Departmental profile

Department of English
 

About the Department:-

         Department of English  was established since the establishment of the college in 1992. It mainly aims at  imparting  English language and literature  both in Higher Secondary  and Under-Graduate levels..The Major/ Honours  Course was  introduced in the year 2002  to educate the students in both artistry and utility of the English language through the study of literature and other contemporary forms of culture in wider perspective. 

   Vision  and Mission of the Department: -  

                    The Vision of the  Department  is to develop e the department as a centre of academic excellence through  teaching-learning and research that encourages and nurtures literary sensibilities, language competence and critical  thinking. 

                     The Mission of the   Department is  to acquaint  students with contemporary trends in English  literature and language. It aims at creating  holistic, analytical and critical perspective and facilitate  students’ active and positive participation and contribution to the society.

                       The Objectives of the  Department are closely related to those of the  University as a whole, but  also reflect  the special nature of our discipline and commitment  in enhancing  appreciation and enjoyment of literature by the students.

     Faculty Members:-

 1.     Dr.  Dilip Kr. Jha, M.A(BU), Ph. D(BU)

       Area of Interest-Fiction

       Research Topic: Mysticism in the Science Fiction of Aldous Huxley

2.    Dr. Kamaleswar Hazarika, M.A(DU), M. Phil(GU), Ph. D(GU)

      Area of Interest-Folklore

      Research Topic: Popular Myths and Legends in Folksongs of the Sonowal      Kacharis of Assam:  Folkloristic Study

 3.   Mr. Suraj Chetry, M.A(PU), M. Phil(VMU)

      Area of Interest-Teaching & Learning

      Ongoing Research Work on the Topic:  Problems of Teaching and Learning Process  in English as Second Language in Rural Colleges: A Case Study in Lakhimpur District  of Assam

 

About the Courses:-

1. AECC/ AEC(General English)-300/400

2. Honours-30

3. Minor-30

4. GE- 30

5. Alt. English-(As per the choice of the students)

Outreach Activities, Village Adoption, Observance of Important Days:-

The Department of English incorporates with the college in the programmes such as outreach activities and village adoption namely Borimuri Bodo Gaon and the observance of important days as set by the concerned authority

Alumni Activities:-

Apart from the Alumni Association of the college, the Department has a sister organization called Alumni Association, Department of English, LKM. The association was formed in 2018 under the  Sri Ranjan Barman as the President and  Sri Himangshu Boruah as the Secretary. 

           The Alumni Association of the Department has donated a wall clock and 15 nos. of books to the Departmental Library in 2020. 

Publication of Faculty Members

1. Dr. Dilip Kr. Jha

¨  Topic: Cross Cultural Issues in Sunetra Gupta’s Novel ‘Memories of Rain’

         Published by-Printing Area, Peer Reviewed International Refereed                                Research Journal; ISSN:2394-5303,  Issue-51, Vol-01,                                 March,2019; Impact Factor:6.029

¨ Topic: Eco of Bhagawat Gita and Upanishida in Eliot’s ‘The Wasteland’

        Published by-Vidyawarta, Peer Reviewed International Refereed                                                Research  Journal; Issue-30,Vol-03, ISSN: 2394-5303,                              April,2019; Impact Factor: 6.021

¨ Topic: Axiological Elements in the poems of Wordsworth

        Published by-Vidyawarta, Peer Reviewed International Refereed                                                            Research Journal; Issue-31,Vol-02, ISSN: 2394- 5303                              July,2019; Impact Factor: 6.021

2. Dr. Kamaleswar Hazarika:-

• Topic: Traditional Practice,Myth  and Legends of Sonowal Kacharis  of Assam:  A Study on Haidang-Husori Geet

    Published by-IMPACT:IJRHAL(International Journal of Research in  Huminities,Arts and                               Literature);Vol.8,Issue11,Nov,2020, ISSN(P):23474564;ISSN(E):2321-8878    Impact Factor(JCC)   5.2397

• Topic:  A Perspective Study on Material Culture of the Sonowal Kacharis of Assam: An Overview

     Published by-Vidyawarta( Interdisciplinary Multilingual Refereed  Journal), Peer       Reviewed  International Journal; ISSN:2319-9318; Impact Factor    7.940 (IIJIF)               

3. Suraj Chetry :-

¨ Topic: Present Trends  of Teaching English  as a second Language

       Published by- KALA, The Journal of Indian Art History Congress

       ISSN/ISBN No:- ISSN:0975-7945, Volume No.26, No.2 (XVIII), 2020-2021, UGC             Care Group I journal, Impact factor: 6.125

¨ Topic: Trends and challenges of teaching English language in the rural colleges

      Published by- SAMBODHI, UGC Care Approved, Volume-44-No.01(1), 2021, Peer Reviewed and Refereed Journal, Impact factor: 5.80. Year  2021-22  ISSN/ISBN No: ISSN:2249-6661

¨ Topic:- Trends and challenges of teaching English as second language

     Published: by- Assam College Teachers Association, Journal, Peer Reviewed Volume:XLI,2019 published in December,  2021. ISSN/ISBN No:- ISSN:2229-6937

 

Two Best Practices of the Department:-

The Department of English incorporates the best practices adopted by the college. Besides, the Department holds seminars, extempore speech and article writing among the students of  major/honours to improve Speaking, Reading and Writing Skills.

 

Dr. Kamaleswar Hazarika.

Associate Professor & Head,

Department of English