CURRICULUM OF ENGLISH BS & MS/MPhil - HEC

1 CURRICULUM OF ENGLISH BS & MS/MPhil (Revised 2017) HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION ISLAMABAD 2 CURRICULUM DIVISION, HEC Prof. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Chairman Prof. Dr. Arshad Ali Executive Director Mr. Muhammad Raza Chohan Director General (Academics) Dr. Muhammad Idrees Director ( CURRICULUM ) Syeda Sanober Rizvi Deputy Director ( CURRICULUM ) Mr. Riaz-ul-Haque Assistant Director ( CURRICULUM ) 3 CONTENTS 1. Preface 4 2. Rationale of CURRICULUM Review and Revisions 10 3. Assessment Criteria 12 4. Indicative List of General Courses 13 5.

2 Summary of Scheme of Studies for 4-year BS 14 6. Semester-wise Scheme of Studies BS ENGLISH (Language & Literature) 18 7. Elective Subjects - BS ENGLISH (Literature) 104 8. Elective Subjects BS ENGLISH (Linguistics) 112 9. Scheme of studies for MPhil Literature 131 10. Scheme of studies for MPhil Linguistics 133 8. MPHIL ENGLISH (Literature) 135 9. Elective subjects MPhil ENGLISH (Literature) 159 10. MPhil ENGLISH (Linguistics) 190 11. ELECTIVES 212 10. Annexure A-F 248 4 PREFACE The CURRICULUM , with varying definitions, is said to be a plan of the teaching-learning process that students of an academic programme are required to undergo to achieve some specific objectives.

3 It includes scheme of studies, objectives & learning outcomes, course contents, teaching methodologies and assessment/ evaluation. Since knowledge in all disciplines and fields is expanding at a fast pace and new disciplines are also emerging; it is imperative that curricula be developed and revised accordingly. University Grants Commission (UGC) was designated as the competent authority to develop, review and revise curricula beyond Class-XII vide Section 3, Sub-Section 2 (ii), Act of Parliament No. X of 1976 titled Supervision of Curricula and Textbooks and Maintenance of Standard of Education . With the repeal of UGC Act, the same function was assigned to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) under its Ordinance of 2002, Section 10, Sub-Section 1 (v). In compliance with the above provisions, the CURRICULUM Division of HEC undertakes the revision of curricula regularly through respective National CURRICULUM Revision Committees (NCRCs) which consist of eminent professors and researchers of relevant fields from public and private sector universities, R&D organizations, councils, industry and civil society by seeking nominations from their organizations.

4 In order to impart quality education which is at par with indigenous needs and international standards, HEC NCRCs have developed unified framework/ templates as guidelines for the development and revision of curricula in the disciplines of Basic Sciences, Applied Sciences, Social Sciences, Agriculture and Engineering. It is hoped that this CURRICULUM document, prepared by the respective NCRCs, would serve the purpose of meeting our national, social and economic needs, and it would also provide the level of competency specified in Pakistan Qualification Framework to make it compatible with international educational standards. The CURRICULUM is also placed on the website of HEC (Muhammad Raza Chohan) Director General (Academics) 5 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS STAGE-I STAGE-II STAGE-III STAGE-IV CURRI.

5 UNDER CONSIDERATION CURRI. IN DRAFT STAGE FINAL STAGE FOLLOW UP STUDY COLLECTION OF REC APPRAISAL OF 1ST DRAFT BY EXP. OF PREP. OF FINAL CURRI. QUESTIONNAIRE CONS. OF CRC. FINALIZATION OF DRAFT BY CRC INCORPORATION OF REC. OF COMMENTS PREP. OF DRAFT BY CRC APPROVAL OF CURRI. BY PRINTING OF CURRI. REVIEW IMPLE. OF CURRI. BACK TO STAGE-I ORIENTATION COURSES Abbreviations Used: CRC. CURRICULUM Revision Committee VCC. Vice Chancellor s Committee EXP. Experts COL. Colleges UNI. Universities PREP. Preparation REC. Recommendations 6 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CYCLE 7 CURRICULUM REVISION COMMITTEE 2017 1. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Safeer Awan, Dean, Faculty of Languages National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad Convener 2. Prof. Dr. Nasir Jamal Khattak Dept. of ENGLISH University of Peshawar, Peshawar.

