programs courses

Propsed Syllabus for m.a. english literature

Effective from. 1st annual 2010 & onwards

Part-IPaper-I

Poetry

Paper-IIDrama

Paper-IIIAcademic Discourse

Paper-IVCriticism

Paper-VHistory of English Literature

Paper-VIStylistics / TESOL

Part-IIPaper-VIIProse

Paper-VIIIAmerican Literature / South Asian Literature

Paper-IXPost-Colonial Studies

Paper-XNovel

Paper-XILinguistics

Paper-XII S & Psycholinguistics Paper-I, PoetryThis course aims at introducing the students to the development of English poetry in different eras. It starts from Chaucer and ends at Sylvia Plath. The representative poets from each age are taken to highlight various trends in English poetry from 14th to 20th century.

Classical Poetry

Chaucer

The Prologue to Canterbury Tales

Milton

Paradise Lost, Book-1

Donne

Good Morrow

The Sun Rising

Batter My Heart

When Thou Hath Done

Victorian Poetry

Wordsworth

Prelude Book-1

Keats

Ode to a Nightingale

Ode on a Grecian Urn

Ode to Autumn

Browning

My last Duchess

Bishop orders his tomb as St. Praxeds Church

Modern

T.S. Eliot

The Love Song of J. AlfredPrufrock

Wasteland

Sylvia Plath

Daddy

Widow

Paper-II, Drama

This paper will introduce students to the origins and development of the classical Greek drama followed by the emergence of Mystery, Miracle and Morality plays during the English Renaissance. Thus an over view of the development of the genre (and sub-genres i.e. tragedy, comedy) over the centuries will be given followed by an in-depth textual analysis of the plays by the major dramatists.

Classical

Sophocles

Oedipus Rex

Renaissance

Marlowe

Dr. Faustus

Shakespeare

Hamlet

Twelfth Night

Modern

Ibsen

A Dolls House

Shaw

Major Barbara

Beckett

Waiting for Godot

Paper-III, ACADEMIC DISCOURSE

Objective: This course aims at improving the Basic English language skills of the learners. The course is strictly skill based and teachers are advised to use any material which they find appropriate in enhancing simple and complex use of English.

1) Grammar and Mechanics

Tenses

Parts of Speech

Moods (Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive)

Voice (Active, Passive

Narration ( Direct, Indirect)

Clause ( Main, Subordinate, Coordinate)

Sentences (Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex)

Transitional Devices/ Connectives

Cohesion and Coherence

Punctuation

Articles

Prepositions

2) Reading Skills Skimming

Scanning

SQ3R

Locating main ideas

Critical Reading

Previewing: Establishing Context, Purpose and Content

The Process: Previewing

Reading: Annotating a Text

The Process: Reading and Annotating

Reviewing: Organizing, Analyzing, Evaluating and Reacting

The Process: Reviewing

3) Writing Skills Brainstorming and outlining

Traits of good writing

Ideas

Organization

Voice

Word choice

Sentence fluency

Connection

Paragraph writing

Essay writing

Cause and effect

Comparison and contrast

Description

Narration

Persuasive

Process analysis

Summarizing/ Prcis Writing

Paraphrasing

Reading List:

Boudin, E.M. (1984). Readers Chouice.Ann Arbour, University of Michigan Press

Eastwood, J. (2005). Oxford Practice Grammar Karachi: Oxford University Press

Jay, T. and Ros, J. (2005). Effective Presentation. New Delhi: Pearson Press

Taib, N. et. al (2003). Basic English Workbook. Malaysia: McGraw Hill

Taib, N. et. al. (2003). Basic English, Malaysia: McGraw Hill

Moyer, R. (1980). Business English Basic: A Programmed Approach. New York: John Wiley and Sons.

Azar, Betty Schrampher. (1996) Basic English Grammar (2nd Edition). New York: Longman

Azar, Betty Schrampher. (2000) Understanding and Using English Grammar (3rd Edition). New York: Longman

Howe, D. H. et.al. (2004) English for Undergraduates (3rd Impression). Karachi: Oxford University Press

Paper-IV, Criticism

The purpose of this course is to bring our syllabi on a par with international standards. After familiarizing the students with the tenets of classical literary criticism, it introduces them to the literary approaches of the modern critics i.e. Eliot, Frye followed by the beginnings of postmodern critical theories, rooted in the works of Woolf and introduced later in detail in Eaglet on. The recent and current trends of post-structuralism will be introduced so as to enable the students to apply these theories to textual analysis. To achieve this objective, a compulsory question of practical criticism will be set on an unseen passage, in the final examination.

Note: The Exam will include Practice of analysis/application of theoretical concepts

Section-I (Classical)

Aristotle

Poetics

Longinus

On the Sublime

Section-II (Modern)

T.S. Eliot

The Tradition and the Individual

Talent

Frye

Anatomy of Criticism

(Special emphasis on chapters on myth criticism & Modes)

Section-III Modern / Postmodern MovementsFormalism

Structuralism

Post- Structuralism

Psychoanalytical CriticismMarxism

Deconstruction

Feminism Primary Texts

Terry Eagletons Modern Literary Theory

Virginia Woolfs A Room of Ones Own

Reading List

Philip Rice and Partrica Waugh (eds) 1989/2001 Modern Literary Theory. Arnold Michael Levenson (ed) 1999. The Cambridge Companion to Modernism, CUP Terry Eagelton 1983 Literary Theory: An Introduction, Basil Blackwell Rich Rylance and Judy Simons (eds) 2001 Literature in Context, Palgrave

Todd E. Davis and Kenneth Womack (eds) 2002 Formalist Criticism and Reader Response Theory, Palagrave

Sara Mills, 1995 feminist Stylistics, Routledgte. Helence Keyssar (ed) 1996 Feminist Theatre and Theory, New Case Boods, MacMillan Jonathen Culler 1975 Sturcturalist Poetics. Routledge & Kegan Paul

Paul Hamilton 1996 Historicism, the New Critical Idiom, Routledge.1

Paper-VHistory of English LiteratureThe objective of this course is to give the students a complete historical background of English literature. It will also help them to analyze trends in English Literatures in different eras. It is also based on the critical analysis of all the genres of literature in every age.

