Dr. K. Kaviarasu's Workload [2026-2027 ODD Semester]

 Dear Students, 

Kindly note the topics assigned to Dr.KK for the Odd Semester of the Academic Year 2026-2027:

I B.A., English (Major)

Core I - Global Short Stories (5 Hrs)

Unit I

“The Verger” – Somerset Maugham 📥

“A Child’s Christmas in Wales” – Dylan Thomas

“The Apple Tree” – John Galsworthy

 

Unit II

“The Tell-Tale Heart” – Edgar Allan Poe

“The Gift of the Magi” – O. Henry

“To Build a Fire” – Jack London

 

Unit III

“The Hungry Stones” – Rabindranath Tagore

“Interpreter of Maladies” – Jhumpa Lahiri

“An Astrologer’s Day” – R. K. Narayan

 

Unit IV

“Civil Peace” – Chinua Achebe

“The Gentleman of the Jungle” – Jomo Kenyatta

“Thirteen Months of Sunrise” – Rania Mamoun

 

Unit V

“The Lady with the Dog” – Anton Chekhov  

“In the Penal Colony” – Franz Kafka

“The Necklace” – Guy de Maupassant. 

III B.A., English (Major)

Core XII - Project (1 Hr)

Individual / Group project

A report of a minimum of 30 pages should be submitted

 

Project Viva-Voce Examination:

Internal    :           50 Marks (by the Internal Examiner)

External   :           50 Marks (by the External Examiner)

General English I – Prescribed Texts for I B.A. English / B.Sc. Mathematics / B.Com. Students

 Dear Students,

Listed below are the topics assigned for the General English I course for I  B.A. English / B.Sc. Mathematics / B.Com. Please click the VIEW button beside each topic to read the prescribed text.

Unit I - Life Story

     1.1 I am Malala (Chapter 1) – Malala Yousafzai  |VIEW|

     1.2 The Story of My Experiments with Truth (Ch 1, 2 & 3) - M. K. Gandhi  |VIEW|

Unit I - Poem

     1.3 “Where the Mind is Without Fear” – Gitanjali 35 – Rabindranath Tagore  |VIEW|

     1.4 “Love Cycle” – Chinua Achebe  |VIEW|

Unit II - Poem

     2.1 “Nine Gold Medals” – David Roth  |VIEW|

     2.2 “Alice Fell or Poverty” – William Wordsworth  |VIEW|

Unit IV - Part of Speech

     4.1 Articles                 4.2 Noun                     4.3 Pronoun

     4.4 Verb                      4.5 Adverb                  4.6 Adjective              4.7 Preposition

Dr. K. Kaviarasu's Timetable– 2025-2026 [ODD Semester]

Dear Students, 

Kindly note my timetable for the Odd Semester of the Academic Year 2025-2026:

	I	II	III	V	VI
I			III Eng (M)		I Eng (II)
II			I Com	II Phy/Bot	III Eng (P)
III	III Eng (M)			I Com	I Mat
IV	I Com		III Eng (M)	I Mat
V		II Phy/Bot		III Eng (M)
VI	II Phy/Bot	I Eng (II)		III Eng (M)

General English III – Prescribed Texts for II B.Sc. Physics/Botany Students

Dear Students,

Listed below are the topics assigned for the General English III course for II B.Sc. Physics/Botany. Please click the VIEW button beside each topic to read the prescribed text.

Unit II - Poetry & Prose

2.1 “Telephone Conversation” – Wole Soyinka  |VIEW|

2.2 “Of Friendship” – Francis Bacon    |VIEW|

Unit III – Coping with Stress - Poem

3.1 “Leisure” – W. H. Davies    |VIEW|

3.2 “Anxiety Monster” – Rhona McFerran   |VIEW|

Readers' Theatre 

3.3 The Forty Fortunes: A Tale of Iran – Aaron Shepard   |VIEW|

3.4 “Where there is a Will” – Mahesh Dattani    |VIEW|

Unit V – Composition / Writing Skills 

5.1 Official Correspondence – Leave Letter, Letter of Application, Permission Letter

5.3 Brochures for Programmes and Events

Dr. K. Kaviarasu's Workload – 2025-2026 [ODD Semester]

Dear Students, 

Kindly note the topics assigned to Dr.KK for the Odd Semester of the Academic Year 2025-2026:

III B.A., English (Major)
Core IX - Authors in Focus (5 Hrs)

Unit I

Aristotle – Life and Works
Introduction
De Anima (On the Soul) – Books I–III (Pages 1–49)
Poetics – Chapters 1–5

Unit II

Charles Dickens – Life and Works
Introduction
David Copperfield
Christmas Carols 

Unit III

Rabindranath Tagore – Life and Works
Gitanjali – Introduction 

Unit IV

Jane Austen – Life and Works
Sense and Sensibility 

Unit V

Dignifying Science: Stories About Women Scientists - Written by Jim Ottaviani and illustrated by Donna Barr et al.                 

  

III B.A., English (Major)
Core XII - PROJECT (1 Hr)

Individual / Group project

A report of a minimum of 30 pages should be submitted      

I B.A. English /  B.Sc., Mathematics (Part II)
GENERAL ENGLISH I (2 Hrs)

Unit I - Life Story

     1.1 I am Malala (Chapter 1) – Malala Yousafzai

Unit I - Poem

     1.3 “Where the Mind is Without Fear” – Gitanjali 35 – Rabindranath Tagore

Unit II - Poem

     2.1 “Nine Gold Medals” – David Roth

Unit IV - Part of Speech

     4.1 Articles                 4.2 Noun                     4.3 Pronoun

     4.4 Verb                      4.5 Adverb                  4.6 Adjective              4.7 Preposition

 

I B.Com. (Part II)
GENERAL ENGLISH I (3 Hrs)

Unit I - Life Story

     1.1 I am Malala (Chapter 1) – Malala Yousafzai

     1.2 The Story of My Experiments with Truth (Ch 1, 2 & 3) - M. K. Gandhi

Unit I - Poem

     1.3 “Where the Mind is Without Fear” – Gitanjali 35 – Rabindranath Tagore

     1.4 “Love Cycle” – Chinua Achebe

Unit II - Poem

     2.1 “Nine Gold Medals” – David Roth

     2.2 “Alice Fell or Poverty” – William Wordsworth

Unit IV - Part of Speech

     4.1 Articles                 4.2 Noun                     4.3 Pronoun

     4.4 Verb                      4.5 Adverb                  4.6 Adjective              4.7 Preposition

 

II B.Sc., Physics/Botany (Part II)
GENERAL ENGLISH III (3 Hrs)

Unit II - Poetry & Prose

2.1 “Telephone Conversation” – Wole Soyinka

2.2 “Of Friendship” – Francis Bacon

Unit III – Coping with Stress - Poem

3.1 “Leisure” – W. H. Davies

3.2 “Anxiety Monster” – Rhona McFerran

Readers' Theatre 

3.3 The Forty Fortunes: A Tale of Iran – Aaron Shepard

3.4 “Where there is a Will” – Mahesh Dattani

Unit V – Composition / Writing Skills 

5.1 Official Correspondence – Leave Letter, Letter of Application, Permission Letter

5.3 Brochures for Programmes and Events

 Total Workload (5+1+7+3) = 16 Hrs