POETRY

Critical & Analytical Studies

SHORT STORIES

PROSE

DRAMA

FICTION

MISC. TOPICS

Computer & Writing Skills in English:

  1. PowerPoint Presentation
  2. Letter Writing:
  • Formal
  • Informal
  • Letters of Inquiry
  • Complaints
  • Grievance Redressal Letters
  • Right to Information (RTI)
  1. Preparing Resumes/CVs using Microsoft Word
  2. Online Writing:
  • Content Writing
  • Effective Email Writing

I. Introduction to Translation (12)

  • A Brief History and Significance of Translation
  • Translation in a Multilinguistic and Multicultural Society like India
  • Literal Translation vs. Free Translation

II. Using Technology for Translation (11)

  • Computer/Mobile Translation Tools
  • Software for Translation
  • Translating Different Types of Texts with Varying Complexity
  • Transliteration Techniques

VII. Translation Practice (Hindi to English) (11)

  • One Passage for Translation
    OR
  • One Stanza for Paraphrasing

VIII. Translation Practice (English to Hindi)

  • One Passage for Translation
    OR
  • One Stanza for Paraphrasing

I. Historical Background (9)

  • The Epic
  • Birth of Tragedy
  • Comedy and Tragedy in Classical Drama
  • The Athenian City-State
  • Literary Cultures in Augustan Rome

V. English Literature from Chaucer to the Renaissance (9)

  • The Age of Chaucer
  • Renaissance and Reformation
  • Miracle and Morality Plays
  • University Wits
  • Elizabethan Poetry
  • Metaphysical Poetry

VI. Seventeenth & Eighteenth Century (10)

  • Neo-Classicism
  • Growth of the Novel
  • Precursors of Romanticism
  • Growth of Romantic Literature (Prose, Poetry, Drama, and Novel)

VII. The Romantic Age & Nineteenth Century (10)

  • Growth of Victorian Literature (Prose, Poetry, Drama, and Novel)
  • Pre-Raphaelite Poetry
  • The Naughty Nineties (1890s aesthetic movement)

VIII. The Twentieth Century

  • Twentieth-Century British Poetry
  • Twentieth-Century Novel
  • Psychological Novel
  • Stream of Consciousness Novel
  • Twentieth-Century Drama

I. Film Theory (10)

  • James Monaco – The Language of Film: Signs and Syntax
  • From How to Read a Film: The World of Movies, Media & Multimedia (New York: OUP, 2009)
  • Chapter 3, pp. 170-249

II. Shakespearean Adaptation (9)

  • William Shakespeare – The Comedy of Errors
  • Film Adaptation: Angoor (1982)
  • Directed by Gulzar

III. Hindi Literary Adaptation (9)

  • Phanishwar Nath Renu – Mare Gaye Gulfaam
  • Film Adaptation: Teesri Kasam (1966)
  • Directed by Basu Bhattacharya

IV. Bengali Literary Adaptation (9)

  • Rabindranath Tagore – Kabuliwala
  • Film Adaptation: Kabuliwala (1961)
  • Directed by Hemen Gupta

V. Indian English Literary Adaptation (9)

  • Ruskin Bond – A Flight of Pigeon
  • Film Adaptation: Junoon (1978)
  • Directed by Shyam Benegal

VI. Indian Fiction & Bollywood Adaptation (9)

  • R.K. Narayan – The Guide
  • Film Adaptation: Guide (1965)
  • Directed by Vijay Anand

VII. Scriptwriting & Film Analysis

  • Script Writing
  • Dialogue Writing
  • Movie Review
  • Editing
  • Narration

I. An Introduction to Media & Journalism (9)

  • Media and Society
  • Principles of Mass Communication & Journalism
  • Tools of Gathering Information
  • Misinformation and Disinformation

II. Introduction to Cyber Media and Social Media (9)

  • Social Media
  • Types of Social Media
  • Online Journalism
  • Basics of Cyber Media

III. Core Skills in Print Media (10)

  • Written English Skills:
  • Précis Writing
  • Paragraph Writing
  • Essay Writing
  • News Reporting:
  • Parts of a News Report
  • The 5Ws of Reporting
  • Headline Writing
  • Types of Leads
  • Report Writing

IV. Core Skills in Electronic Media (9)

  • Public Speaking
  • News Production, Reporting & Presentation for Radio
  • News Production & Reporting for Television
  • News Presentation:
  • Objectivity
  • Accuracy
  • Speed
  • Clarity
  • Integrity

V. Basics of Reporting (9)

  • News Value
  • News Gathering
  • Readers’ Interest
  • Qualities & Aptitude of a Reporter
  • Types of Reports

VI. Basics of Feature Writing (9)

  • Types of Features:
  • Obituaries
  • Reviews
  • Columns
  • Trend Stories

VII. Basics of Editing (10)

  • Principles of Editing
  • Editorial Policy
  • Roles in Editing:
  • Editor
  • News Editor
  • Chief Sub-editor
  • Sub-editors

VIII. Advertisement (10)

  • Types of Advertisements
  • Advertising Ethics
  • Creating Advertisements & Storyboards

Unit I: Grammar Basics (10 Lectures)

  • Fill in the blanks related to the correct use of Articles.
  • Sentence Correction related to Nouns and Pronouns.

Unit II: Sentence Correction & Agreement (10 Lectures)

  • Sentence Correction related to Adjectives and Adverbs.
  • Fill in the blanks related to Subject-Verb Agreement.
  • Sentence Correction related to Conjunctions and Prepositions.

Unit III: Sentence Transformation & Vocabulary (10 Lectures)

  • Transforming Direct to Indirect Speech.
  • Converting Active to Passive Voice.
  • Vocabulary Test based on Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis.
  • One-Word Substitutions, Idioms & Phrases, Proverbs.

Unit IV: Letter Writing (10 Lectures)

  • Resume Writing.
  • Writing Personal Letters.
  • Writing Official Letters (in the correct format).

Unit V: Composition Writing (10 Lectures)

  • Writing Short Compositions.

Unit VI: Event & Travel Writing (10 Lectures)

  • Event Writing.
  • Travel Writing.