GMDC DEVIDHURA

English language has growing importance in the globalized world. Learning of English literature has always been considered as means to proficiency in the language. A solid foundation in English language and literature helps the learner’s progress in their respective careers. The syllabus of this course covers the whole gamut of concerns in literary studies. The student undergoing this course is sure to acquire a comprehending understanding of literary forms, the history of English language, literature and literary works including samples of Indian and World literature. The course would hone student’s skill to critically evaluate and appreciate literary works, to extend the ability to other cultural artistic forms. The course shall attune English language skills essential for employability and for vertical professional mobility . The course shall foster teaching, translation, research and extension activities for creation of new knowledge for the development of society. As the course envisages the inculcation of human values in the learner, it shall help in the creation and development of manpower that would provide intellectual leadership to the community and shall enable the learner to become a world citizen endowed with a sensibility attuned to the concerns of the world.

Programme Outcomes (POs)

• Developing a basic understanding of English language and 
• Extending the comprehensive overview of the various periods of history of English literature and sensitize students to the aesthetic, cultural and social aspects of 
• Generating an understanding of British literature, Indian literature in English thorough readings of seminal 
• Developing an understanding of the literary texts on the basis of genre, theme, style and place of 
• Developing reading and writing skills and a comprehensive knowledge of the vocabulary so that the students can use their communication skills 
• Provide students an extensive view of the cultural and social patterns of the society  in the specific time and 
• Develop an insight into classical 
• Enhance the skills of the students in creative writing.
• Helping the students recognize the nature and scope of 
• Provide job opportunities through ‘skill-based’ 

Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs) UG First Year / Certificate Course in Arts

After the successful completion of the course, the learners will be able to:

• Understand English language and 
• Read, identify and analyze various literary forms of 
• Be acquainted with the representative writers from 16^th century to the 
• Enrich their creative skills in writing, speaking etc.

Programme specific outcomes (PSOs) UG Second Year/ Diploma in Arts

After the successful completion of the course, the learners will be able to:

• Develop an understanding of the various literary forms of poetry and 
• Critically analyze and appreciate poetry and 
• Be familiar with the major trends in English 
• Be familiar with the growth and major trends in English 
• Develop in the students the ability to interpret, analyse and evaluate both comedy and 
• Be familiar with the political, economic, social and intellectual background so as to enable them to study the poems and plays prescribed in the course as representatives of the 

Programme specific outcomes (PSOs) UG Third Year / Bachelor of Arts

After the successful completion of the course, the learners will be able to:

• Be familiar with the anatomy of fiction
• Understand the political, economic, social and intellectual background so as to enable them to study the novels prescribed in the course as representatives of the 
• Develop an understanding of the background of partition and the impact of partition.
• Develop an understanding of the key concepts and themes of Regional literature of 
• Trace the development of Indian writing in English and understand various characteristics of Indian literature in English
• Critically analyse the texts from a postcolonial