The Department of Sociology was one of the first to be established at Christ College, now CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, in 1969. Ever since the inception of the department it has been at the forefront of innovations in the pursuit of academic excellence. The Department was the first to offer a Master?s Program in Sociology. It was among the first few to offer Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programs within the University. The department offers Sociology in the BA (Sociology) of Arts (BA) Program. Sociology is also offered for the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM). Department also handle courses on Population Studies and Social Problems for the University Studies Abroad Consortium, (USAC). USAC provides efficient and responsible programs where students studying abroad can accumulate credits for the basic requirements of their Bachelors Program.

The Course in Sociology which is part of BA (Sociology) aims to provide a systematic introduction to Sociology. It lays emphasis on the theoretical and methodological foundations of Sociology. Equal importance is given to a systematic introduction to Sociology as a discipline, Classical Sociological Theories and Sociological studies in India. Contributions of eminent Indian Sociologists and substantial themes of Indian Society are included in the syllabus.

PO 1: Exhibit knowledge of the discipline.

PO 2: Identify, explain and analyse seminal pieces of work in the discipline.

PO 3: Recognize social structures and systems underlying our society.

PO 4: Analyze, problematize and engage with one's social surroundings using disciplinary pursuits of critical reasoning.

PO 5: Analyze, problematize and engage with one's social surroundings using disciplinary pursuits of critical reasoning.

PO 6: Communicate effectively based on the context within which one is operating.

PO 7: Demonstrate academic integrity.

PO 8: Take cognizance of the moral implications of one's decisions.

PO 9: Demonstrate awareness of local, regional, national and global needs.

PO 10: Engage with the environmental and developmental needs within peoples' socio-cultural contexts.

PO 11: Work on career enhancement and adapt to changing professional and societal needs.

PO 12: Demonstrate a coherent understanding and comprehensive knowledge of the fundamental process underlying human behavior in the multidisciplinary learning context

PO 13: Demonstrate critical thinking, scientific inquiry, and sensitivity to diversity while applying psychological concepts to everyday life and real-world situations.

PO 14: Design, conduct and communicate basic psychological research following fundamental methods and ethical standards

PO 15: Use the knowledge of psychology to enhance self-awareness, well-being, interpersonal relationships, career-decision making, and social responsibility in personal and professional domains

The evaluation pattern is as follows:     

Continuous Internal Assessment or CIA constitutes a total of 50 marks. The distribution is as follows: 

• CIA I is a 10 marks assignment 
• CIA II is the 2 hour long Mid semester Examination (50 marks reduced to 25 mark weightage) conducted during August/January 
• CIA III carries 10 marks and is based on an assignment that is set for the course. 
• Attendance - Attendance carries 5 marks 

End Semester Examination (ESE) is conducted at the end of the semester. This is a 3 hour long exam for a weightage of 50 marks 

The Additional English course is offered as a second language course and seeks to introduce the students to the nuances of English literature in its varied forms and genres. The students who choose Additional English are generally proficient in the English language. Hence, instead of focusing on introducing them to language, challenging texts in terms of ideas, form, and technique are chosen. Additional English as a course is designed for students in place of a regional language. Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), foreign nationals and students who have not taken Hindi, Kannada, Tamil or French at the Plus 2 or Class XII levels are eligible to choose Additional English. The course is taught for students from different streams, namely, BA, BSc, BCom, and BBA in the first year and for BA, BSc and BCom (Regular) in the second year.

The first year syllabus is an attempt by the Department of English, Christ University to recognize and bring together the polyphonic Indian and Indian sub-continental voices in English in English translation for the Additional English students of the first year. This effort aims to familiarize the students with regional literatures in translation, Indian Writing in English (IWE) and literatures from Pakistan, Nepal and Srilanka, thereby, enabling the students to learn more about Indian culture and ethos through writings from different regions of the country. We have tried to represent in some way or the other the corners of India and the Indian sub-continent in this microcosmic world of short stories, poems and essays

There is a prescribed text bookfor the first year students, compiled by the Department of English, Christ University and intended for private circulation.

The first semester has a variety of writing from India, Pakistan and Nepal. The various essays, short stories and poems deal with various socio-economic, cultural and political issues that are relevant to modern day India and the Indian sub-continent and will enable students to comprehend issues of identity-politics, caste, religion, class, and gender. All of the selections either in the manner of their writing, the themes they deal with or the ideologies that govern them are contemporary in relevance and sensibility, whether written by contemporary writers or earlier writers. An important addition to this syllabus is the preponderance of North-Eastern writing which was hitherto not well represented. Excerpts from interviews, autobiographical writings, sports and city narratives are added to this section to introduce students to the varied genres of literature.

