1 F.Y.B.a. English (Optional)

F.Y.B.A.
English (Optional) Syllabus
Janardan Bhagat Shikshan Prasarak Sanstha’s

CHANGU KANA THAKUR
ARTS, COMMERCE & SCIENCE COLLEGE,
NEW PANVEL (AUTONOMOUS)
Re-accredited ‘A+’ Grade by NAAC

‘College with Potential for Excellence’ Status Awarded by UGC
‘Best College Award’ by University of Mumbai
Program: B.A.
Revised Syllabus of F.Y.B.A. English (Optional)
Choice Based Credit & Grading System (75:25)
w.e.f. Academic Year 2019-20
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F.Y.B.A. English (Optional) Syllabus
Details of the Course
Sr. Heading Particulars

No.
Title of Course Introduction to Literature
1 Paper I (Semester I and II)
th
Eligibility for Admission 12 Arts, Commerce and
2 Science of all recognised
Boards
Passing marks 40%
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4 Ordinances/Regulations (if any)

5 No. of Semesters Two
6 Level U.G.
7 Pattern Semester (75:25)
Status Revised
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To be implemented from 2019-2020
9
Academic year
2
Preamble of the Syllabus:
English plays an important role in the life of every learner because it is an

international language. Knowledge of English is considered as one of the most
significant facets of one’s personality. There is passionate desire in the mind of
students to learn English in order to achieve global identity in today’s
competitive and digital world.
There is an indispensible relationship between literature and society.
Every writer is endowed with keen observation, perception, creative and
imaginative skills in the process of creation of literary masterpieces. The study
of literature has two powerful and resourceful functions of providing delight
and inculcation of moral and social values. It also reforms and transforms to the
learners through one of the most inspirational and mesmerizing stories and
poems. Therefore, the realm of English literature is not only appealing but also
stirring especially to the students.
The learners have tremendous sense of curiosity to delve, understand,
visualize and appreciate various genres of English literature and accomplish
aesthetic pleasures. The learners experience sense of astonishment, suspense,
venture, adventure, bravery, pity and fear towards the protagonist reflected in
the poems, stories, plays and novels. The hero or heroine in the English
literature is an embodiment of virtues which are imitated by the students. As a
result, everybody is Hamlet.
It is through the study of English literature, the leaners are gifted with
universal truths, human values, insights and develop healthy relationship with
regards to people and nature. The syllabus aims at empowering to the students
with literary beauty of world classics and enhance their linguistic confidence
and create renaissance in academic and professional life.
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English is a under graduate course of
department of English, Changu Kana Thakur Arts, Commerce & Science
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college, New Panvel (Autonomous) The Choice Based Credit and Grading
System to be implemented through this curriculum would enable the students to
explore new horizons and its applications in English. The learners pursuing this
course of English literature can accomplish knowledge and skills necessary for
better employability and professionalism in 21st century.
Objectives of the Course:
 To acquaint students with the salient characteristics of various literary

genres.
 To develop analytical skills and critical thinking through close reading of

literary texts.
 To cultivate appreciation of language as an artistic medium and to help

them understand the importance of forms, elements and style that
shape literary works.
 To enable students to understand that literature is an expression of

human values within a historical and social context.
 To familiarize the students with the world famous literary works.
Course Outcome: By the end of the course, a student should develop the
Ability:
 To write clearly, coherently and effectively about various genres of

literature.
 To recognize the culture and context of the work of literature.
 To develop sensitivity to nature and fellow human beings.
 To make the students at ease while learning English literature.
 To understand the relationship between literature and society.
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Title of the Paper: Introduction to Literature

F. Y. B. A. English
For the subject of English there shall be two papers for 45 lectures each
comprising of three units of 15 Lectures each.
Semester-I
1. Paper-I (Introduction to Literature) Unit-I will be on Terms

2. Paper-I Unit-II will be on Short Stories
3. Paper- I Unit-III will be on Novel
Semester-II
1. Paper-I (Introduction to Literature) Unit-I will be on Terms

2. Paper-I Unit-II will be on Poetry
3. Paper-I Unit-III will be on Play
Scheme of Examination for Each Semester:
Internal Evaluation: 25 (20 marks internal test and 05 marks for attendance)
Semester End Examination: 75 Marks will be as follows -:
Theory:
Each theory paper shall be of two and half hour duration.
I All questions are compulsory and will have internal options.

All questions carry equal marks
Q-1 From Unit – I Short Notes (03 Short notes from Section: A
and 03 Short Notes from Section: B) Attempt any two from
each section 15 Marks
Q-2 From Unit – II (Essay having Internal Options.) 15 Marks
Q-3 From Unit – III (Essay having Internal Options.) 15 Marks
Q-4 From Unit – II (Short Notes any Two out of Four) 15 Marks
Q-5 From Unit – III Short Notes any Two out of Four) 15 Marks
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Choice Based Credit Grading and Semester System (CBCGS)

F. Y. B. A. English Syllabus
To be implemented from the Academic year 2019-2020
SEMESTER I
Course Code Unit Topics Credits Lectures
Section A: Elements of Novel and

