Welcome to Dhaka International University
Welcome to DIU

DEPARTMENT HEAD

Arif Ahmad Assistant Professor & Chairman [email protected]

I welcome you to the Department of English at Dhaka International University. Established during the 1995-96 session in Dhanmondi, our department proudly flourishes as one of the founding pillars within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, now at the permanent campus of Badda. For nearly three decades, our corridors of Jigatola, Green Road (in the past) and Satarkul (at present) have been trying hard to maintain a world-class standard in order to equip its graduates with such knowledge and skill so as to meet the needs of a globalized world and its challenges.

The Department is proud of its history of offering the MA and BA in English programs. In order to achieve this goal, the department works relentlessly to improve its curriculum and stay up to date with the most recent advancements in all areas and tracks within the specialism, both qualitatively and analytically. In addition to its core courses of Language and Literature, the BA Honours program currently includes a wide range of Contemporary Genre, Applied Linguistics, Digital Literacy Skill, Job-Centered and General Education courses. Now, those who are smarter students—rather than only those with resources—have the opportunity to work on research subjects that interest them in both the Honours and Master's programs. With a thousand students who are highly engaged in their academic work and extracurricular activities and twenty-five staff members who possess exceptional academic credentials, we are now adequately fortified.

Make the most of the links on this page if you are an undergraduate student visiting it. View faculty profiles to find out more about their backgrounds and discover how to get in touch with them. In order to fulfill its 10-year plan and beyond, our department is actively moving forward with its implementation. With materials conveniently housed within the university's main library building, students don't have to go far to access them. During the gaps between classes, this arrangement makes effective study sessions possible. Our department also has a strong commitment to environmental sustainability. Our campus is going greener, and we're starting with the hallways and library. I personally invite you to witness these improvements.

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

  • To ensure academic and disciplinary excellence through quality teaching and learner-centered pedagogical approaches that develop strong knowledge and critical understanding of English language, literature and cultural studies.
  • To promote learner autonomy and lifelong learning through independent, reflective, and self-directed learning practices.
  • To develop critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills to address academic, professional, and socio-cultural and global challenges.
  • To foster effective communication skills and cultural awareness by enhancing learners’ ability to engage with diverse societies, cultures and global perspectives.
  • To encourage research engagement and scholarly practice through participation in research activities, academic writing, publications, and seminar or conference presentations.

FACILITIES

GALLERY

Our students engage themselves in various interesting extra curricular activities all through the year.

SYLLABUS

1st Semester 2nd Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
0031-1101 Basic Skills for University and Life 3 0232-1201 Introduction to Reading and Writing 3
0232-1102 Introduction to Listening and Speaking 3 0232-1202 Introduction to Drama and Theatre 3
0232-1103 History of English Literature 3 0232-1203 Introduction to Prose 3
0232-1104 Introduction to Poetry 3 0223-1204 Ethics and Moral Values 3
0611-1105 Computer Applications 3 0312-1205 Bangladesh Studies 3
      0222-1206 History of England and Bangladesh 3
  Total Credits 15   Total Credits 18
3rd Semester 4th Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
0232-2101 Academic and Creative Writing 3 0232-2201 Introduction to Linguistics 3
0232-2102 Ancient Epics in Translation 3 0232-2202 ELT Methodology: Principle and Practice 3
0232-2103 Chaucer to Shakespeare 3 0232-2203 17th and 18th-Century English Literature 3
0222-2104 World History 3 0232-2204 Romantic Poetry 3
0232-2105 Bangla Language and Literature 3 0232-2205 Reading Novels through Theory 3
0232-2106 Presentation and Public Speaking 3 0223-2206 Philosophical Thoughts 3
  Total Credits 18   Total Credits 18
5th Semester 6th Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
0232-3101 English for Professional Purposes 3 0232-3201 Translation Studies: Theory and Practice 3
0232-3102 Introduction to Sociolinguistics 3 0232-3202 Language Through Literature 3
0232-3103 Victorian Poetry and Novels 3 0232-3203 20th-Century British Poetry and Drama 3
0232-3104 19th-Century American Literature 3 0232-3204 20th-Century American Literature 3
0232-3105 Understanding Critical Theory 3 0232-3205 Critical Theory and Critical Applied Linguistics 3
0313-3106 Understanding Psychology 3 0321-3206 Globalization and the Media 3
  Total Credits 18   Total Credits 18
7th Semester 8th Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
0232-4101 Technology-Enhanced Language Learning 3 0232-4201 Language and Intercultural Communication 3
0521-4102 Environmental Humanities 3 0221-4202 World Religions and Culture 3
0232-4103 Continental Literature 3 0232-4203 African and Caribbean Literature 3
0232-4104 Latin American Literature 3 0232-4204 Postcolonial Literature in South Asia 3
0232-4105 Modern Fiction 3 0232-4205 Postmodern Fiction 3
0232-4106 Research Methods in English Studies 3 0232-4206 Research Monograph / Internship / Project 3
  Total Credits 18   Total Credits 18
Total Credits = 141  
1st Semester 2nd Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
0314-5101 Cultural Studies: Theory and Practice 3 0232-5221 Shakespeare: Contemporary Reading 3
0300-5122 Gender in Language and Literature 3 0232-5212 Testing and Assessment 3
0232-5123 Second Language Acquisition 3 0232-5223 Curriculum Design and Materials Production 3
0232-5124 Diaspora Literature 3 0232-5224 Comparative Literature 3
0232-5125 Contemporary Critical Theories 3 0232-5215 Language Teacher Development and Practicum 3
0215-5106 Film Studies 3 0232-5206 Dissertation / Internship / Project 3
  Total Credits 18   Total Credits 18
Total Credits = 36  

