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Introduction
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The Department of English Language and Literature enjoys
the distinction of being the oldest Postgraduate Department of English
in the country. It was established in 1873. It was at first affiliated
with Calcutta University and later with the University of the Punjab.
English is acknowledged worldwide as the sole medium of international
communication and information. The various programs offered by the
Department aim to produce empowered learners with strong oral and
written skills which will help them fulfill there economic and
socio-cultural needs and also inculcate a creative, analytical and
reflective bend of mind which enables them to think independently and
critically.
Some of the great names in the country have been
associated with the department as students and teachers. Among them is
the legendary Prof Ahmad Shah (Patras) Bokhari, student, teacher and
later Principal of the
 College.
Prof Bokhari wrote authoritatively on such diverse topics as Indian
music and dancing, books and culture. His collection of humorous essays
in Urdu is a classic of its kind. Prof Siraj-ud-Din, who headed the
department for many years, also enjoys a legendary status. An inspiring
teacher of English, he influenced many generations of students who still
cherish his fond memory. Other eminent teachers, scholars and writers
who have been associated with the Department are Dr. Imdad Hussain, Dr.
A. H. Khayal and Prof. Jilani Kamran.
Facilities
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A seminar room for postgraduate students, equipped
with the latest computers, provides easy access to the Internet and
HEC on line journals and E-books.
Research
The Department of English Language and Literature has
been publishing a literary and research journal entitled
Explorations since 1969. Its contributors include prominent teachers
and research scholars. The faculty's area of interest and expertise
include literary theory, modern novel and drama, post colonial
literature and literature of war and conflict. There are research
groups within the Department which focus on English Language
Teaching and Literature of the Subcontinent.
English Literary Circle (ELC)
The English Literary Circle, renamed as the Safdar
Mir English Literary Circle in honor of the writer and critic Safdar
Mir, is a student body which organizes seminars, lectures and
workshops on diverse social, cultural, literary and political
topics. The ELC also organizes annual festivities and educational
trips.
Academic Programmes
The Department of English Language and Literature offers
the following programmes:
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BA (Hons)
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PGD in ELT
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MPhil
The Department also caters to the needs of language
proficiency and has introduced an English Communication Skills programme
for all levels of students, teaching faculty as well as professionals.
ELIGIBILITY
The candidates for
admission to MPhil English Literature who have less than 50% marks in MA
English Literature and they have an additional MA Degree in ELT/
Linguistic are also eligible to apply.
Career Prospects
Students on completing the BA (Hons) easily find jobs in
the education sector and also in the fields of journalism and mass
media. A large number of students find jobs as teachers in schools in
the private sector. Those with a higher degree, such as MPhil, find
placements in universities. A degree in English also proves useful to
students desirous of joining the federal and provincial civil services.
Courses
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B.A (Hons) English
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Compulsory Courses
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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ENG – 1103 |
Academic Reading &
Writing-I |
3 |
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ENG – 1203 |
Academic Reading &
Writing-II |
3 |
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ENG –
2103 |
Communication
Skills |
3 |
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ENG –
2203 |
Language Through
World Literature |
3 |
B.A (Hons) English LITERATURE
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Year – 1 |
|
Semester - I |
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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ENG – 1101 |
Selection of
Short Stories & Novel |
3 |
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Semester - II |
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ENG – 1201 |
Prose |
3 |
|
Year – 2 |
|
Semester - III |
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
|
ENG –
2101 |
Introduction to Study of Literature |
3 |
|
Semester - IV |
|
ENG – 2201 |
Drama |
3 |
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ENG – 2202 |
Poetry and One Act Plays |
3 |
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Year – 3 |
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Semester - V |
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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ENG –
3101 |
History of English
Literature: Anglo Saxon to Modern |
3 |
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ENG –
3102 |
Drama: Classical to
Restoration |
3 |
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ENG –
3103 |
Poetry: 14th to 18th Century |
3 |
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ENG –
3104 |
Novel: 18th
and 19th Century |
3 |
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ENG –
3105 |
Introduction to Linguistics-
I |
3 |
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Semester - VI |
|
ENG –
3201 |
Prose 16th to 20th Century |
3 |
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ENG –
3202 |
Shakespeare
|
3 |
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ENG –
3203 |
Literary Criticism: Classical to
18th Century |
3 |
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ENG –
3204 |
Introduction to Linguistics II |
3 |
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ENG –
3205 |
Pakistani Literature in English |
3 |
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Year – 4 |
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Semester - VII |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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ENG – 4101 |
Modern Drama |
3 |
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ENG – 4102 |
Linguistics and Literature
|
3 |
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ENG –
4103 |
Literary Criticism: 19th and
20th Century |
3 |
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ENG –
4104 |
International Literature in
English |
3 |
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ENG –
4105 |
English Language Skills |
3 |
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ENG –
4299 |
Research Dissertation |
3 |
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Semester - VIII |
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ENG –
4201 |
Poetry: 19th and 20th Century |
3 |
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ENG –
4202 |
American
Literature |
3 |
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ENG –
4203 |
Modern Novel |
3 |
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ENG –
4204 |
Literary Theory |
3 |
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ENG –
4299 |
Research Dissertation |
3 |
English as Allied Subject
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Semester - I |
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
|
ENG – 1101 |
Selection of
Short Stories & Novel |
3 |
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Semester - II |
