School of Undergraduate Studies
Ambedkar University Delhi
Winter Semester 2014
COURSE OUTLINES FOR SEMESTER 2
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English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
Course Coordinator: Nupur Samuel
Course Code: EAP
This is a 4 credit compulsory Foundation Course for all First year Undergraduate
students. This course aims to improve students’ English language skills, especially
their academic reading and writing skills.
Objectives:
This course aims to enhance students’ ability to read and respond to specialized
(subject/discipline-based) materials in English in written and oral form. The students
will be given practice in academic writing in different genres. They will also gain
greater proficiency in speaking and listening on higher level skills such as academic
discussions, debates, and paper presentations.
More specifically the course will enable students to:
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Read different types of texts (narrative, descriptive, expository, argumentative) in
articles, reports, etc. and understand, infer, analyze, and evaluate ideas /meanings
from the contexts.
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Write clear, coherent texts (short articles, reports, descriptions, reviews, summaries
etc.) on academic topics.
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Understand and respond to spoken language (instructions, directions, requests for
information, dialogues, etc.) and take notes on structured and unstructured
speeches/talks, recorded talks, short lectures on familiar and new topics, recognize
trends in discussions, identify the intended meaning through the tone of speech,
distinguish between what is explicit and implicit about what is being said.
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Speak about themselves, people, events, incidents and express feelings and opinions;
make presentations, participate in class discussions, take up different roles in group
activity (chairperson, leader of group, member of the group etc.), demonstrate
intelligible pronunciation.
Demonstrate basic study and referencing skills which involves accessing the
internet, using the library, familiarity with basic APA/MLA style-sheet, awareness of
plagiarism and ethical conventions in academic discourse.
Students will get opportunities to practice all four language skills, listening, speaking,
reading and writing (LSRW) through interesting tasks and activities covering a range of
themes/topics.
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Assessment*:
The assessment will cover all four skills (LSRW). Assessment exercises along with their
weighting:
In-class test 10%, Mid-Semester Exam 20%, Project (Preparation+ Presentation + Report)
20%, Group Discussion 10%, Writing Portfolio 20%, End-Semester Exam 20%
*Assessment exercises and their weighting may change.
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INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN AND WORLD LITERATURES
Course Code: EN02
Course Coordinator: Dr Amit Singh
Type of Course: Discipline (English)
Cohort for which it compulsory: Not applicable
Cohort for which it is elective: English and all other Majors
No. of Credits: 04
Semester and Year Offered: Winter Semester, 2014
Course Coordinator: Dr. Amit Singh
Pre-requisites: Successful completion of EPC or EAP course.
Aim: A literature course for undergraduate students should add to their understanding of
the day-to-day realities they inhabit. The present course is geared towards this purpose. It
includes writings by Caribbean, African, American, Australian, Polish, Japanese, French and
South Asian writers. The reading list spans different genres like poetry, prose, drama, songs
and film in order to provide a holistic picture of world literature to the students. It is a
representative list of modern writings (mostly post-World War II) that reflect on the
complexities of life, powerfully as well as with an immense sense of humour. By the end of
the course the students will have gained direct acquaintance with some representative 20th
and 21st century authors. The course will also equip the students with techniques of textual
analysis, and the strategies required in using literary texts to comprehend broader cultural,
social, and political issues.
Assessment Details with weights: Mid-semester Examination 20%; End Semester
Examination 30%; Class assignments and participation: 20%; Presentations: 30%
Class assignments and presentations will be spread across the course.
Reading List
Novel:
Mulk Raj Anand: Untouchable
Short Stories:
Sandra Cisernos: “Barbie Q”
Alka Saraogi: “Letter to Mrs D’Souza”
Tillie Olsen: “I Stand Here Ironing”
Anita Desai: “Games at Twilight”
Gita Hariharan: “The Remains of the Feast”
Ismat Chugtai: “The Homemaker”
Kirat Babani: “My Amma”
Nadine Gordimer: “Country Lovers”
Memoir:
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi: Selections from Totto Chan
Emmanuelle Laborit: Selections from The Cry of the Gull
Play:
Mahesh Dattani: Dance Like A Man
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Poetry:
Jayanta Mahapatra: “Hunger”
Kamala Das: “Nani”
Maya Angelou: “Still I Rise”
Diane Burns: “Sure you can ask me a personal question”
Langston Hughes: “I, Too, Sing America”
Wole Soyinka: “Telephone Conversation”
Nirendranath Chakrabarti: “Amalkanti”
Songs:
Bob Marley: “Buffalo Soldier”
Harry Belafonte: “Banana Boat Song”
Brother Marvin: “Jahaji Bhai”
Film:
Majid Majidi: The Song of Sparrows
Bahman Ghobadi: Turtles can Fly
Graphic Novel:
Art Spiegelman: Maus I
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LITERATURES OF THE RENAISSANCE
Course Code: EN19
Course team: Juhi Rituparna
Nature of the course: Discipline/Optional
Name/email of course co-ordinator: Juhi Rituparna <[email protected]>
Pre-requisites for the course: None
Objectives:
The Renaissance, as a cultural movement in Europe during the late fourteenth
century to early seventeenth century, is the focus of this course. The Renaissance which
means “rebirth” is characterised by the revival of Classical learning, Reform in religion,
opening up of the New World, and certain events in history, science and technology (for
example, the invention of the printing press). These events marked a significant shift
in the way human beings thought and engaged with the world around them. This period
has, therefore, been cited as the Early Modern Era which indicates a shift from the “Dark
Ages”. The resultant flux from these transitions reflects in the cultural productions of that
time. While on one hand the literatures of the Renaissance showcase a celebration
of the times, yet there is an undercurrent of something darker as well. This course will
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make students familiar with this period through indicative texts from art and literature of
that time.
Main modules:
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2-5: Renaissance in Painting
Week 6-12: Renaissance in Print
Assessment weightage:
Class Assignment 25%,
Mid-Semester Test 25%,
Presentation 25%, and
End-Semester Test 25%
Readings and references:
Dr Faustus, Christopher Marlowe
The Tempest, William Shakespeare
Sonnets by Petrarch, Thomas Wyatt, Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, and Michelangelo.
“The Ecstasy” by John Donne.
“To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell
The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein.
Various Paintings and Sculptures by Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo,
Raphael, Bernini.
Selections from Pico della Mirandola’s Oration on the Dignity of Man Thomas Moore’s
Utopia, Leonardo da Vinci’s Notebooks,
Machiavelli’s The Prince, Castiglione’s The Courtier, Richard Hakluyt’s Voyages
and Discoveries.
Other secondary readings may be provided to students during the course.
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