Maulana Azad College

Affiliated to the University of Calcutta
NAAC Accredited with 'A' Grade
DBT Star College with Star Status

Govt. of W.B.

Post Graduate Department of English

Notice

UG and PG students of the English Department are directed to follow the departmental WhatsApp groups and also the dedicated website of the Department at www.engmackol.blogspot.com for study materials and other academic assistance. They can also contact individual teachers over phone as always.

Head of the Department of English
Maulana Azad College

The English Department has remained an integral part of this institution since its inception in 1926. Legendary teachers like Tarak Nath Sen , Kalidas Bose, Jnanpeeth award winning poet Bishnu Dey, eminent lexicographer Gauri Prasad Ghosh as well as other distinguished personalities have served this department. It has also produced generations of bright young people who have made their name in different fields, including education, journalism and bureaucracy.

Liberal progressive values of western literature have made our Department the guiding light of this institution as it blossomed from a college only for men, to one that makes no discrimination based on caste, creed and gender.

A Post Graduate course was started in the department in 2009. Since 2018 it has come under the CBCS.

Courses:

Under Graduate : B.A. in English.
Post Graduate : M.A. in English.

Key features of the Courses offered:

B.A. (Hons)

Sem-III	SEC A2: Business Communication Writing Reports, Letters, CV Writing Meeting Minutes E-correspondence
Sem-IV	SEC B1: What is creating writing Modes of creative writing Writing short story/poetry Preparing for publication
Sem-V	DSE A1: Modern Indian writing in English translation DSE B1: Literary Types Rhetoric & Prosody
Sem-VI	DSE A3: Partition literature DSE B3: Autobiography

M.A.

Semester	GE	DSE
Sem-II		DSE III: Indian Literature I
Sem-III	Buddhist Studies	DSE VI: Indian Literature II DSE VIII: American Literature II
Sem-IV	As per C.U.	As per C.U.

Syllabus:

Under Graduate

Old syllabus of Calcutta University (1+1+1 Regulations, 2010) : View Syllabus

New CBCS syllabus : View Syllabus

New PG CBCS syllabus : View Syllabus

Learning Objectives/Outcomes

The Department runs Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses in English under the Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS), teaching a syllabi mandated by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The new system divides the curriculum in modular forms for the duration of the semesters running six months each, thus making the process of transferring credits (grades) easier for a student. Since the semester system has widespread international acceptance, it also facilitates the recognition of academic credits everywhere.

Both at the Undergraduate and the Postgraduate levels, the Department offers a bouquet of Core Courses and General Elective Courses, and also offers Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC) in English language to all Undergraduate students of the college in Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences and Commerce Streams.

The upgraded syllabi of the B.A. and M.A. courses in English, taught by the Department, not only covers British Literature, but also American Literature, Indian Literature in Translation etc. This give the students a wide exposure to the literatures of the world, as well as critical theories covering the most recent trends in different fields in literature and cultural studies.

Both at the B.A. and the M.A. levels, there is a special emphasis on language acquisition, with Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC) in B.A. level and English Language Teaching (ELT) modules in M.A. level, with papers focused on applied Linguistics. Such emphasis naturally enhances the students’ language skills and improves general employability in teaching, media, Information Technology (IT) and other sectors.

Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan 19-20 UG : View
Lesson Plan 19-20 PG : View
Lesson Plan 20-21 PG : View
English Dept. Lesson Plan UG 2021 : View

Question Bank

Question Bank - UG : View
Question Bank - PG : View
English Dept. - Question Bank UG 2021 : View

Study Material

Website of Department of English, Maulana Azad College : View
Arms and the Man - George Bernard Shaw : View
Dream Children - Charles Lamb : View
Shooting an Elephant - George Orwell : View
Syllabus of GE2 English : View
Website of Department of English, Maulana Azad College : View
Macbeth at a Glance : View
Lord of the Flies | Study Guide : View
Read a Plot Overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter Summary and Analysis. : View
The Mayor of Casterbridge : View
Macbeth | Study Guide : View
Study Material for Students : View
PG Sem IV - A Room of One's Own - Virginia Woolf: View
UG Sem II - The Metaphysical Poets Essay: View
Materials - 1. PG Sem II: VIRGINIA WOOLF: MODERN FICTION View