PROPSED SYLLABUS FOR M.A.

ENGLISH LITERATURE
EFFECTIVE FROM. 1ST ANNUAL 2010 & ONWARDS

Part-I

Paper-I Poetry

Paper-II Drama

Paper-III Academic Discourse

Paper-IV Criticism

Paper-V History of English Literature

Paper-VI Stylistics / TESOL

Part-II

Paper-VII Prose

Paper-VIII American Literature / South Asian Literature

Paper-IX Post-Colonial Studies

Paper-X Novel

Paper-XI Linguistics

Paper-XII S & Psycholinguistics Paper-I, Poetry

This course aims at introducing the students to the development of English poetry in
different eras. It starts from Chaucer and ends at Sylvia Plath. The representative poets
from each age are taken to highlight various trends in English poetry from 14 th to 20th
century.

Classical Poetry

Chaucer The Prologue to Canterbury Tales

Milton Paradise Lost, Book-1
Donne Good Morrow
The Sun Rising
Batter My Heart
When Thou Hath Done
Victorian Poetry
Wordsworth Prelude Book-1
Keats Ode to a Nightingale
Ode on a Grecian Urn
Ode to Autumn
Browning My last Duchess
Bishop orders his tomb as St.
Praxed’s Church
Modern
T.S. Eliot The Love Song of J. Alfred
Prufrock
Wasteland
Sylvia Plath Daddy
Widow
Paper-II, Drama

This paper will introduce students to the origins and development of the classical Greek
drama followed by the emergence of Mystery, Miracle and Morality plays during the
English Renaissance. Thus an over view of the development of the genre (and sub-genres
i.e. tragedy, comedy) over the centuries will be given followed by an in-depth textual
analysis of the plays by the major dramatists.

Classical
Sophocles Oedipus Rex

Renaissance
Marlowe Dr. Faustus
Shakespeare Hamlet
Twelfth Night

Modern
Ibsen A Doll’s House
Shaw Major Barbara
Beckett Waiting for Godot
Paper-III, ACADEMIC DISCOURSE

Objective: This course aims at improving the Basic English language skills of the
learners. The course is strictly skill based and teachers are advised to use any material
which they find appropriate in enhancing simple and complex use of English.

9. Grammar and Mechanics

10. Tenses
11. Parts of Speech
12. Moods (Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive)
13. Voice (Active, Passive
14. Narration ( Direct, Indirect)
15. Clause ( Main, Subordinate, Coordinate)
16. Sentences (Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex)
17. Transitional Devices/ Connectives
18. Cohesion and Coherence
19. Punctuation
20. Articles
21. Prepositions

22. Reading Skills

 Skimming
 Scanning
 SQ3R
 Locating main ideas
 Critical Reading
 Previewing: Establishing Context, Purpose and Content
 The Process: Previewing
 Reading: Annotating a Text
 The Process: Reading and Annotating
 Reviewing: Organizing, Analyzing, Evaluating and Reacting
 The Process: Reviewing

23. Writing Skills

 Brainstorming and outlining
 Traits of good writing
 Ideas
 Organization
 Voice
 Word choice
 Sentence fluency
 Connection
 Paragraph writing
 Essay writing
 Cause and effect
  Comparison and contrast
 Description
 Narration
 Persuasive
 Process analysis
24. Summarizing/ Précis Writing
25. Paraphrasing
Reading List:

26. Boudin, E.M. (1984). Reader’s Chouice.Ann Arbour, University of Michigan Press
27. Eastwood, J. (2005). Oxford Practice Grammar Karachi: Oxford University Press
28. Jay, T. and Ros, J. (2005). Effective Presentation. New Delhi: Pearson Press
29. Taib, N. et. al (2003). Basic English Workbook. Malaysia: McGraw Hill
30. Taib, N. et. al. (2003). Basic English, Malaysia: McGraw Hill
31. Moyer, R. (1980). Business English Basic: A Programmed Approach. New York:
John Wiley and Sons.
32. Azar, Betty Schrampher. (1996) Basic English Grammar (2nd Edition). New York:
Longman
33. Azar, Betty Schrampher. (2000) Understanding and Using English Grammar (3rd
Edition). New York: Longman
34. Howe, D. H. et.al. (2004) English for Undergraduates (3rd Impression). Karachi:
Oxford University Press
Paper-IV, Criticism

The purpose of this course is to bring our syllabi on a par with international standards.
After familiarizing the students with the tenets of classical literary criticism, it introduces
them to the literary approaches of the modern critics i.e. Eliot, Frye followed by the
beginnings of postmodern critical theories, rooted in the works of Woolf and introduced
later in detail in Eaglet on. The recent and current trends of post-structuralism will be
introduced so as to enable the students to apply these theories to textual analysis. To
achieve this objective, a compulsory question of practical criticism will be set on an
unseen passage, in the final examination.

Note: The Exam will include Practice of analysis/application of theoretical concepts

Section-I (Classical)
Aristotle Poetics
Longinus On the Sublime

Section-II (Modern)
T.S. Eliot The Tradition and the Individual
Talent
Frye Anatomy of Criticism
(Special emphasis on chapters on
myth criticism & Modes)

Section-III Modern / Postmodern Movements

Formalism
Structuralism
Post- Structuralism
Psychoanalytical Criticism
Marxism
Deconstruction
Feminism

Primary Texts
Terry Eagleton’s Modern Literary Theory
Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own

Reading List

Philip Rice and Partrica Waugh (eds) 1989/2001 Modern Literary Theory. Arnold
Michael Levenson (ed) 1999. The Cambridge Companion to Modernism, CUP Terry
Eagelton 1983 Literary Theory: An Introduction, Basil Blackwell Rich Rylance and Judy
Simons (eds) 2001 Literature in Context, Palgrave
Todd E. Davis and Kenneth Womack (eds) 2002 Formalist Criticism and Reader
Response Theory, Palagrave
Sara Mills, 1995 feminist Stylistics, Routledgte. Helence Keyssar (ed) 1996 Feminist
Theatre and Theory, New Case Boods, MacMillan Jonathen Culler 1975 Sturcturalist
Poetics. Routledge & Kegan Paul
Paul Hamilton 1996 Historicism, the New Critical Idiom, Routledge.1
Paper-V
History of English Literature
The objective of this course is to give the students a complete historical background of
English literature. It will also help them to analyze trends in English Literatures in
different eras. It is also based on the critical analysis of all the genres of literature in
every age.

