Department Profile

DEPARTMENT PROFILE : ENGLISH

 

Name of the Department: ENGLISH

 

a) About the Department: Udali College, Bamungaon was established in the year 1995 and it launched the English Department in the same year. Till 2010 the syllabus was 1+1+1 three years Degree Course and then GAUHATI  UNIVERSITY  introduced a three years semester system degree course. In 2019 as instructed by the GU the department offered CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (CBCS) Semester  under graduate programme with honours in English, along with the compulsory papers such as Ability-Enhancement Compulsory Courses , Skill Enhancement Courses and Alternative English.

 

The Present Teaching Staff of the Department as follows:

1.Mustak Ahmed,M.A-HoD

2.Salma Akhtara. M.A. B.Ed. SLET

3.Ranjan Chudhary. M.A.SLET

 

COURSES:

UG syllabi of courses (Non CBCS)

 

https://sites.google.com/a/gauhati.ac.in/syllabus-ug-old/

 

CBCS(Choice Based Credit System) Course:

 

https://sites.google.com/a/gauhati.ac.in/syllabus-ug-cbcs/

 

Semester I

• ENG-HC-1016-Indian Classical Literature
• ENG-HC-1026-European Classical Literature

 

Semester II

• ENG-HC-2016-Indian Writing in English
• ENG-HC-2026-British poetry and Drama(17th &18th)

 

Semester III

• ENG-HC-3016-History of English Literature and Forms.
• ENG-HC-3026-American Literature
• ENG-HC-3036-British Poetry and Drama( 17th &18th century).

 

Semester IV

• ENG-HC-4016-British Literature (18th Century)
• ENG-HC-4026-British Romantic Literature
• ENG-HC-4036-British Literature (The 19th Century)

Semester V

• ENG-HC-5016-British Literature (The 20th Century)
• ENG-HC-5026-Women's Writing

Semester VI

• ENG-HC-6016-Modern European Drama
• ENG-HC-6026-Post Colonial Literature

 

DSE(any four)

Semester V(any two)

• ENG-HE-5016-Popular Literature
• ENG-HE-5026-Modern Indian Writing in English Translation
• ENG-HE-5036-Literature of Indian Diaspora
• ENG-HE-5046-19th Century European Realism
• ENG-HE-5056-Literary Criticism and Literary theory
• ENG-HE-5066-Science Fiction & Detective Literature

 

 

Semester VI(any two)

• ENG-HE-6016-Literature and Cinema
• ENG-HE-6026-World Literature
• ENG-HE-6036-Partition Literature
• ENG-HE-6046-Travel Writing
• ENG-HE-6056-Life Writing
• ENG-HE-6066-Writings from North East India.

 

 

Regular Course papers

•  First Semester

               1.ENG-CC-1016

               2.AECC -1014

•   2nd  Semester

              1.ENG-CC-1026

 

Regular Course- SEC Papers

 

• Third Semester

1.ENG-SE-3014

            Creative Writing

•  4th Semester

1.ALT -CC-4016

• 5th Semester

1.ENG-SE-5016

Technical Writing

• 6th Semester

1.ENG-RG-6016

Cultural Diversity

 

Student Strength

 

Session 2017-18

 

Sem	Major			ENG -General			ALT/AECC
	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total
First Sem	3	1	4	169	116	285	15	02	17
3rd Sem	1	1	2	------	-----	------	1	1	02
5th Sem	0l	0	0	------	-----	-------	----	-----	-----

 

 

Session 2018-19

 

Sem	Major			ENG -CC			ALT/AECC
	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total
First Sem	1	0	1	149	159	288	12	0	12
3rd Sem	1	0	1	-----	-----	-----	15	2	17
5th Sem	1	1	2	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----

 

Session 2019-20

 

Sem	Major			ENG -CC			ALT/AECC
	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total
First Sem	3	7	10	113	103	216	19	4	23
3rd Sem	1	0	1	-	-	-	12	0	12
5th Sem	1	1	2	-	-	'	-	-	-

 

Session 2020-21

 

Sem	Major			ENG -CC			ALT/AECC
	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total
First Sem	3	4	7	73	94	167	7	6	13
3rd Sem	2	7	9	-	-	-	9	3	12
5th Sem	1	0	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

 

Session 2021-22

 

Sem	Major			ENG -CC			ALT/AECC
	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total
First Sem	2	7	9	149	116	265	36	21	57
3rd Sem	3	4	7	-	-	-	6	2	8
5th Sem	2	7	9	-	-	-	-	-	-

 

 

 

Aims and objectives of our Department:

 

1.The department aims to cater to the needs of training in English as a medium of communication and as a global language essential for the students’ all-round academic and professional development.

