Rajkiya Kanya Mahavidyalaya

Longwood, Shimla
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Department of English

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The Department of English caters to the needs of young girls from every part of the state enabling them to become self-assured and confident young women. The department aims at providing a conducive climate to the learners of English, training them in written and spoken communication. The English Department initiates interactive teaching in classrooms to enhance the communicative competence of children. The curriculum offers teaching of English Language, Literature and Communication Skills as a Compulsory/Foundation Course, thereby ensuring that every student of the college is studying English. The department also caters to the requirement of the self-financed courses of the college. The Department is also offering Core Courses, Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses, Skill Enhancement Courses, Discipline Specific Electives and Generic Elective Courses to students. These courses enable greater holistic adaptability of students to the everyday challenges of the contemporary competitive world apart from satisfying their literal and aesthetic needs.

The Department of English strives to bring about all-encompassing growth in students whereby they are able to carve out a niche for themselves both professionally and as ethically responsible citizens. With the opening of new avenues in different fields the students become socially responsible human beings, sensitive to their fellow beings and nature. English as a subject entails inculcation of aesthetic and moral values enabling the students to be generous, compassionate with a streak of creativity to make the world a better place to live in.


  • Learning Plan



Students Enrolled


B.A. ( English ) Total
1st Year 69
2nd Year 89
3rd Year 66


Present Faculty

Sandhya_Sharma

Dr. Sandhya Sharma

Associate Professor
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Ritu Sharma

Ms. Geeta Sharma

Associate Professor
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Upma Sharma

Upma Sharma

Assistant Professor
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Ritu Sharma

Dr. Ritu Sharma

Assistant Professor
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Dr. Poonam

Dr. Poonam Verma

Assistant Professor
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Sharda Shandil

Ms. Sharda Shandil

Assistant Professor
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Courses Offered


Year Course Course Code Course Type Course Title Course Outcome
I
English -1
ENG CE 101
Core
English -1 Core English (Compulsory)
This course aims at familiarising the students with nuances of literature to the teaching of poetry, short stories and essays. The students experience variety and depth of language and literature at the same time.
I
DSC-1A
ENG DSC 102
Core
DSC-1A English Literature-1 Essays, Stories and Poems
The literary contents of this course aim at bringing the ranges of literary richness of our cultures and traditions within the range of our students.
I
DSC-1B
ENG DSC 103
Core
DSC-1B English Literature-2 Poems, Short Stories and Essays
The literary text aims at making the students aware about the cultural diversity and literary traditions that exist in India through a living mixture of continuities and transmutations.
I
Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course AECC
ENG AECC 1043
Core Compulsory
AECC-2 Writing Skills
The skill of writing stands at the very core of the capability to communicate, this course focuses on developing the skills of drafting and communicating in order to increase employability of the students.
II
English-2
ENG CE 201
Core
English-2 Core English (Compulsory)
With the suitable combination of prose and poetry this course focuses on developing capability of the students in addition to literature, the compulsory course also aims at improving grammatic skills of the students.
II
DSC-1C
ENG DSC 202
Core
DSC-1C British Literature: (Play and Novel)
Studying literature broadens one's horizon and opens up the mind to countless new possibilities and perspectives in addition to inculcating empathy in the readers. With canonical texts like The Merchant of Venice and Oliver Twist, students are introduced to the culture of the Glorious Elizabethan and Victorian ages enabling them to embark on a fruitful journey into the world of British Literature.
II
DSC -1D
ENG DSC 203
Core
DSC- 1D Literary Cross Currents
The most enduring aspect of this paper is that it includes poetry and prose which has come to us mostly through translation of literally achievements in Indian languages such as Bengali ,Telugu,Marathi etc. In this way the students get a chance to understand the various expects of culture and tradition to the literature.
II
AEEC/SEC-1
ENG AEEC/SEC 204
Ability Enhancement Elective Course/Skill Enhancement Course
AEEC/SEC- 1 Creative Writing: Book and Media Reviews
This course teaches not just about the process and art of creative writing but also the nuances of reviews of literature and writing in general.
II
AEEC/SEC-2
ENG AEEC/SEC- 205
Ability Enhancement Elective Course /Skill Enhancement Course
AEEC/SEC-2 Translation Studies and Principles of Translation
The course acquaints students with the theory ,approaches, descriptions, methods ,applications and problems of translation. Its main objective is to familiarize students with the field of translation studies especially focusing on how to translate a text from English to Hindi and vice versa. The course is pertinent in the present time where focus is on multilingual and multicultural education.
III
AEEC/ SEC -3
ENG AEEC/ SEC 301
Ability Enhancement Elective Course /Skill Enhancement Course
AEEC/SEC-3 Technical Writing
This course aquatints the students with various aspects of writing technically in order to cater to the needs of a rapidly changing World. It's emerging need's in the field of commerce,economy and employment.
III
AEEC/ SEC -4
ENG AEEC/ SEC 302
Ability Enhancement Elective Course /Skill Enhancement Course
AEEC/SEC-4 Business Communication
Business communication has become imperative in today's scenario. The knowledge of the nuances of effective business communication is essential for the success and advancement of an individual's professional career and the success of the organization at large.
III
DSE -1A
ENG DSE 303
Discipline Specific Elective
DSE-1A Soft Skills
This course aims to equip the students with the knowledge of the essential soft skills like Emotional Intelligence, Adaptability, Problem Solving etc which are the prerequisites of the holistic development of an individual. These skills facilitate human connections and enable a person to have good interpersonal relations both on the personal and professional front.
III
DSE -1B
ENG DSE 304
Discipline Specific Elective
DSE-1B Academic Writing and Composition
This course aims to enable the students to engage in writing for an academic purpose, equipping them with the tools to deal with the requirements of academic writing and its specific composition.
III
GE-1
ENG GE 305
Generic Elective
GE-1 Literature from Himachal Pradesh
The course introduces the students to the literature of Himachal Pradesh.
III
GE-2
ENG GE 306
Generic Elective
GE-2 Contemporary India: Women and Empowerment
The course introduces the students to Contemporary India with special focus on Women and Empowerment.

  • Session 2023-24

Name Academic Qualifications Designation Teaching Experience E-mail ID
Dr. Reva Gupta
M.A., Ph.D
Associate Professor
25 Years
guptareva67@gmail.com
Dr.Sandhya Sharma
Ph.D. English
Associate Professor
-
sandhyasharma1020@gmail.com
Ms. Geeta Sharma
M.A., Pre Ph.D
Associate Professor
22 Years
geetarijul@yahoo.co.in
Upma Sharma
M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed.
Assistant Professor
15 Years
usharma1578@gmail.com
Dr. Ritu Sharma
M.A.,Ph.D
Assistant Professor
13 Years
sharmaritu1975@yahoo.com
Dr. Poonam Verma
M.A., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
13 Years
pvpositive@gmail.com
Ms. Shradha Shandil
M.A., M.Ed.
Assistant Professor
13 Years
hishradhashandil@gmail.com

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