The PG & Research Department of English is one of the prestigious departments of Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College. B.A. English programme was started in 1967 and M.A. English programme was introduced in 1970. The department was elevated to the status of a research department in 1993. The faculty members periodically revise and update the syllabi for B.A., M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D., and incorporate and update knowledge enhancement, skill development and job-oriented papers. Task based English Language Teaching for General English was introduced in 1988 and since then, the department is actively engaged in text book and supplementary materials writing. To mark the silver jubilee of materials production, a review seminar on “Task Based English Teaching” was held in February 2017. The department has completed 54 years since its inception. To mark the golden jubilee celebration of the department, a national seminar on “Interrogating the Self: the Postcolonial Prerogative” in collaboration with TJELLS (The Journal for English Language and Literary Studies) was organised in March 2018. An international webinar on the topic “Theory and Practice: From the Metaphysical to the Postmetaphysical” was convened in June 2020. Intercollegiate competitions at National and International level are conducted every year. The department organises an annual intradepartmental literary fest Delight (Defining English Literature in the Glory of High Talents) on diverse themes. An In-house journal Lit-Venture, a compilation of the creative writings of the students of the department is published every year.
Goal
- To empower students by making them fluent and confident users of English and by facilitating the acquisition of literary and creative abilities
Objectives
- To enhance the listening, speaking, reading, writing skills of students and to improve their vocabulary English
- To facilitate the understanding and appreciation of the nuances of English language and literatures in English
- To initiate the comprehension of the various genres of literatures in English from an Indian and multicultural perspective
- To hone the skills of the students to increase the scope of their employability and entrepreneurial abilities
- To orient them towards innovative research
Programmes offered
| B.A. English | M.A. English | M. Phil. English | Ph.D. English |
Course Structure
 UG |
PG |
M.Phil |
Part - II |
Research
| Research Advisors | |
|---|---|
| Ph.D. | M.Phil. |
| Dr. K. Renukadevi (Retired) | Ms. R. Shanthini |
| Dr. R. Vidhya | |
| Dr. V. Parvathi Meena | |
| Dr. M. Venkateshwari | |
| Research Projects | Books Published | Seminars Organized |
|---|---|---|
| Major Projects - 2 Minor Projects - 10 Proceeding - 1 |
15 | National - 3 Regional - 10 |
Result
UG
PG
University Rank
UG
| YEAR | Rank | Name of the Student |
| 2022-2023 | 12 | B. Rakshani |
| 2021-2022 | 14 | R. Suvedha |
| 2020-2021 | 4 | G. Harikkrupa |
| 2019-2020 | 17 | T. R. Sowndharya |
| 2018-2019 | 28 | S. Sivaranjani |
PG
| YEAR | Rank | Name of the Student |
| 2022-2023 | 16 | S. Swathi |
| 2021-2022 | 8 | S. M. Sriprithika |
| 2020-2021 | 6 | R. Durga | 2019-2020 | 7 | C. Priyanga |
| 2018-2019 | 15 | S. Shanmathy |
Activities
Department
- The Faculty members of the PG & Research Department of English have published two course books for the academic year 2022-2023 titled English for Communicative Competency Book II (ISBN: 978-93-95323-09-3) and English for Communicative Competency Extensive Reader II. Both the course books are prescribed for Part II General English, offered at the undergraduate level
- Under the corporate training initiative, the faculty of the department offer skill enhancing programme titled Skill Sharing Initiative to the teachers of Kamakoti Vidyalaya and Savitri Vidyasala Hindu Girls’ Higher Secondary School
- A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the department and the Government Higher Secondary School, Cauvery Nagar, Pudukkottai, to offer consultancy services to teachers
- The faculty members of the department offer consultancy services to Wisdom Enterprises, Kattur, Trichy and Iswaryam Academy, Dalmiapuram, Trichy.
