Syllabus Department of English 4 Year B.A Honours Course Second Year

Syllabus Department of English

Four Year B.A Honours Course

National University

Subject: English

Syllabus for Four Year B. A Honours Course

Effective from the Session: 2009-To be continued)

Year-wise courses and marks distribution

Second Year

Course Code	Course Title	Marks	Credits
1162	Introduction to Drama	100	4
1163	Romantic Poetry	100	4
1164	Advanced Reading and Writing	100	4
7203 7211	Sociology of Bangladesh Or Bangladesh Society and Culture	100	4
7192	Political Organization and the Political System of UK and USA	100	4
1196	Viva-Voce	50	2
	Total =	550	22

Course Code Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60

Course Title: Introduction to Drama Exam Duration: 4 Hours

Course Code	1162	Marks: 100	Credits: 4	Class Hours: 60
Course Title:	Introduction to Drama Exam		Exam Duration: 4 Hours

Aristotle-- Selections from Poetics ( 1---14, 24, 26, Penguin)

Sophocles—Oedipus Rex

W. Shakespeare-- A Midsummer Night’s Dream

G. B. Shaw---Arms and the Man

J.M. Synge---Riders to the Sea

Course Code	1163	Marks: 100	Credits: 4	Class Hours: 60
Course Title:	Romantic Poetry		Exam Duration: 4 Hours

W.Blake— Selections from Songs of Innocence and Experience

Introduction, Chimney Sweeper, The Nurse’s Song, Holy Thursday, Divine Image, The Lamb (Innocence)

 Introduction, Human Abstract, The Chimney Sweeper, Nurse’s Song, Tyger, Earth’s Answer, London

(Experience)

W. Wordsworth—Tintern Abbey. Immortality Ode, Michael, S.T. Coleridge—The Rime of the Ancient

Mariner, Kubla Khan

George Gordon, Lord Byron—Don Juan Canto 1

Percy Bysshe.Shelley—Ode to the West Wind, To a Skylark

John. Keats—Ode on Melancholy, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Ode to a Nightingale, On His First Looking into

Chapman’s Homer

Course Code	1164	Marks: 100	Credits: 4	Class Hours: 60
Course Title:	Advanced Reading and Writing		Exam Duration: 4 Hours

This course aims at training students in the higher order sub-skills of reading and writing. In the

reading part, the focus will be on close and critical reading. Students will be required to develop an

awareness of the devices an author employs for producing an intended effect and the effects they  really produce

Reading will cover:

a) Understanding rhetorical devices used

a) Finding explicit and implicit relationship between sentences, parts and elements of texts,

b) Distinguishing between facts and opinions

c) Identifying author's position, attitude, and tone, (negative, positive, neutral, sympathetic, satirical,

angry, sarcastic, contemptuous, critical etc.)

d) Interpreting and critically evaluating ideas.

e) Commenting on style

Materials used for reading in this course will cover journalistic writing and literary texts of different

genres:

Writing will focus on

a) Writing with a sense of audience

b) Establishing the topic focus

c) Writer’s voice

d) Taking a position (negative, positive, or neutral)

e) Using appropriate style according to purpose and audience

f) Writing academic essays and assignments using MLA and APA Style of Documentation

Recommended Reading

M.J. Murphy. Understanding Unseen. (Selections)

Roger Gower and M Pearson. Reading Literature. Longman.

Simon Greenall and Michael Swan. 1986. Effective Reading. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

T. U. Sachs. Now Read On. OUP

References:

Neil Mccaw. How to Read Texts: A Student Guide to Critical Approaches and Skills

John McCray, Roy. Reading between the lines-Students’ book..

Walter, Catherine. 1982. Authentic Reading. CUP

Barr. P. Clegg, J. and Wallace, C. 1981. Advanced Reading Skills. Longman

Cleanth Brooks. 1960. Understanding Poetry. Holt Rinehart and Winston Inc.

For Writing:

Heath Guide to Writing. 1990. Heath Publications

Anderson, Duston and Poole. 1992. Thesis and Assignment Writing. Wiley

H. Ramsey Fowles. 1983. The Little Brown Handbook. The Little Brown Company.

References:

.John Langhan. 2001. College Writing Skills ( International edition). Mcgraw-Hill.

Joseph Gibaldi and Walters S Achtert. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. New Delhi:

Affiliated East West Press.

Karen L Greenberg. 1994. Advancing Writer, Book 2. Harper Collins.

Mary Stephens. Practice Advanced Writing. Longman.

R. R. Jordon. 1995. Academic Writing. OUP

Course Code	7203	Marks: 100	Credits: 4	Class Hours: 60
Course Title:	Sociology of Bangladesh		Exam Duration: 4 Hours

1. The Sociology Background of Bangladesh Society: The Ecological Background Context-The

Nature of Village Society-Religion, Culture & Ethnicity-The British Colonialism and its

impact-Pakistan era: the internal colonialism-emergence of Bangladesh: Language Movement Historic speech of Sheikh Mujib on 7th March 1971-Liberaton War.

2. Population and Ethnicity: Population composition: age-sex-marital status-literacy-labor

Force-Population change: fertility-mortality-migration and population control-Ethnic groups in

Bangladesh.

3. Marriage, Family and Socialization: Changing pattern of marriage and divorce-Changing

Patterns of family and kinship –Cultural change and nature of socialization.

4. Economy of Bangladesh: Real economy: farm and non-farm activities-problems of agrarian

Transformation-Urban Economy: industrial growth-working class-underclass-Informal

Economy. Problems of industrialization-Migration: Rural-urban migration. International

Migration: remittance economy.

