Department Profile - English

 

Department of English

About English as a Language

English, being a lingua franca of the world, spoken by 1452 million native and non-native speakers of the world, is a global means of inter-community communication. With hundreds of millions of people around the world using English daily, it is undoubtedly one of the most important global languages. In virtually every country, it is an essential part of academics, business, research, commerce, technology, politics, news, and many other fields in which the exchange of ideas is essential.

About the Department

The department was started in 1958 which offers English CC (Lower Level) to B.A. I, II and III (Hindi Medium) students. It offers English CC (Higher Level) to B.Com I, II and III (English Medium) students. Only compulsory component English courses are offered at Degree College with the intention of enhancing the language skills of the students. Language and communication skills are indispensable tools that help students to communicate, to exchange thoughts, ideas, and emotions with others. The faculty works hard to improve students’ employability skills, communication skills and English language by conducting ‘English for Career Advancement’ Add-on Certificate Course and ‘Spoken English and Communication Skills’ crash course which includes activities like job-search, interviews, preparing resumes and covering letters, networking for a job, grammar, communication practice through dialogues, English movie screenings, language games, group discussions, and so on.

Subjects

B.A: Core Component English Course (Non-English Medium)
B.Com: Core Component English Course (English Medium)

Sr. No. B.A (Non-English Medium) B.Com (English Medium)
1 B.A I, SEM I, AEC- ‘English Language and Literature I’, Paper I, 10810112 B.Com I, SEM I, AEC- ‘Business English I’, Paper I, 10820111

VEC- ‘English for Soft Skills’ 10920101
2 B.A I, SEM II, AEC- ‘English Language and Literature II’, Paper II, 10810112 B.Com I, SEM II, AEC- ‘Business English II’, Paper II, 20820101
3 B.A II, SEM III, CC English (L.L), Paper III, ‘Using English Effectively’ 355301 B.Com II, SEM III, CC English (H.L), Paper III, 310301
4 B.A II, SEM IV, CC English (L.L), Paper IV, ‘Advancing with English’, 455401 B.Com II, SEM IV, CC English (H.L), Paper IV, 410401
5 B.A III, SEM V, CC English (L.L), Paper V, ‘English for Empowerment’, 555501 B.Com III, SEM V, CC English (H.L), Paper V, 510501
6 B.A III, SEM VI, CC English (L.L), Paper VI, ‘English for Success’, 655601 B.Com III, SEM VI, CC English (H.L), Paper VI, 610601

Activities Highlights

Symposiums and Conferences

  • A National Web Symposium on “Narrative in Cinema and Literature”
  • A State Level Webinar on “Effective Communication Skills: A Key to Successful Career
  • A National Level Workshop on “Shaping the World through Words: A Kaleidoscopic View of Content Writing in English”
  • A National Web Symposium on ‘Gender Perceptions in Media, Cinema, and Literature’

Add-on Certificate Courses

  • English for Career Advancement
  • Spoken English and Communication Skills

Workshops and Guest Lectures

  • Honing Writing Skills
  • Gender, Essence, and the Question of Being
  • 75 Years of Women’s Writing in India
  • Reading and Reading Stories
  • A Workshop on 'English Language Learning Strategies'
  • A 4 Hours Workshop on “Communicative Skills in English” for Non-teaching Staff
  • A Workshop on ‘Academic Writing in English’
  • 'Advancing with English Language Reading Skills: A College Library Expedition'

Quizzes

  • A National Level Quiz on Women’s Writing in India
  • A National Level Quiz on 75 Years of Indian Writing in English Translation

Movie Screenings

  • Cinderella
  • Spirited Away
  • Gulliver’s Travels
  • The Namesake
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • Lord of the Rings
  • English Vinglish
  • Train to Pakistan
  • Pride and Prejudice
  • Bride and Prejudice
  • Anne Frank’s Diary
  • Shakespeare in Love
  • BBC series Sherlock Holmes- ‘The Blind Banker’

Short Films

  • One Minute Fly
  • No Arms, No legs, No Worries
  • Wind on a Hunted Hill

Workshops

  • Email Writing
  • Bio data/ CV Writing
  • Painting Appreciation
  • Film Appreciation
  • Employability Skills
  • Common Grammar Errors
  • Types of Graphs and Charts

Competitions

  • Story Telling/Enacting
  • Debate
  • Essay Writing
  • Elocution
  • Creative writing

Other Activities

  • Power Point Presentations
  • Language Game Activities
  • Group Discussions
  • Role Plays and Enactments