Introduction
The Department offered BS degree program in English with a unique and diverse blend of courses based on English literature and linguistics initially in Autumn 2019 after meeting the criterion determined by AIOU and HEC. The program was based on HEC’s policy guidelines delineated in curriculum of BS English proposed in 2017. However, right after five years of its offering, it is being revised to streamline and bring it at par with the HEC’s ‘Undergraduate Education Policy (2023)’. In accordance with the HEC policy, the students with associate degree in English are allowed transition to BS English program in the fifth semester. The primary objective of this policy is to promote the student success which is envisioned as the ability to comprehend and apply conceptual knowledge, acquire professional skills and competencies and act as an individual having strong civic and ethical values of tolerance and inclusiveness.
The program, primarily, focuses on the needs of young learners of English language with little or no prior knowledge and exposure to the fields of English literature and linguistics. Therefore, the program is aimed at offering specialized courses from both fields to develop and strengthen critical skills of the learners fundamentally required to pursue their future higher education goals. The
program provides an enabling and congenial learning environment to the learners to be engaged in highly critical academic debates in the fields of English language, linguistics and literature. The program, also, focuses on establishing and strengthening the foundations for the Department’s higher education programs including MPhil (Literature/Linguistics) and PhD in English (Linguistics) as well as other higher education institutions of the country.
The main objectives of the program are to
- provide basic education and training to young learners of English literature and linguistics
- equip the learners with mandatory critical skills required to accomplish higher education goals
- meet national needs of young and skillful researchers who can address the issues related to Pakistani ELT situation
- establish, strengthen and promote research culture in the country
- develop critical thinking and analytical skills of the learners
- provide prospective and aspiring candidates for post graduate studies in Pakistan’s higher education degree awarding institutions
Eligibility Criteria
An applicant having Associate Degree in English and/or any related discipline (with at least 60 Credit Hours) with 50% marks from any recognized institution is eligible to get admission in the fifth semester of BS English program.
Selection Process
Open Merit
Duration
Medium of Instruction
Teaching Methodology
Open Distance Learning
Total Credits Hours Required
|
S. No. |
Course Title |
Code |
Cr Hrs |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Pakistani Perspectives of Gender |
9163 |
3 (3+0) |
|
2 |
Stylistics |
9062 |
3 (3+0) |
|
3 |
Romantic Poetry |
9063 |
3 (3+0) |
|
4 |
Prose |
9064 |
3 (3+0) |
|
5 |
Semantics |
9065 |
3 (3+0) |
|
6 |
Fahm-e-Quran (Tajwid, Translation and Tafsir) |
9487 |
Non-Credit |
|
Total Credit Hours |
15 Credit Hours |
|
S. No. |
Course Title |
Code |
Cr Hrs |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Syntax |
9066 |
3 (3+0) |
|
2 |
Modern Poetry |
9068 |
3 (3+0) |
|
3 |
Modern Novel |
9069 |
3 (3+0) |
|
4 |
Research Methodology |
9078 |
3 (3+0) |
|
5 |
Internship |
9082 |
3 (0+3) |
|
6 |
Public Relations |
9263 |
3 (3+0) |
|
7 |
Seerat-e-Tayyaba |
9488 |
Non-Credit |
|
Total Credit Hours |
18 Credit Hours |
|
S. No. |
Course Title |
Code |
Cr Hrs |
Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Discourse Analysis |
9067 |
3 (3+0) |
Major |
|
2 |
Modern Drama |
9070 |
3 (3+0) |
Major |
|
3 |
Pragmatics |
9071 |
3 (3+0) |
Major |
|
4 |
Criticism |
9074 |
3 (3+0) |
Major |
|
5 |
Human Rights |
9448 |
3 (3+0) |
Allied |
|
6 |
Capstone Project |
9083 |
3 (0+3) |
Mandatory |
|
Total |
18 Credit Hours |
|
S. No. |
Course Title |
Code |
Cr Hrs |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Post-Colonial Literature |
9075 |
3 (3+0) |
|
2 |
Pakistani Literature in English |
9076 |
3 (3+0) |
|
3 |
American Literature |
9079 |
3 (3+0) |
|
4 |
Testing and Evaluation |
9080 |
3 (3+0) |
|
5 |
Regional Language & Culture (Choose One): |
||
|
– Pashto: Culture, Language and Literature |
6594 |
3 (3+0) |
|
|
– Sindhi: Culture, Language and Literature |
6595 |
3 (3+0) |
|
|
– Balochi: Culture, Language and Literature |
6596 |
3 (3+0) |
|
|
– Punjabi: Culture, Language and Literature |
6597 |
3 (3+0) |
|
|
Total Credit Hours |
15 Credit Hours |
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Semesters
Workshop
The online workshop for each course will comprise of 12 hours, with 2 hours daily for 6 days except for the teaching practice and project as per AIOU policy. Each semester will have a workshop for the courses offered in that particular semester. There will be an online quiz for every course at the end of the workshop.
Assessment Weightage
| Assignments (Weightage) | Workshop (Attendance & Quizzes) (Weightage) | Final Exam (Weightage) | Passing Marks |
| 20% | 30% Quiz | 50% | 50% (in aggregate). However, 40% marks in final exams is mandatory. |
Note: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) reserves the right to amend the fee structure policy, course offering and assessment of courses when required. The existing course(s) will be adopted/adapted as per requirement. The department may change the sequence of the course(s) offering as per availability of course(s).