 

1st Semester 2nd Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
E-101 Basic English Language 3 E-201 Advanced English Writing Skills 3
E-102 Functional English 3 E-202 Critical Literary Theories 3
E-103 History of English Literature 3 E-203 Poetry from Chaucer to Pope 3
E-104 History of American Literature 3 E-204 Romantic Poetry 3
  Total Credits 12   Total Credits 12
3rd Semester 4th Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
E-301 Introduction to Linguistics 3 E-401 Twentieth Century English Fiction 3
E-302 Elizabethan to Restoration Drama 3 E-402 Twentieth Century English Poetry 3
E-303 Prose from Bacon to Burke 3 E-403 Twentieth Century English Drama 3
E-304 Victorian Literature 3 E-404 Contemporary Literary Criticism 3
  Total Credits 12   Total Credits 12
5th Semester  
Course Code Course Title Credits      
E-501 Shakespeare 3      
E-502 Introduction to American Poetry 3      
E-503 American Fiction and Drama 3      
E-504 Continental Literature 3      
E-505 Classics in Translation 3      
  Total Credits 15      
Total Credits = 63  
1st Semester 2nd Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
ENG-101 Basic English Language - I 3 ENG-106 Basic English Language - II 3
ENG-102 History of English Language - I 3 ENG-107 History of English Language - II 3
ENG-103 History of American Literature - I 3 ENG-108 History of American Literature - II 3
ENG-104 Ancient Western Philosophy 3 ENG-109 Modern Western Philosophy  3
ENG-105 History of the World 3 ENG-110 History of England and India 3
  Total Credits 15   Total Credits 15
3rd Semester 4th Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
ENG-201 Functional English 3 ENG-206 English Writing Skills 3
ENG-202 Theory of Literature - I 3 ENG-207 Theory of Literature - II 3
ENG-203 Classics in Translation - I 3 ENG-208 Classics in Translation - II 3
ENG-204 Anglo-Saxon Poetry 3 ENG-209 Old English Prose 3
ENG-205 Elizabethan and Restoration Drama - I 3 ENG-210 Elizabethan and Restoration Drama - II 3
  Total Credits 15   Total Credits 15
5th Semester 6th Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
ENG-301 Linguistics - I 3 ENG-306 Linguistics - II 3
ENG-302 Poetry from Chaucer to Donne 3 ENG-307 Poetry from Milton to Pope 3
ENG-303 Romantic Poetry - I 3 ENG-308 Romantic Poetry - II 3
ENG-304 Prose from Bacon to Defoe 3 ENG-309 Prose from Swift to G. Eliot 3
ENG-305 Victorian Poetry 3 ENG-310 Victorian Novels 3
  Total Credits 15   Total Credits 15
7th Semester 8th Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
ENG-401 Contemporary Literary Criticism - I 3 ENG-406 Contemporary Literary Criticism - II 3
ENG-402 American Prose 3 ENG-407 American Poetry 3
ENG-403 American Novels 3 ENG-408 American Drama 3
ENG-404 Third World Literature - I 3 ENG-409 Third World Literature - II 3
ENG-405 Comprehensive Test 3 ENG-410 Research Monograph & Viva-voce 3
  Total Credits 15   Total Credits 15
Total Credits = 120  
1st Trimester 2nd Trimester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
ENG-101 Basic English Language - I 3 ENG-106 Basic English Language - II 3
ENG-102 History of English Language - I 3 ENG-107 History of English Language - II 3
ENG-103 History of American Literature - I     3 ENG-108 History of American Literature - II 3
ENG-105 History of the World 3 ENG-110 History of England and India 3
  Total Credits 12   Total Credits 12
3rd Trimester 4th Trimester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
