Departments
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Department of English
The English Department of Nizam College is as old as the College itself, being one of the first departments to start functioning in 1887. The Department has been handling English language classes for the various courses offered by the College since the days of its inception. The strength of the Department lies in the well qualified teaching staff and their research-oriented approach to academics. In the initial years, only Intermediate and undergraduate classes were conducted in the college. The Intermediate classes, however, were discontinued in the 1960s. From then, till today, the Department has been responsible for the teaching of English for the Degree courses. The fact to be noted is the way the Department has moved with the times in reviewing its syllabi and updating its pedagogical tools and strategies regularly.
The conferment of Autonomy to the College in 1988-1989 provided the academic freedom to the Department to frame its own syllabi for General English that is taught through four semesters of B.A, B.Sc., and B.Com Courses; and for the Modern Language Optional through three years of the B.A, course. The review of the syllabi for the undergraduate courses is a continuous process and the Board of Studies constituted by the Department is the supervising and ratifying body that meets annually for the purpose. The College has also adopted the semester system of teaching and evaluation. The Department is proud to state that since the academic year of 2005-06 it has prepared teaching material for undergraduate General English course: Short Story and Poetry in semester I and II, Prose and Drama in semester III and IV. The emphasis is on Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing skills besides Pronunciation. The main thrust of the syllabus is on Communication and Personality Development through activity-based skills, testing their creative abilities. The feedback is duly recorded and analyzed. In the near future the Department also hopes to go in for publication of the material. In addition, the Department has also introduced examination reform: a new method of evaluation blending the language component with text-based questions. This type, it is felt, would test a student's ability to comprehend and offer inferential answers.
Postgraduate classes were started in the College from 1975. The Department continues to engage classes for M.A. English for which, the syllabus comprises twenty courses through four semesters. All matters pertaining to the postgraduate courses offered by the constituent colleges of the University are handled by a centralized academic and evaluative monitoring system in consultation with the individual departments. For the last five years, the Department has been handling the English and Soft Skills components for M.Sc IS course being offered by the College and this year it started handling General English course also for the newly started 5- year Integrated course in Law and English skills for Health Care courses.
The Department, in collaboration with the Department of Commerce conducted a three-week course in Communication Skills and Professional Competence. Recognizing the need for equipping our students of M.A programme, who all aspire to be teachers in English, the Department started a course in Soft Skills and Communication Skills, after the regular classes to prepare them for future career in teaching. Remedial courses are being conducted for the students whose English needs improvement. The Department offers a self-financing course in 'Spoken English and Communicative English' through its English Language Teaching Cell. This is done in the form of two special courses through the year and caters to both students of the college as well as to outsiders. The classes for these courses are held in the afternoons.
Professors
1. Dr. B.Yadava Raju,
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D ., PGDTE
I/c Head Dept. of English
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Prof. B.Yadava Raju got his M.A degree in 1981 from Kakatiya University, He has done PGDTE from EFL University in 1987, M.phil from Osmania University in 1991 and his Ph.D from Osmania University in 1995. |
The title of His M.Phil thesis is-‘ Short stories of Bernard Malamaud: A critical Study.’ The title of his Ph.D thesis is -‘The Novels of V.S. Naipaul: A study in Nihilism. Twenty of his research articles have been published in reputed journals and books. His areas of research are Post - Colonial studies and English language Teaching. He worked as a Professor in Eritrean Institute of Technology, Asmara, Eritrea. He also designed and developed Instructional Material for I year U.G general English for all the Universities across the state, which is being taught at present. He edited three books:
Advantage English by Orient Black swan, 2009. It is prescribed as first year General English Text Book for the students of Nizam College, O.U., under Autonomous Pattern.
Nurturing Competence: A Course in Reading and Writing English, by Maruthi Publishers, Guntur 2009.It is prescribed as second year Further Reading book for B.A ., B.Sc & B.Com of all Universities of A P ., by common core committee of APSCHE.