The objectives of this course are

to expose students to the rich literary and cultural diversity of  Indian literatures

to sensitise students on the social, political, historical and cultural ethos that has shaped the nation- INDIA

to enable to grasp and appreciate the variety and abundance of Indian writing, of which this compilation is just a passing glance

to learn and appreciate India through association of ideas in the texts and the external contexts (BhashaUtsav will be an intrinsic help in this endeavour)

1.      Keki N Daruwala     “Migrations”

2.      Kamala Das            “Forest Fire”

3.      Agha Shahid Ali      “Snow on the Desert”

4.      Eunice D Souza       “Marriages are Made”

1.      Rabindranath Tagore    “Babus of Nayanjore”

2.      Ruskin Bond  “He said it with Arsenic”

3.      Bhisham Sahni       “The Boss Came to Dinner”

4.      N. Kunjamohan Singh    “The Taste of Hilsa”

5.      Mohan Thakuri                “Post Script”

1.      Mahatma Gandhi       “What is True Civilization?” (Excerpts from Hind Swaraj)

2.      Ela Bhatt                    “Organising for Change”

3.      Sitakant Mahapatra     “Beyond the Ego: New Values for a Global Neighborhood

4.      B R Ambedkar             “Waiting for A Visa”

The text book copy "Reading Diversity"

CIA 2: Mid-semester written exam for 50 marks

CIA 3: Collage, tableaus, skits, talk shows, documentaries, Quizzes or any proactive            creative assignments that might help students engage with India as a cultural space. This is to be done keeping in mind the objectives and learning outcomes of the course.

Question Paper Pattern

Mid Semester Exam: 2 hrs

Section A: 4x5= 20

Section B: 2x15=30

Total                  50

End Semester Exam: 2 hrs

Section A: 4 x 5 = 20

Section B: 2 x 15= 30

Total                   50

Develop the conceptual foundations and analytical methods used in micro economics; Familiarize the students with the basics of consumer behaviour, behaviour of firms and market equilibrium; Analyse the market structures of perfect competition, oligopoly and monopolies; Introduce the game theory and welfare economics

Ten principles of economics: How people make decisions, how people interact and how the economy as a whole works- Role of observations and theory in economics- Role of assumptions- Role of Economic models- Wants and resources; Problem of choice, Production Possibility Frontier; Opportunity costs.

Law of demand, Reasons for the downward slope of the demand curve. Exceptions to the law; Changes in demand; Elasticity of Demand- Degrees of price elasticity with diagrams; Factors determining price elasticity, methods of measurement. Income elasticity demand; Cross elasticity demand; Laws of supply, Changes in supply- Consumers, Producers and the Efficiency of the Markets: Consumer‟s surplus (Marshall), Producer surplus and Market efficiency- Externalities and Market inefficiency- Public goods and common resources.

Production function; Law of Variable proportions; Laws of returns, Economies of scale; Producer's Equilibrium with the help of iso-quants and iso-cost lines. Cost function - Important cost concepts. Short run and long run cost analysis (traditional theory) Modern theory of cost- Long run and short run - Revenue analysis - AR and MR.

Market structure. Perfect competition, Price and output determination. Monopoly- Price output determination, Price discrimination Monopolistic Competition. Price and Output determination. Selling costs. Product differentiation. Wastes in monopolistic competition. Oligopoly Price determination (collusive pricing, price leadership)- Features of Duopoly

Cardinal utility analysis; Consumer's surplus (Marshall), Ordinal utility analysis. Indifference curves- Properties, consumer's equilibrium, Price effect, Income Effect, and substitution effect. New Frontiers in Microeconomics: Introduction to concepts of Asymmetric Information, Political economy, Behavioral Economics.

2. Lipsey, R.G. and K.A. Chrystal (1999), Principles of Economics (IX Ed.), Oxford University Press, Oxford.

2. Pindyck and Rubinfield (2009), Micro Economics (VII edition), Pearson Education.

3. Ray,N.C.(1975), An Introduction to Micro economics, Macmillan company of India Ltd, New Delhi.

4. Samuelson, P.A. and W.D. Hague (1972), A textbook of Economic Theory, ELBS Longman group, London.

5. H.L. Ahuja, Principles ofMicroeconomics, S.Chand, New Delhi.

CIA - 2: Mid Semester Examination - 50 marks; 2 hours.

CIA - 3: 20 marks.

