North South University

Bachelor of Arts in English (with concentrations in Linguistics, Literature & TESOL)

Revised Curriculum

University Core (General Education) 51

Languages 12

Introduction to Composition: Development of integrated language skills with special focus on the
ENG 102*
mechanics of the writing process and the study of grammar with an emphasis on syntax. Writing
unified, coherent paragraphs with topic sentences and controlling ideas. 3 credits
Intermediate Composition: The practice of academic reading and especially writing, focusing on
ENG 103*
expository essays. Emphasis will be placed on essay structure and editing. Essay types include
narrative, descriptive, process, cause and effect, and comparison and contrast. Prerequisite: ENG
102/Waiver. 3 credits.
Public Speaking: This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and practices of
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rhetoric. They will learn the art of public speaking which involves persuasion, creative analysis and
synthesis of topics, organization, language, delivery, audience awareness and adaptation and the
use of supporting materials. Types of speeches will include informative, persuasive, impromptu,
inspirational, and special occasion speeches. Prerequisite: ENG 103. 3 credits.
Literature: This course introduces students to the rich literary tradition of poetry, drama, and
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fiction. Drawing on a wide range of writings in English, students will learn to read and respond to
literature and learn the fundamentals of literary analysis. Prerequisite: ENG 103. 3 credits.

Arts and Humanities 9

Philosophy/Ethics 3 Credits
PHI 101* Introduction to Philosophy: An exploration of some basic philosophical topics such as the nature of
the mind and its relationship to the brain, knowledge, freewill, justice, the existence of God, and
mortality. It focuses specially on the nature and function of philosophy. Part or all of the focus of
the course may be on the work of one or two philosophers. 3 credits.

PHI 104 Introduction to Ethics This course introduces students to the prominent ethical theories (virtue
ethics, utilitarianism, deontology, etc.) in the Western philosophical tradition, examines the debate
between moral universalism and moral relativism, and demonstrates various methods of analysis as
applied to contemporary moral problems, e.g., abortion, assisted reproductive technologies, organ
transplantation, affirmative action, capital punishment, euthanasia, war and violence, gender roles,
human rights, environmental degradation. As appropriate, a multicultural perspective on ethical
theory and moral problems will be examined. 3 credit
History (World/Indo-Bangla/Islamic) 6 Credits

HIS 101*
Bangladesh Culture and Heritage: Deals with the cultural and political heritage of Bangladesh from
ancient times to the present and familiarizes students with the cultural milieu of the people to

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 make them aware of Bangladeshs national identity. Topics include ethnic origin of the people in
Bangladesh, religious faiths, festivals, colonial legacy; baul culture; creativity in the arts and crafts;
evolution of nationalism in the pre and post-partition East Bengal, Language Movement, struggle
for autonomy, and the independence of Bangladesh. 3 credits.

HIS 102* Introduction to World Civilization: Focuses on the values and importance of the study of the history
of human civilization, especially in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Babylonia; Harappa civilization and the
Gandhara civilization, ancient Chinese culture and civilization; ancient Greek civilization, Muslim
civilization and their influence over European Renaissance, scientific innovations, cultural progress
and religious reformation. The rise of powerful nation states in Europe and North America and the
impact of scientific and technological supremacy of the west over the so-called backward
communities are also studied here. 3 credits.

Social Sciences 9

Political Science and Government 3 Credits

POL 101* Introduction to Political Science: Provides students with some of the core concepts of political
science, such as state, sovereignty, constitutionality, political culture, democracy, political party,
civil society and the functioning of major political systems including Bangladesh. It addresses issues,
institutions and structures that correspond to our everyday life and shape our political behavior and
perceptions as political animal. 3 credits.

Introduction to Governance: Introduces students with the concept and various aspects of public
POL 104*
governance and their relevance in Bangladesh. Topics include: accountability, transparency,
participation, freedom of information, sound judicial system, capacity building; major governance
problems of Bangladesh; role of civil society (including media, NGOs etc.); relationship between
better governance and the growth of private sector; donors agenda in governance; public sector
corruption; implications of e-governance. 3 credits.

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Macro Principles 3 Credits
ECO 101* Introduction to Microeconomics: An introduction to the methods and principles of
microeconomics. Topics include: markets; theory of consumer behaviour; production theory; costs
of production, and market structure; efficiency in allocation and production. 3 credits.

ECO 104* Introduction to Macroeconomics: This course introduces the principles of macroeconomic analysis,
its analytical methods with current institutional and empirical issues. Topics include different
methods of national income accounting with special emphasis on Bangladesh Economy; issues
relating to unemployment, inflation; determination of output, price level, money and banking. It
also gives an introductory account of the monetary and fiscal policies; budget and trade deficits;
and exchange rate. 3 credits.

Sociology/Geography/Anthropology 3 Credits

SOC 101* Introduction to Sociology: Provides students with an understanding of the primary phenomena,
concepts, issues and practices associated with sociology. Topics include explanation of how
societies grow and change; reciprocal effects of economic, political, familial, and scientific
institutions on each other and on individual life; changes and social conflict, problems of
bureaucratic growth and planned and unplanned social change. 3 credits.

Introduction to Bangladesh Geography: Basic geographic concepts and fundamental themes.

ENV 203*/
Geophysical and socio-economic characteristics of Bangladesh; introduction to physical geography;
GEO 205* landforms; weather and climate; population geography; cultural and political context; natural
resources; economic geography and urban regional concepts; spatial interaction between human
and natural environment. 3 credits
ANT 101* Introduction to Anthropology: Explains the origin of human culture and society and addresses the
concepts of fundamental phenomena and procedures of cultural change, impact of culture on
personality development, structures of human relationships etc. Students are also introduced to
basic research methods that help them develop the primary skills to study human behaviors. 3
credits

Computer and Math Skills 9

Introduction to Computer Information Systems 3 Credits

MIS 105* Introduction to Computers: Provides a general understanding of computer applications and
functions of the components of a computer system. Topics include components of computer
systems; concepts of software; introduction to operating systems; history of computer languages;
programming fundamentals; basics such as constant, variables, data type, operators and
expressions, pointer; concepts of database; internet technology and World Wide Web. Course is
conducted in a lab setting and provides functional orientation to word processing, spreadsheet,
presentation, and database and WebPages design. Students also learn some basic skills in searching
and evaluating online resources. 3 credits

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College Algebra/Pre-Calculus 3 Credits
MAT 112* Elementary Mathematics: Topics include sets, real numbers system, algebraic expressions, systems
of equations, functions and relations matrices, determinant applications), exponents and radicals,
exponential and logarithmic functions, functions of integers, permutations, combinations, and
binomial theorem. Prerequisite: High School Mathematics. 3 credits.

MAT 116* Pre-calculus: Topics includes sets, real number system, algebraic expressions, systems of equations,
functions and relations, quadratic functions, synthetic division, the zeros of a polynomial function,
exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions, graphs of trigonometric functions,
analytic trigonometry, additional applications of trigonometry, mathematical induction, the
binomial theorem, sequences. Prerequisite: High School Mathematics. 3 credits.
Statistics I 3 Credits
BUS 172* Introduction to Statistics: Introduces modern theory and methodology of statistics and their
application in economics and business. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability theory,
sampling theory and methodology, sampling distributions and hypothesis testing. Computer
application is a compulsory component for the course. Cross-listed as ECO 172 & ENV 172. 3 credits

Sciences (with lab) 12

PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology: Fundamental principles of psychology, with emphasis on basic research
and applications in psychology's major theoretical areas of study: thought, memory, learning,
perception, personality, social processes, development, and the physiological bases of psychology.
Study of human behavior with special reference to perception learning memory, thinking,
emotional life, and individual differences in intelligence, aptitude, and personality. Direct
observation of methods of investigation by laboratory demonstrations and by student participation
in current research projects. The lab component also includes of review of abnormal behaviors,
their causes and possible therapy solutions. 4 credits
ENV 107 Introduction to Environmental Science: Man and environment; major components of the
environment; basic population dynamics; bio-geo-chemical cycles; biosphere: ecological concepts
and ecosystems; flow of matter and energy through an ecosystem; biodiversity; lithosphere:
agriculture and environment; urbanization; solid and hazardous waste management; atmosphere:
chemistry of air; urban air pollution; acid rain; global warming; ozone layer depletion ;hydrosphere:
water chemistry; water pollution and treatment; wetland and coastal management; renewable and
non-renewable energy; environmental health and toxicology, lab experiments. 4 credits
PBH 101 Introduction to Public Health: This is an introductory course intended to introduce undergraduate
and graduate students in a variety of disciplines to the basic issues of Public Health. This course will
discuss on the brief History of Public Health, Modern Health, Tools and Function, Organization and
Legal Basis of Public Health Ethics and some emerging and re-emerging communicable and non-
communicable diseases prevention strategies. After completing the course, the students will be
able to define public health, describe the history of public health and its functions, describe how
health is measure, how disease is occurred in the community and how to prevent them at personal
and community level, the legal and ethical aspects of public health. The students will have an
overall knowledge on Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental Health, Social and behavioral
health, Health Services Management and policies and current event and issues in this field.
Graduates will also get the hands on experience through laboratory research in pollution detection
lab, infectious disease lab, food safety lab and other biomedical lab to detect and isolate micro

