Department of English

VISION

The mainstay of the vision of the Department of English is to hone the communication skills of students and to cater to their professional needs in the globalized scenario. The Department endeavours to build future citizens by helping learners develop their capacities to the fullest, empowering them through education and instilling in them a humanitarian approach to issues and challenges of life.

MISSION

• To empower students with the ability to express their ideas and present arguments convincingly
• To communicate effectively in English honing the four basic language skills of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking.
• To develop life skills such as understanding of language and culture and instill a critical perspective through the study of literature.

An Overview:

The Department of English has been functioning in this college since it was established in 1975. PG course in English literature was started in 1996.

At the UG level, Foundation Course English is taught as a compulsory subject in all the faculties. Through this compulsory paper, the Department undertakes teaching of English Language to the UG students of all the faculties in the institution, ranging from Humanities, Commerce, Science, Law, Computer Science and Education thus establishing a pan-college presence. The aim is to create interest amongst the learners to adapt to an English environment with ease and fluency.

Courses Offered

• UG - B.A. English Literature (Major ,Minor ,Elective)

• PG - M.A. English Literature

The Department is consistently striving to groom students as efficient communicators and acquire life skills through the study of varied genres of literature.

• To inculcate interest for in-depth study, students are given theme based projects which involves wide reading.
• PG students are encouraged and guided for Research Oriented Projects.
• Besides the college library which has a grand collection of more than 3000 thousand books on the subject, the department also has an inbuilt library to facilitate the students.
• To orient the students for research, the department encourages theme based charts and posters which are displayed in the department.
• The department  organizes group discussions and encourage paper reading time to time, to orient the students for seminars.
• The department is also open for Communication Skills in English as an Elective Subject, for the students of all faculties.
• The department uses various audio-visual aids to facilitate effective teaching and learning.

English literature is taught as one of the elective subjects in B.A. With the implementation of NEP 2020, the students can now opt for English Literature as Major, Minor or Elective subject. In addition to teaching English Literature at the Under Graduate and Post Graduate levels, over the years, the Department has also diversified in areas relating to English Language, Business Communication, as well as the promotion and growth of soft skills. Inherently having a very progressive outlook, the Department takes  initiatives for promoting the use of English amongst the students of all faculties through several means. The Department uses various methodologies for the teaching of literature such as ppts, through various web sources as YouTube and courses in SWAYAM Portal etc.

With extensive syllabi comprising all possible discourses and representation of all literary cultures and theoretical paradigms of the world, the Department of English shapes scholars,  creative writers, free-lancers through a framework of inclusive criticality and pedagogical autonomy. The syllabi are disseminated through participatory learning, project-based learning, internship and others. These programmes cover a wide range of topics from literature viz. – Background and study of English Literature, American Literature, Indian Writings in English, Literature of the Diaspora, English Language and Literary Criticism. The subject also provides the students, knowledge of  Classics, and New Age Literature.

Faculty Profile

Faculty Members:

Dr. Shampa Malhotra

(HoD English Retd.July 2023)

MA PhD

Profile

Dr. Megha Singh

Associate Prof and HoD English

MA PhD PGDHE

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Dr. Sameeksha Sharma

Assistant Prof English

MA,M.Phil,Ph.D

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Ms. Beena Agrawal

Assistant Prof. English

M.A. MPhil.

Profile

Research and Publications :

• The students are motivated for publication and paper / poster presentation.
• Research Oriented Projects are encouraged for advanced learners of PG  English Sem IV.
•  Publication of Biannual Multidisciplinary Research Journal Highbrow to encourage internal Research environment among the students , teaching ,budding Research Scholars.
• Research Guide – The Department is putting efforts to establish it as a recognised Research Centre for English under affiliating Barkatullah University, Bhopal. Presently, Dr Megha Singh is a registered Research Guide in English under Barkatullah University Bhopal.

Publication with ISBN

An Initiative to encourage Research Environment –Publication of Biannual Multi-Disciplinary Research Journal Highbrow 20 Issues Published since October 2014

Achievements/Recognition By Students and Faculty Members of the Department

Alumni – The Department has meritorious Alumni to its credit who have cleared SLET,CTET and have secured reputed jobs. The Department also takes pride in announcing that many of its students have progressed to prestigious institutions for higher studies in India and abroad.

Pride of the Department of English : Our Alumnae

Dr Mamta Mahanty President GES	Anika Christy- Content Writer,Digital Plat-Free lancer
Shweta Sharma- Manager,Bank of India,Varanasi	Saima Siddiqui : MSc Global Management, NEOMA Business School Paris France