Building Competency : A Course in Reading and Writing English, by Maruthi Publishers, Guntur 2008.It is prescribed as First year Further Reading book for B.A ., B.Sc & B.Com of all Universities of A P ., by common core committee of APSCHE
Forth coming Book: Inspiring Lives and Speeches: A Course book for the First Year B.E., B.Tech, students of JNTU, Hyderabad. |
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2. Dr. B. T. Seetha,
M.A. M. Phil, Ph.D.
Professor of English
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Dr. B.T. Seetha is a postgraduate from Central University of Hyderabad, M. Phil. and Ph.D. from Osmania University |
Her specialisations are Afro-American and Caribbean Drama. She has an advanced Diploma in French from CIEFL. Her post-doctoral study and research is on Indian Literatures in English with special focus on drama and performance. She has a teaching experience of over thirty years.
She has contributed in the preparation of a specialisation course in Indian Literatures for postgraduates and also a course on communication skills for the undergraduates. Apart from the publications in reputed journals she has published in the national journal of NSD, web journal of CIIL, and she has also translated a play from Hindi into English published in an anthology by OUP. As a Principal Investigator she recently completed a UGC Research Project on Translating Global and Pedagogic Concerns in Local Medium: Post Independence Regional Theatres in India. She was one of the Organizing Secretaries for two national seminars on drama and a UGC workshop on Emerging Fields and Evolving Role of English: with Special Reference to Gender and Media.
She was a coordinator for a proposal submitted to the UGC under innovative programmes on India Transition Studies: Globality to Locality. She has been working on various administrative bodies of the College and has been a visiting faculty for UGC Refresher Course for College Teachers at University of Hyderabad, a Resource Person at the Centre for Distance Education, O.U., Academic Staff College, OU, KELT Programme O.U., Ambedkar Open University, A.P., Placement Cell and Human Resource Centre and Geethanjali College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad. She is now the Convener of IQAC, Nizam College. |
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3. Dr. Sumita Roy,
MA. M.Phil, Ph D
Professor
Dept. of English
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Dr. Sumita Roy has 19 years of UG and PG teaching experience; 12 years Research Supervision; she has produced 4 Ph.D.s and 7 M.Phil.s. |
Her specialisation is British, American, Commonwealth and Indian English literatures.
She is the External Examiner for M.Phil and Ph.D. thesis of University of Hyderabad, Nagpur University, Padmavathi Mahila University, Madhurai Kamraj University, Bharatiyar University, Coimbatore and Internal Examiner for M.Phil and Ph.D. vivas of Osmania University; she has completed 2 UGC Research Projects as Principal Investigator: UGC Major Research Project on “Indian Philosophic Prose in English: Origins and Evolution” (1994-97) and UGC Minor Research Project on “Integrating Soft Skills in the Undergraduate General English Curriculum” (2005-06); she was the Winner of “BOOKS ON BOOKS” Award 2006 conferred by Federation of Indian Publishers, New Delhi; her publications include 39 books (29 published by Sterling Publishers, New Delhi and 10 by Arkbird, Hyderabad) and 42 articles in national and international journals; she has presented 40 papers at National and International Seminars; delivered more than 120 lectures of general interest in the twin cities and other parts of India: New Delhi, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Rajkot, Jodhpur, Indore, Coimbatore, Anatapur, Warangal, Tirupathi, etc.; she has prepared Study Material for BRAOU, SK University, Anantapur and PGRRCDE OU; audio and video material for JKC, EMMRC, BRAOU; participated in 5 live Teleconference programmes of BRAOU telecast over Doordarshan and Mana TV.
