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Regulations & SyllabusBachelor of Arts (BA) in English

Duration: Minimum Three (3) Years and Maximum Eight (8) YearsEligibility: Stream 1: 10 ! or e"ui#alent ($ee: 1!00)

Stream !: Minimum %ge 18 &a'helors re*aratoryrogramme o+ T,-. or any other -*en .ni#ersity ($ee: 1!00 /00)

Medium o+ nstru'tion: EnglishS'heme o+ E#aluation: 3hour +inal examination 'arrying 2/ o+ the total 4eight and'ontinuous assessment 'arrying !/ o+ the total 4eight5 To 'om*lete ea'h 6ourse7 thelearner is re"uired to se'ure minimum 3/ o+ the 2/ in the +inal examination ando#erall 0 in both +inal and 'ontinuous assessment ta9en together5 Those students4ho se'ure 0 and abo#e in aggregate 4ill be *la'ed in the $irst 6lass; those 4hose'ure /0 and abo#e but belo4 0 in aggregate 4ill be *la'ed in the Se'ond 6lass

and those 4ho se'ure 0 and abo#e but belo4 /0 in aggregate 4ill be *la'ed in theThird<ass 6lass5

Examination =uestions attern

• Ex*lain any three o+ the +ollo4ing in about /0 4ords > %nnotation<Short ans4er > 3x / ? 1/ mar9s

• %ns4er any three o+ the +ollo4ing in about 1/0 4ords > Short essay > 3 x 10 ? 30mar9s

• %ns4er any t4o o+ the +ollo4ing in about !00 4ords > @ong essay > ! x 1/ ? 304ords

$or the $oundation 6ourse

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7 the Examination attern is as +ollo4s:• %nnotation (to attem*t ! out o+ 3 "uestions) !x mar9s ? 8 mar9s• Short essay o+ !00 4ords (to attem*t ! out o+ / "uestions) !x10 mar9s ? !0

mar9s• Aeading 'om*rehension 1x1! mar9s ? 1! mar9s• Brammar (Tenses7 arti 'les7 et'5) 10x! mar9s ? !0

mar9s• rC'is 4riting 1x1/ mar9s ? 1/ mar9s

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in EnglishSyllabus

First Year

1 All students of Bachelor’s Degree Programmes (excepting B.Lit and BCA) of TN! must undergo a "oundation Course in Tamil

(or an# one of the follo$ing% "rench& 'indi& annada& ala#alam& Telugu& !rdu) and *nglish. During the +st #ear&BA,B.Com.,BBA,B.-c.,BT- students hae a /0credit "oundation Course and during the 1 nd #ear& onl# BA,B.-c. students hae a /0credit "oundation Course.



6ourse 6ode 6ourse Title 6redit&$TM 11 Tamil (@anguage) 0r any one o+ the +ollo4ing: &$$A

> 11 ($ren'h)7 &$D > 11 (indi)7 &$FD > 11(Fannada)7 &$M@ > 11 (Malayalam)7 &$TB > 11(Telugu) G &$.A > 11 (.rdu)

&$EB 11 English (@anguage) &EB 11 So'ial istory o+ England &EB 1! %ge o+ 6hau'er &EB 13 Aestoration %ge &EB%@ > 11 Modern ndian Hriting in English

Second Year

6ourse 6ode 6ourse Title 6redit&$TM !1 Tamil (@anguage) 0r any one o+ the +ollo4ing: &$$A

> !1 ($ren'h)7 &$D > !1 (indi)7 &$FD > !1

(Fannada)7 &$M@ > !1 (Malayalam)7 &$TB > !1(Telugu) G &$.A > !1 (.rdu)

&$EB !1 English (@anguage) &EB !1 Hilliam Sha9es*eare &EB !! Aomanti' %ge &EB%@ > !1 ntrodu'tion to Iournalism G Mass 6ommuni'ation 66E En#ironmental Studies

Third Year

6ourse 6ode 6ourse Title 6redit&EB > 31 Ji'torian %ge &EB > 3! Modern English @iterature &EB > 33 %meri'an @iterature 8&EB > 3 ntrodu'tion to @iterary 6riti'ism G Theories &EB > 3/ ntrodu'tion to @anguage G @inguisti's

Course DetailsFirst Year

BFT ! "" Foundation in Ta#il

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BFE$ ! "" Foundation in English

&rie+ istory o+ England7 A5F5 ,arayan (%n %strologers Day)7 Saro„ini ,aidu (&angleSellers)7 Aeading 6om*rehension: %n Ex*osition7 $un'tional Brammar and @anguageS9ills

BE$ ! "" Social %istory of England

Tudor England7 Stuart England7 Aestoration England7 %ge o+ =ueen %nne7 Ae#olutionsEighteenth 6entury7 ,ineteenth 6entury and T4entieth 6entury

BE$ ! " Age of Chaucer

oetry: Edmund S*enser (rothalamion)7 Beo++rey 6hau'er (% Beneral rologue to the6anterbury Tales) and Iohn Donne (The Sun Aising)rose: $ran'is &a'on (-+ %d#ersity7 -+ Truth7 -+ ,ature in men7 -+ Studies)7 Sir ThomasMore (.to*ia) and The &oo9 o+ Iob



Drama: ntrodu'tion to Drama7 6hristo*her Marlo4e (Dr5 $austus) and Iohn Dryden (%ll+or @o#e)

BE$ ! "' Restoration Age

oetry: ntrodu'tion to the %ge7 Iohn Milton (@y'idas)7 %lexander o*e (The Aa*e o+the @o'9 (lines 1!118))7 Iohn Dryden (%lexanders +east) and Thomas Bray (Elegy4ritten in a 6ountry 6hur'hyard)rose: Iohn &unyan (The ilgrims *rogress)7 6harles @amb (Dissertation u*on Aoast*ig) and Iose*h %ddison G The 6o#erley a*ers (Ai'hard Steele)Drama: Hilliam 6ongre#e (The Hay o+ the Horld) and Ai'hard & Sheridan (The S'hool+or S'andal)$i'tion: Ionathan S4i+t (Bulli#ers Tra#els7 &oo9 )7 enry $ielding (Iose*h %ndre4s)and Daniel De+oe (Aobinson 6rusoe)

BE$A ! "" odern ndian *riting in English

oetry: Aabindranath Tagore (Bitan„ali (110))7 Toru Dutt (-ur 6asuarina Tree)7 ,issimE…e9iel (The ,ight o+ the S'or*ion)7 %5 F5 Aamanu„am (-bituary) and Famala Das (The-ld layhouse)rose: ,irad 6 6haudhar (The %utobiogra*hy o+ an .n9no4n ndian) and J5 S5 ,ai*aul(ndia a 4ounded 6i#ili…ation)$i'tion: Mul9 Aa„ %nand (6oolie)7 A5 F5 ,arayanan (Mr5 Sam*ath)7 %mita# Bhosh(Shado4 @ines)7 Aa„a Aao (The Ser*ent and the Ao*e) and %nita Desai (Joi'es in the6ity)Drama: Birish Farnad (Tughlaa") and Ji„ay Tendul9ar (Fanyadan)

Course DetailsSecond Year

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BFE$ ! " Foundation in English

ronun'iation and S*o9en English7 @anguage and the nternet7 Iohn Donne (BoodMorro4)7 Aabindranath Tagore (Sa'ri+i'e)7 Aeading 6om*rehension Ae#isited andJo'abulary and Brammar

BE$ ! " *illia# Sha+es,eare

Sha9es*eare and Eli…abethan Stage and Sha9es*earean 6omedy and Tragedy (%s youli9e it7 Fing @ear7 Iulius 6aesar and Ai'hard )7 and Sha9es*earean 6hara'ters(Homen 6hara'ters7 Jillians7 6lo4ns and $ools)

BE$ ! Ro#antic Age

oetry: Hilliam Hords4orth (Mi'hael)7 Samuel Taylor 6oleridge (Aime o+ the %n'ientMariner)7 Iohn Feats (-de to %utumn G -de on a Bre'ian .rn) and 5 &5 Shelley (-deto the Hest Hind G -de to a s9ylar9)rose: 5 &5 Shelley (% De+en'e o+ oetry)Drama: -li#er Boldsmith (She stoo*s to 6on"uer)$i'tion: Sir Halter S'ott (#anhoe)7 Iane %usten (Emma) and Mary Shelley($ran9enstein)

BE$A ! " ntroduction to -ournalis# & assCo##unication

Iournalism: %n Ex*osition to Iournalism7 Bro4th o+ Iournalism in ndia7 rintIournalism7 Aadio and Tele#ision Iournalism7 hoto Iournalism and Heb Iournalism5Mass 6ommuni'ation: %n Ex*osition to Mass 6ommuni'ation7 Theories o+'ommuni'ation7 Mass 'ommuni'ation7 So'iety and De#elo*ment5



CCE. En/iron#ental Studies

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The Multi dis'i*linary nature o+ en#ironmental studies De+inition7 s'o*e andim*ortan'e ,eed +or *ubli' a4areness5

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,atural Aesour'es Aene4able and non rene4able resour'es ,atural resour'es andasso'iated *roblems:

Forest resources . .se and o#erex*loitation7 de+orestation7 'ase studies5Timber extra'tion7 mining7 dams and their e++e'ts on +orests and tribal *eo*le5

*ater resources . .se and o#er > utili…ation o+ sur+a'e and ground 4ater7+loods7 drought7 'on+li'ts o#er 4ater7 dams > bene+its and *roblems5

ineral resources . .se and ex*loitation7 en#ironmental e++e'ts o+ extra'tingand using mineral resour'es7 'ase studies5

Food resources . Horld +ood *roblems7 'hanges 'aused by agri'ulture ando#ergra…ing7 e++e'ts o+ modern agri'ulture7 +ertili…er*esti'ide *roblems7 4aterlogging7 salinity 'ase studies5

Energy resources . Bro4ing energy needs7 rene4able and non rene4ableenergy sour'es7 use o+ alternate energy sour'es5 6ase studies5

and resources . @and as a resour'e7 land degradation7 man indu'edlandslides7 soil erosion and deserti+i'ation5

Aole o+ an indi#idual in 'onser#ation o+ natural resour'es E"uitable use o+ resour'es+or sustainable li+estyles5

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E'osystems 6on'e*t o+ an e'osystem Stru'ture and +un'tion o+ an e'osystem rodu'ers7 'onsumers and de'om*osers Energy +lo4 in the e'osystem E'ologi'alsu''ession $ood 'hains7 +ood 4ebs and e'ologi'al *yramids ntrodu'tion7 ty*es7'hara'teristi' +eatures7 stru'ture and +un'tion o+ the +ollo4ing e'osystem:

a5 $orest e'osystemb5 Brassland e'osystem'5 Desert e'osystemd5 %"uati' e'osystems (*onds7 streams7 la9es7 ri#ers7 o'eans7 estuaries)

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&iodi#ersity and its 'onser#ation ntrodu'tion > De+inition : geneti'7 s*e'ies ande'osystem di#ersity > &iogeogra*hi'al 'lassi+i'ation o+ ndia Jalue o+ biodi#ersity :'onsum*ti#e use7 *rodu'ti#e use7 so'ial7 ethi'al7 aestheti' and o*tion #alues &iodi#ersity at global7 ,ational and lo'al le#els ndia as a mega > di#ersity nation ots*ots o+ biodi#ersity Threats to biodi#ersity : habitat loss7 *oa'hing o+ 4ildli+e7man 4ildli+e 'on+li'ts Endangered and endemi' s*e'ies o+ ndia 6onser#ation o+biodi#ersity : nsitu and Exsitu 'onser#ation o+ biodi#ersity5

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En#ironmental ollution De+inition 6auses7 e++e'ts and 'ontrol measures o+ : %ir*ollution7 Hater *ollution7 Soil *ollution7 Marine *ollution7 ,oise *ollution7 Thermal*ollution7 ,u'lear ha…ards Solid 4aste Management 6auses7 e++e'ts and 'ontrolmeasures o+ urban and industrial 4astes5 Aole o+ an indi#idual in *re#ention o+*ollution ollution 'ase studies Disaster management: +loods7 earth"ua9e7 'y'loneand landslides5

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So'ial issues and the En#ironment $rom .nsustainable to Sustainable de#elo*ment .rban *roblems related to energy Hater 'onser#ation7 rain 4ater har#esting74atershed management Aesettlement and rehabilitation o+ *eo*le; its *roblems and'on'erns5 6ase studies En#ironmental ethi's: ssues and *ossible solutions 6limate'hange7 global 4arming7 a'id rain7 o…one layer de*letion7 nu'lear a''idents andholo'aust5 6ase studies Hasteland re'lamation 6onsumerism and 4aste *rodu'ts En#ironment rote'tion %'t %ir (re#ention and 6ontrol o+ ollution) %'t Hater(re#ention and 'ontrol o+ ollution) %'t Hildli+e rote'tion %'t $orest 6onser#ation%'t ssues in#ol#ed in en+or'ement o+ en#ironmental legislation ubli' a4areness5

