JCC | JIMS Community College

English Literature

Blending theory and practice, our BA (H) English Literature program seeks to foster clarity, invention, and expertise. The program aims to introduce a wide variety of literature in the English language. Primarily, the program aims to offer eligible students the opportunity to read and respond to a massive spectrum of novels, plays, and poetry across different genres. Also, students are exposed to wider socio-cultural and political issues in relation to contemporary English literature. The course consists of components of study such as literary analyses, cultural diversity in literature, critical thinking, and written and oral communication skills through a rigorous curriculum of literature, composition, language and linguistics, and communication studies.

Course Objective

The course essentially aims to:

Help strengthen the students’ linguistic capabilities through both theoretical lessons and practical sessions.
Introduce enrolled students to the political, social, cultural, economic, and intellectual backgrounds of the various periods in literary history.
Help candidates specialize in their chosen area by means of the electives included in the curriculum.
Offer a deep insight into the world of literature and enable students to critically appreciate major literary works of the world.
Enhance the communication skills and writing skills which are essential in the growing world.

OUR VALUE PROPOSITION

Our well- planned lectures are blend of theory and practice that enable our students to learn how to analyse a multitude of texts, they learn how to read different texts and analyse the style, use of different types of language, and meaning, in depth.
Extensive writing training and Dissertation Projects provide the students to learn how to write clearly, concisely and analytically in stylistically different forms.
Practical Seminar Sessions and presentations by the students provide transferable skills that teach them to deconstruct and analyse in order to provide a critical viewpoint in all areas as well as build their Public Speaking Skills.
Activities: varied activities organised in the campus provide the students a platform to express their talents and demonstrate their strong grasp of the English language.
Foreign Language: Elementary / working knowledge of Foreign Language such that the student can effectively converse and correspond in that language on various issues.
Guest Lectures from proficient speakers: Students are provided opportunities to develop critical thinking and expert viewpoints through Guest Lectures.
Personality Development sessions held for our students aim at enhancing professional skills, employability, quality of life, self-discipline, talent and potential.
The Mentoring Programme in the campus provides support, a sounding board, knowledge, encouragement, guidance, counselling and constructive feedback to the mentee by developing a genuine interest in the growth of their abilities and talents throughout the session.
Offered Internship Opportunities provide our students a hands-on experience and help them fine-tune the marketable skills and prepare for applying those skills and knowledge in the real world.

Course Highlights

The course helps to enhance the ability to critique and analyse a broad range of materials while also developing the ability to communicate ideas and theories through its well planned and structured lectures.
The broad range of different literature texts help build the awareness of different theoretical schools and approaches to literary criticism.
Activities organized for the students help them to develop an efficiency to work within a team to develop and present ideas, leading and participating in discussions
The foreign language learning provides the students the knowledge of how language has evolved and keeps them up to date with the trends that have emerged through time.
The Personality development sessions and Mentoring programs helps in enhancing professional skills, employability, quality of life, self-discipline, talent and potential of the students.
The Enlightening Guest Lecture series offers a new perspective to specific topics and exposes the students to teachings drawn from real-life experiences.
The seminar presentations are an integral part of this course that enable our students to gain experience in the critical assessment of the available literature, practice the use of various resources to extract information using various tools.

Eligibility

Minimum 50% marks in 10+2 (best of four) including English