• To expose learners to a variety of texts to interact with
• To help learners classify ideologies and be able to express the same
• To expose learners to visual texts and its reading formulas
• To help learners develop a taste to appreciate works of literature through the organization of language
• To help develop critical thinking
• To help learners appreciate literature and the language nuances that enhances its literary values

• To help learners understand the relationship between the world around them and the text/literature
• To help learners negotiate with content and infer meaning contextually
• To help learners understand logical sequencing of content and process information

·         To help improve their communication skills for larger academic purposes and vocational purposes

·         To enable learners to learn the contextual use of words and the generic meaning

·         To enable learners to listen to audio content and infer contextual meaning

·         To enable learners to be able to speak for various purposes and occasions using context specific language and expressions

·         To enable learners to develop the ability to write for various purposes using suitable and precise language.

Common errors- subject-verb agreement, punctuation, tense errors 

sentence fragments, dangling modifiers, faulty parallelism,

1. Why We Travel-Pico Iyer

2. What Solo Travel Has Taught Me About the World – and Myself -ShivyaNath- Blogpost

1. Thinking Like a Mountain

By Aldo Leopold

2. Short Text: On Cutting a Tree

By Gieve Patel

Note taking

1. Violence in the name of God is Violence against God

By Rev Dr Tveit

2. Poem: Holy Willie's Prayer

By Robert Burns

Paragraph writing

1. The Story of B24

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

 2. Short Text: Aarushi Murder case 

Newspaper report

1.Long text:My Story- Nicole DeFreece

2. short text: Why You Should Never Aim for Six Packs

Essay writing

Paraphrasing and interpretation skills

1.Long Text: Sir Ranjth Singh- Essay by SouravGanguly

2. Short text: Casey at the Bat-  Ernest Lawrence Thayer

Visual Text: Before the Flood

CIA 2=50 

CIA 3= 20 

ESE= 50 marks online and 50 marks written exam

French as second language for the UG program

Lesson 1: Good Morning, How are you?

Lesson 2: Hello, My name is Agnes.

Lesson 1: Who is it?

Lesson 2: In my bag , I have......

1. La cigale et la fourmis

A French Film 

Lesson 1 : How is he?

2. Le renard et le corbeau

Lesson 2: Hello?

2.      De Lafontaine, Jean. Les Fables de la Fontaine. Paris, 1668

2. French websites like Bonjour de France, Fluent U French, Learn French Lab, Point du FLE etc.

The detailed text book “Samakaleen Hindi Kavitha” edited by Dr.N Mohanan is an anthology of contemporary Hindi Poems written by representative poets of Hindi Literature. From the medieval poetry ' Kabir Ke Dohe and Sur ke pad 'is also included.  The poets reflect on the social, cultural and political issues which are prevalent in our society since the medieval period. Hindusthani sangeeth-parampara eva kalakar is one of the module. Since translation is a significant area in language and literature, emphasis is being given on it in the syllabus.Bharath ki pramukh sanskruthik kalayein  Yakshagana,Kathakali,Ram Leela,Krishna Leela etc. included in the syllabus to enrich cultural values among students.

Course Objectves:

• to impart the knowledge of poetics
• to acquire translation skills
• to expose students to veriety of texts to interact with them
• to help students develop a taste to appreciate works of literature through the organisation of language
• to help students understand the relationship between the world around them and the text
• to improve their oral and written skills
• to expose them to the world of music

’  Samakaleen Hindi Kavitha (Collection ofcontemporary Poems)  Edited By: Mahendra Kulashreshta Rajpal and Son’s, New Delhi

Level of knowledge: Analytical

Translation-Practice                English to Hindi and vice- versa.

Ramleela,Krishnaleela,Yakshagaana,kathakali.

Utbhav,Vikas aur paramparaein

Pramukh Sangeethkar-1.Bhimsen Joshi 2.Gulam Ali 3.Pandit Ravishankar 4. Bismillah Khan.

1. 'Samakaleen Hindi Kavitha’ (Collection of Poems) Edited By: Dr.N Mohanan,  Rajpal and Son’s,New Delhi.

1. A Hand Book of Translation Studies         By: Das Bijay Kumar.               

2. Saral Subodh Hindi Vyakaran,                 By: Motilal Chaturvedi. Vinod pustak mandir, Agra-2

3. Anuvad Evam Sanchar –                         Dr Pooranchand Tantan, Rajpal and Son’s, Kashmiri

4. Anuvad Vignan                                       By: Bholanath Tiwar

5. Anuvad Kala                                           By: N.E Vishwanath Iyer.

CIA-2(Mid semester examination)-50 marks

CIA-3(Digital learning-article creation in Hindi Wikipedia)-20 marks

End sem examination-50 marks

Selections from Old Kannada, Medieval Kannada and Modern Kannada Literature are introduced for I Semester BA/ BSc. courses in the syllabus. This will enrich the students Language and Communication skills, and also their critical and analytical skills.  This will help them to enhance their social sensitivity.  

