University of Madras. Department of English School of English and Foreign. English

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1 School of English and Foreign Languages Madras 1 Name of the Department 2 Year of establishment 3 Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university? 4 Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.) 5 Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved 6 Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. 7 Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons 8 Examination System: Annual/ Semester/ Trimester/Choice Based Credit System 9 Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments English 1969 Yes, School of English and Foreign Languages M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. Canadian and Australian Studies Semester pattern under CBCS 10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned filled and actual (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors/ Others) Designation Sanctioned Filled Actual (including CAS & MPS) Professors Associate Professors Assistant Professors Others

2 11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization, experience and research under guidance Name Qualification Designation Specialization Experience No. of Ph.D. / M.Phil. Dr. S. Armstrong Dr. R. Azhagarasan Dr. D.Venkataramanan M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., PGCTE M.A.,M.Phil., Ph.D M.A.,M.Phil., Ph.D Professor & Head Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Canadian First Nations Literatures and Cultural Studies Comparative Lit& Culture Studies Russian & European Lit, Copy editing 16 yrs M.Phil.: 20 Ph.D. : yrs M.Phil 20 Ph.D 4 9 years M Phil 20 PhD 2 Ms. Supala Pandiarajan M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Australian Studies, Communicat ion Skills, Soft Skills 7 years M Phil List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors Ms. Maria Felci Rajathi TRF - Chicana/o Studies 13 Percentage of classes taken by temporary M.A -25% faculty programme-wise information 14 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio M.A - 1:9 M.Phil - 1:4 Ph.D. - 1:1 15 Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: Sanctioned Filled Actual ASO - 1; Office Assistant

3 16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies Literary Criticism Commonwealth Literature & Post Colonial Literature American Literature Communication Studies Translation Studies Cultural studies Gender studies Theatre Dalit studies Canadian studies Australian studies NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report 17. Number of Faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received project-wise UGC Major Project: 1. Dr. S. Armstrong- Dalit Women Testimonio (Rs.8,56,000) 2. Dr.D.Venkataramanan- Copy Editing (Rs. 8,00,000) 18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received a)national Collaboration Dr. R.Azhagarasan -OXFORD ANTHOLOGY OF TAMIL DALIT WRITING, coedited by R.Azhagarasan with Ravikumar, Funded by Valli Alagappan Trust, MR Educational Society, Murugappa Trust, Mr. C.Ramakrishna(Philanthrapist). Total amount : 3 Lakh 19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received. 20. Research facility/centre with Centre for Australian Studies Centre for Canadian Studies 21. Special research laboratories sponsored by/created by industry or corporate bodies 3

4 22. Publications: * Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) : 33 * Monographs : 7 * Chapters in Books & Edited Books : 22 * Books with ISBN with details of publishers : * Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) : * Citation Index range / average : * SNIP : * SJR : * Impact Factor range / average : * h-index : 23. Details of patents and income generated : 24. Areas of consultancy and income generated : Dr.S.Armstrong Consultancy Serving as Project Consultant for Naoyuki Ushio, Associate Professor, Juntendo University, Japan, for his research project on Creamy Layer and Reservation Policy in India Trinational Collaborative Research Consultancy with Prof.Sigma Ankrava, Latvia, ICCR Fellow Agency Govt. of Japan ICCR, Govt. of India 25. Faculty selected nationally/internationally to visit other laboratories/ institutions/ industries in India and abroad : Dr.S.Armstrong: Fulbright Nehru Teaching Fellowship. Taught a course on Tamil Dalit Women s Writings and Canadian Native Women s Writings: A comparative Perspective at the California, Davis, US. 4

