About the Department

English is one of the major departments in the college from 1990. It offers general and special courses in English language and literature. It has a good number of students’ strength for UG, PG and Career Oriented Courses. The department has its strength in framing syllabus for COCs , conducting lectures with innovative approaches and retaining academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular excellence in the field of education.

Key Features

• Biggest department holding about 40 % to 45 % of total student strength of the College.
• Organization of activities such as NMUETA activities, Elocution, Debate, Essay Writing, Poetry Recitation, individual speech presentations, etc.
• Language lab with 16 computers with L21 software and internet connection.
• Big contribution of students in College Gatherings, NSS activities, College magazine contribution, etc.
• Good number of books in College library.
• Qualified faculty for UG, PG and COC.
• Spoken English and soft skills training.
• Activities of English Speakers club
• Career oriented courses.

Student Strength

Name of the Course/programme	Students
FYBA(Gen)	178
FYBA (Optional)	17
SYBA(Gen)	139
SYBA(Spl)	30
TYBA(Gen)	134
TYBA(Spl)	28
MA Part-I	35
MA Part-II	24

Faculty of Department

Name of Faculty	Education Qualification	Contact	Awards/ Achievements
Dr. Gajanan P.Patil	MA, B.Ed., M.Phil., SET, Ph.D.	9405373177 gap_patil@yahoo.com	Trained Facilitator, Spoken English Programme from CLHRD, Mangalore
Mr. Bharat W.Sonar	MA, SET, PGCTE.	9822213067 aamebh@gmail.com	—
Ms. Vidya Y.Patil	MA, B.Ed.	9881950447 patilvidyag20@gmail.com	—

University Rank Holders / Toppers

Sr. No	Name of the Student	Exam	Year	University Rank
1	Miss. Vaishali L. Borse	MA	2012-13	First (Gold Medal)
2	Miss Mohini C. Agale	TYBA	2011-12	IIIrd
3	Miss. Nita Salunke	TYBA	2011-12	IVth
4	Miss. KavitaShimpi	TYBA	2013-14	Ist
5	Miss. Priyanka A. Borgaonkar	TYBA	2013-14	IIIrd
6	Miss. Surabhi V. Agrawal	TYBA	2013-14	VIIth
7	Miss. Koli Varsha Pandharinath	BA	2015-16	IInd
8	Miss. Borase Nandana Anil	BA	2015-16	IIIrd
9	Miss. Gadilohar Yogita Laxman	BA	2015-16	Vth

Students Achievements

Miss. Priyanka Nandu Patil (SYBA) won the Second Prize in Pasayadan Translation Competition held in a University Level Competition organized by North Maharashtra University English Teachers’ Association.

Events

• Guest lectures (Scientific Development, Career Planning, anti-superstition activities)
• Spoken English programme
• Remedial coaching
• Welcome/farewell functions
• Study tours
• Organization of workshops, seminars and conferences, Debate, elocution, poetry recitation essay writing, speech presentations, etc
• NMUETA organized activities
• Prize distribution function

Department activities

During the Academic year the department organized various curricular and co-curricular activities for students.

2016-17

During the Academic year the department organized various curricular and co-curricular activities for students.

1. A Welcome function for FYBA and MA English students was organized on 19th July 2016.
2. Elocution competition was organized on 27th July 2016 on the topics-
3. My Favourite Author b. Women in Indian Society c. Importance of English Today.
4. Essay writing competition organized for UG and PG students on 3rd Aug..2016.
5. Poetry recitation was organized for UG and PG students on 31st Aug.2016. Fifteen students got participated in the competition.
6. “Best English Speakers Competition” organized on occasion of the Birth Anniversary Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam on 15th Oct.2016. Miss. Ashwini Patil (TYBA) & Miss. Kimaya Mahale (SYBA) were declared as the Best English Speakers for the year- 2016-17.
7. Mahale Kimaya and Miss. Badgujar Savita (SYBA) bagged Second Prize in University Level Poster Competition organized at GTP College, Nandurbar.
8. Seminars, Group Discussions, Speech Presentations, Extempore: These activities were organized.
9. A Guest lecture was organized for UG & PG students on “Role of Women in English Literature” by Prin.Dr.A.N.Mali (Ex.Regional Director, YCMOU) on 10th Feb.2017.
10. A Guest lecture was organized for UG & PG students on “History of English Literature” by Mr.Dhiraj Vaishnav (Pratap College, Amalner) on 13th Feb.2017.
11. Study Tour: An Educational tour was organized at Ajanta Caves and Padmalaya on 12 Feb 2017. Twenty five students got participated.
12. English Day Celebrations was organized on 14th Feb.2017.
13. A one day workshop of six hours was organized on “Spoken English Skills and Personality Development” on 14th Oct.2016. Sixty-five students got participation.
14. Literary and Vocabulary Quiz Competition was organized for UG and PG students on 14th Feb.2017.
15. A Paper Reading Competition was organized for MA English students on 16th Feb.2017.
16. A Six-Day NET-SET Exam Preparation Workshop was organized from 20th through 25th Feb.2017. Total 35 participants attended out of which 23 belonged to the Dept. of English. Experts/Resource Persons such as- Dr.Bhupendra Kesur (Jalgaon), Mr. Atul Suryawanshi (Pachora), Dr.Vijay Chaudhari (Nandurbar), Mr. Nitin Patil (Amalner), Dr. Madhav Kadam (Nandurbar), Dr. V.S.Adhave (Mhasdi), Mr. Yogesh Patil (Chopda), Dr. Gajanan Khekade, Mr. Deepak Baviskar, Dr, Vinay Pawar, Mr. Atul Khose, Mr. Bharat Sonar, Dr. Rahul Saner, Dr. Gajanan Patil (Shirpur) guided the students.
17. Prizes in book forms were given to students for Curricular and co-curricular activities organized during the AY-2016-17 on occasion of Prize Distribution Function on 8th March 2017.
18. A Farewell function for TYBA and MA-II English students was organized on 27th Feb. 2017.