1. Raghavanka- Harishchandra Kavya. Selected chapter( Purada Punyam Purusha Roopinde Pooguthide) 

2. Vachanas- Devara Dasimayya, Basavanna, Akkamahadevi, Aydakki Lakkamma, Gajesha Masanaiah.

    Keerthanegalu: Purandaradasa, Kanakadasa

3. Modern Kannada poetry: Mumbai Jataka, Kari Heggadeya Magalu

1. Dheera Kumara- A Folk tale

2. Mandannana Marriage- (An episode in Novel Karvalo) K. P. Poornachandra Tejaswi

3. Gili Kathe-(Translation) -  Ravindranath Tagore

1. Differences in Prounounciation ( L-l) (A-H) 

2. Change of meanings

3. Report Writing

4. Folk Art forms of Karnataka ( Dollu Kunitha, Pooja Kunitha, Goravara Kunitha, Patada Kunitha ) 

       2. Yashodhara Charite- Janna

       3. Harishchandra Kavya- Raghavanka

       4. Shree Sahitya- B M Shreekantaiah

       5. Janapada Kathegalu- Jee sham paramashivaiah

2. Vachana Chandrike- L Basavaraju

3. Purandara Sahitya Darshana- S K Ramachandra Rao

4. Kanakadasa- Basrur Subba Rao

5. Samagra Kannada Sahitya Charithre- Ed. G.S Shivarudrappa

CIA-2 Mid Semsester Examination- 50 Marks

CIA-3 Translation Assignment- English to Kannada -20 Marks

Attendance -05 Marks

End Semester Examination- 50 Marks

This course is an introduction to the study of basic psychological processes offered to the first-semester undergraduate students of psychology. It is an introductory paper that gives an understanding of the field of psychology, scope, and multiple perspectives and disciplines that provide a holistic picture of human behaviour. Students will learn the key concepts, classic examples, and modern and practical applications of fundamental psychological theories, methods, and tools. Emphasis is on the basic psychological processes of personality, learning, consciousness, motivation and emotion. This course allows them to learn the basics and demonstrate the skills that a student needs to move on to the more specific and in-depth psychology courses that follow. This course will help the learner to learn about

• The world of Psychology with a brief historical sketch of the science of psychology, multiple perspectives and recent trends in the field.
• The biological basis of behaiour
• The fundamental processes underlying human behaviour such as learning, motivation, emotion, personality
• Ethics in studying human behaviour and using them in academic assignments. Students will have an opportunity to develop skills such as writing, making presentations and using technology for academic purposes and teamwork.

In this unit, we will examine the history of Western psychological theorizing from its beginnings in ancient Greece, through to the schools and perspectives of psychology including Structuralism, Functionalism, Psychodynamic, Biological, Behavioristic, Gestalt, Cognitive, Cross-cultural, Humanistic and Evolutionary. The aim is both to build a familiarity with psychology’s intellectual origins and to foster an awareness of its many false steps, dead-ends, and alternative pathways to gain a better appreciation of the social, cultural, and, above all, psychological influences on the theorizing of psychologists. Students will be able to define psychology and understand what psychologists do and identify the major fields of study and theoretical perspectives within psychology and know their similarities and differences. In the end, students will gain a better appreciation of why contemporary psychology takes the shape it does.

2. Describe the evolution of psychology and the major pioneers in the field
3. Identify the various approaches, fields, and subfields of psychology along with their major concepts and important figures
4. Describe the value of psychology and possible careers paths for those who study psychology

Explain the biological perspective of psychology as it applies to the role of the nervous system and endocrine system in regard to behaviour and mental processes. Identify and describe the important structures of these systems. It is an introductory survey of the relationship between human behaviour and brain function.

1. The interaction between biological factors and experience
2. Methods and issues related to biological advances
3. To develop an understanding of the influence of behaviour, cognition, and the environment on the bodily systems.
4. To develop an appreciation of the neurobiological basis of psychological function and dysfunction. 

Laboratory Demonstration: Biofeedback/ EEG/ Eye-tracking

This unit is an introduction to the psychological study of human personality, broadly speaking and more specifically in terms of how we may understand individual differences in personality and the personalities of individual persons. Personality psychologists use empirical methods of behavioural and clinical science to understand people in biological, social, and cultural contexts. Students will learn the strengths and weaknesses of the major personality theories, as well as how to assess, research and apply these theories. As much as possible, application to real-life situations will be discussed.

