English

History of Department: –

Establishment: –

Hindustani Education Society’s Sharadchandra Mahavidyalaya, Shiradhon Tq. Kallam Dist. Osmanabad-413528 was established in the year 2001 and in the same year, the department of English comes into existence. The Department of English is working under the Faculty of humanities. In our department, the students take admission as per the University rules. Since 2005 Mr. Kazi Z. A. and Mr. Gambhire P.U. (since 2009) are working as full time teachers in the department. Mr. Kazi Z. A. is Head of the department of English. Both are interested in literature, phonetics, literary theories and both have a very sound academic background. Both have been awarded M. Phil. and presently working on Ph. D. in English. Our faculties are experienced and very well-versed. They are working hard and dedicated towards achieving newer horizons in the field of education and research.

B) Importance: –

Our department offer courses in English subject for B.A I, II, III classes. The department offers only UG programs. So far maximum numbers of student have completed their B.A. degree studying English at graduation level in the college. Most of the students of our department have been Teachers and Assistant Professors and doing jobs in different fields. The Department of English sensitizes students towards language and literature learning. The Department also conducts Skill enhancement courses. Our faculties are not only carrying assigned work efficiently but also committed to academic growth and development of the department.

Objectives: –

1. English is an International language and also the official language of our country. Majority of the Indian population uses English. It has been enjoying local recognition as well.
2. Our Department aims in providing a good platform for the students to acquire good Knowledge of English language and literature.
3. It also helps the students to get an exposure to functional aspects of English.
4. Guest Lectures are organized to help the students to understand the beauty and trends of English literature as well as career and functional aspect of the English language.

 

Course: –

Class	Semester	Course Name
B.A. I	Semester I	1.     Forms of Literature I (Opt.)
		2. Forms of Literature II (Opt.)
		3. A Course in Communicative English I (Comp.)
	Semester II	4. Forms of Literature III (Opt.)
		5. Forms of Literature IV (Opt.)
		6. A Course in Communicative English II (Comp.)
B.A. II	Semester III	7. Literatures in English 1550-1750 V (Opt.)
		8. Literatures in English 1750-1900 VI (Opt.)
		9. Learning Language Skills I (Comp.)
	Semester IV	10. Literatures in English 1550-1750 VII (Opt.)
		11. Literatures in English 1750-1900 VIII (Opt.)
		12. Learning Language Skills II (Comp.)
B.A. III	Semester V	13. Introduction to Literary Criticism & Terms IX (Opt)
		14. Twentieth Century English Literature X (Opt)
		15.  Indian Writing in English XI (Main)
		16. Project Work : History of English Literature XII (Main) (From Renaissance Age to the Age of T.S. Eliot)
	Semester VI	17. Introduction to Literary Criticism & Terms XII (Opt)
		18 Twentieth Century English Literature XIV (Opt)
		19. Indian Writing in English XV (Main)
		20. Project Work : History of English Literature XVI (Main) (From Renaissance Age to the Age of T.S. Eliot)

 

Research: –

Faculty Name: – Dr. Kazi Z. A.

Sr. No	Degree	Research Topic	Award Year
01	M. Phil.	A Major Female Characters in Salman Rushdie’s Midnights Children and Shame	February 2008
02	Ph. D.	Personal Side of Global Things : A Critical Study of the Select Novels of Mohsin Hamid And Nadeem Aslam	April  2023

 

Faculty Name: – Dr. Gambhire P. U.  

Sr. No	Degree	Research Topic	Award Year
01	M. Phil.	A Perspective on Religious, Political & Social Alienation in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things	May 2009
02	Ph. D.	A Study of Gender and Racial Discrimination in the Select Novels of Toni Morrison	Dec.2022

 

Conference: –

	International	National	State/Regional	Total
Attended	06	22	12	40
Paper Presented	05	20	03	28

 

Paper Publication: –

Sr. No.	Types of Journals	Total
1	Journals (ISSN)	23
2	Edited Chapters (ISBN)	07
3	Books	—
Total Publication		30

Area of Research Specialisation: –

1. Indian Literature 2. British Literature 3. African American Literature 4. Critical Theories 5. Phonetics

Co-Curricular Activities: –

1. Students Seminar
2. Elocution/ Quiz
3. Essay Competition
4. Wall Poster
5. Literary Association
6. Project Work

Extension:

1. Pani (Water) foundation programme dated14/01/2019.
2. Invited as Guest Lecture in College N.S.S. camp.
3. Guest Lecture on The Importance of English in India in B.S.S. Arts,Sci., & Commerce College, Makni on 15/02/2014.
4. Guest Lecture on Youth’s Contribution in National Unity at N.S.S. camp at B.S.S. Arts, Sci., & Commerce College, Makni on 05/10/2015.
5. Guest Lecture on Restoration Age at V.K. College, Dhoki on 10/01/2014.
6. Guest Lecture on Lord of Flies Chhatrapati Shivaji College, Kalamb on 04/09/2015.
7. Subject expert at Jaikisan College, Apegaon on 02/07/2017.
8. Subject expert at Jaikisan College, Apegaon on 22/07/2018.
9. Worked in various Committees as Chairman and Member:
10. NAAC Committee
11. Publicity Committee
12. Alumni Committee
13. Welfare committee
14. Competitive Exam Guidance Committee

 

Examination Work: –

Worked in different capacities for college and university examination as mentioned below:

Sr. No.	Examination Work	Month & Year
01	Flying/Seating Squad	Oct/ Nov. 2014, March/April 2018
02	CS/JCS	March/April- 2013, March/April- 2016, 2017
03	Paper Setter	Oct/Nov.- 2019, Sept.- 2020, January 2022
03	Under Study	—
04	University Paper Evaluation	Each Semester
05	External Examiner:	March/April- 2018

 

Achievements of the Department: –

7. Online awareness Quiz on COVID 19 on the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of William Shakespeare in April 2020.
8. Kazi Z. A. has worked as Member on Affiliation Committee on 05/05/2019.
9. 100% pass result in English subject in University Examination is achieved.

 

Department Future Plan

7. To Organise National / International Seminar / Workshop
8. To develop Departmental Library
9. To do Minor / Major Research Projects

 

Teaching Staff Profile: –

Sr. No.	Faculty Name	Designation	Qualification	Photograph
01.	Dr. Kazi Z. A.	Head & Asst. Professor	M.A., M. Phil. P.hd.
02.	Dr. Gambhire P. U.	Asst. Professor	M. A., M. Phil.P.hd.