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English

OVERVIEW

The English Department has well experienced and qualified faculties and it teaches literature written in English from all periods and places. Members of the faculty provide intensive mentoring to students in the classroom beyond that the department hosts lecture series, film screenings, symposia, conferences, and colloquia in particular fields and subfields. We offer Batchelor of English programme with Journalism as subsidiary subject. It comprises 6 English common courses, 4 additional language courses, 4 complementary elective courses, 2 Generic elective courses16 Core papers. The central objectives of this programme is to enrich our students with communication and reading skills in English and to act as a guide to those who want to explore the world of literature. The Department plays an active role in the co-curricular activities of the college. Every year, English department plays a leading role in intercollegiate fests, department fests, tours, webinars and seminars. The department aims to prepare every student professionally fit for placement programmes in the coming academic years. We provide various orientation programmes and bridge courses to familiarize our students with the course and the curriculum.

VISION

To develop the department as a centre for academic excellence and nurtures leaders to develop an ideal society through teaching that encourages and nurtures literary sensibilities, language competence and critical thinking

MISSION

The Department offers advanced, career-oriented graduate programme imparting professional knowledge, employability and life skills, as well as inculcating a vision of community growth and development and strong ethical values. The Department will attempt to provide learning and research opportunities in the following Thrust Areas: Interdisciplinary Studies, New literatures in English, Technology in Language Teaching, Modern and Postmodern Literatures, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Translation Studies, Sociolinguistics and Film Studies. The Department employs innovative and technology enhanced pedagogies, interdisciplinary approaches, field work and project based learning toward building strong foundation of literary sensibilities and language competence.

PROGRAMMES OFFERED

UG PROGRAMMES
  • B.A. ENGLISH
PG PROGRAMMES