Departmental Profile of the Department of English
An Overview:
- The Department of English is still to be fully blossomed as the Major/Honours Course of the department is not introduced till today.
- At present the department offers only the General paper on English Communication( Course entitled AECC-I) and the Alternative English for the English medium students.
- As per University guidelines the objective of the Course is to impart some of the basic skills in written and communicative methods for better communication.
- While the course in English grammar has not been prescribed, the student is expected to have a sound knowledge of grammar.
- Apart from learning the use of language, the student would be expected to practice the different modes of speaking, writing and comprehension.
- The department is committed to provide the learners life-skills in hands on mode so as to increase their employability.
History of the Department:
- As the subject of English is compulsory for all the students, naturally the department was introduced in the college since 1990.
- The founder HoD of the department is Mrs. Mrinalini Hazarika. Mrs. Arupa Nath,Mr. Ashish Borthakur, Mr. Yugal Jyoti Borah were the faculty members in the initial stage of the department.
- After departing the college in the year of 2005 , Mr. Ashish Borthakur took the chair of HoD.
- Rekha Moni Kutum joined in the department as an Assistant
- Professor in the year of 2010.
- Mrs Priyanka Boruah and Late Sarmistha Tamuly were the Part time teachers appointed in the year of 2015 and 2018 respectively.
Future Plan
- We have plan to open Honours for English Department as soon as possible.
- We have plan for publishing Departmental Magazine right from this year.
- To organize a competition of English Poetry Recitation.
- To organise a National Level training Programme among the students on Communicative English.
Vision of the college
To prepare the students to understands, realized and to soul the social vice and obstacles and to make them feet for contributing to the socio-economic development of the surrounding areas.
Mission of the college
- To provide opportunity for quality higher education.
- To facilitate the inculcation of moral, cultural & spiritual values among the youth.
- To encourage the youth to fight against all forms of social evils and superstitions.
- To instill leadership role among the young in order to develop environmental awareness.
- To promote and extend helping hands to the nearby community and educational institutions in order to create a responsible attitude for the upcoming generation.
- To maintain and create a healthy atmosphere of gender equity.
Faculty:
Academic Qualification: M.A(University of Pune), M.Phil ( Vinayak Mission University, Salem, Tamilnadu)
Specialization & Area of Interest: American Literature
Academic Qualification: M.A.(GU) (NET, SLET)
Specialization & Area of Interest: Indian Writings in English
Programme Outcome(PO’s):
* It encourages the students to become more effective in communicative skills .
* It makes the students self-confident to communicate– both in speaking and writing.
* It grows the analytical skills of communication of the student in various ways.
* The Program trains students for careers and advanced studies in a wide range of Communications fields.
* The program builds the ability among students to read texts closely and to articulate the value of close readng.
* It enhances the ability to write and speak clearly and effectively in any context or situation.
Course Outcome(CO’s):
| Sl. No. | Course Name | Course Code | Issue Addressed |
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1 |
English Communication |
AECC1.1 |
v Use English for effective writing.
v Read and Interpret Texts.
v Enhance vocabulary.
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