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Restructuring the B.A. English Syllabus, Loyola College. ARRIVING @ A PHILOSOPHY: Survey Presentation. What are our/others ’ thoughts of the current syllabus?. Current syllabus is very simple & easy Does not help in critical thinking Not to be discarded completely Somewhat outdated.
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Restructuring the B.A. English Syllabus, Loyola College ARRIVING @ A PHILOSOPHY: Survey Presentation
What are our/others’ thoughts of the current syllabus? • Current syllabus is very simple & easy • Does not help in critical thinking • Not to be discarded completely • Somewhat outdated
What to be done? • Revamp • Update it with latest texts • Domain specific hard skills • Update syllabus & professors • Approach of study to be updated
Expectations • Inclusive syllabus to take in both advantaged & disadvantaged learners • Genuine learning takes place
Pressure Points • Employability Quotient • Job market • Job skill • Job ready • Job oriented • Soft skills • Skill based courses
Demands • Of the market • Placement oriented • Clearing competitive exams • Preparing them for NET/SLET • Application oriented • Need based • Marketable in job market
Orientation • Loyola specific • Skill based • Out of the ordinary • Enhancing the written & spoken communication • Pragmatic, functional & unique • Interesting & learner friendly
Objectives • Developing communication skills • Stimulating creativity, critical thinking, aesthetic appreciation & analysis • Transforming ability into skill • Creating a passion for literature
Methodology & Material • Through exposure in LSRW • To hone their latent potential • Enhancing their personality • To make them culture conscious & society oriented • Activity based teaching • Strengthening the language skills
General Course Expectations • Recent authors • Latest works • Broad based syllabus • Media based literature • More contemporary theories & writings • Indian perspective
Specific Demands • HEL 2 b made > interesting • > emphasis on POCOLIT • A paper on competitive exams • Specialize a specific topic @ the end, enabling an aptitude for research • A paper on the history of the evolution of English Language
Specific Demands • HEL 2 b taught @ the initial stage • Age-wise study of literature • Bring in more projects • > self study courses • Strike > contemporaneity • Project oriented papers like creative writing, translation
Expected Courses • English across the ages • Grammar & Usage • Modern Literary Theories • Current Literary Trends • ELT & Sociolinguistics • Comparative Litrature • Screenplay Writing
Expected… • The Dynamics of change in Writing Style in the 21st C. • Asian Studies • African Studies • British, American & Indian • Current Affairs & Journalism • Cultural Studies
Expect… • Literary Analysis & Appreciation • Creative Writing • Prize Winning Literature • ECOLIT • Technical Writing • English for Academic Purposes • Tamil Classics in Translation
Exp… • Dalit, Afro-American, Subaltern Lits • Translation Studies • Ecofeminism • Indian Womanism 2 unlearn the Western Feminist thoughts • Paper on Diction & Style