M.Phil Programme in Englishsrnmcollege.ac.in/event_img/8df4b5f0c1dfcc5b03b854c398ed3ee54… · SYLLABUS AND REGULATIONS UNDER CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (CBCS) (Those who joined in

SYLLABUS AND REGULATIONS

UNDER

CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (CBCS)

(Those who joined in 2018-2019 and after)

M.Phil Programme

in English

Regulations 2018

SRI S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL COLLEGE

SATTUR- 626 203

(An Autonomous Institution Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai)

(Re-Accredited with Grade ‘A’ by NAAC)

Placed at the

meeting of

Academic Council

held on

17.04.2018

SRNMC Regulations-2018 Syllabus

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Objectives

The syllabus for M. Phil (English) under the semester system has been designed for the

students who have a good knowledge of English Language and Literature and who can also

implement the ideas coherently with a considerable degree in keeping with the norms of scholarly

research and the writing. These are the suitable archetype for this course.

The main objectives are:

To develop knowledge in critical reading and writing in English.

To get the cumulative idea on preparing research articles and dissertation in English.

To motivate the students to do research in the field of their interest.

To impart the recent topics of research and its methods in English.

Eligibility for admission

Candidates who have passed MA (English) examination conducted by the Madurai Kamaraj

University or any other university duly recognized by the Syndicate of Madurai Kamaraj

University as equivalent thereto are eligible to join this Course and the college shall admit M.Phil

students through an Entrance Test conducted by Madurai Kamaraj University. The admissions will be

made once in a year. The candidates for M.Phil shall be admitted only in the regular (Full Time)

mode and not in Part-time or distance learning or any other mode.

Duration of the Course

The duration of the Course shall be one academic year comprising two semesters.

Subjects of study

The main subjects of the study offered for M. Phil (English) course shall consist of the

following.

Semester I

There shall be three papers

Core Paper I - Research Methodology

Core Paper II - Critical Theories

Elective Paper III (A) - Short Stories

Elective Paper III (B) – Contemporary Literature

Semester II

Dissertation and Viva-voce only


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Question Pattern

Part A 5 Questions

(either or type)

One question from each

unit.

No unit should be

omitted.

30 marks

(6 marks for

each question)

Part B 3 out of 5 Questions One question from each

unit. No unit should be

omitted.

45 marks

(15 marks for

each question)

[Self study must not be included]

Evaluation

The performance of a scholar is evaluated in terms of percentage of marks. Evaluation for

each course shall be done by a continuous internal assessment by the concerned teacher as well as by

an end semester examination of 3 hours duration and will be consolidated at the end of the course.

The ratio of the marks to be allotted to continuous internal assessment and to end semester

examination is 25:75 (Internal 25 and External 75)

Internal Test:

a) Maximum marks for test

(Two tests and their average) 15 marks

b) Maximum marks for (Seminar Activities /

Quiz / Assignment/Presentation Skills) 10 marks

Total 25 marks

Passing Minimum

1. 50% of the aggregate (external+ internal).

2. No separate pass minimum for internal.

3. 34 marks out of 75 is the pass minimum for the External


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M. Phil (English)

Table – 1: Course Details and Scheme of Examination

(With effect from the academic year 2018 – 2019)

FIRST SEMESTER

Subject Subject

Code

Weekly

Contact

Hours

Credits Exam

/Hours

Marks

Int. Ext. Total

Core Paper I -

RESEARCH

METHODOLOGY

MP18EL11

6

5

3

25

75

100

Core Paper II -

CRITICAL

THEORIES

MP18EL12

6

5

3

25

75

100

Elective Paper III

(A) -

SHORT STORIES

MP18ELE11

6

5

3

25

75

100

Elective Paper III

(B) –

CONTEMPORARY

LITERATURE

MP18ELE12

SECOND SEMESTER

Subject Subject

Code Credits

Marks

Int. Ext. Total

Dissertation MP18ELDN 7 75 75 150

Viva Voce MP18ELVV 3 - 50 50

Total 10 200


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(An Autonomous Institution Re-accredited with „A‟ Grade by NAAC)

