Department of English | Rathinam College of Arts & Science

Department Profile

Functioning under the School of Fine Arts, established in 2011, caters to the needs of rural and economically weaker students, and is dedicated to impart aesthetic sense and language efficacy. Through well lettered and skilled teaching fraternity, the students are consistently inculcated on literary, professional and competitive examination skills, research and publication and industry related exposure. To attain its goal, the department offers UG, PG and Ph.D. programs and various add-on courses. With the dynamic environment and state-of-the-art facilities, the department prepares its students beyond the curriculum pertinent to the paradigm requirements. To optimize the students’ experiential learning, time to time the department organizes conference, seminar, symposia, workshop, training, and invited lectures and also has active MoUs, Tie-ups, Consortium and Collaborations.

Programme Offered

The programs are offered under the CBCS pattern, provided students with flexibility on selecting courses.

Programmes	Duration	Syllabus
UG Programme
B.A. English Literature	3 Years
PG Programme
M.A. English Literature	2 Years
Research Programme
Ph.D. (English Literature / ELT)

ADD On Courses

Courses	Duration	Hours
Certificate in Journalism	4 Months	48
Certificate in Corporate Skills	4 Months	48
Certificate in Language Teaching	6 Months	60

Infrastructure Facilities

ICT TOOLS IN EVERY CLASSROOM
LANGUAGE LAB FOR ENGLISH
Department Library.
E-Journals
We are providing Online Courses for students
- BEC
- Coursera
- Swayam
- NPTEL

Activities (GL, Conference conducted, Placement offers)

Guest Lecture

Interactive skills in English by Mr. Gerard, Director & Trainer Rubric English Training Centre, Coimbatore on 22.03.2019.

2. The dramatic techniques of Oscar Wilde – the Irish person by Mr.S.Aravind, Assistant professor, SNMV Arts and Science College, Coimbatore. on 19.03.2019.

3. The scope of start ups and Fabulous 50’ by Dinesh, Manager-Atal Incubation Center, Rathinam Campus. Coimbatore on 14.12.2018.

4. “Uniformed Services” by Lt. Esan, Training Cdr, Centre for Career in Uniform Science, Coimbatore on 27.12.2018.

5. “Computer Acquaintance” by Mr.Sunil, Head & IT Marketing, Rathinam Group of Institutions, Coimbatore on 18.12.19.

6. Word Relation in the English Language by P.Suresh Postdoctoral Fellow, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore on 09.01.2019.

7. Weed out the Grammatical Mistakes in Communication by Mr.Gowri Shankar,

Trainer, Spoken English Academy, Thudialur, Coimbatore on 20.02.2019.

8. How to answer verbal questions in the UPSC examination by Mahesh Karthick,

Visiting professor, Radian IAS academy on 26.2.2019.

9. How to crack Entrance Examinations by Ms.Brindha, Bharathiar University on 21.02.19.

Conference conducted

1. A one-day state level workshop on “Teaching English Literature through ELT”

Name of the Chief Guest / Resource Persons:

Dr.K. Brindha,
Assistant Professor & Head,
Department of English,
Chikkanna Government Arts College,
Tirupur,

Dr.J.Anbazhagan Vijay,
Assistant Professor,
Department of English,
Government College of Technology,
Coimbatore

2. Webinar on Gamification Tools for Teachers and E-Learners by Mrs.P.Madhumitha, Assistant Professor& Soft Skills Trainer, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi on 24.7.202.