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 organisms from food and water samples. 4 credits
BIO 103 Biology I: Introduction to Biology: Scope, Biology, What is life? and Characteristics of living things;
Chemistry of life: Atoms & elements, Molecules & bonds, Electronegativity, Polar & non-polar
bonds, Diffusion & osmosis, pH; Biological Macromolecules: Carbohydrate, Lipid, Protein and
Nucleic acids, Central dogma of molecular biology; Cell structure and function: Organelles
description & level of organization; Cellular Reproduction: Cell cycle, Cell Division, Mitosis, Meiosis;
Energy of Life: Cellular respiration (anabolism & catabolism); Enzymes definition and
characterization; Photosynthesis; Biological Diversity: Evolution and natural selection, the origin and
diversification of life on earth; Evolution of microbes & animals, Classification; Human Physiology:
Homeostasis, digestive system, circulatory (blood), excretory and respiratory systems; Health and
disease: Food & nutrition; diabetics, cancer and heart disease.
Laboratory Work: Determining the pH of given food/juice/beverage samples, Observing a single cell
under light microscope and identification of organelles, Observing bacterial growth from microbial
plating, Observing antibiotic activity of saliva/tears, Blood grouping, Determination of serum
glucose by glucose oxidase method. 4 credits.

PHY 107L* Physics I: Vectors, Kinematics, Newtons Law, Conservation of Energy and Momentum, Rotational
Kinematics, Conservation of Angular Momentum, Collision, Compton Effect, Nuclear Theory,
DeBrogglie, Oscillations and Waves, Gravitation. The lab component includes: Measurement of
length area and volume of solids of regular shapes using vernier caliper, micrometer screw gauge
and spherometers. This simple experiment will introduce the students to precision in
measurements, error and propagation of error. This knowledge is of fundamental importance,
which will be applied in all subsequent experiments, Free fall experiment. To find the time of fall
through a given distance and to determine the acceleration of free fall. Apparatus required: Light
gates and timer, To study equilibrium of a rigid body. Apparatus needed: force table, pulleys, and
weights, To study rectilinear motion on an inclined plane. Apparatus: board, electronic timers or
ticker tape timers, light gate etc. Plot of v-t and a-t graphs, To find acceleration of free fall using
Atwoods machine. Apparatus: pulley, known masses and electronic timer, Measurements of the
coefficients of static and dynamic friction. Apparatus: wooden blocks, spring balance, known
weights etc, Motion of a ball bearing through a resistive medium. To measure the viscosity of
glycerin by Stokes law. Apparatus: measuring cylinder, stop watch, steel ball bearings, meter rule,
and thermometer, Simple harmonic motion 1. Measurement of g by simple pendulum, Simple
harmonic motion 2. Vibration of a vertical spring-mass system, measurements of the spring
constant and the acceleration of free fall, Study of damped and forced harmonic oscillator.
Apparatus: carts, motor, springs, motion sensors etc, Rotational motion. Measurement of moment
of inertial of a flywheel, Foucaults pendulum and the effect of Earths rotation, To study the
rotational motion of a cylinder down an incline. The objective of this experiment is to become
familiar with the relationships involving angular acceleration and moments of inertia, Conservation
of momentum and kinetic energy in elastic collisions. Apparatus: air track, gliders, light gates, timers
etc, Study of one-dimensional inelastic collisions. Apparatus: air track. Prerequisite: MAT 120 and
Physics in HSC/A Level. 4 Credits

CHE 101 Chemistry I: This course covers fundamental principles of chemistry. Topics include measurement,
atomic and molecular structure, periodicity, chemical reactions, chemical bonding, stoichiometry,
thermo chemistry, Chemical Equilibrium and Kinetics, gas laws and solutions. This course is
appropriate as a basic chemistry course or as a science elective for students who have science,
engineering, or mathematics majors. Upon completion, students will be able to- Define chemistry as
the study of matter, can apply the basic concepts in their future studies and apply safe laboratory
skills to solve problems in a cooperative environment.
Laboratory Work: Introducing analytical balance, proving the law of definite proportions,

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 estimation of Avogadro's number, standardization of HCl, acid Base titration, determination of
density. 4 credits

BA Core
Humanities and Social Sciences core 39

Foreign Language (Any two consecutive levels) 6 credits

CHN/FRC Introduction to Chinese/French/Spanish/Arabic: This course is designed for students with no
SPA/ARB previous knowledge of the language. Taught in English, the course acquaints students with the
101 respective language and culture and emphasizes speaking, vocabulary building, reading and
translating skills. 3 credits.
CHN/FRC Intermediate Chinese/French/Spanish/Arabic: This course provides a substantial review of the
SPA/ARB basics of the language while expanding students knowledge of vocabulary and structure, and
201 allows them to express themselves in a more varied and meaningful way, both verbally and in
writing. Prerequisite: CHN/FRC/SPA/ARB/101 respectively or permission of instructor. 3 credits.
CHN/FRC Advanced Chinese/French/Spanish/Arabic/: Continuing with a functional and thematic approach to
SPA/ARB building proficiency, this course builds on students previous knowledge to expand and refine their
301 ability to express themselves both verbally and in writing. Culture continues to play a central role, as
does reading. Students read a variety of short texts and write short compositions in the language.
Prerequisite: CHN/FRC/SPA/ARB/ 201 respectively or permission of instructor. 3 credits.

Humanities (Courses offered by the Department of English and Modern Languages) 15 Credits

World civilizations/Indo-Bangla/Islamic History

HIS 201 WORLD CIVILIZATION: This course focuses on the values and importance of the study of world
civilization, especially Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Babylonian, Harappan, Chinese, ancient Greek and
Muslim civilization . It is not needed to be emphasized that these old civilizations have made to-
days world. European renaissance, scientific innovations, cultural progress in Asia and Europe and
religious reformations are also included in this course. The rise of powerful states in Europe and
North America and the impact of scientific and technological developments all over the world are
also integral part of this course. Prerequisite POL 101. 3 credits.

HIS 202 Indo-Bangla History: This course deals with the history and cultural heritage of Indo- Bangla Region
generally known to-day as South Asia. It covers the political legacy of the area since ancient times
and rigorously examines the colonial legacy. It covers also social and economic life of the region and
how these were evolved over the centuries. More importantly, the region is extremely rich in art
and architecture and deserves exclusive studies of this most valuable cultural heritage. The region
has also history of age long contact with many countries of the world through trade, commerce and
education. Finally the course will cover the story of various political and religious movements of the
region. Prerequisite POL. 101. 3 Credit

HIS 203 Islamic History: This course explores the emergence and expansion of Islam as a major historical
and civilization force in the world. Three sets of issues will be focused throughout the course. The
political history will cover the influential regimes such as Khulafa-i-Rasheedin; Abbasid period;
Ottoman, Mughal and Savavid empires. A second set of issues will cover the development of art,
architecture, science and education. Thirdly, the course will examine the interaction of Muslim
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 societies with the modern West. Prerequisite POL 101. 3 credits.

