Each of us creates waves around us in our environment that spread outwards like the ripples generated by dropping a stone in a quiet pond. Every one of us is constantly doing something to our environment and it is frequently a result of an act that we can hardly ever reverse.
Objective:
It is about the way we all should live. It is expected to give you information about the environment that will lead to a concern for your own environment.
When you develop this concern, you will begin to act at your own level to protect the environment we all live in.
- Teacher: Bhavana Aeruva
- Teacher: JAIMOLE CROSS
Course Objective: This course offers an overview of the basic concepts of communication and journalism, along with the necessary tools to understand and discuss their relevance in a fast-changing mediatized society. Basic understanding would help us in the enquiry of why we communicate (theories) and how we communicate (tools & skills) to further illustrate their applications. The engagement is on the basis of dialogue and delivery while we explore the topics together through focused lectures, readings, screenings & group discussions.
Course Outcome: By the end of this course, the student should-
1. Acquire in-depth knowledge about various types of communication, theories, models, and basic principles and elements of journalism.
2. Identify & assess journalistic practices and their social functions.
3. Reflect upon the current state of media in India to articulate the issues & contexts based on his/her observations of daily reportage.
4. Develop an understanding to compare & analyze the theories in different socio-cultural and political contexts to create further scholarship.
5. Deliver communication competence, both in terms of oral and written presentations to effectively justify their engagement with the course of studies.
- Teacher: AMRIT AMLAN PATTANAIK
The Course Description
Introduction to English Language & Literature
The course aims at introducing the History of English language from the early 5th century AD. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the origin and descent of the English language focusing on the Old, the Middle and the Modern English. It is advantageous for students to keep themselves informed about the transition and also about the standardization of English language. The course also helps students understand the changes in and the additions to the English vocabulary. Besides, the course provides a deep understanding of the spellings, pronunciation and grammar of the English language. Although students are aware of the structures of English language, this is yet another opportunity for them to learn the finer and more complex aspects of the structures for a better expression. In order to understand and appreciate English literature , it becomes mandatory for students to learn the figures of speech and the elements of literature. The current syllabus incorporates both. To enable a better understanding of English Literature, the course offers the study of Literary Movements. The entire course aims at laying a strong foundation for students to experience the pleasure of studying English language and literature.
- Teacher: EBENEZER T
Course Description
The course exposes the students to the four genres of literature: prose, poetry, drama and short story. The post textual activities covers a range of language needs of the students with specific inputs on vocabulary, spelling, pronunciation, grammar, punctuation, reading, writing and speaking skills. The text can be used as a pretext to meet a variety of real life communication needs: give and seek information, to express opinions, to engage with practical, emotional, intellectual and creative aspects of language by integrating knowledge and skills. The exercises and the pre reading activities supplement the main texts to draw the students' attention to gain wider insights on the implicit and explicit learning components, besides encouraging them to connect with real life situations. The book emphasizes on use rather than the usage, on how the English language is used rather than how it should be used. This book is one such tool which would help the students in honing English language and comprehension skills that would in turn help the students communicate effectively. Each chapter is organized in such a way that it creates a lot of involvement and encouragement to the learner.
- Teacher: Dr. MAITHRY SHINDE
