Department of ENGLISH

Year of establishment – 1970

•          BA  ENGLISH – 1972

 

•          M.A.ENGLISH-2013

 

 

The Department of English has highly motivated staff who endeavor to prepare students for the future by inculcating an interest in literature and to learn the nuances of the English language  through practice of LSRW skills.  With 3 Doctorates and 2 staff pursuing Research,  the Department is gearing to establish itself as a Research Department in the near future.The Department has designed a well thought out syllabus to balance interest in literature and   develop a competency in spoken English            

Journalism, an elective subject has been introduced to hone their creative skills and also a prepare  them for a career in journalism after their post graduation

·         Making optimum use of the autonomous status in evolving a syllabi that will upgrade the knowledge of the faculty and students.

·         Introducing a paper in communications skills that will enable them to effectively communicate – the need of the hour.

·         Increasing the number of job-oriented subjects -- Translations and Journalism.

·         Creating an awareness of women’s problems with a paper on Women’s Writings, which will also inspire them to strive for higher goals.

·         Providing them with views of feminists and adopting a positive approach to the gender issues.

·         Combining theoretical knowledge with practical training.

 

The Department will thus reach the goals set by the Institution –

·         Quality Education

·         Career-Oriented skills

·         Personality Development

·         Social Awareness.

 

Courses offered

B.A English

M.A English

Ph.D (Part-time)

 

Special papers

•          Introduction to Journalism

•          Mass media and advertising

•          Film studies and literature

•          Literatures in Translation

 

Skill based paper – Public Speaking

Facilities - Language Laboratory, Smart Classroom

Staff Profile

Aided. B.A. English

Name

Qualification

Designation

Specialization

Experience

Miss.S.Ezhilarasi

 

 M.A

Assistant Professor

 

14

Miss G.Thilakavathy

 

 M.A M.Phil

Assistant Professor

 

 

Dr.P.Beena

  

M.A, M.A (Hindi), B.Ed (Hindi)  M.Phil,  PGDJMC

Assistant Professor

ELT

16

 

Dr .K.Kanthimathi

 

M.A M.Phil., Ph.D PGDJMC

Assistant Professor

Linguistics

16

Mrs. P Hema

MA MPhil PGDJ

Assistant Professor

 

10

Dr. S. Sharmila

MA MPhil PhD

Assistant Professor

Indian Writing in English

12

Mrs. C. Gandhimathi

MA MPhil

Assistant Professor

 

4

Ms. P. Divya Prabha

MA MPhil MA(translation Studies), PGDELT, PGDPR, DTTM

Assistant Professor

 

2

Mrs. C. Ponni Devi

MA MPhil

Assistant Professor

 

1

Ms. M. Mebitha Lordlin Kiruba

MA

Assistant Professor

 

 

 

Self Supporting:

General English

·         Mrs. A. Arundhathi, M.A., M.Phil, SET  Associate Professor

·         Dr. K. Sivashankari, M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D (Head –in-charge)

·         Ms. S. Hemamalini, M.A., M.Phil,

·         Mrs. V. Gayathri, M.A., M.Phil,

·         Ms. P. Divya Saraswathi, M.A., M.Phil.,SET

·         Mrs. R. S. Abisha M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil,

·         Mrs. R. Evangaline Dasmel, M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil,

·         Ms. M. Mebitha Lordlin Kiruba, M.A., M.Phil.,

·         Mrs. D.L.Giftlin Paul, M.A., D.T.Ed., M.Phil.,

·         Ms. S. Sivaranjani, M.A., M.Phil,

·         Mrs. M. Sujatha, M.Phil., SET

·         Mrs.Jeya Santhi, M.A.,M.Phil.,SET

·         Ms. Evangeline Nightingale, M.A.,M.Phil., SET

 

M.A.English :

·         Ms. R. Archana, M.A, B.Ed., M.Phil., SET., NET., (Head-in-charge)

·         Ms. Hyrun Fathima Nousheen, M.A, M.Phil., SET.,

·         Ms. V.Gayathri.,M.A.,M.Phil., SET.,

·         Ms. S. Susan, M.A., M.Phil.,NET.,

 

Collaborations

•          Shakespeare Institute

•          News Reel Media Services Pvt Ltd -  Online Paper

·         Prakriti Foundation

Dept Activities

LIT-INVENTIVA
( A forum for Innovation, Enlightenment & Creativity)

English Literary Association & Debate Club -  2015-2016

•          Inaugural Lecture on communicative English by Dr. Gopalan Ravindran, Professor & Head, Dept. of journalism and Communication,University of Madras, Chennai, on 11th August 2015.

•          Inter and Intra Departmental competitions were conducted

•          A guest lecture on “Attitudes of English Second Language Learners towards corrective feedback " was given by Mrs. Malathy Bakeerathan, Lecturer, University of Jaffna, Srilanka on 5th January 2016.

•          One day workshop was conducted under the banner of CLF (Chennai Literary Fest) on “News Reading and Comparing”  by Prof. Abul Faiz, Founder and Director, AF School of News Reading and “Copy Editing and Publishing” by Mrs.Nalini Olivannan, Director at Chennai Centre of Training and Development on 18th February 2016.

•          Valedictory  Guest :  Dr. Lazar Selva, Loyola College Chennai

•          Valedictory Address : Communication development in class room 

 

Students Strength

•          UG - 130

•          PG – 45

•          Ph.D – 4 (part time)

Conferences/Seminar Organized

•          2014-15 -Modern Feminist Voices and Visions , 6 & 7 Feb 2015