2015-16

During the Academic year the department organized various curricular and co-curricular activities for students.

1. A Welcome function for FYBA and MA English students was organized on 7h Aug. 2015.
2. Elocution competition was organized on 22nd Sept. 2015 on the topics-
3. Women Empowerment b. Literature and Society c. Importance of English Today.
4. Essay writing competition organized for UG and PG students on 4th Jan.2016.
5. Poetry recitation was organized for UG and PG students on 1st Feb.2016. Twelve students got participated in the competition.
6. “Best English Speakers Competition” organized on occasion of the Birth Anniversary Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam on 15th Oct.2015.
7. Seminars, Group Discussions, Speech Presentations, Extempore : These activities were organized.
8. A Guest lecture was organized for UG & PG students on “History of English Literature” by Mr.Nitin Patil (Pratap College, Amalner) on 19th Sept.2015.
9. A three day Computer Training Programme was organized for Dept. of English students (SY,TY, MA) under Digital India Week by Mr.Amar Bhavsar (Smita Computers) in Aug.2015.
10. Study Tour: An Educational tour was organized to Unai- Daman-Valsad-Saputara- Saptashrungi Garh on 24-15 Jan.2016.
11. A one day workshop of six hours was organized on “Spoken English Skills and Personality Development” on 15th Feb.2016.
12. An NMUETA competition on Literary Quiz was organized for PG students on 23 Sept.2015.
13. Literary and Vocabulary Quiz Competition was organized for UG and PG students on 17th Feb.2016.
14. A Paper Reading Competition was organized for MA English students on 13th Feb.2016.
15. Prizes in book forms were given to students for Curricular and co-curricular activities organized during the AY-2015-16 on occasion of Prize Distribution Function on 29th Jan.2016.
16. Organized students visit for a Project Report preparation to C.Patel English Medium Primary School, Shirpur with 18 students of Diploma Course in Functional on 9th March 2016.
17. A Farewell function for TYBA and MA-II English students was organized on 11th Mar. 2016.

2014-15

During the Academic year the department organized various curricular and co-curricular activities for students.

1. A Welcome function for FYBA and MA English students was organized on 10th Aug. 2014.
2. Elocution competition was organized on 21st Jan.2015 on the topics-
3. Importance of English Today b. Technology Today: Boon or Curse c. Inevitability of English in India.
4. Essay writing competition organized for UG and PG students on 11th Jan.2015.
5. Poetry recitation was organized for UG and PG students on 21st Jan.2015. Twelve students got participated in the competition. 
6. Seminars, Group Discussions, Speech Presentations, Extempore : These activities were organized
7. Study Tour: An Educational tour was organized to Alibaug- Murud Janjira Fort- Raigarh- Mahabaleshwar- Panchgani on 16-18th Feb.2015.
8. A one day workshop of six hours was organized on “Developing Spoken English Skills” on 13th Sept.2014.
9. An NMUETA competition on Pasayadan Translation was organized in January 2015
10. Visited for a Project Report preparation to C.Patel English Medium Primary School, Shirpur with 10 students of Diploma Course in Functional on 20th March 2015
11. TYBA Students prepared and presented a scene from an English play “ Silence! The Court is in Session” on the stage during the NAAC Peer Team Visit.
12. A Farewell function for TYBA and MA-II English students was organized on 15th Mar. 2015.

