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Ins. EXAMINATIONS
PART STUDY COMPONENTS Hrs/ CREDIT
Dur.
Week CIA ESE TOTAL
Hrs
SEMESTER-I
I LANGUAGE-I 6 3 25 75 100 4
II ENGLISH-I 6 3 25 75 100 4
III CORE –I PROSE-I 5 3 25 75 100 4
III CORE-II FICTION-II 5 3 25 75 100 4
III ALLIED-I SOCIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND 6 3 25 75 100 4
IV Environmental Studies* 2 3 50 50 2
SEMESTER-II
I LANGUAGE-II 6 3 25 75 100 4
II ENGLISH-II 6 3 25 75 100 4
III CORE –III PROSE-II 5 3 25 75 100 4
III CORE-IV FICTION-II 5 3 25 75 100 4
III ALLIED-II HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE 6 3 25 75 100 3
IV Value Education – Human Rights * 2 3 50 50 2
SEMESTER-III
I LANGUAGE-III 6 3 25 75 100 4
II ENGLISH-III 6 3 25 75 100 4
III CORE –V POETRY-I 4 3 25 75 100 3
III CORE-VI DRAMA-I 4 3 25 75 100 4
III ALLIED-III LITERARY FORMS 5 3 25 75 100 4
Skill based Subject : COMMUNICATIVE 3
100 3
IV ENGLISH-I 3 25 75
Tamil ** / Advanced Tamil ** (OR)
IV Constitution of India*/Communicative 2 3 50 50 2
English-I *
SEMESTER-IV
I LANGUAGE-IV 6 3 25 75 100 4
II ENGLISH-IV 6 3 25 75 100 4
III CORE –VII POETRY-II 4 3 25 75 100 4
III CORE-VIII DRAMA-II 4 3 25 75 100 4
III ALLIED-IV LITERARY CRITICISM 5 3 25 75 100 4
Skill based Subject : COMMUNICATIVE 3
100 3
IV ENGLISH-II 3 25 75
IV Tamil ** / Advanced Tamil ** (OR) Non- 2 50 50 2
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SEMESTER-V
III CORE –IX SHAKESPEARE-I 6 3 25 75 100 4
III CORE-X INTENSIVE STUDY OF TAGORE 5 3 25 75 100 4
III CORE-XI PHONETICS 5 3 25 75 100 4
III CORE-XII BASIC JOURNALISM 5 3 25 75 100 4
III ELECTIVE-I 4 3 25 75 100 4
IV PLACEMENT TRAINING** 2 -
Skill based Subject : COMMUNICATIVE 3
100 3
IV ENGLISH-III 3 25 75
SEMESTER-VI
III CORE PAPER-XIII SHAKESPEARE-Ii 5 3 25 75 100 4
III ELECTIVE-II 5 3 25 75 100 4
III ELECTIVE-III 5 3 25 75 100 4
III PROJECT REPORT 10 - 200 8
IV PLACEMENT TRAINING** 2
Skill based Subject : COMMUNICATIVE
3 100 3
IV ENGLISH-IV 3 25 75
V EXTENSION ACTIVITIY ** - 50 - 50 2
TOTAL - 3 - 3700 140
Note
SEMESTER I
Core I - PROSE I
Subject Description:
This paper aims at introducing the students to the important authors of English prose.
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students should have known about the writers of prose in English.
Contents:
Detailed:
1. Cindrella
2. Vivekananda’s World Vision
3. With the photographer
4. Ranjit my Husband
5. The Lesson of the Seagull
6. The Best Investment I ever made.
Non - Detailed:
1. Galileo and the Telescope
2. A Nation’s Strength
3. Search for a Stranger
4. A Snake in the Grass
5. At School
6. A Rare Fish
Book Prescribed:
Current Prose for Better Learning – Ed Vimala Rama Rao, Macmillan.
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SEMESTER I
CORE I - FICTION I
Subject Description:
This paper aims at introducing the students to the field of Fiction.
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students should have known of Novels and Novelists in General.
Content:
1. Oliver Twist by Dickens.
2. The Old man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway.
3. The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith.
Books Prescribed:
1. Oliver Twist by Dickens (Macmillan)
2. The Old man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. (Vasans - Madurai)
3. The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith. (Macmillan)
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SEMESTER I
ALLIED PAPER: I
SOCIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND
Subject Description:
This paper aims at introducing the students to the Social History of England.
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students should have known of English society and history of
England.
Content:
1. The Renaissance
2. The Reformation
3. The Tudor Navy and the Armada
4. Colonial Expansion
5. The Civil War and its Social significance
6. Restoration England
7. The War of American Independents
8. The Agrarian Revolution
9. The Industrial Revolution
10. The Reform Bills
11. World Wars
12. The Progress of Science and Technology
Book Prescribed:
Social History of England by A. G. Xavier
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SEMESTER-II
CORE III –PROSE II
Subject Description:
This paper throws more lights on prose writers in English Literature.