6 Member 3. Dr. Humaira Ahmad Associate Professor Iqra University Islamabad Campus. Secretary 4. Dr. Saeed ur Rehman, Associate Professor & Former HoD, Department of ENGLISH , Forman Christian College, Lahore. Member/Incharge Literature sub-committee 5. Dr. Kamal ud Din, Acting HoD, Department of ENGLISH , Forman Christian College, Lahore. Member 6. Dr. Asadullah Larik, Professor, Department of Business Administration, Iqra University, Defence View, Shaheed-e-Millat Road, Karachi Member 7. Dr. Zafar Iqbal, Dean, Department of ENGLISH , Imperial College of Business Studies, Canal Bank Road, Bahria Chowk, Lahore Member 8. Dr. Azhar Pervaiz, Professor, Department of ENGLISH University of Sargodha, Ibn-e-Khaldun-Block, Sargodha. Member 9. Dr. Fauzia Janjua Associate Professor, Department of ENGLISH , International Islamic University, Islamabad.

7 Member 10. Dr. Muhammad Saeed Akhter, Chairperson / Associate Professor, Department of ENGLISH , Member 8 Women University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Bagh, Azad Kashmir. 11. Dr. Riaz Ahmed Mangrio, HoD, Department of ENGLISH , Hafiz Hayat Campus, University of Gujrat, Gujrat. Member 12. Dr. Muhammad Asim Mahmood Chairperson / Associate Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics, Government College University, Faisalabad. Member 13. Dr. Sarwat Rasul, Associate Professor/ Chairperson, Department Of ENGLISH Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi. Member 14. Dr. Habibullah Pathan, Director / Associate Professor ENGLISH Languages Development Centre, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro Member 15. Dr. Rehana Yasmin Anjum, Assistant Professor, Department Of ENGLISH , Government College Women University, Sialkot.

8 Member 16. Dr. Nadia Anwar, Assistant Professor, Department of ENGLISH Language & Literature, Library Building, Level-5 , University of Management & Technology, C-11, Johar Town, Lahore,. Member 17. Dr. Sadia Zulfiqar Assistant Professor, Department Of ENGLISH , Lahore College For Women University, Jail Road, Lahore. Member 18. Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, Assistant Professor, Department of ENGLISH , University of The Punjab, Lahore. Member 19. Dr. Muhammad ismail Wali, Assistant Professor, Member 9 Department Of ENGLISH , Institute of Management Sciences, 1-A, Sector E-5, Phase-VII, Hayatabad, Peshawar. 20. Dr. Abdus Samad, Lecturer, Department of ENGLISH , Kohat university of Science & Technology, Kohat. Member 21. Dr. Qaisar Khan, Assistant Professor, Department of ENGLISH University of Malakand, Chakdara Dir (Lower)-KPk. Member 22. Dr.

9 Rooh ul Amin Assistant Professor, Department of ENGLISH , Gomal University, D. I. Khan Member 23. Mr. Faheem Arshad, Lecturer, Department of Sargodha, Ibn-e-Khaldun-Block, Sargodha. Member 24. Mr. Fahad Aftab, Assistant Professor, Forman Christian College University, Lahore. Member 25. Mr. Riaz-ul-Haque Assistant Director CURRICULUM , HEC, Islamabad. Coordinator Acknowledgment In the preparation of this new CURRICULUM of ENGLISH , apart from the members of NCRC, a number of friends and colleagues have contributed in developing certain very important courses, at our request. We are especially grateful to Dr. Sibghatullah Khan, Ms. Khadeeja Mushtaq, Ms. Uzma Aziz, and Ms. Asma Haseeb Qazi from National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Islamabad; Dr. Aroosa Kanwal and Ms. Asma Mansoor from International Islamic University Islamabad.

10 The courses they developed are Pakistani Writings in ENGLISH , Diasporic Literatures, Postcolonial Studies, South Asian Literature, Women s Writings, War Literature, Shakespearean Studies, and Critical Theories. 10 Rationale of CURRICULUM Review and Revisions Societies, states, individuals remain in a state of constant change and flux. The purpose of education, in Bertrand Russell s words, is to replace an empty mind with an open one. However, if the means, materials and sources of education remain frozen in time and place, education cannot bring about the desirable change in the individuals and society at large. Keeping in view this spirit, the HEC constituted committees to review and revise Pakistan s national curricula. The committee formed for the revision of ENGLISH studies prepared the following syllabi for BS and MS levels.