T.s.Negi GC Reckongpeo

English

About Department

The Department of English has been the window to the growth and development in all walks of life, to the simple and hardworking students of this remote, distant tribal area. The Journey of the department has been that of difficult and challenging one as the language proficiency and skill of the majority of the concerned students has not been as per the required level due to the lack infrastructure and the insufficient human resource to provide with the required fillip to the teaching and learning of English Language in particular and English literature in general. However as the saying goes that every challenge comes with innumerous opportunities, this department has been working hard to develop the skill and interest of the students for English language and literature. The students in this department have always been encouraged to participate actively in the activities where they get an opportunity to bring out their latent skills and potential. Besides these activities Bridge Course, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Special Lectures, Remedial Programme, and the Certificate Course in communication in English and Soft skills are conducted to give the students access to capacity building, acquiring competency, and confidence building in the concerned language in particular and overall development in general.


The department has a club, Nawachar, which has been a very important platform for the students and the staff for voicing their ideas and innovative critical thinking and out of the box perspectives. Curriculum is designed as per the changing requirement of the society and environment which contains the aspects of skill development, entrepreneurship and employability and reverence and true understanding of Mother Nature and rich cultural heritage of this tribal area. Technology-Integrated and assisted Teaching learning is promoted so that the students may not feel alien to the ever-changing world order and the teaching learning developments in the other more eminent colleges in the country and the world. Extra classes are conducted for the slow learners and the advanced learners to bridge the gap among the students. Peer learning, mentoring (with proper Mentor Mentee ratio) and value education, student-centric participatory learning and proper grievance redressal further ensure the holistic development of students The curriculum design and delivery is planned as per the standard Graduate Attributes for example, sound subject knowledge, application of concepts and theories, multicultural outlook , value for diversity, communication skills, digital skill and literacy, mental flexibility and the attitude of resilience, attitude for team work, leadership skills, Entrepreneurial skill, great Zeal for learning to learn, unlearn and relearn. The various levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy has been taken into account to structure the learning objectives, lessons, and assessments of the students in the prescribed course