Section-I
35. Medieval Age
36. Renaissance Age
37. Puritan Age
38. The Restoration Age
39. Augustan Age

Section-II
1. Romantic Age
2. Victorian Age

Section-III
40. The Modern Age
41. The Postmodern Age

Suggested Readings:

• Fowler, Alas Tair, A History of English Literature, US, Harvard University Press,
1987

• Richetti, Jhon (Editor), Cambridge History of English Literature (A Dotcom history)

UK, Cambridge University, Press, 2006

• Fulk Robert and Cain M Christopher (2002) USA Blackwell Publishing, A history of
old English Literature

• Pech, John and Coyle, Martin, A brief history of English literature, New York,
Palgrave Publishers Litd, 2002

• Longaker, Mark and Bolles, C Adwin, Contemporary English literature, New York
Appleton Century Crofts. In, 1953

• Schofield, William Heusy. English Literature from Norman Conquest to Chaucer.

New York, Mac Millan Company 1931

• Hichs, Granville. Figures of Transition, New York, the MacMillan Company 1939
• Ward, A.W. and Waller, A.R. The Cambridge History English and American
Literature Cambridge. Cambridge University, Press, 1907

• O’ Neill, Michael. Literature of the Romantic Period. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1998

• Rogers, Pat (edit) the Oxford History of English Literature. Oxford, Oxford
University Press, 2001

• Cornin, Richard. Romantic Victorians. USA, Palgraue 2002

• Lowen Stein, David and Mueller, Janel. The Cambridge History of Early Modern
English literature. Cambridge University, Press 2002

• Daiches, Dawid. The Present Age in British Literature. Bloomington, Indiana

University, Press, 1958

• Carter, Roland and McRae John. The Routledge History of Literature in English
London. Routledge, 2001

• Woods, Tim. Who’s Who of 20th Century. Novelists, New York, Rutledge, 2001

• Wood Coch, George. Introduction to 20th century Fiction, London, Macmillan Press,
1983

• Sambrooh, James. The Eighteenth Century. Singapore, Longman Publishers, 1988

• Sampson, George. The Concise History of English Literature. Cambridge, Cambridge

University, Press, 1975

• Evans, IFFOR. A Short History of English Literature. England Penguin Books, 1976

• Leguis, Emile. A Short History of English Literature. Oxford, Oxford University,

Press, 1978
Paper-VI, Stylistics

Course Objectives:
This course introduces the students to the modern concept of style as distinguished from
the traditional one. The course will provide practice to the students in analyzing the
literary discourses from a purely linguistic perspective.

Course Outline
Section-1(Introduction)
42. What is Style? (Traditional, modern, and linguistic concept of style)
43. What is Stylistics?
 44. Branches of Stylistics
45. Foregrounding
46. Parallelism
47. Norm & Deviation
48. Figurative Language
Section-II (Levels of Analysis-I):
8. Phonological Level
-Sound Devices used in Poetry (Repetition, Assonance,
Consonance, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Rhyme etc.)
-Metre in poetry
-Style, Rhythm in Prose
9. Syntactical Level
- Nouns, Verbs
- Adjectives, Adverbs etc.
- Phrases, The Clause
- Clause Complexing
- Mood & Modality
- Theme and Rheme
- Transitivity and Meaning

10. Level of Discourse

Cohesion
Textuality
Clause relations
Patterns of discourse organization

49. Pragmatic Analysis of Literature

Speech Acts
Deixies
Impicatures

Section-III
50. Speech & Thought Presentation
51. Language, Ideology & Point of View

Literature as Discourse
52. Feminist Stylistics
53. Postcolonial Stylistics
54. Critical Discourse Analysis
Practicum
55. Analysis of Poetry
56. Analysis of Fiction

Reading List
Carter, R. Ed, (1982) Language and Literature: An introductory Reader, London: Routledge
Freeborn, O. (1996) Style London: Macmillan
Leech & Short (1981) Style in Fiction. Longman.
Leech, G. N (1969) A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry. Longman
Mills, S. (1995) Feminist Stylistics
Wales, K. (1989) A Dictionary of Stylistics Longman.
Widdowson, H. G. (1975) Stylistics and the Teaching of Literature. Longman
Paper-VI, TESOL

This paper aims at introducing theories of language and their application in the teaching
of English in Pakistan. The first section introduces theories of language learning and, the
following sections focus on their applications in the teaching of English as second/foreign
language and literature.

Section-I
Theories

57. Behaviourism
58. Mentalism
59. Monitor Model
Methods and Approaches

60. Grammar translation method

61. Direct method
62. The Audio Lingual Method
63. Total physical Response
64. Communicative Approach
65. The Natural Approach
66. Task Based Teaching
67. The Oral and Situational Language Teaching

Section-II
Teaching Language Skills

68. Listening Skills

69. Speaking Skills
70. Reading Skills
71. Writing Skills
72. Integrated Approach

Section-III
Teaching of Literature
73. Poetry
74. Drama
75. Fiction
Testing and Evaluation
76. Kinds of Tests & Testing
77. Characteristics of a good test
78. Testing of Language Skills
79. Testing language sub-skills
Vocabulary tests
 Grammar tests
Pronunciation tests
80. Writing Test items

Practicum in Language Teaching

81. Lesson Planning
82. Micro Teaching
83. Classroom Management
84. Innovations in classroom
Reading List
Gower, R., Phillips, D., and Walters, S. (2005) Teaching Practice: A Guide for Teachers
in Training. Macmillan ELT.

Harmer, J. (2001) The Practice of English Language Teaching (3rd ed.). Harlow, UK:
Pearson Education.

Hughes, A. (1989) Testing for Language Teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge University

Press

Larsen-Freeman, D. (2000) Techniques and Principles in Language Learning (2nd ed.).

Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Nunan, D. (1988) Syllabus Design. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Richards, J. C. and T. S. Rodgers (2001) Approaches and Methods in Language

Teaching: A Description and Analysis (2nd ed). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Rivers, W. M. (1981) Teaching Foreign-Language Skills (2nd ed). Chicago: University of
Chicago Press.
Showalter, E. (2003) Teaching Literature. Oxford: Blackwell.
Paper-VII, Prose

The objectives of this course are to familiarize the students with a wide range of
functional and non-functional styles in English prose. Through an in-depth analysis of
Bacon’s text in terms of his use of wit, figures of speech, imagery and aphorisms, the
course begins with the Renaissance prose and moves on to an analysis of the layers of
wit, irony, humour, sarcasm, sardonic, tone leading to bitter and pungent satire in Swift’s
Gulliver’s Travels. Huxley’s and Russell’s prose styles are analyzed in relation to the
contemporary thought and philosophy; comparisons and contrasts in various prose
writers’ styles are also highlighted. Two chapters from the works of Chomsky and Said
are being introduced to acquaint the students with the contemporary prose writers. The
question paper will give equal weightage to each section and a question will also be set
on textual analysis.

