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MA in English at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Gramin Mahavidyalaya
Deoria, Uttar Pradesh
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About the Specialization
What is English at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Gramin Mahavidyalaya Deoria?
This MA English program at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Gramin Mahavidyalaya, Deoria, offers a profound exploration of English literature, spanning historical periods from Old English to the contemporary, alongside critical theories and diverse cultural perspectives. Tailored to the Indian academic landscape, it equips students with advanced analytical and interpretive skills, preparing them for roles in education, research, and creative industries, meeting India''''s evolving demand for adept communicators and literary scholars.
Who Should Apply?
This program is ideally suited for ambitious fresh graduates holding a Bachelor''''s degree, especially those with a background in English Literature or related humanities fields, who aspire to delve deeply into literary traditions and critical thinking. It also serves as an excellent foundation for aspiring educators, academic researchers, and individuals preparing for competitive examinations, seeking to refine their intellectual and expressive capabilities for varied professional avenues within India.
Why Choose This Course?
Graduates of this program can realistically pursue fulfilling career trajectories in India, including teaching at school and college levels, conducting academic research, roles in publishing houses, content writing and editing for media, and journalism. Entry-level salaries generally fall within the range of INR 2.5 Lakhs to 4.5 Lakhs annually, with substantial growth potential for experienced professionals in academia or the burgeoning content industry. It significantly aids in preparation for national-level eligibility tests like NET/JRF.
Student Success Practices
Foundation Stage
Immersive Reading and Critical Analysis- (Semester 1-2)
Engage in deep, analytical reading of foundational literary texts from Old English to the Romantic period. Develop robust critical analysis skills by utilizing online literary archives (e.g., Project Gutenberg, British Library online) and open-access journals to broaden textual engagement and interpretive scope. This practice builds a strong textual and theoretical base essential for advanced literary studies and sharpens analytical thinking.
Tools & Resources
College Library resources, Project Gutenberg, Poetry Foundation, JSTOR (if institutional access available)
Career Connection
Develops strong analytical and comprehension skills crucial for academic research, content creation, and critical evaluation in various professional fields.
Active Participation in Literary Discussions and Seminars- (Semester 1-2)
Regularly engage in vigorous group discussions, academic seminars, and structured debates centered on core literary works and critical theories. Form peer study groups to collaboratively dissect complex texts, share diverse interpretations, and refine argumentative abilities. This practice enhances comprehension, hones argumentation and public speaking skills, and fosters confidence for future academic presentations and collaborative research endeavors.
Tools & Resources
Departmental Seminars, Peer Study Groups, Debate Clubs (if available)
Career Connection
Improves communication, critical thinking, and collaborative skills, highly valued in teaching, research, and any role requiring articulate expression.
Mastering Academic Writing and Early Research Skills- (Semester 1-2)
Practice writing clear, well-structured academic essays that meticulously adhere to standard citation styles (e.g., MLA). Begin exploring fundamental literary research methodologies by effectively utilizing the college library''''s physical and digital resources. This foundational writing proficiency is crucial for all subsequent coursework, the final dissertation, and underpins effective professional communication in any field.
Tools & Resources
College Library & Digital Databases, MLA Style Guide, Online writing resources (Purdue OWL)
Career Connection
Essential for academic success, dissertation completion, and for roles in publishing, content writing, and advanced research.
Intermediate Stage
Focused Research Project and Academic Presentation- (Semester 3)
Select a specialized area from Victorian, Modern, Postmodern, American, or Commonwealth literature, or a specific literary theory, for an in-depth research project. Develop a strong research question and methodology, presenting findings to peers and faculty, integrating constructive feedback. This experience is vital for developing independent research capabilities, public speaking, and preparing for the final dissertation and future academic pursuits like NET/JRF.
Tools & Resources
Faculty Mentors, Research Journals, Presentation Software (PowerPoint/Google Slides)
Career Connection
Prepares for higher education, academic research roles, and enhances skills in structured problem-solving and persuasive communication.
Strategic Elective Engagement and Skill Diversification- (Semester 3)
Actively delve into the chosen elective areas (e.g., Translation Studies, Digital Humanities, Linguistics) to develop complementary skills beyond core literary analysis. Explore relevant NPTEL courses, university workshops, or online certifications to gain practical expertise. This broadens the skill set, making graduates more versatile and adaptable for diverse careers in media, content creation, specialized research, or language services.
Tools & Resources
NPTEL courses, Coursera/edX for related certifications, Departmental workshops on specialized topics
Career Connection
Expands career options beyond traditional academia into areas like translation, digital content, and language education, increasing employability.
