About the Course:
English Literature has a long and prestigious history. This course provides us with an excellent education in literature, drama and film. The degree combines a flexible approach and wide range of option choices with extensive historical coverage. English Literature is a broad and accessible subject that is important in its own right and offers connections to a wide range of other kinds of cultural enquiry. This wide-ranging, fascinating degree course draws on a rich variety of texts and approaches, helping to reveal the extraordinary scope of English Literature and its importance in today’s world.
ELIGIBILITY:
Candidates for the admission to the first year Bachelor of English course shall require pass percentage in Higher Secondary Examination conducted by the Government of Tamilnadu/ other States
DURATION OF THE COURSE:
The duration of the course is three years which includes six semesters with two semesters per year. Each semester has ninety working days followed by examinations at the end of each semester.The odd semesters shall consist of the period from June to November of each year and the even semester from December to April of each year.
Academic Progression:
B.Ed., M.A. (English), M.A. Mass Communication, M.A. Public Administration, M.A. Journalism.
Career Progression:
- Teaching
- Journalism
- Media
- Technical Writing
- Copy-Editing
- Proof-reading
- Publishing
- Call Centres
- Secretarial Services
- Medical Transcription
Date & Commencement of the Course for Shift I: 27 May 2010
University Recognition No. Affiliation No. A1/VPK/24/New Courses/2010 11/27
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
The department of English is one of the oldest departments in the college, established in 1993. It was upgraded with Branch XII English in the year 2010.
The objective of the department is to help women, grow with confidence and to challenge the competent world through the education.
The department reaches out to all the students of the college through the Foundation Course in English and helping the students to become smart and efficient communicators. Besides, the Foundation Course in English, Soft-skills subject is been introduced by the University of Madras, to enhance the skills and face the challenging world with much confidence.
Association Activities
The Department of English inaugurated the Literary Club – ‘MINERVA’ on 30th January, 2012. The Chief Guest Dr. M. Murali Ganam, Assistant Professor, D.G. Vaishnav College, Arumbakkam, delivered a Lecture on the topic “The Role of Literature in the 21st Century”. On 27th Feb, 2012, Minerva Club organised a Seminar on the topic “The Significance of Communication Skills in Today’s Challenging World”, by Dr. Ms. Sudha Srikanth, Soft-Skill Trainer & Placement Cell Officer, CTTE College For Women. On 12th Feb, 2014, a Lecture was delivered on “So Good So Far: Future of Journalism” by Dr. T.R. Gopalakrishnan, Professor, University of Madras, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication. He highlighted the wider and varied opportunities for Journalism and its growing demand in the media-centred community.
The Department of English held the inauguration of the Literary Club ‘Zenlitt’ on 30th September, 2014 in the College premises. Dr. V. Ganesan, Associate Professor, Department of English, AM Jain College, inaugurated the Literary Club and delivered the Lecture on “Post-Colonial Literature in English”. The Department took great interest in the inauguration of the Book Club. Dr. V. Meena Kumari, Associate Professor, Department of English, Anna Adarsh College For Women, inaugurated the Book Club and delivered a Lecture on ‘Journalism’, which was held in the month of February, 2015.
On 2nd, September, 2015, Mr. Sundar Ganesh, Director, Roja Muthiah Library, inaugurated the Club and delivered a Lecture on ‘Significance of Books’.
SYLLABUS AND SCHEME
The department adheres to the syllabus prescribed by the University of Madras on Choice Based Credit System (CBCS).
