104.04.2016, 05.04.2016 & 06.04.2016

ACHARYA FIRST GRADE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

HEARTY WELCOME TO NAAC PEER TEAM

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The Department of English was established in the year 1982. The college started with B.A. and B.com courses. Language English is compulsory for both these courses. Keeping in pace with new trends in education and job opportunities, plans are there to introduce new subjects and combination of Journalism, Optional English and Political science.

The Department of English aims for the Holistic development of the students. The remarkable achievement of our department is in terms of successful graduates who are now serving the society in diverse capacities in various central, state and private organization.

About the Department

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PERSONAL PROFILENAME: Dr. V. ILANGODESIGNATION: M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.EXPERIENCE: 29 yearsRESEARCH AREA specialization: Indian Writing in English Indian life in R.K. Narayan’s novelsARTICLE PUBLISHED : Language of Poetry

ARTICLE PRESENTED: Teaching English in Rural Areas

MEMBER of B.O.E: Bangalore University

PAPER SETTER: Bangalore University

AS RESEARCH GUIDE TO: 1. Chandrashekara. C. R. Humanism in Mulk Raj Anand’s novels

M.Phil., Periyar University, Salem.

2. Sushma. C. R. Indianess in Raja Rao’s Kanthapura M.Phil., Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore.

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• The first women’s college in the district with well-equipped library to cater the students needs.

• The department has rare collection of books on English literature from Geoffrey Chaucer, the father of English literature to present day modern literature.

• Provides extra reading material to students to make them experience the pleasure of reading the works of great authors.

UNIQUE FEATURES OF DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

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VISIONTo empower the students with holistic knowledge and improve communication skills.

MISSION• To guide them to march towards their goals by

upholding the values of social progress and commitment.

• To cater to the need of the students hailing from the rural, marginalized and weaker section.

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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT

• To provide a platform to the students to exhibit their talents and creativity.• To raise the standards of our students to global levels and make them

employable.• To encourage the students to commit themselves to moral and ethical

language.• To make the students competent and develop positive attitude.• To inculcate social awareness, leadership qualities and patriotism among

students.• To impart employability skills.• The Department motivates the students to display their articles related to

the subjects.• The Department makes constant efforts to modify and enrich curriculum

to cater to the needs of dynamic employment market.

STUDENTS STRENGTH FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2010-11

CLASS SC ST Cat-I OBC GM TOTALI B A 29 30 8 72 1 140II B A 20 18 4 67 3 112III B A 17 14 7 57 5 100Total 66 62 19 196 9 352

I B Com 9 9 5 87 10 120II B Com 9 8 6 62 5 90III B Com 4 5 6 63 5 83

Total 22 22 17 212 20 293

B A Total 66 62 19 196 9 352B Com 22 22 17 212 20 293

Grand Total 88 84 36 408 29 645

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STUDENTS STRENGTH FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-12

CLASS SC ST Cat-I OBC GM TOTALI B A 29 29 9 71 1 139II B A 20 18 4 67 3 112III B A 17 14 7 57 5 100Total 66 61 20 195 9 351

I B Com 16 13 9 58 4 100II B Com 9 8 6 62 5 90III B Com 4 5 6 63 5 83

Total 29 26 21 183 14 273

B A Total 66 61 20 195 9 351B Com Total 29 26 21 183 14 273Grand Total 95 87 41 378 23 624

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CLASS SC ST Cat-I OBC GM TOTALI B A 35 30 6 43 1 115II B A 23 20 6 62 1 112III B A 22 20 5 62 2 111Total 80 70 17 167 4 338

I B Com 16 12 9 71 4 112II B Com 15 12 8 50 3 88III B Com 8 6 6 69 11 100

Total 39 30 23 190 18 300

B A Total 80 70 17 167 4 338B Com 39 30 23 190 18 300

Grand Total 119 100 40 357 22 638

STUDENTS STRENGTH FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-13

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STUDENTS STRENGTH FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-14

CLASS SC ST Cat-I OBC GM TOTALI B A 28 23 4 45 5 105II B A 30 25 6 38 1 100III B A 20 22 6 60 1 109Total 78 70 16 143 7 314

I B Com 16 16 5 69 4 110II B Com 11 14 8 63 3 99III B Com 14 12 8 47 3 84

Total 41 42 21 179 10 293

B A Total 78 70 16 143 7 314B Com 41 42 21 179 10 293

Grand Total 119 112 37 322 17 607

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STUDENTS STRENGTH FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2014-15

CLASS SC ST Cat-I OBC GM TOTALI B A 21 16 4 36 1 78II B A 25 18 4 32 4 83III B A 26 25 4 34 1 90Total 72 59 12 102 6 251

I B Com 5 9 4 29 1 48II B Com 13 14 6 64 4 101III B Com 13 9 6 59 3 90

Total 31 32 16 152 8 239

B A Total 72 59 12 102 6 251B Com 31 32 16 152 8 239

Grand Total 103 91 28 254 14 490

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STUDENTS STRENGTH FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-16