Section-I

1) Medieval Age

2) Renaissance Age3) Puritan Age 4) The Restoration Age5) Augustan AgeSection-II

1. Romantic Age

2. Victorian Age

Section-III

1- The Modern Age

2- The Postmodern Age

Suggested Readings:

Fowler, Alas Tair, A History of English Literature, US, Harvard University Press, 1987

Richetti, Jhon (Editor), Cambridge History of English Literature (A Dotcom history) UK, Cambridge University, Press, 2006

Fulk Robert and Cain M Christopher (2002) USA Blackwell Publishing, A history of old English Literature

Pech, John and Coyle, Martin, A brief history of English literature, New York, Palgrave Publishers Litd, 2002

Longaker, Mark and Bolles, C Adwin, Contemporary English literature, New York Appleton Century Crofts. In, 1953

Schofield, William Heusy. English Literature from Norman Conquest to Chaucer. New York, Mac Millan Company 1931

Hichs, Granville. Figures of Transition, New York, the MacMillan Company 1939

Ward, A.W. and Waller, A.R. The Cambridge History English and American Literature Cambridge. Cambridge University, Press, 1907

O Neill, Michael. Literature of the Romantic Period. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1998

Rogers, Pat (edit) the Oxford History of English Literature. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2001

Cornin, Richard. Romantic Victorians. USA, Palgraue 2002

Lowen Stein, David and Mueller, Janel. The Cambridge History of Early Modern English literature. Cambridge University, Press 2002

Daiches, Dawid. The Present Age in British Literature. Bloomington, Indiana University, Press, 1958

Carter, Roland and McRae John. The Routledge History of Literature in English London. Routledge, 2001

Woods, Tim. Whos Who of 20th Century. Novelists, New York, Rutledge, 2001

Wood Coch, George. Introduction to 20th century Fiction, London, Macmillan Press, 1983

Sambrooh, James. The Eighteenth Century. Singapore, Longman Publishers, 1988

Sampson, George. The Concise History of English Literature. Cambridge, Cambridge University, Press, 1975

Evans, IFFOR. A Short History of English Literature. England Penguin Books, 1976

Leguis, Emile. A Short History of English Literature. Oxford, Oxford University, Press, 1978

Paper-VI, Stylistics

Course Objectives:

This course introduces the students to the modern concept of style as distinguished from the traditional one. The course will provide practice to the students in analyzing the literary discourses from a purely linguistic perspective.

Course Outline

Section-1(Introduction)1. What is Style? (Traditional, modern, and linguistic concept of style)

2. What is Stylistics?

3. Branches of Stylistics

4. Foregrounding

5. Parallelism

6. Norm & Deviation

7. Figurative Language

Section-II (Levels of Analysis-I):

8. Phonological Level

-Sound Devices used in Poetry (Repetition, Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Rhyme etc.)

-Metre in poetry

-Style, Rhythm in Prose

9. Syntactical Level

Nouns, Verbs

Adjectives, Adverbs etc.

Phrases, The Clause

Clause Complexing

Mood & Modality

Theme and Rheme

Transitivity and Meaning

10. Level of Discourse

Cohesion

Textuality

Clause relations

Patterns of discourse organization

11. Pragmatic Analysis of Literature

Speech Acts

Deixies

Impicatures

Section-III12. Speech & Thought Presentation

13. Language, Ideology & Point of View

Literature as Discourse

14. Feminist Stylistics

15. Postcolonial Stylistics

16. Critical Discourse Analysis

Practicum

Analysis of Poetry

Analysis of Fiction

Reading List

Carter, R. Ed, (1982) Language and Literature: An introductory Reader, London: Routledge

Freeborn, O. (1996) Style London: Macmillan

Leech & Short (1981) Style in Fiction. Longman.

Leech, G. N (1969) A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry. Longman

Mills, S. (1995) Feminist Stylistics

Wales, K. (1989) A Dictionary of Stylistics Longman.

Widdowson, H. G. (1975) Stylistics and the Teaching of Literature. Longman

Paper-VI, TESOLThis paper aims at introducing theories of language and their application in the teaching of English in Pakistan. The first section introduces theories of language learning and, the following sections focus on their applications in the teaching of English as second/foreign language and literature.

Section-I

Theories Behaviourism

Mentalism

Monitor Model

Methods and Approaches Grammar translation method

Direct method

The Audio Lingual Method

Total physical Response

Communicative Approach

The Natural Approach

Task Based Teaching

The Oral and Situational Language Teaching

Section-IITeaching Language Skills Listening Skills

Speaking Skills

Reading Skills

Writing Skills

Integrated Approach

Section-IIITeaching of Literature

Poetry

Drama

Fiction

Testing and Evaluation

Kinds of Tests & Testing

Characteristics of a good test

Testing of Language Skills

Testing language sub-skills

Vocabulary tests

Grammar tests

Pronunciation tests

Writing Test items

Practicum in Language Teaching Lesson Planning

Micro Teaching

Classroom Management

Innovations in classroom

Reading List Gower, R., Phillips, D., and Walters, S. (2005) Teaching Practice: A Guide for Teachers in Training. Macmillan ELT.

Harmer, J. (2001) The Practice of English Language Teaching (3rd ed.). Harlow, UK: Pearson Education.

Hughes, A. (1989) Testing for Language Teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Larsen-Freeman, D. (2000) Techniques and Principles in Language Learning (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Nunan, D. (1988) Syllabus Design. Oxford: Oxford University Press.Richards, J. C. and T. S. Rodgers (2001) Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching: A Description and Analysis (2nd ed). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Rivers, W. M. (1981) Teaching Foreign-Language Skills (2nd ed). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Showalter, E. (2003) Teaching Literature. Oxford: Blackwell. Paper-VII, ProseThe objectives of this course are to familiarize the students with a wide range of functional and non-functional styles in English prose. Through an in-depth analysis of Bacons text in terms of his use of wit, figures of speech, imagery and aphorisms, the course begins with the Renaissance prose and moves on to an analysis of the layers of wit, irony, humour, sarcasm, sardonic, tone leading to bitter and pungent satire in Swifts Gullivers Travels. Huxleys and Russells prose styles are analyzed in relation to the contemporary thought and philosophy; comparisons and contrasts in various prose writers styles are also highlighted. Two chapters from the works of Chomsky and Said are being introduced to acquaint the students with the contemporary prose writers. The question paper will give equal weightage to each section and a question will also be set on textual analysis.