Revised Syllabus For the academic year 2016-2017
| Year/ Semester | Category | Title of the Paper | Credits |
| I yr/ I semester | Foundation Course | Language Paper-I | 3 |
| Foundation Course | English - I | 3 | |
| Core Subjects | British Literature - I | 4 | |
| Major - I | |||
| Major - II | Indian Writing | 4 | |
| Allied - I | Background to the study of English Literature - I | 5 | |
| Non-Major Elective | English for Competitive Examinations - I | 2 | |
| Soft-Skills | Essentials of Language & Communication-I | 2 | |
| I yr/II semester | Foundation Course | Language Paper-II | 3 |
| Foundation Course | English - II | 3 | |
| Major - III | British Literature - II | 4 | |
| Major - IV | Regional Indian Literature in Translation | 4 | |
| Allied - II | Background to the study of English Literature - II | 5 | |
| Non-Major Elective | English for Competitive Examinations- II | 2 | |
| Soft-skills | Essentials of Language and communication Skills- II | ||
| III semester | |||
| 2 | |||
| Year/ Semester | Category | Title of the Paper | Credits |
| II yr/III semester | Foundation Course | Language Paper-III | 3 |
| Foundation Course | English-Paper III | 3 | |
| Core Subjects | |||
| Major - V | Twentieth century ( Prose & Drama) | 4 | |
| Major - VI | Modern English Grammar & Usage | 4 | |
| Allied paper III | History of English Literature (1500 - 1798) | 5 | |
| Soft-Skills | Personality Enrichment | 3 | |
| Soft-Skills | Environmental Studies | ||
| (Exam will be held in IV Semester) | |||
| II yr/IV semester | Foundation Course | Language Paper-IV | 3 |
| Foundation Course | English- paper - IV | 3 | |
| Core Subjects | |||
| Major - VII | Twentieth Century (Poetry& Fiction) | 4 | |
| Major - VIII | History of English Language | 4 | |
| Allied - IV | History of English Literature-1798 to Present Day | 5 | |
| III yr/ V semester | Part III | Paper IX Shakespeare - I | 4 |
| III yr/ VI semester | Core Courses | Paper X Indian Writing in English | 4 |
| Paper XI | |||
| American Literature I (Prose & Drama) | 4 | ||
| Paper XII | |||
| An Introduction to General Linguistics & Communication | 4 | ||
| Project/Elective | Paper I Post-Colonial Literatures in English | 5 | |
| Part IV | Paper XIII Shakespeare - II | 4 | |
| Core Courses | Paper XIV | ||
| American Literature - II (Poetry&Fiction) | 4 | ||
| Paper XV An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology | 4 | ||
| Project/Elective | Paper - II Indian Literatures in Translation | 5 | |
| Paper – III Journalism | 5 | ||
| Extension Activities |
| SHIFT - I | ||||
| S.No | NAME | QUALIFICATION | DESIGNATION | AREA OF INTEREST |
| 1 | Mrs. U. PREETHI | M.A., M.Phil., (Ph.D.) | Assistant Professor & Head | Indian Writing in English & Women's Writing |
| 2 | Mrs. P.D. SUMATHI | M.A., M. Phil., | Assistant Professor | Indian Writing in English |
| 3 | Mrs. S. UMA DEVI | M.A., M. Phil., | Assistant Professor | Indian Writing in English |
| 4 | Mrs. N. NISHA KUMARI | M.A., M. Phil., | Assistant Professor | Indian Writing in English |
| 5 | Mrs. N.SANGAMITHRA | M.A., M.Phil., | Assistant Professor | Indian Writing in English & Grammar |
| 6. | Mrs. S. NITHYAKALYANI | M.A., M.Phil., | Assistant Professor | Indian Writing in English |
| 7. | Ms.K.PUNITHAKUMARI | M.A., M.Phil., | Assistant Professor | American Literature |
| 8 | Ms .R.BHAVANI | M.A., M. Phil., | Assistant Professor | Indian Writing in English |
| 9 | Ms. K. MAGESHWARI | M.A., | Assistant Professor | Indian Writing in English |
| 10 | Ms. P. KAUSALYA | M.A., M.Phil., | Assistant Professor | Race and Ethnicity in African and American Literature |
| 11 | Ms. T. M. SULOCHANA | M.A., D. Ted., | Assistant Professor | Indian Writing in English |
| 12 | Ms. S. JOTHI LAKSHMI | M.A., M. Phil., NET, SLET | Assistant Professor | Indian Writing in English |