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students should have known about various authors and their way of
writing in English prose.
Contents:
Detailed:
1. Bacon: Of Friendship
2. Bacon: Of Youth of Age
3. Richard Steele: Art of Story Telling
4. A.G.Gardiner: On Dining
5. Abraham Cowley: Of Greatness
6. J.B.S. Haldane- Food
Non – Detailed:
Reference Books:
1. The Works of Charles Lamb: Elia. The Last essays of Elia. Vol. 3, (W.J. Widdleton)
2. Prose and Poetry for the Young Reader. Ed. D.K. Sebastian and A.G. Xavier (Macmillan)
3. Masters of English Prose – ed. L.S.R. Krishna Sastry (Macmillan)
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SEMESTER-II
CORE IV –FICTION II
Subject Description:
This paper throws more light on novels and Novelists in English.
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students should have known about different types of Novels and
Novelists and techniques used in their writing.
Content:
Reference Books:
SEMESTER II
ALLIED PAPER II - HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
Subject Description:
This paper aims at introducing the students to the History of Literature and Great Authors in English.
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students would come to know about history of literature and
importance of English genres in different Ages of different writers.
Content:
Book Prescribed:
An Outline History of English Literature by William Henry Hudson (B.I Publications)
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SEMESTER III
CORE V - POETRY I
Subject Description:
This paper aims at introducing the students to the field of poetry.
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students should have known of poets and poems in English
Literature.
Detailed:
1. Tennyson - Ulysses
2. William Wordsworth -The Solitary Reaper
3. Robert Frost - Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
4. Thomas Hardy - The Man he killed
5. John Keats-La Belle Dame Sans Merci
Non-Detailed:
Reference Book:
SEMESTER III
CORE VI - DRAMA I
Subject Description:
This paper aims at introducing the students to the field of Drama in English Literature.
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students should have known of Dramas and Dramatists.
Detailed:
Non- Detailed:
Reference Books:
SEMESTER III
ALLIED PAPER III – LITERARY FORMS
Subject Description:
This paper aims at introducing to the students the various forms of Poems, Prose, Drama, etc.
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students should have known of various forms, origin of Poetry,
Prose, Drama etc.
Content
Section-I- Poetry Chapter I, II, III
Section II-Drama: Chapters I, II, III
Section III- Prose: Chapters I, II, III, IV
Reference Book:
A Background to the study of English Literature by Prasad (Macmillan)
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SEMESTER III
SKILL BASED SUBJECT – 1
COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH - PAPER I
Reference Books:
Developing Communication Skills by Krishna Mohan, Meera Banerji (Macmillan, 2nd Edition)
SEMESTER-IV
CORE VII – POETRY II
Subject Description:
This paper aims at introducing the students to Milton and other great poets in English
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students should have known of Milton and other great poets and their
poems in English Literature.
DETAILED:
NON-DETAILED:
Reference Books:
SEMESTER-IV
CORE VIII – Drama II
Subject Description:
This paper throws more light on Dramas and Dramatists in English Literature.
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students should have known more of Dramas and Dramatists in
English.
Detailed:
1. All my Sons- Arthur Miller
Non- Detailed:
Books Prescribed
SEMESTER-IV
ALLIED PAPER IV –LITERARY CRITICISM
Subject Description:
This paper aims at introducing the students to the field of criticism and critics in English.
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students should have a good knowledge of criticism and
critics.
Contents:
1. The Triumph of Classicism
2. The Romantic Revolt
3. The Victorian Compromise
4. The Age of Interrogation
Reference Book:
An Introduction to English Criticism by Prasad (Macmillan)
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SEMESTER IV
SKILL BASED SUBJECT – 2
COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH - PAPER II
UNIT I – Note making, summarizing
UNIT II – Kinds of Sentences – Active Passive etc, Sentence Patterns. Synonyms and Antonyms.
UNIT III - Speech Sounds – Classification – Vowels Consonant, Diphthongs, Phonetic Symbols.
UNIT IV - Dialogue at different situations – At the Post Office, Bank, Railway Stations, Airport ,
Government Offices, Workshops, Doctors Clinic Market Place etc.
UNIT V - Précis Writing.
Reference Books:
Developing Communication Skills by Krishna Mohan, Meera Banerji (Macmillan, 2nd Edition)
SEMESTER-V
CORE IX – SHAKESPEARE I
Subject Description:
This paper introduces Shakespeare, the greatest dramatist in English.
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students should have come to know of Shakespeare and his famous
plays.
