 SEMESTER – I
Allied - II Literary Forms

Code:18UENA12 Hrs/ week: 3 Hrs / Semester: 45 Credits: 3

Vision:
To help students read with interpretive and analytical proficiency one or more creative
literary form.

Mission:
To explore how authors might use various genres to express their culture, values and
ideas.

Course Outcomes:
Co No. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to PSO s CL
addressed
CO-1 perceive the different genres of Literature. 1 Ev
CO-2 extend the dimensions of Literary forms. 1, 4 Un
CO-3 analyse the meaning of Literary terms. 3, 4 An
CO-4 formulate the exponents of literary genres. 2 Un
CO-5 evaluate one’s own perspective in relation to other points of 1, 2 Ev
view.
CO-6 distinguish literary texts from other types of texts. 1 An
CO-7 recognize how form and structure shape a text’s meaning. 4 Ap
CO-8 demonstrate their ability to explain the influence of genre on a 6 Un
given text.
 SEMESTER – I
Allied - II Literary Forms
Code:18UENA12 Hrs/ week: 3 Hrs / Semester: 45 Credits: 3

Unit - I Poetical Types

Lyric, Ode, Sonnet, Idyll

Unit - II Poetical Types

Elegy, Epic, Ballad
Unit - III Prose Types
Essay, Short Story, Drama (Pg 140- 143)

Unit – IV Prose Types

Biography, Autobiography, Satire
Unit - V Prose Types
Novel (Pg 193-199, 218- 224)

Text Book:
Prasad, Birjadish. A Background to the Study of English Literature. Delhi:
Macmillan Publishers India Ltd., 2012.

Books for Reference:

1. Hudson, William Henry. An Introduction to the Study of Literature. Atlantic Publishers &
Distributors (P) Ltd., 2006. Print.
2. Iyengar, K.R. & P. N. Kumar. An Introduction to the Study of English Literature India: Sterling
Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2011. Print.
3. Rees, R.J. English Literature: An Introduction for Foreign Readers. London: Macmillan
Publishers, 1973. Print.
4. Turco, Lewis. The Book of Literary Terms: The Genres of Fiction, Drama, Nonfiction, Literary
Criticism and Scholarship. Lebanon: UPNE, 1999. Print.
 SEMESTER - II
Core - III Age of Dryden and Pope
Code: 18UENC21 Hrs/Week: 5 Hrs / Semester: 75 Credits: 4

Vision:
To help students explore the perspectives of the Neo-classical age to the wide productive
range of different genres of literature.

Mission:
To gain a deeper understanding with critical thinking, conceptions and thematic range of
the prescribed literary pieces.

Course Outcomes :
CO No. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to PSO s CL
addressed
CO-1 expose to the representative works of the age. 4, 8 Un

CO-2 enrich the cultural literacy of the characteristic tendency of 8 An

scientific rationalism.
CO-3 inculcate the historically represented perspectives and diverse 1 An
canons of the age.

CO-4 illustrate the intellectual trends and the philosophical investigations 4 Un

of the age.
CO-5 differentiate the various tendencies of the age in connection with 2 An
the emergence of the novels.
CO-6 understand various schools of poetry 7 Un

CO-7 understanding of strategies of textual interpretation appropriate to 7 Un

different literary genres
CO-8 to provide knowledge about the social and political background 3 Re
 SEMESTER - II
Core - III Age of Dryden and Pope
Code: 18UENC21 Hrs/Week: 5 Hrs / Semester: 75 Credits: 4

Unit - I Poetry
John Donne - A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning
George Herbert - The Collar
Unit - II Poetry
John Dryden - A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day
Alexander Pope - The Essay on Man
Unit - III Prose
Joseph Addison - Sir Roger at Home
Richard Steele - Of the Club
Samuel Johnson - Preface to the Plays of William Shakespeare
Unit - IV Drama
Oliver Goldsmith - She Stoops to Conquer
Unit - V Fiction
Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe

Books for Reference:

1. Alan, Robert J. Addison and Steele: Selections from the Tatler and the Spectator. New York:
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. Print.
2. Bartlett, Laurence. William Congreve, a reference guide. Michigan: G.K. Hall, 1979. Print.
3. Bartolomeo, Joseph S. A New Species of Criticism: Eighteenth-century Discourse on the
Novel. USA: University of Delaware Press, 1994. Print.
4. Schilling, B.N. Dryden: A Collection of Critical Essays. Englewood Cliffs N.J., Prentice-Hall,
1963. Print.
5. Stephen, Leslie. Alexander Pope. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1880. Print.
6. William George. Six Metaphysical Poets: .A Reader’s Guide. Syracuse University Press, 2001.
Print.
 SEMESTER - II
Core- IV Age of Wordsworth
Code : 18UENC22 Hrs/Week : 5 Hrs / Semester: 75 Credits : 4

Vision: It helps the students acquaint themselves with the literary tenants of the Romantic
Age, its emphasis on the language of common man with a special focus on the
aesthetic sensibilities of the intellectual masters of the age.

Mission: To help the students comprehend the divergent literary style, culture and ideals
present in the creative works of art.

Course Outcomes :

PSOs
CO No. Upon completion of this course, students will CL
addressed
recognize the development of literature and culture of the age.
CO-1 1 Un

introduce the school of Romanticism.

CO-2 8 Re

analyze the significant works of the age.

CO-3 1, 2 An

identify a writer’s thoughts and reflect on points of view that

CO-4 2 Ev
challenge one’s perspective.
demonstrate an ability to reconstruct the views of the works
CO-5 1 Un
represented in the age.
to provide knowledge about the social and political background
CO-6 3 Un
of the age
to develop their introspection by the reading of their prescribed
CO-7 4,8 An
texts.
to formulate rich vocabulary through their perusal of literary
CO-8 1 An
work of art
 SEMESTER - II
Core- IV Age of Wordsworth
Code : 18UENC22 Hrs/Week : 5 Hrs / Semester: 75 Credits : 4

Unit - I Poetry
Thomas Gray - Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
Robert Burns - A Red Red Rose
William Wordsworth - The Tables Turned
Unit - II Poetry
Byron - The Ocean
S.T. Coleridge - Kubla Khan
John Keats - Ode on a Grecian Urn
Unit - III Prose
William Hazlitt - On Going a Journey
Charles Lamb - Dream Children – A Reverie
Unit - IV Drama
P.B. Shelley - The Cenci
Unit - V Fiction
Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice

Books for Reference:

1. Abrams, M.H. Wordsworth: A Collection of Critical Essays. USA: Prentice-Hall Inc.,1972.
Print.
2. Allot, Miriam. The Poems of John Keats. London: Orient Longman, 1976. Print.
3. Davison, Peter. Sheridan: Comedies, A Collection of Critical Essays. New York: Macmillan,
1986. Print.
4. Kelley, Gary. English Fiction of the Romantic Period, 1789-1830. London: Orient Longman,
1989. Print.
5. King-Hele, Desmond. Shelley: The Man and the Poet. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1960.
Print.
6. Klaus, Carl H. And Ned Stuckey-French. Essayists on the Essay: Montaigne to Our Time. Iowa:
University of Iowa Press, 2012. Print.
7. Watt, Ian P. Jane Austen: A Collection of Critical Essays. USA: Prentice-Hall Inc., 1963. Print.
 SEMESTER - II
Allied – III Dramatic Art & Techniques
Code : 18UENA21 Hrs/Week : 3 Hrs / Semester: 45 Credits : 3

Vision:
To cultivate theatrical skills and prepare students for careers in film, stage, television and radio.

Mission:
To educate and train the students in the skills involved in executing and producing stage plays.

