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1 Restructuring the B.A. English Syllabus, Loyola College
A PHILOSOPHY: Survey Presentation

2 What are our/others’ thoughts of the current syllabus?
Current syllabus is very simple & easy Does not help in critical thinking Not to be discarded completely Somewhat outdated

3 What to be done? Revamp Update it with latest texts
Domain specific hard skills Update syllabus & professors Approach of study to be updated

4 Expectations Inclusive syllabus to take in both advantaged & disadvantaged learners Genuine learning takes place

5 Pressure Points Employability Quotient Job market Job skill Job ready
Job oriented Soft skills Skill based courses

6 Demands Of the market Placement oriented Clearing competitive exams
Preparing them for NET/SLET Application oriented Need based Marketable in job market

7 Orientation Loyola specific Skill based Out of the ordinary
Enhancing the written & spoken communication Pragmatic, functional & unique Interesting & learner friendly

8 Objectives Developing communication skills
Stimulating creativity, critical thinking, aesthetic appreciation & analysis Transforming ability into skill Creating a passion for literature

9 Methodology & Material
Through exposure in LSRW To hone their latent potential Enhancing their personality To make them culture conscious & society oriented Activity based teaching Strengthening the language skills

10 General Course Expectations
Recent authors Latest works Broad based syllabus Media based literature More contemporary theories & writings Indian perspective

11 Specific Demands HEL 2 b made > interesting
> emphasis on POCOLIT A paper on competitive exams Specialize a specific the end, enabling an aptitude for research A paper on the history of the evolution of English Language

12 Specific Demands HEL 2 b taught @ the initial stage
Age-wise study of literature Bring in more projects > self study courses Strike > contemporaneity Project oriented papers like creative writing, translation

13 Expected Courses English across the ages Grammar & Usage
Modern Literary Theories Current Literary Trends ELT & Sociolinguistics Comparative Litrature Screenplay Writing

14 Expected… The Dynamics of change in Writing Style in the 21st C.
Asian Studies African Studies British, American & Indian Current Affairs & Journalism Cultural Studies

15 Expect… Literary Analysis & Appreciation Creative Writing
Prize Winning Literature ECOLIT Technical Writing English for Academic Purposes Tamil Classics in Translation

16 Exp… Dalit, Afro-American, Subaltern Lits Translation Studies
Ecofeminism Indian Womanism 2 unlearn the Western Feminist thoughts Paper on Diction & Style

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