LIT 801 - Methods and Techniques of Critical Discourse; 3 Credit Units. This course focuses on a higher level of the approaches treated under Literary Theory and Criticism in the MA Programme. Students will acquaint themselves with advanced and latest issues in theories such as Structuralism, Formalism, Post-Structuralism, Reader-Response Theory, Postcolonialism, Ecocritism, Feminism, Marxism, Reception Theory, etc.

Research Methods and Seminar Presentation; 3 Credit Units. This course is a preparatory exercise for research writing. It involves detailed and practical study of the basics of research and students are trained to write academically and present seminars. It introduces students to the meaning and use of various concepts, approaches, methods, designs, techniques, tools, types and processes of applied linguistics research and literary criticism. Students will be exposed to modern research styles, research information sources, library collections, computer resource and other emerging sources of information. Emphasis will be placed on the history, identification and description of writings or publications, starting from the ancient time. Special focus will be on the rationale for citation (with an emphasis on the MLA style); the preparation of materials for oral presentation, grant application and proposals, enumerative, descriptive and analytical bibliography and the principles of editing.