5 26. Faculty serving in a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial Boards d) any other (please specify) Dr.S.Armstrong 1. Member, Planning Board, Periyar University, Salem (Governor Nominee) 2. Member, Senate, Madras. 3. Advisory Member, Staff Selection Commission Dr. R. Azhagarasan 1. Co-editor, Oxford Anthology Of Tamil Dalit Writing(New Delhi 2012) 27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher/Orientation programmes, workshops, training programmes and similar programmes ) Organised Refresher Course on Studies in Literatures: An Interdisciplinary Perspective - Batch XVI Organised Refresher Course on Gender and Representation in Language and Literature Organised Refresher Course on English Language and Literature Organised One Week Research Methodology Workshop for the Students of Madras and Affiliated Colleges by Dr. Anam K. Govardhan, Professor of English, WesternConnecticut State University, Danbury, Connecticut, USA. Served as Nodal Officer for two batches during the Induction Training Program of the Newly recruited Lecturers for Govt. Colleges Organised three day training programme on Application of Online Resources in Classroom Teaching, Learning and Evauation Technology by Prof. Kokila Ravi, Atlanta Metropolitan College in Academic Staff College, Madras. Academic Staff College, Madras. Academic Staff College, Madras. Dept. of English, Madras TANSCHE and Academic Staff College, Madras Department of English, Madras 01/07/2010 to 21/07/ /08/2008 to 25/08/ /09/2006 to 05/10/ /07/2011 to 25/07/ /07/2009 to 05/08/ /07/2009 to 21/07/2009 5

6 Atlanta, GA, USA for the students, research scholars and faculty members of Madras and affiliated colleges. a. Coordination of 17 Softskill courses for UOM students. b. Curricular support for Softskill courses conducted in the Affiliated colleges. c. Facilitation of University- Industry Collaboration for this program. d. Helped in inviting 30 trainers to conduct this program in the even semester Organised various lectures on Proposal writing and mentoring workshops for International fellowships in collaboration with United States India Educational Foundation, Chennai for the past three years. Madras Department of English, Madras and USIEF Student projects Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including interdepartmental projects - Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other universities/industry/ institute : 29. Awards/Recognitions received at the national and international level by Faculty : Dr.S.Armstrong- Academic Achievement Award from the Madras Doctoral/Post Doctoral fellows: Students : I place in the State Level theater festival held at Central Thanjavur 6 International Conference on Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability in India and Canada: Approaches and Strategies from September 16 to 18, 2009.

7 30. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national/international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. Details furnished in Appendix II 31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments: UGC Regulation on minimum standards and procedure for the award of M.Phil/ Ph.D degree 2009 are followed. 32. Student profile programme wise: Year Name of the Programme (refer to question no. 4) Applications received Selected Male Female Pass percentage Male Female M.A % - 100% M.A % - 100% M.A % - 100% M.A % -100% M.A % - 100% M.A % - 99% M.Phil %- 100% M.Phil % -100% M.Phil % - 100% M.Phil % - 100% M.Phil % - 100% M.Phil % - 100% Ph.D Ph.D Ph.D Ph.D Ph.D Ph.D Diversity of students: Name of the programme % of students from the same university % of students from other universities within the state 7 % of students from universities outside the state %of students from other countries (Approximately) M.A M.Phil Ph.D

8 34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive examinations? Give details category-wise. NET- 4, SET Student progression Student Progression Percentage Against enrolled PG to M.Phil. 95% PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed 10% Campus Selection (Most of the M.A Students pursue Other than campus recruitment higher studies) Entrepreneurs 2% 36. Diversity of staff Percentage of faculty who are graduates 3/4 Of the same university From other universities within the state 1/4 From universities from other states From universities outside the country 37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period : 38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard to a) Library : 1500 Books b) Internet facilities for staff and students : Available c) Total number of class rooms : 3 d) Class rooms with ICT facility : 1 e) Students laboratories : Language Lab- 1 f) Research laboratories : 39. List of doctoral, post doctoral students and research associates : a) From the host institution/university b) From other institutions/universities 40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the university : 40 8