 

2. By offering the undergraduate B.A. in English Course, the department seeks to keep up with the equivalent colleges that have left their mark in the field of English Literary studies and sensitize students to the wider world of literature in an international language.

 

3.To transcend their knowledge of grammatical & compositional aptitude which would meet the needs of the dynamic career and professional demands.

 

4.To impart the various technical skills of assessing and analyzing literature of different types and build a sensibility of appreciating literature.

 

5.To prepare the students of the locality for higher education in the concerned discipline and groom them for associated professions.

 

Semester wise action plan for Teaching

 

Admission Policy: The Admission process has been undertaken by the admission committee constituted as per guidelines of the college authority. Merit is considered on the result of the last exam appeared by the candidate and specially marks obtained in English for taking admission in English Major.

Counseling and qualifying test for Major Students: The Dept. of English initiates a qualifying test (written) for taking a major in English among those willing students having 45% in the concerned subject in the last final exam.

Action Plan: The department takes a lot of measures to increase the enrolment and make students' results better.

 

Counseling:

 

1.Counseling is considered to be a key aspect by the department for smooth running of the teaching learning process. In the very beginning of the new session or induction program has been undertaken by the faculties of the department expecting that students of the English department can easily access the course.

 

2.Remedial classes have been initiated for the slow learners selecting on the basis of their performance in the internal assessment.

 

3.Flexibility of departmental class routine has been maintained as per requirement of the students of concerned dept.

 

4.Both financial and psychological support have been provided in case of poor students sent to those having mental stress.

 

Class Allotment:

 

Every year a departmental annual meeting is organized by the department of English. All the faculty members’ presence in the meeting is mandatory. In this meeting the course has been distributed equally among the faculty members (paper wise). It is also mentioned that in every academic session the topic in every allotment to each faculty member has to be changed. The HOD presides over the annual departmental meeting.Various departmental and inter departmental seminars, group discussion, educational tour & project work have been practiced by the dept. for all round enrichment of the students of the department.

 

Detection of slow learners and steps taken for them:

 

1.Admission of students is done in the College based on the academic performance of other previous examinations. Yet we are facing a lack of equality input.

 

2.Slow learners are identified on the basis of classroom intersections, assignments and performance in the sessional exam specially.

 

Steps Taken: To improve the quality of the slow learners generally we arranged some remedial measures, such as-

 

i).Remedial special classes are arranged for the slow learners.

ii).Giving some homework to prepare notes for her/his syllabus.

iii).Attempting to make them free and frank regarding their quarries and problems.

iv).Arrangement of khata of remedial attendance.

v).They are providing study materials.

 

 

Student’s feedback and action taken report:

 

 Feedback is collected from our passed out students both by offline and online methods. Format for feedback are compiled with the issue of teachers punctuality, communication skill, friendly behavior, using TLM in class etc. and feedback for the department and institution at a large from the feedback the department of English has been trying to improve demanded by the students feedback for making it more friendly and helpful to the students of the college.

 

Initiative Practices  taken by the department:

 

1.Teachers Exchange Program:

 

Teachers Exchange Program serves as a cultural learning experience for the teachers and as a means for expanding and enriching an educator’s pedagogic expertise. Keeping in mind the department of English, Udali College has decided to introduce this program with the different colleges. Apart from this inter departmental teachers exchange a program has also been conducted by the department among the faculty members of the College.

 

 

Group Discussion: Group discussion of the English department includes in every paper. Group discussion makes students more clear about the topic taught by the teacher. After that, if they have confusion about the topic they can ask their teachers any questions. So, it is beneficial for them. After their discussion, they get marks or grades when teachers ask something about the topic.

 

Extension Activities of our Department

 

Our Department has so far arranged many programs for the development of the students, faculty and the college and the scciety. Our department always shows keen interest in enhancing research based activities and language development Programs. The Department always tries to improve the speaking, listening, writing and reading skills of the students by organizing various communication skill development courses and programs. To build the students excellence in English language and literature the department takes the following steps:

 

1. To enhance students' grammatical knowledge,communicative skill and skills in listening, speaking , reading and writing the department aims to organize a free add-on course on Spoken English. For this purpose the department organized Spoken English in the year 2018.

 

1. To develop students' skill and creativity the department of English attempts to publish Wall Magazine In every year. For this purpose the department published Wall Magazine in the session 2022-2023.

 

1. To increase the knowledge of scientific research and article writing of the students,the department endeavours to publish Departmental Magazine in every session. For this intention the department  published Departmental Magazine from the session  2022-2023.

 

 

 

Best Practices of the Department:

 

*The faculties of the Department visits select nearby Junior Colleges(12th Standard) at least once a month to help develop the student’s communication skill and have friendly bond with the institutions for future collaborations. We take as it as our duty to help the rural vernacular medium students to remove their English phobia and make them confident to acquire the global language.