She designed and conducted Soft Skills Classes for Central Govt. Sponsored Finishing School for Engineering Graduates at NIT, Warangal. She is regular Guest Faculty at Center for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), Dept of Culture, Govt of India. The positions she occupied include: at OUCW—Coordinator, ELTC (1990-1992), Public Relations Officer and Founder Editor Clarion – Biannual Newsletter (1993-96), Warden (1996-97), Students’ Advisor (1998-99); Director, UGC National Seminar on Aldous Huxley and Indian Thought; at Nizam College—PRO (2001-03 again 2007- present); Chief Editor Nizamian (2001-02); Chairperson, Career Guidance and Placement Center (2004-present); Member IQAC—; at the main department/OU campus—Member, UG Board of Studies (1993-95); Member Departmental Committee (1996-98); Member Ph.D. Research Committee (2004-2006); Member OU Annual Report Committee, (2005-present), Member, Editorial Board, Osmania Journal of English Studies. She has conceived and organised a Career Orientation and Placement Training—COPT under CPE (14 batches) for students of Nizam College—a free course with CD and handouts as well as Certificate Course in Soft Skills (5 batches). |
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4. Dr. BIRUDURAJ YADAVA RAJU
M.A, M.Phil, PhD
Professor
Dept. of English
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Dr. B.Y. Raju is The title of Ph. D thesis is " The Novels of V.S Naipaul :A study in Nihilism". The title of M.Phil, dissertation is 'Short stories of Bernard Malamud: A Critical Study.' |
Dr. B.Y. Raju is A Course in Reading and Writing English. By Maruthi Publishers, Guntur 2008. It is Prescribed as Ist year English
Further Reading Book for B.A., B.Sc., &B.Com., of all Universities of A.P., by the Common Core Committee of APSCHE
He is also Articles Published :
(i) 'Race and Gender in Girish Karnad's YAYATI' in Girish Karnad's
Plays:Performance and Critical Perspectives, ed. by Tutun Mukherjee.
New Delhi: Pen craft International, 2006.
(ii) 'Effect of the Environment in Margaret Atwood's Surfacing and D.Keshava Reddy's He Conqured the Jungle' Translated by CL L Jayaprada in The Indian Journal of English Studies, Vo XXXV 2005 -2006.
(iii) 'The Bungler: A Journey Through Life - A Psycho-analytical Novel', in
Remarkings, Vol.4, No.2 Sept.2005.
(iv) Mahesh Dattani's Dance Like a Man: An Analysis in Technique and
Theme', in The Plays of Mahesh Dattani : A Critical Response,
Ed. by R.K.Dhawan & Tanu Pant, New Delhi: Prestige Books, 2005. |
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5. Dr. Annie Pothen
M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D
Professor of English
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Dr. Annie Pothen is the winner of Rotary Club Vijayawada Gold Medal for BA; in her MA she stood University Second; |
In Ph.D. she was a Gold Medalist; she has 25 years UG and 17 years PG teaching experience; her areas of interest are postcolonial literature and Indian Writing in English. She has 7 years Research Supervision in which 2 Ph.D. and 6 M.Phil. have been awarded; she received an Award of Excellence from Paradoxes Literary Movement, Arizona USA, and an Honorary Appointment to Women's Advisory Board: American Bibliographical Institute; her poems have been published in PEN and Quest; she wrote and published a poem about OU for the University's Platinum Jubilee; she presented 4 papers at seminars; 6 articles, 4 books + 5(CDE Study Material); she prepared audio and video material for EMMRC, JKC; she is the Examiner for BRAOU, Reddy College, Women's College, PG regular and external OU.
