Master of Arts Program in Language and Literature ( revised 2000 )

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1 Master of Arts Program in Language and Literature ( revised 2000 ) 1. Name of Curriculum: Master of Arts Program in English Language and Literature 2. Name of Degree: Master of Arts ( English Language and Literature ) M.A. ( English Language and Literature ) 3. Responsible Agency: English Language and Literature Department Faculty of Liberal Arts Thammasat University 4. Philosophy and Objectives: 4.1 Graduates are expected to have obtained a good knowledge of English language and literature 4.2 Graduates are expected to have a good knowledge and understanding of philosophical, cultural, and social context of different races, languages, and eras. 4.3 Graduates are expected to be capable of applying their knowledge effectively to their profession. 4.4 Graduates are expected to be competent in conducting further researches on language and literature or other related fields of study. 5. Availability: Since the 2000 academic year. 6. Applicant Qualifications: 6.1 Applicants must hold at least a bachelor s degree with a major or minor in English, linguistics, English literature, or a basic knowledge of English language and literature. 6.2 Applicants must meet the requirements as specified in Thammasat University s Regulation No.8 on Graduate Studies B.E.2541 ( 1998 ). 7. Admission Requirements: Applicants must pass a written examination and interview as announced by the university.

2 8. Academic System: 8.1 The program operates on a full time, two-semester basis. 8.2 Two programs are provided: Plan A: Students must complete required courses and a thesis Plan B : A thesis is not required, but students must complete required courses and the courses of Individual Research I,II ( Lt. 701, Lt. 702 ) instead. 8.3 Comprehensive Examination: A comprehensive examination must be taken in accordance withthe requirements as specified in Thammasat University s Regulation No.8 on Graduate Studies B.E.2541 (1998 ) Students of Program B may take the comprehensive examination after they have completed the required courses, have maintained a cumulative grade point average of no less than 3.00, have obtained a grade of no less than B for each required course and have been approved to take the comprehensive examination in the first semester of the academic year planned for their graduation The comprehensive examination is usually provided twice a year. 8.4 Plan A: Thesis A thesis is required to be written in English Students may register for a thesis after they have completed all of the four required courses Lt.610, Lt.611, Lt.612, and Lt.613 and electives of no less than 3 credits. They must maintain a cumulative grade point average ( GPA ) of no less than 3.00, and obtain a grade of no less than B for each required course. Thesis must be completed in accordance with the requirements as specified in Thammasat University s Regulation No.20 on Graduate Studies B.E ( 1998 ) Students must obtain a grade of Pass ( P ) on the Foreign Language ( English ) Test before taking the thesis oral defense.taking the English Language ( English ) Test shall conform to Thammasat University s Regulations on the Foreign Language ( English ) Test for the Graduate Studies B.E ( 1996 ) and Thammasat University s Regulation No. 18 on Graduate Studies B.E ( 1998 ). 9. Duration of Study: Not more than 8 semesters.

3 10. Course Registration: Full time students must register for no less than 6 and no more than 12 credits of their courses and/ or their thesis. Any other registration shall conform to the Thammasat University Regulations on Graduate Programs B.E ( 1998 ). 11. Assessment and Graduation: 11.1 Assessment: Grades are divided into 9 bands as follows: Grade A A- B+ B B- C+ C D F Grade Point Required courses with a grade of at least B will be counted for graduation. Students who have obtained a grade of less than B for a required course must retake the course Grades that can be counted for graduation include a grade of S and a grade of no less than C The result of the comprehensive examination and the Foreign Language ( English ) Test are graded as P ( Pass ) or N ( Not Pass ) The thesis is evaluated as S ( Satisfactory ) or U ( Unsatisfactory ) Other conditions shall conform to the Thammasat University Regulations on Graduate Studies B.E ( 1998 ) Graduation: Students must have passed all courses according to the Program requirements and completed all the requirements of the Faculty and the University Students must have maintained a cumulative GPA of no less than Students who choose Plan B must have obtained a P (Pass) in Their comprehensive examination Students must have obtained a P in the Foreign Language Test Students who choose Plan A must have received an S in their thesis examination. 12. Estimated Costs: The costs for each graduate student are approximately 30,000 baht a year for a full time regular program.

4 13. Curriculum Structure: 13.1 Total requirements: Plan A Plan B 13.2 Curriculum structure: Plan A: Required courses Electives Thesis Total 39 credits 39 credits 12 credits 15 credits 12 credits 39 credits Plan B: Required courses Electives Total 18 credits 21 credits 39 credits 13.3 Curriculum requirements: Plan A: In order to meet the requirements of graduation, students must register for 12 credits in the required courses of Lt. 601, Lt.611, Lt.612, Lt. 613, and 15 credits in electives ( at least 3 credits of the courses of level 700 ), and complete a thesis in English Plan B: In order to meet the requirements of graduation, students must register for 18 credits in the required courses of Lt. 610, Lt.611, Lt.612, Lt.613, Lt.701, Lt.702, and 21 credits in electives ( at least 6 credits for the courses of level 700 ) 13.4 Courses: Each course code number consists of 3 digits as follows: The last digit 0-3 means required courses 4-9 means electives The middle digit 0 means independent studies 1 means courses of language or literary theory 2-3 means courses of English or American literary history 4 means literary genre 5 means courses of authors 6 means courses of seminar

5 7 means courses of themes or special topics 8 means courses in literature and other related field of studies. The first digit 6 means a basic Master s Degree course 7 means an advanced Master s Degree course 8 means thesis Course Description of the Graduate Program of the English Language and Literature Department LT610 Language and Literature 3 credits The course examines the relationship between the theory of language and the study of literature. Consideration will also be given to the interpretation of literary texts through linguistic analysis. LT611 History of Literary Criticism 3 credits The course examines major concepts, theories, and practices of literary criticism from Plato to New Criticism. Topics cover the status of literature and its value, literary interpretation and evaluation, etc. LT612 Contemporary Literary Criticism 3 credits The course focuses on contemporary literary theories and criticism. Issues covered are textuality, authorship and readership. The relationship between literature and issues of gender, history, ideology, and the institutionalization of literary theory and criticism will be considered. LT613 Graduate Writing and Research Methodology 3 credits The course studies types of research methodology and techniques of writing research proposals and papers. Emphasis will be on methods of data collecting and analysis as well as practice of effective writing. LT700 Individual Research 3 credits Prerequisite: Pass the comprehensive examination and with instructor s approval The course focuses on extensive research on selected topics under the close supervision. LT624 Literature of Renaissance England 3 credits The course studies the literature of the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in their historical and cultural contexts. Attention will be paid to the influences of the court, religion and European Renaissance on literary writings and criticism.

6 LT625 Seventeenth-Century English Literature 3 credits The course studies selected important texts in the light of political, intellectual, religious and cultural developments. Consideration will be paid to political and religious writings, love lyrics of the Metaphysical poets, including the new styles of prose writing. LT626 Eighteenth-Century English Literature 3 credits The course examines the literature of England from the Restoration to the late eighteenth century in its cultural, political and social contexts. Among issues to be considered are the shifts of sensibility from reason to sentiment, their interaction and the impact on the roles and forms of literature, women s writings and the emergence of colonialism etc. LT627 English Romantic Literature 3 credits The course studies the prose and poetry of the Romantic period in its political, social and cultural contexts. Among issues to be considered are: the definition of Romanticism, the status and representation of the Romantic writer, autobiography, Romantic Hellenism and the Gothic, and the influence of European Romanticism etc. The course also examines the relationship between literary works and other forms of art. LT628 Victorian Literature 3 credits The course examines Victorian literature in relation to the historical, scientific, intellectual and religious developments. It explores a wide range of topics such as popular culture, class and society, the Gothic and Classical revival, the gender issue, imperialism, aestheticism, social Darwinism, literature of doubt and principles of literary criticism. LT629 Contemporary Literature 3 credits The course studies intellectual and literary trends as well as distinctive characteristics of English and American literature since the Second World War to the present. Focus will be given to analysis of key ideas and literary form in fiction, poetry and drama. LT644 Realism in Literature 3 credits The course examines the concept and forms of Realism in English and American fiction, focusing on the second half of the nineteenth century to the 1920 s. It will also study the writer s engagement in the social and political changes of the time. LT645 The Gothic Novel 3 credits This is a study of an important literary sub-genre of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The concepts of the Fantastic and the Supernatural as well as the importance of the genre as popular literature will be examined. The Gothic elements in romance, science fiction, film and children s literature will also be considered.