Renaissance Prose

Bacon

Of Truth

Of Death

Of Marriage and Single Life

Of Revenge Swift Gullivers TravelsModern

Russell

In Praise of Idleness

Western Civilization

Useless Knowledge

On Youthful Cynicism

Modern Homogeneity

Education and Discipline

Huxley

Education of an Amphibian

Knowledge and Understanding

Liberty, Quality, Machinery

Ruskin

The Crown of Wild olive Postmodern

Chomsky

On Language (Part-I)

Orientalism (Chapter 1 & II)

Edward Said

Culture & Imperialism (Chapter-I)

Paper-VIII, American Literature

The purpose of this course is to acquaint the students with the aspects of American Literature which has a different cultural and geographical background. Selections from Poetry, Drama and Novel are made by including the representative writers of 19th and 20th century. It will also enable the students to make a comparative study of British and American Literature.

History of American Literature

Poetry

Walt Whitman

Extracts from Song of Myself

Sections: 1-2-3-6-20-21-32-48-52 Robert Frost

Selected Poems

- The Pasture

- The Tuft of Flowers

- Mending Walls

- After Apple Picking

- An Old Mans Winter Night

- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy

Evening

- The Bear

- Desert Places

Drama

Eugene ONeill

Mourning Becomes Electra

Novel

Hawthorn

Scarlet Letter

Hemingway

A Farewell to Arms

F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

Suggested Readings:

1- Robert Frost Cenetary essays

2- American classics revisited 3- Hawthorne 20th century views 4- Myth and Modern American, Drama5- American in Novel Articles in Journals

1. Her Scarlet Letter as a Psychological novel

2. Pakistan Journal of American Studies Literature volumes

3. Co-relation of mysticism and Science in Whitman Song of My self

4. Robert Frost: A Poet of Practical Problems

Paper-VIII, South Asian Literatures Novels:

Kushwant Singhs Train to Pakistan

Amitav Goshs The Shadow Lines

Kiran Desais Inheritance of Loss

Bharatia Mikherjes Jasmine

Sidhwas Bride

Kamila Shamsies Burnt Shadows

Monica Alis In the Kitchen

Short Stories: (2 selected stories from each writer)

1. Jhumpa Lahiri Inerpreter of Maladies

2. Moin-ud-Din Daniyal In Other Room & Other WondersPoetry:

Selections form the works of:

1. Kamala Das(Selection from: Selected poems/A Doll for the Child Prostitute)

2. Taufiq Rafat (Selection from: A Dragonfly in the Sun)

3. Daud Kamal (Selection from: A Dragonfly in the Sun)

4. Nissim Ezekiels Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T.S & The Professor

5. Imtiaz Dharkers After Creation

6. Moniza Alvis Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan

Drama:

1. Mahesh Dattani Final Solutions

2. Tariq Ali The Fox and the Leopard

Paper-IX, Postcolonial Studies

Section I: Theorizing Postcolonialism:

Inspite of the expansion, together with the eventual ascent, of postcolonial studies to a paradigmatic status on contemporary intellectual scene in recent years, many of the fundamental questions about the field still remain unanswered or controversial. There have been theoretical debates, over the parameters, definition (s), methodologies or epistemological grounds, speaking positions, the locality, etc. of the postcolonial. In light of the suggested readings below, the focus of this section would be on situating postcolonial studies or, more specifically, postcolonial theory, in a series of critical debates dealing with the definition/s, limitations of the term, along with the key notions and debates related to the field of Postcolonialism.

Fanons Wretched of the Earht.

Saids Culture & Imperialism (chapter 1-3)

Ashcroft, William D. Gareth Griffith, and Helen Tiffin, eds. The Empire Writes

Back: Theory and Practice in Post-Colonial Literatures. London: Routledge, 1989

Key Concepts in Post-Colonial Studies. London: Routledge, 1998

Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorys Can the Subaltern Speak

Homi Bhabas Of Mimicy and Man: The Ambivalence of Colonial Discourse. October 28 (1984) 125-33

Lomba, Anias Colonialism/Postcolonialism

Lazarus, Neil, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Literary Studies.

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge UP, 2004

Moore-Gilbert, Bart. Postcolonial Theory: Contexts, Practices, Polities. London: Verso, 1997

Ahmad, Hena Zafar. Postnational Feminism in Third World Womens

Literature. Boston: University of Massachusetts P, 1998

Ahmad, Aijaz. In Theory: Classes, Nations, Literatures, London: Verso, 1992

Section II: Postcolonial Fictions

Reading the Imperial Canon

Conrads Heart of Darkness

Perceiving & mapping the colonial contact + independence:

Achebes Things Fall Apart

Naipuls The House for Mr. Biswas

Section III: Rewriting the canon or counter discourse: Coetzees Waiting for Barbarians

Jean Rhys Wide Sargasso Sea

Linguistics creativity:

Roys The God of Small Things

Immigration and Race Politics

Kureshis The Black Album

Neocolonialism

Mohsin Hamids Reluctant Fundamentalist

Paper-X, Novel

This course is designed to include major novelists of the Classical, Victorian and Modern Age. Tracing the origin and development of the genre in the eighteenth century, the major novelists of English literature are covered under three ages; each with its own distinct style, thus exposing the students to a range of texts and styles beginning with the Picaresque novel of Fielding and moving on to Woolfs technique of the Stream of Consciousness. A compulsory question will be set based on the textual analysis of the prescribed novels.

