COMMON POOL OF GENERIC ELECTIVE (GE) COURSES FOR ODD
SEMESTERS
NOTE: The Generic Electives for the ODD SEMESTERS already approved, will also run
for Semester III students. These are:
GENERIC ELECTIVES (GE-1: Language and Culture)
No. of hours- 60(Theory- 45 hrs.+Tutorials-15 hrs.)
Credit distribution, Eligibility and Pre-requisites of the Course
Course Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre- Department
title & course criteria requisite offering the
Code Lecture Tutorial Practical/ of the course
Practice course
GE-1 4 3 1 0 Passed NIL English
Language Class XII
and
Culture
Learning Objectives
The Learning Objectives of this course are as follows:
• To familiarize students with the basic approaches to the study of language.
• To impart a socio- cultural perspective to the study of English in the Indian
context.
Learning outcomes
The Learning Outcomes of this course are as follows:
• By studying this course, students will be able to analyze both the socio-cultural and
formal aspects of language in general and English in particular.
• Students will be able to understand the shifting and evolving dynamics of the
link between language and culture in India.
SYLLABUS OF GE-1
UNIT – I (15 weeks-1 hour/week)
UNIT I-Language
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1. Connor-Linton, Jeffrey, and Fasold, Ralph. ‘Introduction’, An Introduction to
Language and Linguistics. United States: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
2. Fromkin, Victoria, Robert Rodman, and Nina Hyams. ‘Part 1’, An Introduction to
the Study of Language. Boston, MA: Cengage, 2017.
3. Wardaugh, Ronald. Chapters 2 and 3, An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Malden,
MA: Blackwell, 2006.
4. Rodriques, M V. Chapters 2 and 6, Perspectives of Communication and
Communicative Competence. India: Concept Pub, 2000.
UNIT – II (15 weeks-1 hour/week)
UNIT II- English Language in India and Multilingualism
1. Jayendran, Nishevita, et al. Chapters 3, 5 and 6, Language Education: Teaching
English in India. India: Taylor & Francis, 2021.
2. Mukherjee, Joybrato. ‘The development of the English language in India’, The
Routledge Handbook of World Englishes. ed. A. Kirkpatrick, London and New York:
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2000. pp 167-180
3. Bhatia, Tej K. ‘The Multilingual Mind, Optimization Theory and Hinglish’,
Chutnefying English: The Phenomenon of Hinglish. India. ed. Rita Kothari & Rupert
Snell, Penguin Books, 2011.
UNIT – III (15 weeks-1 hour/week)
UNIT III: Language and Society
1. Wardaugh, Ronald. ‘Gender’, An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Malden, MA:
Blackwell, 2006.
2. Soden, Satori, et al. Chapter 5, 6, 8, 9, Language, Society and Power: An
Introduction. Taylor & Francis, 2010.
3. Wilson, James C. and Cynthia Lewiecki-Wilson. ‘Disability, Rhetoric, and the Body’:
Embodied Rhetorics: Disability in Language and Culture. United States: Southern
Illinois University Press, 2001.
Practical component (if any) - NIL
Essential/recommended readings- as listed in the units
Suggestive readings:
1. Fowler, Roger. The Linguistics of Literature. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd,
1971.
2. Bailey, R. W. and J. L. Robinson, ed. Varieties of present-day English. New York:
Macmillan, 1973.
3. Fishman, J.A. Sociolinguistics: A Brief Introduction. Mass: Newbury House Rowley,
1971.
4. Gupta R. S. and K. S. Agarwal, Studies in Indian Sociolinguistics. New Delhi: Creative
Books, 1996.
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5. ‘Notes on the History of the Study of the Indian Society and Culture’, Structure and
Change in Indian Society, ed. Milton Singer and Bernard S Cohn. Chicago: Aldine
Press, 1968.
6. ‘Towards a Definition of Culture’, India and World Culture. New Delhi: Sahitya
Academy, 1986.
7. ‘Culture and Ideology’, Culture, Ideology and Hegemony: Intellectual and Social
Consciousness in Colonial India. London and New York: Longman,1995.
8. Crystal, David. The Stories of English. UK: Penguin Books Limited, 2005.
9. Krishnaswamy, N., and Krishnaswamy, Lalitha. The Story of English in India. India:
Foundation Books, 2006.
10. Crystal, David. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 1995.
11.Mesthrie, Rajend, and Bhatt, Rakesh M. World Englishes: The Study of New
Linguistic Varieties. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2008.
12. Marckwardt, Albert H. “English as a Second Language and English as a Foreign
Language.” PMLA, vol. 78, no. 2, 1963, pp 25–28.
13. Kramschin, Claire. The Routledge Handbook of Language and Culture. United
Kingdom, Taylor & Francis, 2014.
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