GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE ,ALAIR DEPARTMENT ......Name of the Teacher : IV Revathi 2. Qualifications : M.A.,from Nagarjuna University PGDCE from HCU distance 3. Present Positions :

GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE ,ALAIR

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH VISION: “To energize the young men and women in functional communication in English to meet the diversified challenges and become global citizen competing with the world with English”

MISSION: To encourage and motivate the students that English is just a language and it

is much easier than the mother tongue like Telugu.

To minimize the phobia of speaking in English.

To make them understand that communication in English can be acquired

without mastering grammar.

To familiarize them to the native pronunciation by providing them audio

material and make them listen to it.

To encourage them to speak in English at least in the campus.

To encourage them to read newspapers, short stories, interesting articles

etc. in English and cultivate the habit of reading in English.

Objectives of Teaching English

To develop knowledge and understanding of Grammar.

To develop abilities to make use of the grammar in own writing English.

To understand the meaning of English passage.

To develop interest in reading English passages/ literatures.

To develop self study habit.

Overall aims of the course: To enable the learner to communicate effectively and appropriately in real

life situation:

To use English effectively for study purpose across the curriculum;

To develop interest in and appreciation of Literature

To develop and integrate the use of the four language skills i.e. Reading,

Listening, Speaking and Writing; e. to revise and reinforce structure already

learnt

3G

Department Profile

The Department of English in GDC ALAIR is as old as the college itself, it was

one of the first departments to start functioning in 2008. The department has been

handling English language classes for the various courses offered by the college

since the days of its inception. The department has one sanctioned post of

Lecturer. The Department of English has been friendly and striving hard to

motivate the students in improving their language skills in English. .

The department besides its hectic schedule is rendering its service to TSKC

and taking classes for the students for JKC in Communication Skills in English.

The present staff on rolls is:

DETAILS OF COURSES OFFERED

Work - Load Particulars

S.No Name Designation Qualification Experience

1 Smt I.V. Revathi Assist. Prof Head of the Department

M.A. UGC- NET

8 years of experience

SNO YEAR GROUP NO. OF TEACHING HOURS

2 BZC 5 HOURS

3 B.COM(comp) 5 HOURS

4 BA(HEP) 5 HOURS SNO YEAR GROUP NO. OF TEACHING

HOURS 1

II YEAR MPCS 5 HOURS

2 BZC 5 HOURS

3 B.COM(comp) 5 HOURS

4 BA(EPP) BA(HEP)

5 HOURS

Name of the Lecturer No. of Periods Prescribed Per Week

Total No. of Periods Per Week

I Year II Year

1 Smt I.V. Revathi 10 10 20

GOVT.DEGREE COLLEGE, ALAIR

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

TIME TABLE FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2019-2020 1 2 3

LUN

CH

4 5 6

Monday I TSKC I

B.A./B.Com II BSc

Tuesday I BSc II

B.A./B.Com I

B.A./B.Com II BSc

Wednesday II BSc I BSc I

B.A./B.Com II

B.A./B.Com

Thursday II

B.A./B.Com I BSc

I B.A./B.Com

II BSc

Friday

II B.A./B.Com

I BSc

II BSc

Saturday II

B.A./B.Com I BSc

I B.A./B.Com

DETAILS OF STAFF

Photograph

Name I.V.Revathi

Qualification M.A

Net qualified in 1996

Designation Assistant Professor

Date of Joining as Lecturer 24-11-2011

Date of Joining in this College 24-11-2011

Mode of Appointment Direct Recruitmnet through APPSC

Research -

Experience 7 years of teaching experience at graduation level and 4 years teaching experience at

intermediate level

Training 1 Orientation course 1Refresher course

Profile

1. Name of the Teacher : IV Revathi 2. Qualifications : M.A.,from Nagarjuna University PGDCE from HCU distance 3. Present Positions : Asst.Professor of English, GDC Alair 4. Teaching Experience : 07 years 5. Experience I) Joined as adhoc lecturer in English at Hindu College Guntur on 1/07/1998 II Joined as Assist Prof. in Vignan Pharmacy college Hyderbad on 15/03/2007 III Joined as Lecturer in English at GDC Ramannapet on 24-11-2011. IV Engaged counseling sessions for UG students at Dr BRAOU study center NG College , Nalgonda for 02 years 6. Workshops, OC/RC and Seminars attended and participated

Participated and presented paper in National Seminar held in GDC Siddipet,Medak. on

“ Competency mapping among college teachers :Problems and Prospects on 29th and 30th Januaru 2015..

