Raja Rammohun Roy Mahavidyalaya

Govt. Sponsored | NAAC Accredited Grade 'B' [2nd cycle]

Affiliated to the University of Burdwan

Department ofENGLISH

Course Outcome BA three-year Hons.Program(CBCS)

CourseOutcomeoftheCurriculum:CO

Oncompletionofthecoursesthestudents will beableto:

 

 

CourseOutcome

1

CC-1

Semester1:Coursetitle: IndianClassicalLiterature

 

CO1

Acquire comprehensive idea about the unique conceptual/theoreticalfoundationofclassicalIndianaesthetictradition,

 

CO2

AppreciateandcriticallydistinguishtheclassicalIndianLiterarytraditionfrom its Western counterpart

 

CO3

LearntoidentifytherelevanceandscopeofdifferentthematicconcernsofIndianclassicaltextsincontemporaryeverydaylife

stretchingbeyond the world oftexts.

2

CC-II

Semester1:Coursetitle: EuropeanClassicalLiterature

 

CO1

Peruse the richclassicaltexts fromtheGreco-Roman literatures,andlearntheconceptualnuancestheEuropeanClassicalLiteratureofanddiscoverpointsofrelevanceincontemporaryliteratureand

sociallife.

 

CO2

Learnthemajorgenres-epic,tragedy andcomedy,thestructureandthethemes ofthe classical literarytraditions.

 

CO3

Correlateandsynthesizetheideasdevelopedintheseclassicalliterary traditions and locate points of relevance in contemporaryliteratureand social life.

3

CC-III

Semester2:Coursetitle:Indian WritinginEnglish

 

CO1

UnderstandhowandwhyIndianEnglishliteratureemergedasadistinctfield ofstudy.

 

CO2

TracethedevelopmentofIndianEnglishliteraturefrompre-independencetopost-independenceera

 

CO3

Criticallyanalyzedifferentsocialandculturalissuespresentedintheworksofgreat writers inthis field.

 

4

CC-IV

Semester 2: Course title: British Poetry, Drama (16-17thCenturies) &Rhetoric and Prosody

 

CO1

UnderstandthebasictenetsoftheRenaissancebothasasocialdiscourseandaliteraryfoundation.

 

CO2

Be aware of the salient features of different dramatic forms such astragedy, comedy and historical plays and be acquainted with theworksof two prominentdramatists oftheperiod.

 

CO3

LearnthesalientfeaturesofmajorRhetoricalfiguresofspeechandalso the major elements of prosodyin poetry.

 

5

CC-V

Semester3:Coursetitle:AmericanLiterature

 

CO1

UnderstandthedistincttraitsofAmericanLiteratureanditssocialmooring

 

CO2

LearnaboutdifferentsocialandculturalissuesinmajorliteraryworksbyAmerican writers

 

CO3

HaveacomprehensiveideaofAmericanliteraturefromrepresentative texts in the field of poetry, drama, short story andnovel.

 

6

CC-VI

Semester3:Coursetitle:PopularLiterature

 

CO1

Discernthegrowingimportanceofpopularliteratureanditsdominantforms (e.g.graphic novel),

 

CO2

Understandthedialecticsbetweenthe canonicalandthepopular

 

CO3

Understandthe culturalsignificanceofpopularliterature.

 

7

CC-VII

Semester 3: Course title: British Poetry and Drama (17th -18thCenturies)

 

CO1

Beacquaintedwithmajorpolitical,religiousandsocialmovementsfromthe17thto the18thcentury

 

CO2

Beacquaintedwiththeinfluenceofthesocio-politicalandreligiousmovements on literature

 

CO3

BeacquaintedwithmajorliteraryworksofcontemporaryBritishpoetsand dramatists of repute.

 

 

8

CC-VIII

Semester4:Coursetitle: British Literature(18thCentury)

 

CO1

UnderstandthebasicprinciplesofEnlightenmentdiscourseofrationalityand its continuingrelevance

 

CO2

Gaininsightintothefeaturesofpre-romanticpoetry

 

CO3

Analyzetheform,structureandthemeofRestorationComedyofmannersand 18th centurynovel.

