The Department of English, with its committed team of professional teachers is a vigorous hub of activity in the campus. Besides providing support to other departments in teaching courses like Business Communication, Composition & Writing, Technical Writing, and Communication Skills, it offers its own full time M.A. Program in Language and Literature. The department has incorporated interactive and student-centered methods of teaching with areas of research and study, which make learning fun and teaching a challenge. The department strives to inculcate a sense of literary appreciation in the students by introducing them to new literary trends and theories.
Main Features
The M.A. English program aims to enable students to:
Appreciate literature better, using language studies as a tool to interpret literature
Understand and analyze the structure of English Language at various levels and the use of this knowledge in practical life as professionals
Pursue their research at a higher plane
Meet the dearth of competent teachers in the field of English Language Teaching
Program Description
The M.A. English, a two years program, offers a wide range of courses in diverse areas of English studies. Like most international universities, it offers a blend of language and literature. Students are taught courses that cover various periods and genres of British and American literature along with courses in language and linguistics touching interesting areas like Semantics, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis, Stylistics, Language and Psychology, and social aspects of language. The Department has added certain new courses into its M.A. program from Fall 2005 onward to meet the ever-growing needs of the competitive market. An additional feature of the M.A. program is that the students with CGPA 3.5 and above may, if they wish, write a dissertation of 6000 - 8000 words on any area of literature or language, thus providing ample room for creativity, novelty and research-based activities. Those with lesser grades undertake a research project linked with their optional and other courses.
Eligibility Criteria
The University welcomes applications from students who have successfully completed 14 years of education, preferably with English Literature as an elective subject. The more specific criterion is as follows:-
B.A. / B.Sc. or any other equivalent grade 14 degree approved by the Higher Education Commission.
Students holding either of the above-mentioned degrees are required to appear in a test designed by the University. Short listed candidates appear in an interview and those who clear the interview would be selected.
Program Structure
Structure
No. of Courses
Credit Hours
University Core
23
69
a.) Optional Courses + project or
1
3+3
b.) Dissertation
6
TOTAL
75
Courses Offered
Core Courses (3 Credit Hours Each)
(A)
LITERATURE:
(Core Courses: 13 = 54 %)
Course Code
Course Title (3 Credit Hours each)
ENG-402
Drama -I (Greek, Shakespearean
& Augustan)
ENG-404
Novel - I (Earliest to Victorian)
ENG-406
Short
Story (19th Century &
20th Century)
ENG-413
History
and Study of English Literature
ENG-416
Poetry - I (Classical,
Metaphysical & Augustan)
ENG-417
Non-Fiction
Prose (Renaissance to 2oth
century)
ENG-511
American Literature
ENG-512
Literature Written in
English in Non-English Cultures
ENG-518
Romantic & Victorian
Poetry
ENG-608
20th Century Novel
ENG-609
20th Century Novel
ENG-610
20th Century Novel
ENG-611
Literary
Theory
(B)
LITERATURE:
(Core Courses: 10 = 42 %)
Course Code
Course Title (3 Credit Hours each)
ENG - 419
Introduction to Language and Linguistics
ENG - 501
English Phonetics and Phonology
ENG - 509
Approaches to Modern English Grammar
ENG - 503
Language, Society and Culture
ENG - 612
Semantics & Pragmatics
ENG - 613
Language in Literature
ENG - 614
Discourse Analysis
ENG - 605
Language and Psychology
ENG - 607
Research & Writing Methodology Workshop
ENG - 414
History and Development of English Language
(C)
ENG - 600 DISSERTATION:
(06 Credit Hours)
Only students who maintain CGPA 3.5 in the first three semesters are offered the option of writing a dissertation of 6000-8000 words. Decision to opt for the Dissertation will be made at the end of the third semester.
(OR)
(D)
ENG - 601 PROJECT:
(06 Credit Hours)
All students with CGPA less than 3.5 are offered a project of 03 credit hours plus one of the following elective courses of 03 credit hours.
Course Code
Course Title (3 Credit Hours each)
ENG - 514
Non Fiction Prose (20th century)
ENG - 515
Translation Studies
ENG - 516
European Literature
ENG - 517
Language, Literacy & Development
ENG - 519
Languages, Gender & Power
ENG - 520
Varieties in Written English
"Studying in M.A English program at GIFT was probably the biggest opportunity in my life so far. I was offered a two years course work which was highly demanding and productive. I consider myself lucky for having studied those difficult and demanding courses which were an excellent combination of English Language and Literature. It was all due to the untiring efforts of my worthy faculty. GIFT provided me an opportunity of continuous process of learning. As a result, I am teaching at English Department op Punjab University, Gujranwala Campus".
