{"id":7052,"date":"2024-09-12T13:33:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T08:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/?page_id=7052"},"modified":"2025-01-31T15:12:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T09:42:17","slug":"english-department-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/?page_id=7052","title":{"rendered":"English Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-148808 kc-row-container module\"><div class=\"wc-row row\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-559402 small-12 columns small-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div id=\"339895\" class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"section-title\"><h2>DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH<\/h2><\/div><!-- Section title \/--><\/div><!-- Title Wrapper \/--><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-38198 kc-row-container module\"><div class=\"wc-row row\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-388076 small-12 columns small-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-581044 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>The Department of English was started in the year 1972, offering foundation course in English for PUC students and the Bachelor\u2019s Degree in English Literature was offered from the year 1974.<br \/>Susan was the first Head of the Department, followed by Mrs. Pamela Samuel, Mrs. Theresa Jayshree, Mrs. R. Kayarkanni, Ms. P.T Shantha, Mrs. Mythili Narayanan, Dr. S Sreelatha, Mrs. S Jagadeeswari, Dr G Premasundari and Dr V Kavitha.<br \/>Add-on courses on Journalism and Advertising were conducted until the UGC funds were available. The department is run by vibrant teachers helping the students to express effectively in English and make them realize that the lessons in the texts are also lessons in life to excel in any field they choose.<\/h4>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-319872 kc-row-container module\"><div class=\"wc-row row\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-605724 small-12 columns small-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-167002 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<h4><strong>FROM HOD\u2019S DESK:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4>&#8220;The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character\u2014that is the goal of true education.\u201d &#8211; Martin Luther King Jr.<br \/>Women&#8217;s education is crucial for the development and progress of the society. Our goal is to give a quality, and virtue based education to women and to bring in them the potential to become strong leaders, role models, and weapons of change in the society through the power of education.<br \/>Our department motivates the students to tailor their individual understanding of language and literature, and facilitate them in responding to their academic and professional needs. I wish all our students continued growth in knowledge, and success in all their educational and professional endeavours ahead.<\/h4>\n<h4>Our department motivates the students to tailor their individual understanding of language and literature, and facilitate them in responding to their academic and professional needs. I wish all our students continued growth in knowledge, and success in all their educational and professional endeavours ahead.<\/h4>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-184581 small-12 columns small-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-388684 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/kavitha.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-373079 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name: Dr. V Kavitha<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualification: M.A, M.Phil., Ph.D, SLET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Designation: Associate Professor &#038; Head<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year of Joining: September 2001 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Areas of Specialization:<\/strong> ELT &#038; British Literature<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"><strong>Email ID:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:kavicwc74@gmail.com\">kavicwc74@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-132593 kc-row-container module\"><div class=\"wc-row row\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-221490 small-12 columns small-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div id=\"491186\" class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"section-title\"><h2>COURSE DETAILS<\/h2><\/div><!-- Section title \/--><\/div><!-- Title Wrapper \/--><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-227115 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">UG COURSE OFFERED &#8211; B.A ENGLISH<br \/>ALLIED SUBJECTS OFFERED &#8211; II YEAR\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\u2013 Background to English Literature<br \/>\u2013 Background to European &#038; American Literature\u00a0<\/h4>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-78878 kc-row-container module\"><div class=\"wc-row row\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-78709 small-12 columns small-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div id=\"221526\" class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"section-title\"><h2>SCOPE OF THE COURSE<\/h2><\/div><!-- Section title \/--><\/div><!-- Title Wrapper \/--><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-849294 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 With a strong foundation in literary analysis, critical thinking, and effective communication skills, B.A English graduates can pursue careers in education, writing, publishing, media, and more. Whether it&#8217;s teaching, writing, editing, or researching, English Literature graduates possess the skills to excel in various fields where strong language proficiency and an understanding of literary texts are valued.<\/h4>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-478180 kc-row-container module\"><div class=\"wc-row row\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-783332 small-12 columns small-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div id=\"140850\" class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"section-title\"><h2>VISION<\/h2><\/div><!-- Section title \/--><\/div><!-- Title Wrapper \/--><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-594872 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<h4>The vision of the department is to enhance communicative skills of the students for global competency and strengthen their aesthetic sense through language and literature<\/h4>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-771396 small-12 columns small-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div id=\"889081\" class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"section-title\"><h2>MISSION<\/h2><\/div><!-- Section title \/--><\/div><!-- Title Wrapper \/--><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-968928 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<h4>To impart practical and comprehensive knowledge in Literature to the students of the department<\/h4>\n<h4>To facilitate opportunities for English communication<\/h4>\n<h4>To encourage creative thinking<\/h4>\n<h4>To promote the highest standards of ethics through Literature<\/h4>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-744324 kc-row-container module\"><div class=\"wc-row row\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-903290 small-12 columns small-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div id=\"825353\" class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"section-title\"><h2>FACULTY PROFILE<\/h2><\/div><!-- Section title \/--><\/div><!-- Title Wrapper \/--><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-409519 kc-row-container module\"><div class=\"wc-row row\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-482766 small-12 columns small-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-251288 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/kavitha-english.