SATTUR – 626 203

Department of English

(For those who are joining in 2018-19 and after)

SYLLABUS

Programme: M. Phil (English) Subject Code : MP18EL11

Semester : I No. of hours allotted: 6

Subject : Core – Paper I No. of credits : 5

Title of the Paper: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Objectives:

I. To familiarize the students about research and its methodology.

II. To make them to learn the mechanics of writing and documentation.

III. To help them in identifying the research areas and in writing the dissertation.

UNIT I

A. Research and Writing

The Research Paper as a Form of Exploration - The Research Paper as a Form of Communication

- Selecting a Topic - Conducting Research - Compiling a Working Bibliography - Evaluating Sources

- Taking Notes – Outlining - Writing Drafts - Language and Style - Guides and Writing.

B. Plagiarism

Definition of Plagiarism - Consequences of Plagiarism - Information Sharing Today -

Unintentional Plagiarism - Forms of Plagiarism - When Documentation is not Needed - Other Issues

Such as Reusing a Research Paper, Collaborative work and Copyright Infringement.

UNIT II

The Mechanics of writing

Spelling – Punctuation - Italics (Underlining) - Names of Persons – Numbers Titles of the Works

in the Research Paper – Quotations - Capitalization and Personal Names in Languages.

UNIT III

The Format of the Research Paper

Printing or Typing - Paper - Margins - Spacing - Heading and title - Page numbers - Tables and

Illustrations - Correction and Insertions - Binding - Electronic Submission.


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UNIT IV

A. Documentation: preparing the list of works cited

Documentation - MLA style - The List of Works Cited and Other Sources Lists - Format of the

List of Works Listed - Arrangement of Entries - Citing Books and Other Non- periodical Publication -

Citing Articles and Other Publications in Periodicals - Citing Miscellaneous Print and Non-print Sources -

Citing Electronic Publications.

B. Documentation: citing sources in the Test

Parenthetical Documentation and the List of Works Cited - Information Required in Parenthetical

Documentation - Readability - Sample References - Using Notes with Parenthetical Documentation.

UNIT V

A. Other Systems of Documentation

End notes and Footnotes - Author Data System - Number System - Specialized Style Manual.

B. Abbreviation

Introduction - Time Designation - Geographic Names - Common Scholarly Abbreviation -

Publisher‟s Name - Symbols and Abbreviation Used in Proofreading and Correction Titles of Literary and

Religious Works.

Text Book :

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.

Seventh Edition. NewDelhi : Affiliated East – West Press Pvt. Ltd., 2009.

Reference:

1. Berrs Ralph. The Research Project :How to write it,London:Routledge, 1994

2. MLA Style Sheet, Hyderabad : ASRC, 1970

3. Oliver, Paul. Writing Your Thesis, New Delhi :Vistaar Publications, 2004.

4. Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations.

Chicago :The University of Chicago Press, 1996.

Prepared by : Dr. A. Padmashini

Signature :


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SYLLABUS

Programme: M. Phil (English) Subject Code : MP18EL12

Semester : I No. of hours allotted : 6

Subject : Core – Paper II No. of credits : 5

Title of the Paper: CRITICAL THEORIES

Objectives:

I. To introduce the learners about Modern Literary Criticism

II. To expose them on Modern critical theories

III. To encourage the students to apply the theoretical perspectives in analyzing a work of art

in interpreting them theoretically.

Unit-I

1. Gerard Genette - Structuralism and Literary Criticism

2. Paul de Man - The Resistance to Theory

Unit-II

1. Jacques Derrida - Structure, Sign, and Play in the Discourse of HumanSciences

2. J.Hillis Miller - The Critic as Host

Unit-III

1. Terry Eagleton - Capitalism, Modernism and Postmodernism

2. Edward Said - Crisis (from Orientalism)

Unit-IV

1. Elaine Showalter - Feminist Criticism in the Wilderness

2. E.D. Hirsch Jr. - Faulty Perspectives

Unit-V

1. Stanley Fish - Is there a text in this class?

2. M.H. Abrams - The Deconstructive Angel


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Text book:

Lodge, David. Ed. Modern Criticism and Theory.London and New york:

Longman, 1988.