CLASS SC ST Cat-I OBC GM TOTALI B A 25 14 4 33 2 78II B A 19 15 4 35 1 74III B A 23 16 4 32 3 78Total 67 45 12 100 6 230

I B Com 11 4 1 31 2 49II B Com 5 9 3 24 1 42III B Com 11 13 3 59 5 91

Total 27 26 7 114 8 182

B A Total 67 45 12 100 6 230B Com 27 26 7 114 8 182

Grand Total 94 71 19 214 14 412

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CLASS SEMESTER SUBJECT APPEAR PASS PERCENTAGE

B.A

I Sem English-1 136 104 76

II Sem English-2 127 75 59

III Sem English-3 108 48 44

IV Sem English-4 104 22 21

CLASS SEMESTER SUBJECT APPEAR PASS PERCENTAGE

B.Com

I Sem English-1 117 92 79

II Sem English-2 114 95 83

III Sem English-3 93 69 74

IV Sem English-4 90 76 84

STUDENTS RESULTS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2010-11

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STUDENTS RESULTS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-12

CLASS SEMESTER SUBJECT APPEAR PASS PERCENTAGE

B.A

I Sem English-1 132 40 30

II Sem English-2 126 64 51

III Sem English-3 120 48 40

IV Sem English-4 115 61 53

CLASS SEMESTER SUBJECT APPEAR PASS PERCENTAGE

B.Com

I Sem English-1 95 68 72

II Sem English-2 92 50 54

III Sem English-3 105 76 72

IV Sem English-4 104 88 85

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STUDENTS RESULTS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-13

CLASS SEMESTER SUBJECT APPEAR PASS PERCENTAGE

B.A

I Sem English-1 112 55 49

II Sem English-2 107 65 61

III Sem English-3 113 51 45

IV Sem English-4 110 53 48

CLASS SEMESTER SUBJECT APPEAR PASS PERCENTAGE

B.Com

I Sem English-1 108 71 66

II Sem English-2 100 68 68

III Sem English-3 87 64 74

IV Sem English-4 84 58 69

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STUDENTS RESULTS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-14

CLASS SEMESTER SUBJECT APPEAR PASS PERCENTAGE

B.A

I Sem English-1 104 60 58

II Sem English-2 93 37 40

III Sem English-3 96 47 49

IV Sem English-4 94 38 40

CLASS SEMESTER SUBJECT APPEAR PASS PERCENTAGE

B.Com

I Sem English-1 106 69 65

II Sem English-2 103 61 59

III Sem English-3 97 54 56

IV Sem English-4 77 57 74

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STUDENTS RESULTS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2014-15

CLASS SEMESTER SUBJECT APPEAR PASS PERCENTAGE

B.A

I Sem English-1 77 31 40

II Sem English-2 77 48 62

III Sem English-3 83 38 46

IV Sem English-4 79 36 46

CLASS SEMESTER SUBJECT APPEAR PASS PERCENTAGE

B.Com

I Sem English-1 47 41 87

II Sem English-2 47 40 85

III Sem English-3 97 20 21

IV Sem English-4 96 58 60

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STUDENTS RESULTS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-16

CLASS SEMESTER SUBJECT PASS%

B.Com I Sem English-1 84%

III Sem English-3 99%

CLASS SEMESTER SUBJECT PASS%

B.A I Sem English-1 87%

III Sem English-3 76%

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2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

II Sem

40%

76%59%

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

III Sem

44% 40%

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

IV Sem

40%

46%

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

I Sem76%

30%

49%

58%

40%

87%

B.A. RESULTS

51%61%

45% 49%

46%

76%

21%

53%

48%

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2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

II Sem

59%

85%

83%

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

III Sem

74% 72%

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

IV Sem

74%60%

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

I Sem79%

72% 66%

65%

87%

84%

B.Com. RESULTS

54%

68%

74%56%

21%

99%84% 85%

69%

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STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS

• Kavya –III sem B.A has scored 82 marks in language English (2015-16).

• Nikitha –I sem B.A., has scored 81 marks in English (2015-16).

• Few students from B.A., B.Com., scored 70 and above marks.• 87% pass in English (I sem B.A., in 2015-16).• 84% pass in English (I sem B.Com., in 2015-16).• 76% pass in English (III sem B.A., in 2015-16).• 99% pass in English (III sem B.Com., in 2015-16).

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ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

2012-13• The department conducted the following activities. • A pick and speak contest was held on 15th April 2013. Several students participated. • An essay writing competition was conducted on 17th April 2013. • The topic given was “Importance of English language in today’s world” students

participated in large number and prizes were awarded for the winners of the competition.• Workshop on Communicative English was conducted by John D’cruz Gomes.