1. Identify the various perspectives that are common in the area of personality psychology and critically evaluate each in terms of its explanatory and predictive power.
2. Theories and perspectives of personality development: psychoanalytic, humanistic, trait, and social-cognitive.
3. Understand classic and current empirical measurement tools and approaches to investigation for personality assessment in psychological and clinical science
4. To develop an understanding of the concept of individual differences with the goal to promote self-reflection and understanding of self and others.

 Laboratory Demonstration: Sentence completion test, NEO-PI, Type A/B

The unit will explain how behaviour is energized and directed by the complex mixture of motives and emotions and describe the various theories that have been developed to explain motivation and emotion.

1. Explain motivation, how it is influenced, and major theories about motivation
2. Describe hunger and eating in relation to motivation, obesity, anorexia, and bulimia
3. Describe sexual behaviour and research about sexuality
4. Explain theories of emotion and how we express and recognise emotion

Laboratory Demonstration: Level of motivation, Achievement motivation, 

Gazzaniga, Heatherton, Halpern (2015). Psychological Science, 5th Edition, Norton.

Feldman.S.R.(2009).Essentials of understanding psychology ( 7th Ed.) Tata Mc Graw Hill.

Baron, R.A and Misra, G. (2014). Psychology (Indian Subcontinent Edition).Pearson Education Ltd.

•  CIA I –Written Assignment /Individual Assignment  - Total Marks 20     
•  CIA II – Mid Semester Examination                        - Total marks 50                          
•  CIA III –Activity-based Assignment                        - Total marks 20
•   CIA I + II + III                                                      = 90 /100 = 45/50 
•   Attendance                                                            = 5 marks 
•  Total                                                                      = 100 = 50 

End Semester Examination : Total Marks=100=50

Question paper pattern

•  Section A        Brief, concepts, definitions, applications               2 marks x 10 = 20
•  Section B         Short Answers: Conceptual/Application                5 marks x 4   = 20
•  Section C        Essay Type: Descriptive/Conceptual                       15 marks x 3 = 45
•  Section D        Compulsory: Case Study (Application)                    15 X 1           = 15

The I semeste B.A/B.Sc students are prescribed wih the text " Ruthusamharam"

Strotra shithya 

poery Buddhacharitham III canto, up to 52 stanzas.

Level of Knowledge: Conceptual/ descriptive/ Analytical.

Ruthusamharam

Strotra sahithya 

Grammar

Grammer- Sandhis and lakaras                                                          

 Level of Knowledge:  Analytical /Conceptual

language component.

Translation from Sanskrit to english                                                     

Level of Knowledge:  Analytical/. Conceptual

Composition to write in Sanskrit                                                              

Level of Knowledge:  Analytical/. Conceptual

Comprehension in Sanskrit                                                                     

Level of Knowledge:  Analytical/. Conceptual

Ruthusamharam

 Strotra sahitya : Madhurashtaka and Geeta govinda                                    

                            M.S. Subbalakshmi , Balamurali Krishna 

2) Ruthusamharam- Dr. K . Narayanabhatta

3) sanskrit grammar Translation from English to Sanskrit by M.R.Kale

4) Sanskrt Grammar Kannada version by Hegde. 

CIA 2 Midsemester examination   Evaluated for 50 marks

CIA 3  Wikipedia assignment   Evaluated for 20 marks

          End semester   Evaluated for 50 marks

Course Description: The two papers offered during the first and the second semesters of the BA program will introduce students to Sociology as a social science distinct in its approach. It will also encourage the students to inculcate the Sociological perspective even as they are introduced to the subject matter and the methods of study adopted by the discipline. During the first semester students will be introduced to the origins of Sociology, its founding fathers and the theoretical perspectives.

Course Objectives:

• To develop sociological imagination that will help students to rethink how social systems operate through individuals

• To gain a comprehensive understanding of some of the major topics studied by sociologists

1. Sociological perspective

2. Theoretical orientations

a. Structural Functionalist perspective

b. Conflict perspective

c. Micro perspectives

1.       Community, Association and Institution  

2.       Status and role

3.       Power and authority

4.       Groups : Primary, Secondary

1. Components of culture

a. Values

b. Norms

c. Beliefs

2. Culture shock, ethnocentrism and xenophobia

3. Culture and change

4. Agents of Socialization

1. Family

2. Education

3. Religion

1. Economy

2. Politics

3. Law

Haralambos, M. & R.M.Heald. (2006). Sociology: Themes and Perspective. London: Harper Collins.

Henslin, J. (2009). Sociology: A Down to Earth Approach. (10thed.).USA: Pearson.