Reference Books:

1. Berry, P. Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory

Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1995.

2. Culler, J. Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction.

Oxford: OUP, 1997.

3. Culler. J. Structuralist Poetics: Structuralism Linguistics and the study of Literature.

London: Routledge&Kegan Paul, 1975.

4. Eagleton, Terry.Literary Theory : An Introduction.

Oxford : Blackwell, 1983.

5. Seldan R. ed. The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism. Vol. VIII, from Formalism to

Post-Structuralism. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 1995.

6. Moi, T.Sexual/Textual Criticism Femistic Literary Theory.

London :Meltuan1985.

7. Young, Robert. Untying the Text : A post-Structuralism Reader .

London :Routledge, 1981.

8. Norris, C. Deconstruction : Theory and Practice.

London : Methuen, 1982.

9. Harari V. Josue. Ed. TextualStrategies : Perspectives in Post- Structuralist Criticism.

New York :Methun& Co Ltd., 1979.

10. Lentricchia Frank. After the New Criticism .

United Kingdom : The Athlone Press,1980.

11. Davis, Colin. After Post Structuralism : From Plato to the Present.

Oxford Blackwell, 2005.

12. Royale Nicholas. Jacques Derrida. London :Routledge, 2003.

13. Loomba, Ania. Colonialism/ Postcolonialism. London; Routledge, 1998.

14. Whitford, Margaret. Luce Irigaray : Philosophy in the Femine.

London :Rutledge 1991.

15. Ashcroft, Bill and Paul and Ahluwaia. Edward Said. London: Routledge, 1999.

16. Fish, Stanley. Is there a text in this class? The Authority of Interpreter Communities.

Cambridge, MA. Harvard up, 1980.


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SYLLABUS

Programme: M. Phil (English) Subject Code :MP18ELE11

Semester : I No. of hours allotted :6

Subject : Elective Paper III (A) No. of credits :5

Title of the Paper: SHORT STORIES

Obejectives:

I. To encourage the scholars to read, appreciate, elucidate and interpret the short stories.

II. To make the scholars to know the techniques and nuances of short fiction in English

III. To motivate the scholars to read short stories independently and analyze their

relevance, importance and purpose in day-to-day life.

Unit-I

1. Joseph Conrad - The Black Mate

2. Richard Hughes - Martha

3. C.E. Montague - Two or Three Witness

Unit-II

1. Alice Munro - Train

2. Olive Schreiner - The Buddhist Priest‟s Wife

3. Kathrine Mansfield - Taking the Veil

Unit-III

1. Vance Palmer - The Birthday

2. Guy de Maupassant - The Necklace

3. Jacob Wassermann - Adam Urbas

Unit-IV

1. Karel Capek - Two Shirts

2. Joseph Bard - The Tale of a Child

3. Leo Tolstoy - How Much Land Does A Man Need?

Unit-V

1. Bjornstjerne Bjornson - The Brothers

2. JumphaLahiri - This Blessed House

3. Edger Allen Poe - The Mystery of Mary Roget


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Text book:

1. The World’s Greatest Short Stories .1989 14th

imp. Mumbai: Jaico Publishing House, 2014.

Reference books:

1. Hanson, Clare .1985. Short stories and short fictions, 1880 – 1980. New York: St. Martin‟s

press.

2. Mann, Susan Garland (1989). The short story cycle: A Genre Companion and Reference

Guide: New York : Greenwood Press.


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Programme: M. Phil (English) Subject Code : MP18ELE12

Semester : I No. of hours allotted : 6 hrs/Week

Subject : Elective Paper III (B) No. of credits : 5

Title of the Paper : CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE

Objectives

i. To inculcate the new ideas and introduce the current literary texts among the scholars.

ii. To enrich and develop the knowledge of students in learning the Contemporary Literature.

iii. To motivate the scholars to strengthen and broaden the recent literary area.