2013-14 The Dept. has conducted various activities to impart knowledge and skill to rural students.• Pick and speak contest was held on 8th April 2013.• An essay writing competition was held on 12th April 2013 to improve the writing skill of

the students.• Puzzles and games like word building and jumbled words were conducted on

06.01.2014 • Guest lecture by Prof. B. Gangadharamurthy, National College Gauribidanur was • arranged. Topic: Teaching English for rural students.

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2014-15• Pick and speak contest was conducted on 04.09.2014.• An essay writing competition was held on 24.01.2014 to improve the

writing skill of students. • Topic: Dress codes in college/ Reservation: Ban or Boon • A special guest lecture was arranged on 21.10.2014 to improve the listening

skills of the students.• Resource person: Prof. Ananda Rao – Topic “Pleasure of reading”.• Another special guest lecture was arranged on 18.03.2015• Resource person Prof. Raghothamachar B.S. -Topic “The Role of

literature in the present scenario”.• Debate was conducted. Topic: Should cell phones be allowed in College/• Women empowerment: A myth or a reality?• Work shop on communication skill was conducted by Mr. Navin and team

on 06-09-2014.• Article writing and advertisement competition were also conducted.

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BEST PRACTICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

• Donating books to library.• Distributing English magazines to the students.• Providing counseling to the students.– Psychological counseling.– Academic counseling.– Career counseling.

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RESOURCE CENTERThe Department of English contains a large number of books on literature

which are very useful to the students.• English grammar-R.S Joseph• Group Communication- Peter

Harteley• Idioms and Phrases• Latest Essays• Word power made easy-Nirman

Lewis• Applied Grammar –Bhatia• Dictionary of Common English –

Royal’s• Common errors in English –Bharathi

Bhawan• English conversation practice –Grant

Taylor• Everyday letter –Sharma• Indian Writing in English• Basic communication skills –P.

Kiranmaidatt• The Indian Epic Retold –R.K.

Narayan• A Glory of English essayists –M.G.

Nayar• Business English• Roget’s Thesaurus• An Anthology of English literature

Criticism• A history of English literature –A.C.

Rickett• The pronunciation of English –M.A.

Yadagiri• Introduction to study of literature –

Hudsun• Wings of fire –A.P.J Abdul Kalam• Civil service planner• Spoken English –Jayasree Balan• Modern Linguistics –S.K. Varma• Tughalaq –Girish Karnad• A tale of two cities –Charles Dickens• Julius Caesar –Shakespeare• An Essay of Dramatic poesy –

Dryden• The Guide –R.K. Narayan• The razors edge –Somerset

Maugham• Know your English –S.Upendra• The complete story of Oscar Wilde• Selected essays –M.P. Bhatia• Things fall apart –Achebe• The care book of Sherlock Homes• Intelligence and aptitude test• Short stories –Chekhov• All about words –Numberg &

Roreeblem• Am I studentship English

• Four great tragedies –Shakespeare• The Golden Quill –P.K. Seshadri• Remembered Glory –Melville• Romeo & Juliet –Shakespeare• General Knowledge• Intermediate English grammar• English Grammar –R. Gupta• Answer to Tough interviews

question –Hodgran• Conversation skills –S.C. Gupta• Murder in the Cathedral –T.S. Eliot• Swami and friends –R.K. Narayan• English Teacher - R.K. Narayan• Mr. Sampath - R.K. Narayan• The Man-Eater of Malgudi - R.K.

Narayan

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INNOVATIVE METHODS OF TEACHING

• Pre-reading activities and exercises.• Brain storming.• Peer assisted learning.• Students seminars.• Group discussions• Motivating comprehensive reading.• Group learning.• Identifying slow learners / performers and provide extra

guidance and study material through remedial coaching.

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FUTURE PLANS• Developing the language lab to improve the

communication skills among rural students.• Setting up separate placement cell for the department

of English to guide students regarding Job opportunities.

• MOU (memorandum of understanding) with RIE(Regional Institute of English) and sending rural students for special training and exposure.

• Conducting add-on courses and certificate courses in interview skills, writing skills and communicative skills.

• To organize UGC sponsored workshop.

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SWOCSTRENGTH• Experienced and dedicated staff.• Department conducts bridge course and remedial classes.• Good collection of books in the library.WEAKNESS• Most of the students are from rural background with poor communication skills • The students do not have basic knowledge of English.• Most of them are 1st generation learners.• Lack of feeder colleges with quality English output.OPPORTUNITIES• Scope for employeement in every sector.• Compulsory in competitive exam.• Knowledge of English is a must to pass NET and SLET examinations.• To teach communication skills for First generation learners.CHALLENGES• To improve the rural students and bring them to the main stream.• To cater to the needs of slow learners and convert them into advanced learners.• Heterogeneity of the students in the same class.• Handling huge class, unmanageable student teacher ratio.

Inaugural function of English Association

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English work shop

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Seminar and Book Release Function

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English work shop

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