ENG-104 Ancient Western Philosophy 3 ENG-109 Modern Western Philosophy  3
ENG-201 Functional English 3 ENG-203 Classics in Translation - I 3
ENG-202 Theory of Literature - I 3 ENG-204 Anglo-Saxon Poetry 3
      ENG-205 Elizabethan and Restoration Drama - I     3
  Total Credits 9   Total Credits 12
5th Trimester 6th Trimester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
ENG-206 English Writing Skills 3 ENG-209 Old English Prose 3
ENG-207 Theory of Literature - II 3 ENG-210 Elizabethan and Restoration Drama - II 3
ENG-208 Classics in Translation - II 3 ENG-301 Linguistics - I 3
  Total Credits 9   Total Credits 9
7th Trimester 8th Trimester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
ENG-302 Poetry from Chaucer to Donne 3 ENG-305 Victorian Poetry 3
ENG-303 Romantic Poetry - I 3 ENG-306 Linguistics - II 3
ENG-304 Prose from Bacon to Defoe 3 ENG-307 Poetry from Milton to Pope 3
  Total Credits 9   Total Credits 9
9th Trimester 10th Trimester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
ENG-308 Romantic Poetry - II 3 ENG-401 Contemporary Literary Criticism - I 3
ENG-309 Prose from Swift to G. Eliot 3 ENG-402 American Prose 3
ENG-310 Victorian Novels 3 ENG-403 American Novels 3
  Total Credits 9   Total Credits 9
11th Trimester 12th Trimester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
ENG-404 Third World Literature - I 3 ENG-407 American Poetry 3
ENG-405 Comprehensive Test 3 ENG-408 American Drama 3
ENG-406 Contemporary Literary Criticism - II 3 ENG-409 Third World Literature - II 3
      ENG-410 Research Monograph & Viva-voce 3
  Total Credits 9   Total Credits 12
Total Credits = 120  
1st Semester 2nd Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
ENG-501 20th Century Modern Fiction - I 3 ENG-506 20th Century Modern Fiction - II 3
ENG-502 20th Century Modern Poetry - I 3 ENG-507 20th Century Modern Poetry - II 3
ENG-503 20th Century English Drama - I 3 ENG-508 20th Century English Drama - II 3
ENG-504 Shakespeare - I 3 ENG-509 Shakespeare - II 3
ENG-505 Continental Literature - I 3 ENG-510 Continental Literature - II 3
  Total Credits 15   Total Credits 15
Total Credits = 30  
1st Semester 2nd Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
0314-5101 Cultural Studies: Theory and Practice 3 0232-5201 Shakespearean Theory and Criticism 3
0300-5102 Gender Theory and Literature 3 0221-5202 20th Century Drama 3
0232-5103 20th Century Prose and Fiction 3 0232-5203 Contemporary Poetry 3
0232-5104 Continental Literature 3 0232-5204 Critical Reading of Literary Adaptation 3
0232-5105 Modern Trends in Literature 3 0205-5205 Sustainable Development and Bangladesh 3
0215-5106 Film Studies 3 0232-5206 Dissertation 3
  Total Credits 18   Total Credits 18
Total Credits = 36  
1st Semester 2nd Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
0232-1101 Fundamentals of English 3 0232-1201 Introduction to Reading and Writing 3
0232-1102 Introduction to Listening and Speaking 3 0232-1202 Introduction to Rhetoric and Prosody 3
0232-1103 History of English Literature 3 0232-1203 Introduction to Prose and Drama 3
0232-1104 Introduction to Poetry 3 0223-1204 Ethics and Moral Values 3
0611-1105 Fundamentals of Computer 3 0222-1205 History of the Emergence of Independent Bangladesh 3
      0232-1206 Viva-voce I 1.5
  Total Credits 15   Total Credits 16.5
3rd Semester 4th Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
0232-2101 Introduction to Linguistics 3 0232-2201 Academic and Creative Writing 3