ETH 201 Ethical Theory: Ethics branded sometimes as moral philosophy involves systematizing, defending
and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct. Ethics are rules of behavior employed to
uphold fairness in professional and transactional settings and relationships. In brief it is important
to establish fairness and transparency in the workplace and thus foster trade, commerce, and
economic activities which are essential to the sustenance of the modern world. Throughout history
ethical issues have been raised on many occasions. This course will deal with this critical issue as it
has occurred in many places. The course will also deal with meta-ethics, normative ethics and
applied ethics. The ethical conduct nowadays has become a burning issue. The course will deal with
major ethical issues of the contemporary world. Prerequisite POL 101. 3 credits.
History of Economic Thought: The aim of this course is to study how economic analysis has reached
ECO 406*
its present state. This course presents the major theoretical and methodological ideas that have
shaped and continue to shape contemporary economics keeping a balance between coverage of
ideas, individual contributors, different schools, institutions and methods. It covers contributions
from pre-classical including ancient and medieval, classical, neoclassical, Marxians, Austrians,
Keynesians, post-Keynesians, and Chicago school. In discussing the contributions of different
schools, institutions and individuals, the course makes a special treatment of value and distribution.
Prerequisite: ECO 101. 3 credits.
ENG 210* Introduction to Linguistics: Theory of language and communication; role of language in the
personal and social development of the fully human begin; origins, development, acquisition, and
diversity of language; nature and function of symbolic systems; phonology, morphology, syntax,
orthography, sign language, and semantics. Prerequisite: ENG 111, 3 credits.
ENG 220 Introduction to Fiction: This course investigates the uses and boundaries of fiction in novels and
(ENG 118*) other narrative genres. Required reading list includes both traditional and innovative and Western
and non-Western texts. The course aims at raising questions about pleasures and meanings of texts
in different cultures, times, and forms. Prerequisite: ENG 115, 3 credits.
ENG 230* Introduction to Poetry: Introduction to poetry will initiate students into a detailed study of the
genre. The distinctiveness of the poetic discourse in contrast with other varieties of language will be
underlined. Students will acquaint themselves with the vocabulary of poetic criticism and the
relevant critical terms such as theme, tone, imagery and persona. The mechanics of basic English
versification will also be studied. The main types of narrative and non-narrative poetry, epic, ballad
and such varieties of the lyric form as the sonnet, the ode, the elegy, and the dramatic monologue
will be surveyed and analyzed. Prerequisite: ENG 115, 3 credits.
ENG 260 Introduction to Literary Theory: The basic aim of this course is to train students to respond critically
(ENG 335*) to literary texts in various genres. Students will develop a preliminary acquaintance with the history
of literary criticism and different critical approaches and methods including formalism,
structuralism, deconstruction, postmodernism, historicism and Marxism. The course material,
focusing on the works of the leading twentieth-century theorists, will be finalized by the instructor.
Prerequisite: ENG 210 & ENG 220. 3 credits.

Social Science 9

Introduction to International Relations: Acquaints students with the core concepts, processes, and
INT 101*
issues of International Relations (IR) and covers the major theories of IR as well as significant issues
in contemporary world politics. Students would develop better grasping and analytical capability
over the developments in regional and global politics. 3 credits.
Good Governance: Classical medieval, modern, and post-modern interpretations. Structure and
POL 300*
processes of good governance. Role of legislatures in western vis-a-vis non-western political
cultures: Greek, Roman, French, English and South Asian experiences. Behavioral views of good and
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 bad governance: role of legislative, executive and judicial leaders. Linkage between politics,
bureaucracy and administrative reform. Evaluation and monitoring of implementation activities.
Structure and issues of civil society of the 21st century. 3 credits.

LAW 206* Introduction to Constitutional Law: This class will focus on the Bangladesh constitution, paying
specific attention to the fundamental principles of state policy, fundamental rights, and the various
duties and obligations assigned to specific braches of the government. The course will introduce
students to reading case law and also expose students to the fundamental rights found in various
constitutions around the world. Prerequisite: ENG 103. 3 credits.

WMS 201* Gender and Development: Provides the direction and aims of development in terms of gender
relations; womens access to paid work, land ownership, labor markets, income, credit and training;
implications for economic growth and social equality, employment generation and sexual division
of labor; technological innovation and its impact on gender; economic crisis, structural adjustment
policies and their implications for gender divisions in labor and well-being; gender policy relevant
research needs, strategies, methods. 3 credits.

POL 210* Human Rights and Politics: Illustrates the theory and practice of human rights in contemporary
world politics. The core issues include the historical origins and philosophical foundations of human
rights; the nature of contemporary human rights problems, and the role of politics in sustaining
them, and the strategies that are currently being advocated to reduce the human rights violations.
It also focuses the role of the Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in advancing and protecting
human rights throughout the world. 3 credits.

LAW 410 Constitutional Laws of India, the UK and the USA:

(LAW India: Indian constitution and constitutional laws: nature of the Indian constitution,
205*) and form of Governmnet; form of parliament and the union judiciary; the Executive;
the President; Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles; Active judicial
enforcement of human rights
UK: sources and characteristics of British constitutional law, unwritten
constitutional principles, common law basis; conventions; form of the Government
(including devolution) Parliamentary sovereignty and the rule of law; cabinet
Westminister type of government responsibility; the UK Supreme Court (and its brief
history); modern bill of rights (in the Human Rights Act 1998) and its genesis (from
Magna Carta and Bill of Rights)
USA: Introduction to the US Constitution, separation of powers, congress and the
president impeachment, election sof the president and congress, system of
government (Federal v State), US supreme court and its powers, judicial selection,
bill of rights. Prerequisite: LAW 206. 3 credits.

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ECO 203* Intermediate Microeconomic Theory-I: Theory of choice and its application to consumer and
producer 9odelling; theory of production and cost; output and input markets; their structure,
equilibrium and efficiency; introduction to general equilibrium analysis. Prerequisite: ECO 101. 3
credits.
Introduction to Social Anthropology and Ethnology: Provides an introduction to the
ANT 230*
anthropological study of contemporary human society and emphasizes on the comparative study of
social organization, interpersonal relations, cultural ecology and processes of socio-cultural change.
It also includes some consideration of the methods and theory of ethnological field research.
Prerequisite: ANT 103. 3 credits

SOC 201* Contemporary Issues in Gender Relationship: Explains historical background of the development
of gender studies as a separate discipline; theoretical debates on gender role; ideological issues;
concept of Gender and Feminism; gender methodology; gender theory; future of gender studies,
problems and prospects of gender studies in Bangladesh. Prerequisite: SOC 101. 3 credits.

Personnel Administration, Leadership and Public Policy Making: Focus of this advanced level
PAD 301
course is on operational aspects of Public Administration. Personnel administration will deal with
management of human resources including recruitment, training, retention, promotion
compensation and chain of command in public offices. The course then focuses on different
categories of leadership in public offices political leaders, bureaucratic leaders, civil and military
leaders. Finally, the course takes up decision making processes in public offices that involves
consensus vs competition, bargaining, compromise and imposition. Pre-requisite: PAD 201. 3 Credit.

Television and New Media (TNM): Equips students with specialized knowledge and skills in
TNM 201*
interactive design and production. Also provides a distinctive, multidisciplinary vision of new media
and communications theory. It covers the interactive program planning; production technology;
program making and development and news reporting, and communication management. 3 credits.

Fine Arts 6 Credits

Theater

LBA 104* Introduction to Dramatics: Deals with basic theories of practical theatre and their application.
Students learn the fundamentals of acting and theatre production. They are also given an
opportunity to develop their potential in production situations. The four major areas of theatre
production acting, technical aspects, theory & practice are taught here. 3 credits.

Design

Sources in Architecture: Examination of the fundamental human purposes of architecture and the
ARC 131*
study of the principal measures by which people judge the architecture of useful objects, buildings,
and cities. Introductory studies of creative arts like painting, sculpture, music, film, photography etc.
Art as an expression of the material culture. People and art. Evolution of art through the ages with
special reference to the stylistic movements. Criticism of art in particular context, methodology.
Sculpture as a form of artistic and architectural expression. Techniques; basic shapes and free
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 expressions in plastic material and mixed media. Music and its form. Ordering principles of music.
The Indian and the Western concepts; Raga versus western classical music. Relationship between
music and architecture. Film as a media to understand three-dimensional journey through spaces:
orientation, lighting, setting, color, makeup. 3 credits. .
Research Methodology 3 credits
Research Methodology for Humanities: Further work in academic reading and writing. The focus of
ENG 215
academic writing will be essay writing with an emphasis on argumentation, persuasion and research
(ENG 110*) methodology. Writing proposals for various topics from areas in the humanities, different types of
bibliography, primary and secondary sources, abstract writing, and documenting sources following
the MLA/APA style of documentation. The student is required to choose a topic approved by the
instructor and write a research paper of about 5000 words. S/He will present the research paper to
the class and defend queries. Prerequisite: ENG 103 & ENG 111. 3 credits.
BA ENGLISH MAJOR: Linguistics Concentration 24

Required Courses (Core) for Linguistics 15 credits

Phonetics & Phonology: This course is an introduction to the sounds of languages, especially the
ENG 301
English sound system, and to the methods that linguists use to describe the sound systems of the
(ENG 310*) languages of the world. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits.

Semantics & Pragmatics: This course is an introduction to the study of meaning as a part of
ENG 306
linguistics. Students will know about the theories that help us understand the meaning of words,
(ENG 311*) sentences and utterances with or without any context provided. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits.

Morphology & Syntax: This course provides an overview of the basic aspects required to describe
ENG 311
the structure of the Standard English words and sentences. Students will learn about the process
(ENG 200*) of word formation and the grammatical aspects involved in the formation of sentences.
Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits.

