ENGLISH - Profile

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

The Department of English has been functional since the inception of the College in 1978 and affiliated to SV University, Tirupati. Based on the strength of the students on rolls, two posts are sanctioned and two regular lecturers are working.

The Dept. of English is one of the vibrant and resourceful departments in the College. Besides teaching General English part I(A) and part I(C) of Foundation courses (w. e. f from 2016-17) comprising Communication and Soft skills to all I &II year UG students (B. A/B. Com/B.Sc.), the department extends its service to the Curricular, Co-Curricular, Extracurricular, Institutional Administrative activities of the college. English language instruction in the department aims at the students learning to use English for academic and professional purposes. In addition to these, the department has an essential responsibility for helping students develop their ability to use English in day-to-day conversations.

Through the Jawahar knowledge Centre, the department is striving its best to impart employability skills among the students.

Vision

Our vision is to provide a viable and credible learning experience for the aspiring student community, most of which are first generation students. We will teach students to listen, speak, read, and write effectively. We will encourage students to think deeply and to reflect on what they have learned and encourage a love of learning.

Mission

Knowledge dissemination through a need-based curriculum and syllabus prescribed by the affiliated university.

Integrated Language Skills Approach through Technology Integrated and Interactive /Activity based methodology.

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The Credentials of the Department:

The Department of English organizing the Certificate Courses for the benefit of the students.

We are extending our services to Jawahar Knowledge Centre in organizing the Job Drives in the college Campus, actively involving in preparation of the College News Letter.

STAFF MEMBERS AND PARTICULARS:

• Number of posts sanctioned                           :       02
• Number of Posts filled                                       :       02   
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FACILITIES:

• The Department of English is extending its services to Jawahar Knowledge Centre and Career and Guidance Cell to train the students in employability skills.
• Subject Material
• PPT Bank
• Model Question Paper Bank

 

Programmes Offered:

Programme	Programme Name	Group/Subject
UG	BA	History, Economics, Political Science
UG	B Com	B Com Computer Applications B Com General B Com English Medium
UG	B Sc	Maths, Physics, Chemistry ( TM) Maths, Physics, Chemistry ( EM)   Maths, Physics, Computer Science (EM) Botony, Zoology, Chemistry(EM) Botony, Zoology, Chemistry(TM) Biotecnology, Botony, Chemistry(EM)

 

 

Teaching methods adopted to improve  student learning

Class room teaching Power point presentations Class room Seminars Group Discussions Quiz programmes Guest lecturers Study projects Brain storming method Pair work Role play, JAM You tube topics Skits preparation & presentation Extracting hidden talents i.e. Story telling,  Drama  writing Motivation Classes(Classes with employed students) Word Building

 

SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans

Strengths	Weaknesses	Opportunities
Efficient & Experienced  Faculty with  doctoral degree	The socio-economic background of many of the students Most of the students are from Rural Areas Poor communication skills in English, the students are from Tamil mother tongue.	Improving enrolment Improving the optimum usage of ICT in teaching learning The starting of new Job-oriented  Certificate courses

 

Challenges	Future Plans
Sustaining quality along with access More placements Generation of resources  for research facilities in the department	To start multidisciplinary job oriented Certificate courses To  be conduct  national seminar

 

 

S.NO.	TITLE	DOWNLOAD
1	General English Revised CBCS Syllabus
2	Communication and Soft Skills Syllabus(CSS)
3	Objectives and Outcomes
4	APSCHE REVISED SYLLABUS CBCS wef 2020-2021