Department of English

“Creating Globizens through English Teaching.”

VISION

“Creating Globizens through English Teaching”

Mission Statement

In the 21st Century the world has shrunk to become a global village. Borders have ceased to act as barriers, and people all over the world have developed a global world view. In the global marketplace, English as the ‘lingua Franca’ is the passport to a better life through greater job opportunities. The mission and vision of the department is to create true ‘Globizens’, who are comfortable anywhere in the world due to their proficiency in English.

Objectives

To develop communication skills through LSRW skills and creative thinking of learners.
Smooth transition from teacher-centric focus to learner-centric processes and activities
To prepare the learners for lifelong learning and professional courses.
To instil human values in learners and moulding them to be responsible citizens of society.
To prepare them for careers and higher education.

About Us

English is the dominant business language and it has become almost a necessity for people to speak English if they are to enter a global workforce. Research from all over the world shows that cross-border business communication is most often conducted in English and many international companies expect employees to be fluent in English.

Many of the world’s top films, books and music are published and produced in English. Therefore, by learning English you will have access to a great wealth of entertainment and will be able to have a greater cultural understanding.

Staff Profile:

The department is run by six vivacious and highly experienced teachers helping the students to express effectively in English and make them realize that the lessons in the texts are also lessons in life to achieve their goals.The Department of English has a six member faculty of highly experienced teachers, with teaching experience ranging from 20 years to 14 years under the belt. The faculty is highly qualified with one doctorate degree holder who presented a research paper at International Conference in Germany and visited various Universities in Switzerland and France as a part of Educational tour and four faculty members possess the prestigious PGDTE (post graduate diploma in the teaching of English) from EFLU (English and Foreign Languages University). The overall percentage of students who clear the English examinations year after year has always been with 95%+ which is proof of more than adequately successful teaching strategies used by the English faculty in the classroom.

Student profile:

The profile of the students studying English is diverse. We get students from English medium schools with CBSE/ICSE syllabus and other English medium schools offering AP State Syllabus (SSC).

Their entry level proficiency level in English is adequate. A large number of students come from the regional language background mainly Telugu. A large number of them are from the rural areas. Their entry level proficiency is below that of the students from an English medium background. A vast majority of students are from the disadvantaged sections of society drawing Government scholarships.

The English department uses the appropriate strategies like the Audio-Lingual Method (ALM),Communicative Language Teaching(CLT) Immersion Method(IM) and other eclectic Approaches to strengthen the language skills of the Telugu medium students to put them on par with English medium students. The department is also offering special coaching to students of other countries mainly from Francophone countries of Africa..The department has strategizing and brainstorming sessions to fine tune teaching techniques every year, using ICT platforms available on the World Wide Web.

Courses and Programs:

This college is affiliated to Osmania University and follows common core syllabus prescribed by APSCHE (Andhra Pradesh State Centre for Higher Education)for all UG English courses affiliated to state universities.

The Department has been successfully conducting Soft Skills for I & II years and Campus Training classes for final year students for the past five years.

The college has an independent placement office headed by a placement officer. The department trains the students in soft-skills and interview skills and sends them to the placement officer for helping in finding suitable placements.

The Department is proud of organizing Inter-College Student Seminar where 18 colleges have participated in 2018. The adequate learning resources in the Departmental Library and the Language Laboratory strengthen teaching and learning and expand the horizon of knowledge.The Department organizes Annual English Fest with competitions like Spellathon, Memory Magic games to inculcate team spirit and Inter-Personal Skills. Since 2014 the Department is offering Soft skills and Campus Recruitment Training(CRT) to all streams of students.

The Department aims to enhance communicative skills through language and literature,to reinforce listening, speaking skills through practice in the language lab cultivate a value-added life to face challenges and achieve excellence,to give the students a platform to express their creativity and talent.