Course Outcomes :

CO Upon completion of this course, students will be able to PSOs CL

No.
addressed

CO-1 create love for dramatic works. 7 Cr

CO-2 apply innovative dramatic experiences. 3 Ap

CO-3 develop the ability to create dramatic scripts. 1 Ap

CO-4 build imaginative skills to comprehend the feelings of the people. 4 Ap

CO-5 estimate and assess characters and personalities. 8 Ev

CO-6 prioritize relationships. 3 Ev

CO-7 identify and solve problems. 5 An

CO-8 construct values, co-operation and courageous expression. 3 An

 SEMESTER - II
Allied – III Dramatic Art & Techniques
Code : 18UENA21 Hrs/Week : 3 Hrs / Semester: 45 Credits : 3

Unit – I Introduction
Origin of English Drama and English Theatre

Unit – II The Dramatic Art

Tragedy, Comedy, Tragi-comedy

Unit – III Dramatic Types

Farce, Melodrama, The Masque, The Dramatic Monologue

Unit – IV Dramatic Influences

One Act Play, Expressionist Drama, Absurd Drama

Unit – V Dramatic Devices

Dramatic Irony, Soliloquy and Aside, Expectation and Surprise, Stage Directions

Text Book:
Prasad, Birjadish. A Background to the Study of English Literature. Delhi: Macmillan
Publishers India Ltd., 2012. Print.

Books for Reference:

1. Hudson, William Henry. An Introduction to the Study of Literature. New Delhi: Atlantic
Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd., 2006. Print.
2. Iyengar, K.R. & P.N. Kumar. An Introduction to the Study of English Literature. India: Sterling
Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2011. Print.
3. Rees, R.J. English Literature: An Introduction for Foreign Readers. Macmillan, 1973. Print.
4. Turco, Lewis. The Book of Literary Terms: The Genres of Fiction, Drama, Nonfiction,
Literary Criticism and Scholarship. Lebanon: UPNE, 1999. Print.
 SEMESTER - II
Allied – IV Children’s Literature
Code : 18UENA22 Hrs/Week : 3 Hrs / Semester: 45 Credits : 3

Vision:

To create an impact in the minds of the students to address the questions of human culture with a
childlike heart

Mission:

To help the students develop an understanding of the emotional growth of an individual right
from the childhood

Course Outcome :

CO Upon completion of this course, students will PSOs CL

No. addressed

CO-1 recall their childhood experiences and understand the psychology 8 Re

of the children

CO-2 extend their empathy towards the issues related to children 10 Un

CO-3 understand life’s experiences from a child’s perspective 4 Un

CO-4 adapt themselves for a meaningful life with rewarding experiences 2 Un

CO-5 build their capacity for critical thoughts 1 An, Un

CO-6 interpret the texts based on a child’s outlook 4 Ev

CO-7 estimate child behaviour across cultures 6 Un

CO-8 compare and contrast childhood experiences with adulthood 8,4 Ev

 SEMESTER - II
Allied – IV Children’s Literature
Code : 18UENA22 Hrs/Week : 3 Hrs / Semester: 45 Credits : 3

Unit – I Introduction

The Origins of Children’s Literature – M.O Grenby

Introduction: Toward a New History of Children’s Literature (Pg. 1-16)

Unit – II Poetry

Lewis Caroll - Christmas Greetings

Walt Whitman - A Child Said What is the Grass?

Khalil Gibran - On Children

Unit – III Prose

Thomas Hughes - Tom Brown’s School Days (Chapter 5)

Helen Keller - The Story of My Life (Chapters 4 & 6)

Unit – IV Short Story

Ruskin Bond - The Eyes are not Here

Oscar Wilde - The Devoted Friend

Unit – V Fiction

R.K. Narayan - Swami and Friends

Books for Reference:

1. Lerer, Seth. Children’s Literature: A Readers’ History from Aesop to Harry Potter. Chicago:
The University of Chicago Press, 2008. Print.
2. Watson, Victor. The Cambridge Guide to Children’s Book in English. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 2001. Print.
3. Carpenter, Humphrey. The Oxford Companion to Children’s Literature. London: Oxford
University Press, 1984.