0232-2102 Ancient Epics in Translation 3 0232-2202 ELT Methodology: Principle and Practice 3
0232-2103 Chaucer to Shakespeare 3 0232-2203 17th and 18th-Century English Literature 3
0222-2104 World History 3 0232-2204 Romantic Poetry 3
0232-2105 Bangla Language and Literature 3 0232-2205 Reading Novels through Theory 3
      0223-2206 Philosophical Thoughts 3
      0232-2207 Viva-voce II 1.5
  Total Credits 15   Total Credits 19.5
5th Semester 6th Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
0232-3101 English for Professional Purposes 3 0232-3201 Translation Studies: Theory and Practice 3
0232-3102 Introduction to Sociolinguistics 3 0232-3202 Language Through Literature 3
0232-3103 Victorian Poetry and Novels 3 0232-3203 20th-Century British Poetry and Drama 3
0232-3104 19th-Century American Literature 3 0232-3204 20th-Century American Literature 3
0232-3105 Understanding Critical Theory 3 0232-3205 Critical Theory and Critical Applied Linguistics 3
0313-3106 Understanding Psychology 3 0321-3206 Globalization and the Media 3
      0232-3207 Viva-voce III 1.5
  Total Credits 18   Total Credits 19.5
7th Semester 8th Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
0232-4101 Technology-Enhanced Language Learning 3 0232-4201 Language and Intercultural Communication 3
0521-4102 Environmental Humanities 3 0221-4202 World Religions and Culture 3
0232-4103 Continental Literature 3 0232-4203 African and Caribbean Literature 3
0232-4104 Latin American Literature 3 0232-4204 Postcolonial Literature in South Asia 3
0232-4105 Modern Fiction 3 0232-4205 Postmodern Fiction 3
0232-4106 Research Methods in English Studies 3 0232-4206 Research Monograph / Internship / Project 3
      0232-4207 Viva-voce IV 1.5
  Total Credits 18   Total Credits 19.5
Total Credits = 141  
1st Semester 2nd Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
0232-1101 Fundamentals of English 3 0232-1201 Introduction to Reading and Writing 3
0232-1102 Introduction to Listening and Speaking 3 0232-1202 Introduction to Drama and Theatre 3
0232-1103 History of English Literature 3 0232-1203 Introduction to Prose 3
0232-1104 Introduction to Poetry 3 0223-1204 Ethics and Moral Values 3
0611-1105 Fundamentals of Computer 3 0222-1205 History of the Emergence of Independent Bangladesh 3
      0232-1206 Viva-voce I 1.5
  Total Credits 15   Total Credits 16.5
3rd Semester 4th Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
0232-2101 Introduction to Linguistics 3 0232-2201 Academic and Creative Writing 3
0232-2102 Ancient Epics in Translation 3 0232-2202 ELT Methodology: Principle and Practice 3
0232-2103 Chaucer to Shakespeare 3 0232-2203 17th and 18th-Century English Literature 3
0222-2104 World History 3 0232-2204 Romantic Poetry 3
0232-2105 Bangla Language and Literature 3 0232-2205 Reading Novels through Theory 3
      0223-2206 Philosophical Thoughts 3
      0232-2207 Viva-voce II 1.5
  Total Credits 15   Total Credits 19.5
5th Semester 6th Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
0232-3101 English for Professional Purposes 3 0232-3201 Translation Studies: Theory and Practice 3
0232-3102 Introduction to Sociolinguistics 3 0232-3202 Language Through Literature 3
0232-3103 Victorian Poetry and Novels 3 0232-3203 20th-Century British Poetry and Drama 3
0232-3104 19th-Century American Literature 3 0232-3204 20th-Century American Literature 3