Atteneded UGC sponsored Orientation Course at ASC OU , Hyderabad , A.P., from 03/072013 to 31/07/2013 and attained Grade ‘A’.

Attended ELF Program at Commisionerate of Collegiate Education Hyderabad,from 22nd feb, 2012 to 28th Feb 2012.

Attended Follow up Workshop at IPGDCW, Hyderabad.on 28-04-2012 Attended English Lecturers Retraining Program at Indira Priyadarshini Govt.Degree

College Nampally ,Hyderabad,from August 01 to 7th August , 2012. 07. Seminars, Conferences, Symposia, Workshops etc. A. National Level : 01 08 . Date of Birth : 07- 02 - 1973 09 . Address for Correspondence Residence: Office: Ravi Apartments ,Plot 24-D-9 Lecturer in English, Huda Complex , Saroor nagr Govt,Degree College, Hyderabad Ramannapet,

CURRICULAR ASPECTS

1. Department follows the syllabus designed by Mahatma Gandhi University,

Nalgonda

2. The Faculty member regularly attends the Departmental Conferences conducted

in the

University regarding changes in the syllabus and question paper pattern.

3. University revises the syllabus every four years and incorporates the required

elements

as per necessity.

4. During the year 2013-14, syllabus for I year U.G courses has been revised.

5. New components like Personality Development and Soft Skills were introduced.

6. The question paper pattern has also been changed and the new model question

paper

was obtained from the Board of Studies, Mahathma Gandhi University.

7. The new model question paper has been thoroughly discussed in I year classes.

Additional inputs like grammar, idioms and phrases etc., are given to the

students

along with the regular curriculum.

8. Employment opportunity is now directly linked to the needs of a global world.

Multinational companies look for young people with soft skills and

communication

skills in English. Therefore it has been decided to conduct a certificate course in

“ Communication Skills and Soft Skills” during the academic year 2015-16 as

additional input.

9. Feed back is taken from the students at regular intervals and necessary changes

are

incorporated into the teaching – learning process.

CBCS GENERAL ENGLISH SYLLABUS STRUCTURE FOR U.G. I YEAR

Title: English for Enhanced Competence Published by Orient Black

swan Editors: Prof. Sumita Roy, Prof. A. Karunakar and K. Aruna

Priya

SEMESTER - I

UNIT -

I(SHORT

FICTION)

TEXT The Eyes are not Here - by Ruskin

Bond

Pronunciation Consonant Sounds Grammar Nouns Vocabulary Roots

Spelling Pick out the words which are wrongly spelt and correct them.

Punctuation Capitalization

Conversation + Role Play

Introducing yourself in a formal or social context to the strangers

Reading Passage Historical place: Chayasomeshwaralayam (Nalgonda)

Writing Guided writing/expansion Soft Skills Motivation and goal setting Value Orientation Well begun is half done

UNIT - II (PROSE)

Text

“Work Brings Solace” -Wings Of

Fire

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Pronunciation Vowel :Monophthongs Grammar Pronoun Vocabulary Prefix and suffix

Spelling Use ‘Un’ or ‘dis’ to complete the antonyms


Conversation + Role play

Starting a conversation/controlling a conversation

Reading Passage An important event of Telangana history: Telangana Formation Day Writing Sequencing Soft skills Self confidence Value Orientation Doubt is the beginning of wisdom

UNIT - III (POETRY)

Text

Bangle Sellers – Sarojini Naidu

Pronunciation Vowel Diphthongs Grammar Helping verbs Vocabulary Homophones, homonyms, homographs

Spelling Complete the words using ‘tion’ on ‘sion’

Punctuation Comma and full stop

Conversation + role play

Describing your college and course of study

Reading passage A popular Telangana festival: Bathukamma Festival

Writing Paragraph/descriptive writing

Soft skills Body language/nonverbal communication

Value orientation Actions speak louder than words

UNIT - IV (DRAMA)

Text

Merchant of Venice Act IV Scene

–I William Shakespeare

Pronunciation Varied pronunciation of some letters of the Alphabet

Grammar Main verbs and tenses Vocabulary Collocation

Spelling Complete the following spellings using ‘tion’ or ‘ment’

