This course offers a socio-historical overview of the mutually influential Mass media in India & attempts to critically discuss the various factors- political, economic & cultural that has shaped their evolution. The engagement is chronological, starting from Press (newspapers/magazines) to the current state of New media (Internet) in India and focuses on the delivery of historical knowledge through lectures, readings, screenings & group discussions.
- Teacher: SRIVEDA BASWAPOOR
Course Description
The course addresses the English language needs of the students at the undergraduate level even as it acknowledges their critical thinking capabilities. The text is prepared in alignment with the CBCS English curriculum with an objective to enable youngsters to hone English language skills for the professional world. It includes four genres- short fiction, prose, poetry and drama- for the contextual language learning. The reading passages also provide further context familiarizing learners with various aspects of language and soft skills components and thought provoking value orientation to channel the youngsters’ attitude and actions towards positive direction.
In the classes the focus is on the skills of Reading Writing, Listening and Speaking divided under the four categories of Prose, Poetry, Vocabulary and Grammar For this, the teacher uses the text /selected paragraphs pedagogy. The teachers also ask comprehension questions to stimulate discussion and based on the discussions the students are made to write short paragraphs /essays, participate in group discussions .
- Teacher: SAIKIRAN D
- Teacher: Dr CHANDANA JOHN
This Course includes an interdisciplinary core topic which encourages students to explore the social, aesthetic, ethical, scientific, and technical aspects of environmental questions; concentrations that allow students to approach these questions with more focused knowledge and methodological tools; a community-engaged research course.
- Teacher: Dr. SRINATH NAGANATHAN
