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St. Xavier's College, Jaipur ST. XAVIER'S COLLEGE, JAIPUR Affiliated to the University of Rajasthan Approved under Section 2 (f) and 12 (B) of UGC Act, 1956 A Christian Minority Educational Institution under Section 2(g) of NCMEI Act, 2004 Departm ent of English Contact us: Dr Atiqa Kelsy (Head): 9772753357 Providing holistic education for a Dr Ranjit Kaur (Asst. Prof.): 9982035567 better society and nation Dr Shruti Rawal (Asst. Prof.): 9694499950 E-Mail: [email protected] Courses Offered: Our Mission: To inculcate critical thinking B.A. (Pass Course) and analytical skills B.A. (Hons.) English To enable the students to Literature explore the richness of literature M.A. English Sensitize the students to Certificate Courses: appreciate all kinds of Certificate Course on diversity Emerging Trends in Our Vision: Online Journalism and About Us: The Department of English was To focus on the holistic Digital Media established in 2010 with BA English development of the students Certificate Course on Honours. The Post Graduate To expand the horizons of learning and thinking Soft Skills and Course started in the year 2014. The department was granted permanent To transform the students Transformation affiliation for Undergraduate into responsible global Communication Courses in 2016-17 and Post Graduate citizens Courses 2019-20. Today the Pearson MePro English department offers Undergraduate Goals 2021-22: Course based on courses both in Pass Course and Get approval for Research Honours with popular Common European Centre from the University of combinations, along with Masters in Framework of English. The department constantly Rajasthan Reference (CEFR) and strives to provide conducive Offer more Certificate Courses/Workshops/Internsh Global Scale of English environment for academics and research which is reflected in the ip avenues through valuable (GSE) University Linkages and MoUs Our Star Performers: University Toppers Unnati Jain Arpita Karwa Roxanne M. Castellas First Position in M.A. English First Position in M.A. English First Position in M.A. English University Gold Medalist University Gold Medalist University Gold Medalist 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17 Drishti Jain Somya Poddar Shreya Ojha Fifth Position in M.A. English Eighth Position in M.A. English Ninth Position in M.A. English 2016-17 2016-17 2016-17 Enrichment Lectures Prof. N.K Jain Dr Sanjay Arora Former Dean, Arts and Social Sciences, Head, Department of English IIS (deemed to be) University Central University Rajasthan Dr. Mini Nanda Prof. Rajul Bhargava Former Head, Department of English Former Head, Department of English, University of Rajasthan University of Rajasthan & Editor of Voices Author Interaction Dr Mini Nanda's tete-a-tete with Aditi Rao & Akhil Katyal Rendezvous: Julian Peters with Charu Datta Dr Ritu Sen interacting with Kiran Nagarkar Soumitra Somendra in conversation with Vinati Bhola and Arjun Gupta Expanding Horizons: Seminars, Conferences & Workshops Prof Joya Chakravarty Prof. Pradeep Trikha Mr Matt Kramer , Author and Former Head, Department of Former Head, Dept of Humanitarian & English & Dean, Faculty of Arts English, MLSU Prof. M.K. Pandit, Dept of Geology, University of Rajasthan University of Rajasthan Prof. Sudha Rai, Former Head, Department of English & Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Rajasthan & Prof Samina Khan, Head, Dept. of English, Aligarh Muslim University Workshop on Texts and Contexts Workshop on ttt Workshop on Blogging Bloggie Boogie Workshop Global Faculty Exchange Programme by Jaipur Women Blog at John Caroll University, Ohio, USA Rethink, Restrict, Restructure and Reinvent: The Sustainable Development Workshop on Creative Writing Perspective: ICSSR Sponsored Multi-disciplinary International Conference (Technical Session of English) International Conference on Literature as Cartography of Emotions: Ways of Being and (Be) Longing Prof. Bryan Reynolds’ Visit – University of Offiice Etiquette Workshop with California- Session 2013-14 Communication Coach Ms Anjali N. Singh American Critical Theorist & Shakespeare Scholar Research Endeavours of Our Students International Conference on Dimensions of a Pandemic: The Covid-19 Crisis 11-12 February 2021 5 Undergraduate students of the Department presented their research papers International Conference on Rethink, Restrict, Restructure and Reinvent the Sustainable Development Perspective, 7 & 8 February 2020 9 Undergraduate and Post Graduate students of the department presented their papers in the conference International Conference on Contemplating the Past, Capturing the Present, Creating the Future’, 18 & 19 February 2019 3 students of the department presented their papers National Conference on Texts as Con-Texts: The Hermeneutic Circle Today’, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu 2016-17 4 Students of the department presented their papers Literature as Cartography of Emotions: Ways of Being and (Be)Longing 27 & 28 January 2017 6 papers were presented by the students of the department Bringing Home Laurels: Nitika Singh (B.A. Honours) presented her research papers at Diaspora, Multiculturalism and Quest for Identity, Sophia Girls' College, Ajmer and at the International Conference on Translation Across Cultures at Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida Soumitra Somendra presented a paper at National Conference: Transforming Society Through Literature and Social Movement at S.S. Jain Subodh P.G. College, Jaipur and submitted a paper at the Interdisciplinary National Conference, Borders and Spaces: Recalibrating Indian Diaspora in the 21st Century at MLS University, Udaipur Student Research Project 2018-19 Prachi Sharma and Aayushi Sharma, (M.A. English), Research Project Title: Study of The Forest of Enchantments by Chitra Banerjee Through the Lens of Feminist Theory 2019-2020 Soumitra Somendra, Srishti Chulet, Sejal Jain, Rupal Arora and Bhumika Gaur (B.A. Hons-I), Research Project Title: Manifestation of the Collective Unconscious in the Literary Art Forms Kartik Sharma and Ritika Khandelwal (B.A. Hons-I) Research Project Title: Social Media 2020-21 Manisha Ramchandani (M.A. English Final), Soumitra Somendra (B.A. English Honours Part III) & Nihar Vyas (B.A. English Honours Part II) Research Project Title: The New Readers: Post-Covid Literature and its Trends Nitika Singh, and Vanshika Arora (BA English Hons- II) Research Project Title: Impact of Covid 19 on Indian Art, Culture and Artisans Neetu Thakurathi (B.A. Eng Hons - II), Gaurav Garg (B.A. Eng Hons - I), Navreen Kaur (B.A. Eng Hons - I), Vasudha Sharma (B.A. Eng Hons - I) Research Project Title: Surviving Pandemics: Evolving Literature Department Fest: INKA Alumni Interaction: Sharing Experiences & Introducing Avenues Roxanne M. Castellas: Higher Tanishka Jain: Career Arpita Karwa: English in Education in UK Opportunities in French and Competitive Exams France Siddharth Arora: Scholarship Opportunities for Unnati Jain: Series of Lectures on Higher Education in English in the US History of English Literature Enlightened Echelon: Reaching Out Visit to the School of Blind 2018 Visit to Orphanage: 2020 School for Children with Special Needs: 2019 Stationery Donation Drive for the Less Fortunate Children: 2020 Plantation Drive: 2020 Whisper No More: Sanitary Napkins Donation Drive 2021 Teach India Initiative About Teach India: The students get two certificates from Teach India & British Council The students are awarded two certificates for: attending the workshop and teaching 100 hours of Teaching which is counted as experience Students are entitled to score 10 points for social service while applying to study abroad Visits: Spreading Our Wings Participation in Talk Journalism 2019 Visit to Jaipur Literature Festival Woman Up Summit by Syahi Student Exchange Program Exchange Program is an academic and cultural activity that is meant to enrich the narratives of the students’ life. The students of the department actively participate in the Exchange Programs organised by the college and enhance their experiences. 1. International Exchange Program - John Carroll University, Ohio, USA Session 2016-17 Teacher Coordinator: Dr. Ranjit Kaur Students from English Department: Navdeep Singh – BA English (Hons.) Part III, Julie George - BA English (Hons.) Part III 2. St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai – a) Session 2016-17 Teacher Coordinator: Mr. Yashwardhan Singh Students from English Department: Isha Bhattacharya - BA English (Hons.) Part III, Ritik Garg - BA English (Hons.) Part III, Cyrus Derek Edwin - BA English (Hons.) Part II, Ashruti Seventra - BA English (Hons.) Part I, Ayushi Sah - BA English (Hons.) Part I b) Session 2017-18 Teacher Coordinator: Ms. Roxanne Marie Castellas Students from English Department: Divya Khilani- BA English (Hons.) Part III, Ayushi Sah - BA English (Hons.) Part III 3. St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad – Session 2017-18 Teacher Coordinator: Ms. Ruchi Sharma Students from English Department: Jagriti Parakh - BA English (Hons.) Part III, Rangoli Sharma - BA English (Hons.) , Vishwajeet Sehwag - BA English (Hons.) Part III, Rajshree Gautam - BA English (Hons.) Part III, Priyanshi Madhukar - BA English (Hons.) Part III, Sakshi Yadav - BA English (Hons.) Part III & Ritik Garg - MA English (Previous) 4. Loyola College, Meghalaya – a) Session 2018-19 Teacher Coordinator: Mr. Sagar Goyal Students from English Department: Payal Watwani - BA English (Hons.) Part II 5. International Exchange Program - St. Xavier’s College, Maitighar, Kathmandu a) Session 2018-19 Teacher Coordinator: Ms. Vaishali Singh Students
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