Jayaram, N. (1988). Introductory Sociology. Madras: MacMillan.

Macionis, J.  (1996). Sociology. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Miner, H. (1956). Body ritual among the Nacirema. American Anthropologist, 1956, 58(3), 503-507

Berger, P. (1966). An Invitation to Sociology – A Humanist Perspective. Harmondsworth: Penguin.

Mills, C W. (1967). The Sociological Imagination. Harmondsworth: Penguin.

Nisbet, R. (1967). The Sociological Tradition. London: Heinemann.

Williams, R. (1976). Key words. London: Fontana Publications.

§  CIA I is a 10 marks assignment and involves the adoption of any one or two of the following methods: written Assignment, Book/Article review, group presentations, symposium, group task, Individual seminars, Quiz, and class test.

§  CIA II is the 2 hour long 25 mark Mid semester Examination (50 marks reduced to 25 mark weightage) conducted during August/January 

The pattern for the exam is as follows:

Section A: Attempt any 3 questions out of the 5/6 options given. Each question carries 5 marks

Section B: Attempt any 2 questions out of the 3 options given. Each question carries 10 marks

Section C: This section has 1 compulsory question that carries 15 marks

§  CIA III carries 10 marks and is based on an assignment that is set for the course. 

§  Attendance - Attendance carries 5 marks 

·  End Semester Examination (ESE) is conducted at the end of the semester. This is a 3 hour long exam for a weightage of 50 marks

                      The pattern for the exam is given below:

Section A: Attempt any 6 questions out of the 9 options given. Each question carries 5 marks

Section B: Attempt any 4 questions out of the 6 options given. Each question carries 10 marks

                         Section C: Attempt any 2 questions out of the 3 options given. Each question carries 15 marks

Poems of Bharatiyar and Bharatidasan and poems by women poets with feminine sensibilities  will initiate the students into the modern period with all its complexities. The short stories by Ambai offers a matured vision of life through a varied characters and situatins. A new concept, Cultural Studies, will take the students beyond prescribed syllabus to include music, theatre, painting and films out of whcih the art form of music is taken up for the first semester.

Poems of Bharathiyar, Bharathidasan and women poets

2  Grammar as reflected in the poems

Prose including reference to contemporary literary issues

Language Skills:  Piramozhichorkal

Malliga, R et al (ed).Thamilppathirattu I.Bangalore: Prasaranga,2011

     ‘Oru Karuppuchilanthiyudan Or Iravu’ by Ambai,

      published by Kalachuvadu Publications, Nagercoil, 2014

 Varadarajan, Mu.  Thamil Ilakkia Varalaru . New Delhi:Sahitya Akademi, 2008

 Sivathambi, Ka.Thamil Sirukathaiyin Thorramum Valarchiyum.Coimbatore: NCBH, 2009

 Ragunathan,C.Bharathi: Kalamum Karuthum, Chennai:NCBH, 1971

Ramakrishnan S 100 Sirantha Sirukathaigal, Chennai: Discovery Books, 2013

The second semester has a variety of writing from India, Pakistan and Srilanka. The various essays, short stories and poems deal with various socio-economic, cultural and political issues that are relevant to modern day India and the Indian sub-continent and will enable students to comprehend issues of identity-politics, caste, religion, class, and gender. All of the selections either in the manner of their writing, the themes they deal with or the ideologies that govern them are contemporary in relevance and sensibility, whether written by contemporary writers or earlier writers. Excerpts from interviews, autobiographical writings, sports and city narratives are added to this section to introduce students to the varied genres of literature.

The objectives of this course are

to expose students to the rich literary and cultural diversity of  Indian literatures

to sensitise students on the social, political, historical and cultural ethos that has shaped the nation- INDIA

to enable to grasp and appreciate the variety and abundance of Indian writing, of which this compilation is just a passing glance

to learn and appreciate India through association of ideas in the texts and the external contexts (BhashaUtsav will be an intrinsic help in this endeavour)

1.      Jayanta Mahapatra    “Grandfather”

2.      Meena Alexander    “Rites of Sense”

3.      K.Satchidanandan      “Cactus”

4.      Jean Arasanayagam   “Nallur”

1.      Temsula Ao             “The Journey”

2.      A. K Ramanujan       “Annaya’s Anthropology”

3.      Sundara Ramswamy   “Waves”

4.      Ashfaq Ahmed            “Mohsin Mohalla”

5.      T.S Pillai                      “In the Floods”

1.      Salman Rushdie        “Gandhi Now”

2.      Amartya Sen             “Sharing the World”

3.      Suketu Mehta            “Country of the No”

4.      Rahul Bhattacharya     “Pundits From Pakistan” (An Excerpt)

CIA 1: Classroom assignment/test for 20 marks keeping in tune with the course objectives and learning outcomes.

