English Major · Semester 2
MAJ201 · Uses of English in India · 6 credits
Unit I: English in India in the colonial period and after independence, including education, Indian languages and globalization. Unit II: language features, phonetics, phonology, syntax and semantics. Unit III: figures of speech, disyllabic and trisyllabic prosody, limited to the prescribed text.
English Minor · Semester 2
MIN101 · Language and Linguistics · 4 credits
The source lists MIN101 for either Semester 1 or Semester 2. Language and communication, standard and non-standard varieties, language change; English sounds, stress, phonemic transcription, syllables and consonant clusters; categories, constituents, phrase structure and maxims of conversation.
English Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) · Semester 2
SEC201 · Business Communication · 3 credits
Written communication: project or fieldwork report, report on business negotiations, summary of an annual report, meeting minutes and electronic correspondence. Verbal communication: spoken business English and presentations with suitable aids. The detailed table mislabels the semester as I, while its summary places SEC201 in Semester II; confirm your registration.
English Ability Enhancement Course (AEC) · Semester 2
AEC201 · Communicative English · 4 credits
Unit I: language and communication: history, theory, types, modes, barriers and strategies. Unit II: reading and writing strategies, literary and content texts, common writing requirements. Unit III: dialogue, group discussion, interview and public speaking.
English Multidisciplinary Studies (MDS) · Semester 2
MDS201 · Literature and Environment · 3 credits
Unit I: Dweepa by Na D’Souza. Unit II: Wordsworth’s “Three Years She Grew in Sun and Shower”; Thoreau’s “Battle of the Ants” from Walden; and Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind”.