Sociolinguistics: The course gives an overview of the relations between language and society: the
ENG 316
various patterns in society, human behavior and linguistic variation. Students will study of the
(ENG 410*) ways in which groups of people use language and make link with related disciplines such as
history, politics and gender studies. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits.

Psycholinguistics: This course examines comprehension and production of a highly complex and
ENG 321
almost miraculous process of language. Students will conduct psycholinguistic research aimed at
(ENG 411*) the workings of the human mind: the acquisition, production and comprehension of language and
speech. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits.

Electives for Linguistics (Any Three) 9 credits

Contrastive Grammar: This course is about a comparison of English and Bengali grammatical
ENG 401
systems with emphasis on substantive and descriptive problems arising from the differences in
(ENG 401*) the systems. It is open only to students with proficiency in both English and Bangla. Prerequisite:
ENG 371. 3 credits.

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 Discourse Analysis: The purpose of this course is to examine English speech from a structural
ENG 406
frame of reference in order to explain how conversation works, and to evaluate major theoretical
(ENG 320*) advances in the description of discourse. The course will look into aspects of language usage that
are crucial to an understanding of language as a system, and of meaning which is the primary
concern of linguistic pragmatics. The students will experiment with primary conversational data
to know how both formal and informal conversations, as a system of communication, work.
Prerequisite: ENG 336. 3 credits.

Fundamentals of Language Acquisition & Development: This course is about a study of how
ENG 411
children develop language skills. It covers all systems of language from basic sounds through
(ENG 319*) competence in oral and written communication. It examines the process of language learning, the
normal development of speech and language, and the relationship of language to cognitive and
social development. Prerequisite: ENG 376 & ENG 381. 3 credits.

Stylistics: This course involves an In-depth study of the methods and techniques used by the
ENG 416
writers in their writings to create particular effects with language, especially with reference to the
(ENG 202*) choice of linguistic form that proceeds from the writers attitude to the readers, to the subject
matter, or to the purpose of communication. Prerequisite: ENG 371. 3 credits.

Language Acquisition and Development (Foreign/Second): This course is about a study of the
ENG 421
process of learning English as a second language. It gives special attention to theories, variables
(ENG 211*) and second language acquisition. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits.

Modern English Transformational & Generative Grammar: This course is primarily concerned
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with the studies in modern English syntax with specific attention given to Chomskys X-bar and
(ENG 402*) Transformation Theory. Prerequisite: ENG 371. 3 credits.

BA ENGLISH MAJOR: Literature Concentration 24

Required Courses (Core) for Literature 15 credits

Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama: To introduce students to the English Renaissance stage is the
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basic purpose of this course. It takes a brief look at the local and classical roots of the Elizabethan
(ENG 304* drama before taking up a survey of the representative dramatists, including such playwrights as Ben
Jonson, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Webster, Dekker, Ford, and Fletcher. The survey will
& optionally extend into the Caroline period and on into the Restoration. The genres of tragedy,
comedy and tragi-comedy (romance) will be represented and students will learn about Renaissance
ENG 119*) stage conditions and audiences. Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits.

17th Century Poetry and Prose: The course surveys primarily English poetry of the late sixteenth
ENG 336
and seventeenth centuries, focusing on the varieties of the Elizabethan, Jacobean, Caroline and
(ENG 301* Restoration, Metaphysical, Cavalier, Puritan and Libertine poetic styles and themes. Representative
poets are Spenser, Sidney, Shakespeare, Jonson, Donne, Herbert, Herrick, Marvel, Milton,
& Rochester, and Dryden. The genres include the lyric, the sonnet, the pastoral, the epic, and the
satire. Prose, romances and tales, criticism and social commentary, will also be examined.
ENG 306*) Prerequisite: ENG 230. 3 credits.

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 The Rise and Growth of the Novel: The course will begin by examining the drama and poetry the
ENG 341
Augustan age and how it is embedded in the socio-political discourses of the time. The inception of
(ENG 323*) Journalism and the growth of English prose leading on to the subsequent development of the novel
as a major literary form will also be plotted. Representative writers will include Pope, Addison,
Swift, and Samuel Johnson. It will then segue into the development of the novel from the literary
experiment in the hands of Swift and Defoe to a full-fledged art form in the late eighteenth century.
Popular early variations such as the epistolary narrative, the picaresque, and the Gothic in the
hands of novelists such as Richardson, Fielding, Smollet, Sterne, and Radcliffe will be surveyed.
Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits

19th Century Prose and Fiction: This course will survey 19th century literature in both England and
ENG 346
America. A study of Romantic Poetry will emphasize the representative themes and techniques
(ENG 331* employed by the major Romantics, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. The
study of Victorian Poetry will include such major figures as Browning, Tennyson, and Arnold. The
& course will also bring students in contact with the great range and variety of Romantic and Victorian
fiction as exemplified in Jane Austens novels of manners, the Gothic and Romantic fiction of Mary
ENG 332*) Shelley and the Brontes, the industrial novels of Gaskell, the novels of social exposition in Dickens,
Thackeray, and George Eliot, and the colonial fiction of Kipling. The role of the reading public in
shaping the themes and forms of fiction will also come into focus, as will the underlying social
themes of empire and industrialization. The fin de sicle drama of Shaw and Wilde will also be
examined. Only the American side, beginning with the early writers such as Washington Irving and
Edgar Allan Poe, the course will trace the growth and development of American fiction through the
Civil War up to the post-bellum decades. Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Mark
Twain, Walt Whitman, and Emily Dickinson will be studied in an attempt to plot the course of the
American search for and establishment of a national identity.
Prerequisite: ENG 230. 3 credits

Modernism and Postmodernism: This course will focus on twentieth-century British literature. The
ENG 351
class will foreground the distinctive features of modernism and post modernism illustrated by the
(ENG 405* relevant texts from poets such as Yeats, Eliot, and Auden, novelists such as Conrad, Woolfe, Joyce,
Lawrence, Forster, and Greene, and playwrights such as Shaw, Beckett, and Stoppard. The course
& will also examine, through literature, such developments as the loss of empire, the growth of mass
media, and the increasing emphasis on female, minority, and non-Western authors. Prerequisite:
ENG 415*) ENG 220. 3 credits

Electives for Literature (Any Three) 9 credits

European Classics in Translation: This course introduces some representative European literary
ENG 431
works---poetry, drama, and prosein translation from Homer to the late nineteenth century. The
(ENG 219*) purpose is to examine why and how certain literary works of the past have remained influential and
powerful even today, thus achieving the status of classics. Selected literary figures may include
among othersHomer, Sophocles, Ovid, Virgil, Dante, Cervantes, Goethe, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy,
Ibsen, and Chekhov. Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits
South-Asian Literature in English: It serves as an introduction to the original works of the chief
ENG 436
South Asian writers writings in English. After a brief look at the works of the nineteenth and early
(ENG 225*) twentieth century writers, the focus shifts to the writers from the post-1950 period. The course may
include the novels of Salman Rushdie, Vikram Seth, Bapsi Sidhwa, Jhumpa Lahiri, Rohitan Mistry and
Monika Ali. Dom Moraes, Nissim Ezekiel and Zulfiqar Ghose among others may form part of the
syllabus for poetry. Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits

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ENG 441 Contemporary Fiction: After a brief examination of the contemporary status of poetry and
(ENG 415* drama, the course will focus on the development of the British and American novel since the
& 1970s. Works of the following authors may be included: DeLillo, Atwood, Lodge, Spark,
ENG 418*) Walker, Tan, and Sontag. Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits
ENG 446 Postcolonialism and 20th Century Criticism: The aim of this course is to train students in
(ENG 426*, recent theoretical concerns and practices and to enable them to critically respond to literary
& texts in various genres. Students will learn about and practice the major critical approaches
ENG 428*) and methods of the last seventy years, including deconstruction, postmodernism, new
historicism, Marxism, feminism, ecocriticism, gender theory, and, primarily and most
relevantly, postcolonialism. Prerequisite: ENG 260. 3 credits
An Introduction to Journalism: A course designed to introduce students to journalistic writing.
ENG 451
Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits
(ENG 208*)

