Major English courses for the four-year BA in English aim at developing students’ foundational knowledge of English literature, critical tradition, and interpretive practices. These courses will help inculcate in them a spirit of inquiry, critical thinking, and a taste of appreciating literature, besides improving their communicative, analytical, research, and writing skills. The syllabus, by thus consolidating and strengthening the base, looks forward to the specialized study of literature at the Master’s and levels thereafter.
Objectives of BA in English
The syllabus, which incorporate current global trends in English Studies while remaining attentive to the national/local needs, envisages the following broad objectives or outcomes. Upon the completion of BA Major English courses, students will be able –
- to provide a broad understanding of English literature, including the heuristics for readg and writing critically about it,
- to embrace and appreciate the core humanistic values – integrity, empathy, and respect to differences
- to comprehend and appreciate literatures belonging to different cultural and national traditions
- to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to undertake serious literary and cultural studies independently
- to recognize the historical formation of ideas, traditions, and social practices
- to analyze and understand an issue from multiple perspectives, and
- to develop competency in researching, communicating, and problem-solving