- The intradepartmental Annual Literary Festival DELIGHT was organized on 29.12.2022 and 30.12.2022 on theme 20th Century Women Writers. Students exhibited their creative talent and skills with their performance in events like skit, poster presentation, poetry recitation, literary quiz , if they meet and literary parade
- A one day national seminar was organized on 06.03.2023. Dr. Manu Mangattu, Poet, Author, Visiting Professor, IA 13 USA Certified Life Coach & Academic Counsellor was the Resource Person
- International Women’s Day was celebrated for a duration of a week from 06.03.2023 to 10.03.2023. The events organized were awareness programmes on Female Adolescent Health, Women Empowerment and Laws and Self-Defense Skills. Special lectures on Career Prospects in Banking Sectors for Women and Making an Entrepreneur : Scope and Vistas for English Graduates were also organised. Yoga training was given to our students by Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai
- International Verse Writing Contest was conducted in connection with International Mother Language Day on 21.02.2023. Ms. Immane A Shiphrah, II B.A. English, Bishop Heber College, Trichy bagged the first prize. Ms. Lekha Kothari, I M.Sc. Computer Science, AdharshaMahavidyalaya, Maharashtra won the second prize
- International Poster Presentation Competition was conducted in connection with National Women’s Day on 13.02.2023. Ms. Arinee Anjum and Ms. Nishat TasnimAnanna, II B.A. English, Daffodils International University, Bangladesh bagged the first prize. Ms. R.V. Yuvanika and Ms. AnnicPringka, III B.A. English, Bishop Heber College, Trichy won the second prize
- Ms. D. Divya Priya, Assistant Professor, Department of English, National College, Tiruchirappalli oriented the students towards NET/SET Examination on 09.02.2023
- Debate Club and Theatre Club were inaugurated on 08.09.2022
- World Literacy Day was celebrated on 08.09.2022
- Dr.G.Sundari & Dr. K. Shenbagavalli Endowment Lecture was held on 07.09.2022. Dr.Suresh Frederick, Associate Professor and UG Head, Department of English, Bishop Heber College spoke on the topic Ecological Vision in Literature
- The Inauguration of the Bridge Course in English was organized on 18.07.2022. Dr.K.T.Tamilmani, Associate Professor and Head, Department of English, Nehru Memorial College, Puthanampatti, Trichy inaugurated the course
- An international webinar on the topic “Theory and Practice: From the Metaphysical to the Postmetaphysical” was convened on 20.6.2020. Dr. J. Rohan Savarimuthu, Senior Lecturer in English, Department of Languages of Communication Studies, Trincomalee Campus, Sri Lanka acted as the resource person.
- A national level online literary quiz was conducted on 19.06.2020 and 20.06.2020
- A UGC sponsored one day national seminar on “Career Opportunities for English Literature Students” was conducted on 29.01.2020
- A UGC sponsored one day national seminar on “Emerging Trends in Literary Studies” was conducted on 07.02.2019
- In connection with Golden Jubilee Celebration of the department – a national seminar on “Interrogating the Self: the Postcolonial Prerogative” was held in collaboration with TJELLS on 02.03.2018. The research articles were published in 2 volumes
- A UGC sponsored one day national seminar on “Women’s Writing” was conducted on 05.02.2018
- A review seminar on “Task based English Teaching” was conducted in February 2017
- The Silver Jubilee Celebration of “Task based English Teaching” was held on 16.02.2017 and 17.02.2017
- The department conducts the Founder’s Birthday Intercollegiate Debate in English every year in the month of october
Students
- Students of the Department of English participated and bagged prizes in the Intercollegiate competitions: LitArena 2k23 in Aiman College of Arts and Science, Trichy, Gender Fest 2023, Bharathidasan University, Trichy, FEZ’CAU -2023 in Cauvery College for Women,Trichy
- Ms. S. Jansi of III B.A. English was adjudged as the Best Outgoing Student for the academic year 2022-2023