ENG 456 Twentieth-Century American Literature: The course will survey the development and
(ENG 415* expression of the three main literary genres primarily from the 1920s to the 1970s. The survey
& of fiction will start with the realism and psychological penetration of James, study the
ENG 418*) multiplicity of approaches of Faulkner, and then consider the modernist as well as the more
traditional elements in the fiction of Steinbeck, Hemingway, and Fitzgerald. The decades after
World War II, marked by innovations of Nabokov, Barth, Pynchon, Ellison, Kerouac, Vonnegut,
etc., as well as the hybridism and realism typified by authors such as Ellison, Mailer, Baldwin,
and Updike, will also receive due attention. In poetry, the modernism of Eliot, Pound, and
William Carlos Williams will be reviewed, followed by Frost and the postmodernist
constructions of Ginsberg, Lowell, Plath and others. The study of drama will include the
expressionism of ONeill and others and the realistic symbolism of mid-century authors such
as Miller and Williams and continue on to the works of playwrights such as Albee, Mamet, and
Shepard. Major themes will include the increasing presence of minority and women writers,
the popularity of genre fiction, the impact of mass media, the rise of the cinema as a
dominating narrative form, the impact of commercial and theoretical considerations.
Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits
BA ENGLISH MAJOR: TESOL Concentration 24

Required Courses (Core) for TESOL 15

credits

Introduction to Applied Linguistic: The main objective of this course is to review the major
ENG 361
theories and concepts of Applied Linguistics, and show how information from different fields
(ENG 204*) of knowledge, e.g. linguistics, psychology, sociology etc, is used with a view to developing
theoretical models of language use, and how the information and theories are or can be
applied to teaching of language, designing of syllabus, developing teaching material etc.
Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits

Theories of Second Language Acquisition: With a focus on the theories of second and
ENG 366
foreign language learning, this course deals with different teaching methodologies that help
(ENG 211*) learning or acquiring a language in classroom settings. The relationship between first and
second language and similarities and differences of acquiring these two languages are being
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 discussed. Also, factors that contribute to the pace and ease of second language acquisition,
like universal factors (e.g. age and critical periods, universal grammar or language
acquisition device etc), social factors (e.g. gender, social class, power asymmetries etc.) and
individual factors (e.g. motivation, aptitude, attitude etc.) are extensively covered.
Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits

Principles of Syllabus Design & Materials Development: The course provides a framework
ENG 371
for the process of designing syllabi and developing courses. The roles of teachers and
(ENG 318* & learners, the roles of materials in communicative language teaching, and the selection of
ENG 434*) produced materials consistent with learners attitudes, beliefs and preferences are integral
parts of the course. Students will adopt a critical stance toward the materials aim,
appropriateness and utility and relate theory, research and methods to pedagogical action.
Special emphasis will be given on various components of course development including
assessing needs, determining goals and objectives, conceptualizing content, deciding on
materials, activities, and techniques, evaluating, and considering resources and constrains.
Prerequisite: ENG 366. 3 credits

Testing and Evaluation: This course will familiarize students with theory and techniques in
ENG 376
the construction, analysis, use, and interpretation of second language tests. Students will
(ENG 456*) look critically at a variety of second language tests including standardize tests, integrative
language tests, test of communicative competence etc. In particular, this course examines
the role of testing; surveys types of tests; discusses the criteria of a good test; analyzes tasks
that variously require listening, speaking, reading, writing and communicative competence;
and provides practice in evaluating and constructing test items. Prerequisite: ENG 361. 3
credits

Teaching Techniques & Practicum: The aim of this practicum course is to provide students
ENG 381
with opportunities to integrate their knowledge of SLA theories, materials development and
(ENG 450* & testing with standard practices of teaching profession. Through readings, lesson plans,
ENG 491*) microteachings, classroom observations, classroom interactions, and written assignments,
students find scope to build on their current understandings of ESL teaching-learning
dynamics. With the mentorship of the course instructor, students gain insights into the
various pedagogical practices and learn how to involve their pupils in interactive and
cooperative class settings. Prerequisite: ENG 366. 3 credits

Electives for TESOL (Any Three) 9

credits

Sociolinguistics: The course gives an overview of the main features of the area of language
ENG 461
study concerned: its scope and principles of enquiry; its basic concerns and key concepts.
(ENG 410*) Students will get access to knowledge and expertise in the subject and sketch out a
conceptual map of the relations between language and society, understand human society
in patterns and behavior and linguistic variation. Students will study of the ways in which
groups of people use language and make link with related disciplines such as history, politics
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 and gender. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits

Psycholinguistics: This course examines comprehension and production of a highly complex

ENG 466
and almost miraculous process of language. Students will conduct psycholinguistic research
(ENG 411*) aimed at the workings of the human mind: the acquisition, production and comprehension
of language and speech. Students will learn how language behavior reflects the
understandings of the mind or the world, and how the brain and properties of the mind
influence our languages. Students will be able to critically analyze how languages are
developed, how they are used, and how they can be impaired. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3
credits

Discourse Analysis: The purpose of this course is to examine English speech from a
ENG 471
structural frame of reference in order to explain how conversation works, and to evaluate
(ENG 320*) major theoretical advances in the description of discourse. The course will look into aspects
of language use that are crucial to an understanding of language as a system, and of
meaning which is the primary concern of linguistic pragmatics. The students will experiment
with primary conversational data to know how both formal and informal conversations, as a
system of communication, work. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits

Teaching Composition and Grammar: This is a preparatory course for the teachers of
ENG 476
English to speakers of other languages. Students get the opportunity to examine rhetorical
(ENG 452* & and composition theory; error analysis; methods of error correction; and the composing
ENG 453*) process in this course. They also study grammatical concepts with concentration on basic
sentence structure , principles of punctuation and functional grammar. The course is
designed for, but not limited to, prospective teachers and /or ESL students. Prerequisite:
ENG 366. 3 credits.

Teaching Listening and Speaking: This is a preparatory course for the teachers of English to
ENG 481
speakers of other languages. Students get to examines theories of listening comprehension
(ENG 454*) and models for classroom listening and speaking activities in both formal and informal
contexts. Upon completion of this course, students would be expected to demonstrate a
thorough understanding of teaching methodology of these two language skills and prepare
and present speaking and listening activities for a variety of a language learning contexts.
Prerequisite: ENG 366. 3 credits.

Computer Assisted Language Learning: This course provides students with understanding in
ENG 486
pedagogical applications of computers, including using of technology for language learning
(ENG 455*) and assessment purposes, identifying teacher-student role in such settings, and learning
how to integrate technology in ESL courses. Students will be introduced to a variety of
computer software, interactive websites and modern applications and tools to help them
design tasks and formulate assessment. The will also help students in building collaborative
activities involving computer and using computer mediated communication (CMC) to
facilitate student interactions in multi-user domains (MUDs and MOOs), or types of enriched
chat environments. Prerequisite: ENG 366. 3 credits.

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BA ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION MAJOR: 24

Required Courses (Core) 15

credits

Foundations of Organizational Communication: This course is designed to give students an

ORG 301
introduction to how organizations communicate internally and externally, and how
individuals can most effectively communicate within these larger organizations. The course
will include readings to familiarize students with the principles of organizational
communication, and will also provide practical experience by requiring students to put
organizational communication principles in small group settings. Among the topics that will
be covered are group dynamics, how groups form, models for organizational decision
making, and how to effectively evaluate effective organizational communication.
Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits

Professional Communication: Verbal, written, and technological communication skills are all
ORG 306
essential to todays globalized business world. This course will prepare students to
communicate their ideas and plans clearly, effectively, and articulately in multiple mediums,
as well as both in an individual and group setting. This course will focus on developing skills
and confidence in these areas, and will also require students to think critically and develop
their problem-solving skills. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits

Communication Theory and Research: This course will introduce students to the theories
ORG 311
that form the basis of Communication Studies. Both speech-based communications and
media studies will be explored. Students will be exposed to a variety of perspectives on such
topics as media and cultural criticism, public discourse, and the dynamics of organizational
communication. Prerequisite: ENG 260. 3 credits

Argumentation and Critical Thinking: This course will introduce students to the essential
ORG 316
skills of argumentation how to develop and articulate a persuasive argument and critical
thinking how to move beyond passive learning and to question and challenge the
assumptions one has been given. Students will learn and utilize several techniques for
making and analyzing arguments, thus combining theory and practice. Prerequisite: ENG
220. 3 credits

Professional Writing: This course will focus on developing skills to write clearly,
ORG 321
competently, fluently, and persuasively. Such skills are required in a professional setting, but
can be a challenge for non-native speakers Students will be assigned readings on clear and
effective writing, and will complete writing assignments themselves, thus actively learning
how to write for a variety of audiences and in a variety of forms and genres that are
essential to the professional workplace. Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits

Electives for Organizational Communication (Any Three) 9

credits

Innovation, Communication and Organizational Change: In a country like Bangladesh,

ORG 401
change is happening rapidly, and the speed of change seems to be increasing all the time.
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 What affect does that have on the countrys organizations and the people who make up
those organizations? How do organizations cope and adapt with new developments? Can
the rapid rate of change be turned into an advantage, or must it only be a burden? This
course will explore these questions. A variety of perspectives will be explored, including
political and human resource perspectives. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits

Intercultural Communication: In this course, students will be introduced to the study of

ORG 406
communication between cultures, an essential topic for Bangladeshis living in the
increasingly globalized world of the twenty-first century. Students will read and study not
only from Communication Studies, but also from such disciplines as Anthropology and
Ethnography, which bring essential insights into how communication occurs across cultural
boundaries. Prerequisite: ENG 260. 3 credits

Computer-Mediated Communication: This course introduces students to the role of digital

ORG 411
technology in communication. Students will be introduced to such topics as desktop
publishing, communication via social media, and multimedia writing and production.
Students will be familiarized with the principles of communication and technology as they
apply to numerous fields, such as public relations, online and print journalism, marketing,
and public relations. Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3 credits

Ethical Dimensions of Communication: Students will be introduced to the important ethical

ORG 416
issues that come along with communication, particularly in light of the easy mass
communication made possible by the Internet and mobile technology. The class will explore
how ethical principles apply to a variety of interactions, including online communication,
organizational communication, intercultural communication, and interpersonal
communication. Prerequisite: ENG 260. 3 credits

Communication Technology and Society: This course will explore the interactions between
ORG 421
communication, technology, and society. For example, how do modern communications
technologies such as Wifi and smartphones affect society? How do different cultural/social
contexts affect the ways in which people use communication technologies? Is this new era
of mass communication via digital technology leading us into a golden age of information, or
is, as one article famously claims, Google making us dumb? Prerequisite: ENG 210. 3
credits

Technical Writing: This course will introduce students to the types of technical writing that
ORG 426
is required in man work settings. Students will study a variety of technical forms such as
memoranda, professional emails, summaries, and corporate reports, and then do their own
writing in these forms, thus gaining practical experience as well as theoretical backing.
Prerequisite: ENG 220. 3 credits

Course Information

Curriculum for BA in English (for batches 142 and before)

ENG109 Academic English 1

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 The theory and practice of academic reading and writing, with an emphasis on expository writing,
including narration, description, definition, process, cause and effect, comparison and contrast,
classification and persuasion and informative forms of academic writing. It also includes an emphasis on
study skills.
Pre-requisite: ENG102 3 credits

ENG110 Academic English II

The course focuses on further work in academic reading and writing. The focus of academic writing
will be expository writing with an emphasis on argumentation, persuasion and research
methodology. Students learn to write proposals for various topics from areas of language and
literature, different types of bibliography, primary and secondary sources, abstract writing,
documenting sources following MLA/APA style of documentation. The students are required to
choose a topic approved by the instructor and write a research paper in about 5000 words. (S)He
makes classroom presentation of research paper and defends queries. The research paper is an
integral part of the course and without doing it the student cannot pass the course. Prerequisite:
ENG103/ENG109 3 credits

ENG112 Reading Skill and Vocabulary Building

This course focuses on reading skills and lexis, and their interdependence. It makes an etymological
approach to English vocabulary with a view to enriching the students mental dictionary and thus
aiding their receptive as well as productive skills in English. The course also puts emphasis on
enhancing the pace of reading by using reading materials.
3 credits

ENG118 Introduction to Fiction

This course investigates the uses and boundaries of fiction in novels and other narrative genres.
Required reading list includes traditional and innovative as well as western and nonwestern texts.
The course aims at raising questions about pleasures and meanings of texts in different cultures,
times, and forms. 3 credits

ENG119 Introduction to Drama

This course is an introduction to the literary genre collectively called drama or the play. The course
approaches the genre as literature, but in order to understand this rich art form more fully, it studies
and discusses a sampling of plays that exemplify different kinds of dramatic structure, including their
literary, cultural, historical and social contexts. However, because the play also exists within the medium
of performance, the course examines aspects of that medium and its effect on appreciation of the text.
Class members will thus attend and review some selective dramatic performances.

3 credits

ENG200 Structure of English

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 The course provides instruction in the structure and style of the standard, literary English sentence.
Review of traditional grammar and usage, with attention to the integration of the sentence into its
logical and rhetorical contexts. Prerequisite:
3 credits

ENG201 The Short Story

This course covers the genre of the short story in terms of its origin, form, development and contemporary
mutations. The roots of the form in folktales and the foundational texts such as The Arabian Nights and
Decameron and the beginnings of the modern short story in the works of Poe, Hawthorn, Twain and the
Continental authors such as Gogol and Chekhov are explored. Its development through the works of
James, Mansfield, Joyce, Fitzgerald, Kafka and Mann are also traced. The focus then shifts to the variety
of theme and narrative techniques found in the contemporary short story writers from Thurbar, Oates,
Borges, Bartholeme and others. Pre-requisite: 3 credits

ENG202 Stylistics

In-depth study of the methods and techniques used by the writers in their writings to create
particular effects with language, especially with reference to the choice of linguistic form that
proceeds from the writers attitude to the readers, to the subject matter, or to the purpose of
communication. Pre-requisite: ENG210

3 credits

ENG204 Introduction to Applied Linguistics

The main objective of this course is to review the major theories of linguistics, and show how
information from different fields of knowledge, e.g. linguistics, psychology, sociology etc, is used
with a view to developing theoretical models of language use, and how the information and theories
are or can be applied to teaching of language, designing of syllabus, developing teaching material
etc.

Pre-requisite: ENG210 3 credits

ENG205 Advanced Writing

The course focuses on the theory and practice of expository writing; critical reading and evaluation
of different kinds of prose used in the humanities. Students will have the opportunity to study
writing for other disciplines and for professional applications. They will be asked to write a variety
of documents and to prepare and write a short research paper. Prerequisite: ENG105/ENG110.
3 credits

ENG208 An Introduction to Journalism

A course designed to introduce students to journalistic writing.
Prerequisite: ENG105/ENG110. 3 credits

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ENG210 Introduction to Linguistics

This course emphasizes on the theory of language and communication; role of language in the
personal and social development of the fully human begin; origins, development, acquisition, and
diversity of language; nature and function of symbolic systems; phonology, morphology, syntax,
orthography, sign language, and semantics.

3 credits

ENG211 Basic Theories of Second/Foreign Language Acquisition

The course provides a study of the process of learning English as a second language. Special
attention is given to theories, variables and second language acquisition.

Prerequisite: ENG210. 3 credits

ENG212 History of the English Language

The language from Old English to present-day American English; phenomena of sound change; the
relation of language change to social change; the historical basis of present-day grammatical
problems. Prerequisite: ENG210. 3 credits

ENG215 Language and Culture

Systematic exploration of social aspects of language and language use , including language attitudes,
sociolinguistic dynamics of language contact situations , language learning , and the social and
linguistic nature of dialects, language variation and language change. Prerequisite: ENG200.
3 credits

ENG219 European Classics in Translation

This course introduces some representative European literary works---poetry, drama, and prose
in translation from Homer to the late nineteenth century. The purpose is to examine why and how
certain literary works of the past have remained influential and powerful even today, thus
achieving the status of classics. Selected literary figures may includeamong othersHomer,
Sappho, Sophocles, Virgil, Dante, Cervantes, Goethe, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Ibsen, Zola, and Chekhov.
Prerequisite: ENG118/119. 3 credits

ENG222 Survey of American Literature

Reading - poetry, prose, and drama- which emphasizes the fundamental attitudes and ideas
pervasive in American literature. Prerequisite: ENG118/119.
3 credits

ENG223 Survey of British Literature

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 The course focuses on reading in British literature-prose, poetry, and drama-that expresses
significant ideas, attitudes, and values in British culture. Prerequisite: ENG118/119.
3 credits

ENG225 Survey of South-Asian Literature in English

It serves as an introduction to the original works of the chief South Asian writers writings in
English. After a brief look at the works of the nineteenth and early twentieth century writers, the
focus shifts to the writers from the post-1950 period. The course may include the novels of Salman
Rushdie, Vikram Seth, Bapsi Sidhwa, Jhumpa Lahiri, Rohitan Mistry and Monika Ali. Dom Moraes,
Nissim Ezekiel and Zulfiqar Ghose among others may form part of the syllabus for poetry.
Prerequisite: ENG118/119. 3 credits

ENG230 Introduction to Poetry

Introduction to poetry is intended to initiate students into a detailed study of the genre. To begin
with, the distinctiveness of the poetic discourse in contrast with other varieties of language will be
underlined. Students will acquaint themselves with the vocabulary of poetic criticism and the
relevant critical terms such as theme, tone, imagery and persona. The focus will then shift to a
consideration of the main types of narrative and non-narrative poetry; epic, ballad and such
varieties of the lyric form as the sonnet, the ode, the elegy and the dramatic monologue. The
mechanics of basic English versification will also be studied during the concluding weeks of the
semester. Prerequisite: ENG112. 3 credits