Teacher Achievement /Awards

Dr. Gajanan Patil (Asstt. Professor and Head, Dept of English)

1. Presented Research Papers
2. National Conference:

Presented a paper entitled-“Developing Communicative Competence through Facilitation: A Strategic Planning in an ESL Class” at SVKM’s NMIMS National Conference, Shirpur Campus on Emerging Trends and Practices in Science, Humanities and Management: Professional Education Perspective on18^th Feb.2017.

The paper presentation and the paper bagged the First Prize, i.e- Best Paper Award, and Best Paper Presentation Award

Other Academic Achievements:

1. Successfully completed Ph.D. in English on the topic “Apprehension of the Real through the Spiritual: A Study of Raja Rao’s Unique Fictional Worlds” from North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon on 11^th2016.
2. Successfully completed an FDP (Faculty Development Programme) i.e A Refresher Course in English from North Bengal University, Siligudi Dist: Darjeeling from 2 Mar. to 22 March 2017 (Three Weeks) with Grade-A.
3. Successfully completed Minor Research Project sanctioned by UGC on the topic- “Technology at Ease: Mobile Assisted Language Learning”.
4. Conferences/ Workshops /Seminars Attended/Presented/Papers Published

Level	Conf/Sem./Workshop/Symposia Attended	Papers Presented	Papers Published	Books Contributed
International	08	08	13	–
National	16	16	08	–
State	01	01	0	–
University	19	02	0	03
Total	44	27	21	03

 

Level	Conf/Sem./Workshop/Symposia Attended	Papers Presented	Papers Published
International	02	03	11
National	03	13	01
State	07	02	0
University	17	03	0
Total	29	21	12

 Publication Details

Sr. No.	Title of paper	Year of publication	Level National/ International	Publisher	ISSN/ISBN No.
1.	Reviving Reading Habits: Problems and Strategies in ESL Class	Volume: 3rd & Issue: 12th (October December’2016)	International	Dr. JK Research Foundation, Chennai Imp.Fact. 2.5	ISSN: 2350-1499 (Online); 2350-0751 (Print)
2.	Autonomy in Learning: Teacher in the Midst of Emerging Technology	March 2017 Vol.3 Iss-2	International	Pune Research Imp.Fact. 2.46	2454-3454
3.	Effective Communication and Interpersonal Relations	Feb-March 2017 Vol.3 Iss-1	International	Pune Research Scholar Imp.Fact. 2.14	2455-314X
4.	Glorification of Woman’s Persona: A Postmodernist View in Raja Rao’s Novels	Aug. 2016	International	Lambert Academic Publication, Germany	978-3-659-96590-6
5.	Human Identity in the Clash of Political Ideologies: An Appraisal of Comrade Kirillov (126 To 127)	13 Mar. 2016	International	Kumud Publications
6.	The Image of India in Raja Rao’s The Serpent and the Rope  From 155 To 162	1 Feb 2016	International	Research Spectrum
7.	The Use of PowerPoint Presentation through Classroom Seminar: A Functional Approach pp.1-5	Vol.5 April 2015	International	Indian Stream Research Journal Impact Factor-3.15060(UIF)	2230-7850
8.	Empowerment of Women in Traditional Set up of India: A       Reflection in Raja Rao’s ‘Kanthapura’ pp.265-67	Vol.5, No.1 Jan.2015	National	Platinum	1231-0096
9.	A Call from the Nation: The Return of the Native in ‘Comrade  Kirillov’	March 2015	National	Prashant  Publications	–
10.	Resourcing the Resources: A Vision in Teaching ESL Class	March 2015	International	Atharva Publications	–
11.	Role of ICT in English Language Teaching: An Innovative Approach to Strengthen Higher Education  pp.87-90	Aug. 2015	National	Prashant Publ.	978-93-85019-20-3
12.	Retrieval of Indian Culture: A Nativist Approach in Raja Rao’s Fictional Worlds p.40-43	Sept. 2015	National	Prashant Publ.
13.	Catching the Young Nerve: An Appraisal of Chetan Bhagat’s  The 3 Mistakes of My Life pp.118-121	Feb.2016	National	Indian English Literature after 1990: Issues and Challenges Prashant Publ.	978-93-85026-88-1
14.	Mobile SMSing: A Viable Media for ESL Learners	2014	International	GRT (Impact Factor : 2.1506(UIF) print/ online	2231-5063
15.	CALL: A Present Day Inevitability	2014	International	ISRJ(Impact Factor:       2.2052(UIF) print/ online	2230-7850
16.	Adoption of MALL in Second Language Acquisition	2014	International	Notions	0976-5247
17.	Raja Rao’s Kanthapura : A Pilgrimage to the Quest of Truth.	2013	International	Wizcraft International print/ online	2319-4952
18.	RajaRao’s Kanthapura: Gandhian Philosophy Fictionalized.	2013	National	R.C.Patel Arts, Com & Sci. College, Shirpur	978-93-81171-14-1
19.	The White Tiger : A Journey from Moral Darkness to Amoral Light  (Co-authored)	2010	International	Spark International online	0975 -7929
20.	Sustainable Development of Spiritual Intelligence: Indian Philosophy Revitalized	2014	National	SHN College of Education, Navapur (Proceeding)	978-93-82528-83-8
21.	Impact of Mass Media on Indian Society	2013	National	Arts, Com & Sci. College, Kolhar Dist: Nagar (MS) (Proceeding)	978-81-921250-13

