About Dept
Department of English was established in the year of 1971. Currently there is one Associate Professor and four Assistant Professors. English is itself an interdisciplinary course of study for all streams in the college.
English language continues to serve as an important link language both nationally and internationally. It serves as a medium of instruction in all institutes of higher learning. It has remained the official language and thus forms a necessary component in the job markets. Hence, teaching-learning of English language will always provide opportunities to our students. Since English is a compulsory subject recognized and given due importance by the education policy of every government, the department at present does not face any imminent threat. The challenge is enhance the competence of learners who do not have strong background within a short period of time.
The college also provides the Add-on course on English. The college is equipped with one Language Laboratory which has a very good materials.
Staffs
| Dr. Lalfakawmi | ||
 | Designation | Assistant Professor |
| Qualifications | M.A, M. Phil, PhD | |
| Specializations | ||
| Experiences | 13 Years | |
| Date of Joining this college | ** |
| Ms. Lalhruaitluangi | ||
| Designation | Assistant Professor |
| Qualifications | M.A | |
| Specializations | NA | |
| Experiences | 12 Years | |
| Date of Joining this college | ** |
| Mrs. Zorinsangi | ||
| Designation | Assistant Professor (Parttime) |
| Qualifications | M.A, M.Phil, NET | |
| Specializations | ||
| Experiences | 3 Years | |
| Date of Joining this college | ** |
Syllabus
| COURSE CODE | NAME OF SUBJECTS | TYPE |
|---|---|---|
| First Semester (BA/BSc/BCA/BCom) | ||
| Paper I | Language & Writing / Communication Skills | Theory |
| Second Semester (BA/BSc/BCom) | ||
| Paper II | Prose & Poetry | Theory |
Ist Semester
English Paper I : Language & Writing Skills (General) Full Mark – 100
Unit I : Tense
Voice
Unit II : Agreement
Modals
-ing forms
Unit III : Direct & Indirect Speeches – (10 marks)
Unit IV : Comprehension – (10 marks)
Unit V : Essay – (15 marks)
Unit VI : Precis Writing & Short Story Writing – (10 marks)
with guided outlines
Unit VII : Resume Writing, Letter Writing & – (10 marks)
Application Writing
Notes :
1. Questions will be set from all Units.
2. Weightage of marks for each Unit is given in brackets.
3. Questions of multiple-choice pattern is recommended for Units I,II & III.
4. For Units VI & VII, questions may be set from each item with choices.
Recommended texts :
1. Oxford Practice Grammar with Answers (New Edition), John Eastwood, Oxford University Press, 1999.
2. Functional Grammar & Spoken and Written Communication in English. Bikram K.Das, Orient Blackswan, 2006.
3. Living English Structure. W.Stannard Allen, Macmillan, 1999.
4. Modern English : A Book of Grammar, Usage and Composition. Krishnaswamy.
5. The Oxford Guide to Writing and Speaking. John Seely, OUP
Core Subject : Paper I : History of English Literature Full marks – 100
Unit I : Old English Period
Unit II : Elizabethan Age
Unit III : 18th Century Literature
Unit IV : Age of Romanticism
Unit V : Victorian Age
Reference :
1. English Literature, Its History & Its significance. William J.Long, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi (Latest Edition).
2. Critical History of English Literature : David Daichess Vol I, II & IV. Macmillan Publication.
Notes :
Five questions should be attempted and questions will be set from all Units.
IInd Semester
English Paper II : Poetry & Prose (General) Full mark – 100
Unit I
1. Let me not to the Marriage of Minds – William Shakespeare
2. Ode to Autumn – John Keats
Unit II
3. My Last Duchess – Robert Browning
4. The Darkling Thrush – Thomas Hardy
5. The Chimney Sweeper – William Blake
Unit III
6. Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T.S. – Nissim Ezekiel
7. Because I Could not Stop For Death – Emily Dickenson
Unit IV
8. Principles of Good Writing – L.A.Hill
9. Kunwar Singh – Jim Corbett
Unit V
10. A Simple Philosophy – Seathl
11. What is Culture – Jawaharlal Nehru
Prescribed Texts :
1. Poetry Down the Ages, Orient Longman, 2004
2. Prose for Our Times, Orient Longman, 2004
Note :
Questions will be set from all Units.