Short Story: Plot, Character, setting,
UAR1ENG1 I Terms
Section B: Types of Novel: 15
Bildungsroman, Picaresque,
Epistolary, Stream of Consciousness,
Novel of Social Reality,
Psychological, Historical and Gothic
03
II Short
 O’ Henry: “The Last Leaf”
Stories 15
 H. H. Munro: “The Open
Window”
 Oscar Wilde: “The Nightingale
and the Rose”
 Edgar Allan Poe: “The Tell-
tale Heart”
 Katherine Mansfield: “The
Doll’s House”
 Kate Chopin: “The Story of an
Hour
 Earnest Hemingway: The Old

III
Man and The Sea
Novel
OR
 Robert Louis Stevenson: 15
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Choice Based Credit Grading and Semester System (CBCGS)

F. Y. B. A. English Syllabus
To be implemented from the Academic year 2019-2020
SEMESTER II
Course Code Unit Topics Credits Lectures
Section A: Types of Verse: :Lyric,

UAR2ENG1
I Terms Elegy, Dramatic Monologue, Sonnet,
Ballad, Epic, Satire and Ode 15
Section B: Types of Drama: Tragedy,
Comedy, Farce, Melodrama, Verse 2
Drama and Theatre of Absurd
 Sonnet: William Shakespeare:
II Poetry 116: “Let Me Not to the
Marriage of True Minds” 15
 Satire: Oliver Goldsmith:
“Elegy on the Death of Mad
Dog”
 Ode: John Keats: “Ode to
Skylark”
 Ballad: Thomas Campbell: “
Lord Ullin’s Daughter”
 Dramatic Monologue: Robert
Browning: “ The Last Ride
Together”
 Lyric: Robert Frost: “Stopping
by Woods on a Snowy
Evening”
 William Shakespeare: “The

III Play Merchant of Venice” 15
OR
 Robert Bolt: “A Man for All
Seasons”
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Reference Books:
1. Abrams, M.H. Glossary of Literary Terms. India, Macmillan
Publishers, 2000. Albert, E. History of English Literature, India,
Oxford University Press, 2009. Athenian Society. Drama, Its
History, England, Nabu Press, 2012.
2. Auger, Peter. The Anthem Glossary of Literary Terms and Theory, India,
Anthem Press, , 2011. Brooks, Cleanth and Warren, Robert Penn.
Understanding Fiction, Prentice Hall.
3. Bennett, Andrew and Nicholas Royle. Introduction to Literature Criticism and
Theory. Great Britain: Pearson Education Limited, 2004.
4. Cavanagh, Dermot Alan Gillis, Michelle Keown, James Loxley and Randall
Stevenson (Ed). The Edinburgh Introduction to Studying Literature. Edinburgh:
Edinburgh University Press, 2010.
5. Chakrabarti, Piyas. Anthem Dictionary of Literary Terms and Theory.Delhi:
Anthem Press, 2006. Edmond Gore and Alexander Holmes. What is Poetry?
England, Nabu Press, 2010. Ford, Boris. The Pelican Guide to English Literature,
Volume I to X
6. Forster, E M. Aspects of the Novel, (1954) London: Rosetta Books, 2002.
7. Fowler, Roger. (Ed.). A Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms. (Rev.Ed.) London:
Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1987.
8. Gibson Arthur. What is Literature, Peter Lang Pub Inc, 2007.
9. Hudson, W.H., 2011, An Outline History of English Literature, India, G K Publishers
Pvt. Ltd McKeon, Michael. Theory of the Novel: A Historical Approach. Baltimore:
John Hopkins University Press, 2000.
10. Prasad, B. . Background of the Study of English Literature, Chennai, Macmillan, 1999.
11. Rees, R.J. English Literature: An Introduction to Foreign Readers, New Delhi:
Macmillan, 1982. Turco , Lewis. The Book of Literary Terms, UK, University
Press of New England, 1999.
12. Widdowson, Peter. The Palgrave Guide to English Literature and its Contexts
1500-2000, Hampshire: Palgrave, Macmillan, 2004

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F.Y.B.A.

English (Optional) Syllabus

Janardan Bhagat Shikshan Prasarak Sanstha’s

Re-accredited ‘A+’ Grade by NAAC

Details of the Course

Sr. Heading Particulars

4 Ordinances/Regulations (if any)

Preamble of the Syllabus:

English plays an important role in the life of every learner because it is an

 To acquaint students with the salient characteristics of various literary

 To develop analytical skills and critical thinking through close reading of

 To cultivate appreciation of language as an artistic medium and to help

 To enable students to understand that literature is an expression of

 To write clearly, coherently and effectively about various genres of

 To recognize the culture and context of the work of literature.

 To develop sensitivity to nature and fellow human beings.

 To make the students at ease while learning English literature.

 To understand the relationship between literature and society.

Title of the Paper: Introduction to Literature

1. Paper-I (Introduction to Literature) Unit-I will be on Terms

1. Paper-I (Introduction to Literature) Unit-I will be on Terms

Scheme of Examination for Each Semester:

Semester End Examination: 75 Marks will be as follows -:

I All questions are compulsory and will have internal options.

Q-2 From Unit – II (Essay having Internal Options.) 15 Marks

Q-3 From Unit – III (Essay having Internal Options.) 15 Marks

Choice Based Credit Grading and Semester System (CBCGS)

Section A: Elements of Novel and

 Earnest Hemingway: The Old

Choice Based Credit Grading and Semester System (CBCGS)

Section A: Types of Verse: :Lyric,

 William Shakespeare: “The

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