 

Sr. No.	Title With Page Nos.	Journal	ISSN/ ISBN No.	Impact Factor, if any
1	GirishKarnad: An Existential Approach Through Mythical Pattern. Pp 38-39	Platinum	2231-0096	—
2	Universalization of the resume in R. K. Naraysn’sThe Vendour Of Sweets. Pp30-34	Wizcraft	2319-4952	—
3	Significance Of Symbolic Images In The Poetry Of Kamla Das.	Contemporary |Research in India	2231-2137	—
4	William Wordsworth’s Poetry:  The Role Of Pleasant Memories Of Nature In Transforming- ng Into A Saintly Personality pp.1-6	Golden Research Thoughts	2231-5063	3.4052(UIF)
5	Mathew Arnold’s Idea of Criticism of Life For Social Awareness. Pp 1-5	Indian Streams Research Journal	2230-7850	3.1506(UIF)
6	Probing Into the Difficulties with Indian Speakers of English pp-1 to 5	Golden Research Thoughts	2231-5063	2.2052(UIF)
7	Understanding Nativism in Girish Karnad’s Plays pp 122 To 131	Research Spectrum	0976-5964	—
8	The Element Of Life Force In GirishKarnad’sNagmandal pp 25-28	Indian Streams Research Journal	2230-7850	4.1625 (UIF)
9	A Woman Through the Perspectives of Mahatma Gandhi pp 1-4	Indian Streams Research Journal	2230-7850	5.1651 (UIF)
10	Rethinking Cognizant Plead in the Poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks pp8-12	Golden Research Thought	2231-5063	4.6052 (UIF)

 

Papers Presented

Ser. No.	Title of the paper presented	Title of Conference /Seminar	Organized by	InternationalNational   /Stat or University level
1	Modern Trends In Indian Poetry in Englih	Modern Trends in Indian Writing in English	Arts &Comm. College,Dharangaon27th&28th February 1999	State
2	Symbellein as Stylistic Deviation in Anita Desai’s Novels	TheChanging Scenario Of Theme And Style In The Modern Indian English Novel Of 1950s And Onwards	PSGVM C ollege Shahada 4th-5th February 2006	State
3	Appreciation Of Poetry-Appreciation of Art	Appreciation of Art	Womens College,Jalgaon11th January2011	National
4	Impact of GandhianIdealogy in The Novels of R K Narayan		R C P College, Shirpur. 17th & 18th October2011	National
5.	The Role Of Gandhi Women In Indian Society	Rediscovering Gandhian Philosophy: Building a Peaceful Future	R C Patel Arts Comm and Science College, Shirpur 1st and 2nd March 2013	National
6.	Utilizing Mass Media as a Material for Teaching English	Mass Media and Indian Languages	Arts SciComm College, Kolhar 8th and 9th March 2013	National
7	Representation of Indian Ethical Society in GirishKarnad’sHayawadana	Human Resources and Ethical Formation of Society	KNB College, Navalnagar 1st Feb 2014	National
8.	Raja Rao’s Kanthapura: A Gandhi Epic through Mythical Technique	Impact of Gandhian Thoughts on Indian Literature	NMU Jalgaon’s  Mahatma Gandhi Philosophy Centre.Dhue   20th Feb 2014	National
9	Retrieval of Indian Culture and Tradition through Mythical Truth in GirishKarnad’s ‘The Fire and The Rain’	The Role Of Marathi, Hindi And English Literature In Formation Of Society.	KrantiveerNavalbhauArts College, Nawalnagar 14th Aug.2015	National
10.	Blog Assisted English Language and Literature Teaching	Futuristic Innovative Trends in English Language and Literature Teaching	Smt H R Patel Arts Mahila College Shirpur 16th and 17th March 2015	Internarional
11.	Renaissance In Nativism Through Folk and Myths – A Dramatic Technique: Exemplification in GirishKarnad’s Plays.	Exploration of Multiculturalism in Literature and Fine Arts	Dhanaji Nana MahavidyalayaFaijpur 10th and 11th September 2015	International
12.	Problem of Human Identity through Folk and Myths in Girishkarnad’s Plays	Challenges in Woman Empowerment through Human Right: A Campaign of Awareness	Smt H R Patel Arts Mahila College, Shirpur 10th and 11 th January 2016	National
13.	Truth and Reality Through Folk and Myths- A Dramatic Device in Girishkarnad’s Plays	Indian English Literature after 1990-Issues and Challenges	G T Patil Arts comm. sci. college, Nadurbar 3rd and 4 th Feb 2016	National
14.	Using The Blog Assisted English Languge and Literaure Teaching	Innovative Strategies in English Languge Teaching and Learning	SantMuktabai Arts and comm. College, Muktainagar 12th March 2016	Nationnsl
15.	The Issue of Writer’s Honesty To the Language in girishKarnard’s A Heap Of Broken Images	Contemporary Indian Languages and Literatures	NMU English Teachers’ Association A C S  College, Dharangaon 13th and 14th March 2016	International