Core Subject : Paper II : History of English Language & Phonetics Full mark – 100
Unit I
1. An Outline History of English Language. F.T. Wood, Macmillan.
Unit II
2. Our Language. Simeon Potter, Penguin.
Unit III
3. Place and Manner of Articulation.
Unit IV
4. Vowels, Consonants, Diphthongs, Clusters and Syllabus.
5. Transcription
Unit V
6. Stress – patterns
References :
1. Spoken English, R.K.Bansal & J.B.Harrison, Longman, 2006.
2. From Old English to Standard English, D. Freeman, Macmillan, 1992.
3. English Phonetics & Phonology : A Practical Course. Peter Roach, OUP;1983.
4. An Introduction to the Pronunciation of English Language. A.C. Genison.
Note :
Questions will be set from all Units.
IIIrd Semester
MIL/ Alternative English Full Mark – 100
Unit I
1. A Requiem: Fear No More – Shakespeare
2. To A Skylark – P.B. Shelley
Unit II
3. Tears Idle Tears – Lord Tennyson
5. Dover Beach – Matthew Arnold
Unit III
6. Night of The Scorpion – Nissim Ezekiel
7. The Road Not Taken – Robert Frost
Unit IV
8. The First Atom Bomb – Marcel Junod
9 Vanishing Animals – Gerald Durrell
Unit V
10. What is Courage? – William Slim
11. The Human Environment – Indira Gandhi
Prescribed Texts : Prose for Our Times, Orient Longman, 2004
Poetry Down The Ages, Orient Longman, 2004
Note : Questions will be set from all Units.
Core Subject Paper III : Poetry & Short Stories Full Mark – 100
Unit I
1. A Valediction : Forbidding Mourning – John Donne
2. The Tyger – William Blake
Unit II
3. Tintern Abbey – William Wordsworth
4 Ode on a Grecian Urn – John Keats
5. Ulysses – Alfred Lord Tennyson
Unit III
6. Sailing to Byzantium – W.B. Yeats
7. The Unknown Citizen – W.H. Auden
Unit IV
8. Civility is all that Counts – S.J. Duncan
9. Chhingpuii – Kaphleia
Unit V
10. Son of the Soil – Sebastian Zumvii
11. He’s Still Alive – Bimabati Thiyum Ongbi
18. The River Within – Harekrishna Deka
Prescribed text for translated Stories from North East India The Heart of the Matter, Published by Katha, New Delhi 2004
Note : Questions will be set from all Units.
IVth SEMESTER
Core Subject Paper IV : Fiction I Full Mark – 100
Unit I
1. Robinson Crusoe – Daniel Defoe
Unit II
2. Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte
Unit III
3. The Return of the Native – Thomas Hardy
Unit IV
4. Hard Times – Charles Dickens
Note : 5 questions should be attempted taking atleast one from each Unit.
Vth Semester
Core Subject : Paper V : Drama-I Full Mark – 100
Unit I
1. Everyman – Anonymous
Unit II
2. Dr. Faustus – Christopher Marlowe
Unit III
3. King Lear – Shakespeare
4. The Tempest – Shakespeare
Unit IV
5. School for Scandal – Richard Sheridan
Unit V
6. All for Love – John Dryden
Note : 5 questions should be attempted taking atleast one from each Unit
Core Subject : Paper VI : Women’s Writings Full Mark – 100
Unit I
1. Fire on the Mountain – Anita Desai
Unit II
2. Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte
Unit III
3. To the Light House – Virginia Woolf
Unit IV
4. The God of Small Things – Arundhati Roy
Note : 5 questions should be attempted taking atleast one from each Unit
Core Subject : Paper VII
English Literary Theory and Criticism Full mark-100
Unit I – Chapter I : Classical Criticism
Unit II – Chapter II : Medieval and Rennaissance Criticism
Unit III – Chapter III : English Neoclassical Criticism
Unit IV – Chapter IV : Romantic and Victorian Criticism
Unit V – Chapter V : Twentieth Century Criticism
Prescribed Text : English Literary Criticism and Theory : An Introductory History. M.S.Nagarajan. Orient Blackswan, 2006.