 

*After the commencement of the NEP-2020 the Department has been trying to help the student get their Dig-locker accounts for the purpose of Academic Bank of Credit. WE have made it our departmental best practice for the coming few years until each and every student have their accounts and know the importance of it. 

 

 

Results of the students of Major, last Semester :

 

 

Session	Appeared students	Passed students	Pass Percentage	Highest grades (CGPA)
2019	03	03	100%	6.88
2020	02	02	100%	6.81
2021	02	02	100%	5.56
2022	09	09	100%	7.55
2023	08	08	100%	7.41

 

 

Placement and Higher Education of the Passed out Students:

 

 

Sl no	Name	Year of passing	Placement
1.	Imran Hussain	2016	Teacher,Tet
2.	Asfika Shabnam	2014	Teacher,Tet
3.	Latifah khanom Talukdar	2014	Teacher ,Tet
4.	Hashora Khatun	2014	Teacher , Tet
5.	Shahidul Islam	2014	PGT
6.	Shabby Tamannah	2019	Advocate
7.	Roushan Sharma	2019	Advocate
8.	Fahiya Fahmin Choudhary	2020	Sales Associate
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List of Graduate/Post Graduate/Other Qualification:

 

 

 

Sl no	Name	Year of passing	Qualification
1.	Nagendra Chauhan	2020	L.L.B
2.	Moonmi Firdous	2022	M.A
3.	Sabina Yasmin	2022	M.A
4.	Shahrin Mustafa	2022	M.A
5.	Sneha Sangma	2022	M.A,PGDCA
6.	Jiten Rongfar	2022	M.A
7.	Manai Engtepi	2022	M.A
8.	Khushi Majumdar	2022	M.A
9.	Ronit Hojai	2022	M.A
10.	Shjina Begum	2022	B.Ed
11.	Preety Talukder	2023	M.A
12.	Saraswati Barman	2023	M.A

 

Departmental Library:

 

Sl.no	PARTICULARS	TOTAL
1.	Text and reference books	80
2.	Magazine	2

 

Our Department has a small library having 110 nos. of Books. It contains text books and reference books. Separate books issue register has been maintained by the department and one of the faculty members is accorded to be assigned for keeping the records. Students can borrow books every working day. We collect books from outgoing students and from faculty members of our department as donations to the department library.

 

 

Future Plans of the Department:

 

 

Our Department plans to organize state/national/ international seminars/ workshops/ popular talks every year with the aid of some funding agencies like UGC,RUSA , ICSSR, Higher Education Department and other agencies.We are going to publish an ISBN book from our department. The English department plans to organize different FDP also in future. This will certainly benefit the students as well as teachers to acquire knowledge in concerned areas. This will also help both the students and teachers to interact with national and international academicians and scholars will draw their attention towards scientific research.

The department plans to arrange educational tours, different programs related to academic progression,and picnics once in a year. From the tours , performing in different programs and field visits,  the students will be inspired to write project reports and able to increase their confidence, curiosity and research aptitude as well.

 

 

 SWOC Analysis of the Department:

 

Strength :

• Good reputation of the department

• Good interpersonal relationship

• Good teacher – student relationship

• Strict discipline

• Strong Management

• Strong extension culture

• Effective library support.

Weakness :

• Limited Space

• Not sufficient e- resource and advanced equipments

• Faculty inadequacy

• Shortage of a language lab and a Departmental ICT classroom.

Opportunity :

• Timely recommendation of teachers in vacant posts.

• Revised syllabus enables the students to remain updated.

• Because of mandatory 75% attendance of each student, students can acquire the maximum benefit of the teachings.

Challenges:

1. Poor road connectivity of the adjacent villages. Students find it difficult to reach the college          during rain.

2. Because of the poor economic condition, the learners get it hard to bear the daily travelling expenses to reach the college

3.  Many teachers are providing their services without getting any government salary or financial assistance.

 

Suggestions :

 

The Department of English of the college needs some basic infrastructural facilities such as a big separate digital departmental room, big size natural and political maps of North East India, India and the world,available furniture, bookshelves, one more steel Almirah, globe, photo frames etc.

 

        Therefore the department requests the management and the Principal to provide all the necessary things in a most effective way and seeks cooperation and support from all, to bring success to the above proposed action plan.

 

 

 

 

Declaration:  Mustak Ahmed  the Head of the Department of English hereby declare that

information included in this departmental profile is true to the best of my knowledge.

This departmental profile is prepared after internal discussion with each and every

members of the department.

 

 

 

 

Name of HOD: Mustak Ahmed                                  Name of Principal: Dr.Arun Borah.

 

Departmental Album

 

 

A few images of different programs that students and teachers have participated/guided: