Department of English

Message From Head

Md. Tariqul Alam

Head of the Department

It gives me much pleasure to say that the Department of English has begun its glorious journey as one of the leading faculties with the establishment of this University in 2012 at Paduar Bazar, Bishwa Road, Cumilla. The department is located at the sixth floor of the main building with all the classrooms adjacent to it.  At present, there are three Lecturers, one Assistant Professor and a Professor working in the department. All the faculties are highly qualified, well-experienced and dedicated to teach and guide the students to be the worthy citizens of the country and for the future world. Our programme includes Honours four years, Masters one and two years. The syllabus is rich and updated and is approved by the UGC. It has been designed in keeping with the needs of the present day world. Seven batches of Honours and thirteen batches of Masters have successfully completed their courses. Many of them have been provided in different Professions in schools, colleges and other non-government organizations.

More often, the students of the department attend various workshops, seminars organized by the department in addition to other cultural and academic programmes. The English Language Club is run by the Department of English in collaboration with the students of other departments of the university. Truly, the English Department occupies an important position in the university because the students of other departments including CSE, BBA and Law are also learning English as the English language has achieved a unique place in the world geography. It is not only the medium of global communication but also the means of trade and commerce, science and technology, media and information, internet and web. A high proficiency in English is an essential precondition for further education and employment at home and abroad.

In short, the Department of English at Britannia University is a forward-looking department and committed to providing you with the best possible preparation for your future.  So, I hope and expect that we will get all kinds of cordial cooperation from the honourable guardians of our students and other well-wishers of the country to translate our dream into reality.

I am looking forward to welcoming you.

Academic Program

The bachelor degree program requires 120 credits and is extended over a period of 4 years. This program is to be completed in 12 semesters, each year having 3 semesters namely:

Spring : February – May
Summer:  June – September
Fall: October – January

Each semester will be of 14 weeks duration (out of 14 weeks 13 weeks for theory/lab classes with midterm examination and the last week of the semester is allocated for final exam). Midterm Examination will be held without hampering normal classes.

3 Credit (Theory) means 180 minutes/week

Minimum 120 credits and minimum CGPA 2.00 (Grade D (40% to less than 44%) out of 4.00 are required to obtain B.A (Hons) in English Degree.

Grading System:

Numerical Grade	Letter Grade	Grade Point
80% and above	A+(A plus )	4.00
75% to less than 79%	A (A Regular)	3.75
70% to less than 74%	A- (A Minus)	3.5
65% to less than 69%	B+ (B Plus)	3.25
60% to less than 64%	B (B Regular)	3.00
55% to less than 59%	B- (B Minus)	2.75
50% to less than 54%	C+ (C Plus)	2.50
45% to less than 49%	C (C Regular)	2.25
40% to less than 44%	D	2.00
Less than 40%	F	0.00
Incomplete	“I”

CGPA calculation:

Student’s performance will be evaluated on the basis of Grade Point Average (GPA) semester wise and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of total completed courses.

The CGPA will be computed in the following manner:

CGPA =∑(Grade point X Credits)/∑Credits

Performance Evaluation:

The performance of a student in a course is evaluated on the basis of class assessment (attendance, quiz and assignments/viva) and theory exams. Each course will be marked out of 100 distributed as:

Theory Courses

Class Attendence	10%
Quiz	15%
Assignment/Viva	5%
Midterm Examination	30%
Final	40%
Total	100%

Faculty Members

Md. Tariqul Alam

Chairman, Assistant Professor

Kiswar Zereen

Lecturer

Abdulla Al Marof

Lecturer

Umme Rabeya Mili

Lecturer

Md. Jahidul Alam

Adjunct Faculty ,Assistant Professor and Chairman ,Dept. of English ,Comilla University

Twelve Semester Course Sequence

Course Type, Number of Course and Credits hours BA (Hons.) in English

First Year (First Semester)

S/N	Course  Code	Course Title	Marks	Credit
01	CSE 101	Introduction to Computer Application (I)	100	3
02	ENG 101	Foundation English I	100	3
03	ENG 111	Introduction to Poetry	100	3
	Total		300	9.00

First Year (Second Semester)

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Marks	Credit
01	ENG 102	Fundamental English-II (Listening & Speaking)	100	3
02	ENG 121	History of English Literature	100	3
03	ENG 122	Introduction to English Literature	100	3
04	CSE 102	Introduction to Computer Application (II)	100	3
	Total		400	12.00

First Year (Third Semester)

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Marks	Credit
01	BNG 101	Introduction to Bangla Literature	100	3
02	ENG 103	Foundation English III	100	3
03	ENG 131	English for Professional Purposes	100	3
04	MGT 101	Principles of Management	100	3
	Total		400	12.00

Second Year (First Semester)

S/N	Course  Code	Course Title	Marks	Credit
01	ENG 211	16th and 17th Century literature (I)	100	3
02	ENG 212	Restoration and 18th Century Literature (I)	100	3
03	ENG 213	The Romantic Poetry	100	3
04	ENG 214	Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama (Excluding Shakespeare)	100	3
	Total		400	12.00

Second Year (Second Semester)

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Marks	Credit
01	ENG 221	The Victorian Poetry	100	3
02	ENG 222	Restoration and 18th Century Literature (II)	100	3
03	ENG 223	Phonetics & Phonology	100	3
	Total		300	9.00

Second Year (Third Semester)

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Marks	Credit
01	ENG 231	American Fiction	100	3
02	ENG 232	Introduction to Drama	100	3
03	ENG 233	Classics in Translation	100	3
	Total		300	9.00

Third Year (First Semester)

S/N	Course  Code	Course Title	Marks	Credit
01	ENG 311	American Poetry	100	3
02	ENG 312	Romantic and Victorian Novel	100	3
03	ENG 313	Old and Middle English Literature	100	3
	Total		300	9.00

Third Year (Second Semester)

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Marks	Credit
01	ENG 321	Metaphysical Poetry	100	3
02	ENG 322	American Prose and Drama	100	3
03	ENG 323	English Language Teaching (ELT)	100	3
	Total		300	9.00

Third Year (Third Semester)

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Marks	Credit
01	ENG 331	18th Century English Novel	100	3
02	ENG 332	19th Century English Novel	100	3
03	ENG 333	William Shakespeare	100	3
04	ENG 334	English Critical Theory	100	3
	Total		400	12.00

Fourth Year (First Semester)

S/N	Course  Code	Course Title	Marks	Credit
01	ENG 411	20th Century Fiction	100	3
02	ENG 412	20th Century English Drama	100	3
03	ENG 413	Research Methodolgy	100	3
	Total		300	9.00

Fourth Year (Second Semester)

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Marks	Credit
01	ENG 421	19th and 20th Century Western Ideas	100	3
02	ENG 422	20th Century English Poetry	100	3
03	ENG 423	South Asian Literature	100	3
	Total		300	9.00

Fourth Year (Third Semester)

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Marks	Credit
01	ENG 431	Continental Literature	100	3
02	ENG 450	Dissertation/ Thesis Paper( Internship)	100	6
	Total		200	9.00