CIA 2: Mid-semester written exam for 50 marks

CIA 3: Collage, tableaus, skits, talk shows, documentaries, Quizzes or any proactive            creative assignments that might help students engage with India as a cultural space. This is to be done keeping in tune with the course objectives and learning outcomes.

Question Paper Pattern        

Mid Semester Exam: 2 Hrs

Section A: 4x5= 20

Section B: 2x15=30

Total                  50

End Semester Exam: 2 hrs

Section A: 5 x 5 = 25

Section B: 5 x 15= 75

Total                   100

It aims at providing a systematic introduction to mainstream approaches to the study of macroeconomics in the current century. It has been designed in such a way that it stimulates awareness on macroeconomic challenges and policy management in progressive nations. It also aims at developing the ability for objective reasoning about macroeconomic issues.

Economy’s Income and Expenditure: Measurement of GDP, components of GDP, real versus nominal GDP, the GDP Deflator. The Consumer Price Index: calculation of CPI, GDP deflator versus the CPI, correcting the economic variables for the effects of inflation, real versus nominal interest rates

Saving and Investment in the National Income Accounts. The Market for Loanable Funds; Policy changes and impact on the market for loanable funds. Meaning and functions of Money. Banks and Money supply; Money creation with 100 per cent Reserve Banking and Fractional Reserve Banking. Central Bank tools of Monetary Control. Classical Theory of Inflation; Classical Dichotomy and Monetary Neutrality. Velocity and Quantity Equation; Fisher Effect. Costs of Inflation.

Three key facts about economic fluctuations. Short run Economic Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand Curve, Aggregate Supply Curve and the two causes of economic fluctuations. Monetary Policy influence on Aggregate Demand. The Theory of Liquidity Preference. Fiscal Policy influence Aggregate Demand: The Multiplier Effect and Crowding – out Effect.  Stabilisation Policy and Active versus Automatic Stabilisers.

Philips Curve and shifts in Philips Curve: The Role of Expectations, shifts in Philips Curve and the Role of Supply Shocks. The Cost of reducing Inflation. Rational Expectations and the possibility of costless disinflation.

Monetary and Fiscal Policy – pros and cons. Handling Recession: higher spending versus tax cuts. Monetary Policy: rule versus discretion; Central Bank: zero inflation. Balanced Budget debate. Tax Law reformation for savings debate.

1. Mankiw, Gregory N (2012). Principles of Macroeconomics, 6th Edition, Cengage Learning India.

1. Sloman, John, (2006). Economics, 6th Ed., Pearson Education.
2. Ackley,  G.  (1976). Macroeconomics, Theory  and  Policy, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York.
3. Day.A.C.L.(1960). Outline of Monetary Economics, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
4. Heijdra,B.J. and F.V.Ploeg (2001). Foundations of Modern Macro economics, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
5. Lewis, M.K. and P.D. Mizan (2000). Monetary Economics, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
6. Shapiro, E. (1996). Macro economics Analysis, Galgotia Publications, NewDelhi.
7. Dillard, D.(1960), The Economics of John Maynard Keynes, Crossby Lockwood and Sons, London.
8. Hanson, A.H. (1963). A Guide to Keynes, McGraw Hill, New York.
9. Keynes, J.M. (1936). The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, Macmillan, London.
10. Farmer, Roger.(2001). Macro economics, II Edition. ISBN.
11. Stanley Fischer and Rudiger Dornbusch. Macro Economics, London. MacGraw-Hill.

CIA II : 50 Marks (Mid Semester Examination).  Time: 2 Hours

CIA III : 20 Marks

ESE      : 100 Marks (End Semester Examination).  Time: 3 Hours

• To expose learners to a variety of texts to interact with
• To help learners classify ideologies and be able to express the same
• To expose learners to visual texts and its reading formulas
• To help learners develop a taste to appreciate works of literature through the organization of language
• To help develop critical thinking
• To help learners appreciate literature and the language nuances that enhances its literary values

• To help learners understand the relationship between the world around them and the text/literature
• To help learners negotiate with content and infer meaning contextually
• To help learners understand logical sequencing of content and process information

·         To help improve their communication skills for larger academic purposes and vocational purposes

·         To enable learners to learn the contextual use of words and the generic meaning

·         To enable learners to listen to audio content and infer contextual meaning

·         To enable learners to be able to speak for various purposes and occasions using context specific language and expressions

·         To enable learners to develop the ability to write for various purposes using suitable and precise language.