Punctuation Question mark and exclamation mark

Conversation +

Role play

Leaving a message on the

answering maechine/ making an

appointment on telephone

Reading Passage A famous tourist attraction in Nalgonda :Nagarjunsagar, Nalgonda

Writing Dialogue Soft skills Inter personal skills Value Orientation Faith will move mountains

UNIT -V- LAB Language and Soft Skills - LAB

Pronunciation, Conversation, Reading, Soft Skills and Values

SEMESTER - II

UNIT - I (FICTION AND

Text

The Open Window – H.H.Munro

SHORT FICTION) (saki) Pronunciation Plosives Grammar Nonfinite verbs Vocabulary Simile and metaphor Spelling Complete the following using ‘ei’ or

‘ie’ Punctuation Semi colon


Asking for advice/ asking for information

Reading Passage Yagagirigutta: famous pilgrim place in Nalgonda

Writing Note Taking and Note Making Soft skills Time Management Value Orientation Time and tide wait for no one

UNIT - II (PROSE)

Text

The voice of Humanity

– Rabindranath

Tagore Pronunciation Fricatives Grammar Adjectives Vocabulary Oxymoron and Hyperbole

Spelling Complete the following with ‘able’ or ‘ible’

Punctuation Colon and Long dash


Making a request/ accepting or refusing the request

Reading Passage Rural Telangana: Devarakonda Fort history

Writing Informal letter Soft skills Leadership skills Value Orientation ‘The pen is mightier than the sword’

UNIT - III (POETRY)

Text

If- by Rudyard Kipling

Pronunciation Affricates and Nasals Grammar Articles Vocabulary Portmanteau words and loan words

Spelling Complete the following spellings

using one of the following suffixes: ‘-

ic’, ‘- ive’, ‘-ity’, ‘-al’, ‘-ance’, ‘-ence’

Punctuation Hyphen and Long dash


Conducting a meeting/seeking opinion of the team members

Reading Passage Cultural Identity of

Telangana: Telangana

Ballads Writing Formal letter Soft skills Stress management Value Orientation Practice makes one perfect

UNIT - IV (DRAMA)

Text

Riders to the Sea by J.M. Synge

Pronunciation Lateral, frictionless continuants, semi vowels

Grammar Adverbs Vocabulary palindromes

Spelling Complete the spellings in the following table

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

Punctuation Inverted commas


Appearing for a job interview/conducting a job interview

Reading Passage Handicrafts of Telangana : Pochampally Writing Business letter Soft skills Etiquette and Grooming Value Orientation Necessarily is the Mother of invention

UNIT - V LAB Language and Soft Skills - LAB

Pronunciation, Conversation, Reading, Soft Skills and Values

CBCS GENERAL ENGLISH SYLLABUS STRUCTURE FOR U.G. II YEAR - 2017

Title: English for Enhanced Competence-II Published by Orient Black Swan

Editors: Prof. A. Karunakar and K. Aruna Priya

SEMESTER III

UNIT I

(SHORT

FICTION)

Text The Man Who Saved Pumpelsdrop by

W.J. Turner

Pronunciation plural endings and past tense endings

Grammar Preposition

Vocabulary Anagrams

Spelling difficult words


Conversation An argument between two/three people about the right way to approach life

Reading Kasoj Srikanta Chary – Telangana Martyr

Writing narrative writing/narrative essay

Soft Skills Negotiation

Value Education Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst

UNIT II

(PROSE

)

Text On the Pleasures of No Longer Being Very

Young by G.K. Chesterton

Pronunciation Syllable

Grammar conjunction

Vocabulary phrasal verbs

Spelling irregular verbs

Punctuation Comma

Conversation Friends sharing the experience of being caught in embarrassing situations

Reading Raavi Narayana Reddy - Freedom Fighter- Son of Nalgonda

Writing Debate writing/ argumentative essay

Soft Skills Decision making

Value Education Better late than never

UNIT III

(POETRY

)

Text An Irish Airman Foresees his Death by

W.B Yeats

Pronunciation consonant cluster

Grammar active and passive voice

Vocabulary Idioms

Spelling irregular verbs past tense

Punctuation Full stop

Conversation Learning to open an account in a bank and net banking

Reading Munagala Kondala Rao -

"Deverakonda Gandhi"

