About the Department
Department Of English
The Predominant objective of the Department of English is to impart quality education, enhance the communication skills of students and thereby improving their chances of placement opportunities. The students are trained to develop their Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing Skills and to excel in their communicative abilities which would open the gateway of opportunities. Immense care is taken to focus on students from schools with regional medium of instruction and to help them become conversant in English. Strenuous efforts are being put in consistently to improve the teaching learning process. A modern language laboratory has been installed with all necessary software to help students hone their communicative skills.
About the Department
Vision
To impart quality education, enhance the communication skills of students and thereby improving their chances of professional opportunities.
Mission
To impart quality education, enhance the communication skills of students and thereby improving their chances of professional opportunities.
The Predominant vision is to take Immense care to focus on students from schools with a regional medium of instruction to help them become conversant in English. Strenuous efforts are being put in consistently to improve the teaching learning process.
An exclusive language laboratory is utilised to enhance their communication skills to to help students hone their communicative skills. Activities, workshops and various sessions are channelised to provide a platform for students to fine tune their skills and alter their complexities in using the language.
Objectives of English Department
- To help students enhance their Communication Skills by means of interactive workshop and productive activities along with the customary teaching learning process.
- To secure an overall result of 90% in the End Semester examination.
Professor & Head
Since the inception of the College, in the year 1999, the Department of English has been effectively functioning. The Department stands focused to its Ideals in imparting knowledge and preparing the students towards achieving academic excellence through the acquisition of core competence in language skills in relation to its applications & relevance for engineering professionals, and also in giving students practice for developing the four basic skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. The course curriculum is periodically upgraded to suit to the requirements of different engineering disciplines as per the Anna University.
Faculty
Dr. M. Chithra M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade)
Dr. Sheeba Manodh B.A., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (Selection Grade)
Dr. Geetha Murali M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade)
Dr. V. Jayanthi M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade)
Dr. M. Arthi M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade)
Mr. Abhishek David John B.A., M.A., M.Phil.
Assistant Professor (Ordinary Grade)
List of Lab Courses Offered by the Department of English
1. 919001 – Communication Skills Laboratory – Project Based
2. 1919002– Professional Communication
Objective
Professional Communication
- Enhance the Employability and Career Skills of students
- Orient the students towards grooming as a professional
- Make them employable Graduates
- Develop their confidence and help them attend interviews successfully
Communication Skills Laboratory – Project Based
- Equip students with English language skills required for the successful undertaking of academic studies with primary emphasis on academic speaking and listening skills.
- Provide guidance and practice in basic general and classroom conservation and to engage in specific academic speaking activities and make effective presentations.
- Improve general and academic listening skills and technical writing skills.
- Strengthen the reading skills of students of engineering.
- Provide more opportunities to develop their project and proposal writing skills.
Group Discussion
Online Exam
Power Point Presentation
Presentation
Reference
Viewing GD
Library
Apart from the College Central Library, the Department maintains its own library with titles on various books on communication and Technical English. Most of the books deal with different types of innovative exercises on varied topics .The department library enables staff members to frame question papers and prepare worksheets. Ideas for Communication Laboratory activities are also formulated using the guidance from the books.
Department Library
- No. of Books: 92
Central Library
- No. of Volumes: 2020
- Titles : 989
Achievements
Events
Placement
Activities
- Department of English motivate the student to participate confidently and appropriately in conversations both formal and informal.
- Help the students to mould themselves to meet the industrial needs and equip themselves for professional communications.
Programs & Workshops
- Employability Skills
- Soft Skills
- Mock Interview
- Resume Screening
- Personality Development Programmes
- Updating students with current industrial topics
- Enhance Presentation Skills
- Upgrade Team Spirit
- Language Development
- Limited Proficient Workshop
- Hybrid Learning
- Specific Skills for Career Advancement
- Nuances of LSRW
Contact
Mrs. M. Chithra
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) & HOD (I/c)
Dept. of English,
SRM Valliammai Engineering College,
SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur – 603 203,
Kancheepuram District,
Tamil Nadu, India.
MOBILE : +91 – 94440 50687
TEL : 044 – 27454784 / 726
FAX : 044 – 2745 1504.
EMAIL : vec_english@valliammai.co.in
