PROFILE
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
2017-2018
Govt. Digvijay Auto. P.G. College,
Rajnandgaon,CG.
Brief Note about Department
The department of English was born with the birth of the College in
July1957 with UG courses having Dr. Nirmal Chandra Pathak as the first head
of the Department and Prof. Partha Sarathi, Prof. Kanak Tiwari were the
founder members. Prof S.K. Jain, Dr. Chandani, Dr. Santosh Singh, Dr. Neelu
Shrivastav have rendered their services for a long time as the heads of the
department and presently Dr. Anita Shankar is bearing the responsibility of the
head.
The PG courses were started in the department in the year 1983. Right
now, other than the Foundation Course, BA English Literature, Add-on course
in “Creative Writing and Spoken English” & PG in English Literature are
successfully being run. Free Spoken English classes are also arranged every
year regularly by the department for the students.
Against total sanctioned posts of One Professor and 5 Assistant
Professors, 4 regular Assistant Professors are posted in the department at
present.
Meeting of Board of Studies
The academic year 2017-18 started with the meeting of Board of Studies
on 15.07.17 at 12 noon. The eminent members of the academic field were
invited to improvise and redesign the syllabus of MA English /BA /B.Sc.
/B.Com FC, BA English Literature & Add-on course in “Spoken English &
Creative Writing”. The board members unanimously decided to follow the
University syllabus for UG and few changes were made in the MA syllabus.
The following members were present in the meeting:-
1. Chairman - Dr.Anita Shankar
2. Subject Expert V.C. Nominee - Dr. Neerja Rani Pathak
3. Subject Expert Principal Nominee - Dr. Shukla Bannerjee
4. Subject Expert Principal Nominee - Dr. Tapas Mukherjee
5. Subject Expert Principal Nominee - Dr. Shailesh Mishra
6. Advisory Member - Shri Kamlesh Baid
7. Alumni Member - Ku.Ankita Tiwari
The following objectives were kept in mind while formulating the syllabus-
1. At Graduation level, the students of literature should have knowledge
about the important literary movements, genres, various ages, evolution
and development of literary forms too.
2. At PG level, the students should be acquainted with the political,
economical, social and intellectual background of various ages to know
the works of authors. The students should have knowledge about various
critical theories formulated by eminent critics through the ages from
Aristotle to Modern Age.
3. The students should have knowledge about various critical theories
formulated by eminent critics through the ages from Aristotle to Modern
Age.
4. To make the students aware about the history of English literature, one
newspaper "History of English Literature” has been added.
Inauguration of Free Spoken English Class
The Department of English has been conducting free Spoken English
class for the students since last eight years. Around three to four hundred
students every year get benefitted with this class. The formal inauguration of the
free Spoken English class was performed on 1st September 2017 in the presence
of Principal Dr. R. N. Singh, Head Dr. Anita Shankar and all the faculties of
department Dr. Neelu Shrivastava, Ms. Manjari Singh, Dr. Anita Saha and Mrs.
Bhawna Sejpal. Dr. R.N. Singh motivated the students through his dynamic
speech on the importance and necessity of English in present world. He urged
the students to attend the class regularly for better result.
Dr. Anita Shankar and Dr. Neelu Shrivastava also shared their views with
the students and motivated them with their valuable suggestions.
Teachers’ Day Celebration and welcome Party
The students of MA 1st and 3
rd semester celebrated Teachers’ Day on
September 5, 2017. The students honoured the teachers with marking kumkum
tilak on their forehead, presenting them flower bunches and taking their
blessings in a traditional way. Cake was also cut and the students also
performed duet and group dance, sang songs in the honour the teachers.
A welcome party by the students of MA 3rd
semester was also organized
for the students of MA 1st semester on the same day in an urge to understand
each other better for better learning process.
Cleanliness Drive 15-09-17 to 02-10-17
Cleanliness drive was conducted by the department of English from
September 15, 2017 to October 02, 2017 under “Cleanliness Campaign”. It was
participated among all the faculty members and the students of the Department.
The teachers and students cleaned the Language Lab Classroom, the Language
Lab, classrooms and the department HOD Dr. Anita Shankar, Dr. Neelu
Shrivastava, Dr. Anita Saha, Prof. Manjari Singh, Dr. Rupal Farishta and Dr.
Rukhsana Khan co-operated wholeheartedly to make the campaign successful.
Formation of English Literary Association and
Guest Lecture
English Literary Association has been a prestigious Association in our
college since the inception of P.G classes. It has been working rigorously during
the past few years focusing on the improvement of reading, writing, speaking
and listening skills of the students in our college.
The English Literary Association in our college constitutes an executive
committee including a teacher in charge, a President, a Vice President, a
Secretary, a Joint Secretary and a Treasurer. With the new session an executive
committee was announced by the Principal, Dr. R.N. Singh on 4th
October 2017.