 

9

CC-IX

Semester4:Coursetitle: BritishRomanticLiterature

 

CO1

Understandbasictenetsand keyfigures oftheRomanticmovement,

 

CO2

Elaborateonthe conceptualizationofnatureinRomanticLiterature

 

CO3

Criticallyanalyzetheform  andstructureofRomanticlyricandnovel.

 

CC-X

Semester4:Coursetitle: BritishLiterature(19thCentury)

 

CO9

UnderstandthedominanttraitsofVictoriansocialandliteraryconsciousness

 

CO10

CriticallyanalyzethestructureandthemeofVictorian novel

 

CO11

CriticallyanalyzethestructureandthemeofVictorianpoetry(especiallydramatic monologue).

11

CC-XI

Semester5:Coursetitle: Women’Writing

 

CO1

Criticallyassesstheimportanceandevolutionofwomen’swritingasa distinct domain

 

CO2

Understandtheissuesofrace,casteandgenderinwomen’swritingacrosscultures

 

CO3

Generate a comprehensive idea of women’s writing especially Euro-AmericanandIndian.

12

CC-XII

Semester5:Coursetitle: British Literature(Early20thCentury)

 

CO1

Understand    the     dominant     principles     of     Modernism                       andPostmodernismasanepochalparadigmshiftinsocietyandculture.

 

 

CO2

Critically interpret the representative writings of the early 20thcenturyacross differentgenres (i.e.poetry, drama, novel)

 

CO3

Assess theimportanceofpsychoanalysis,streamofconsciousnessandmythastropesof understandingtheconditionof Modernity.

13

DSE1

Semester5:Coursetitle:ModernIndianwritinginEnglishTranslation

 

CO1

Analyze the importance of translation of literary works in a cross-culturalcountrylikeIndia

 

CO2

Familiarize themselves withthe form,the styleandthematicconcernof20thCenturyIndianLiterature,andassess theemergenceof modernityinIndian Literature

 

CO3

IdentifytherelevanceofmodernityinIndiansocialfabricandtheapproachtoclassandgenderin Modern Indian Writing

14

DSE2

Semester5:Coursetitle:PartitionLiterature

 

CO1

Critically analyzethepartitionofIndiaasamajorsocio-historicalphenomenonandassess its reflectioninLiterature,

 

CO2

Elaborate    oncommunalismandviolence,itsimpactonpartitionandits treatment in literature

 

CO3

Critically assesstheissuesofcolonialism,nationalism,homelessness, exile and women in the representative writings ofPartitionliterature.

15

CCXIII

Semester6:Coursetitle:ModernEuropeanDrama

 

CO1

Criticallyassessthesocialchangesin20thCenturyEuropeanditsimpacton drama.

 

CO2

Understand the  principal    features   of    realism,    naturalism    andexistentialism

 

CO3

Appreciatetheroleofrealism,naturalismandexistentialisminshapingModern European Drama.

16

CCXIV

Semester6:Coursetitle: PostcolonialLiteratures

 

COI

Familiarize     themselves    with    the    broad    principles    of    post-colonialismanditscorrelationwithpostcolonialelementsin

literatureacrossculture.

 

CO2

Learnhowatextrevealsthepoliticsand/orpsychologyofanti-colonialresistance,

 

 

CO3

Identify the distinctfeaturesofpostcolonialwriting fromvariousparts of the post-colonies like Africa andIndia andreadIndianPostcolonialliteratureasarepresentationofthevoiceofthe

marginalsection ofsociety

17

DSE3

Semester6:Coursetitle: LiteraryTheory

 

CO1

Forma foundationalknowledgeaboutliterarytheoryingeneral

 

CO2

Form    an  idea     about  the        relevance  of     literarytheoryinunderstandingsocietyand literature

 

CO3

Thinkaboutthenon-fixityofmeaninginaliterarytextandapplyvarioustheories whileinterpretingaspecific text.

18

DSE4

Semester 6: Course title: Literary Criticism and History of theEnglishLanguage

 

CO1

FormanideaaboutthegrowthofliterarycriticismfromtheclassicalagestothemodernfromancientGreeceandRometomodernEngland and Europe.

 

CO2

Attemptanapplicationofthetheoriestoassisttheunderstandingofliterature

 

CO3

Have anelaborateideaofthehistoryandevolutionoftheEnglishLanguage.&l