OBE Course Curriculum (B.A(Hons.) in English)

Program and Course List:

B.A (Hons) in English (Major in Literature or Major in Linguistics)

* This eight semester program usually offers  BA (Bachelor of Arts) degree with Honors.

Students having satisfactorily passed the higher secondary or other equivalent examinations are usually eligible to enroll in this course.

After successful completion of the course, students can compete in any desired field.

* This graduation course offers diverse opportunities to successful students in any available (except the fields that require the science background) disciplines in and outside the country.

Department of English Language and Literature (DELL)

B.A (Hons) in English (Major in Literature or Major in Linguistics)

The Department started its programs in January 2003. At present, a 4-year Honors Course in Bachelor of Arts (B.A. Hons) is offered along with M.A. in English.

The requirements for B.A Honors Degree are to successfully complete 130 credits in 8 semesters. Courses are of 2-3 credits. Each course is conducted through interactive class lectures, group discussions, seminars, several class tests, quizzes, projects, assignments, one viva-voce test, one mid-term test, and one final test.

The Syllabus:

The syllabus is designed with utmost care and aims at simultaneously improving the language skills of the students and deepening their knowledge in English Literature. The phrase "English Literature" is used in an expansive sense, and it includes American Literature as well as literatures produced in English all over the world. This syllabus consists of courses on mainstream English Literature from the Old English to late 20th Century, American Literature, and some useful components from pre- and post- colonial periods.

Course Types and Codes:

i) General Education Courses: [11 courses / 33 Credits] 

• HUM 1101: History of the Emergence of Bangladesh
• CSE 1203: Computer Information System
• BAN 1104: Bengali Language and Literature   
• ENG 1101: Basic Foreign Language Skills (French) 
• ENG 2102: English for Professional Purposes 
• MGT 2326: Principles of Management 
• ACC 2532: Principles of Accounting 
• ECO 1103: Fundamentals of Economics 
• SOC 2105: Fundamentals of Sociology and Anthropology
• ENG 3306: A History of the Theatre  
• MGT 4320: Organizational Behaviour

ii) Core Courses: [24 courses / 70 Credits] 

• ENG 1111: English Skills Development   
• ENG 1112: Advanced English Grammar 
• ENG 1113: Academic Writing: From Paragraph to Essay 
• ENG 1429: Introduction to Poetry, Rhetoric and Prosody  
• ENG 1325: History of English Literature
• ENG 2430: Introduction to Prose and Drama
• ENG 2326: English History: From the Norman Conquest to the Commonwealth Period 
• ENG 2327: English History: From the Restoration to the World War II 
• ENG 2431: Old and Middle English Literature (In Modern English)
• ENG 2432: Renaissance Prose and Poetry
• ENG 2433: Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama
• ENG 3541: Western Classics in Translation 
• ENG 3328: History of Western Ideas  
• ENG 3214: Fundamentals of Linguistics  
• ENG 3434: Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature  
• ENG 3435: Romantic Poetry 
• ENG 3436: Victorian Prose and Poetry 
• ENG 3215: Second Language Acquisition
• ENG 3216: Fundamentals of English Language Teaching 
• ENG 3437: English Novel (From Austen to Hardy) 
• ENG 3438: Modern English Literature 
• ENG 3542: American Literature I
• ENG 4543: American Literature II
• ENG 4648: Literary Criticism and Theory
  
  

iii) Elective Courses: [7 courses / 21 credits] 

Major in Literature: Students who will major in Literature will choose 5 courses as major from the literature courses and 2 courses as minor from the Linguistics courses. 

Major in Linguistics: Students who will major in Linguistics will choose 5 courses as major from the Linguistics courses and 2 courses as minor from the Literature courses.  

Major in Literature 

• ENG 4439: Shakespearean Tragedies 
• ENG 4440: Shakespearean Comedies 
• ENG 4544: Asian Classics in Translation 
• ENG 4545: Latin American Classics in Translation
• ENG 4546: African and Caribbean Literature in English 
• ENG 4547: South Asian Literature in English
• ENG 4749: Language and Literature in Media  
• ENG 4750: Dystopian Literature    
  
  

Major in Linguistics

• ENG 4217: Phonology and Phonetics
• ENG 4218: Psycholinguistics 
• ENG 4219: Sociolinguistics 
• ENG 4220: Morphology 
• ENG 4221: Syntax
• ENG 4222: Semantics and Pragmatics 
• ENG 4223: Stylistics 
• ENG 4224: Clinical Linguistics  

iv) Capstone Courses: [2 courses / 6 credits]

• ENG 4600: Discourse Analysis
• ENG 4800: Dissertation  

Semester-wise distribution of courses

First Semester Courses: 