| 13 | Ms. N. DHANALAKSHMI | M.A., NET | Assistant Professor | Russian Literature Literary Theory and Criticism |
| 14 | Ms. HARITHA PAVITHRAN | M.A., M.Phil., NET, SLET | Assistant Professor | Women's Writing, Gender Studies, American Literature |
| SHIFT - II | ||||
| 15 | Mrs. R. KAMALA | M.A., M. Phil., | Assistant Professor | Feminism |
| 16 | Ms. G. JANANI | M.A., M. Phil., | Assistant Professor | Indian Writing in English |
| 17 | Mrs. R. CHITHRA | M.A., B. Ed., M. Phil., | Assistant Professor | American Literature |
| 18 | Mrs. THENARUVI | M.A., | Assistant Professor | Indian Writing in English |
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
| S.No | Name | Month & Year | Geographical level (National/International) | Title of the Paper | Institution |
| 1 | Ms.S.Umadevi, Assistant Professor | 18th Sep, 2015 | National Conference | Psychological Trauma In Arundhati Roy’s “The God Of Small Things” | Fatima College, Madurai |
| 2 | Ms.U.Preethi, Assistant Professor | 13th Feb,02016 | National Seminar | Quest For Identity | Aiman College of arts and science for Women, Tiruchirapalli |
| 3 | Ms.S.Umadevi, Assistant Professor | 26th Feb. 2016 | National Seminar | Feminism In Anita Desai’s “Cry, The Peacock”. | Sankara Arts and science college, Kanchipuram |
| 4 | Ms.P.D.Sumathi, Assistant Professor | 30 & 31st Mar, 2016 | Two day International Conference | Expatriate Writings - Bapsi Sidhwa | Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. |
| 5 | Ms.S.Umadevi, Assistant Professor | 30 & 31st Mar, 2016 | Two day International Conference | Cross Cultural Discourses In Chetan Bhagat | Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. |
PUBLICATIONS
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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
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| S.No | Name of the Staff | Month & Year | Geographical Level (National/International) | Title | Institution |
| 1 | Ms.U.Preethi, Assistant Professor | 24th Aug, 2012 | National Seminar | Role of College Teachers in Enhancing Quality In Higher Education | University Of Madras |
| 2 | Ms.UmaDevi, Assistant Professor | 24th Aug, 2012 | National Seminar | Role of College Teachers in Enhancing Quality In Higher Education | University Of Madras |
| 3 | Ms.U.Preethi, Assistant Professor | 15 & 16th Feb, 2013 | Workshop | Research Methodology and Statistical Tools | Bhaktavatsalam Memorial College For Women |
| 4 | Ms.P.D.Sumathi, Assistant Professor | 15 & 16th Feb, 2013 | Workshop | Research Methodology and Statistical Tools | Bhaktavatsalam Memorial College For Women |
| 5 | Ms.S.UmaDevi, Assistant Professor | 15 & 16th Feb, 2013 | Workshop | Research Methodology and Statistical Tools | Bhaktavatsalam Memorial College For Women |
| 6 | Ms.N.NishaKumari, Assistant Professor | 15 & 16th Feb, 2013 | Workshop | Research Methodology and Statistical Tools | Bhaktavatsalam Memorial College For Women |
| 7 | Ms.N.Sangamitra, Assistant Professor | 15 & 16th feb,2013 | Workshop | Research Methodology and Statistical Tools | Bhaktavatsalam Memorial College For Women |
| 8 | Ms.R.Kamala,Assistant Professor | 15 & 16th Feb,2013 | Workshop | Research Methodology and Statistical Tools | Bhaktavatsalam Memorial College For Women |
| 9 | Ms.S.NithyaKalyani, Assistant Professor | 15 & 16th Feb,2013 | Workshop | Research Methodology and Statistical Tools | Bhaktavatsalam Memorial College For Women |
| 10 | Ms.U.Preethi, Assistant Professor | Nov 2013 | Refresher Course FDP | Higher Education For College/University Teachers with a focus on teaching research and administration | University of Madras |
| 11 | Ms.U.Preethi, Assistant Professor | 20 & 21st Mar, 2014 | Workshop | Class Room Strategies for Teaching Languages and Literature in Colleges | Bhaktavatsalam Memorial College For Women |