Renaissance Prose
Bacon Of Truth
Of Death
Of Marriage and Single Life
Of Revenge
Swift Gulliver’s Travels

Modern
Russell In Praise of Idleness
Western Civilization
Useless Knowledge
On Youthful Cynicism
Modern Homogeneity
Education and Discipline
Huxley Education of an Amphibian
Knowledge and Understanding
Liberty, Quality, Machinery
Ruskin The Crown of Wild olive

Postmodern
Chomsky On Language (Part-I)
Orientalism (Chapter 1 & II)
Edward Said Culture & Imperialism (Chapter-I)

Paper-VIII, American Literature

The purpose of this course is to acquaint the students with the aspects of American
Literature which has a different cultural and geographical background. Selections from
Poetry, Drama and Novel are made by including the representative writers of 19th and 20th
century. It will also enable the students to make a comparative study of British and
American Literature.
History of American Literature

Poetry
Walt Whitman Extracts from Song of Myself
Sections: 1-2-3-6-20-21-32-48-52
Robert Frost Selected Poems
- The Pasture
- The Tuft of Flowers
- Mending Walls
- After Apple Picking
- An Old Man’s Winter Night
- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy
Evening
- The Bear
- Desert Places
Drama
Eugene O’Neill Mourning Becomes Electra

Novel
Hawthorn Scarlet Letter
Hemingway A Farewell to Arms
F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby

Suggested Readings:

85. Robert Frost Cenetary essays

86. American classics revisited
87. Hawthorne 20th century views
88. Myth and Modern American, Drama
89. American in Novel

Articles in Journals

90. Her Scarlet Letter as a Psychological novel

91. Pakistan Journal of American Studies Literature volumes
92. Co-relation of mysticism and Science in Whitman “Song of My self”
93. Robert Frost: A Poet of Practical Problems

Paper-VIII, South Asian Literatures

Novels:

Kushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan

Amitav Gosh’s The Shadow Lines
Kiran Desai’s Inheritance of Loss
Bharatia Mikherje’s Jasmine
Sidhwa’s Bride
Kamila Shamsie’s Burnt Shadows
Monica Ali’s In the Kitchen

Short Stories: (2 selected stories from each writer)

1. Jhumpa Lahiri “Inerpreter of Maladies”

2. Moin-ud-Din Daniyal In Other Room & Other Wonders

Poetry:
Selections form the works of:

1. Kamala Das(Selection from: Selected poems/A Doll for the Child Prostitute)
2. Taufiq Rafat (Selection from: A Dragonfly in the Sun)
3. Daud Kamal (Selection from: A Dragonfly in the Sun)
4. Nissim Ezekiel’s Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T.S & The Professor
5. Imtiaz Dharker’s After Creation
6. Moniza Alvi’s “Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan”

Drama:
94. Mahesh Dattani …… Final Solutions
95. Tariq Ali …… The Fox and the Leopard
Paper-IX, Postcolonial Studies

Section I: Theorizing Postcolonialism:

Inspite of the expansion, together with the eventual ascent, of postcolonial studies
to a paradigmatic status on contemporary intellectual scene in recent years, many of the
fundamental questions about the field still remain unanswered or controversial. There
have been theoretical debates, over the parameters, definition (s), methodologies or
epistemological grounds, speaking positions, the locality, etc. of the postcolonial. In light
of the suggested readings below, the focus of this section would be on situating
“postcolonial studies” or, more specifically, “postcolonial theory”, in a series of critical
debates dealing with the definition/s, limitations of the term, along with the key notions
and debates related to the field of Postcolonialism.

96. Fanon’s “Wretched of the Earht”.

97. Said’s “Culture & Imperialism” (chapter 1-3)
98. Ashcroft, William D. Gareth Griffith, and Helen Tiffin, eds. The Empire Writes
99. Back: Theory and Practice in Post-Colonial Literatures. London: Routledge, 1989
100.Key Concepts in Post-Colonial Studies. London: Routledge, 1998
101.Spivak, Gayatri Chakravory’s “Can the Subaltern Speak”
 102.Homi Bhaba’s “Of Mimicy and Man: The Ambivalence of Colonial Discourse.”
October 28 (1984) 125-33
103.Lomba, Ania’s Colonialism/Postcolonialism
104.Lazarus, Neil, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Literary Studies.
105.Cambridge, UK: Cambridge UP, 2004
106.Moore-Gilbert, Bart. Postcolonial Theory: Contexts, Practices, Polities. London:
Verso, 1997
107.Ahmad, Hena Zafar. Postnational Feminism in Third World Women’s
108.Literature. Boston: University of Massachusetts P, 1998
109.Ahmad, Aijaz. In Theory: Classes, Nations, Literatures, London: Verso, 1992

Section II: Postcolonial Fictions

Reading the Imperial Canon

110.Conrad’s Heart of Darkness

Perceiving & mapping the colonial contact + independence:

111.Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

112.Naipul’s The House for Mr. Biswas

Section III: Rewriting the canon or counter discourse:

113.Coetzee’s Waiting for Barbarians

114.Jean Rhy’s “Wide Sargasso Sea”

Linguistics creativity:

115.Roy’s The God of Small Things

Immigration and Race Politics

116.Kureshi’s The Black Album

Neocolonialism

117.Mohsin Hamid’s Reluctant Fundamentalist

Paper-X, Novel

This course is designed to include major novelists of the Classical, Victorian and Modern
Age. Tracing the origin and development of the genre in the eighteenth century, the major
novelists of English literature are covered under three ages; each with its own distinct
style, thus exposing the students to a range of texts and styles beginning with the
Picaresque novel of Fielding and moving on to Woolf’s technique of the Stream of
Consciousness. A compulsory question will be set based on the textual analysis of the
prescribed novels.

