English Department Reports 2019 -2020

Orientation Program for I BA Students for the Academic Year 2019-20

The Orientation programme conducted by the Department of English for the I BA students. It was organized with the objective of familiarizing the students about the vision, mission, history and objectives of what the Department aspire to inculcate and develop in their students. It was scheduled on 18th July, 2019.

The vision of the Department is to help students imbibe the seamless integration of literary experience and expression. In this endeavour, it attempts to introduce students to the recent literary trends, to sensitize them to the socio- cultural issues of the time, to empower them to respond intellectually and emotionally, to advance their language skills. Along with this, the main objectives of the English Department was explained by the Head of the Department, Mrs. Brinda Srinivasan. Ms. Suganthi and Ms. Jean, explained to the students about the History, Programme Outcome, Course Outcome, the Student Support Academics, Methodology of Evaluation and Assessment of Performance to enlighten the students about the rules and regulations of the Programme they have chosen. The Orientation Programme was beneficial to the students as they understood their roles and responsibilities and this will aid them in the successful completion of their course.

(Mrs. Brinda Srinivasan explaining the students about the Vision and Mission of the Department of English)

Ms. Suganthi and Ms. Jean elaborating on the Academic activities and Student Support-Academic Strategies and Equipment at the campus to enhance learning.

Bridge Course 2019 -2020

A Bridge Course was organized by the Department of English for the first year B.A Optional English students on the 22nd, 27th, 30th of July and 2nd of August 2019 respectively. The bridge course was based on the History of English Literature and Language. The students were introduced to the Literary Eras/Movements (From Age to Chaucer to the Modern age and Postmodern). A detailed introduction to Elizabethan Age (Drama, William Shakespeare - His Tragedies, Comedies, History Plays), Evolution of Drama, Shakespearean Drama, Introduction to prose - literary analysis and appreciation along with fostering critical thinking skills as applicable to works of literary narratives, Prose- Origin of Essay, general trends, themes and concerns from Medieval to Neoclassical Age and an Introduction to the history and structure of the English language, Introduction to English Language in its historical and social cultural context was introduced to the students. These topics were covered by Mrs Brinda Srinivasan (HoD), Ms. Jyoti Paul, Ms Suganthi Asaal and Ms Jean Johnwelsley.

Phantasia Club Literary Event – Spell Bee Competition.

The English literary Club ‘Phantasia’ conducted a Spell Bee competition for all the classes on 27th July,2019. The event was from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. The event was open to all courses and combinations. The participants were given thirty seconds to spell a word. There were three rounds in it, where the first round was written and the next two were oral.

Literary Club Event – Spell Bee Competition

The session was indeed valuable and distinct. It was an interactive session and also helped the students to learn many things. The students participated with great enthusiasm and walked away with laurels at the end of the day.

This activity was mainly conducted with an attempt to boost the students' vocabulary. Overall, it gave the students an opportunity to exercise the muscles of their brain and also helped them to improve their vocabulary skills.

TALENTIA 2019-2020 Talentia an inter-class competition was held on 18th September and 20th September, 2019 respectively. Literary Events such as Pictionary and Tableau was organized for the students in D-21. Talentia worked as a great platform for the students to show their creative skills and develop them. Pictionary Pictionary was a competition held on 18th of September, conducted by ‘Phantasia’ to help the students enhance their imagination skills and their bondage with their partners. It was a competition where each team is given a word split into two parts, one member of the team has to draw the word in pictorial way and the other is supposed to find the exact word, within the time limit of 30 seconds.

The competition helped the students to be efficient and they all participated enthusiastically.

Tableau Tableau was held on 20th of September. The theme for the event was any story from “Indian Epics and Indian Folk Tales”. The students depicted scenes from different tales and epics.

Literary Event - Tableau

The events were entertaining, informative and helped the students to explore their talents and boosted their energy.

REMEDIAL CLASSES 2019 -2020

The Department of English conducted remedial coaching for the slow learners and the late admissions to bridge the gaps in their learning progress by providing supplementary information and individual attention for better understanding of the contents. The lecturers helped the slow learners with the academics so that they could also score good mark. The remedial classes were conducted from the 21st to 25th of October 2019 to help them achieve success in academics. The remedial classes were organized for supporting the students who needs to develop better learning skills as well as master the content. The remedial classes for the even semester was conducted online by the concerned lecturers due to the pandemic lockdown.

HUMANITIES NEWSLETTER

2019 - 2020

“Creativity is the brain's invisible muscle that when used and exercised routinely becomes better and stronger― Ashley Ormon

The Humanities Department rejoices at the ceremonial release of their newsletter titled PHROMEDASIA CHRONICLES of views, muse and minds on the 17th of January 2020. The title of the newsletter encompassed the three department clubs Phantasia (English), Phronema (Psychology) and Medios (Journalism).

The publishing of the newsletter was the result of the efforts put in by all the staff and the club presidents of the three departments- The newsletter was published in the endeavor to explore the creative, cerebral and perspectives of students and find a niche to pen them.

The newsletter’s content comprised the three subjects clubbed together i.e. Journalism, English and Psychology. It was indeed a proud moment for the architects of this newsletter. The students were happy to see their articles published. The Humanities Department looks forward to another edition of the newsletter the following semester with more contributions.

