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Course
Code
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ENG
404
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Course
Title
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An
Outline of Sinhala and Tamil Literature
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Department
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English
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Medium
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English
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Programme
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Special
degree
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Day
of the week
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Tuesday
and Friday
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Time
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1.00-3.00
p.m. and 10.00-11.00
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Venue
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MA
38A and MA 38
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Credits
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03
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Status
compulsory/optional
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Prerequisites
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Maximum
number of students allowed
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Names
of Instructors
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Prof.
Liyanage Amarakeerthi, Prof. M.A. Nuhuman, Prof. Sumathy Sivamohan, Dr.
Maduranga Kalugampitiya,
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Method
of Evaluation
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Assignment
1 20%
Assignment
2 20%
Final
examination 60%
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Intended
Learning Outcomes:
This
course will provide students an opportunity to explore Sinhala and Tamil
literary texts from different time periods in Sri Lanka. They will be able to
compare the themes and styles of a variety of literary genres and analyse how
writers responded to changing socio-economic and political conditions.
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COURSE OUTLINE
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Week
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Lecture
Topics
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01
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Classical
Tamil literature
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02
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Classical
Tamil literature
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03
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Classical
Tamil literature
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04
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An
historical overview of Sinhala literature
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05
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An
historical overview of Sinhala literature
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06
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Modern
Sinhala poetry
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07
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Traitor by Shobasakthi
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08
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Contemporary
Tamil poetry from Sri Lanka
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09
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Contemporary
Tamil poetry from Sri Lanka
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10
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Contemporary
Tamil Short stories from Sri Lanka
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11
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Maname
and Sinhabahu
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12
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Modern
Sinhala theatre
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13
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Gamperaliya by Martin
Wickramasinghe
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14
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Sinhala
short stories
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15
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Sinhala
short stories
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