Department of English

     English is the language of the world. It is no longer the language of the colonizer nor is it confined to literature alone. It has acquired a multi-faceted dimension in the global context, and the department of English has risen to the occasion.

      Department of English -earlier part of the Madurai-Kamaraj University Extension centre- is one of the very first departments established in our University in 1990. We have seven faculty members and Prof. S. Ravindranathan has been heading the department since its inception in 1990. We have an office with one junior assistant, one lab technician and an office assistant.

 
FACULTIES IN DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
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Dr. K. Balasubramanian

Professor
Dr. S. Prabahar Professor & Head
Dr. P.K. Kalyani Associate Professor
Dr. N. Poovalingam Associate Professor
Dr. R. Ramesh Associate Professor
Mrs. J. Jenitha Assistant Professor
Dr. R. Vasuhi Assistant Professor(UGC)

SPECIALIZATION

The faculty has varied areas of interest which are shared with the students at PG and doctoral level. To name a few,

    •    DRAMA
    •    COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
    •    TRANSLATION STUDIES
    •    CRITICAL THEORY
    •    BRITISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURES
    •    POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES
    •    CULTURAL STUDIES
    •    MEDIA STUDIES
    •    ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES
    •    ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING    
ACADEMIC VISITS ABROAD

     The faculties of our department are very active. They share their interests and knowledge with outside colleagues by presenting research papers in Conferences/Seminars. They have visited many important Universities in India and abroad, like the ones in     CANADA     MALAYSIA     UNITED STATES
RESEARCH

RESEARCH GUIDANCE

All the faculty members are approved research guides and have been guiding Ph.D. and M.Phil research scholars since 1990.

No. of Ph.D’s awarded-          52
Ongoing -          29
          

RESEARCH PROJECTS

COMPLETED  

MAJOR  -          3
MINOR -           10
              
             
ONGOING PROJECTS

WOMEN IN CANKAM LITERATURE - GOVT. OF TAMIL NADU AND CIIL  
MYSORE - PI - P.K.KALYANI            
DIASPORIC AESTHETICS - UGC - PI - P .K.KALYANI           

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS
AUTHORED                                          -    14
EDITED                                                -    08

PAPERS PUBLISHED                             -  115

RECENT PUBLICATIONS
1. INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH: RECENT TRENDS AND CONCERNS
Edited. S. Ravindranathan and P.K.Kalyani  -2006

2. HIGHER EDUCATION: ITS SOCIAL RELEVANCE
Edited: S. Ravindranathan, et.al

3. CULTURE AND LITERATURE
Edited: S. Ravindranathan and S. Prabahar  - 2008

CONFERENCES/ SEMINARS   
ORGANISED                                       -   31
PAPERS PRESENTED                          - 442

RECENT CONFERENCES ORGANIZED

National Conference on Literature and Culture    
            Dr. S.Prabahar       -   Coordinator
National Conference on Precept to Practice in
 English Language Teaching
           Dr.R. Ramesh        -   Coordinator
CONFERENCES PLANNED
National Conference on Translation Studies
           Dr.P.K.Kalyani       -   Coordinator

TEACHING

Current Strength
M.A.        -  33
M.Phil     -  19

We revise our syllabus every 3 years. Recently we have introduced the following job oriented papers in the M.A. Course

  • TRANSLATION : THEORY AND PRACTICE    
  • ENGLISH FOR MASS COMMUNICATION
  • WRITING FOR MEDIA
  • COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN ENGLISH
  • CREATIVE WRITING
  • ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

We have a language lab which is utilized by the students not only of our department but of other departments too.

COURSES OFFERED
  1. M. A. (English)
  2. M. Phil.(English)
  3. Short term Courses

Spoken English for Post Graduate Students

English for Doctors

English for Lawyers

English for Business Communication

Spoken English for Homemakers

Publication of Books (Department & Individual)

 

1. INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH: RECENT TRENDS AND CONCERNS
Edited. S. Ravindranathan and P.K.Kalyani  -2006

2. HIGHER EDUCATION: ITS SOCIAL RELEVANCE
Edited: S. Ravindranathan, et.al - 2007

3. CULTURE AND LITERATURE
Edited: S. Ravindranathan and S. Prabahar  - 2008
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