Without the assistance of the members of the editorial board and student editors this endeavor would not have transpired. The Humanities Department encourages the students to be plumb the depths to delve into their creative potential and find expression through various channels. May you all nourish your creativity for it to flourish!

HUMANITIES FEST INTER-CLASS LITERARY EVENTS 2019 - 2020

Humanities Fest an interclass fest was organized on the 10th of February, 2020. It was a golden opportunity provided to the students to exhibit their talents. Literary Events such as Drama and Chameleon was organized which helped them to showcase their talents and Creativity.

Drama Drama was the event conducted on 10th February, 2020. All the students participated enthusiastically. It helped the students to bring out their acting talents and present a story before the audience and judged with a moral.

Chameleon The second event was Chameleon. It was an individual event conducted on the same day, where the student will be given a word and they had to talk the pros and cons about it. This competition helped the students to cultivate their skills. These events were a great way of bringing out the talents and skills of the students in various ways. The students participated with full enjoyment and energy.

GUEST LECTURE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

The Department of English organized a guest lecture on TRAINING OF THE IMAGINATION- CRITICAL APPROACH TO THE READING OF LITERATURE for the BA First, Second and Third year on the 18th of February 2020. The speaker for the guest lecture was Dr. Amitha Santiago, Dean and Head of PG Studies, English, Bishop Cotton Women's Christian College.

In her guest lecture, Dr. Amitha introduced the students to various concepts like centering the work of imagination, word images, and mimesis. The students not only gained immense knowledge from the session but also forwarded their queries to Dr. Amitha, which she was very happy to respond.

The session was very interesting. It was a very good learning experience, the lecture helped the students in understanding the topic and will certainly help the students in various ways in the future.

The English Department is grateful to Dr. Amitha Santiago for accepting the invitation and delivering the informative lecture.

ARTY FACT INTER- COLLEGIATE FEST 2019 -2020

Arty Fact is a perfect blend of two diverse branches of learning – Arts and Science. It is a collaboration of aesthetic sensibilities and scientific facts which finds its ultimate expression through the creative as well as scientific impetus. This then became the fulcrum of our launching “arty fact”. It served the means to unravel the cosmic enigma continually shaping and reshaping the creative and scientific instincts. Phantasia Club organized Arty Fact- inter- collegiate fest on 2nd and 3rd of March, 2020 respectively. The events like Bugaboo and Powwow was conducted by the English Department on the 3rd of March 2020.

The students welcomed the dignitaries by presenting bouquets of flowers to them.The event began with invoking the blessings of the Almighty.

The Principal, Dr. Sr. Aneecia addressed the gathered and encouraged the students to participate and explore their talents and creative skills. The events were diligently organized. The judges for the event were Prof. Mr. R. Gayatri, coordinator, Academic administration of Sishya School, Hosur and Mr. Manoj, professor in APS Evening College of Arts and Commerce, N. R. Colony.

BUGABOO (REBUSES) The first event was bugaboo where in the first round, an individual participant was asked to identify the jumbled words, pictures, symbols in a proper sentence. The time limit was one minute to guess each picture and there were three rounds. The second round was to guess the poets names and the third, to guess the correct book and their authors respectively. There were a lot of participants and a room full of competitive spirits from various colleges.

POWWOW (WAR OF WORDS) The second event was powwow. This event was impromptu debate, where two members in a team will be given a number of topics and the teams had to select one of them, one person should talk for the topic and the other against.

There was a soul to these events. A soul that was vibrant, contagious and exuberant. The events filled the students with a lot of ideas and helped them to showcase their talents and skills by participating in them. In this way, a beautiful interaction reached its logical conclusion.

EDUCATIONAL TRIP TO

A one-day Educational trip was organized for final year BA students and the II-year BCOM AND BBA students to Mysore on March 5th, 2020. The students were accompanied by Mrs. Brinda Srinivasan, Mrs. Suganthi Asaal and Ms. Jean Deborah. The bus started at 5.45am from the college premises and reached Mysore at 9.am. The first stop was at the Sand Museum. It was amazing to view the sculptures, beautifully systematized into one whole block of sand.

Thereafter, the Celebrity Wax Museum was an entity. There were effigies of notable personalities that illustrated the intrinsic works of their style and attire.

The located in the was a treat for the eyes. It contained ancient exhibits of folk art from all over . The exhibits were well kept and systematically organized. Costumes of , Kathakalli, the lives of , D.R Bendre and folk musical instruments were some of the lavish displays in the museum. The next stop was at RK Narayan’s house situated in Yadvagiri. The house stands as an open museum and as a witness to his life, works and family as reminiscence to his readers. The last stop was spent at the Tipu’s summer palace. It stands as an example of the Indo-Islamic architecture. The pillars and stones depict the lives of the ancient kings. Some of the exhibits include the attire of the soldiers and the weaponry belonging to that e

The trip was truly an amazing experience. The city of Mysore, echoes, bringing alive the beauty of folklore throughout its streets.

All the other activities planned for the even semester was terminated due to the pandemic lockdown starting from the 14th of March 2020.