Head of the Department

Highlights

• Department has 19 faculty members (Ph. D – 10 and Pursuing Ph. D -08).
• Recognized as a research centre by Anna University,Chennai for PhD.
• Full time and Part time.
• 2 Faculty members are approved by Anna University, Chennai to guide Ph. D scholars.
• R & D project completed: 1 (worth of Rs. 10.00 Lakhs from ICSSR).
• The Department of English has organized: International conference-4, National conference-3, FDP-2, workshops-17, Training programmes-2,Non formal course-1.
• Journal Publications by Faculty: International - 63, National - 6.
• English proficiency and Readers club is conducting programme for the students of all years to bring out latent and creative talents.
• A two day “International conference on Emerging Trends in English Language Teaching (ICETELT)” was conducted on 8 th & 9 th March, 2019. Prof. Jack C. Richards, Honorary Professor, University of Sydney, Australia was the chief resource person.
• A two day international conference on “Emerging Approaches and Methods in English Language Teaching (EAMELT)” was conducted on 09 th & 10 th December, 2015.
• The Department of English conducted the Sixth International Congress on English Grammar (ICEG-2010) from 09—13, January 2010. Prof. Christian Matthiessen, Hong Kong Polytechnic University was the chief guest.
• A task based curricular framework is in place under 2018 regulations. In the classroom, speaking and listening activities are conducted.
• For I B.E/B.Tech programmes, books (Interchange 2 & 3) by Prof. Jack C. Richards, an internationally renowned ELT expert have been prescribed. These books are used for teaching and accessing language proficiency at B1/B2 levels of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)
• Career and job oriented activities are imparted in the Communication Skills Laboratory for the II and III year students.
• The department has been closely associated with the placement cell since 2011 providing training in verbal aptitude and other placement related areas.
• The faculty have undergone training programme in Infosys, ELCOT, Cognizant, British Council and they in turn, train the students in communication skills, soft skills and personality development.
• A 2-day Training-cum-workshop on “Research in ELT & Applied Linguistics” was organized by the Department of English on 4 th & 5 th March, 2016.
• A one day workshop on “Functional Grammar and Grammar Teaching” was held on 26.04.2016.
• Business English Certificate (BEC) training programme was conducted by the British Council trainers for our faculty on 2 nd & 3 rd May, 2016.
• A One week workshop on Technical Communication, under the National Mission on Education through ICT (MHRD, Govt. of India) was conducted by IIT Bombay at Kongu Engineering College from 30/11/2015 to 05/12/2015.
• A workshop on Skill Based Training through Technology and Human Interface - An Industry Institute Initiative was conducted on 25th & 26th July 2012 for the benefit of English Language teachers.
• A National Conference was organized on “English Language Teaching and Learning–Industry Institute Perspective” in February 2009.