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Modern Fiction

(ENG-315)

Program: Bs English
Resource Person: Ms. Tehreem Wali
Contact: tehreem.wali@riphah.edu.pk
Counselling hours: 09:00 to 11:00 (Wednesday)
Moellim: 09:00 to 12:00 (Friday)
Description
This course provides a detailed analysis and reading of modern British fiction from its development
in the twentieth century as an effect of World Wars. The course focuses on the work of four well-
known novelists and examines the way these writers perceive the world around them and how they
construct their fiction. A close critical reading of six novels allows students to understand each
work on its own terms, to place it in the context of each writer's full body of work, and, finally, to
see in it the reflections of the major themes of modern British fiction.
Course Objectives
 To acquaint the students with the development of fiction in the twentieth century
thematically and stylistically
 To impart a comprehensive knowledge of the Modern movement in Arts and Literature
Teaching Arrangements
There will be 3-hour class in each week. This will consist of research-based pedagogy, discussion
and group analysis of selected texts. The students will be involved into discussion through critical
questions regarding the texts.
Teaching Resources
Texts
1. Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. Edited by Robert Hampson and Owen Knowles,
Penguin Classics, 2007.
2. Forster, E. M. A Passage to India. Edited by Pankaj Mishra, Penguin Classics, 2005.
3. Woolf, Virginia. Mrs. Dalloway. Penguin Classics, 2020.
4. Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. Faber & Faber, 2011.
Riphah Library Resources
 You must browse through the following link for Riphah library resources
Link: iportal.riphah.edu.pk
Week Topic Activities
I Introduction
 Introduction to the content of the course
 Difference between modern, modernism,
modernization
 Creating a background for the discussion of
modern literature in relation to contemporary
times
 Origin of modernism in arts
 Sub-movements of modernism
II History: Quiz I (on lecture 1)
 What is Modernism? by Tagore
 Reading Modern poetry
 Socio-economic & political milieu of the
modern age
 World Wars and their effect on modern man and
arts
III Heart of Darkness by Conrad: Assignment 1 (Creative
 Introduction to the author writing assignment on ‘Brown
 Context of production of the text Woman’s Burden)
 Understanding imperialism and colonization
 King Leopold II’s rule over Congo
 Text as semi-autobiographical
 Freudian psychoanalysis of the text
 Understanding the character development
IV  Critical reading of the text to uncover the
thematic patterns
V  Critical reading of the text
VI A Passage to India by Forster:
 Introduction to the author
 Context of production of the text
 Understanding the colonization Indian
Subcontinent
VII  Understanding the character development in the
text by author
 Critical reading of the text
VIII MID TERM EXAM
IX  ‘A Note on English Character’ by Forster Assignment II (micro-
teaching)
X  Critical reading of the text to uncover the
themes
XI Mrs. Dalloway by Woolf: Quiz II (on intro to Woolf and
 Introduction to the author stream of consciousness)
 Introduction to stream of consciousness
XII  Context of production of the text
 Critical reading of the text
XIII  Critical reading of the text
XIV REVISION
XV Lord of the Flies by Golding Presentations
XVI Lord of the Flies by Golding Presentations

Project
The students will be working in groups on selected themes from the text. The themes of the novel,
Lord of the Flies, will be traced in contemporary Pakistani texts and a comparative analysis will be
presented.
Guidelines:
1. Introduction
Contextual details about the selected Pakistani text
Problem statement
2. Literature review
Theoretical Underpinning
3. Analysis
4. Conclusion
5. References
Follow MLA style for in-text references and bibliography. Here is a link to detailed guidelines for
MLA citation style:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/
mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html
Assessments
Quiz 20
Assignment 10
Final project/Presentation 10
Class discussions 10
Mid-term 20
Final Exam 30
Grading Criteria
Absolute, however the passing marks are 50 percent.
Presentation Communication Content Understanding Response to
(10 Marks) (4 Marks) Covered of Content questions
(2 Marks) (2 Marks) (2 Marks)
Poor* 1 0.5 0.5 0.5
Satisfactory** 2 1 1 1
Proficient *** 3 1.5 1.5 1.5
Distinguished 4 2 2 2
End-term Tasks achieved Coherence and Lexical Grammatical
(30 Marks) (10 Marks) Cohesion Resource Accuracy
(6 Marks) (7 Marks) (7 Marks)
Poor 2 1 1 1
Satisfactory 5 3 3 3
Proficient 8 5 5 5
Distinguished 10 6 7 7

Program Brief
BS English includes courses from linguistics, literature, and ELT. The courses of linguistics are
Phonetics and Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, and
Stylistics. Whereas the courses from English literature include Poetry, Drama, Novel, and History
of English Literature, Classical Drama: Greek Tragedy, Literary Criticism, Post-Colonial literature,
Pakistani Literature, and Comparative Literature. As far as ELT is concerned, the students will learn
Language Acquisition, and the use of English for Specific Purposes. These are well-thought-out
courses. They are designed to provide essential linguistics and literature content knowledge to the
students.
Program Mission Statement
Our mission is to produce English language and linguistic professionals with a focus on inculcating
Islamic ethical values who can successfully work in various fields such as Academia, Law, Media,
Business, Psychology, Diplomacy, Research, Public Relations, Professional Writing, among others.
Program Objectives
1. To integrate Riphah values with teaching and learning.
2. To equip students with the latest knowledge and skills required in the field.
3. To enable students to incorporate linguistics and literary expertise in teaching English and
solving real-life problems.
To allow students to link English linguistics and literature with higher studies.
DE Policies
 Attendance at lectures is mandatory.Students may not arrive late or leave the class early
without the instructor’spermission or they may be marked absent for the class.
 Students are expected to prepare for the upcoming class by consulting the course outline or
the instructor and come to classhaving read the material to be discussed. They must also
bring the text(s) being studied to class that day in the form prescribed by the instructor (for
example, a hard copy instead of an electronic one).
 Students must proofread their assignments for errors before handing them in.
 Plagiarism (intended or unintended) will lead to a failing grade. Students must familiarize
themselves with ways to avoid plagiarism at:
https://owlenglish.pudue.edu/owl/resouce/589/01/
 Deadlines for assignments ae to be strictly followed. Instructors reserve the right to reject
late assignments. If, in exceptional circumstances, an instructor accepts late work at his or
her discretion, a minimum of one mark will be deducted from the assignments for each day
that the assignment is late. Instructors may set more rigorousguidelines for their respective
courses.
 Students are strictly prohibited from approaching instructors regarding the grading of
assignments and/ or trying to influence them in any way by means of excessive pleading,
repeated emails, accusations or threats. Instructors reserve the right to report such cases to
University administration. For further details, please refer to The Participant’s Handbook at:
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