Classical and Romantic

Fielding Joseph Andrews
Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice

Victorian
George Eliot The Mill on the Floss
Thomas Hardy Return of the Native

Modern
E.M. Forster A Passage to India
Virginia Woolf To the Lighthouse
Paper-XI, Linguistics

Course Objectives
This course provides a general introduction to linguistics. After a brief history of the
gield and a general introduction into the area of language systems and theories, the core
components of linguistics will be introduced—phonolog, morphology, syntax, semantics,
discourse, and pragmatics. Theoretical and applied issues will be discussed through the
analysis of fragments of language in class, Students will be able to
118.Understanding how language is structured and need
119.Recognize some essential aspects of selected linguistics theories
120.Recognize the essential theoretical aspects of certain sub-fields of linguistics
121.Outline the role of certain linguistics sub-fields in everyday life
Section-I
Historical Perspective
Theoretical and General Linguistics
Linguistics VS Traditional Grammar
Branches of Linguistics
122.Sociolinguistics
123.Psycholinguistics
124.Applied Linguistics
Animal Vs. Human Communication

Section-II
Levels of Linguistic Analysis
Morphology
Syntax
Semantics
Discourse
Pragmatics

Section-III
Phonetics and Phonology of English
Organs of Speech
Classification of consonants according to the place and manner of articulation
Description and classification of English vowels, Diphthong & Triphthongs
Syllable and Stress
Intonation
Features of Connected Speech
Phonetic Transcription
Suggested Reading List & Reference Books

Aitcheson, Jean (2004) Teach Yourself Linguistics, Teach Yourself

Crystal, D (1997) Encyclopedia of Language, Cambridge University Press
Crystal, D (1997) Linguistics Cambridge University Press
O’Connor JD (1973) Phonology of English, Harmondsworth
Reach, P. (200) English Phonetics and Phonology (3rd Edn) Cambridge. Cambridge
University Press
Ladefoged, P. (2001) A Course in Phonetics (4th Edn) Orlando: Horcourt College
Publishers
Paper-XII, Sociolinguistics & Psycholinguistics

Sociolinguistics:

125.Sociolinguistics-definitions, origins, approaches

126.Dimensions of Variation in Language
127.Multilingualism
128.Language Identity, Power and Politics
129.Language Culture and View of the World
130.Social Literacy
131.Non-native varieties of English
132.Endangered Languages of the World
133.Language Planning
134.Methods for studying Sociolinguistics

Psycholinguistics:
135.Introduction to Psycholinguistics
136.Basic language abilities of speakers
137.Watson’s word association theory
138.Stat’s word class association theory
139.Skimmers’s sentence frame theory
140.Fries’ sentence frame theory
141.Chomsky’s grammar
142.Schema theory
143.Frame theory
144.Script theory
145.Chomsky’s rationalism
146.Language and thought
147.Spair-Whorf hypothesis
148.Child Language acquisition
149.Second language acquisition and teaching
Reading List:
Huddson,R.A 1983 Sociolinguistics. GB. CUP
Holumes, J.( 1992) An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. USA. Longman,
Suzanne Romaine. 1995. Bilingualism (2nd Ed). Oxford: Basil Blackwell
Hudson, R.A. 1996 Socio-linguistics. CUP
Auer, Peter (Ed) 1998. Code-switching in Conversation: Language Interaction and
Identity. London: Routledge.
Trudgill, P. 2002. Introduction to Language and Society
Wardhaugh, R. 2006. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
Bertolo, S. (2001) Language Acquisition and Learnability. Cambridge: C.P.U
Crystal, D. (1987). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. Cambridge, New York:
C.P.U
Foley, J and Thompson, L. (2003) Language Learning. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press.
Garman, M. (1990) Psycholinguistics. Cambridge: C.P.U
Mclaughtm, S. (1998) Introduction to Language Development. London: Singular
Publishing Group.
Narasimhan, R. (1998) Language Behavior. New Delhi: Sage Publication India
Sharma, A. (2002) Psychology of Language Learning. Delhi: global vision Pub. House.
Steinberg, D. (1982) Psycholinguistics. London and New York: Longman
Tomasello, M and Bates, E. (2001) Language Development. London: Singular Pub.
Group

Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan

MA English Time Allowed 3 Hrs
Paper I: Poetry Total Marks 100

Note: Question No. I is Compulsory. In addition attemp t four questions. Select at least
one question from each section.

Q No. 1. Explain with refer ence to context any three of the following
1. Busy old fool un euly sun
2. Better to reign in Hell than serve in heawen.
3. Housbondes at chirche dore she hadde five
4. Fair seed time had my soul and
I grew up fostered alike by beauty and by fear
1. Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter
2. When the evening is spread out against the sky. < /li>
Like a patient etherized upon a table
Secti on I Classical Poetry
&nbs p;
2) Discuss Chaucer’s art of characterization with reference to his “Prologu e to the
Canterbury tales”.
3) Do you agree with the view that Satan’s revol t is the first voice of democracy
against any authority? Discuss with reference to Milton ’s Paradise Lost.
4) Describe the metaphysical features of Donne’s poetry
Secti on II Romantic Poetry

5) Discuss Wordsworth’s “The Prelude” as a psychological poem.

English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

(Department of Islamic Studies)

Objective: The objective of this course is to enhance the cognitive, analytical and
academic skills of the students at postgraduate level. The course contents will equip them
with the skills mandatory for being effective and efficient readers, like inferential and
analytical reading and synthesizing. Moreover, they will be introduced to the methods
and approaches they can use to gain more control over their academic writing. The course
is going to be strictly skill based and the teachers are strongly encouraged to engage in
improving the speaking skills of the students.
Basics of English
Tenses
Active and Passive Voice
Articles and Prepositions
Reported Speech (Direct/Indirect)
Sentence Structure
Connectives
Unity, Coherence and Emphasis
Vocabulary Development
Dictionary Skills

Reading Skills
Skimming
Scanning
Inference
Identifying main ideas
Distinguishing between facts and opinions
Identifying the tone of the author
Identifying main idea and supporting details
 Understanding graphic presentation (Data, Diagrams)
Making mind maps from reading

Writing Skills
Brainstorming, Semantic Mapping and Outlining
Paragraph writing
Essay writing
Descriptive
Argumentative
Narrative
Expository
Analytical
Précis
Job Applications
CV
Formal letters
Short Reports
Referencing and Plagiarism
Translation from English to Urdu and vice versa
Presentation Skills
Oral Presentation Skills
Oral inter-personal Communication
Interview Skills

Selected Readings for the Course:

Chapter 5 from Economic Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH): A Select
Anthology of Hadith literature on Economics by Khan, Muhamamd Akram(Ed.).
What Islam says about Marital –violence Issue? By Qureshi, Waseema, Hameed in
Hamdard Islamicus, XXXI (4).
Crimes against Honor: A Study of Qadhf/Slander in Comparative Perspective by
Cigdem, Recep in Hamdard Islamicus, XXXI (4).
Chapter IV from Concept of Muslim Culture in Iqbal by Siddiqi, Mazheruddin.
Chapter III from Judicial System of Islam, its Origin and Development by Muslehuddin,
Mohammad