Classical and Romantic

Fielding

Joseph Andrews

Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Victorian

George Eliot

The Mill on the Floss

Thomas Hardy

Return of the Native

Modern

E.M. Forster

A Passage to India

Virginia Woolf

To the Lighthouse

Paper-XI, Linguistics

Course Objectives

This course provides a general introduction to linguistics. After a brief history of the gield and a general introduction into the area of language systems and theories, the core components of linguistics will be introducedphonolog, morphology, syntax, semantics, discourse, and pragmatics. Theoretical and applied issues will be discussed through the analysis of fragments of language in class, Students will be able to

Understanding how language is structured and need

Recognize some essential aspects of selected linguistics theories

Recognize the essential theoretical aspects of certain sub-fields of linguistics

Outline the role of certain linguistics sub-fields in everyday life

Section-I Historical Perspective

Theoretical and General Linguistics

Linguistics VS Traditional Grammar

Branches of Linguistics

Sociolinguistics

Psycholinguistics

Applied Linguistics

Animal Vs. Human Communication

Section-II

Levels of Linguistic Analysis

Morphology

Syntax

Semantics

Discourse

Pragmatics

Section-III

Phonetics and Phonology of English

Organs of Speech

Classification of consonants according to the place and manner of articulation

Description and classification of English vowels, Diphthong & Triphthongs

Syllable and Stress

Intonation

Features of Connected Speech

Phonetic Transcription

Suggested Reading List & Reference Books Aitcheson, Jean (2004) Teach Yourself Linguistics, Teach Yourself

Crystal, D(1997)Encyclopedia of Language, Cambridge University Press

Crystal, D (1997) Linguistics Cambridge University Press

OConnor JD (1973)Phonology of English, Harmondsworth

Reach, P. (200) English Phonetics and Phonology (3rd Edn) Cambridge. Cambridge University Press

Ladefoged, P. (2001) A Course in Phonetics (4th Edn) Orlando: Horcourt College Publishers

Paper-XII, Sociolinguistics & PsycholinguisticsSociolinguistics:

Sociolinguistics-definitions, origins, approaches

Dimensions of Variation in Language

Multilingualism

Language Identity, Power and Politics

Language Culture and View of the World

Social Literacy

Non-native varieties of English

Endangered Languages of the World

Language Planning

Methods for studying Sociolinguistics

Psycholinguistics:

Introduction to Psycholinguistics

Basic language abilities of speakers

Watsons word association theory

Stats word class association theory

Skimmerss sentence frame theory

Fries sentence frame theory

Chomskys grammar

Schema theory

Frame theory

Script theory

Chomskys rationalism

Language and thought

Spair-Whorf hypothesis

Child Language acquisition

Second language acquisition and teaching

Reading List:

Huddson,R.A 1983 Sociolinguistics. GB. CUP

Holumes, J.( 1992) An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. USA. Longman,

Suzanne Romaine. 1995. Bilingualism (2nd Ed). Oxford: Basil Blackwell

Hudson, R.A. 1996 Socio-linguistics. CUP

Auer, Peter (Ed) 1998. Code-switching in Conversation: Language Interaction and Identity. London: Routledge.

Trudgill, P. 2002. Introduction to Language and Society

Wardhaugh, R. 2006. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Oxford: Basil Blackwell.

Bertolo, S. (2001) Language Acquisition and Learnability. Cambridge: C.P.U

Crystal, D. (1987). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. Cambridge, New York: C.P.U

Foley, J and Thompson, L. (2003) Language Learning. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press.

Garman, M. (1990) Psycholinguistics. Cambridge: C.P.U

Mclaughtm, S. (1998) Introduction to Language Development. London: Singular Publishing Group.

Narasimhan, R. (1998) Language Behavior. New Delhi: Sage Publication India

Sharma, A. (2002) Psychology of Language Learning. Delhi: global vision Pub. House.

Steinberg, D. (1982) Psycholinguistics. London and New York: Longman

Tomasello, M and Bates, E. (2001) Language Development. London: Singular Pub. Group

Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan MA English Time Allowed 3 Hrs Paper I: PoetryTotal Marks 100

Note: Question No. I is Compulsory. In addition attemp t four questions. Select at least one question from each section.

Q No. 1. Explain with refer ence to context any three of the following

1. Busy old fool un euly sun

2. Better to reign in Hell than serve in heawen.

3. Housbondes at chirche dore she hadde five

4. Fair seed time had my soul and

I grew up fostered alike by beauty and by fear

1. Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter

2. When the evening is spread out against the sky. < /li>

Like a patient etherized upon a table

Secti on I Classical Poetry &nbs p;

2) Discuss Chaucers art of characterization with reference to his Prologu e to the Canterbury tales.3) Do you agree with the view that Satans revol t is the first voice of democracy against any authority? Discuss with reference to Milton s Paradise Lost.

4) Describe the metaphysical features of Donnes poetry

Secti on II Romantic Poetry

5) Discuss Wordsworths The Prelude as a psychological poem.

English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

(Department of Islamic Studies)Objective: The objective of this course is to enhance the cognitive, analytical and academic skills of the students at postgraduate level. The course contents will equip them with the skills mandatory for being effective and efficient readers, like inferential and analytical reading and synthesizing. Moreover, they will be introduced to the methods and approaches they can use to gain more control over their academic writing. The course is going to be strictly skill based and the teachers are strongly encouraged to engage in improving the speaking skills of the students.

Basics of English

TensesActive and Passive Voice

Articles and Prepositions

Reported Speech (Direct/Indirect)

Sentence Structure

Connectives

Unity, Coherence and Emphasis

Vocabulary Development

Dictionary Skills

Reading Skills

Skimming

Scanning

Inference

Identifying main ideas

Distinguishing between facts and opinions

Identifying the tone of the author

Identifying main idea and supporting details

Understanding graphic presentation (Data, Diagrams)

Making mind maps from reading

Writing Skills

Brainstorming, Semantic Mapping and Outlining

Paragraph writing

Essay writing

Descriptive

Argumentative

Narrative

Expository

Analytical

Prcis Job ApplicationsCVFormal letters

Short Reports

Referencing and Plagiarism

Translation from English to Urdu and vice versa

Presentation Skills

Oral Presentation Skills

Oral inter-personal CommunicationInterview Skills

Selected Readings for the Course:

Chapter 5 from Economic Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH): A Select Anthology of Hadith literature on Economics by Khan, Muhamamd Akram(Ed.).