Detailed
1. Othello
Non -Detailed
2. As You Like It
3. Much Ado about Nothing
Books Prescribed:
1. Othello (Macmillan)
2. As You Like It (Macmillan)
3. Much Ado about Nothing (Macmillan)
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SEMESTER-V
CORE X – INTENSIVE STUDY OF TAGORE
Subject Description:
This paper throws more lights on Rabindranath Tagore and his famous works.
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students should have come to know more about Rabindranath Tagore
and his works.
Contents:
Books Prescribed:
1. Chitra (Macmillan)
2. Hungry stones and other stories (Macmillan)
3. Home and the world (Macmillan)
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SEMESTER-V
CORE XI –PHONETICS
Subject Description:
This paper throws more lights on Phonetics in English Language.
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students should have known about the proper pronunciation of
English Language.
Content:
Unit I: Chapter I - Problems in pronunciation
Unit II: Chapter II -How the speech organs work in English
Unit III: Chapter III - The Consonant of English
Unit IV: Chapter V - The Vowels of English
Unit V: Chapter VII – Intonation
Reference Book:
Better English Pronunciation. Second Edition by J.D.O’ Connor (Cambridge)
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SEMESTER-V
CORE XII – BASIC JOURNALISM
Subject Description:
This paper aims at introducing the field of Journalism to the students.
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students should have known about Journalism which in turn help
them getting in to the field of Journalism.
Content:
All Chapters
Reference Book:
ELECTIVE I A
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
Subject Description:
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students should have come to know more about the way of teaching
English Language.
Content:
UNIT I
UNIT II
3. Modern approaches
4. Humanistic approaches
UNIT III
UNIT IV
UNIT V
7. Teaching aids
Reference Book:
English Language Teaching Approaches Methods Techniques by Geetha Nagaraj (Orient Longman)
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ELECTIVE I B
FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Objectives
1 .To enable students to have an understanding of literatures of the world
2. To orient them towards understanding of different cultures
3. To train them in the logic and principles of comparison
Content
Unit I - Introduction to Comparative Literature
Unit II- Principles of Comparative Literature
Unit III- Oriental and Occidental Literature – Comparative Study
Unit IV- Aesthetics - Eastern and Western
Unit V- Project – A Comparative Study of a Short Story or a Poem Each from a Language of Student’s Choice
and English
Reference Book:
ELECTIVE I C
INDIAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Subject Description:
This Paper gives the students knowledge of Indian Literature written in Indian Languages and Translated in
English.
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students should have come to know of Indian works written in Indian
Languages and Translated in English.
Contents:
1. Poetry: Gitanjali by Tagore
Detailed
Verses 1 to 30
Non Detailed
Verses 31 to 50
2. Drama: Aurangzeb by Indira Parthasarathy
3. Novel: Lamps in the Whirlpool by Rajam Krishnan
Reference Books:
SEMESTER V
SKILL BASED SUBJECT – 3
COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH - PAPER III
UNIT I - Introduction - Self, Others Invitations.
UNIT II - Word accent, Intonation and Stress
UNIT III - Transformation of sentences Active to Passive, Questions Framing and Question Tags
UNIT IV - Welcome Address and Vote of Thanks Accepting and declining Invitations.
UNIT V - Reading and Narrating Story – Imaginative features.
Reference Books:
Developing Communication Skills by Krishna Mohan, Meera Banerji(Macmillan, 2nd Edition)
SEMESTER-VI
CORE XIII – SHAKESPEARE II
Subject Description:
This paper throws more light on Shakespeare and his plays.
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students should have come to know more about Shakespeare and his
plays.
Detailed
1. Tempest
Non - detailed
1. Twelfth Night
2. King Lear
Reference Books:
1. Tempest (Oxford)
2. Twelfth Night (Cambridge)
3. King Lear (Macmillan)
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ELECTIVE – II-A
STUDY OF INDIAN THEATRE
Objectives
1 .To help students develop histrionic talents
2. To enable students to manipulate the communicative potentials of drama
3. To give them an orientation in dramatic writing
Content
Unit I - Introduction to Indian Theatre
Unit II- Traditions of Performance
Unit III- How to write a play
Unit IV- How to produce a play
Unit V- Review of a play - project Or Dialogue for a situation
Reference Book:
Study of Indian Theatre (ENNES Publications)
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ELECTIVE – II-B
WRITING SKILLS
OBJECTIVES
1. To sensitize students to effective writing
2. To expose them to higher order writing in different situations in life
3. To train students in specified types of formal writing
CONTENT
Unit I - Study Skills
Unit II- Precis Writing
Unit III- Report Writing
Unit IV- Commercial Correspondence
Unit V - Drafting
Reference Book
Writing Skills by Dr.Thailambal (ENNES Publications)
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ELECTIVE – II-C
INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL LINGUISTICS
Subject Description:
This Paper gives the students knowledge of Linguistics.
