B.A ENGLISH
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES

P O1: The Department of English exposes students to a wide range of writing from British, American and Anglophone traditions. It helps students explore how writers use the creative resources of language-in fiction, poetry, nonfiction prose, and drama to explore the entire range of human experience. Students are expected to strive, to be imaginative, rhetorically dexterous, and technically proficient and as a result, to gain a deeper insight into life.

P O2: To make learners read, understand and appreciate texts from various genres of literature.

P O3: To familiarize learners with various rhetoric devices. The issues of culture, history, gender, race, ethnicity, politics are addressed and negotiated in the process of imparting knowledge of English literature in its pluralistic forms, to help student develop a Page 3 of 6 critical mindset of their own.

P O4: English literature will help students build skills of analytical and interpretive argument, and become careful and critical readers. Again, students’ engagement with various strategies of drafting and revising, style of writing and analytical skills, diagnosing and developing scholarly methodologies, use of language as a means of creative expression, will make them effective thinkers and communicators.

P O5: Developing intellectual, personal and professional abilities through effective communicative skills; ensuring high standard of behavioral attitude through literary subjects and shaping the students socially responsible citizens.

P O6: To enhance employability of the students by developing their linguistic competence and communicative skills.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES

On successful completion of the Programme, the students will be accurate both in oral and written communication as they will be strong in Grammar and its usage.

PS O1: To sharpen students’ critical thinking skills and make students culturally aware of the target situation.They can express a thorough command of English and its linguistic Structures. They can apply critical frameworks to analyze the linguistic, cultural and historical background of texts written in English.

PS O2: To help learners read and comprehend literary texts to communicate effectively They will be familiar with the conventions of diverse textual genres including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, autobiography, biography, Journal, film, plays, editorials.etc.

PS O3: To train learners to improve their comprehension and composition skills through reading students This will also expand their range of experience and in the process they will learn to be more empathetic toward the plights of others.

Syllabus

Course Code 16ELCE1 Hours/Week 6 Credits 3
Semester I

Unit-I: C.E.M. Joad : “Civilization and History” Issac Asimov : “The Fun They Had”
Unit-II: George Gamow : “Big Numbers and Infinities” G.C. Thornley : “Oil”
Unit-III: Desmond Morris : “An Observation and an Explanation” M.W.Thring : “A Robot about the House”
Unit-IV: Rabindranath Tagore : “A Wrong Man in Worker’s Paradise” Horace Shipp : “Making Surgery Safe”
Unit-V: Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago : i) “Response to Welcome” Addresses ii) “Why We Disagree”

Course Outcomes (CO) : On completion of the course, students should be able to
Number CO Statement
CO1. The focus of prose is primarily on Language acquisition among students
CO2. It enables students to comprehend the passage’s structure and context
CO3. It helps students learn how to pronounce words correctly.
CO04. To describe the understanding of Genres of literature.
CO05. To analyze various terms of prose and fictitious style of writing in prose
PO - CO MAPPING MATRIX:
CO PO PSO
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3
CO1 3 - - - 2 3 - -
CO2 - - - - - - 2 -
CO3 3 - - - - - - 3
CO4 - 2 - - - - 3 -
CO5 - - 3 - - 2 - -
Course Code 16ELCE2 Hours/Week 6 Credits 3
Semester II

Unit-I: William Shakespeare: “All the World’s a Stage” Robert Frost : “Road Not Taken”
Unit-II: P.B. Shelley : “Ode to the West Wind” John Keats : “La Belle Dame sans Merci”
Unit-III: Alfred Tennyson : “Ulysses” Robert Browning : “My Last Duchess”
Unit-IV: W.B.Yeats : “A Prayer for My Daughter” T.S.Eliot : “Journey of the Magi”
Unit-V: W.H.Auden : “The Unknown Citizen” Nissim Ezekiel : “Night of the Scorpion”
Reference
Ambiga, Sen Gupta, ed. Selected College Poems. Chennai: Orient BlackSwan, 2009

Course Outcomes (CO) : On completion of the course, students should be able to
Number CO Statement
CO1. The focus of prose is primarily on Language acquisition among studentsThe students’ recitation skills can be easily improved, and it’s also a great way to develop their listening skills since proper intonation is taught
CO2. It aids students in developing their creativity and training their emotions and feelings.
CO3. To understand historical background of the writer.
CO04. To realize elements of poetry.
PO - CO MAPPING MATRIX:
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CO5 - 2 3 - - 2 - -
Course Code 16ELCE3 Hours/Week 6 Credits 3
Semester III

Unit-I to UNIT V: The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Reference
William Shakespeare : The Merchant of Venice
TextBook:
Romagil. The Merchant of Venice. Delhi: Oxford UP, 1992

Course Outcomes (CO) : On completion of the course, students should be able to
Number CO Statement
CO1. To review the series of the story.
CO2. To identify the various forms of literature.
PO - CO MAPPING MATRIX:
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CO4 - 2 - - - - 3 -
CO5 - 2 - 3 - 2 - -
Course Code 16ELCE4 Hours/Week 6 Credits 3
Semester IV

Unit-I: Rabindranath Tagore : The Auspicious Vision Bhabani Bhattacharya : Glory at Twilight
Unit-II: Oscar Wilde : The Nightingale and the Rose John Galsworthy : Acme
Unit-III: Isaac Bashevis Singer : The Son from America Ray Bradbury : The Pedestrian
Unit-IV: Anton Chekhov : A Nincompoop Guy de Maupassant : The Diamond Necklace
Unit-V: Katherine Mansfield : Sun and Moon Saki : Fur
TextBook:
Syamala, V, ed. Story Time. Chennai: Anu Chithra Publications, 1988

Course Outcomes (CO) : On completion of the course, students should be able to
Number CO Statement
CO1. It aids in the improvement of a learners reading ability
CO2. It also helps students to overcome their reading and speaking difficulties.
CO3. To enhance story- telling and understand of the story.
CO4. To develop the language skills of LSRW
PO - CO MAPPING MATRIX:
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CO5 - 2 - - - 2 - -
Hours/Week 6 Credits 3
Semester I


Course Outcomes (CO) : On completion of the course, students should be able to
Number CO Statement
CO1. To follow a skill-based approach and focus on communication skills
CO2. To apply the twinning of skills, Reading and Writing, Speaking and Listening to ensure an integrated approach in employing the LSRW skill-based approach
CO3. Ability to read and comprehend texts
CO4. Ability to use academic resources.
CO5. To enchance the communication skills.
PO - CO MAPPING MATRIX:
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Hours/Week 6 Credits 3
Semester II

Unit-I: 1.Speaking and listening a. Participating in group discussions
2 Reading and writing a. Reading short fictional pieces i. Reading aloud ii. Identifying mood, tone, point of view iii. Working with diction
3 b.Writing short argumentative essays of two to three paragraphs c. Writing a resume
4 Grammar in Context a. Subject Verb Agreement b. Active and passive voice
Unit-II: 1. Speaking and Listening a. Making short presentations b. Interactions during and after the presentations
2. Reading and Writing a. Writing opinion pieces (could be on travel, food, film / book reviews or on any contemporary topic) b. Writing a cover letter c. Reading poetry i. Reading aloud: (Intonation and Voice Modulation) ii. Identifying and using simile,, metaphor, personification etc.
3 Grammar in Context a. Idioms and phrasal verbs b. Second and third conditional
Unit-III: 1. Speaking and Listening a. Note making
2. Reading and writing a. Writing emails of complaint b. Reading longer fictional / non-fictional pieces in which all the reading skills can be brought into play c. Preparing outlines for short assignments
3. Grammar in Context a. Working with clauses b. Direct and indirect speech
Unit-IV: 1 Speaking and Listening a. Listening to an understanding different accents
2 Reading and Writing a. Reading visual texts – advertisements b. Preparing first drafts of short assignments c. Writing cover letter
Unit-V: 1. Speaking and listening a. Taking leave
2. Reading and Writing a. Peer-reviewing b. Preparing final draft using peer review comments c. Writing letters of application d. Readers’ Theatre: (Reading aloud a given script - Scripts by Aaron Shepherd available on the internet) e. Dramatizing everyday situations/social issues through skits.

Course Outcomes (CO) : On completion of the course, students should be able to
Number CO Statement
CO1. To focus on learning skills required to navigate tertiary education
CO2. To follow a deductive approach by teaching Grammar in context
CO3. Ability to do independent learning
CO4. Ability for critical and analytical thinking.
CO5. To develop their learning skills of language.
PO - CO MAPPING MATRIX:
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CO2 3 - 2 - 3 - 2 -
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CO4 - 2 - 2 - - 3 -
CO5 3 - 3 - - 2 - 2
Hours/Week 6 Credits 5
Semester I

Unit-I: COMMUNICATION 1. Listening: Listening to audio text and answering questions
2. Listening to Instructions
3. Speaking: Pair work and small group work
4. Reading: Comprehension passages –Differentiate between facts and opinion
5. Writing: Developing a story with pictures.
6. Vocabulary: Register specific - Incorporated into the LSRW tasks
Unit-II: DESCRIPTION 1. Listening: Listening to process description.-Drawing a flow chart.
2. Speaking: Role play (formal context)
3. Reading: Skimming/Scanning
4. Reading passages on products, equipment and gadgets.
5. Writing: Process Description –Compare and Contrast
6. Paragraph-Sentence Definition and Extended definition, Free Writing. Vocabulary: Register specific -Incorporated into the LSRW tasks.
Unit-III: NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES 1. Listening: Listening to interviews of specialists / Inventors in fields • (Subject specific) Speaking: Brainstorming. (Mind mapping).
2. Small group discussions (Subject- Specific)
3. Reading: Longer Reading text
4. Writing: Essay Writing (250 words)
5. Vocabulary:Register specific - Incorporated into the LSRW tasks
Unit-IV: PRESENTATION SKILLS 1. Listening: Listening to lectures.
2. Speaking: Short talks.
3. Reading: Reading Comprehension passages
4. Writing: Writing Recommendations
5. Interpreting Visuals inputs
6. Vocabulary: Register specific -Incorporated into the LSRW tasks
Unit-V: CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS 1. Listening: Listening comprehension- Listening for information.
2. Speaking: Making presentations (with PPT- practice).
3. Reading : Comprehension passages –Note making.
4. Comprehension: Motivational article on Professional Competence,
5. Professional Ethics and Life Skills)
6. Writing: Problem and Solution essay– Creative writing –Summary writing
7. Vocabulary: Register specific - Incorporated into the LSRW tasks
TextBook:
PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES BY TAMILNADU STATE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

Course Outcomes (CO) : On completion of the course, students should be able to
Number CO Statement
CO1. Develop their competence in the use of English with particular reference to the workplace situation
CO2. Enhance the creativity of the students, which will enable them to think of innovative ways to solve issues in the workplace
CO3. Mastering this subject will greatly help you talk with confidence
CO4. Communication skills are one of the most important factors in finding a job or employment.
CO5. To acquire professional way of skills through language.
PO - CO MAPPING MATRIX:
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CO4 - 2 - - - - 3 -
CO5 3 - - - - 2 - -
Hours/Week 6 Credits 5
Semester II

Unit-I: Communicative Competence 1. Listening: Listening to two talks/lectures by specialists on selected subject specific topics -(TED Talks) and answering comprehension exercises (inferential questions)
2. Speaking: Small group discussions (the discussions could be based on the listening and reading passages- open ended questions
3. Reading: Two subject-based reading texts followed by comprehension activities/exercises
4. Writing: Summary writing based on the reading passages.
5. Grammar and vocabulary exercises/tasks to be designed based on the discourse patterns of the listening and reading texts in the book. This is applicable for all the units.
Unit-II: Persuasive Communication 1. Listening: listening to a product launch- sensitizing learners to the nuances of persuasive communication
2. Speaking: debates – Just-A Minute Activities
3. Reading: reading texts on advertisements ( on products relevant to the subject areas) and answering inferential questions
4. Writing: dialogue writing- writing an argumentative /persuasive essay.
Unit-III: Digital Competence 1. Listening: to interviews (subject related)
2. Speaking: Interviews with subject specialists (usingvideo conferencing skills) Creating V logs (How to become a blogger and use blogging to nurture interests – subject related)
3. Reading: Selected sample of Web Page (subject area)
4. Writing: Creating Web Pages
5. Reading Comprehension: Essay on Digital Competence for Academic and Professional Life.
6. The essay will address all aspects of digital competence in relation to MS Office and how they can be utilized in relation to work in the subject area
Unit-IV: Creativity and Imagination 1. Listening to short (2 to 5 minutes) academic videos (prepared by EMRC/ other )
2. MOOC videos on Indian academic sites – E.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpvicScuDy0)
3. Speaking: Making oral presentations through short films – subject based
4. Reading: Essay on Creativity and Imagination (subject based)
5. Writing – Basic Script Writing for short films (subject based)
6. Creating webpages, blogs, flyers and brochures (subject based)
7. Poster making – writing slogans/captions(subject based)
Unit-V: Workplace Communication& Basics of Academic Writing 1. Speaking: Short academic presentation using PowerPoint
2. Reading & Writing: Product Profiles, Circulars, Minutes of Meeting.
3. Writing an introduction, paraphrasing
4. Punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, semicolon, colon, dash, hyphen, parentheses, brackets, braces, apostrophe, quotation marks, and ellipsis) Capitalization (use of upper case)

Course Outcomes (CO) : On completion of the course, students should be able to
Number CO Statement
CO1. Develop their competence and competitiveness and thereby improve their employability skills
CO2. Help students with a research bent of mind develop their skills in writing reports and research proposals
CO3. The most significant benefit of learning English is that it will greatly improve the students job prospects and work opportunities
CO4. Language is an essential part of Personality as well as a central component of communication
CO5. To reveal the inter-personal skills.
PO - CO MAPPING MATRIX:
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CO5 - 2 - - - 2 - -
Course Code 16ACCEN1 Hours/Week 6 Credits 5
Semester I

Unit-I: Francis Bacon : “Of Studies”
John Milton : “Books”
Unit-II: Joseph Addison : “Periodical Essays”
Richard Steele : “The Spectator Club”
Unit-III: William Hazlitt : “On Going a Journey”
Charles Lamb : “Dream-Children; A Reverie”
Unit-IV: R. L Stevenson : “An Apology for Idlers”
Robert Lynd : “The Pleasures of Ignorance”
Unit-V: A.G. Gardiner : “On the Rule of the Road”
E.V. Lucas : “On Finding Things”
TextBook:
Kumar, Ashok., et al., eds. Selected Essays: An Anthology of English Essays for Undergraduate Students. New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan, 2014.

Course Outcomes (CO) : On completion of the course, students should be able to
Number CO Statement
CO1. To introduce learners to the evolution of English prose from the Elizabethans 20th century.
CO2. Ability to produce a well organized essay.
CO3. Ability to read a variety of tools critically and proficiently to demonstrate in writing.
CO4. Ability to use language as an effective tool of communication.
CO5. Enhances students for writing well organized text based essays.
PO - CO MAPPING MATRIX:
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PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3
CO1 3 - - - - 3 - 3
CO2 - - 2 - 3 - 2 -
CO3 2 - - - - - - 3
CO4 2 - - 2 - - 2 -
CO5 2 - - - 2 2 - -
Course Code 16ACCEN2 Hours/Week 6 Credits 5
Semester I

Unit-I: Francis Bacon : “Of Studies”
John Milton : “Books”
Unit-II: Joseph Addison : “Periodical Essays”
Richard Steele : “The Spectator Club”
Unit-III: William Hazlitt : “On Going a Journey”
Charles Lamb : “Dream-Children; A Reverie”
Unit-IV: R. L Stevenson : “An Apology for Idlers”
Robert Lynd : “The Pleasures of Ignorance”
Unit-V: A.G. Gardiner : “On the Rule of the Road”
E.V. Lucas : “On Finding Things”
Books for Reference:
Joseph A., and Balasubramanian M, eds. Memorable Tales. Trichy: PoGo Publishing House, 2013.(This collection has 7 out of 10 short stories)
Kannan, Lakshmi. India Gate and Other Stories. New Delhi: Disha Books, 1993.

Course Outcomes (CO) : On completion of the course, students should be able to
Number CO Statement
CO1. To expose learners to short story writing over the centuries.
CO2. Ability to develop reading and build academic vocabulary.
CO3. Make use of contextual clues to find meaning of unfamiliar words from the text.
CO4. Ability to summarize and paraphrase information in text.
CO5. Ability to analyse short stories from different nations.
PO - CO MAPPING MATRIX:
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Course Code 16ACCEN3 Hours/Week 6 Credits 5
Semester II

Unit-I: Edmund Spenser : Amoretti LXXV – “One Day I Wrote Her Name”
William Shakespeare : Sonnet 18
Unit-II: John Donne : “Go and Catch the Falling Star”
Andrew Marvel : “A Dialogue between the Soul and Body”
Unit-III: John Milton : “Lycidas”
Unit-IV: John Dryden : “A Song of St. Cecilia’s Day”
Alexander Pope : “Ode on Solitude”
Unit-V: Oliver Goldsmith : “The Village Preacher”
William Blake : “The Lamp”

Course Outcomes (CO) : On completion of the course, students should be able to
Number CO Statement
CO1. To help learners analyze and appreciate poetry, critically.
CO2. Ability to critically, aesthetically, instructively evaluate poetry.
CO3. Ability to understand rhythms, metrical units and other musical aspects of poetry.
CO4. To identify the literary thought in poem reading.
CO5. To develop their literary thought throughout the poem reading.
PO - CO MAPPING MATRIX:
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CO5 - 2 - - - 2 - -
Course Code 16ACCEN4 Hours/Week 6 Credits 5
Semester II

Unit-I: Charles Dickens : David Copperfield
Unit-II: R.L. Stevenson : Treasure Island
Unit-III: Joseph Conrad : Heart of Darkness
Unit-IV: Virginia Woolf : To the Light House
Unit-V: Aldous Huxley : Brave New World

Course Outcomes (CO) : On completion of the course, students should be able to
Number CO Statement
CO1. To help learners improve their creative and imaginative faculties through the novels of major British writers.
CO2. Ability to analyze the theme and setting of fictional work.
CO3. Narrative techniques can be recognized.
CO4. Fictional works in the literary world can be identified.
CO5. To help learners read and comprehend literary texts to communicate effectively
PO - CO MAPPING MATRIX:
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CO5 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2