What Islam says about Marital violence Issue? By Qureshi, Waseema, Hameed in Hamdard Islamicus, XXXI (4).

Crimes against Honor: A Study of Qadhf/Slander in Comparative Perspective by Cigdem, Recep in Hamdard Islamicus, XXXI (4).

Chapter IV from Concept of Muslim Culture in Iqbal by Siddiqi, Mazheruddin.

Chapter III from Judicial System of Islam, its Origin and Development by Muslehuddin, Mohammad

Suggested Readings:

1) Boudin, E.M. (1984). Readers Choice. Ann Arbour. University of Michigan Press

2) Eastwood, J. (2005). Oxford Practice Grammar. Karachi: Oxford University Press

3) Jay, T. and Ros, J. (2005). Effective Presentation. New Delhi: Pearson Press

4) Taib, N. et.al. (2003). Basic English Workbook. Malaysia: McGraw Hill

5) Taib, N. et.al. (2003). Basic English. Malaysia: McGraw Hill

6) Moyer, R. (1980). Business English Basics: A Programmed Approach. New York: John Wiley and Sons

7) Azar, Betty Schrampher. (1996) Basic English Grammar (2nd Edition). New York: Longman8) Azar, Betty Schrampher. (2000) Understanding and Using English Grammar (3rd Edition). New York: Longman

9) Howe,D.H. et.al. (2004) English for Undergraduates (3rd Impression). Karachi: Oxford University PressPROPOSED SYLLABUS FOR M.A. ENLGISH (WITH SPECIALIZATION IN LANGUAGE & LITERATUE) EFFECTIVE FROM 1ST ANNUAL 2010 & ONWARDS

Part-I

Paper-I

Introduction to Language Studies & Linguistics

Paper-IIAcademic Discourse

Paper-IIIApplied Linguistics

Paper-IVStylistics

Paper-VHistory of English Literature

Paper-VIPoetryPart-II

Paper-VIILinguistics and Phonetics

Paper-VIIIDiscourse Analysis

Paper-IXApplied Linguistics-II

Paper-XSociolinguistics & Psycholinguistics

Paper-XIDrama

Paper-XIINovelPaper-I

INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE STUDIES & LINGUISTICS

Traditional Approaches to Language Studies

Synchronic Vs Diachronic study

History of language Studies

What is Language?

Characteristics of Language

Origin of Language

Animal Language

Artificial Language

Typology and Language Universals

Written and Spoken Language

Language and Identity

Non Verbal Language

Language varieties

What is Linguistics? (Major Concepts)

History of Linguistics

Branches of Linguistics

Levels of Linguistic Analysis

Phonology

Morphology

Syntax

Semantics

Discourse

Pragmatics

Suggested Readings

Aitcheson, Jean (2004) Teach Yourself Linguistics, Teach Yourself

Brown, G. and Yule, G. (1983) Discourse Analysis, Cambridge: CUP

Crystal, D (1997) Linguistics Cambridge University Press

Crystal, D(1997)Encyclopedia of Language, Cambridge University Press

Cutting, J. (2002) Pragmatics and Discourse: A Resource book for students, London: Routledge.

OConnor JD (1973)Phonology of English, Harmondsworth

Paper-II

ACADEMIC DISCOURSE

Objective: This course aims at improving the Basic English language skills of the learners. The course is strictly skill based and teachers are advised to use any material which they find appropriate in enhancing simple and complex use of English.

4) Grammar and Mechanics

Tenses

Parts of Speech

Moods (Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive)

Voice (Active, Passive

Narration ( Direct, Indirect)

Clause ( Main, Subordinate, Coordinate)

Sentences (Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex)

Transitional Devices/ Connectives

Cohesion and Coherence

Punctuation

Articles

Prepositions

5) Reading Skills

Skimming

Scanning

SQ3R

Locating main ideas

Critical Reading

Previewing: Establishing Context, Purpose and Content

The Process: Previewing

Reading: Annotating a Text

The Process: Reading and Annotating

Reviewing: Organizing, Analyzing, Evaluating and Reacting

The Process: Reviewing

6) Writing Skills

Brainstorming and outlining

Traits of good writing

Ideas

Organization

Voice

Word choice

Sentence fluency

Connection

Paragraph writing

Essay writing

Cause and effect

Comparison and contrast

Description

Narration

Persuasive

Process analysis

Summarizing/ Prcis Writing

Paraphrasing

Reading List:

1. Boudin, E.M. (1984). Readers Chouice.Ann Arbour, University of Michigan Press

2. Eastwood, J. (2005). Oxford Practice Grammar Karachi: Oxford University Press

3. Jay, T. and Ros, J. (2005). Effective Presentation. New Delhi: Pearson Press

4. Taib, N. et. al (2003). Basic English Workbook. Malaysia: McGraw Hill

5. Taib, N. et. al. (2003). Basic English, Malaysia: McGraw Hill

6. Moyer, R. (1980). Business English Basic: A Programmed Approach. New York: John Wiley and Sons.

7. Azar, Betty Schrampher. (1996) Basic English Grammar (2nd Edition). New York: Longman

8. Azar, Betty Schrampher. (2000) Understanding and Using English Grammar (3rd Edition). New York: Longman

9. Howe, D. H. et.al. (2004) English for Undergraduates (3rd Impression). Karachi: Oxford University Press

Paper-III

APPLIED LINGUISTICS-I1) Theories, Methods and Approaches

Behaviourism

Mentalism

Karashens Model

Brief history of Language teaching

Grammar translation method

Direct method

The Audio Lingual Method

Total physical Response

Communicative Approach

The Natural Approach

Task Based Teaching

The oral and Situational Language Teaching

2) Testing and Evaulation

Kinds of Tests

Proficiency test

Achievement tests

Diagnostics tests

Placement tests

Direct Vs. Indirect tests

Discreet Point Vs. Criterion referenced Testing

Objective Vs. Subjective testing

Communicative language testing

Characteristics of a good test

Testing Communication Skills

Reading tests

Writing tests

Speaking tests

Listening tests

Testing language sub-skills

Vocabulary tests

Grammar tests

Pronunciation tests

3) Error Analysis

Nature and purpose

Course of errors

Interlingual Errors

Overgeneralization

Literal Translations

Contrast Between Behaviouristic and Mantalistic Attitudes to Errors

Stages of errors analysis

4) ICT and Language Teaching

Introduction to Computers

Introduction to CALL

CALL hardware

Communicative Skill Building by C ALL (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening)

Evaluation of CALL Software

Using Web for Language Teaching

Suggested Readings:

Richards and Rodgers (2000) Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching: A Description and Analysis. CUP

Larsen-Freeman, D. (1986) Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching. OUP

Richards, J. C (1980) Error Analysis. Longman

Karshen, S.D. (1982) Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition. Pergamon

heatan, J.B. (1975) Writing English Language Tests. Longman

Heatan, J.B. (1990) Classroom Testing. Longman

Hughes, A. (1989) Testing for Language Teachers CUP

Henning, G. (1987) A Guide to Language Testing. Newbury House Publishers

Paper-IV

Stylistics

Course Objectives:

This course introduces the students to the modern concept of style as distinguished from the traditional one. The course will provide practice to the students in analyzing the literary discourses from a purely linguistic perspective.

Note: There will be two questions from each section.

Course Outline

Section-1(Introduction)8. What is Style? (Traditional, modern, and linguistic concept of style)

9. What is Stylistics?

10. Branches of Stylistics

11. Foregrounding

12. Parallelism

13. Norm & Deviation

14. Figurative Language

Section-II (Levels of Analysis-I):

8. Phonological Level

-Sound Devices used in Poetry (Repetition, Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Rhyme etc.)

-Metre in poetry

-Style, Rhythm in Prose

9. Syntactical Level

Nouns, Verbs

Adjectives, Adverbs etc.

Phrases, The Clause

Clause Complexing

Mood & Modality

Theme and Rheme

Transitivity and Meaning

10. Level of Discourse

Cohesion

Textuality

Clause relations

Patterns of discourse organization

11. Pragmatic Analysis of Literature

Speech Acts

Deixies

Impicatures

Section-III12. Speech & Thought Presentation

13. Language, Ideology & Point of View

Literature as Discourse

14. Feminist Stylistics

15. Postcolonial Stylistics

16. Critical Discourse Analysis

Practicum Analysis of Poetry

Analysis of Fiction

Reading List

Carter, R. Ed, (1982) Language and Literature: An introductory Reader, London: Routledge

Freeborn, O. (1996) Style London: Macmillan

Leech & Short (1981) Style in Fiction. Longman.

Leech, G. N (1969) A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry. Longman

Mills, S. (1995) Feminist Stylistics

Wales, K. (1989) A Dictionary of Stylistic Longman.

Widdowson, H. G. (1975) Stylistics and the Teaching of Literature. Longman

Paper-V

HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATUREThe objective of this course is to give the students a complete historical background of English literature. It will also help them to analyze trends in English Literatures in different eras. It is also based on the critical analysis of all the genres of literature in every age.

Section-I

6) Medieval Age

7) Renaissance Age8) Puritan Age 9) The Restoration Age10) Augustan Age Section-II

1. Romantic Age

2. Victorian Age

Section-III

1. The Modern Age

2. The Postmodern Age

Suggested Reading:

1. Fowler, Alas Tair, A History of English Literature, US, Harvard University Press, 1987

2. Richetti, Jhon (Editor), Cambridge History of English Literature (A Dotcom history) UK, Cambridge University, Press, 2006

3. Fulk Robert and Cain M Christopher (2002) USA Blackwell Publishing, A history of old English Literature

4. Pech, John and Coyle, Martin, A brief history of English literature, New York, Palgrave Publishers Litd, 2002

5. Longaker, Mark and Bolles, C Adwin, Contemporary English literature, New York Appleton Century Crofts. In, 1953

6. Schofield, William Heusy. English Literature from Norman Conquest to Chaucer. New York, Mac Millan Company 1931

7. Hichs, Granville. Figures of Transition, New York, the MacMillan Company 1939

8. Ward, A.W. and Waller, A.R. The Cambridge History English and American Literature Cambridge. Cambridge University, Press, 1907

9. O Neill, Michael. Literature of the Romantic Period. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1998

10. Rogers, Pat (edit) the Oxford History of English Literature. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2001

11. Cornin, Richard. Romantic Victorians. USA, Palgraue 2002

12. Lowen Stein, David and Mueller, Janel. The Cambridge History of Early Modern English literature. Cambridge University, Press 2002

13. Daiches, Dawid. The Present Age in British Literature. Bloomington, Indiana University, Press, 1958

14. Carter, Roland and McRae John. The Routledge History of Literature in English London. Routledge, 2001

15. Woods, Tim. Whos Who of 20th Century. Novelists, New York, Rutledge, 2001

16. Wood Coch, George. Introduction to 20th century Fiction, London, Macmillan Press, 1983

17. Sambrooh, James. The Eighteenth Century. Singapore, Longman Publishers, 1988

18. Sampson, George. The Concise History of English Literature. Cambridge, Cambridge University, Press, 1975

19. Evans, IFFOR. A Short History of English Literature. England Penguin Books, 1976

20. Leguis, Emile. A Short History of English Literature. Oxford, Oxford University, Press, 1978

Paper-VI POETRY

This course aims at introducing the students to the development of English poetry in different eras. It starts from Chaucer and ends at Sylvia Plath. The representative poets from each age are taken to highlight various trends in English poetry from 14th to 20th century.

