About
Since its establishment in 2004, the department of English at LJNH Govt. Girls Degree College Kotla Khurd Una is committed to foster a learning environment that helps students develop their communicative competence, creative potential and critical thinking. It adopted different pedagogical approaches over time for the linguistic and cognitive awareness of changing socio-political values, morals and priorities. The programme offers a specialized curriculum and facilitates a detailed study of acknowledged literature in various genres. At present, there are 2 teachers in the department with extensive teaching experience and understanding of the local culture that make them work effectively with the native students. The department extends its commitment by using interdisciplinary approach to teach students of various streams such as Commerce,Arts and BBA. It offers various courses such as Soft Skills, Business Communication, Creative Writing, Academic Writing, Translation Studies etc at UG.
Vision
The department of English aspires to create an educational environment that can inculcate communicative competence and literary scholarship to help students emerge as responsible citizens.
Mission
- To provide quality education of high academic standard with special focus on language proficiency.
- To help students broaden their socio-cultural awareness by giving them an exposure of world literature
Objective
- To develop students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills
- To bridge a gap between theoretical knowledge and practical skills
- To use various educational models to help students develop communication and social skills
- To ensure students’ participation in various extracurricular activities for their holistic development
- To develop students’ critical and creative potential by helping them analyze literary works
- To harness digital technology to upgrade students’ language proficiency
- To enhance students’ employability in various fields
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Program Outcome
English Programme proposes to offer an overview of disparate literatures that have been produced spatio-temporally in various languages and genres. The purpose is to facilitate a detailed study of the established classics and acknowledged masterpieces across the world, commencing from the fourteenth century, when English as a language was acknowledged and appreciated at par with Latin and French. The programme targets to develop an understanding of the theoretical and critical perspectives covered under different genres of literature so as to impart knowledge of the historical background of English literature with its continuing influence in the subsequent eras. The students are trained to develop analytical and critical propositions to strengtaen the requisite acuity in the field of research. The programme intends to develop comprehensive insights into the cultural nuances and experiential livings of numerous societies across the globe, The programme comprises literature and a significant component of linguistics to groom and nurture the students into competent assets, employable in multiple avenues that a spesialization in English opens up in the professional world. The course attempts to inculcate the principles of “gender sensitivicy,” “social responsibility,” “community service” and “national pride.” which are the underlining tenets of thus programme.
Programme Specific Outcomes:
English Programme specifically aspires to inculcate the following in the students:
- Acquaintance with the writers and theorists of different ages across the world along with their concerns, ideas and perspectives.
- Application of the knowledge of language and literature in different spheres cf life.
- A critical acumen to analyse and evaluate the scholarly works of English Literature.
- Interpersonal skills and ethical values for the holistic development of the students.
- Expertise in writing and oratory skills in a variety of formats, such as articles, essays, critical reviews of literary texts, debates, declamations, panel discussions and seminar presentations.