COURSES :-

(M.A. Previous)

History of English Literature (Mr. Amjad Saleem)

This course aims to acquaint students with major literary movements of English Literature, so as to set a background to literary studies.

 Introduction to Literature (Dr. Mujib Rahman)

This course introduces students to the genres of literature so as to acquaint them with the elements of poetry, novel and drama.

Poetry-I: Chaucer to 17 th C (Ms. Rubina Rahman)

This course covers English poetry from the 14 th to 17 th century, Chaucer to the Neo-classical age. Major poets of the periods are covered.

 The English Prose (Mr. Nasir Jamal Khattak)

Based on close reading of selected texts, this course focuses on the prose writings of major writers from the Elizabethan times to 20 th Century.

Language & Linguistics(Dr. Aurangzeb)

This course aims to give the students an insight into the nature of the English Language, its grammatical phonological and lexical systems, etc.

Previous:-

Text one (Part-I) Academic Literacy

• Chapter 1 Taking control of your reading.
• Chapter 2 Using context clues and other strategies for increasing Vocabulary.
• Chapter 3 Strategies reading for topics, sub topics and main ideas.
• Chapter 4 Understanding details.
• Chapter 5 Understanding organizational patterns in Academic Texts.
• Chapter 6 Strategies for critical reading and thinking.
• Chapter 7 Strategies for reading visual aids in text.
• Chapter 8 Strategies for active listening and note taking.
• Chapter 9 Assessing your knowledge.

Text two (Part-I) An Introduction to English Grammar

1. Rules and variations. 2. The sentence. 3. The parts of simple sentence.

4. The structures of phrases. 5. Words classes. 6. Sentences and clauses.

Poetry-II: Wordsworth to Eliot (Mr. Nasir Jamal Khattak)

This course covers English poetry from the 18 th century to the 20 th. Major poets are studied through a selection of teir best work.  

English Drama(Mrs. Nilofer A. Mufti)

This course deals with the development of English dramatic art with reference to major playwrights from Marlowe to Eliot.

 The English Novel(Ms. Shazia Sadaf )

This course spans the development of the English Novel from its rise in the 18 th Century to the Modern times through a close study of prescribed novels.

 Literary Criticism (Dr. Aurangzeb)

This course deals with theories of criticism from Greek times to the Modern, beginning with Aristotle and Longinus and closing with T.S/ Eliot.

 English Language Teaching(Dr. Mujib Rahman )

This course deals with theories, models and the practice of ELT. Starting with the relationship of linguistics and ELT, it concludes with language testing.

Final Year:

Text one (Part-II) Academic Literacy

• Chapter 10 Psychology
• Chapter 11 Sociology
• Chapter 12 The sciences
• Chapter 13 Business
• Chapter 14 History
• Chapter 15 Literature
• Chapter 16 Political Science

Note: Only chapter(s) relevant to a particular discipline are to be used. Additional material may also be used.

Text two (Part-II)

An Introduction to English Grammar The Application

• 7. Punctuation.
• 8. Usage problems
• 9. Style
• 10. Literary analysis.