Professional Networking and Career Planning- (Semester 4)
Attend university-level literary conferences, workshops, and guest lectures to connect with established scholars, authors, and industry professionals. Seek mentorship from faculty for guidance on higher education (NET/JRF), publishing opportunities, or specific career placements. Proactively plan for specific career roles through resume building workshops and mock interviews to ensure graduates are well-prepared for the competitive Indian job market.
Tools & Resources
University career services (if available), LinkedIn, Academic conferences and seminars, Faculty advisors
Career Connection
Facilitates job placements, opens doors for academic progression, and provides insights into industry trends and expectations.
Advanced Stage
Program Structure and Curriculum
Eligibility:
- No eligibility criteria specified
Duration: 2 years (4 semesters)
Credits: 80 Credits
Assessment: Internal: 25%, External: 75%
Semester-wise Curriculum Table
Semester 1
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Subject Type | Credits | Key Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | Old English Literature | Core | 4 | Old English Period, Anglo-Saxon Literature, Beowulf: Text and Criticism, Caedmon and Cynewulf, Old English Elegiac Poetry |
| ENG 102 | Middle English Literature | Core | 4 | Middle English Period, Geoffrey Chaucer: The Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, William Langland: Piers Plowman, Medieval Romances, Morality and Miracle Plays |
| ENG 103 | Chaucer and His Age | Core | 4 | Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales (selected), Chaucer''''s Troilus and Criseyde, Major Literary Figures of the Age, Social and Cultural Context of 14th Century England, Chaucerian Criticism |
| ENG 104 | Renaissance Literature | Core | 4 | Elizabethan Age, William Shakespeare: Sonnets and Tragedies, Christopher Marlowe: Doctor Faustus, Edmund Spenser: The Faerie Queene, Humanism and Renaissance Drama |
| ENG 105 | Indian English Literature (Elective Option 1) | Elective | 4 | Early Indian English Writers, Indian English Novel: R.K. Narayan, Mulk Raj Anand, Indian English Poetry: Tagore, Sarojini Naidu, Indian English Drama: Girish Karnad, Mahesh Dattani, Post-Independence Indian English Writing |
| ENG 106 | Women''''s Writing (Elective Option 2) | Elective | 4 | Feminist Literary Theory, Canonical Women Writers: Jane Austen, Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath: Poetry and The Bell Jar, Indian Women Writers: Mahasweta Devi, Anita Desai, Themes in Women''''s Writing: Identity, Patriarchy |
| ENG 107 | Postcolonial Literature (Elective Option 3) | Elective | 4 | Postcolonial Theory: Edward Said, Homi Bhabha, African Literature: Chinua Achebe, Ngugi wa Thiong''''o, Caribbean Literature: Derek Walcott, Jean Rhys, Indian Postcolonial Writing: Salman Rushdie, Arundhati Roy, Themes: Hybridity, Resistance, Identity |
Semester 2
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Subject Type | Credits | Key Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 201 | Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama | Core | 4 | Shakespearean Tragedy: Hamlet, Othello, Revenge Tragedy: John Webster''''s The Duchess of Malfi, Jacobean Comedy: Ben Jonson''''s Volpone, Court Masques and Theatres, Themes of Power, Corruption, and Morality |
| ENG 202 | Seventeenth Century Literature (excluding Drama) | Core | 4 | Metaphysical Poetry: John Donne, George Herbert, John Milton: Paradise Lost (selected books), Cavalier Poets: Robert Herrick, Andrew Marvell, Prose of the Age: Francis Bacon, Thomas Browne, English Civil War and its literary impact |
| ENG 203 | Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature | Core | 4 | Neoclassical Age: Augustanism, Satire: Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, Rise of the Novel: Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding, Restoration Comedy: William Congreve, William Wycherley, Enlightenment Philosophy and Literature |
| ENG 204 | Romantic Literature | Core | 4 | Romanticism: Nature, Imagination, Individualism, William Wordsworth: Lyrical Ballads, Tintern Abbey, S.T. Coleridge: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan, Byron, Shelley, Keats: Major Odes and Lyric Poetry, Gothic Novel and Romantic Prose |
| ENG 205 | Modern Literary Theory (Elective Option 1) | Elective | 4 | Structuralism: Saussure, Barthes, Post-structuralism: Derrida, Foucault, Psychoanalytic Criticism: Freud, Lacan, Feminist Criticism: Cixous, Irigaray, Reader-Response Theory: Iser, Fish |