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uman o*ulation and the En#ironment o*ulation gro4th7 #ariation among nations o*ulation ex*losion $amily Hel+are rogramme En#ironment and human health uman Aights Jalue Edu'ation J < %DS Homen and 6hild Hel+are Aole o+n+ormation Te'hnology in En#ironment and human health 6ase Studies5

Course DetailsThird Year

BE$ ! '" 0ictorian Age

oetry: %l+red Tennyson (.lysses)7 Aobert &ro4ning (My @ast Du'hess)7 Matthe4 %rnold(Do#er &ea'h) and Dante Babriel Aossetti (The &lessed Damo…el)rose: Iohn Aus9in (Sesame and @ilies) and Thomas 6arlyle (The ero as *oet)Drama: -s'ar Hilde (The m*ortan'e o+ &eing Earnest) and Sir Beorge &ernard Sha4(ygmalion)$i'tion: 6harles Di'9ens (ard Times)7 Thomas ardy (Tess o+ the Durber#illes) andHil9ie 6ollins (The Homan in Hhite)5

BE$ ! ' odern English iteratureoetry: T5 S5 Eliot (Iourney o+ The Magi)7 H5 5 %uden (The .n9no4n 6iti…en)7 H5 &5Yeats (Easter 11)7 Au*ert &roo9e (The Solider) and Hil+red -4en (Strange Meeting)rose: %ldous uxley (Hor9 and @eisure)7 B5F56hesterton (-n running a+ter ones hat)7@5 5 artley (% *enny +or thoughts) and %5 B5 Bardiner (-n Su*erstitions)Drama: Samuel &e'9ett (Haiting +or Bodot) and Iohn -sborne (@oo9 &a'9 in %nger)$i'tion: 5 B5 Hells (n#isible Man)7 Braham Breene (eart o+ the Matter) and E5 M5$orster (% *assage to ndia)



BE$ ! '' A#erican iterature

oetry: Edgar %llan oe (Aa#en)7 Aobert $rost (%+ter %**le i'9ing Mending Hall)7 Emily

Di'9inson (&e'ause 'ould not sto* +or death +elt a +uneral in my brain)7 Aal*h HaldoEmerson (&rahma) and Hilliam 6arlos Hilliams (The Aed 4heel &arro4)rose: Edgar %llan oe (The hiloso*hy o+ 6om*osition)Drama: Eugene -,eil (The airy %*e)7 Tennesse Hilliams (% Street 6ar named Desire)and Sam She*erd (6urse o+ the star#ing 'lass)$i'tion: Mar9 T4ain (%d#entures o+ Tom Sa4yer) and Hilliam $aul9ner (The Sound andthe $ury)

BE$ ! '3 ntroduction to iterary Criticis# & Theories

ntrodu'tion to @iterary 6riti'ism: %ristotle (oeti's)7 hili* Sidney (%*ologie +oroetry)7 Samuel Iohnson (re+a'e to Sha9es*eare) and T5 S5 Eliot (Essay on

Meta*hysi'al *oets)5 ntrodu'tion to @iterary Theories: Stru'turalism (Berard Benett GIonathan 6uller)7 De'onstru'tion (Hol+gang ser G Ia'"ues Derrida)7 Marxism (@ouis%lthusser G %ntonio Brams'i)7 ,e4 istori'ism (Ste*hen Breenblat)7 ost6olonialism(Bouri Jish4anathan G Bayathri 6hara#arthi S*i#a9) and $eminism (Fate Millet GElaine Sho4alter)

BE$ ! '4 ntroduction to anguage & inguistics

Hhat is @anguage‹ (S*o9en and Hritten language7 Sounds o+ language7 Hord meaningand Jarieties o+ language5) istory o+ English @anguage (The Des'ent o+ English@anguage7 -ld English7 Middle English and Bro4th o+ Jo'abulary7 The Aenaissan'e and

%+ter and E#olution o+ Standard English) honeti's and honology (Jo4els and6onsonants 4ith s*e'ial re+eren'e to English7 Jo4els and 6onsonants in 4ords7honeti' Trans'ri*tions and Hord %''ent and Ahythm) and @e#els o+ @inguisti' %nalysis(Mor*hology and 4ord meaning7 Syntax7 Semanti's and ragmati's and Dis'ourse%nalysis)5

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