Unit 1
Poems
1. W. H. Auden: Refugee Blues; 2. A. K. Ramanujan: Obituary; 3. William Blake: The LittleBlack Boy; 4. Gieve Patel: Grandparents at a Family Get–together.
| Course Name | Insights into Life through English Literature |
| Course Code | 19ENG232 |
| Program | B. Tech. in Computer and Communication Engineering |
| Year Taught | 2019 |
Poems
1. W. H. Auden: Refugee Blues; 2. A. K. Ramanujan: Obituary; 3. William Blake: The LittleBlack Boy; 4. Gieve Patel: Grandparents at a Family Get–together.
Short Stories
1. Chinua Achebe: Marriage is a Private Affair; 2. Ruskin Bond: The Thief; 3. Isai Tobolsky: Not Just Oranges; 4. K A Abbas: The Refugee
Prose
1. A G Gardiner: On The Philosophy of Hats; 2. Robert Lynd: Mispronunciation
Role plays: The Proposal, Chekov / Remember Ceaser, Gordon Daviot / Final Solutions, Mahesh Dattani, Book reviews, Movie reviews.
Suggested Reading
Evaluation Pattern
| Assessment | Internal | External |
| Periodical 1 (P1) | 15 | – |
| Periodical 2 (P2) | 15 | – |
| *Continuous Assessment (CA) | 20 | – |
| End Semester | – | 50 |
| *CA – Can be Quizzes, Assignment, Projects, and Reports. | ||
Objectives
To expose the students to different genres of Literature; to hone reading skills; to provide deeper critical and literary insights; to enhance creative thinking; to promote aesthetic sense.
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