3. Webinar on English Intelligence for the future on 15.5.2020

Placement

S.NO	Company Name
1	English Edge – the language Destination – Coimbatore
2	Cognoto Solution – Xperience the Xelence – Coimbatore
3	Bright Star Educational Institution – Coimbatore
4	Vee Technologies – Extraordinary Outcomes – Chennai.
5	Focus Edumatics – Coimbatore
6	TVS Traning and Services – Chennai
7	Vertex – Chennai
8	Infosys – Bangalore
9	Xactus Business Services – Coimbatore
10	Eureka Forbes – Your Friend for Life – Mumbai
11	CADD – Coimbatore
12	SNT Welcare Equipment (P) LTD – Healthy Living – Coimbatore
13	Englab – Speak with Us –Coimbatore
14	Megasoftworld – Innovation Forever – Coimbatore

Achievements

Student Sports Achievement

S.NO	NAME	EVENT	PRIZE	Year
1	K. KAVIYA	Bharathiar University – Kabbadi	III	2015
2	SARAVANAN.N	Bharathiar University – Football	IV	2016
3	VAIGAISELVAN.R.S	State Novices Boxing Championship – Boxing	III	2018
4	VAIGAISELVAN.R.S	Tamilnadu Boxing Association, Divisional Level Senior Championship held at Dr.RNMKCollege, Erode – Boxing	I Prize	2018
5	FELIX.V	Reliance Foundation Tournament, Open Tournament held at SKCET, Coimbatore – Football	I Prize	2018
6	JOY.J
7	REEGAN JOHN BAI
8	RICHU.A
9	MARIA LAJI RAJ.P
10	Thabharak
11	VAIGAISELVAN.R.S B.Srisuraj	National Level Championship (SGDF) School Games Development Foundation Boxing Championship- 2019 held at Hariyana	I Prize GOLD	2019
12	R.S Vaigaiselvan	District Level Inter-Collegiate Tournament Boxing at held Kumaraguru college, Saravanampatti	I Prize GOLD	2019
13	S. Hariharan	Bharathiar University Inter Collegiate Weight lifting Tournament held at Kongu College Erode	II Place	2019
14	R.S.Vaigaiselvan Sri Suraj	Bharathiar University Inter Collegiate Boxing (Men)Tournament held at Kongu College Erode	I Prize GOLD	2019
15	R.S Vaigaiselvan	National level (SGADF) School Games & Activity Development Foundation Boxing Championship- 2019	I Prize GOLD	2019

Staff Achievements

Dr. T. Saranya	Completed Course in NPTEL on Applied Linguistics. Completed Course in NPTEL on English Literature of the Romantic Period, 1798 – 1832. 25, November – 01, December – Completed Cambridge Assessment English – Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) Completed Coursera Courses: Assessment in Higher Education Completed Coursera Courses: Bilingual Brain Completed Coursera Courses: Business analytics Completed Coursera Courses: Project management: the basics for success Completed Coursera Courses: Creative thinking Completed Coursera Courses: English for Teaching Purpose Completed Coursera Courses: Food and beverage management Completed Coursera Courses: Grammar in Punctuations Completed Coursera Courses: Presentation Skill Completed Coursera Courses: Psychological first aid Completed Coursera Courses: Successful Presentation Completed Coursera Courses: Translation Quality Completed Coursera Courses: Weight Management Completed Coursera Courses: Works Smarter not Harder Completed Coursera Courses: Writing and Editing
Mr. M. Hariram	Completed Course in NPTEL on English Literature of the Romantic Period, 1798 – 1832 Completed Coursera Courses: Organize your Pitch Completed Coursera Courses: Business English Skills: How to Navigate Tone, Formality, and Directness in Emails.
Mrs. S. Kavitha	National Best Co-ordinator Award from Sri Ram Chandra Mission Completed Course in NPTEL on English Literature of the Romantic Period, 1798 – 1832. Completed Coursera Courses: Grammar in Punctuations Completed Coursera Courses: Assessment in Higher Education Completed Coursera Courses: Presentation skills: Speechwriting and Storytelling Completed Coursera Courses: English for Teaching Purpose Completed Coursera Courses: Assessment in higher education, Professional Development Teachers Completed Coursera Courses: Project Management: The Basics for Success Completed Coursera Courses: Verb Tenses and Passives Completed Coursera Courses: Writing and Editing: Word Choice and Word Order Completed Coursera Courses: Introduction to Psychology
Mrs.Parimala Devi	Completed Coursera Courses: Assessment in Higher Education Completed Coursera Courses: English for Teaching Purpose Completed Coursera Courses: Women Leadership: Inspiring Positive Change. Completed Coursera Courses: Assessment in higher education, Professional Development Teachers Completed Coursera Courses: Writing Professionals email @ memos Completed Coursera Courses: Better business writing in English Completed Coursera Courses: Take your English Communication skills to the next level Completed Coursera Courses: Telephone Language.
D. Shree Samyuktha	Compiled a VIII grade English textbook “Amaranthine” as a part of academics Co-curricular activities in Literary and Debating Association Community service in 105 Rapid Action Force Interned as a Content writer in an online blog Jungli Donkey Interned as an English language trainer in SLNM school Completed Coursera Courses: English for Teaching Purpose