1.  Long text:    Witches’ Loaves

O Henry

2.   Short text:  Portion size is the trick!!!

By Ranjani Raman

Presentation skills

1.Long text: In the Height of Fashion-Henry Lawson

2. short text: Crazy for Fashion- BabatundeAremu

Report writing

Group Discussion

1.    long text:  Bharat Bhavan

By Charles Correa

2.   Short text:  The Plain Sense of Things

By Wallace Stevens

1.Long Text: The Amazing Dabbawalas of Mumbai- ShivaniPandita

2. Short Text:

If

By Rudyard Kupling

Interview skills and CV writing

1.    Long tet: Whose Ambedkar is he anyway?

           By KanchaIlaiah

2. Short text: Dhauli

By JayantaMahapatra

Developing arguments- debating

Letter writing and email writing

1.    Long text: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

By Ambrose Bierce

2.     Short text: Strange meeting

By Wilfred Owen

Ethics of writing on social media platforms

1.Long text: Facebook and the Epiphanator: An

End to Endings?

            By Paul Ford

2. Short text:  'Truth in the time of Social Media' by Girish Balachandran

BBC Documentary- Dabbawalas

MSE-50

CIA3- 20

ESE- 50 online and 50 written

French as second language for the UG program

Lesson 1: Hobbies

Lesson 2: The routine

1. Demain dès l'aube - Victor Hugo

Lesson 1 : Where to shop?

Lesson 2: Discover and Taste

A French Film

Lesson 1: Everyone is having fun

2. Le Lac - Alphonse de Lamartine

Lesson 2: Daily routine of Teenagers

2.   Poèmes : Demain dès l'aube par Victor Hugo & Le Lac par Alphonse de Lamartine (contenu rédigé sur ligne)

2.      French websites like Bonjour de France, Fluent U French, Learn French Lab, Point du FLE etc.

The text book ”Samakaleen Kahaniyam is a story collection edited by Dr.Vanaja  Published by Rajpal and sons, New Delhi.  In this semester Film appreciation is also included along with Conversation Writing.

The text book “  Samakaleen Kahaniyam    ” is a story collection edited by Dr. Vanaja from contemporary writers of Hindi Literature.

• Theesari Kasam, English-Vinglish,Dangal and Ankur.                                           ,
• Bharathiya cenema ke vikhyath kalakar,
• Satyajit Roy,Girish Kasaravalli,Dadasaheb Phalke,Shyam Benegal and Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
• Movie review.                                             

Level of knowledge: Conceptual

At least 10 exchanges each on the given context.                                                                                                                                                                               

Level of knowledge: Basic

Story Collection‘Samakaleen kahaniyam’ (Full Text) Edited By: Dr. Vanaja Published By: Rajpal and Sons Kashmiri Gate, New Delhi-6.

Level of knowledge: Analytical

CIA-2(Mid semester examination(

CIA-3(Digital learning-Wikipedia)

End semester examination

Course Description: Two texts are prescribed for this course. The one is a Play (AMRAPALI) written by a famous Kannada writer Dr. Prabhushankar, and the other one is a selection of short stories, essays and academic science writings.

The Legend of Amrapali originated in the Buddhist Jataka Tales some 1500 years ago. Amrapali is a great character in the Indian history. She was known as a dancer and also a philosophical thoughts oriented woman. A key goal of this course will be to familiarize students with the basic techniques of analysing written drama and its stages performances. The selected prose will extend the concerns of Environment, Current Marketing trend, Folk beliefs and social justice.

Course Objectives: Students will be able to read drama scripts in Kannada and understand main ideas and details in different kinds of dramatic scripts.  The Play improves listening comprehension of different types of spoken texts-for main ideas, details and speakers’ attitude and emotions. It helps in develop and use language learning strategies for all language skills.

Act-1 ( Scene-1 ) Pages 07-13

Act-1 ( Scene-2 ) Pages 13-19

Act-1 ( Scene-3 ) Pages 19-28

Act-1 ( Scene-4 ) Pages 20-42

Act-2 ( Scene-1 ) Pages 42-50

Act-2 ( Scene-2 ) Pages 50-58

Act-2 ( Scene-2 ) Pages 59-65

Act-2 ( Scene-2 ) Pages 66-70

1. Essay Writing
2. Conversation Writing
3. Letter Writing

2. Kannada Sahitya Charithre- Rum Shri Mugali

3. Ranga prapancha- K.V. Akshara

4. Kannadada Hadu Padu: K.C. Shivareddy

2. Desheeya Chinthana- Chandrashekara Kambara

3. Yugadharma hagu Sahitya Darshana- Keerthinatha Kurthukoti