9 41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new programme(s)? if so, highlight the methodology 42. Does the department obtain feedback from a) Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize the feedback? Yes. Feedback from other Universities in India and abroad were received and accommodated in framing syllabus and in the teaching methods. b) Student on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how does the department utilize the feedback? The Department has utilized the feedback to enhance consistent growth and creativity in the curriculum. The responses of the students have provided a broad spectrum from which to view how, individually and collectively, curriculum improvement is being implemented in response to University initiatives. On the suggestions of the students various projects and elective courses have been incorporated into the curriculum. Efforts have been made to include various professional enhancements in the existing curriculum. Focus has been given to writing projects. c) Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the department utilize the feedback? The department collects feedback from the Post-Graduate and M.Phil. students. The criteria covered in the form include curriculum, teaching methodology, teaching, availability of resources, etc. The suggestions given by the students are intimated to the staff concerned. The suggestions on curriculum are taken into consideration during the framing and reframing of syllabi and new courses. 43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) 1. Mr. Ramkumar, Director, CTS, Chennai 2. Dr. Anjali Rao, Joint Director, CTS, Chennai 3. Dr. Vani Vasudevan, Publisher, Orient BlackSwan, Chennai 4. Dr. Padma Arasu, Writer, Translator & Director, Voicing Silence(Theatre Group),Chennai 5. Dr. Parsha Venkateshwar Rao, Chief Editor, Indian Review, New Delhi 6. Dr. Paul Ellangovan, IAS, Former Addl. Chief Secretary, Govt. of TN 9

10 44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /workshops/ seminar) involving external experts. i. Prof. M.S. Nagarajan Endowment Lecture on Pod Poetry delivered by Prof. Claus Ankerson, a Danish Poet and Performance and Artist 23 rd February ii. The Hindu Endowment Lecture under India Studies Programme on Indian Arts Refracted: Reading the Artistic Image in the Cultural Context delivered by Dr. Artemis Preeshl, Loyola University, US on 4 th March 2011 iii. Prof. MS Nagarajan Endowment Lecture on Semioticity and Intentionality by Prof. N. Natarajan, Professor of English, Pondicherry University on 27 th March, iv. India Studies Endowment Lecture on Towards an Understanding of the Response to Dalit Aesthetics by Prof.Anbuslevam, Reseracher, Activist and Chronicler, Puducherry on 29 th March, 2012 v. Prof.N.Subramanian Endowment Lecture on Shakespeare: A Synthesis of Stylistic and Philosophic Approaches by Prof.K.Chellapppan, Former Prof. And Head, Dept. Of English, Bharathidasan University on 27 th March, 2012 (A.N) vi. Organised a poetry reading session by Geoff Page, Australian Poet at the, Madras on 16th October, 2008 vii. Organised a special lecture by Qaisra Sharaz, Creative writer, Translator and Social Scientist Manchester, United Kingdom on 10 th February, 2009 viii. Organised a Writing Workshop on World Literature and Online Instruction by Prof. Kokila Ravi, Atlanta Metropolitan College in Atlanta, GA, USA for the students of Madras on 20/07/2009. ix. Orgnaised a lecture on the title Women s Writings by Prof. Linda Dittmar, Dr. Linda Dittmar, Professor Emeritus,, Massachussetts-Boston, USA at Madras on 23/12/2009. x. Organised Creative writing workshop for students by Prof. Robbie Sethi, Professor of Engish, Rider University on 27/11/2009 xi. Organised Theatre training for students and a lecture on Expressive Arts Therapy by Prof. Jennie Kristel on 3/10/2010. xii. Organised a lecture on Comparative Literature by Dr. Archana Venkatesan, Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Literature & Program in Religious Studies California, Davis, USA on 29/07/2010 at Madras. xiii. Organised a lecture on South Asian Studies by Dr Sudipta Sen, Department of History, California, Davis, Davis on 19/07/2010 at Madras. xiv. Organised a lecture on Kutrala Kuravanchi by Dr. Indira Peterson, David B. Truman Professor of Asian Studies, Asian Studies Program, Mount Holyoke College on 24/12/2010 at Madras xv. Organised a lecture on Comparative Literature by Professor Brenda Deen Schildgen Chair, Comparative Literature Department, California, Davis, on 15/12/2010 at Madras. xvi. Organised a lecture on Psychology and Literature by Dr. Lakshmi Bandlamudi, Lakshmi Bandlamudi, Ph.D., Professor, Psychology Coordinator, Social Science Department, LaGuardia Community College on 08/10/