The programme started with lighting of the lamp before the Goddess of
Knowledge, Maa Saraswati by the guest speaker, respected Principal Dr. R.N.
Singh and all the members of the department. Then, Dr. Anita Shankar, the
Head of the Department presented her welcome note. She also threw light on
the objectives of the Literary Association. Principal, Dr. R.N. Singh in his
speech said that our vision is to make each student speak and communicate
through English. We know that it is a Herculean task still we aspire and labour
for it. A Chinese proverb says “if you are planning for a year sow corns, if you
are planning for a decade plant trees and if you are planning for a life time,
educate people.” Language is the medium through which educational process
fulfills its aims. So it is highly essential that students should be able to handle
language in its best level. The English Literary Association has been conducting
varied activities and competitions to improve the language skills of the students.
He urged the students to focus on NET also while pursuing M.A.
Dr. Anita Shankar, the Head of the Department announced the names of
the office bearer:
President – Ms. Neha B. Sinha (MA Final Year)
Vice-President – Ms. Heena Nishad (MA Pre. Year)
Secretary – Rizwana (MA Pre. Year)
Joint-Secretary – Poorva (BA final Year)
Treasurer -- Chamman Ram (MA final Year)
Thereafter all the office bearers took oath to fulfill their duties with
allegiance and honesty. A guest Lecture was also organized on the same day.
The invited guest speaker was Dr. G.A. Ghanshyam, the Professor in English,
Govt. Lahiri College, Chirmiri and National President of ELTAI.
Dr. Ghanshyam delivered a profound lecture on “Jawahar Lal Nehru and
his Philosophy” and enlightened the students with it. At first Dr. Ghanshyam
highly motivated the students to make English their language of conversation
through Literary Activities. He inspired them to talk to their friends in English
only and arrange group discussions to remove the hesitation in them. Later he
focused on Jawahar Lal Nehru’s “The Discovery of India” and the aspects
which Nehru has touched in his autobiography.
The programme was conducted by Miss. Neha Sinha and Miss Afshan
Mahak proposed the vote of thanks. All the faculty members; Dr. Neelu
Shrivastava, Dr. Anita Saha, Prof. Manjari Singh, Dr. Rupal Farishta and Dr.
Rukhsana Khan were present on the occasion.
Chew and View
The students of MA 1st and 3
rd semester were shown movies viz. “Pride
and Prejudice”, “The Hairy Ape”, “Life of Pie”, “Waiting for Godot”, “M K
Gandhi” respectively on November 14, January 13, January 17, January 18, and
February 01, 2017. The students learnt through fun and got acquainted with the
storyline, style of writing, characters, themes etc. through watching the movies.
They admired the efforts of the department for providing them better learning
environment.
Internship
English Department is since last few years following the custom of
providing at least two chances to every student to explore their hidden talents,
improving their confidence and make their understanding better. For this all the
PG students of the department are allocated two-two periods in UG classes
along with the topic to be taught. All the students of the department
enthusiastically participate in the activity. Likewise every year, this year also
the students of MA 1st and 3
rd semester took classes of various UG courses in
the college on November 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11, 2017, The PG students chose various
topics and tried to explain them with proficiency and also cleared the doubts of
the UG students. The UG students also got motivated with the internship
activity as they felt themselves just a step back to the seniors.
Valedictory Function of Free Spoken English Class
The Valedictory function of the Free English Spoken Class was held on
6th January, 2017. With 60 students of the Course attending the function, Dr. R.
N.Singh, Prinipal, Dr. Anita Singh, H.O.D, Dr. Neelu Shrivastava,Miss Roopali
Burande participated in the function.
Presided over by Dr. R.Singh, the function began at 11 a.m. in the Smart Class
of the B Block, with prayer by the students of M.A. English. While welcoming
the participants, Dr. Anita Singh, mentioned the contribution that DMV is
making to Spoken English a pioneer in the field of communication and said the
Principal Dr. R.N.Singh has proved himself to be educational administrators of
eminence.
The Principal, Dr. R.N.Singh, in his presidential remarks, referred to the
importance of good communication skills which are indispensable for the
success of any professional. If one wants to reach out to people, he or she has to
speak their language. The English language, in particular, has become essential
in the lives of young people who aspire to advance their careers anywhere in the
world. English language learning has therefore become a must for any Indian
student today.
In his valedictory, Prof. Singh spoke on the scope of the course as a
professional one and appreciated DMV for being the only College here in
offering the course. He also mentioned the keen interest that DMV has in the
spread of awareness in new knowledge fields in the domain.
The Principal, Dr. R. N. Singh gave the students his best wishes and
distributed the certificates. The valedictory session concluded with a vote of
thanks by Dr. Neelu Shrivastav, Asst. Prof. of English.