| ENG 206 | Contemporary Indian English Fiction (Elective Option 2) | Elective | 4 | Post-Liberalization Indian Fiction, Writers: Arundhati Roy, Amitav Ghosh, Jhumpa Lahiri, Themes: Globalization, Diaspora, Identity in Modern India, Popular Fiction: Chetan Bhagat, Narrative Techniques and Trends |
| ENG 207 | English Language Teaching (ELT) (Elective Option 3) | Elective | 4 | ELT Methodologies: Grammar-Translation, Direct Method, Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), Task-Based Learning, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), Second Language Acquisition Theories, Classroom Management and Assessment in ELT |
Semester 3
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Subject Type | Credits | Key Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 301 | Victorian Literature | Core | 4 | Victorian Age: Industrial Revolution, Social Changes, Poetry: Alfred Tennyson, Robert Browning, Matthew Arnold, Novel: Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray, Prose: Thomas Carlyle, John Ruskin, Themes: Doubt and Faith, Progress, Morality |
| ENG 302 | Modernist Literature | Core | 4 | Modernism: Fragmentation, Experimentation, Poetry: T.S. Eliot, W.B. Yeats, Ezra Pound, Novel: Virginia Woolf, James Joyce (Stream of Consciousness), Drama: Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Impact of World Wars on Literature |
| ENG 303 | Postmodern Literature | Core | 4 | Postmodernism: Metafiction, Intertextuality, Magic Realism: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Salman Rushdie, Writers: Thomas Pynchon, Margaret Atwood, Themes: Deconstruction of Grand Narratives, Hyperreality, Post-1960s Literary Trends |
| ENG 304 | Literary Criticism and Theory | Core | 4 | Classical Criticism: Plato, Aristotle, Romantic Criticism: Wordsworth, Coleridge, New Criticism: I.A. Richards, T.S. Eliot, Formalism and Structuralism, Post-structuralism and Deconstruction |
| ENG 305 | Literature and Cinema (Elective Option 1) | Elective | 4 | Film Adaptation of Literary Texts, Narrative Structure in Literature and Film, Auteur Theory and Film Genres, Cinematic Techniques and Literary Devices, Critical Approaches to Film Studies |
| ENG 306 | Translation Studies (Elective Option 2) | Elective | 4 | Theories of Translation: Equivalence, Untranslatability, Types of Translation: Literary, Technical, Cultural Transference and Adaptation, The Role of the Translator, Translation in Indian Context |
| ENG 307 | Creative Writing (Elective Option 3) | Elective | 4 | Elements of Fiction: Plot, Character, Setting, Poetry Writing: Forms, Imagery, Meter, Scriptwriting: Dialogue, Scene Construction, Non-fiction Writing: Essays, Memoirs, Workshop Model for Creative Writing |
Semester 4
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Subject Type | Credits | Key Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 401 | American Literature | Core | 4 | American Renaissance: Transcendentalism, Writers: Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Twentieth-Century American Novel: Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Harlem Renaissance and African American Literature, American Drama: Eugene O''''Neill, Arthur Miller |
| ENG 402 | Commonwealth Literature | Core | 4 | Concepts of Commonwealth Literature, African Literature: Wole Soyinka, Nadine Gordimer, Canadian Literature: Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro, Australian Literature: Patrick White, Les Murray, Caribbean Literature: V.S. Naipaul, Derek Walcott |
| ENG 403 | Research Methodology | Core | 4 | Fundamentals of Research Design, Literary Research Methods and Approaches, Data Collection and Analysis in Humanities, Referencing and Citation Styles (MLA, APA), Academic Integrity and Plagiarism |
| ENG 404 | Dissertation / Project | Core | 4 | Formulating a Research Proposal, Conducting a Comprehensive Literature Review, Developing a Thesis Argument, Academic Writing and Structure for Dissertation, Presentation and Defense of Research |
| ENG 405 | Literary Genres (Elective Option 1) | Elective | 4 | Poetics and Poetic Forms, Theories of Drama and Dramatic Genres, Evolution of the Novel as a Genre, The Short Story and its Characteristics, Non-Fiction Genres: Essay, Biography, Memoir |
| ENG 406 | Linguistics (Elective Option 2) | Elective | 4 | Phonetics and Phonology: Sounds of Language, Morphology: Word Formation, Syntax: Sentence Structure, Semantics and Pragmatics: Meaning in Language, Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics |
| ENG 407 | Digital Humanities (Elective Option 3) | Elective | 4 | Introduction to Digital Humanities, Digital Text Analysis and Data Visualization, Digital Archiving and Curation, Computational Linguistics and Literary Studies, Impact of AI and Technology on Humanities Research |
