Master of Arts - English
Objectives
- Facilitate understanding related to various streams of literary trends and linguistics.
- To enable them to express themselves in a better way to become self reliant as a literary person.
- To imporove their abilities to understand the global literary trends.
- Preparing them for higher education in the interested areas of Literature and contributing in the field as a teacher, researcher, or writer.
Eligibility:- Bachelors' Degree from any UGC recognized university in any discipline or its equivalent.
Credit
72
Duration
Min 2 yrs and Max 4 yrs.
Programe Structure
|
Sr. No. |
Paper Code |
Paper Title |
Credits |
|
1. |
MEG - 101 |
Modern English Usage and Grammar | 4 |
2. |
MEG - 102 |
Chaucer to Elizabethans | 4 |
| 3. | MEG - 103 | Metaphysicals to Milton | 4 |
| 4. | MEG - 104 | Augustans and Neo-Classical Writers | 4 |
|
Sr. No. |
Paper Code |
Paper Title |
Credits |
|
1. |
MEG - 201 |
Pre-romantics and Romantics | 4 |
2. |
MEG - 202 |
Phonetics and Spoken English | 4 |
| 3. | MEG - 203 | Literary criticism – I | 4 |
| 4. | MEG - 204 | Victorian Literature | 4 |
|
Sr. No. |
Paper Code |
Paper Title |
Credits |
|
1. |
MEG - 301 |
Linguistics and Applied Linguistics |
4 |
|
2. |
MEG - 302 |
American Literature |
4 |
3. |
MEG - 303 |
World Literatures | 6 |
| 4. | MEG - 304 | Modern British Literature | 6 |
|
Sr. No. |
Paper Code |
Paper Title |
Credits |
| 1. | MEG - 401 | Stylistic, Discourse Analysis and Pragmatics | 4 |
| 2. | MEG - 402 | Indian English Literature | 4 |
| 3. | MEG - 403 | Modern British literature II | 6 |
| 4. | MEG - 404 | Critical Theory-II | 6 |
Examination and Evaluation Pattern:
Internal Assignment
The Internal Assignment component will have the a weightage of 30% marks. Two assignments each of 15 marks will be given in each course. The Internal Assignments are to be submitted to the University before the Term-End-Examination. Download your Internal Assignment question papers from the ERP Login/website. Marks obtained in assignments shall be shown separately in the Marks sheets.
Term-End-Examination
There shall be a Term-End-Examination at the end of the minimum duration of the study i.e. Semester. It carries a weightage of 70% marks. Term-End Examination will be held in the months of June and December every year. The students are at liberty to appear at any of the examinations conducted by the university during the semester subject to the completion of the minimum time frame prescribed for the chosen programme. It is presumed that a student taking admission is appearing at all the courses/ papers of the programme of the study. For appearing at the examination of due papers a student has to submit Back Examination form available in the prospectus along with the requisite examination fee (₹ 2000/-) before the due date. If a student does not appear at any Term-End Examination, he/she may appear at the subsequent Term-End-Examinations subject to a maximum of the credit ceiling prescribed by the University for the Examination. This facility will be available to a student to secure the minimum pass grade during the maximum duration prescribed for the programme. To pass in any subject/ paper of MA (English) it is mandatory for a student to secure minimum of 30% marks in the Internal Assignment and Term-End-Examination separately and overall of 40% in that subject/ paper. The marks obtained in Assignments and Term-End-Examination shall be shown separately in the Marks sheet. The successful candidates shall be classified as per the following table:
| I Division | 60% and above |
| II Division | 48% and less than 60% |
| Pass | 40% and less than 48% |