Department of English 

Welcome to English Department

The Department of English was established in the year 1958 along with the establishment of the college. Since its inception the department has been playing a vital role in the development of college. All the lecturers of the department underwent training in communicative language teaching, ELF under George Bishop Jr.,the Senior English Language Fellow from the U.S. State department in S.V.University Tirupathi. As a result ELF methods have been introduced in Englishclassroom.The department provides women oriented courses and striving hard for the intellectual,ethical and aesthetic development of women students. M.A. English is introduced in the year 2011.The department is also offering certificate course in Spoken English. Capacity building is aimed at, which would go a long way in shaping the destiny of the nation. At present the department is striving hard to develop communication skills among the students so as to enable them to become confident and compete in the global world. In association with JKC the members of the department are imparting the students the required skills like soft skills, social skills,Group-Discussion and Personality Development. Our aim is to bring attitudinal change in the minds of students,  to promote knowledge employment skills to empower themselves.

VISION

To develop among the students a sense of appreciation for literature besides honing their employability skills in order   to make them scale new heights and remain as true ambassadors of humanity.

MISSION

• To empower the students with the nuances of literature and language.
• To make them inculcate aesthetic sense and values through literature.
• To equip them with effective strategies of communication for life and career.
• To facilitate  them to meet the challenges of global employment opportunities.

E.L.Lab:

A well-equipped English Language Lab is provided to train the students in International English and to expose them to different accents of English. .The quality sustenance and quality enhancement measures are undertaken to meet the national trends.

B.Sc.Combinations

Mathematics, Physics, Computer Sciences (E.M.) Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry (E.M.) Mathematics, Chemistry, Data Science

Botany, Zoology, Chemistry ( E.M.&T.M) Bio.Technology, Botany, Chemistry (E.M) Home-Science,(EM)

Commerce

B.Com. (Computer applications) B.Com. (General)

Arts Combinations

History, Economics, Political Science (T.M)

History, Advanced English, Computer Applications (E.M)

History, Advanced Urdu ,Political Science (U.M) Advanced Telugu, Psychology, Rural Development

• Organized one day National Seminar on The Role of Pedagogy in Higher Education
• All the faculty of the department are ELF trained.
• ELF methods of teaching are implemented in the classroom.
• Organizing Seminars and guest lectures by eminent Faculty.
• MOU with Urdu University,Kurnool
• C. Sumalatha, Topper in P.G. Entrance Examination of S.K.Univerity, Anantapur & stood first in Women Studies, Padmavathi Mahila Universty,Tirupathi.
• A. Jemimah, topper in P.G.Entrance Examination of Rayalaseema University Kurnool & qualified SET Exam.
• B.A. Litt. Introduced during the academic year 2016-17.
• M.A. English is introduced during the year 2011.
• More than 90% students are pursuing higher studies from Adv.English group.
• Communication skills and Soft skills I II III are introduced as Foundation Courses in 2015.
• State level second best study project - Prize received by R. Madhuri, II B.A.
• State level first prize for securing highest marks in general English received by R.Madhuri.
• G.Pushpalatha from M.A.English received Gold medal from Rayalaseema University–2015.

Best Practices of theDepartment

• Peer – teaching and block teaching
• Conducting Englishexpo.
• Certificate course in Spoken English.
• ELF Methods of teaching.

Cetificate Course  : Spoken English     Syllabus

  The department introduced Certificate Course in Spoken English as an additional input.

Objectives

• To improve fluency and confidence of the student when speaking English.
• The ability to communicate effectively.
• To make them learn  correct pronunciation.
• To make them familarize with english literature.