Parents-Teachers Meeting
Parents-Teachers Meeting was organised by the department of
English on 13th
January 2018. The parents seemed satisfied with the department
and the college from all aspects. The parents also shared their views on how
department can further improve the quality of teaching. The Principal Dr. R. N.
Singh informed the parents about the NET classes being organised in the
department and asked them to insist their wards to attend the class. HOD Dr.
Anita Shankar, Dr. Neelu Shrivastava, Dr. Anita Saha, Prof. Manjari Singh, Dr.
Rupal Farishta and Mr. Shobharam Patel enquired about the status of teaching
in the department.
Extension Activity
On 27.01.18, the students of Department of English under the
guidance of Head Dr. Anita Shankar and professors of the department Dr. Neelu
Shrivastava, Dr. Anita Saha, Prof. Manjari Singh, Dr. Rupal Farishta and Mr.
Shobharam Patel visited Ward No 31, Sanjay Nagar Ward and Ward No. 32,
Baiga Para Ward and did survey of the Cleanliness awareness among the
denizens. During the activity, the team also visited the local Govt. Primary
School and did enquiries about the status of English teaching in the school and
the need of the subject teachers.
Guest Lecture on “Waiting for Godot”
A Guest Lecture was organised by the Department of English on 26th
March, 2018. The invited guest speaker was Dr. Savita Singh, the Professor in
English, Govt. Nagarjuna Science College, Raipur.
The programme started with lighting of the lamp before the Goddess of
Knowledge, Maa Saraswati by the guest speaker, and all the members of the
department. Then, Dr. Anita Shankar, the Head of the Department presented her
welcome note.
Dr. Savita Singh delivered a profound lecture on “Waiting for Godot” and
gave a wonderful explanation of the “Absurd Drama”. She explained what does
absurd drama delineate? How the main characters Estragon and Vladimir pass
their time by playing games on the open road while waiting for an imaginary
character Godot. It reflects Beckett’s purpose of communicating to his audience
that life is absurd, without any purpose.
Guest Lecture on “I C Analysis”
A Guest Lecture was organised by the Department of English on 27th
March, 2018. The invited guest speaker was Dr. Kannam Bala Swami, retired
Professor in English, Kalyan College, Bhilai. The programme started with the
lighting of candle in front of the goddess Saraswati by Dr. Swami followed by a
welcome note by Dr. Anita Shankar, Head, Department of English.
Dr. Swami delivered a profound lecture on “I C Analysis”. She started her
lecture by asking questions on linguistics, words, morphemes, morphology,
simple and complex words, kinds of sentences etc. She then gave them all the
definitions with examples. She explained the figures of speech in detail. Then
she taught them the phrase structure. Finally she taught them two ways to
perform IC Analysis: one traditional and another modern. She also availed the
students with hand notes that would be useful in their examination.
The programme was conducted by Miss. Neha Sinha and Miss Afshan
Mahak proposed the vote of thanks. All the faculty members; Dr. Neelu
Shrivastava, Dr. Anita Saha, Prof. Manjari Singh, Dr. Rupal Farishta and Mr.
Shobharam Patel were present on the occasion.
Language Lab Training Programme
Two day Wordsworth English Language Lab Software training
Programme by ACTUNIV, Ahmedabad, was organised by the Department of
English on 3rd
& 4th
April, 2018. Mr. Moninder Singh, the Trainer from
ACTUNIV conducted the training programme in a very interesting and
participative manner. All the faculty members & 10 students from MA II
semester were a part of it to learn communicative skills through the latest
technology.
The first day of the training programme started with the welcome note
given by Dr. Anita Shankar, Head, Department of English. Mr. Moninder Singh,
started the session with Ice-breaking activity in which he asked all the
participants to give introduction of their partners. Thereafter he explained the
correct way of introducing someone. He demonstrated how to prepare separate
IDs for all the participants. Mr. Singh taught us how to launch the software in
the master computer, so that it may be accessible to all the users in the lab. He
then explained the three levels for learners: Basic, Intermediate and Advanced
with an extra one Life Skills, their usages, and how the teacher can prepare and
impart the different modules, give assignments to the students through the
software and generate their performance report. He also illustrated how the
students can be benefitted by using this software. Mr. Singh took up the
theoretical part of the software on the first day.
The second day training was focused on the practical aspect of
software. The faculty as well as the students practically made use of the
software. It was really a blend of fun and learning for all participants while
operating the software. It taught the correct pronunciation, stress & intonation at
right place in words & polished language while speaking and writing. Overall it
was a wonderful experience for all.
The second day session concluded with the vote of thanks to Mr.
Singh by Dr. Neelu Shrivastava. All the faculty members including Dr. Anita
Saha and Ms. Manjari Singh took active part in the programme.
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