Suggested Readings:
150.Boudin, E.M. (1984). Reader’s Choice. Ann Arbour. University of Michigan
Press
151.Eastwood, J. (2005). Oxford Practice Grammar. Karachi: Oxford University
Press
152.Jay, T. and Ros, J. (2005). Effective Presentation. New Delhi: Pearson Press
153.Taib, N. et.al. (2003). Basic English Workbook. Malaysia: McGraw Hill
154.Taib, N. et.al. (2003). Basic English. Malaysia: McGraw Hill
 155.Moyer, R. (1980). Business English Basics: A Programmed Approach. New
York: John Wiley and Sons
156.Azar, Betty Schrampher. (1996) Basic English Grammar (2nd Edition). New
York: Longman
157.Azar, Betty Schrampher. (2000) Understanding and Using English Grammar
(3rd Edition). New York: Longman
158.Howe,D.H. et.al. (2004) English for Undergraduates (3rd Impression). Karachi:
Oxford University Press

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PROPOSED SYLLABUS FOR M.A. ENLGISH (WITH SPECIALIZATION IN
LANGUAGE & LITERATUE) EFFECTIVE FROM 1ST ANNUAL 2010 &
ONWARDS

Part-I

Paper-I Introduction to Language Studies & Linguistics

Paper-II Academic Discourse

Paper-III Applied Linguistics

Paper-IV Stylistics

Paper-V History of English Literature

Paper-VI Poetry

Part-II

Paper-VII Linguistics and Phonetics

Paper-VIII Discourse Analysis

Paper-IX Applied Linguistics-II

Paper-X Sociolinguistics & Psycholinguistics

Paper-XI Drama

Paper-XII Novel
Paper-I
INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE STUDIES & LINGUISTICS

159.Traditional Approaches to Language Studies

160.Synchronic Vs Diachronic study
161.History of language Studies
162.What is Language?
163.Characteristics of Language
164.Origin of Language
165.Animal Language
166.Artificial Language
167.Typology and Language Universals
168.Written and Spoken Language
169.Language and Identity
170.Non Verbal Language
171.Language varieties
172.What is Linguistics? (Major Concepts)
173.History of Linguistics
174.Branches of Linguistics
175.Levels of Linguistic Analysis
• Phonology
• Morphology
• Syntax
• Semantics
• Discourse
• Pragmatics

Suggested Readings

Aitcheson, Jean (2004) Teach Yourself Linguistics, Teach Yourself

Brown, G. and Yule, G. (1983) Discourse Analysis, Cambridge: CUP
Crystal, D (1997) Linguistics Cambridge University Press
Crystal, D (1997) Encyclopedia of Language, Cambridge University Press
Cutting, J. (2002) Pragmatics and Discourse: A Resource book for students, London:
Routledge.
O’Connor JD (1973) Phonology of English, Harmondsworth
Paper-II
ACADEMIC DISCOURSE
Objective: This course aims at improving the Basic English language skills of the
learners. The course is strictly skill based and teachers are advised to use any material
which they find appropriate in enhancing simple and complex use of English.
176.Grammar and Mechanics
177.Tenses
178.Parts of Speech
179.Moods (Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive)
180.Voice (Active, Passive
181.Narration ( Direct, Indirect)
182.Clause ( Main, Subordinate, Coordinate)
183.Sentences (Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex)
184.Transitional Devices/ Connectives
185.Cohesion and Coherence
186.Punctuation
187.Articles
188.Prepositions
189.Reading Skills
 Skimming
 Scanning
 SQ3R
 Locating main ideas
 Critical Reading
 Previewing: Establishing Context, Purpose and Content
 The Process: Previewing
 Reading: Annotating a Text
 The Process: Reading and Annotating
 Reviewing: Organizing, Analyzing, Evaluating and Reacting
 The Process: Reviewing
190.Writing Skills
 Brainstorming and outlining
 Traits of good writing
 Ideas
 Organization
 Voice
 Word choice
 Sentence fluency
 Connection
 Paragraph writing
 Essay writing
 Cause and effect
 Comparison and contrast
  Description
 Narration
 Persuasive
 Process analysis
191.Summarizing/ Précis Writing
192.Paraphrasing

Reading List:

1. Boudin, E.M. (1984). Reader’s Chouice.Ann Arbour, University of Michigan

Press
2. Eastwood, J. (2005). Oxford Practice Grammar Karachi: Oxford University
Press
3. Jay, T. and Ros, J. (2005). Effective Presentation. New Delhi: Pearson Press
4. Taib, N. et. al (2003). Basic English Workbook. Malaysia: McGraw Hill
5. Taib, N. et. al. (2003). Basic English, Malaysia: McGraw Hill
6. Moyer, R. (1980). Business English Basic: A Programmed Approach. New
York: John Wiley and Sons.
7. Azar, Betty Schrampher. (1996) Basic English Grammar (2nd Edition). New
York: Longman
8. Azar, Betty Schrampher. (2000) Understanding and Using English Grammar
(3rd Edition). New York: Longman
9. Howe, D. H. et.al. (2004) English for Undergraduates (3rd Impression).
Karachi: Oxford University Press
Paper-III
APPLIED LINGUISTICS-I

193.Theories, Methods and Approaches

194.Behaviourism
195.Mentalism
196.Karashen’s Model
197.Brief history of Language teaching
198.Grammar translation method
199.Direct method
200.The Audio Lingual Method
201.Total physical Response
202.Communicative Approach
203.The Natural Approach
204.Task Based Teaching
205.The oral and Situational Language Teaching
206.Testing and Evaulation
207.Kinds of Tests
• Proficiency test
• Achievement tests
• Diagnostics tests
• Placement tests
• Direct Vs. Indirect tests
• Discreet Point Vs. Criterion referenced Testing
• Objective Vs. Subjective testing
• Communicative language testing
 Characteristics of a good test
 Testing Communication Skills
• Reading tests
• Writing tests
• Speaking tests
• Listening tests
 Testing language sub-skills
208.Vocabulary tests
209.Grammar tests
210.Pronunciation tests
211.Error Analysis
212.Nature and purpose
213.Course of errors
• Interlingual Errors
• Overgeneralization
• Literal Translations
• Contrast Between Behaviouristic and Mantalistic Attitudes to Errors
  Stages of errors analysis
214.ICT and Language Teaching
 Introduction to Computers
 Introduction to CALL
 CALL hardware
 Communicative Skill Building by C ALL (Reading, Writing, Speaking and
Listening)
 Evaluation of CALL Software
 Using Web for Language Teaching

Suggested Readings:

Richards and Rodgers (2000) Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching: A

