DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
About the Department: The Department of English was started in the year -2016. The B A English course began in the year 2017. The main objective of the department is to enhance the English competency of the students, especially the first generation learners with regard to spoken and written communication skills. The Department follows the syllabus offered by the University of Madras which includes subjects like Indian Writing in English, British Literature, Background to European Literature, Communicative English, Academic Writing, American Literature, Postcolonial Literature, Literatures from the Margin and so on. The ultlmate aim of the department is to produce graduates with good communication skills and make them employable as per the demands of the current employment scenario.
Mission of the Department : To enable students to achieve academic excellence and acquire a taste for literature and other related fields through learner centric teaching methods.
To equip students with communication skills and other professional skills to meet the global standards.
Courses Offered
| S.No | Name of the Course | Sanctioned Strength |
| 1. | B A ENGLISH | 70 |
Faculty Details
| S.No | Name of the Faculty | Designation | Qualification |
| 1. | Dr. S SARAVANAN | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & HEAD | MA.,M.PHIL.,PH.D |
| 2 | J. STELLA DEVI | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | M.A., M. Phil., SLET |
| 3 | Lt. C. ARUMUGATHAI | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | M.A., NET |
| 4 | Dr. SUMAIYA FATIMA | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | MA.,M.PHIL.,PH.D |
| 5 | K. ABITHA | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | M.A., M.Phil., SLET, NET |
| 6 | DR.S.K. PONMALAR | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | M.A., M.Phil., PH.D |
| 7 | MS. Jovitha | GUEST LECTURER | M.A., M.PHIL ., NET |
Department Association Activity
| S.NO | Event Name | Date |
| 1. | 23.09.2022 | |
| EVENT | Soft Skills Training – Inaugural Session | |
| TOPIC | Personality Development | |
| KEYNOTE SPEAKER | Ms.Priyadarshini Murugan MCA (Freelance Soft Skills Trainer) | |
| FEATURE | Exclusively for the first year students Fun filled, interactive session | |
| COORDINATOR | Prof. K. Abitha | |
| NO. OF BENEFICIARIES | 70 Students | |
| 2. | Chennai Literary Festival 2023 | 05.01.2023 |
| TOPIC | Words to Voice: Workshop on Dramatic Reading | |
| KEYNOTE SPEAKER | Dr. David Wesley, Assistant Professor, Madras christian college | |
| FEATURE | Participants introduced to the concept of Theatric Reading Skills Required – Voice, Body & SpaceExercises in voice, body movementHands on Training of Dramatic Reading | |
| Co-ordinator | Prof. K. Abitha | |
| No. of Beneficiaries | 78 students | s |
Staff Achievements/Publications
| S.No | Staff Name | Publication Name/Achievements |
| 1 | J.STELLADEVI | Indian Writing in English, Agony of the Ecstasy – Peacock as a metaphor in Anita Desai in Bodhi International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science, July 2017. Journal no. 44274, ISSN 2456_5571 |
| 2. | J.STELLADEVI | Emergence of Women Writers in Bodhi International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science, August 2018, ISBN978-93-86782-47-2 |
| 3. | J.STELLADEVI | Women empowerment in Indian Women Novelists – A Historic Study in Bodhi International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science, 2017, Journal no. 44274, ISSSN 2456_5571 |
| 3. | K. ABITHA | Narrative Empathy and Voice: A study of the Urban Precariat in Katherine Boo’s Behind the Beautiful Forevers in Anvesak, DEC 2021, ISSN:0378 4568 |