* Core Course for MPhil and 3 Elective Courses in Each Semester ** Core Course for PhD and 2 Elective Courses in Each Semester
List of Elective Courses for MPhil and PhD
**LNG-702
Corpus Linguistics
3(3-0)
LNG-703
Multidimensional Analysis
3(3-0)
LNG-704
World Englishes
3(3-0)
LNG-724
Materials Evaluation and Development
3(3-0)
LNG-706
Applied Lexicology
3(3-0)
LNG-707
Advanced Stylistics
3(3-0)
LNG-708
Syntactic Theory
3(3-0)
LNG-712
Language and Gender
3(3-0)
LNG-713
Language, Culture and Identity
3(3-0)
LNG-714
Translation Studies
3(3-0)
LNG-715
Discourse Analysis
3(3-0)
LNG-716
Contrastive Rhetoric
3(3-0)
LNG-717
Systemic Functional Grammar
3(3-0)
LNG-718
Language in Social Context
3(3-0)
LNG-719
Stylistics
3(3-0)
LNG-720
Genre Analysis
3(3-0)
LNG-721
Language Testing
3(3-0)
**LNG-722
Applied Linguistics
3(3-0)
LNG-723
Syntax
3(3-0)
LNG-725
Semantics and Pragmatics
3(3-0)
LNG-726
Forensic Linguistics
3(3-0)
LNG-732
Advancement in Second Language Acquisition
3(3-0)
LNG-733
Bilingualism
3(3-0)
LNG-734
Computer Assisted Language Learning
3(3-0)
LNG-735
Language Teacher Education
3(3-0)
LNG-736
Class room Talk
3(3-0)
LNG-737
ELT Methodology
3(3-0)
LNG-738
Vocabulary
3(3-0)
Note ** Mandatory for PhD students if not studied in MPhil
Vision
The vision of the Department of English Literature at Government College University is to enable the students to cope with the radical changes taking place in the field of knowledge.The Department stimulates humanistic learning and the capacity to respond rationally and imaginatively to literature and the life among the students. Through the advancement of knowledge, skills and human creativity, the Department prepares students to be independent and enlightened thinkers, professionals and opinion leaders of tomorrow.
Mission
The mission of the Department of English Literature at Government College University is to inspire an appreciation for the English language and its literatures, and to cultivate its effective use in creative expression and day-to-day life. The Department strives to enhance student success by fostering an environment conducive to intellectual and personal growth and aims to preserve and protect academic freedom and intellectual independence. It provides a forum for critical inquiry and debate. Our mission is to instill in the students a spirit of critical inquiry, capability to look beyond their parochial surroundings and analytical vision to place and define themselves in the wider social, cultural, political and ideological environment. Through our extensive curriculum, we aim at development of an educated and enlightened population capable of informed judgment and responsible citizenship and the availability of persons who have the knowledge, skills and adaptability required by public and private enterprise.
Introduction
The Department of English Literature is one of the leading departments of the University with a rich history of excellence, quality teaching and research spanning over decades. The Department has always been committed to the symbiotic relationship of teaching, research and the larger concerns of society. The Department of English seeks to provide the diverse needs of its students by offering them the opportunity to read widely understand and enjoy what they read, and to express themselves both orally and in writing with ease, force and clarity. The English Department maintains its strong commitment to traditional areas of study, while also supporting groundbreaking research and teaching in new and interdisciplinary approaches to literary studies.
We are one of the largest departments in the university with 30 faculty members. The Department of English caters for the needs of other departments related to English language, hence maintaining close ties with other departments. English Department teaches across the whole range of English literature and language studies. Our aim is to provide students with a stimulating environment in which to develop skills in all areas of English.