List of Publications

T. Saranya. The importance of historical context in Analysis and Interpretation of the scarlet letter, IJELLH (Serial no. – 43979) ISSN – 2321-7065 – Madura college, Madurai.2019
T. Saranya. “Tracing the modern: identity, culture, and politics in literature. “Exploring new trends and technologies in English language teaching- ISBN-978-81-944724-1-4- 2020.
T. Saranya. “Role of A Teacher in English Language Teaching for Second Language Learner” IJMER – 2277-7881. 2020
T. Saranya. Role of optimistic skepticism in Shakespearean plays – ISSN No.- 2231-3990.2020.
Hariram, “Livsglede” with respect to Postmodern Perusal in Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts. Impack Journals Vol.6, (ISSN(P): 2347-4564; ISSN (E):2321-8878. 2018.
Parimaladevi, “The Binding Vine”. Tathapi. Vol 19,1, ISSN 2320-0693.2020.

Samyuktha, D.Shree. Cultural Conflict in Amulya Malladi’s Mango Season. Re-Mapping Identity, Culture, and History through Literature. ISBN 978-93-87844-17-9: 240-242. 2019
Samyuktha, D.Shree. Violence Against Dalit Society Portrayed in The Gypsy Goddess by Meena Kandasamy. Fission and Fusion of English and Tamil Literatures. ISBN 978-93-83191-35-2: 11-12. 2019
Samyuktha, D.Shree. Identity Crisis and the Struggle for the Liberation of Women in Annie Louisa Walker’s Women’s Rights. International Journal of English Language, Literature, and Translation Studies. ISSN 2349-9451/ 2395-2628 Vol 5.S1: 204-205. 2018
S. Kavitha. Marriage as Multifaceted Life in Anita Desai’s Cry the Peacock Alachona Chakra. ISSN/ISBN NO 2321-3990. 2020.
S. Kavitha. Psychotic Cruelty in Edgar Allan Poe’s Telltale Heart and The Black cat. ROOTS. ISSN/ISBN NO 2349-8684.2018
S. Kavitha. The Role of Victorian Women and Standing in Jane Eyre. International. ISSN/ISBN NO 2394-9333. 2017
S. Kavitha. Effective classroom teaching. International. ISSN/ISBN NO. 2017
S. Kavitha. Man vs Nature an Ecocritical view in The Hungry Tide. International. ISSN/ISBN NO 2321-7065. 2019

Department Profile

Programme Offered

Infrastructure Facilities

Activities (GL, Conference conducted, Placement offers)

Placement

Achievements

Student Sports Achievement

Staff Achievements

Faculty Details

Dr.R. Saradha

Dr. R. Kavitha

Dr. K. Sankar

Mr.A. Saleth Vensus Kumar

Mrs. V. Parimala Devi

Ms. S. Pankayar Chelvi

Ms. S. Sherin Fathma

Ms. K. N. Pooja

Ms. M. Kowser

Research

List of Publications

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