About the Department
The Department of English commenced its journey in the Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya , Chaitanyapur , Purba Medinipur with the teaching of English language and literature as an Elective Subject in the year 1989-90. But the gradual manifestation of capability to offer more brought to it the responsibility of teaching this World Language and Literature as the Honours subject later in the year 1996-97 . Since then , the department has been burgeoning with its untiring effort to cater to the inquisitive pupil which has attracted the local and the distant learners as well. It has adopted the progressive mode of teaching-learning ( audio-visual method ) using Power - Point Presentation in ICT based class-rooms , air-conditioned Smart-Room , uploading study-materials in Students’ Section of college website , group-discussion , dramatization of texts etc . Though the modern technique of teaching-learning is in full swing these days , especially after the Pandemic of Covid 19 , the traditional chalk and talk method still exists along with the distribution of printed study –materials among the students .
The department pays special attention to develop the critical faculty of the learners by organizing students’ seminars and quiz-competitions time to time , motivates them to participate in departmental wall-magazine (webzine during Covid 19 ) which also reveals their surprising hidden talent for art and craft with beautiful aesthetic sense . The special lectures from the distinguished literary scholars are also arranged by the department to provide the students extensive knowledge on a particular topic . The Add-on course on Literary Theory and Critics is a new feather in the attempt of the department for the benefit of its students . Moreover , the freshers are introduced with the overview of English Literature and its background through the Induction Course to bridge the gap between functional communicative approach to language in Higher Secondary level to the vast sea of English literature in Undergraduate level.
Interest for learning is created in the students by encouraging them to consult both the central library and the departmental one , though the latter has a modest collection of relevant books due to the humble space and frequent change of syllabus in recent times . They are also encouraged to access the e-resources through the N-LIST , a product of INFLIBNET by the teachers . The department has one computer with the wi-fi facility which the students can also avail as per their needs under the guidance of the departmental teachers.
The department being conscious enough about the progress of the students identifies the advanced and slow learners through the continuous assessments besides the Internal Evaluation and the special classes are taken for the poor students whereas the advanced learners are instructed to help their classmates with the cognition . The group-study and the group – test are something which imbue the fellow-feeling among the students in the department . Apart from that , the mentor-mentee meetings at regular intervals help the departmental teachers to identify the academic or official issues and grievances of the mentees and to get them resolved with the prompt action .
The English Department boasts of its students for the achievements in various cultural programmes in intra-college and inter-college competitions . They also make the department proud in the successful campus-placement . With the aim of holistic upliftment of the readers , the department conducts educational tour which enhances their classroom learning to more realistic one and strengthens the bond between the pupils and teaching faculty of the department . Freshers’ Welcome , Farewell , Get-together with alumni are something which flaunt the cultural affluence of the department . The students also extend their social service through the various community outreach programmes like Swachh Bharat Abhiyan , Safe Drive Save Life Campaign , Gender-sensitization programme in remote village, Eye-Camp , Unemployed Youth Survey in collaboration with NSS in college . The activities of the department are flashed in print as well as electronic media which has taken us to the deferential position in the heartscape of the local as well as outlying hamlets .