BA FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH
2000
Year of starting the Programme
40
Number of sanctioned seats excluding marginal increase
Eligibility Criteria for Admission
A pass in Higher Secondary Examination of the state or an Examination accepted by the University as equivalent thereto
PO1. Critical Thinking
1.1 Acquire the ability to apply the basic tenets of logic and science to thoughts, actions and interventions.
1.2 Develop the ability to chart out a progressive direction for actions and interventions by learning to recognize the presence of hegemonic ideology within certain dominant notions.
1.3 Develop self-critical abilities and also the ability to view positions, problems and social issues from plural perspectives.
PO2. Effective Citizenship
2.1. Learn to participate in nation building by adhering to the principles of sovereignty of the nation, socialism, secularism, democracy and the values that guide a republic.
2.2. Develop and practice gender sensitive attitudes, environmental awareness, empathetic social awareness about various kinds of marginalisation and the ability to understand and resist various kinds of discriminations.
2.3. Internalise certain highlights of the nation’s and region’s history. Especially of the freedom movement, the renaissance within native societies and the project of modernisation of the post-colonial society.
PO3. Effective Communication
3.1. Acquire the ability to speak, write, read and listen clearly in person and through electronic media in both English and in one Modern Indian Language
3.2. Learn to articulate, analyse, synthesise, and evaluate ideas and situations in a well-informed manner.
3.3. Generate hypotheses and articulate assent or dissent by employing both reason and creative thinking.
PO4. Inter disciplinarity
4.1. Perceive knowledge as an organic, comprehensive, interrelated and integrated faculty of the human mind.
4.2. Understand the issues of environmental contexts and sustainable development as a basic interdisciplinary concern of all disciplines.
4.3. Develop aesthetic, social, humanistic and artistic sensibilities for problem solving and evolving a comprehensive perspective.
PSO 1: Demonstrate a thorough command of English language and its linguistic structures.
PSO 2: Communicate through speech and writing in a variety of contexts and genres
PSO 3: Produce and edit oral and written English communication and translate English into Malayalam /Hindi and vice-versa
PSO 4: Recognize and appreciate the importance of major literary genres, sub-genres and periods.
PSO 5: Analyze discourse for artistic merit, practical effect, philosophical standard and underlying structure
PSO 6: Recognize and comprehend different varieties of English.
PSO 7: Exchange ideas with faculty and students in classrooms and on the campus.