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PXET2105 - POETRY I V. 1 (2 Credit Hours)

            Synopsis:

            This course builds upon the students’ skills in reading and appreciating poetry in English and introduces them to poems
            written in various literary periods. Students will examine common literary devices and techniques used in analysing poetry,
            as  well  as  apply  basic  concepts  of  practical  criticism  in  their  interpretation  of  the  poems.  Elements  of  poetry  such  as
            metaphor, imagery, rhythm, sound and language will be emphasized through the study of selected poems from the sixteenth
            to the nineteenth centuries. Students will be encouraged to relate the issues raised in the poems to influential social and
            political factors. As part of their continuous assessment, students are required to analyse critically several poems through a
            series of written assignments.

            Assessment Method   : Assignment  -  60%,  Examination  -  40%

            Medium of Instruction  : English Language

            References :

            Abrams, M.H. 1993.  A Glossary of Literary Terms.  New York: Harcourt.
            McMahan, Elizabeth. Day, Susan & Funk, Robert. (Eds.). 1993. Literature and the Writing Process.  New York: Macmillan.
            Sadler, R.K. and T.A.S Hayllar.  1986.  Appreciating Poetry.  South Yarra.  Aust.: Macmillan.

            PXET2107 - POETRY II V. I (2 Credit Hours)

            Synopsis:

            This course emphasizes the reading and interpretation of poetry as well as the special language of poetry. Students will learn
            how to appreciate poems by various poets and learn all about the features of verse such as figurative language, rhythm and
            diction. This course covers twentieth-century works.

            Assessment Method   : Assignment  -  60%,  Examination  -  40%

            Medium of Instruction  : English Language

            References :

            Short, M.H. (1996) Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose. Loondon: Longman.
            Perrine, Laurence (1983).  Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense: NY: Harcourt Brace, Jovanovich.
            Cuddon, J.A. (1992).  Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. London: Penguin.

            PXET3105 - DRAMA I (2 Credit Hours)

            Synopsis:

            Selected drama texts will be studied closely, to equip students with the tools of critical analysis, and an understanding of the
            social, political, cultural and intellectual context of the relevant era.

            Assessment Method   : Assignment  -  60%,  Examination  -  40%

            Medium of Instruction  : English Language

            References :

            Marlowe, Christopher. 1968. Dr. Faustus. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
            Shakespeare, William. 1964. King Lear. London: Methuen.
            Wycherley, William. 1973. The Country Wife. London: Methuen
            Wilde, Oscar. 1957. The Importance of Being Earnest. London: Methuen.




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