• HUM 1101: History of the Emergence of Bangladesh [GED] -- 3 Credits
• CSE 1203: Computer Information System [GED] -- 3 Credits 
• ENG 1111: English Skills Development [Core] -- 3 Credits 
• ENG 1112: Advanced English Grammar [Core] -- 3 Credits
• ENG 1113: Academic Writing: From Paragraph to Essay [Core] -- 3 Credits  

Second Semester Courses: 

• BAN 1104: Bengali Language and Literature [GED] -- 3 Credits
• ECO 1103: Fundamentals of Economics [GED] -- 3 Credits 
• ENG 1101: Basic Foreign Language Skills (French) [GED] -- 3 Credits
• ENG 1429: Introduction to Poetry, Rhetoric and Prosody [Core] -- 3 Credits
• ENG 1325: History of English Literature [Core] -- 3 Credits 

Third Semester Courses: 

• MGT 2326: Principles of Management [GED] -- 3 Credits
• ACC 2532: Principles of Accounting [GED] -- 3 Credits
• ENG 2102: English for Professional Purposes [GED] -- 3 Credits
• ENG 2430: Introduction to Fiction and Drama [Core] -- 3 Credits 
• ENG 2326: English History: From Norman Conquest to the Commonwealth Period [Core] -- 2 Credits

Fourth Semester Courses: 

• SOC 2105: Fundamentals of Sociology [GED] -- 3 Credits 
• ENG 2431: Old and Middle English Literature (In Modern English) [Core] -- 3 Credits
• ENG 2432: Renaissance Prose and Poetry [Core] -- 3 Credits
• ENG 2433: Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama [Core] -- 3 Credits
• ENG 2327: English History: From the Restoration to World War II – 2 Credits 

Fifth Semester Courses: 

• ENG 3214: Fundamentals of Linguistics [Core] -- 3 Credits
• ENG 3541: Western Classics in Translation [Core] -- 3 Credits 
• ENG 3434: Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature [Core] -- 3 Credits 
• ENG 3435: Romantic Poetry [Core] -- 3 Credits
• ENG 3436: Victorian Prose and Poetry [Core] -- 3 Credits  
• ENG 3328: History of Western Ideas [Core] -- 3 Credits

Sixth Semester Courses: 

• ENG 3306: A History of the Theatre [GED] -- 3 Credits
• ENG 3215: Second Language Acquisition [Core] -- 3 Credits
• ENG 3216: Fundamentals of English Language Teaching [Core] -- 3 Credits
• ENG 3437: English Novel (From Austen to Hardy) [Core] -- 3 Credits 
• ENG 3438: Modern English Literature [Core] -- 3 Credits
• ENG 3542: American Literature I [Core] -- 3 Credits

Seventh Semester Courses: 

• MGT 4320: Organizational Behaviour [GED] -- 3 Credits
• ENG 4543: American Literature II [Core] -- 3 Credits 
• ENG 4648: Literary Criticism and Theory [Core] -- 3 Credits 
• ENG 4600: Discourse Analysis [Capstone] -- 3 Credits  

[Along with these compulsory courses in this semester, students are required to complete additional 2 courses as Major either from the Elective courses of Literature or the Elective courses of Linguistics.]  

Elective Courses (Major in Literature): 

• ENG 4439: Shakespearean Tragedies -- 3 Credits
• ENG 4440: Shakespearean Comedies -- 3 Credits
• ENG 4544: Asian Classics in Translation -- 3 Credits
• ENG 4545: Latin American Classics in Translation -- 3 Credits
• ENG 4546: African and Caribbean Literature in English -- 3 Credits
• ENG 4547: South Asian Literature in English -- 3 Credits
• ENG 4749: Language and Literature in Media -- 3 Credits 
• ENG 4750: Dystopian Literature -- 3 Credits    

Elective Courses (Major in Linguistics): 

• ENG 4217: Phonology and Phonetics -- 3 Credits
• ENG 4218: Psycholinguistics -- 3 Credits
• ENG 4219: Sociolinguistics -- 3 Credits
• ENG 4220: Morphology -- 3 Credits
• ENG 4221: Syntax -- 3 Credits
• ENG 4222: Semantics and Pragmatics -- 3 Credits
• ENG 4223: Stylistics -- 3 Credits
• ENG 4224: Clinical Linguistics -- 3 Credits  

Eighth Semester Courses: 

[Students are required to complete 3 courses as Major and 2 courses as Minor from the elective courses mentioned above.] 

ENG 4800: Dissertation [Capstone] -- 3 Credits 

[Students who will be able to score CGPA 3.25 till the seventh semester will be eligible for dissertation of 3 credits in the eighth semester. Those who will not be able to score the CGPA will complete an additional course from the elective courses.]