5. Social Inequality and Poverty: Nature of social inequality in Bangladesh-Income inequality,

gender inequality, ethic inequality, status inequality-Growth and nature of middle class Poverty tends.

6. Politics: Nature of the state, bureaucracy and political parties in Bangladesh-Political culture governance problems in Bangladesh-Local governments in Bangladesh.

7. Rural Society and Urbanization: Agrarian structure: Land tenure and class structure Community and power structure: samaj- Salish- patron- client relationship.

8. Crime and Deviance: Pattern and forms of crime in Bangladesh-Penology and correctional

methods in Bangladesh-Policy, Civil Society and prevention of crime in Bangladesh.

9. Culture: Pattern of religious beliefs and rituals in Bangladesh-Social groups and language Pattern of cultural change: modernization-Problems of cultural identity: role of language,

religion and ethics-Globalization of culture: cultural dependency-local culture.

10. Education: Structure of education: Primary-Secondary-Higher Education and social structure:

differential access to education-class and social mobility-socialization and social control Changing pattern of education: Institutional expansion-changes in curriculum-enrollmentdropout-Education policy: problems and prospects.

Books Recommended:

1. Nazmul Karim, Dynamics of Bangladesh Society

2. A. M. Chowdhury and Fakrul Alam (eds.), Bangladesh at the Threshold of the Twenty-first

Century, Dhaka: Asiatic Society, 2002

3. Anwarullah Chowdhury, Agrarian Social Relations and Rural Development in Bangladesh,

New Delhi, Oxford/IBH

4. Kamal Siddiqui, Jagatpur, Dhaka: UPL, 2000

5. Ashabur Rahman, Bangladesher Krishi Kathamo, UPL, 1986

6. Akbar Ali Khan, Discovery of Bangladesh, Dhaka, UPL, 1996.

Course Code	7211	Marks: 100	Credits: 4	Class Hours: 60
Course Title:	Bangladesh Society and Culture		Exam Duration: 4 Hours

1. Social and cultural background of Bangladesh society: People, Language, Ethnicity and Patterns of rural

and urban community.

2. Social institution, organization, Family, Marriage, Kinship, etc.

3. Agrarian social structure, Land tenure system and land reforms, Agrarian relations and modes of production

in Bangladesh. New method of farming, rural electricity and communication network and their impact on

social structure.

4. Rural power-structure, Formal and informal power-structure, Changing power-structure and leadership in

contemporary Bangladesh.

5. Social rank and social stratification, Social class, Status groups, Caste and class, New urban class, Civil

society, Intelligentsia, etc.

6. Ethnicity and Tribal society in Bangladesh, Changes in Tribal societies, Major factors of change missing

action exposure to media, politicization and expansion of education.

7. Bangladesh society and culture in transition, Current trend, Impact of urbanization, industrialization on

contemporary Bangladesh society and culture.

8. Rural development programmes in Bangladesh, Role of NGO and government organization for social

development.

9. Women and cultural change,: Attempts of women empowerment from local level to national level,

Emerging new roles, Participation in public affairs, Special programme of women development,

Enterprising urban women, Women rights and awareness building by GO and NGOs. Special programmes

for mother and child health education.

10. The religion of the majority, Islamic norms and values, views and practices in societal level, Islamic

education vs  secular education, Islam and political mobilization, Modernising factors inherent in and

Islamic culture.

Books Recommended:

1. Ahmed, Karmruddin : Social History of Bangladesh

2. Ester Boserup : Women's Role in Economic Development

3. Gunsen, Eric : Rural Bangladesh Society

4. Irene Tinker : Women and World Development

5. Islam, Md. Nural : Role of Agriculture in Socio-economic Development

6. Islam, Md. Nural : Social Mobility and Elite Formation in Rural Society of Bangladesh

7. Karim, Nazmul : Dynamics of Bangladesh Society

8. Margaret Mead : Male and Female: A Study of the sexes in Changing world

9. R.K. Mukherjee : The Dynamics of Rural Society

10. Salma Sobhan : Legal Status of Women in Bangladesh

11. Sen, Rangalal : Political Elite in Bangladesh

12. UNESCO : Women in South Asia.

13. Westergard: Rural Society. State & Class in Bangladesh

14. Women for Women: Situation of Women in Bangladesh

15. Women for Women: Women for Women in Bangladesh

16. Hunter, W.W.: The Indian Musalmans

Course Code	7192	Marks: 100	Credits: 4	Class Hours: 60
Course Title:	Political Organization and the Political System of UK and USA		Exam Duration: 4 Hours

Constitution: Meaning and significance, Classification, Methods of Establishing Constitution, Requisites of a good Constitution.

Forms of Government: The Concept of Traditional and Modern Forms, Democracy, Dictatorship, Parliamentary, Presidential, Unitary and Federal.

Theory of Separation of Power: Meaning, Significance and Working.

Organs of Government: Legislature, Executive, Judiciary and Electorate.

Political Behaviour: Political Parties, Pressure Groups and Public Opinion.

British Political System: Nature, Features and Sources of the Constitution, Conventions, Monarchy,

Parliament, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, Party System.

American Political System: Nature and Features of the Constitution, The System of Checks and Balances, The

President and Congress, Judiciary and Political Parties.

Books Recommended:

1. K.C. Wheare : Modern Constitution

2. K. C. Wheare : Federal Government

3. W.F. Willoughby : The Government of Modern State

4. C.F. Strong : Modern Constitution

5. R.M. Mac Iver : The Web of Government

Course Code

1196  (viva voice)

Marks: 50

Credits: 2

Viva-voice on courses studied in the first and second years.