Classical Poetry

Chaucer

The Prologue

Milton

Paradise Lost, Book-1

Donne

Good Morrow

The Sun Rising

Batter My Heart

When Thou Hath Donne

Victorian Poetry

Wordsworth

Prelude Book-1

Keats

Ode to a Nightingale

Ode on a Grecian Urn

Ode to Autumn

Browning

My last Duchess

Bishop orders his tomb as St. Praxis Church

Modern

T.S. Eliot

Prufrock

Wasteland

Salvia Plath

Daddy

Widow

Part-II

Paper-VII

LINGUISTICS AND PHONETICSLinguistics:

Schools of Linguistics

Structural

Functional

Chomskiyan

Suassurian

Lexicography

World Englishes

Phonetics and Phonology

Phonetics

The organs of speech

The Air stream Mechanism

Description of Speech: Sound, Consonants, Vowels, Diphthongs

Phonetics Transcription

International Phonetics Alphabets

The Cardinal Vowel System

Phonology

Description of Sounds of English

Segmental Features

Distinctive Features of consonants in English

Classification of consonants according to the place of articulation

Classification of consonants according to the manner of articulation

Description and Classification of English

Vowels

Consonants

Triphthongs

Supersegmental Features

Syllable and Stress

Weak forms of Sounds

Intonation

Sound Behaviour in Connected Speech

Assimilation

Elision

Linking

Pakistani Students and their problems in learning English

Paper-VIII

DISCOURSE ANALYSIS1-Introduction

What is discourse?

Level of discourse in language

Linguistics forms and functions

Transactional Vs Interactional view

Sentence and utterance

Product Vs process

Text

Context

Genre

Discourse analysis

The role of context in interpretation

(Reference, presupposition, implicatures, inference etc.)

Discourse markers

Topic and representation of discourse content

(Sentential topic & discourse topic, discourse topic and representation of discourse content etc.

Staging and the representation of discourse structure

(Theme, staging, thematization, thematic structure, natural order and point of view)

Information structure

(Give & new, Hallidays account of information structure etc.)

The nature of reference in text and discourse (Cohesion, referring expressions etc.)

Coherence in the interpretation of discourse

(Top-down and bottom-up processing, speech acts, representing background knowledge. frames etc)

Conversational analysis

Critical discourse analysis

Suggested Readings:

Brown, G. and Yule, G. (1983) Discourse Analysis, Cambridge: CUP

Cutting, J. (23002) Pragmatics and Discourse: A Resource book for students, London: Routledge.

Fairclough, N. (1995) Critical Discourse Analysis: The Critical study of Language, London, Longman.

Schiffrin, D. (1994) Approaches to Discourse Oxford: Blackwell

Stubbs, M. (1983) Discourse Analysis, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Van Dijk, T. (ed) (1997) Discourse as Social Interaction, London: Sage

Paper-IX

APPLIED LINGUISTICS-II Practicum in Language Teaching (Presentation Skills, Classroom Management, Group and Pair work)

Syllabus and Designing and Implementation

ESP

ICT & Language Teaching

Material Adaptation and Design (Adaptation with reference to teaching language through literature)

Practicum in Language Teaching

Teacher and Learner Roles in the Classroom.

Choosing rules and Procedures.

Managing student work.

Planning and conduction instructions.

Maintaining appropriate student behavior.

Managing specials groups

Lesson Planning

The preparation stage.

The presentation stage.

The production stage.

Innovative Techniques for Classroom Instruction.

Visual aids: Pictures, Boards, OHP, Projector, Films, Periodicals/Newspapers.

Audio aids: films, audiocassettes etc.

Syllabus Designing

Definition and scope of syllabus

Considerations common to all syllabuses

Relationship between theory of language , language learning and language syllabuses

Dichotomies of Syllabuses

Analytical Synthetic Syllabuses

Product-Oriented Syllabuses

Grammatical syllabus

Theoretical bases

Selecting and grading contents

Criticism

Notional functional syllabus

Theoretical bases


Criticism

Process-Oriented Syllabuses

Procedural

Theoretical bases


Criticism

Process Syllabus


Objectives: types and Criticism (Needs analysis for syllabus designing)

ESP

ESP: Introduction

Theoretical Bases: Major Influences

Developments in ESP register analysis to learning centeredness

Classification of ESP

Trends and issues in EAP and EOP

Language Issues

Authenticity

Features of EAP and EOP

Skills in EAP and EOP

Listening to monologues

Reading skills: shifts in designing and teaching

Speaking in monologue

Spoken interaction

Writing: process and social-constructionist approaches

ESP course design

Needs analysis

Syllabus design

Materials evaluation

Materials designing

Materials adaptation

ESP Teachers role and training of the ESP teacher.

Reading List.

Byrne, D. (1987) Techniques for Classroom Interaction. Longman.

Doff, A. (1988) Teach English CUP.

Everston, et. Al. (1984) Classroom Management for Elementary Teachers. Allyn and Bacon

Hadifield, J. (1992) Classroom Dynamics. OUP.

Murcia. MC. (1989) Teaching English. Newbury House Publishers.

Matthews, A. et. Al. (1985) At the Chalk face. Edward Arnold.

Bowen, B M. (1982) Look Here! Visual Aids in language Teaching. ELTS

Nunan, D (1988) Syllabus design. UK: OUP

Wilkins, D (1976) Notional Syllabuses. Oxford: OUP

Prabhu, N.S (1987) Second Language Pedagogy: A Perspective. Oxford: OUP

Munby, J. (1978) Communicative Syllabus Design. Cambridge: CUP.

Dudely, Evans, T and St. Johns, M.J 1998 Developments in ESP: A Multidisciplinary approach, UK: Cambridge

McDonough, J. 1984 ESP in Perspective: A Practical Guide, UK Hazzel Watson & Viney Ltd.

Hutchinsen, T and Waters, A. 1987 English for Specific Purposes: A learner-centered approach, UK. CUP

McGrath, I. 2002 Materials Evaluation and Design for Language Teaching UK: Edinburgh University Press

Douglas, D. 2000 Assessing Language for Specific Purposes: UK.CUP

Paper-X

SOCIOLINGUISTICS & PSYCHOLINGUISTICSSociolinguistics:

Sociolinguistics-definitions, origin, approaches

Dimensions of Variation in Language

Multilingualism

Language Identity, Power and Politics

Language Culture and View of the World

Social Literacy

Non-native varieties of English

Endangered Languages of the World

Language Planning

Methods for studying Sociolinguistics

Psycholinguistics:

Introduction to Psycholinguistics

Basic language abilities of speakers

Watsons word association theory

Stats word class association theory

Skimmerss sentence frame theory

Fries sentence frame theory

Chomskys grammar

Schema theory

Frame theory

Script theory

Chomskys rationalism

Language and thought

Spair-Whorf hypothesis

Child Language acquisition

Second language acquisition and teaching

Reading List:

Bertolo, S. (2001) Language Acquisition and Learnability. Cambridge: C.P.U

Crystal, D. (1987). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. Cambridge, New York: C.P.U

Foley, J and Thompson, L. (2003) Language Learning. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press.

