• 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