 

Ser.No.	Title with page Nos.		Details of Conference Publication / Journal	No. of co-authors
1		Representation Of Indian Ethical Society In GirishKarnad’sHayawadana pp.244-246	National conference organized by SHN College of Education, Navapur (Human Resources And Ethical Formation Of Society) 978-93-84093-56—3	No
2		Role of Gandhi Women in Indian Society  pp 201-205	National Conf. on Rediscovering Gandhian Philosophy: Building a Peaceful Future organized by R C Patel Arts Comm and Science College, Shirpur 1st and 2nd March 2013 ISBN- 978-93-82795-93-3	No
3		Truth and Reality Through Folk and Myths- A Dramatic Device in Girishkarnad’s Plays pp 74-80	National Indian English Literature after 1990-Issues and Challenges organized by G T Patil Arts comm. sci. college, Nadurbar 3rd and 4 th Feb 2016  ISBN 078-93-85026-88-1	No
4		Writer’s Honesty To the Language in girishKarnard’s  A Heap Of Broken Images pp 212 and 213	International  conference Contemporary Indian Languages and Literatures organized byNMU English Teachers’ Association A C S  College, Dharangaon 13th and 14th March 2016 ISBN 13:978-93-85027-38-3	No

 

 Books Contributed

Sr. No	Title		Book Title Editor And Publisher	ISSN/ISBN no	University/State/ National/ International
1	Academic and Analytical Writing		Strategies for Effective Communication (NMU, Jalgaon)	978-81-927350-9-2	A Coursework for Distance Learning (IDEAL)
2	The Doll’s House- Henrik Ibsen		M.A.CC-II Period Studies through Literary Genre- Drama (NMU, Jalgaon)	978-93-83113-00-2	A Coursework for Distance Learning (IDEAL)
3	Nature and Relevance of the Study of Literature		M.A.CC-III Literary Studies (NMU, Jalgaon)	978-93-83113-01-9	A Coursework for Distance Learning (IDEAL)

 

Ms. Vidya Patil

• Worked as Co-ordinator, Functional English
• A Resource Person to conduct a workshop on “Spoken English and Soft Skills” at Arts College, Marwad on 18^th 2016.
• A Resource Person to conduct a workshop on “Spoken English and Soft Skills” at H.R.Patel Arts Mahila College, Shirpur on 15th Feb.2016.
• Compeered inaugural session at National Seminar on “Human Rights and Women Empowerment” at H.R.Patel Arts Mahila College, Shirpur  on 10-11           2016.
• Compeered inaugural session at International Conference on “Contemporary Indian Languages and Literatures” at Arts, Com & Science College, Dhrangaon on 13-14 March 2016.

 

• Worked as a co-ordinator of Savitribai Phule Adhyayan Mandal
• A Resource Person to conduct a workshop on “Spoken English Skills and Personality Development” on 14^th2016.at H.R.Patel Arts Mahila College, Shirpur on 14 Oct.2016.
• Attended a Six Day NET-SET Exam Preparation workshop from 20-25 Feb.2017 at H.R.Patel Arts Mahila College, Shirpur

 

Extension, Co-curricular and  Field Based Activities

(AY 2014-15 to 2016-17)

1. Member, Yuvati Sabha
2. Member, Savitribai Phule Study Centre
3. Member, Health Centre
4. Member, Cultural Programme Committee