Garman, M. (1990) Psycholinguistics. Cambridge: C.P.U

Mclaughtm, S. (1998) Introduction to Language Development. London: Singular Publishing Group.

Narasimhan, R. (1998) Language Behavior. New Delhi: Sage Publication India

Sharma, A. (2002) Psychology of Language Learning. Delhi: global vision Pub. House.

Steinberg, D. (1982) Psycholinguistics. London and New York: Longman

Tomasello, M and Bates, E. (2001) Language Development. London: Singular Pub. Group

Paper-XIDRAMAThis paper will introduce students to the origins and development of the classical Greek drama followed by the emergence of Mystery, Miracle and Morality plays during the English Renaissance. Thus an over view of the development of the genre (and sub-genres i.e. tragedy, comedy) over the centuries will be given followed by an in-depth textual analysis of the plays by the major dramatists.

Classical

Sophocles

Oedipus Rex

Renaissance

Marlowe

Dr. Faustus

Shakespeare

Hamlet

Twelfth Night

Modern

Ibsen

A Dolls House

Shaw

Major Barbara

Beckett

Waiting for God

Paper-XIINOVELThis course is designed to include major novelists of the Classical, Victorian and Modern Age. Tracing the origin and development of the genre in the eighteenth century, the major novelists of English literature are covered under three ages; each with its own distinct style, thus exposing the students to a range of texts and styles beginning with the Picaresque novel of Fielding and moving on to Woolfs technique of the Stream of Consciousness. A compulsory question will be set based on the textual analysis of the prescribed novels.

Classical and Romantic

Fielding

Joseph Andrews

Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Victorian

George Eliot

The Mill on the Floss

Thomas Hardy

Return of the Native

Modern

E.M. Foster

A Passage to India

Virginia Woolf

To the Lighthouse

..

English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

(Pure, Applied & Natural Sciences)Objective: The objective of this course is to enhance the cognitive, analytical and academic skills of the students at postgraduate level. The course contents will equip them with the skills mandatory for being effective and efficient readers, like inferential and analytical reading and synthesizing. Moreover, they will be introduced to the methods and approaches they can use to gain more control over their academic writing. The course is going to be strictly skill based and the teachers are strongly encouraged to engage in improving the speaking skills of the students.

Basics of English




Sentence Structure

Connectives



Dictionary Skills

Reading Skills

Skimming

Scanning

Inference







Writing Skills


Paragraph writing

Essay writing

Descriptive

Argumentative

Narrative

Expository

Analytical


Short Reports


Presentation Skills



Suggested Readings:

1. Boudin, E.M. (1984). Readers Choice. Ann Arbour. University of Michigan Press

2. Eastwood, J. (2005). Oxford Practice Grammar. Karachi: Oxford University Press


4. Taib, N. et.al. (2003). Basic English Workbook. Malaysia: McGraw Hill

5. Taib, N. et.al. (2003). Basic English. Malaysia: McGraw Hill

6. Moyer, R. (1980). Business English Basics: A Programmed Approach. New York: John Wiley and Sons

7. Azar, Betty Schrampher. (1996) Basic English Grammar (2nd Edition). New York: Longman8. Azar, Betty Schrampher. (2000) Understanding and Using English Grammar (3rd Edition). New York: Longman

9. Howe,D.H. et.al. (2004) English for Undergraduates (3rd Impression). Karachi: Oxford University PressEnglish for Academic Purposes (EAP)

(Languages and Social Sciences)Objective: The objective of this course is to enhance the cognitive, analytical and academic skills of the students at postgraduate level. The course contents will equip them with the skills mandatory for being effective and efficient readers, like inferential and analytical reading and synthesizing. Moreover, they will be introduced to the methods and approaches they can use to gain more control over their academic writing. The course is going to be strictly skill based and the teachers are strongly encouraged to engage in improving the speaking skills of the students.

Basics of English




Sentence Structure

Connectives



Dictionary Skills

Reading Skills

Skimming

Scanning

Inference







Writing Skills


Paragraph writing

Essay writing

Descriptive

Argumentative

Narrative

Expository

Analytical


Short Reports


Translation from English to Urdu and vice versa

Presentation Skills



Suggested Readings:

1. Boudin, E.M. (1984). Readers Choice. Ann Arbour. University of Michigan Press

2. Eastwood, J. (2005). Oxford Practice Grammar. Karachi: Oxford University Press


4. Taib, N. et.al. (2003). Basic English Workbook. Malaysia: McGraw Hill

5. Taib, N. et.al. (2003). Basic English. Malaysia: McGraw Hill

6. Moyer, R. (1980). Business English Basics: A Programmed Approach. New York: John Wiley and Sons

7. Azar, Betty Schrampher. (1996) Basic English Grammar (2nd Edition). New York: Longman8. Azar, Betty Schrampher. (2000) Understanding and Using English Grammar (3rd Edition). New York: Longman

9. Howe,D.H. et.al. (2004) English for Undergraduates (3rd Impression). Karachi: Oxford University Press

Outline for M.Phil (Linguistics) Programme

Semester-I

Course No.TitleCredit Hrs

ENG-751General Linguistics 3

ENG-752Descriptive Linguistics 3

ENG-753Applied Linguistics-I3

ENG-754 Phonetics & Phonology 3

Semester-II

ENG-761Sociolinguistics 3

ENG-762Applied Linguistics-II3

ENG-763Approaches to Text and Discourse Analysis3

ENG-764Research Methodology3

Semester-III

Weekly consultation with the supervisor(s)

Fortnightly presentations on research projects

Note:Participation in all the presentations and consultation sessions is compulsory.

Semester-IV

Writing up research under the supervision of respective supervisors.

programs courses

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