PREPARING FOR THE UGC NET IN ENGLISH LITERATURE
The UGC conducts National Eligibility Test (NET) in assorted subjects of Humanities, together with English, as great as Social Sciences, for a endowment of Junior Research Fellowship (as great as Lectureship) for posterior Ph. D. turn research. The exam comprises 3 event papers. The initial paper is of ubiquitous nature, dictated to consider a investigate (or teaching) aptitude, yet incompatible logic ability, comprehension, as great as ubiquitous recognition of a candidates. The second paper consists of short-answer questions formed upon a theme opted by a candidates.
The third paper contains usually detailed questions. It has 4 sections. Section we requires possibilities to write a critique of a since passage. The questions in territory II have been definitional or find sold report in reduced answer form. Section III relates to methodical or evaluative questions upon a candidate’s vital specialization / elective , as preferred. Section IV is formed upon letter sorts questions upon ubiquitous themes as great as à la mode , fanciful , or of disciplinary aptitude to exam a possibilities ‘ capability to teach critically a theme with discrimination.
Seen in this light, a dual books underneath examination find to assistance determined possibilities hope for for responding objective- sort questions in English literature. Manoj Kumar’s book is stoical to offer as a use book for a UGC’ s NET as great as postgraduate students in English, upon condition which “subjective element as great as design questions” required for great credentials (Preface).
The writer has widely separated a ‘textbook’ in to 10 units, upon condition which a simple report about British novel from a Age of Chaucer to a Contemporary duration , American Literature, Indian English literature, Literatures in translation, Literary speculation as great as Criticism, as great as Rhetoric as great as Prosody.
Each territory starts with a reduced discuss of a author’s names as great as vital functions which have them notable, followed by objective-type questions (with 4 options). There is no biased elaboration, nor is there a unvaried settlement in a series of equipment (which change in in between 101 to 138 from Unit we to IX) or their contents. It is during many appropriate haphazard.
In Unit we , for example, Geoffrey Chaucer’s name (in confidant type), does not uncover his years of bieing born as great as death, yet a entrance upon William Langland shows this. The years of bieing born as great as genocide have been not l shown for John Gower, John Barbour, Sir John Mandeville, John Wycliff, Sir Thomas Malory as great as James we upon page 1. Similarly, a announcement date for a little books have been since yet for others, it is missing. A unvaried settlement should have been followed for any author, from a commencement to a end.
One additionally expects to find a reduced press review upon a ubiquitous traits or characteristics about any of a ages/ durations to one side a vital contributors which form a bulk of a objective-type questions. There should have been a correct ‘match’ in in between what Manoj Kumar calls “subjective believe ” of novel as great as design questions for competent use from Unit we to VII.
However, he does write a entertaining rudimentary explanation in Unit VIII (on American Literature as great as Indian English writers) as great as Unit IX (an Literary Theory as great as Criticism). The final Unit (on Rhetoric as great as Prosody), which has usually 52 design equipment for practising 31 conditions is not as great grown as a dual preceding units.
The list of Booker (from 1969 to 2007) as great as Nobel (from 1901 to 2007) Prize winners during a finish is ominous yet Manoj Kumar should have additionally supposing a names of a prize-winning books in a final 3 pages.
The second book, A Key to Literary Forms as great as Terms, should have up for a reduced falls in Unit X of Manoj Kumar’s textbook. In fact, Sudhir K. Arora claims to have enclosed many of a vicious good read forms as great as conditions “in plug form” as great as supposing copiousness of multiple-choice use exercises which should assistance determined possibilities perform improved in a rival exams for brotherhood as great as / or Lectureship in English literature.
In a initial twenty-nine pages, Arora has alphabetically organised 117 good read forms as great as conditions with utilitarian references, yet no examples. In a territory upon ‘Figures of Speech’, Arora has deserted this agreement as great as enclosed conditions of tongue as great as prosody in a sequence it is in all accessible in many books. The examples, however, have been helpful.
In both a books a authors have supposing a pass to all a design equipment to self-help possibilities in their preparation. However, Manoj Kumar has additionally combined a little 250 ‘Unsolved’ equipment to safeguard which vicious possibilities unequivocally hope for well.
Given a benefaction state of English Literature training in a country, books similar to A Textbook for Objective Questions in English Literature as great as A Key to Literary Forms as great as Terms have been beneficial to determined possibilities in building recognition yet it is puzzled these assistance in building any vicious clarity as great as investigate or logic ability.
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Professor (Dr) R.K.SINGH, Head Dept of Humanities & Social Sciences,.
Indian School of Mines University, DHANBAD 826004, Jharkhand.
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