Objective:
On successful completion of the paper the students should have come to know of Linguistics.
Contents:
All Chapters.
Reference Book:
SEMESTER –VI
ELECTIVE III - A
BASIC PROGRAMMING AND INTERNET
Unit - 1
Understanding the computer - importance of computers - History of computers - Input / Output devices -
Processing Unit - Storage devices - Language Low Level / high level - Problems - flow charting algorithms.
Unit -2
Basic Programming - importance of Basic program analysis - listing, editing running, saving merging and
erasing the programs - constants - date, input statements - output statements - expression - printer controls.
Unit -3
Jumping - branching - looping statements subscripted variables – library functions - user defined functions -
subscripted variables - library functions – user defined functions – subroutines.
Unit- 4
Matrix Algebra - Reading, Printing addition, subtraction and multiplication of matrices string manipulation.
Unit- 5 - Introduction to Internet, Definitions advantages browsers - brief overviews of servers url definition -
introduction to world wide web (WWW) - Brief study of HTML tags - Multimedia Capabilities of WWW
commercial uses - client /server Architecture in internet - Domain name - Extension types internet services -
addressing scheme - feature of internet.
Reference Book:
1. E. Balagurusamy/, "Programrning in Basics," TMH Publ. Co. Ltd. 3'd Edition 1,991.
2. Byrons Gotfried, "Programming with Basic," TMH Publ. Co. Ltd. 3'd Edition 1991
3. Harley Hahan, "The Internet Complete," Reference" - TMH Publ. Co.Ltd.3'd Edition 1998.
SEMESTER –VI
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ELECTIVE III – B
BASICS OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Unit-1
Introduction - software - software crisis - software myths - computer based systems - system analysis- check
list- system specification
Unit - 2
Software requirements specification - system modeling - error specification - model based specification - object
oriented design.
Unit-3
Design process consideration - transform analysis - data structure verses data flow techniques -Jackson system
development - warnier - Orr diagrams - data structures system development
Unit - 4
Real time systems - data flow oriented design method - programming function reliability- software reuse -
CASE - software development environments.
Unit - 5
Software Quality Assurance - Quality metrics - software testing - 1 path testing - control structure testing -
black box testing - white box testing - integration– validation and system testing – software maintenance.
Reference Books:
ROGER S PRESSMAN,“Software Engineering” Tata McGraw Hill Publication, Company Pvt. Ltd. 4'h edition,
1997.
Shooman, "Software Engineering" Tata McGraw Hill Publication Company Pvt. Ltd., 1987
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ELECTIVE III - C
FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Unit-1
Introduction to Computers – characteristics, history, generations, classifications, application of computer,
hardware and software, operation systems, computer language, DOS file, Windows, windows basics,
introduction, starting windows, using mouse, using menus in windows.
Unit-II
Word, introduction to word, editing a document, more and copy text and help system, formatting text &
paragraph, finding and replacing text and spell checking, using tabs, enhancing documents, columns, tables &
other features, using graphic, templates and wizards using mail merge, miscellaneous features of word.
Unit III
Introduction of worksheet & excel, getting started with excel, editing cells and using commands and functions,
moving and copying, inserting and deleting rows and columns, getting help and formatting a worksheet,
printing the worksheet, creating charts, using date and time and addressing modes, naming ranges and using
statistical, math and financial functions. Power point basics editing text adding subordinate points, deleting
slides, working in outline view, using design templates, adding graphs, adding organization charts, running an
electronic slide show, adding special effects.
Unit IV
Definitions advantages browsers – brief overviews of servers url definition – introduction to world wide web
(WWW) – Brief study of HTML tags – client/server Architecture in internet – Domain name – Extension types
internet services – addressing scheme – feature of internet.
Unit V
Introduction of Business Process Outsourcing and Knowledge Process Outsourcing – Essentials of technical
Writing–A Brief overview on soft skills.
Reference Books:
1. Fundamentals of computers 2ndedition, V.Rajaraman, Pai.
2. Easy Office 2000, SISO Books
3. MS Office, C.Nellikannan, Nels Publication
4. Internet Complete Reference, Healey Halin, Tata MaCraw.
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SEMESTER VI
SKILL BASED SUBJECT – 4
COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH - PAPER IV
UNIT I – Letter Writing – Formal and Non formal, Applications
UNIT II – Direct and Indirect Speech
UNIT III – Stress, Intonation, rhythm in connected speech
UNIT IV – Spelling errors, spelling rules
UNIT V – Reserving tickets, Seeking admission in a College, Applying for a Post
Attending the Interviews, Buying and Selling Products like Car, Flats Etc
Reference Book:
Developing Communication Skills -2nd Edition by Krishna Mohan, Meera Banerji