• Learning Outcome : UG

Upon successful completion of the Undergraduate Honours Programme in English Literatures, students are expected to be able to-

• Familiarize themselves with different genres of literature and the distinctive characteristics of texts written in the principal literary genres (fiction, poetry, drama)
• Acquaint themselves with the precise use of literary terminology
• Understand the changing literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts of literary texts, and the relationship of literary works to other forms of cultural production
• Acquaint themselves with the currents and cross-currents of English literature, its emerging trends, its relationship with European and Indian classical traditions and other continental literatures.
• Trace the growth of English language over centuries
• Master the skills of rhetoric and other language skills in effective communication and argument, and a command of appropriate critical/analytic terminology and vocabulary
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of primary literary texts and a familiarity with the culture, genre, and place in literary history from whence they come.
• Develop skills in independent thought and judgement demonstrated through critical practice
• Garner critical skills in the description and analysis of literary texts in varieties of English
• Acquire values needed for individual development and social transformation in way of studying literature as an ennobling experience.

• Learning Outcome : PG

Upon successful completion of the Postgraduate Programme in English, students are expected to be able to-

• Widen the horizons of intellectual and imaginative potential through a thorough acquaintance with British Literature, American Literature, Indian English Literature and emerging New Literatures in English.
• Identify the range and variety of approaches to literary study, including critical theory, the major theoretical schools and apply those approaches to a variety of texts.
• Account for the role of context(s) in the production, reception, and transmission of literary and cultural texts (across periods, histories, geographic or national spaces, and cultural differences)
• Address the sociological issues of class, gender, race etc in relation to literary texts
• Understand how researches can be carried out through first-hand experiences of Field Survey
• Support literary research with peer-reviewed academic resources provided by the library, and include both in- and end-text citation of those sources that adheres to industry-accepted documentation styles.
• Manage sophisticated writing and research projects, including planning, documenting, completing, and assessing work on time and within the constraints of the project.
• Acquire values needed for individual development and social transformation in way of studying literature as an ennobling experience and developing quality of thinking and imagination which is a step forward to emerge as a better human being.