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ENG – 1201 |
Prose |
3 |
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Semester - III |
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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ENG –
2101 |
Introduction to Study of Literature |
3 |
|
Semester - IV |
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ENG – 2201 |
Drama |
3 |
M.Phil
English
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|
Year – 1 |
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Semester - I |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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ENG 7101 |
Poetry:
Romantic and Modern |
3 |
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ENG-7102 |
Novel:
Modern and Post Colonial |
3 |
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ENG-7103 |
Drama: Greek and
Elizabethan |
3 |
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ENG-7104 |
Research
Methodology |
3 |
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ENG-7105 |
South
Asian Literature |
3 |
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Semester - II |
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ENG-7201 |
American
Literature |
3 |
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ENG-7202 |
Modern
British and Continental Drama |
3 |
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ENG-7203 |
Literary
Theory |
3 |
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ENG-7204 |
Literature of War and Conflict |
3 |
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ENG-7205 |
Gothic
Literature |
3 |
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Year – 2 |
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Semester - III & IV |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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ENG-7499 |
Thesis
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12 |
PGD in
English
Language Teaching (ELT)
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Semester - I |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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ELT-1101 |
Introduction to Language and Linguistics |
2 |
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ELT-1102 |
Discourse
Analysis |
2 |
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ELT-1103 |
Educational Psychology |
2 |
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ELT-1104 |
Methodology |
2 |
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ELT-1105 |
Reading
Skills |
2 |
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ELT-1106 |
Writing
Skill |
2 |
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Semester - II |
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ELT-1201 |
Listening
Skills |
2 |
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ELT-1202 |
Speaking
Skills |
2 |
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ELT-1203 |
Grammar
and Error Analysis |
2 |
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ELT-1204 |
Course and
Materials Design |
2 |
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ELT-1205 |
Classroom
Management |
2 |
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ELT-1206 |
Testing |
2 |
Faculty
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Name |
Designation |
Area of Interest |
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Syed Anjum Nisar,
MA (PU) |
Chairperson |
Poetry,
Criticism |
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Beenish Sarfraz,
(on EOL)
MA (Warwick) |
Assistant
Professor |
ELT, Poetry |
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Sajjad
Ali Khan, (on leave)
MPhil
(GCUL) |
Assistant
Professor |
Novel, Prose |
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Saira Fatima Dogar,
MA (Sussex) |
Assistant
Professor |
Literary
Theory, Post Colonial Literature |
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Arooj Ehsan,
MPhil
(GCUL) |
Assistant
Professor |
Drama |
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Muhammad Siddique Ahmad Awan,
MPhil
(GCUL) |
Assistant
Professor |
Classical &
Modern Drama, Urdu Poetry & Short Stories |
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Salma Khatoon,
MPhil
(PU) |
Assistant
Professor |
Post Colonial
Literature |
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Yousaf
Bashir,
MA (PU) |
Assistant
Professor |
Drama |
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Saima Jabeen,
MA (PU) |
Lecturer |
ELT |
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Shahzeb
Khan,
MPhil
(PU) |
Lecturer |
Post Colonial
Literature, Literary Theory |
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Mahrukh Nishat,
MA (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Irish
Literature, Modern Drama |
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Azhar Iftikhar,
MA (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Drama |
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Sumbal Maqsood
M.Phil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Poetry |
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Sameer Ahmad,
MA, M.Phil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Applied
Theatre, Film Studies, Drama and Dramaturgy, Novel |
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Rustam
Abbas Mir,
MA (UOG),
M.Phil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Modern Drama,
Short Story |
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Muhammad Mahboob Ahmad,
(on Study
Leave)
M.A.(PU)
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Lecturer |
Comparative
literature, literature in English from the sub-continent,
post-colonial literature and Urdu poetry |
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Rizwan
Anwaar,
M.A. (NUML) |
Lecturer |
Contemporary
Novel and Short Stories |
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Samia
Haneef,
M.Phil
(GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Postcolonial
Fiction |
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Ana Ashraf,
M.Phil
(GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Poetry |
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Muhammad Irfan Randhawa,
MPhil
(GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Drama
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Rida
Iqtadar,
M.Phil
(GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Contemporary
South Asian Fiction., Sociolinguistics (Discourse Studies).,
Urdu Poetry. |
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Imran
Ali,
M.A. (GCUF) |
Lecturer |
Modern Novel |
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Muhammad
Zulqarnain,
BA (Hons.) (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
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Mohammad Umer Khan,
B.A
(Hons) (GCUL) |
Research
/Teaching Assistant |
Literary
Theory And Criticism |
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Maimoona
Khan
MA (LCWUL) |
Research
/Teaching Assistant |
Novel |
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Farah Chaudhary
B.A
(Hons) (GCUL) |
Research
/Teaching Assistant |
Comparative
Literature |
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Shaharyar
Haider,
BA (Hons.) (GCUL) |
Research
/Teaching Assistant |
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Jamshaid Munir
B.A
(Hons) (GCUL) |
Research
/Teaching Assistant |
Post Colonial
Literature |
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Nida Shah
B.A
(Hons) (KCWL) |
Research
/Teaching Assistant |
Poetry |
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Bilal
Ahmed
BCS
(Hons) (F.C.C.L) |
Research
/Teaching Assistant |
Poetry |
Journals & Publications
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"The
Explorations"
is published under the Departments of English GC University, Lahore
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