0232-3105 Understanding Critical Theory 3 0232-3205 Critical Theory and Critical Applied Linguistics 3
0313-3106 Understanding Psychology 3 0321-3206 Globalization and the Media 3
      0232-3207 Viva-voce III 1.5
  Total Credits 18   Total Credits 19.5
7th Semester 8th Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
0232-4101 Technology-Enhanced Language Learning 3 0232-4201 Language and Intercultural Communication 3
0521-4102 Environmental Humanities 3 0221-4202 World Religions and Culture 3
0232-4103 Continental Literature 3 0232-4203 African and Caribbean Literature 3
0232-4104 Latin American Literature 3 0232-4204 Postcolonial Literature in South Asia 3
0232-4105 Modern Fiction 3 0232-4205 Postmodern Fiction 3
0232-4106 Research Methods in English Studies 3 0232-4206 Research Monograph / Internship / Project 3
      0232-4207 Viva-voce IV 1.5
  Total Credits 18   Total Credits 19.5
Total Credits = 141  
1st Semester 2nd Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
0232-1101 Fundamentals of English 3 0232-1201 Introduction to Reading and Writing 3
0232-1102 Introduction to Listening and Speaking 3 0232-1202 Introduction to Drama and Theatre 3
0232-1103 History of English Literature 3 0232-1203 Introduction to Prose 3
0232-1104 Introduction to Poetry 3 0223-1204 Ethics and Moral Values 3
0611-1105 Fundamentals of Computer 3 0312-1205 Bangladesh Studies 3
      0232-1206 Viva-voce I 1.5
  Total Credits 15   Total Credits 16.5
3rd Semester 4th Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
0232-2101 Academic and Creative Writing 3 0232-2201 Introduction to Linguistics 3
0232-2102 Ancient Epics in Translation 3 0232-2202 ELT Methodology: Principle and Practice 3
0232-2103 Chaucer to Shakespeare 3 0232-2203 17th and 18th-Century English Literature 3
0222-2104 World History 3 0232-2204 Romantic Poetry 3
0232-2105 Bangla Language and Literature 3 0232-2205 Reading Novels through Theory 3
      0223-2206 Philosophical Thoughts 3
      0232-2207 Viva-voce II 1.5
  Total Credits 15   Total Credits 19.5
5th Semester 6th Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
0232-3101 English for Professional Purposes 3 0232-3201 Translation Studies: Theory and Practice 3
0232-3102 Introduction to Sociolinguistics 3 0232-3202 Language Through Literature 3
0232-3103 Victorian Poetry and Novels 3 0232-3203 20th-Century British Poetry and Drama 3
0232-3104 19th-Century American Literature 3 0232-3204 20th-Century American Literature 3
0232-3105 Understanding Critical Theory 3 0232-3205 Critical Theory and Critical Applied Linguistics 3
0313-3106 Understanding Psychology 3 0321-3206 Globalization and the Media 3
      0232-3207 Viva-voce III 1.5
  Total Credits 18   Total Credits 19.5
7th Semester 8th Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits Course Code Course Title Credits
0232-4101 Technology-Enhanced Language Learning 3 0232-4201 Language and Intercultural Communication 3
0521-4102 Environmental Humanities 3 0221-4202 World Religions and Culture 3
0232-4103 Continental Literature 3 0232-4203 African and Caribbean Literature 3
0232-4104 Latin American Literature 3 0232-4204 Postcolonial Literature in South Asia 3
0232-4105 Modern Fiction 3 0232-4205 Postmodern Fiction 3
0232-4106 Research Methods in English Studies 3 0232-4206 Research Monograph / Internship / Project 3
      0232-4207 Viva-voce IV 1.5
  Total Credits 18   Total Credits 19.5
Total Credits = 141  
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