Note : 5 questions should be attempted taking atleast one from each Unit
Core Subject : Paper VIII : Option 1 – Fiction-II Full Mark – 100
Unit I The Ambassador – Henry James
Unit II Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad
Unit III Passage to India – E.M.Forster
Unit IV Lord of the Flies – William Golding
Unit V The Burnt Out Case – Graham Greene
1984 – George Orwell
Note : 5 questions should be attempted taking atleast one from each Unit
Option II : Popular Studies
Unit I
1. Born to be Wild – Mars Bonfire
2. Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
3. The Sound of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel
Unit II
4. Time – Pink Floyd
5. Imagine – John Lennon
6. Let it Be – The Beatles
Unit III
7. The Insrutable Americans – Anurag Mathur
8. Second Thoughts – Shobha De
Unit IV
9. One Night at the Call Centre – Chetan Bhagat
Note : 5 questions should be attempted taking atleast one from each Unit
Notes :
1. The above unit containing song poems from Pop Culture starting from the 1960s is a new and experimental component in Undergraduate study that reflects and gives expression to the mood of anti-establishment and rebellion of the youth culture while also giving vent to dreams and aspirations. It is hoped that students will respond positively and intellectually to the amalgam of embedded philosophy and vision encapsulated in these prescribed song poems, which have had, and continue to have, far reaching effects in the formation and development of present day pop culture the world over.
2. Three novels that come under Popular Literature are added to initiate college students to contemporary writing techniques and concerns other than traditional and canonical writings. This is also done to introduce college students to new areas of study and research. The three novels are by writers from India to provide a balance to the west centric component of Unit I.
3. Teachers will be expected to source their reference materials on pop culture theory and its implications etc from reliable websites and prepare their lectures accordingly.
VIth Semester
Core Subject : Paper IX : Indian Writing In English Full Mark – 100
Unit I 1 Untouchables – Mulk Raj Anand
Unit II 2. The Glass Palace – Amitav Ghosh
Unit III 3. Silence! The Court is In Session – Vijay Tendulkar
Unit IV 4. Tara – Mahesh Dattani
Unit V 5. The Doldrummers – Asif Currimbhoy
Note : 5 questions should be attempted taking atleast one from each Unit
Core Subject : Paper X : Drama-II
Unit I Major Barbara – George Bernard Shaw
Unit II The Dolls House – Henrik Ibsen
Unit III The Cocktail Party – T.S. Eliot
Unit IV The Birthday Party – Harold Pinter
Unit V Waiting for Godot – Samuel Beckett
Note : 5 questions should be attempted taking atleast one from each Unit
Core Subject : Paper XI :Literary Criticism Full Mark – 100
Unit I
1. Preface to the Plays of Shakespeare – Dr. Samuel Johnson
Unit II
2. Preface to Lyrical Ballads – William Wordsworth
Unit III
3. The Study of Poetry – Mathew Arnold
Unit IV
4. The Function of Criticism – T.S. Elliot
Unit V
5. Literary Criticism and Philosophy – F.R.Leavis
Recommended Text : Literary Criticism : A Reading. B.Das & J.M. Mohanty, OUP (2001)
Notes : 1) Full texts for Preface to the Plays of Shakespeare and Preface to Lyrical Ballads must be sourced from Critical Text by Enright and Chickera, OUP.
2) 5 questions should be attempted taking atleast one from each Unit
Core Subject Paper XII (Option III) : Option – III : American Literature
Unit – I
1. The Old Man and The Sea – Ernest Hemingway
Unit II
2. Catcher in the Rye – J.D.Salinger
3. To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee
Unit – III
4. Death of a Salesman – Arthur Miller
Unit IV
5. A Street Car Named Desire – Tennessee Williams
Note : 5 questions should be attempted taking atleast one from each Unit
Option – IV : Commonwealth Literature
Unit I
1. A Bend In The River – V.S. Naipaul
Unit II
2. Arrow of God – Chinua Achebe
Unit III
3. Cry The Beloved Country – Alan Paton
Unit IV
4. The Vivisector – Patrick White
Unit V
5. Disgrace – John Maxwell Coetzee
Note : 5 questions should be attempted taking atleast one from each Unit