ENG301 Poetry of the English Renaissance: From Spenser to Milton

The course surveys English poetry of the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries focusing on the
varieties of the Elizabethan, Jacobean, Metaphysical Cavalier and Puritan poetic styles and themes.
Representative poets are Spenser, Sidney, Shakespeare, Jonson, Donne, Herbert, Herrick, Marvell
Suckling and Milton. The genres to be taught should include the lyric, the sonnet, the pastoral and
the epic. Prerequisite: ENG203. 3 credits

ENG304 Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama Excluding Shakespeare

To introduce students to the English Renaissance is the basic purpose of this course. It takes a brief
look at the local and classical roots of the Elizabethan drama before taking up a survey of the
representative dramatists. The syllabus should consist of the significant works of Kyd, Marlowe,
Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, John Webster, Dekker, Ford and Massinger. The genres of tragedy,
comedy and tragi-comedy should be represented and students should form an awareness of the
Renaissance stage conditions. Prerequisite: ENG119. 3 credits

ENG305 Shakespeare Studies

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 The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the time, life and works of William
Shakespeare. A selection from his dramatic oeuvre in different genres--- comedy, tragedy, history
and Roman plays--- will be read and discussed along with representative specimens of his narrative
poems and sonnets. The discussion will situate the literary works in the cultural context of the
Elizabethan and the Jacobean periods. The course will also take a brief look at the pattern of critical
responses to and theoretical representations of his plays. Prerequisite: ENG119.
3 credits

ENG306 Restoration and Augustan Literature

The course illustrates how the drama and poetry of the Restoration and the Augustan ages are
embedded in the socio-political discourses of the time. It looks at the rise of the satire as the
dominant mood of the period in poetry, drama and prose. The genres covered should include the
mock-heroic, the comedy of manners and the sentimental comedy. The inception of journalism and
the growth of English prose leading on to the subsequent development of the novel as a major
literary form will also be plotted. Representative writers: Dryden, Congreve, Pope, Addison, Swift,
Defoe, Richardson, Goldsmith and Johnson. Prerequisite: ENG118/119.
3 credits

ENG310 Phonetics and Phonology

The course gives an introduction to the sounds of languages, especially the English sound system,
and to the methods that linguists use to describe the sound systems of the languages of the world.
Prerequisite: ENG200. 3 credits

ENG311 Semantics

An introduction to the study of meaning as a part of linguistics; scope of semantics; context and
reference; fields and collocations; sense relations; semantics and grammar; utterance meaning;
semantics and logic. Prerequisite: ENG200.
3 credits

ENG315 Electronic Journal Workshop

Team-taught workshop in electronic publishing is the primary focus of this course. Students write,
edit, and produce a text-and-graphics e-zine for worldwide distribution on the Internet. The
students get hands-on experience in computer graphics and writing for electronic media.
Prerequisite: ENG105/110.
3 credits

ENG316 Introduction to Creative Writing

Introduction to Creative Writing is a workshop course in which students discover, analyze, and
apply the methods and forms used in various forms of fiction, poetry and dramatic writing.
Emphasis is given on experimentation and practice, taking cues from published writers, poets and
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 play writers. Writing is a craft, a process, a form of art. We will take up existing writing and make it
new. This course will provide students an opportunity of not only to express themselves but also to
focus on word choice, diction, form, editing, idea generation and other skills useful in writing.
Besides this students own writing will be reproduced and passed out for class discussions, analysis
reviewing and inspiring each other to become a better writer. Prerequisite: ENG118/119/230.
3 credits

ENG318 Principles of Materials Development

This course helps define the goals of the syllabus, the roles of teachers and learners, the roles of
materials in communicative language teaching, and the selection of produced materials consistent
with learners attitudes, beliefs and preferences. Students will adopt a critical stance toward the
materials aim, appropriateness and utility and relate theory, research and methods to pedagogical
action. Special emphasis will be given on material design, material adaptation and material
investigation. 3 credits

ENG319 Fundamentals of Language Acquisition and Development

A study of how children develop language skills. The course covers all systems of language from
basic sounds through competence in oral and written communication. It also examines the process
of language learning, the normal development of speech and language, and the relationship of
language to cognitive and social development. Prerequisite: ENG 3
credits

ENG320 Discourse Analysis

The purpose of this course is to examine English speech from a structural frame of reference in
order to explain how conversation works, and to evaluate major theoretical advances in the
description of discourse. The course will look into aspects of language use that are crucial to an
understanding of language as a system, and of meaning which is the primary concern of linguistic
pragmatics. The students will experiment with primary conversational data to know how both
formal and informal conversations, as a system of communication, work. Prerequisite: ENG210.
3 credits

ENG323 The Rise of the Novel

This course deals with the development of the novel from the literary experiment in the hands of
Swift and Defoe to a full-fledged art form in the late eighteenth and the nineteenth centuries.
Popular early variations such as the epistolary narrative, the picaresque and the Gothic in the hands
of novelists such as Richardson, Fielding and Radcliffe will be surveyed. Laurence Sternes early
interrogation of the novel form will constitute a significant point of discussion. Prerequisite:
ENG118. 3
credits

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ENG326 Romantic Poetry

Romantic poetry is an in-depth study of British Poetry through the late eighteenth and the early
nineteenth centuries with emphasis on the representative themes and techniques employed by the
major Romantics. Selected works of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats form
the core text, and the course is an attempt to answer the question, What is
Romanticism?Prerequisite: ENG230. 3
credits

ENG331 Nineteenth-Century British Fiction

The course attempts a survey of the major nineteenth-century British novelists from Charles
Dickens to Samuel Butler. The purpose of the course is to bring students in contact with the great
range and variety of Romantic and Victorian fiction as exemplified in Jane Austens novels of
manners, the Gothic and Romantic fiction of Mary Shelly and the Brontes, the industrial novels of
Gaskell, the novels of social exposition in Dickens, Thackeray, Eliot and Butler. The role of the
reading public in shaping the themes and forms of fiction will also come into focus. Prerequisite:
ENG118. 3 credits

ENG332 Victorian Poetry and P

This course will involve the close study of primary texts and critical readings of

selections from the major figures in English literature of the Victorian period. Authors whose work
may be studied in this course include Tennyson, Browning, Arnold the Pre-Raphaelites, Mill,
Darwin, Kipling, Wilde and others.

Prerequisite: ENG230. 3 credits

ENG333 Nineteenth-century American Fiction

Beginning with the early writers such as Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper and Edgar
Allan Poe the course will trace the growth and development of American fiction through the Civil
War upto the post-bellum decades. Works of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman
Melville, Mark Twain, Stephen Crane and Lousa May Alcott will be studied in an attempt to plot the
course of the American search for and establishment of national identity. Prerequisite: ENG118.
3 credits

ENG335 Introduction to Literary Theory

The basic aim of this course is to train students to respond critically to literary texts in various
genres such as poetry, drama, fiction and so on. Students will develop a preliminary acquaintance
with the different critical approaches and methods including formalism, structuralism,
deconstruction, postmodernism, historicism and Marxism. The course material, focusing on the
works of the leading twentieth-century theorists, will be finalized by the instructor.Prerequisite:

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 ENG230. 3
credits

ENG370 Business Communication

The course focuses on clear and effective written and spoken business communication. It
emphasizes on letters, reports and other forms. The course looks at the psychology of business
writing. Inquiries, orders, complaints, collections, internal memoranda, report writing and job
applications. Cross listed with BUS251. Prerequisite: ENG105/110
3 credits

ENG380 Literary Theory I: From Plato to Johnson

The classical origin of Western literary criticism constitutes the starting point for the introduction
to theory the course provides. Selections from Platos Ion and Republic will be studied followed by
Aristotles poetics and excerpts from Horace and Longinus. The focus then will shift to the critical
output of the Renaissance headed by Sidneys Apologyfor Poetry.Jojn Drydens Preface to the
Fables and An Essay of Dramatic Poesie along with selections from Samuel Johnsons Lives of Poets
and Preface to Shakespeare will also be studies as specimens of neoclassical criticism. Prerequisite:
ENG335. 3 credits

ENG401 Contrastive Grammar

The course focuses on a comparison of English and Bangla grammatical systems with emphasis on
substantive and descriptive problems arising from the differences in the systems.The course is
open only to students with proficiency in both English and Bangla.Prerequisite: ENG200.
3 credits

ENG402 Modern English Transformational and Generative Grammar

The course provides studies in modern English syntax with attention given to investigative
methods and findings of contemporary linguistic analysis. Prerequisite: ENG200/210.
3 credits