11 xvii. Organised a Performance Poetry Session by Claus Ankerson, Performance Poet from Denmark on 02/03/2011 at Madras. xviii. Organised a lecture on Ethno Musicology by Prof. Zoe Sherunian, Fulbright Scholar from USA on July 11, 2011 xix. Organised a lecture on Reading Artistic Image in the Cultural Context by Dr. Artemis Preeshl, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, Loyola University New Orleans, USA on 21/03/2011 at Madras. xx. Coordinated a workshop on the application of online resources in classroom teaching, learning and evaluation technology conducted by Dr. Kokila Ravi, Connecticut, USA for three days from 19th to 21st July, xxi. Coordinated a workshop on Research Methodology conducted by Dr.Anam K.Govardhan, Professor of English, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT, USA from 19 th -25 th July 2011 in collaboration with United States India Educational Foundation. xxii. Delivered a lecture on proposal writing for Fulbright doctoral program on June 27, 2011 in the mentoring workshop conducted by the in collaboration with United States India Educational Foundation, Chennai. xxiii. Coordinated a workshop Fulbright Mentoring workshop on June 27, 2011 for the benefit of the students and faculty members of University Departments and affiliated colleges. xxiv. Coordinated a workshop on Research Methodology conducted by Dr. Anam K.Govardhan, Professor of English, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT, USA from December 2012-January 2013, under the Government of TamilNadu s program on Inviting renowned Professors from Foreign Universities. 45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes Translation Workshops for the core course Translation Studies Students prepared a News Letter on Core Course (Dalit Studies) Editing articles from the newspapers for the elective course (Copy Editing) Adaptations of Literary works are shown in the form of movies Students are made to enact the play for better understanding Course related audio/video aids are used Students make periodical presentations / seminars Students peer teaching Youtube lectures by eminent scholars and films, documentaries, short films and videos are used WALLL (Web Aided Literature, Language Learning), BALT (Blog Aided Literature Teaching) and E-group in teaching and learning process Database oriented/guided teaching (Madras University Library, AIRC, Anna Centenary Lib, Conneymara Public Library and British Council Library) Performance based teaching (I PG and II PG) 11

12 46. How does the department ensure that programmes objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored? 1. Regular meetings with staff and students. 2. Setting up of short term and long term goals and constant monitoring of the path towards the achievement of the goals. 3. Concentrating on the Feedback provided by the students. 4. Development of training materials 5. Effective monitoring and evaluation system 47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities Trained the students of in Theatre and Theatre related activities. Assisted University in preparing proposals for Smart Classrooms with Video Conferencing facility Curriculum Development Cell Foreign language laboratory (for English, German, French and Chinese) Inviting eminent Professors from Foreign countries Entrepreneurship and skill development centre. 48. Give details of beyond syllabus scholarly activities of the department Sl. No. Subject 1. Copy Editing 2. Communication Skills 3. UGC NET/SET classes 4. Workshops on Translation 5. Interactive seminar presentations 6. Performing poetry 7. Producing dramas 49. State whether the programme/department is accredited /graded by other agencies? If yes, give details. : 12

13 50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating new knowledge, basic or applied. The was established in 1969 and it started specializing in Literary Criticism, Commonwealth Literature, American Literature, and English Language Teaching. In the last decade, it has moved into Post-Colonial and Culture Studies. Gender Studies, Theatre, Dalit Studies, Australian Studies, Canadian Studies, Translation Studies, English for UGC, English for Corporate Communication, Technical Writing and Copy Editing are some of the areas in which the department has generated knowledge. 51. Detail five major strengths, weakness, opportunities and challenges (SWOC) of the department. Strength Weakness Opportunities Challenges Library facilities Understanding and cooperation among the Faculty Innovative curriculum Research programs Inadequate placement facilities Shortage of Staff Strategic alliances and partnerships with international institutions for offering more professional courses. flexible learning and adoption of new information and communications technologies to increase access Well placed to undertake crossdisciplinary collaboration opportunity to use our reputation for quality programming and our geographic location to develop new programming opportunities and new modes of delivery Generation of Funds Teaching first generation learners 13

14 The department faculty are very diverse with well developed international networks that can be used to develop student study abroad opportunities as well as faculty exchanges 52. Future plans of the department. a. Student Exchange b. Establishment of Latin American study centre and Centre for Indigenous studies c. Translation projects (From Tamil to English and English to Tamil) d. Departmental Digital library e. Starting a Journal f. Annual international conferences, seminars and workshops g. Faculty Archive 14