Description and Analysis. CUP
Larsen-Freeman, D. (1986) Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching. OUP
Richards, J. C (1980) Error Analysis. Longman
Karshen, S.D. (1982) Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition.
Pergamon
heatan, J.B. (1975) Writing English Language Tests. Longman
Heatan, J.B. (1990) Classroom Testing. Longman
Hughes, A. (1989) Testing for Language Teachers CUP
Henning, G. (1987) A Guide to Language Testing. Newbury House Publishers
Paper-IV
Stylistics
Course Objectives:
This course introduces the students to the modern concept of style as distinguished from
the traditional one. The course will provide practice to the students in analyzing the
literary discourses from a purely linguistic perspective.
Note: There will be two questions from each section.
Course Outline
Section-1(Introduction)
215.What is Style? (Traditional, modern, and linguistic concept of style)
216.What is Stylistics?
217.Branches of Stylistics
218. Foregrounding
219.Parallelism
220.Norm & Deviation
221.Figurative Language
Section-II (Levels of Analysis-I):
8. Phonological Level
-Sound Devices used in Poetry (Repetition, Assonance,
Consonance, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Rhyme etc.)
-Metre in poetry
-Style, Rhythm in Prose
9. Syntactical Level
- Nouns, Verbs
- Adjectives, Adverbs etc.
- Phrases, The Clause
- Clause Complexing
- Mood & Modality
- Theme and Rheme
- Transitivity and Meaning
10. Level of Discourse
Cohesion
Textuality
Clause relations
Patterns of discourse organization
11. Pragmatic Analysis of Literature
Speech Acts
Deixies
Impicatures
Section-III
12. Speech & Thought Presentation
13. Language, Ideology & Point of View
Literature as Discourse
14. Feminist Stylistics
15. Postcolonial Stylistics
 16. Critical Discourse Analysis
Practicum
222.Analysis of Poetry
223.Analysis of Fiction

Reading List

Carter, R. Ed, (1982) Language and Literature: An introductory Reader, London: Routledge
Freeborn, O. (1996) Style London: Macmillan
Leech & Short (1981) Style in Fiction. Longman.
Leech, G. N (1969) A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry. Longman
Mills, S. (1995) Feminist Stylistics
Wales, K. (1989) A Dictionary of Stylistic Longman.
Widdowson, H. G. (1975) Stylistics and the Teaching of Literature. Longman
Paper-V
HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE

The objective of this course is to give the students a complete historical background of
English literature. It will also help them to analyze trends in English Literatures in
different eras. It is also based on the critical analysis of all the genres of literature in
every age.

Section-I
224.Medieval Age
225.Renaissance Age
226.Puritan Age
227.The Restoration Age
228.Augustan Age

Section-II
3. Romantic Age
4. Victorian Age

Section-III
229.The Modern Age
230.The Postmodern Age

Suggested Reading:

1. Fowler, Alas Tair, A History of English Literature, US, Harvard University Press,
1987

2. Richetti, Jhon (Editor), Cambridge History of English Literature (A Dotcom

history) UK, Cambridge University, Press, 2006

3. Fulk Robert and Cain M Christopher (2002) USA Blackwell Publishing, A history
of old English Literature

4. Pech, John and Coyle, Martin, A brief history of English literature, New York,
Palgrave Publishers Litd, 2002

5. Longaker, Mark and Bolles, C Adwin, Contemporary English literature, New

York Appleton Century Crofts. In, 1953

6. Schofield, William Heusy. English Literature from Norman Conquest to Chaucer.

New York, Mac Millan Company 1931

7. Hichs, Granville. Figures of Transition, New York, the MacMillan Company

1939
8. Ward, A.W. and Waller, A.R. The Cambridge History English and American
Literature Cambridge. Cambridge University, Press, 1907

9. O’ Neill, Michael. Literature of the Romantic Period. Oxford, Clarendon Press,

1998

10. Rogers, Pat (edit) the Oxford History of English Literature. Oxford, Oxford
University Press, 2001

11. Cornin, Richard. Romantic Victorians. USA, Palgraue 2002

12. Lowen Stein, David and Mueller, Janel. The Cambridge History of Early Modern
English literature. Cambridge University, Press 2002

13. Daiches, Dawid. The Present Age in British Literature. Bloomington, Indiana
University, Press, 1958

14. Carter, Roland and McRae John. The Routledge History of Literature in English
London. Routledge, 2001

15. Woods, Tim. Who’s Who of 20th Century. Novelists, New York, Rutledge, 2001

16. Wood Coch, George. Introduction to 20th century Fiction, London, Macmillan
Press, 1983

17. Sambrooh, James. The Eighteenth Century. Singapore, Longman Publishers, 1988

18. Sampson, George. The Concise History of English Literature. Cambridge,

Cambridge University, Press, 1975

19. Evans, IFFOR. A Short History of English Literature. England Penguin Books,
1976

20. Leguis, Emile. A Short History of English Literature. Oxford, Oxford University,
Press, 1978
Paper-VI
POETRY

This course aims at introducing the students to the development of English poetry in
different eras. It starts from Chaucer and ends at Sylvia Plath. The representative poets
from each age are taken to highlight various trends in English poetry from 14 th to 20th
century.

Classical Poetry

Chaucer The Prologue

Milton Paradise Lost, Book-1
Donne Good Morrow
The Sun Rising
Batter My Heart
When Thou Hath Donne

Victorian Poetry
Wordsworth Prelude Book-1
Keats Ode to a Nightingale
Ode on a Grecian Urn
Ode to Autumn
Browning My last Duchess
Bishop orders his tomb as St. Praxis
Church
Modern
T.S. Eliot Prufrock
Wasteland
Salvia Plath Daddy
Widow
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Paper-VII
LINGUISTICS AND PHONETICS
Linguistics:
231.Schools of Linguistics
232.Structural
233.Functional
234.Chomskiyan
235.Suassurian
236.Lexicography
 World Englishes
Phonetics and Phonology
237.Phonetics
• The organs of speech
• The Air stream Mechanism
• Description of Speech: Sound, Consonants, Vowels, Diphthongs
• Phonetics Transcription
• International Phonetics Alphabets
• The Cardinal Vowel System
 Phonology
• Description of Sounds of English
 Segmental Features
• Distinctive Features of consonants in
English
• Classification of consonants according to the
place of articulation
• Classification of consonants according to the
manner of articulation
 Description and Classification of
English
• Vowels
• Consonants
• Triphthongs
 Supersegmental
Features
238.Syllable and Stress
239.Weak forms of Sounds
 240.Intonation
 Sound Behaviour in Connected Speech