ENG405 Modernism and Post modernism in Poetry: From Yeats to Ginsberg

This course aims at tracing the various crosscurrents in twentieth-century poetry from its inception
in Yeatsean mythopoeia to the postmodernist constructions of Allen Ginsberg et al. The discussion
foregrounds the distinctive features of Modernism and post modernism illustrated by the relevant
texts from Yeats, Pound, Eliot, Williams, Wallace, Auden, Dylan Thomas, Lowell, Plath and Ginsberg.
Prerequisite: ENG230. 3 credits

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ENG410 Sociolinguistics

The course gives an overview of the main features of the area of language study concerned: its
scope and principles of enquiry; its basic concerns and key concepts. Students will get access to
knowledge and expertise in the subject and sketch out a conceptual map of the relations between
language and society, understand human society in patterns and behavior and linguistic variation.
Students will study of the ways in which groups of people use language and make link with related
disciplines such as history, politics and gender studies.Prerequisite: ENG210.
3 credits

ENG411 Psycholinguistics

This course examines comprehension and production of a highly complex and almost miraculous
process of language. Students will conduct psycholinguistic research aimed at the workings of the
human mind: the acquisition, production and comprehension of language and speech. Prerequisite:
ENG319. 3 credits

ENG412 Modern Schools of Linguistics

This course focuses on the development of linguistic science by making special reference to the
issues and events that have molded the modern trends in linguistics, highlighting the major schools
of thought, and then proceed to briefly characterize the interdisciplinary areas of knowledge in
which linguistics makes a powerful contribution. Prerequisite: ENG210.
3 credits

ENG414 English for Public Relations

The course empowers students in using English in various forms of public relations. Program
planning: writing: editing: developing press and other public relations: producing materials:
corporate identity and evaluation. Simulated PR situations will be used.Prerequisite: ENG105/110.
3 credits

ENG415 Twentieth-Century Fiction in English

The Novel and the way form has changed and adapted over course of the 20 th century will be the
central concern of this course, though other forms of fiction will also be reviewed. The course will
start with the realism and psychological penetration of transitional figures such as James and
Conrad, study the multiplicity of approaches and philosophies of the modernist writers such as
Woolf, Joyce, Dos Passos, and Faulkner, and then consider the modernist as well as the more
traditional elements in the fiction of Lawrence, Forster, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and others. The
decades after World War II, marked by innovations of Nabokov, Barth, Pynchon, Kerouac,
Vonnegut, and others, as well as the hybridism and realism typified by authors such as Fowles,

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 Greene, Murdoch, Mailer and Updike, and the increasing presence of minority and women writers,
will conclude the course. Other issues, such as the popularity of genre fiction, the impact of mass
media, and the rise of the cinema as a dominating narrative form, may also be taken into account.
Prerequisite: ENG118. 3 credits

ENG418 Twentieth-Century Drama in English

The course will look at the full variety of 20th century drama starting with the realism and comedy
of Shaw and Wilde, and continuing with the expressionism of ONeill and others, the absurdist
drama exemplified by Beckett, and the realistic symbolism of mid-century authors such as Miller
and Williams. The eclecticism and innovations of major playwrights from the later part of the
period, such as Pinter, Stoppard, Ayckbourn, Albee, Mamet, Shepard, and others up to Tony
Kushner in 90s, will round off the course. Issues such as the influence of continental dramatists and
world theater, the representation of minority and non-Western experience on the stage, the impact
of women writers and performers, and the extent to which commercial and theoretical
considerations drive drama will also be covered. Prerequisite: ENG119.
3 credits

ENG426 Literary Theory II: From Wordsworth to Said

In continuation of the survey undertaken in Literary Theory I, this course will interrogate two
centuries of literary theory from the Romantic to the Postmodernist era. The critics studied in the
course will range from Wordsworth, Coleridge and Shelley through Matthew Arnold and Oscar
Wilde from the nineteenth century. The Russian Formalists and the New Critics, the Marxists and
the Structuralists and finally the Poststructuralists, Postmodernists and Postcolonial theorists of
various persuasions will be read in order to illustrate the changing trends in twentieth-century
literary thought. Prerequisite: ENG335. 3 credits

ENG428 Nineteenth-and Twentieth-CenturyFeminist Writings

To acquaint students with the basic feminist texts is the main purpose behind this course. A critical
survey of the writings of Mary Wollstonecraft, John Start Mill, Florence Nightingale, Virginia Woolfe,
Simon du Beauvair, Kate Millet, Betty Friedan and the late twentieth-century Euro-American
exponents of feminism will trace the evolution of the feminist discourse of last two
centuries.Prerequisite: ENG335.
3 credits

ENG430 Senior Seminar in Literature

This course attempts a research-based in-depth study of a major author, genre, theme, movement
or trend in English or American literature. The text will be chosen and the focus determined by the
instructor teaching the course.Prerequisite: ENG335.
3 credits

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ENG434 Syllabus Design

The course provides a framework for the process of course development. The components of
course development include: assessing needs; determining goals and objectives; conceptualizing
content; deciding on materials, activities, and techniques; evaluating and considering resources and
constrains. Students will plan, develop and implement their own courses.Prerequisite: ENG211.
3 credits

ENG450 Teaching Methods and Techniques

The course is about making and using lesson plans and visual aids to teach in class. Techniques for
classroom management and working with large classes are highlighted.Prerequisite: ENG211.
3 credits

ENG451 Teaching Reading

This is a course for the preparation of teachers of English to speakers of other languages. Examines
the psycholinguistic bases of the reading process in ESL, provides opportunities for seminars to test
reading practices in peer demonstrations, and explores the fundamentals of testing, evaluation, and
syllabus design in the ESL curriculum. Particular attention for reading and vocabulary will be given
to miscue analysis and acquisition theory. Prerequisite: ENG450.
3 credits

ENG452 Teaching Grammar

This is a course for the preparation of teachers of English to speakers of other languages in terms of
teaching grammar in classrooms. It focuses on a study of grammatical concepts with concentration
on basic sentence structure, principles of punctuation and functional grammar. Course designed for,
but not limited to prospective teachers of students with limited English speaking/ writing ability
and /or ESL students. Prerequisite: ENG450. 3 credits

ENG453 Teaching Composition

This course is for the preparation of teachers of English to speakers of other languagesin terms of
teaching composition in the classrooms. It examines rhetorical and composition theory; error
analysis; methods of error correction; and the composing process.Prerequisite: ENG450.
3 credits

ENG454 Teaching Listening and Speaking

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 It is a course for the preparation of teachers of English to speakers of other languagesin terms of
teaching listening and speaking skills in the classroom. Examines theories of listening
comprehension and models for classroom listening and speaking activities in both formal and
informal contexts.Prerequisite: ENG450.
3 credits

ENG455 Computer Assisted Language Learning

The course provides students with the technological resources currently available to English
teachers including word-processing, data base, and spread sheet programs. Students learn to use
grade-book and test-generation programs and other interactive technologies. They evaluate the
effectiveness of Laser disk, CD ROM, and other technologies. Prerequisite: ENG450.
3 credits

ENG456 Testing and Evaluation

This course will familiarize students with theory and techniques in the construction, analysis, use,
and interpretation of second language tests. Students will look critically at a variety of second
language tests including standardize tests, integrative language tests, test of communicative
competence etc. In Particular, this course examines the role of testing; surveys types of tests;
discusses the criteria of a good test; analyzes tasks that variously require listening, speaking,
reading, writing and communicative competence; and provides practice in evaluating and
constructing test items. Prerequisite: ENG450.
3 credits

ENG470 Theory and Practice of Translation

The course explores the history of translation and its theory that has been evaluated in different
ages. It also studies different problems of translation with special reference to theory and practice
of translation in relation to translation of poetry, drama and fiction, its special problems in style,
form, and imagery. In addition the course looks at relationship between translation and linguistics,
and time and space in the translation process. Prerequisite: ENG200. 3 credits

ENG490 Senior Tutorial

A comprehensive reading and research tutorial (to be taken during the students final semester)
leading to the writing of a senior paper. The paper will be a critical or scholarly study of 20-25
pages. Prerequisite: ENG335. 3 credits

ENG491 Teaching Practicum

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 This course is for student teachers of English as a second/foreign language with emphasis on
practical teaching. Students will be given the opportunity for tutorial and classroom teaching
experiences.Prerequisite: ENG450. 3 credits

ENG499 Seminar in English

This is a specialized course offered to students in Bachelor programs at NSU. Students will need to
write a critical paper on any given topic from literature/language/TESOL and present it in open
seminar. 1 credit

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