| 12 | Ms.P.D.Sumathi, Assistant Professor | 20 & 21st Mar, 2014 | Workshop | Class Room Strategies for Teaching Languages and Literature in Colleges | Bhaktavatsalam Memorial College For Women |
| 13 | Ms.S.UmaDevi, Assistant Professor | 20 & 21st Mar, 2014 | Workshop | Class Room Strategies for Teaching Languages and Literature in Colleges | Bhaktavatsalam Memorial College For Women |
| 14 | Ms.N.NishaKumari, Assistant Professor | 20 & 21st Mar, 2014 | Workshop | Class Room Strategies for Teaching Languages and Literature in Colleges | Bhaktavatsalam Memorial College For Women |
| 15 | Ms.N.Sangamitra, Assistant Professor | 20 & 21st Mar, 2014 | Workshop | Class Room Strategies for Teaching Languages and Literature in Colleges | Bhaktavatsalam Memorial College For Women |
| 16 | Ms.R.Kamala, Assistant Professor | 20 & 21st Mar, 2014 | Workshop | Class Room Strategies for Teaching Languages and Literature in Colleges | Bhaktavatsalam Memorial College For Women |
| 17 | Ms.S.NithyaKalyani, Assistant Professor | 20 & 21st Mar, 2014 | Workshop | Class Room Strategies for Teaching Languages and Literature in Colleges | Bhaktavatsalam Memorial College For Women |
| 18 | Ms.U.Preethi, Assistant Professor | 20th Aug, 2015 | State Level Workshop | Preparatory Workshop On UGC-NET (English Paper II & III) | Kumararani Muthaiah College Of Arts & Science |
| 19 | Ms.U.Preethi, Assistant Professor | 30th Mar, 2016 | One Day National Workshop | Fundamentals Of Thesis Writing | DRBCCC Hindu College |
| 20 | Ms.N.NishaKumari, Assistant Professor | 23rd Aug, 2016 | Workshop | Indian Writing in English "From Quest to Conquest" | Chevalier T Thomas Elizabeth College for Women |
| 21 | Ms.U.Preethi, Assistant Professor | 13th Feb, 2016 | National Seminar | Quest for Identity | Aiman College of Arts & Science for Women |
| 22 | Ms.U.Preethi, Assistant Professor | 23rd Aug, 2016 | FDP | Indian writing in English from Quest to Conquest | Chevalier T Thomas Elizabeth College for Women |
| 23 | Ms.U.Preethi, Assistant Professor | 10th Sep, 2016 | International Conference | Marginalising the works of Women writers in literature | Mangayarkarasi College of Arts & Science for Women |
| 24 | Ms.U.Preethi, Assistant Professor | 28th Jan, 2017 | National Conference | The significance of "Tradition and Culture" in Chitra Banerjee | St.Joseph Arts & Science College |
EVENT NAME : Workshop on Predominance of Literature in the field of Ecology and Media”
DEPARTMENT NAME : English
DATE(DD/MM/YYYY) : 29 /01 /2018
NAME OF THE CHIEF GUEST: 1.Dr.V.Ganesan, 2.Dr.M.Murali Ganam,
DESIGNATION : 1. Associate Professor, A.M.Jain college
- Associate Professor, D.G.Vaishnav College
VENUE : Auditorium
A One day workshop was organized by the department on the topic “Predominance of Literature in the field of Ecology and Media” on 29th January 2018. The resource person Dr.V.Ganesan, Associate Professor, A.M.Jain college gave many valuable details about the field of Ecology and in the afternoon session Dr.M.Murali Ganam, Associate Professor, D.G.Vaishnav College enlightened the gathering by his different angle of thinking about Film Studies. Both students and staff members were benefited by the workshop.
EVENT NAME : Mushroom Production
DEPARTMENT NAME : English
DATE(DD/MM/YYYY) : 05/01 /2018
NAME OF THE CHIEF GUEST:
DESIGNATION :
VENUE : TNAU Information and Training centre
Ms.Kaviya.J, Ms.Nandhinmehta.S, Ms.Saranya.V and Ms.Sarumathi.V of III B.A. English have participated in “A Mushroom Production” held at TNAU Information and Training centre on 5th January 2018.
EVENT NAME : 22nd National Youth Festival
DEPARTMENT NAME : English
DATE(DD/MM/YYYY) :
NAME OF THE CHIEF GUEST:
DESIGNATION :
VENUE : Uttar Pradesh
Ms. Hepzibah. M.R of III B.A English has been selected by the University of Madras and participated in 22nd National Youth Festival organized by Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports held at Uttar Pradesh.