• Assimilation
• Elision
• Linking
• Pakistani Students and their problems in learning English
Paper-VIII
DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
1-Introduction
241.What is discourse?
242.Level of discourse in language
243.Linguistics forms and functions
244.Transactional Vs Interactional view
245.Sentence and utterance
246.Product Vs process
247.Text
248.Context
249.Genre
250.Discourse analysis
The role of context in interpretation
(Reference, presupposition, implicatures, inference etc.)
Discourse markers
Topic and representation of discourse content
(Sentential topic & discourse topic, discourse topic and representation of
discourse content etc.
Staging and the representation of discourse structure
(Theme, staging, thematization, thematic structure, natural order and point of view)
Information structure
(Give & new, Halliday’s account of information structure etc.)
The nature of reference in text and discourse (Cohesion, referring expressions etc.)
Coherence in the interpretation of discourse
(Top-down and bottom-up processing, speech acts, representing background knowledge.
frames etc)
Conversational analysis
Critical discourse analysis

Suggested Readings:

Brown, G. and Yule, G. (1983) Discourse Analysis, Cambridge: CUP

Cutting, J. (23002) Pragmatics and Discourse: A Resource book for students, London:
Routledge.
Fairclough, N. (1995) Critical Discourse Analysis: The Critical study of Language,
London, Longman.
Schiffrin, D. (1994) Approaches to Discourse Oxford: Blackwell
Stubbs, M. (1983) Discourse Analysis, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Van Dijk, T. (ed) (1997) Discourse as Social Interaction, London: Sage
Paper-IX
APPLIED LINGUISTICS-II

251.Practicum in Language Teaching (Presentation Skills, Classroom Management,

Group and Pair work)
252.Syllabus and Designing and Implementation
253.ESP
254.ICT & Language Teaching
255.Material Adaptation and Design (Adaptation with reference to teaching language
through literature)
 Practicum in Language Teaching
256.Teacher and Learner Roles in the Classroom.
257.Choosing rules and Procedures.
258.Managing student work.
259.Planning and conduction instructions.
260.Maintaining appropriate student behavior.
261.Managing specials groups
 Lesson Planning
262.The preparation stage.
263.The presentation stage.
264.The production stage.
 Innovative Techniques for Classroom Instruction.
265.Visual aids: Pictures, Boards, OHP, Projector, Films, Periodicals/Newspapers.
266.Audio aids: films, audiocassettes etc.
 Syllabus Designing
267.Definition and scope of syllabus
268.Considerations common to all syllabuses
269.Relationship between theory of language , language learning and language
syllabuses
270.Dichotomies of Syllabuses
271.Analytical Synthetic Syllabuses
 Product-Oriented Syllabuses
• Grammatical syllabus
• Theoretical bases
• Selecting and grading contents
• Criticism
• Notional functional syllabus
• Theoretical bases
• Selecting and grading contents
• Criticism
 Process-Oriented Syllabuses
• Procedural
• Theoretical bases
• Selecting and grading contents
• Criticism
 • Process Syllabus
• Selecting and grading contents
• Objectives: types and Criticism (Needs analysis for syllabus designing)
 ESP
• ESP: Introduction
• Theoretical Bases: Major Influences
• Developments in ESP register analysis to learning centeredness
• Classification of ESP
• Trends and issues in EAP and EOP
Language Issues
Authenticity
272.Features of EAP and EOP
273.Skills in EAP and EOP
Listening to monologues
Reading skills: shifts in designing and teaching
Speaking in monologue
Spoken interaction
Writing: process and social-constructionist approaches
274.ESP course design
Needs analysis
Syllabus design
Materials evaluation
Materials designing
Materials adaptation
275.ESP Teacher’s role and training of the ESP teacher.
Reading List.

Byrne, D. (1987) Techniques for Classroom Interaction. Longman.

Doff, A. (1988) Teach English CUP.
Everston, et. Al. (1984) Classroom Management for Elementary Teachers. Allyn and
Bacon
Hadifield, J. (1992) Classroom Dynamics. OUP.
Murcia. MC. (1989) Teaching English. Newbury House Publishers.
Matthews, A. et. Al. (1985) At the Chalk face. Edward Arnold.
Bowen, B M. (1982) Look Here! Visual Aids in language Teaching. ELTS
Nunan, D (1988) Syllabus design. UK: OUP
Wilkins, D (1976) Notional Syllabuses. Oxford: OUP
Prabhu, N.S (1987) Second Language Pedagogy: A Perspective. Oxford: OUP
Munby, J. (1978) Communicative Syllabus Design. Cambridge: CUP.
Dudely, Evans, T and St. Johns, M.J 1998 Developments in ESP: A Multidisciplinary
approach, UK: Cambridge
McDonough, J. 1984 ESP in Perspective: A Practical Guide, UK Hazzel Watson & Viney
Ltd.
Hutchinsen, T and Waters, A. 1987 English for Specific Purposes: A learner-centered
approach, UK. CUP
McGrath, I. 2002 Materials Evaluation and Design for Language Teaching UK:
Edinburgh University Press
Douglas, D. 2000 Assessing Language for Specific Purposes: UK.CUP
Paper-X
SOCIOLINGUISTICS & PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

Sociolinguistics:

276.Sociolinguistics-definitions, origin, approaches

277.Dimensions of Variation in Language
278.Multilingualism
279.Language Identity, Power and Politics
280.Language Culture and View of the World
281.Social Literacy
282.Non-native varieties of English
283.Endangered Languages of the World
284.Language Planning
285.Methods for studying Sociolinguistics

Psycholinguistics:
286.Introduction to Psycholinguistics
287.Basic language abilities of speakers
288.Watson’s word association theory
289.Stat’s word class association theory
290.Skimmers’s sentence frame theory
291.Fries’ sentence frame theory
292.Chomsky’s grammar
293.Schema theory
294.Frame theory
295.Script theory
296.Chomsky’s rationalism
297.Language and thought
298.Spair-Whorf hypothesis
299.Child Language acquisition
300.Second language acquisition and teaching
Reading List:
Bertolo, S. (2001) Language Acquisition and Learnability. Cambridge: C.P.U
Crystal, D. (1987). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. Cambridge, New York:
C.P.U
Foley, J and Thompson, L. (2003) Language Learning. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press.
Garman, M. (1990) Psycholinguistics. Cambridge: C.P.U
Mclaughtm, S. (1998) Introduction to Language Development. London: Singular
Publishing Group.
Narasimhan, R. (1998) Language Behavior. New Delhi: Sage Publication India
Sharma, A. (2002) Psychology of Language Learning. Delhi: global vision Pub. House.
Steinberg, D. (1982) Psycholinguistics. London and New York: Longman
Tomasello, M and Bates, E. (2001) Language Development. London: Singular Pub.
Group
Paper-XI
DRAMA

This paper will introduce students to the origins and development of the classical Greek
drama followed by the emergence of Mystery, Miracle and Morality plays during the
English Renaissance. Thus an over view of the development of the genre (and sub-genres
i.e. tragedy, comedy) over the centuries will be given followed by an in-depth textual
analysis of the plays by the major dramatists.

