English Major · Semester 1
MAJ101 · Reading, Writing and Presentation · 6 credits
Unit I: literary terms including persona, genre, image, symbol, epic, lyric, novel, comedy, tragedy, character, denotation, connotation, irony, narrative, narratology, and point of view. Unit II: academic writing process, summary, paraphrase, critical argument and citation. Unit III: presentation audience, medium, structure, timing, visual aids and non-verbal communication.
English Minor · Semester 1
MIN101 · Language and Linguistics · 4 credits
Unit I: language, communication, standard and non-standard varieties, and language change. Unit II: English vowel and consonant sounds, stress, phonemic transcription of connected speech, syllable structure and consonant clusters. Unit III: categories and constituents, phrase structure, and maxims of conversation.
English Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) · Semester 1
SEC101 · Soft Skills · 3 credits
The prescribed topics are teamwork, emotional intelligence, adaptability, leadership and problem solving.
English Multidisciplinary Studies (MDS) · Semester 1
MDS101 · Women and Empowerment · 3 credits
Unit I: social construction of gender and patriarchy; women’s movements; women, law and the Indian Constitution; women, environment and society. Unit II offers prescribed texts in groups: “Amar Jiban” by Rassundari Debi and “Daddy” by Sylvia Plath; “The Intrusion” by Shashi Deshpande and “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou. Confirm the assigned text group.