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-745003 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name: Dr. V Kavitha<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualification: M.A, M.Phil., Ph.D, SLET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Designation: Associate Professor &#038; Head<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year of Joining: September 2001 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Areas of Specialization:<\/strong> ELT &#038; British Literature<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"><strong>Email ID:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:kavicwc74@gmail.com\">kavicwc74@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-810167 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/shyama-eng.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-197650 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name: Dr. S Shyamaladevi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualification: M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Designation: Assistant Professor <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year of Joining: June 2014 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Area of Specialization:<\/strong> Indian Diaspora Literature<\/p>\n<p>Email ID: <a href=\"mailto:shyamalaselva15@gmail.com\">shyamalaselva15@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-523000 small-12 columns small-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-358053 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/rajakumari.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-248985 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name: Dr. D Rajakumari<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualification: M.A, M.Phil., Ph.D<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Designation: Assistant Professor &amp; Research Supervisor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year of Joining: January 2014 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Areas of Specialization: <\/strong>American Literature &amp; Etymology.<br \/><strong>Email ID:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:raji0906@yahoo.in\">raji0906@yahoo.in<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-826385 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/maria-eng.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-154318 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name: Dr. Maria Felci Rajathi M<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualification: M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., SET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Designation: Assistant Professor <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year of Joining: June 2014 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Area of Specialization: <\/strong>Chicana Studies<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email ID:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:xixcamaria@gmail.com\">xixcamaria@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-508533 small-12 columns small-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-195792 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/karkuzhali.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-635013 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name: Dr. P Karkuzhali<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualification: M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D, NET and SET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Designation: Assistant Professor&#038; Research Supervisor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year of Joining: January 2014 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Areas of Specialization:<\/strong> Postcolonial Literature, Indigenous studies &#038; Subaltern Literature <br \/><strong>Email ID:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:drpkarkuzhali@chellammal.edu.in\">drpkarkuzhali@chellammal.edu.in<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-193603 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/indra-1.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-83023 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name: Dr. Indra Balini A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualification: M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., NET, B.Ed, MSc. (Psy)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Designation: Assistant Professor <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year of Joining: October 2024 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Area of Specialization:<\/strong> ELT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email ID:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:indrabalini@gmail.com\">indrabalini@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-33644 kc-row-container module\"><div class=\"wc-row row\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-413228 small-12 columns small-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-793837 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/velankanni.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-294009 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name: Dr. J. Velankanni Sumathi <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualification: M.A., M.Phil, SET., Ph.D <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Designation: Assistant Professor <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year of Joining: October 2024 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Areas of Specialization:<\/strong> Literary Theory &amp; Film Studies<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email ID:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:sumathi.jcwc@gmail.com\">sumathi.jcwc@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-83073 small-12 columns small-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-299692 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/aparna.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-360747 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name: Dr. Aparna Ashok<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualification: M.A., Ph.D., NET <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Designation: Assistant Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year of Joining: October 2024 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Areas of Specialization:<\/strong> Gender Studies &#038; Literature of the Marginalised<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email ID:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:aparna7cwc@gmail.com\">aparna7cwc@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-795438 small-12 columns small-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-177039 kc-row-container module\"><div class=\"wc-row row\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-170253 small-12 columns small-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-428307 kc-call-to-action kc-cta-2 kc-is-button\">\n\n\t<div class=\"kc-cta-desc\"><h2>Department Activities<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"kc-cta-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/?page_id=8237\" title=\"English Department Activities\">View Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-178608 small-12 columns small-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-372504 kc-call-to-action kc-cta-2 kc-is-button\">\n\n\t<div class=\"kc-cta-desc\"><h2>Gallery<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"kc-cta-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/?page_id=6023\">View Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7052","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7052"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7052"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9141,"href":"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7052\/revisions\/9141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chellammal.edu.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}