PGE4624M - PROSE SEMESTER IV. To get the students acquainted with great prose writers of the age.

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1 PGE4624M - PROSE 7hrs / wk To get the students acquainted with great prose writers of the age. To inculcate in them the ability to identify and appreciate good prose pieces. To develop their critical acumen, comprehension skills and style of writing. COURSE CONTENT UNIT I: INTENSIVE STUDY 25hrs. 1. Francis Bacon - Essays 1-10 (excluding Of Revenge Of Unity in Religion ). UNIT II: INTENSIVE STUDY 25hrs. 1. Jonathan Swift - Battle of the Books UNIT III: INTENSIVE STUDY 1. Samuel Johnson - Lives of Poets (Samuel Butler) UNIT IV: EXTENSIVE STUDY 22hrs. 1. Authorised Version of the Bible - Book of Job 2. Lytton Strachey - Eminent Victorians (Florence Nightingale) UNIT V: EXTENSIVE STUDY 18hrs. 1) Hazlitt - Why Distant Objects Please 2) Alpha of the Plough - On Early Rising 3) Robert Lynd - Arguing 4) Bertrand Russell - The Happy Man 5) Stephen Leacock - How to be a Doctor 6) J.B. Priestly - Careless at last REFERENCE BOOKS: 1. Nicholls, D. Kathleen. Job: The Mystery of Suffering. Delhi: ISPCK, Singh, Hari and Balakrishna Menon T.C. eds. Contemporary English Prose. Madras: Blackie & Son India Ltd., Tuveson, Ernest. Swift: A Collection of Critical Essays. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India, William, Haydn Noore. English Prose Down the Ages. Madras: Blackie & Son (India) Ltd.1973.

2 PGE 4625M - A STUDY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 7hrs/wk To provide the students with a bird s eye view of the growth of the English Language. To acquaint students with the major themes in Linguistics. To enable students understand the etymological developments of words and also the various phonological and morphological changes the English language has undergone. To enhance the linguistic competence of the students. COURSE CONTENT PART A HISTORICAL STUDY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE UNIT I: Origin of the English Language. Indo- European family of languages and its various branches. Germanic family of language (Grimm s law, Verner s law, i-j Mutation) UNIT II: OLD ENGLISH, MIDDLE ENGLISH & MODERN ENGLISH 45hrs. Spelling, Vocabulary (Foreign Elements) History of English spelling reforms / Makers of English / Word making in English. Development of Standard English. English as a World Language/ Varieties of Modern English - American English, Indian English. PART B LINGUISTICS UNIT III: PHONETICS The organs of speech. The classification and description of sounds: vowels, consonants, cardinal vowels, supra-segmental features - stress, intonation, junctures. UNIT IV: Phonetic transcription, some sound changes: Ellison, assimilation, liaison, junctures. UNIT V: Phonology: Phonemes, identifying phonemes (minimal pair test) allophones, Morphology: Morphemes, allomorphs, identifying morphemes.

3 Syntax, Traditional grammar, Transformational grammar, Immediate constituent analysis, Deep and surface structure. REFERENCE BOOKS: 1. Baugh, Albert C. A History of the English Language. New York: Appleton-Century- Crofts, Inc., Bansal, R.K. Phonetics. London: Oxford University Press, Crystal, David. Linguistics. England: Penguin Books Ltd., Jesperson, Otto. Language. London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd., Wood, F.T. Outline History of the English Language. Glasgow: The University Press. PGE4626M COMMONWEALTH LITERATURE 7hrs / wk To familiarize the students with the profile and powerful contribution made by the Commonwealth writers to the realm of literature. To sensitize the students to the affinities, the uniqueness, prejudices and the hardships of different races and nations. To enable the students understand and appreciate the aesthetic, moral and cultural aspects of literatures written in the English Language by writers who are inheritors of at least two major cultures and two literary traditions. COURSE CONTENT UNIT I POETRY 20hrs. 1. Yasmine Gooneratne - Big match 2. Kaiser Hab - A Myth Reworked 3. Wole Soyinka - Ulysses 4. E.J. Pratt - Silences 5. A.D. Hope - Australia 6. Zulfikar Ghose - The Attack on Sialkot

4 UNIT II: PROSE 1. Pablo Neruda - Noble Prize Acceptance Speech 2. Lyn Jim - Why I Write 3. Sally Morgan - A Black Grandmother (from My Place an autobiography) UNIT III: DRAMA 20hrs. 1. Lorraine Hansberry - A Raisin in the Sun 2. Derek Walcott - Dream on Monkey Mountain UNIT III: DRAMA Sharon Pollock - Blood Relations UNIT IV: FICTION 25hrs. 1. J.M. Coetzee - Disgrace 2. Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid s Tale UNIT V: SHORT FICTION 10hrs. 1. Katherine Mansfield - Her First Ball 2. Chinua Achebe - The Sacrificial Egg 3. V.S. Naipaul - Man man 4. Alice Munro - The Photographer REFERNCE BOOKS: 1. Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin eds. The Post Colonial Studies Reader. London: Routledge, Bhabha, Homi, ed. Nation and Narration. London: Routledge, Henry, Louis Gates Jr. & Nellie Y. Mckay. African American Literature. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. New York, Thieme, John, ed., The Arnold Anthology of Post Colonial Literatures in English. London: Arnold, Toye, William ed. The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature. Toronto: Oxford University Press, Wilde, William. H, Hooton, Joy ND Andrews, Barry, The Oxford Guide to Australian Literature. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, ******

5 PGE4521O TRANSLATION STUDIES / PGE4522OTECHNICS IN WRITING PGE4521O TRANSLATION STUDIES 5hrs / wk To help students experience the challenges of translation and also the constraints involved. To cultivate an interest in the academic exercise of translation. To familiarize them with the various theories and treatises on the art of translation. To build confidence in the students to translate from one language to the other. COURSE CONTENT UNIT I: TRANSLATION: CENTRAL ISSUES 1. Language and Culture 30 hrs. 2. Types of Translation 3. Decoding and Recoding 4. Problems of Equivalence 5. Untranslatability UNIT II & III: HISTORY OF TRANSLATION THEORY 1. Bible Translation - From Cicero to Tytler 2. J.C. Catford - A linguistic Theory of Translation Theory of Meaning 3. Eugene A Nida - Socio-linguistic Approach 4. Peter Newmark - Semantic Translation. UNIT IV: PROBLEMS OF TRANSLATION 1. Structures 2. Poetry and Translation 3. Translating Prose 4. Translating dramatic texts UNIT V: TRANSLATION IN PRACTICE Translating from Tamil to English English to Tamil translating different genres. PRESCRIBED TEXT: Mcquire, Susan Bassnette, Translation Studies, Metheun Series.

6 REFERENCE BOOKS: Jacobsen, Eric. Translation: A Traditional Craft. Copenhagen: Nordisk Forlag, Kanagaraj, S. and. J. Samuel Kirubahar. Anatomy of Translation: Madurai Prem Publishers, Nair, Sreedevi. K. Aspects of Translation. New Delhi: Creative Books Nida. Eugene A. and Charles R. Taber. The Theory and Practice of Translation..Leiden: The United Bible Societies, Ray, Mohit.K. Studies in Translation. Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, Singh, Avadesh.K. Translation Its Theory and Practice. Delhi: Creative Books, Steiner, T.R. English Translation Theory, Amsterdam: Van Gorcum, Towry, Gideon. Translation Across Cultures. Delhi: Bahri Publications, Savory, Theodore Horace. The Art of Translation. Boston: The Writers, ****** PGE4522O - TECHNIQUES IN WRITING Objectives: 5hrs./wk. General: To enable the students to write clear, concise and effective English Specific: To equip the students with professional writing skills Course content: Unit I: Effective writing What s good writing - writing drafts-limiting a topic-writing topic sentences-giving examples and explanations-using specific language-transitional expressions-writing conclusion-editing and revising-proof reading.

7 Unit II: Letter writing Successful letter writing essentials-clarity and quality-appropriate letter writing styles types of letters, acknowledgement letters - application letter complaint letter inquiry letter reference letter cover letter . Unit III: Report writing What is a report? Rules of report writing- Minutes-Field Trips reports Progress reports Management reports (Proposals) Systematic Preparation Logical structure Language choice technical report writing technical jargon. Unit IV: Resume writing: Preparation of resume objectives Focus on relevant information Format Writing style On line resume posting (sample web sources ) Difference between CV and resume. Unit V: Creative Writing Ideas and inspiration fictional prose short story and novel; script writing for media exercises in creative writing. Reference Books 1. Axelrod B. Rise, and Charles R. Cooper. The St. Martin s Guide to Writing Fifth edition. New York: St. Martin s Press, Bhatnagar, Piyush. Methods of Communication. Rajat publications, New Delhi Birkett, Julian. Word Power A Guide to Creative Writing. Second edition. London. A & C Blank, Langan, John. Sentence Skills: A Workbook for Writers. Sixth Edition. USA: Atlantic Community College, Pasupuleti Mukesh, Scientific Writing Made Simple: A Z of Scientific Writing. 6. Sharma, S.R, and John Jacob, Anthology of English Language and Communication Skills. Jaipur, Mark Publishers, 2007.

8 7. Taylor, Shirley. Model Business Letters, s and Others Business Documents. Sixth edition. New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd., PGE 4600M - PROJECT 3hrs. / wk To kindle in students a spirit of inquiry with the view of assessing the inherent merits of a piece of literature. To help students gain self-confidence to take up research projects in future. To give students an opportunity to write a dissertation on a topic of their own choice making use of their knowledge of critical approaches. EVALUATION PATTERN: FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1. Project proposal - 10 marks 2. Project Report - 30 marks 3. Project Presentation - 20 marks SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT Project Report Viva - 30 marks - 10 marks TOTAL marks *******