- Ms.B. Malavika has contributed a magnificent piece of write-up in the anthology Pink Power (ISBN: 978-93-92198-11-3) by SpotWrite publication and has been finalized under Bravo International Book of World Records on 21.06.2022. Her love for penning anthologies has continued ever since and she has co-authored the anthologies- Fortune June (ISBN: 978-93-5452-615-2) by Spectrum of Thoughts Publication, Dreams (ISBN: 979 -8888837894) by Words of Soul Publication, Memories-Volume 1 by the Quill House Publication, Cicatrix Volume-2 by the Quill House Publication, Pilgrims of Space (ISBN:9798886847413), Dream Journey (ISBN : 978-93-5616-101-6) by Blue Birds Publication, Dandelions: Multiverse of Poems -Volume I (ISBN: 9798887494470), Dusk and Dawn – Volume 5 by the Quill House Publication, Shades of Sketches (ISBN: 978-93-5616-233-4) by Blue Birds Publication
- Ms.B. Malavika of III B.A. English has exhibited her passion for creative writing by penning a poetry collection in English titled ‘Authoropod’ in July 2022
- Ms.Dhanya Satheesh of III B.A. English has been elected as a Spoken English Tutor Intern and is presently working with Trichy Plus
- Ms. R.Suvedha of III B.A. English, Ms. B.Malavika and Ms. S.Jansi of II B.A. English completed NPTEL Online Certification Course on "History of English Language and Literature" with Elite Silver Badge in 2021
- Ms.T.R. Sowndharya of I M.A.English has been awarded band 3 in the Teaching Knowledge Test organized by Cambridge Assessment English
- Ms. S.Swathi of III B.A. English worked as an intern in US based Financial Service Company (Sutherland Global Services) and received stipend
- Ms. G. Harikkrupa authored a poem “To the Moon” in the anthology “Voice of Many” published by Spectrum of Thoughts in 2021
- Ms. B. Malavika of I B.A. English received the Best Poem Award from the Association of Global Academicians and Researchers (AGAR) for her poem titled “Until She Flies in Indian English Poetry Anthology by Young Minds” in June 2021
- Ms.T.Teena of IIMA English attended an International 5 Day E-Learning Workshop organized by Department of English and Culture Studies, Punjab University, Chandigarh from 06.06.2020 to 11.06.2020
- Ms. G. Harikkrupa authored a short story entitled “Faith in Despair and a poem Ocean’s Haven” in the anthology “Breathing Cosmos”, Ukiyoto Publishers in 2020
- Ms.B. Thrisha of I B.A. English was selected as a content writing intern by ACTF-Anti Corona Task Force, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
- Ms. R. Durga of II M.A. English received the Best Poem Award from the Association of Global Academicians and Researchers (AGAR) for her poem titled “Utopic Dystopia” in “Indian English Poetry Anthology by Young Minds”
- Ms. R.Durga authored poems entitled “Fishes into Water, A Sandwich Island” and “Dream Alone” in the anthology “Breathing Cosmos”, Ukiyoto Publishers
- Ms. R. Durga of II M.A. English was adjudged as the best outgoing student for the academic year 2019-20
- Ms. K. Yazhinishree of II M.A. English was elected as the Vice-chairperson of the College Students’ Union in 2019-2020
- Ms. R. Durga and Ms. G.Aishwarya of II M. A. English were offered internships by Mymegaminds Online Tutoring Private Limited in 2019-2020
- Ms. R. Durga worked as a content writer (Social Media Marketing) and received stipend
- Ms. G. Aishwarya worked as a tutor and demo tutor for English and received stipend
- Ms. N. Vembu II M.A. English received third Prize and cash award in the District level competition conducted by Tamil Valarchi Thurai on 11.09.2018
- Ms. N. Vembu II M.A. English received cash prize in the District level Bharathidasan Poetry Recitation competition conducted by DMK Murasoli Trust on 27.08.2018
Resources
Language Lab
Books - 5922
Journals - 6
- The Literary Criterion
- Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics
- International Journal of Translation
- Literaria
- International Journal of Communication
- Language Forum- A Journal of Language and Literature
Highlights
- Dr. R. Vidhya, Associate Professor and Head has been nominated as the Member of the Board of Studies for PG English - Bharathidasan University, Trichy
- Dr. R. Vidhya, Associate Professor and Head was nominated as the University Representative for the Board of Studies, English - Jamal Mohammed College, Trichy
- Dr. R. Vidhya, Associate Professor and Head served as the Subject Expert of the Inspection Commission, Bharathidasan University, Trichy for the permanent affiliation of M.A. English at Annai Vailankanni Arts and Science College, Thanjavur