7 LT646 Modern Poetry 3 credits The course examines British and American poetry of the twentieth century, focusing on major concepts and forms. Among issues to be discussed are tradition and innovation, the avant-garde, modernism and modernity, modernist lyric and epic. LT647 Modern Fiction 3 credits The course focuses on British and American fiction written in the first half of the twentieth century. The works will be examined in relation to the historical and cultural contexts. Changes in literary context leading to new fictional forms and techniques will also be considered. LT648 Modern Drama 3 credits This course is a study of the development of modern drama from the late nineteenth century to the present. Selected plays will be studied in relation to the tradition of western drama and to important contemporary issues. The play as mode of expression and theatrical performance will also be considered. LT734 Post-Colonial Literature 3 credits The course examines the literature written in English by writers of post-colonial countries. Attention will be paid to how they engage the tensions between the legacy of imperialism and the cultural, historical and literary traditions of their own contexts. Issues to be considered include the debate on post-colonialism, nationhood, the politics of representation in matters of language, gender, identity, subjectivity, etc. LT735 Postmodern Literature 3 credits The course examines such postmodern features as pastiche, parody, eclecticism and aleatory writing in a variety of contemporary texts. Discussion will focus on the changing ideas about literary subject matter, important genres such as magic realism, new experiments in drama and poetry, and other topics. LT744 Literary Genre 3 credits The course studies a particular literary genre focusing on its formation and development, its style and characteristics, as well as its modification and variation. LT754 Shakespeare 3 credits The course studies Shakespeare s major dramatic works through close textual reading. T examines the works in relation to the ideology and history of the period, to his contemporary dramatists, and to the development of the theatre as a cultural form. Among issues to be studied are authority and dissidence, nationhood, gender, race and class, the relevance of Shakespeare to the present, Shakespeare as performance, etc.

8 LT764 Seminar on American Authors 3 credits The seminar will focus on the major works of one or a group of American authors. The works will be examined in relation to the social, political, and religious influence. Attention will also be paid to trends of criticism on the authors. LT765 Seminar on British Authors 3 credits The seminar will focus on the major works of one or a group of British authors. The works will be examined in relation to the social, political, and religious influence. Attention will also be paid to trends of criticism on the authors. LT774 Special Topics in Literature 3 credits Pre-requisite: With instructor s permission The course studies and analyzes topics of interest in literature. LT775 Women in Literature 3 credits The course studies the representations of the women and their roles in literature of various types in relation to social, cultural, economic and political contexts. LT784 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Literature 3 credits The course examines the relationship between the study of literature and other disciplines. Comparison will also be made between literature and other art forms. LT785 Rhetoric 3 credits The course examines styles and devices used in literary texts. Parallels will be drawn between the literary texts of different periods. Comparison will be made between literary and non-literary texts. LT786 Film and Literature 3 credits The course studies the relationship between film and literature as narrative art form. It focuses on how literature undergoes transformation in the medium of film. Some basic knowledge of film studies will be introduced. The Instructors of English Language and Literature Department Associate Professor Daengtoi Malasit Associate Professor Chusak Pattaratkulvanich Associate Professor Dr. Yuwapa Chaisilpwatana M.A.( English ) University of South Dakota A.M. ( English ) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign M.A.( English )Boston College C.A.G.S.(English) Boston College Ed. M. (Tesol) Boston University Ed. D (Curriculum, Instruction, & Supervision)

9 Assistant Professor Dr. Sivaporn Nakachai Assistant Professor Dr. Malinee Kaewnetre Assistant Professor Dr. Pornpimol Chutisilp Assistant Professor Dittaya Samattapan Assistant Professor Trakarn Kanchayanan Assistant Professor Pantipa Buranamatr Assistant Professor Yupin Hanvatananukul Dr. Prapatsaree Kramer Achan Amnas Boonsiriwiboon Achan Pimpaporn Limcharoen Achan Thanatwon Chaturongkavanich Mr.Frank Finney Mr. Jeffrey Kramer Boston University M.A. (English) Chulalongkorn University PH.D. (English) Michigan State University M.A. (Comparative Literature) University of Oregon PH.D. (Comparative Literature) Indiana University M.A. (English) Colorado State University A.M. (Linguistics) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne PH.D. (Linguistics) University of Illinois at Urbana Champagne M.A. (English) California State College, Stanislaus Certificate in TESL University of California, Los Angeles M.A. (English) University Of Missouri M.A. (English) Chulalongkorn University M.A. (Comparative Literature) University of Washington Certificate (Theory and Practice of University Education) Monash University, Australia Certificate ( Britain: Literature, History, and Society from 1870 to the Present Day ) Oxford University PH.D. (English) Purdue University B.A. Hons (English) University of Lancaster M.A. (Modern English and American Literature) University of Ken at Canterbury LTCL (Teaching English as a Second Language, Trinity College, London CTA (TA) WPATA, Australia B.A. (English & Sociology) Central Michigan University M.A. (English Language And Literature) Central Michigan University M.A. (English Language and Literature) Thammasat University M.A. (English ) M.Phil ( English ) Simmons College, Boston M.A. ( English ) University Of Wisconsin