She was Co-investigator, UGC Minor Research Project on Soft Skills (2005-06); she is Resource Person at NIT Warangal, Vivekananda Institute of Human Excellence, Refresher Courses and Orientation Programmes, Academic Staff College OU; the positions she has held are: Coordinator, ELTC (1993-96); Students' Advisor, Staff Secretary, Editor, College Magazine, Editorial Board, College Newsletter-OUCW; Editor, Nizamian-Nizam College; Managing Editor, College Newsletter, Member, M.Phil Research Committee, Member PG Board of Studies; Member, Advisory Board, St. Joseph's College. Soft Skills Expert for M.Sc. (IS) and M.Com (IS), OU; Coordinator, Women's Cell; she has organised cultural activities: choreographer "Bangle Sellers" at Sarojini Naidu's Centenary; other pieces choreographed and enacted by students at different institutions include: "Wrong Man in Worker's Paradise": Tagore; "Snake in the Grass": Narayan and recently at a National Seminar on Early Indian English poetry "Indian Weavers" by Sarojini Naidu. She takes M.Phil. course work classes for various Universities: Bharatidasan, Madurai Kamaraj and SV University. |
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Associate Professors
1. P. Jayalakshmi
M.A., M.Phil
Associate Professor and
Dept. of English
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P. Jayalakshmi is a postgraduate and M.Phil from Osmania University. Her area of interest and specialisation is Indian Poetry in English. |
She has researched and presented papers at seminars and published articles on Sri Aurobindo's poetry, short stories, among others. In collaboration with Dr. Bhargavi Rao she has translated and published Seela Subhadra Devi's full-length poem in Telugu Yudham Oka Gunde Kotha into English as War a Heart's Ravage in March 2003. Her article on "War, Women and Translational Empowerment appeared is published in Translation Today, CIIL, Mysore and has also published an article "Gender and Caste in Girish Karnad's The Fire and the Rain".
She is associated with preparation of a course in Communication Skills for UG students of Nizam College, and was associated in preparation of UG Modern Language English syllabus on Women's Writing for St. Francis College for Women. She is member of the Departmental Committee OU and has been a Resource Person at a Refresher Course University of Hyderabad, and Academic Staff College, OU and at UGC Workshop on Emerging Fields and Evolving Role of English: with Special Reference to Gender and Media.. She is a member IQAC of RBVRR College for Women. She is now the Foreign Students' Adviser in Nizam College. She translated and published Gopi's NANEELU from Telugu as NANEELU: THE LITTLE ONES. |
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2. Dr. C. Muralikrishna
M.A. M. Phil. PhD. P.G.D.T.E.
Associate Professor of English
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Dr. C. Muralikrishna is an expert in the area of ESP having 18 years of teaching and training experience. |
He has been a Resource Person and Discussant in many UGC/ Corporate workshops, Refresher-Orientation courses, radio and training programmes relating to ELT, ESP, Soft skills and Communication. He is the co-author of the book Communication Skills for Engineers published in 2004 by Pearson Education (Singapore) and has variedly published / presented papers in the areas of Literature, Theory and Language Teaching. He has been supervising M.Phil / Ph.D research work within and outside the Department.
He has recently completed a UGC Research Project on "Translating Global and Pedagogic Concerns in Local Medium: Post-Independence Regional Theatres in India". He was the General Warden of the University constituent college hostel from 2001-04 and the Organizing Secretary for two national seminars held by the Department of English, PGCS, OU in 2002 and 2003. He was also the Controller of Examinations, Nizam College, O.U from August 2004 to August 2005 in addition to being the O.U nominated Coordinator for APSCHE's Train the Trainer Programme (TTP-2006). |
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Assistant Professors |
1. Dr. N. Anil Krishna
M.A, PhD
Asst. Professor of English
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Dr. N. Anil Krishna’s area of interest is Modern Indian English Drama. Two of his papers were published in reputed journals. |
| He has about fifteen years of teaching experience. He has taught language and Communication Skills at Ramakrishna Math for more than a decade. He published two short stories in Telugu with the financial assistance from Telugu University. He was a Chief Editor of the Nrupatunga Degree and PG college magazine. He was a reporter for Andhra Patrika, a Telugu Daily for two years. |
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2. Dr. C.Sharada
M.A, M. Phil, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
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Dr. C. Sharada’s area of specialisation is Native American Literature. She published an article in REMARKINGS. |
| She has twelve years of teaching experience. She presented papers in national and international seminars. She was a Resource Person for Nagarjuna University Distance Education Programmes. She wrote lessons for the undergraduate courses of PGRRCDE. O. U. She is on the editorial board of the News Letter of Nizam College. She is now a member of IQAC, Nizam College. |
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