VISION :
‘If you can dream it, you can do it’ — Walt Disney
ESTABLISHMENT YEAR: 1998
HISTORY :
Ours is a rural college and most of the students are first learner generation. English as a compulsory subject was taught since the inception of the college in 1987. With some strange fear for the subject the students were reluctant to choose English as a special subject, but with teachers’ motivation and students’ willingness English as a special subject was introduced in the year 1998. We are proud to say that each student from the department is leading a successful, established life. Today, the department has become an asset to the institution.
Our alumnae have a vast range of occupations. From Tehasildar to teachers in English and Marathi medium schools and from businessman to air hostess.
GOAL :
To make students understand what is to live a quality life and how to face life by understanding literature.
OBJECTIVES :
- To make the students proficient to speak and write correct English
- To remove the fear of speaking English
- To understand the text by guessing the context
- To cultivate interest in reading literature
- Using dictionary / Activator/ Thesaurus
- To implant the taste and interest in reading Literature
- To make them understand the basic communication skills
- Manners and etiquette of communication
- Verbal and nonverbal communication
- Tone and accent
FACILITIES IN THE DEPARTMENT :
- Modern language lab
- Departmental library
- College library
- E Journals
ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT :
- State level seminar
- Symposium for students
- Intercollegiate symposium of the students. Study tours
- In class seminars
- Short term certificate courses based on spoken English and soft skills
- Remedial teaching courses
- Projects of the department
- Readers’ club
- Screening of the academic films
PROJECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR STUDENTS :
- Learning and teaching basic English and communication
- Developing Reading Skills
- Learning through Teaching to school children
- Cinema appreciation conducted under Campus Film Society
- Understanding phonetics, stress and intonation through the Language Lab
FACULTY :
 Dr. Rajesh Latane Principal (Since 2009) M.A. Ph.D SET PGCTE and PGDTE (Hyderabad) |
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 Dr. Aparna Mahajan Associate Professor, Head of the Department (Since 1996) M.A, Ph.D, M.Phil, B.Ed, DLL & LW, SET |
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 Mrs.Dnyaneshwari Shinde Assistant Professor (Since 2016) M.A, B.Ed |
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RESEARCH DETAILS :
| Sr. No. | Name of the Teacher | Type of research | Title of the research |
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| 1 | Rajesh Latane (Principal) | Ph.D | Critical Study of William Boyd’s Novels |
| Ph.D Guide | at Savitribai Phule Pune University , Pune since 2011 | ||
| Ph.D. Completed students – 6 | — | ||
| Students working for Ph.D- 6 | — | ||
| Students working for M.Phil -1 | — | ||
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| 2 | Aparna Mahajan, Head, Dept. of English | M.Phil | Motifs and Messages in Fairy Tales |
| Ph.D | Woman Characters in the selected plays by Henrick Ibsen and Vijay Tendulkar: A Feminist analysis | ||
| Minor | Feminism in Fairy Tales |
WHAT STUDENTS SAY :
Vaishali Pardeshi , a student of the first batch and now Tehasildar of Thane District says,’ The Department opened a new avenue for me and only because of that I could pursue my dream, my career’.
Suneeta Lokhande, who passed with 71% marks at B.A and received the best teacher award says, ‘The discussions with my teachers helped me to overcome my weaknesses and fear of speaking in public. I gained confidence to teach in English medium school’.
Pavan Marbate of 2014 batch, working for NGO at Banglore, says, ‘ I understood what exactly it means what I learnt in the Department of English. I realized what it means that Literature teaches how to live life , when I completed my M.A Development Course at Banglore and started working with an NGO with 2500 farmers by promoting small enterprises to enhance their livelihood.’
Shashikala Andre now a head mistress of English medium school say,’ I am what I am today is all because the department of English in Chakan College. It gave us new vision to look at life.’