Unit – I: Drama - I

1. Anton Chekhov – The Cherry Orchard

2. Caryl Churchill – Top Girls

Unit – II: Drama - II

1. Harold Pinter – The Caretaker

2. Luigi Pirandello – Six Characters in Search of an Author

Unit – III: Fiction - I

1. Gabriel Garcia Marquez – One Hundred Years of Solitude

Unit – IV: Fiction - II

1. Yann Martel – Life of Pi

2. Wilbur Smith – Pharaoh

Unit – V: Short Stories

1. H. P. Lovecraft – “The Call of Cthulhu”

2. Jhumpa Lahiri – “Mrs. Sen”

3. Alice Munro – “Dimension”


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Self-Study:

1. Arundhati Roy – The Loneliness of Noam Chomsky

2. Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni – One Amazing Thing

3. Bharati Mukherjee – Holder of the World

4. Paolo Coelho – The Alchemist

Textbooks:

1. Chekhov, Anton. The Cherry Orchard. Hackett Publishing, 2010. ISBN: 9781603844789

2. Churchill, Caryl. Top Girls. Ed. Bill Naismith. A&C Black, 2013. ISBN: 9781408160855

3. Pinter, Harold. The Caretaker. Faber & Faber, 2013. ISBN: 9780571300655

4. Pirandello, Luigi. Six Characters in Search of an Author. Trans. Eric Bentley. Signet Classics,

1998. ISBN: 9780451526885

5. Marquez, Gabriel Garcia. One Hundred Years of Solitude. Trans. Gregory Rabassa. Penguin,

2007. ISBN: 9780141032436

6. Martel, Yann. Life of Pi. Vintage, 2002. ISBN: 9780676973778

7. Smith, Wilbur. Pharaoh. Harper Collins, 2016. ISBN: 9780007535835

8. Lovecraft, Howard Philips. “The Call of Cthulhu”. The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories.

Ed. S. T. Joshi. ISBN: 9780141182346

9. Lahiri, Jhumpa. “Mrs. Sen”. Interpreter of Maladies: Stories. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1999.

ISBN: 9780395927205

10. Munro, Alice. “Dimensions”. Too Much Happiness. Random House Incorporated, 2010. ISBN:

9780307742254

Reference:

1. Kristeva, Julia. The Second Wave: A Reader in Feminist Theory, Volume 1. Ed. Linda J.

Nicholson. Psychology Press, 1997. ISBN: 9780415917612

2. Bowers, Maggie Ann. Magic(al) Realism. Psychology Press, 2004. ISBN: 9780415268547

3. Taylor, Charles. Multiculturalism: Ed. Amy Gutmann. Princeton UP, 1994. ISBN:

9781400821402

Prepared By : Dr. A. Padmashini

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SYLLABUS

Programme: M. Phil (English) Subject Code: MP18ELDN

Semester : II

Paper : DISSERTATION No. of credits: 10

DISSERTATION AND VIVA-VOCE

OBJECTIVES:

To develop the ability of the students to prepare a Dissertation

To get clear idea about the new concepts in English Research fields

Regulations for the Dissertation

The topic of the Dissertation may be based on the English Language and Literature.

Evaluation method for Dissertation:

Max Marks

Internal External

Total

(average)

Dissertation 75 75 150

Viva voce 50 50

Total 200

Viva voce examination should be evaluated by the external examiner.

The report of the Dissertation must be in the prescribed format. It should be typed neatly in

Ms Word. The font size of the letter should be 12 with double space.

The format of the Dissertation should have the following components.

First page should contain:

1. Title of the Dissertation

2. Name of the candidate.

3. Register number.

4. Name of the supervisor.

5. Address of the institution.

6. Month& year of submission.


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Contents:

1. Declaration by candidate

2. Certificate by supervisor

3. Acknowledgement.

4. List of tables

5. List of figures

6. Chapters(not exceeding six)

7. Bibliography

8. Appendix

The number of pages in the Dissertation may be 100 to 150. Three copies of the Dissertation with

hard binding should be submitted.

Prepared by: Dr. A. Padmashini

Signature :

CHAIRMAN DEAN

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