English-IV

Introduction to the course

This course is specifically intended to make the students of BS Program to understand the basic structure of English language. It is proposed to make learners skillful in various forms of language, including literary and functional one. The content is amalgamation of various genres of literature like essays, poems, short stories and novels. The underlying purpose to implement this course is to make students able to communicate perfectly by using the accurate grammatical structure and form of language. It also consists certain letter writing and application formats to enable students to write effectively in their job seeking process in future.

Course Code: ENG-206

Pre-Requisite: None

Credit Hours: 3

Course Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course the students will be able to:

Analyze and evaluate the elements of fiction in short strories and in the novel including plot, dynamic character, setting, dramatic irony, situational irony, exposition, fore shadowing, flash back and theme in critical essays.
Analyze and evaluate the elements of drama including characterization, theme, resolution, rising and falling actions.
Analyze, evaluate and appriciate poetry.

Textbook:

The Norton Introduction to Liturature, 11th Edition by Mays, K.J

Assessment Criteria:

Mid Semester Exam: 30 Marks
Final Semester Exam: 50 Marks
Sessional Marks: 20 Marks
- Quiz: 07
- Attendance: 03
- Assignment: 05
- Class Participation: 05

Course Contents:

Poems

Milton: Book 9, Lines 897-959 (Adm's speech when he meets Eve after she has eaten the apple)
Shakespare: All the word is a stage.
Browning: My last Duchess
Wordsworth: The leech gatherer
Keats: Ode to Autumn
Walter De La Mare: Tartary