Classical
Sophocles Oedipus Rex

Renaissance
Marlowe Dr. Faustus
Shakespeare Hamlet
Twelfth Night

Modern
Ibsen A Doll’s House
Shaw Major Barbara
Beckett Waiting for God
Paper-XII
NOVEL

This course is designed to include major novelists of the Classical, Victorian and Modern
Age. Tracing the origin and development of the genre in the eighteenth century, the major
novelists of English literature are covered under three ages; each with its own distinct
style, thus exposing the students to a range of texts and styles beginning with the
Picaresque novel of Fielding and moving on to Woolf’s technique of the Stream of
Consciousness. A compulsory question will be set based on the textual analysis of the
prescribed novels.

Classical and Romantic

Fielding Joseph Andrews
Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice

Victorian
George Eliot The Mill on the Floss
Thomas Hardy Return of the Native

Modern
E.M. Foster A Passage to India
Virginia Woolf To the Lighthouse

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 English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
(Pure, Applied & Natural Sciences)

Objective: The objective of this course is to enhance the cognitive, analytical and
academic skills of the students at postgraduate level. The course contents will equip them
with the skills mandatory for being effective and efficient readers, like inferential and
analytical reading and synthesizing. Moreover, they will be introduced to the methods
and approaches they can use to gain more control over their academic writing. The course
is going to be strictly skill based and the teachers are strongly encouraged to engage in
improving the speaking skills of the students.
Basics of English
Tenses
Active and Passive Voice
Articles and Prepositions
Reported Speech (Direct/Indirect)
Sentence Structure
Connectives
Unity, Coherence and Emphasis
Vocabulary Development
Dictionary Skills
Reading Skills
Skimming
Scanning
Inference
Identifying main ideas
Distinguishing between facts and opinions
Identifying the tone of the author
Identifying main idea and supporting details
Understanding graphic presentation (Data, Diagrams)
Making mind maps from reading

Writing Skills
Brainstorming, Semantic Mapping and Outlining
Paragraph writing
Essay writing
Descriptive
Argumentative
Narrative
Expository
Analytical
Précis
Job Applications
 CV
Formal letters
Short Reports
Referencing and Plagiarism
Presentation Skills
Oral Presentation Skills
Oral inter-personal Communication
Interview Skills

Suggested Readings:
301.Boudin, E.M. (1984). Reader’s Choice. Ann Arbour. University of
Michigan Press
302.Eastwood, J. (2005). Oxford Practice Grammar. Karachi: Oxford University
Press
303.Jay, T. and Ros, J. (2005). Effective Presentation. New Delhi: Pearson
Press
304.Taib, N. et.al. (2003). Basic English Workbook. Malaysia: McGraw Hill
305.Taib, N. et.al. (2003). Basic English. Malaysia: McGraw Hill
306.Moyer, R. (1980). Business English Basics: A Programmed Approach. New
York: John Wiley and Sons
307.Azar, Betty Schrampher. (1996) Basic English Grammar (2nd Edition). New
York: Longman
308.Azar, Betty Schrampher. (2000) Understanding and Using English
Grammar (3rd Edition). New York: Longman
309.Howe,D.H. et.al. (2004) English for Undergraduates (3rd Impression).
Karachi: Oxford University Press

English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

(Languages and Social Sciences)

Objective: The objective of this course is to enhance the cognitive, analytical and
academic skills of the students at postgraduate level. The course contents will equip them
with the skills mandatory for being effective and efficient readers, like inferential and
analytical reading and synthesizing. Moreover, they will be introduced to the methods
and approaches they can use to gain more control over their academic writing. The course
is going to be strictly skill based and the teachers are strongly encouraged to engage in
improving the speaking skills of the students.
Basics of English
 Tenses
Active and Passive Voice
Articles and Prepositions
Reported Speech (Direct/Indirect)
Sentence Structure
Connectives
Unity, Coherence and Emphasis
Vocabulary Development
Dictionary Skills
Reading Skills
Skimming
Scanning
Inference
Identifying main ideas
Distinguishing between facts and opinions
Identifying the tone of the author
Identifying main idea and supporting details
Understanding graphic presentation (Data, Diagrams)
Making mind maps from reading

Writing Skills
Brainstorming, Semantic Mapping and Outlining
Paragraph writing
Essay writing
Descriptive
Argumentative
Narrative
Expository
Analytical
Précis
Job Applications
CV
Formal letters
Short Reports
Referencing and Plagiarism
Translation from English to Urdu and vice versa
Presentation Skills
Oral Presentation Skills
Oral inter-personal Communication
Interview Skills
Suggested Readings:
310.Boudin, E.M. (1984). Reader’s Choice. Ann Arbour. University of
Michigan Press
311.Eastwood, J. (2005). Oxford Practice Grammar. Karachi: Oxford University
 Press
312.Jay, T. and Ros, J. (2005). Effective Presentation. New Delhi: Pearson
Press
313.Taib, N. et.al. (2003). Basic English Workbook. Malaysia: McGraw Hill
314.Taib, N. et.al. (2003). Basic English. Malaysia: McGraw Hill
315.Moyer, R. (1980). Business English Basics: A Programmed Approach. New
York: John Wiley and Sons
316.Azar, Betty Schrampher. (1996) Basic English Grammar (2nd Edition). New
York: Longman
317.Azar, Betty Schrampher. (2000) Understanding and Using English
Grammar (3rd Edition). New York: Longman
318.Howe,D.H. et.al. (2004) English for Undergraduates (3rd Impression).
Karachi: Oxford University Press

Outline for M.Phil (Linguistics)

Programme
Semester-I
Course
Title Credit Hrs
No.
ENG-751 General Linguistics 3
ENG-752 Descriptive Linguistics 3
ENG-753 Applied Linguistics-I 3
ENG-754 Phonetics & Phonology 3

Semester-II
ENG-761 Sociolinguistics 3
ENG-762 Applied Linguistics-II 3
Approaches to Text and Discourse
ENG-763 3
Analysis
ENG-764 Research Methodology 3

Semester-III
· Weekly consultation with the supervisor(s)
· Fortnightly presentations on research projects
Note: Participation in all the presentations and
consultation sessions is compulsory.
Semester-IV
Writing up research under the supervision of respective
supervisors.