- Dr. R. Vidhya, Associate Professor and Head was appointed as the Member of Staff Selection Committee for the faculty recruitment process in various universities
- Dr. R. Vidhya, Associate Professor and Head acted as a Resource Person in the Two-Day International conference on Recent Trends in English Language Teaching and Cultural Studies organized by PG and Research Department of English, SrimadAndavan Arts and Science College, Trichy
- Dr. R. Vidhya, Associate Professor and Head acted as a Judge in the Oratorical Competition for college students conducted in connection with Pongal Day Celebration organized by Indian Medical Association
- Dr. R. Vanmathi, Assistant Professor was the Chief Guest in the MupperumVizhain Government Higher Secondary School, Kanakiliyanallur
- Dr. M.V. Venkateshwari, Assistant Professor was the Chief Guest in the Lighting Ceremony of Sri Vignesh Vidyalaya Senior Secondary School, Trichy
- Dr. M.V. Venkateshwari, Assistant Professor acted as the Judge for the Women’s Day Competition conducted by National College, Trichy
- The faculty members have been acting as the members in the Board of Studies and in the Doctoral Research Committees
- The faculty members act as External examiners for M.A. and M.Phil. programmes
- The faculty members deliver talks in All India Radio. They act as judges for various college and school level competitions
- Dr.R. Vidhya, Dr. K. Anitha and Dr. V.Parvathi Meena served as judges in the national level competitions organized by the Department of Zoology in collaboration with OISCA International, Japan in 2019 and 2020 respectively
- An international webinar on the topic “Theory and Practice: From the Metaphysical to the Postmetaphysical” was convened on 20.6.2020
- The faculty members have been involved in a social outreach programme, “Unnat Bharat Abiyan, (A Movement for Progressive India) at Agalanganallur, Mettupatti, Pallakadu and Dalmiapuram
- The department released the journal titled “Interrogating the Self: the Postcolonial Prerogative” in two volumes in collaboration with TJELLS in 2018
- The faculty members produce books for the Part II English course and for the General English papers of the Vocational and Community College programmes
- The faculty members have been the principal investigators for two major research projects and ten minor research projects funded by University Grants Commission
- The department has a research library housing around 6000 books
- The department has been involved in many extension and social outreach programmes
- The faculty members extends consultancy services to many colleges, schools and teacher training institutions
- The department has an MoU with a government school for offering training to teachers
- The department has a considerable placement record
- The faculty members publish papers in reputed international and national journals
- The department offers training for competitive examinations like NET, SET, TRB, TET, CTET and other competitive examinations
- Dr. K. Shenbagavalli and Dr. Kanaka Bhasyam, former Associate Professors, served as the Principals of Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College from 2005 to 2007 and 2010 to 2014 respectively
- Dr. Usha Chandrasekharan was honoured with a certificate and cash award by the New Century Book House for her contribution towards material production
- Dr. Usha Chandrasekaran, formerly Vice Principal and Associate Professor presented a paper on “New Technologies and New Literacies in the ESL composition class” at University of Texas, Austin, USA
- Dr. Usha Chandrasekaran, formerly Vice Principal and Associate Professor presented a paper on “The Negotiated Enculturation Process in the Second Language Classroom - A study in Ecolinguistics” at Harvard University, USA
- Dr. K. Shenbagavalli was honoured with Bharathiya Shiksha Ratan Award and Eminent Citizen of India Award by the Nation’s Economic for Health Educational Growth, Delhi and International Institute of Education and Management
- Dr. Kanaka Bhasyam, formerly Principal and Head presented a paper on “Transcultural English Studies” at Goethe University, Germany