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Ability Enhancement and Generic Elective Syllabus

The document contains information about four courses offered as part of the English program at Maulana Azad National Urdu University: Communicative English 1 (semester 1), Communicative English 2 (semester 3), Short Fiction: An Introduction to World Literature (semester 2 generic elective), and Women Writings (semester 4 generic elective). Each course description includes objectives, outcomes, units of study, instruction hours, examination pattern, and recommended readings.

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Ability Enhancement and Generic Elective Syllabus

The document contains information about four courses offered as part of the English program at Maulana Azad National Urdu University: Communicative English 1 (semester 1), Communicative English 2 (semester 3), Short Fiction: An Introduction to World Literature (semester 2 generic elective), and Women Writings (semester 4 generic elective). Each course description includes objectives, outcomes, units of study, instruction hours, examination pattern, and recommended readings.

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Department of English

Maulana Azad National Urdu University


Ability Enhancement and Generic Elective Courses

Semester-1
Course Title: Communicative English-1
Course Code: PGEN101AET
For PG programmes

Scheme of Instruction Scheme of Examination


Total Duration: 40 hrs. Maximum Marks: 50
Periods / Week: 2 Internal Evaluation: 15
Credits: 2 End Semester: 35
Instruction Mode: Lecture Exam Duration: 1½ hrs.

Course Objectives: To introduce students to various aspects of communication skills.

Course Outcomes: Upon the completion of the course students are expected to understand various
forms of communication, and also comprehend English with ease.

Unit Course Content Instruction Hours


I Communication: Verbal and Non-Verbal 20
Monologue, Dialogue, Conversation
Group Discussion
II Reading Comprehension 20
Paraphrasing
Analysis and Interpretation

Examination and Evaluation Pattern: 05 Objective type questions


05 Short questions essay of 4 marks each
01 Essay type questions of 10 marks each
Internals: 15 Marks

Recommended Reading:
1) Eastwood, J. (2000). Oxford Practice Grammar. OUP.
2) Habeeb,G. (2013) English for Speakers of Urdu: A Proficiency Course: Orient Blackswan
3) Kumar, S. & P. Lata (2015).Communication Skills. New Delhi: OUP.
4) O’Brien, T. (2011). Effective Speaking Skills. New Delhi: Rupa
5) Richardson, Jan. (2016). The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading. Scholastic.
6)Taylor, G. (2009). English Conversation Practice. Tata McGraw-Hill.
Semester-3
Course Title: Communicative English-II
Course Code: PGEN301CCT
For PG programmes

Scheme of Instruction Scheme of Examination


Total Duration: 40 hrs. Maximum Marks: 50
Periods / Week: 2 Internal Evaluation: 15
Credits: 2 End Semester: 35
Instruction Mode: Lecture Exam Duration: 1 ½ hrs.

Course Objectives: To prepare students in various formats of public speaking skills and writing
skills.

Course Outcomes: Upon the completion of the course students are expected to learn the basic
etiquettes of public speaking, and acquire mechanics of composition skills.

Unit Course Content Instruction Hours


I Presentation Skills 20
Interview Skills
Public Speaking: Persuasive and Informative
II Compositional Skills: Thinking, Reading and Writing 20
Writing Process
Writing Non-Fiction and Fiction (Report, Essay and Short
Story writing)

Examination and Evaluation Pattern: 05 Objective type questions


05 Short questions essay of 4 marks each
01 essay type questions of 10 marks each
Internals: 15 Marks

Recommended Reading:
1) German, K. M. (2017). The Principles of Public Speaking. NY: Routledge.
2) Knight, D. (1997). Creating Short Fiction: The Classic Guide to Writing Short Fiction, 3rd edition.
NY: St. Martin’s Press.
3) Koneru, A. (2015) Professional Speaking Skills. OUP.
4) O’Brien, T. (2011). Modern Writing Skills. New Delhi: Rupa
5) Raymond, M. (2013). English Grammar in Use. Cambridge: CUP.
6) Ruetten, Mary. K. (2012) Developing Compositional Skills: Academic Writing and Grammar,3rd
edition. National Geographic Learning.
7) Zinsser, W. (2006). On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction. NY: Harper
Collins
Semester-2
Course Title: Short Fiction: An Introduction to World Literature
Course Code: PGEN201GET
Generic Elective for PG programmes

Scheme of Instruction Scheme of Examination


Total Duration: 60 hrs. Maximum Marks: 100
Periods / Week: 4 Internal Evaluation: 30
Credits: 4 End Semester: 70
Instruction Mode: Lecture Exam Duration: 3 hrs.

Course Objectives: To introduce students to the forms, functions and canons of literature.

Course Outcomes: Upon the completion of the course students learn about World Literature through
the examples of short stories.

Unit Course Content Instruction Hours


I World Literature: Key Concepts 15
Stephen Leacock: ‘With the Photographer’
Leo Tolstoy: ‘The Three Questions’
II Pearl S. Buck: ‘Once Upon a Christmas’ 15
Brooker T. Washington: ‘My Struggle for an
Education’
III Chinua Achebe: ‘Marriage is a Private Affair’ 15
Bessie Head: ‘Prisoner Who Wore Glasses’
IV QurratulAinHaider: ‘The Sound of Falling Leaves’ 15
Prem Chand: ‘A Road to Salvation’

Examination and Evaluation Pattern: 10 Objective type questions


05 Short questions essay of 6 marks each
03 Essay type questions of 10 marks each
Internals: 30 Marks

Recommended Readings:
1) Brooks, C., & Robert P. W. (1959). Understanding Fiction. NY: Appleton-Century-Croft
2) Chesterton, G.K. (1994). Father Brown Stories. London: Penguin.
3) Daiches, D. (2003). Critical Approaches to Literature. Kolkata: Orient Longman.
4) Prasad, B. (1965). A Background to the Study of English Literature. New Delhi: Macmillan.
6) Ramanan, M. G. & P. Sailaja (Eds). (2000). English and the Indian Short Story. New Delhi: Orient
Longman
5) Rees, R.J. (1973). English Literature: An Introduction for Foreign Readers. New Delhi:
Macmillan.
Semester:4
Course Title: Women Writings
Course Code: PGEN401GET
Generic Elective for PG programmes

Scheme of Instruction Scheme of Examination


Total Duration: 60 hrs. Maximum Marks: 100
Periods / Week: 4 Internal Evaluation: 30
Credits: 4 End Semester: 70
Instruction Mode: Lecture Exam Duration: 3 hrs.

Course Objective: To introduce women’s writing to the students.

Course Outcomes: Upon the completion of the course the students will learn and appreciate
women’s writing across cultures, regions and ages.

Unit Course Content Instruction Hours


I Silvia Plath: Mirror 15
Kishwar Naheed: The Grass is Really like Me
Vijaya Dabbe: Advice to Gentlewomen
II Pratibha Roy: The Curse 15
Margaret Alwa: Thy Worst Enemy
Lila Abu Lughod: Do Muslim Women Need Saving?
III Alice Walker: The Color Purple 15
IV PolieSengupta: Mangalam 15

Examination and Evaluation Pattern: 10 Objective type questions


05 Short questions essay of 6 marks each
03 Essay type questions of 10 marks each
Internals: 30 Marks

Recommended Reading:
1)Mukhopadhayay, A. & S. Chakrabarti (Eds) (2016). Feminisms. Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan.
2)Woolf, V. (1957). A Room of One's Own, New York: Harcourt.
3)Beauvoir, Simone de, (2010). The Second Sex. London: Vintage.
4)Ravande, D. (2016). Indian English Drama: A Gynocritical Perspective. New Delhi: Atlantic.
5) Walker, A. (1983). In Search of our Mothers’ Gardens. New York: Harcourt Brace.
6)Tharu, S. & Lalita K. (2000).Women Writing in India, Vol. I & II. New Delhi:OUP.

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