Writing Rhyming couplets

Soft Skills Problem solving

Value Education Early bird catches the worm

UNIT IV (DRAMA) Text With the Photographer by Stephen Leacock

Pronunciation word stress—prefix

Grammar direct and indirect speech

Vocabulary Eponyms

Spelling words commonly used in cinema, TV, media

Punctuation 15 lines of drama/dialogue for punctuation

Conversation 5 friends discussing their unique hobbies

Reading Aarutla Kamala Devi –Women

Freedom fighter

Writing Personal Diary/journal writing

Soft Skills Team work

Value Education God helps those who help themselves

UNIT V (letter) Text

Letter from a Father to a Daughter

by Jawaharlal Nehru

Pronunciation word stress—suffix

Grammar change of degrees of comparison

Vocabulary words often confused

Spelling silent letter words

Punctuation Short fiction passage with mistakes in punctuation for correction/editing

Conversation How people behave when unexpected/unwelcome guests arrive

Reading Uppala Malsoor – A Man of Soil

Writing Expository essay Soft Skills emotional intelligence

SEMESTER IV

UNIT I

(SHORT

FICTION)

Text How Wealth Accumulates and Men Decay by G.B. Shaw

Pronunciation Contractions Grammar 7 types/ structures of sentences Vocabulary alliteration, rhyming words Spelling doubling of consonants

Punctuation Short prose passage with mistakes in punctuation for correction/editing

Conversation A group of students share the experience of visiting different places during their vacation

Reading Fluorosis – A curse to Nalgonda Writing Article for a magazine/newspaper Soft Skills critical thinking Value Education There is no time like the present

UNIT II (PROSE) Text Playing the English Gentleman by M.K

Gandhi

Pronunciation strong and weak forms Grammar Simple, compound and complex sentences

Vocabulary subject specific vocabulary—science, technology, medicine etc

Spelling commonly misspelt words

Punctuation Short poetry passage with mistakes in punctuation for correction/editing

Conversation The members of the Ecological Club of the college plan how to save plants

Reading Bhoodanpochampally – its nomenclature history Writing Process writing Soft Skills Recitation/presentation skills

Value Education A penny saved is a penny earned (Implications in other fields too – saving natural resources)

UUNIT III

(POETRY

)

Text Work by D. H. Lawrence

Pronunciation intonation and rhythm Grammar transformation of sentences (revision) Vocabulary Picture vocabulary Spelling academic words

Punctuation Short dialogue with mistakes in punctuation for correction/editing

Conversation Tell each other how you felt when you lost something precious

Reading Mellachervu – Place of cultural Richness Writing Script writing/editing

Soft Skills Social Intelligence/People skills/ interview skills

Value Education You can’t judge a book by its cover

UNIT IV (DRAMA) Text Before Breakfast by Eugene O Neil

Pronunciation Assimilation

Grammar Conditionals – If clauses

Vocabulary Situational Vocabulary

Spelling Abbreviations

Punctuation Exclamatory

Conversation Sharing their best moments

Reading Lateef Saheb Dargah – Unity in Diversity

Writing CV writing

Soft Skills Interpersonal Skills

Value Education Good things come to those who wait

UNIT V (Travelogue)

Text India Through a Traveller’s Eye by Pearl

Buck

Pronunciation Elision

Grammar Common Errors

Vocabulary Acronyms

Spelling British & American Spelling

Punctuation Question mark

Conversation Sharing on the importance of English

Reading Pedhagattu Jathara – Lingamanthula jathara

Writing Report Writing

Soft Skills Time Management

Value Education No man is an island

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TEACHING, LEARNING AND EVALUATION

At the beginning of each academic year, departmental meeting is conducted to

plan the curricular activities. The action plan is implemented as per the schedule.

In order to enhance the quality of education, various student centric activities are

conducted regularly. Prizes are also awarded to encourage and motivate them.

Extension lectures are conducted by inviting subject experts from neighboring

colleges to expose the students to varied knowledge levels.

The students are encouraged to give seminars on topics of their interest to help

improve their presentation skills as well as confidence levels.

Apart from the conventional lecture method, the lecturers make use of the modern

gadgets like computer, LCD projector, etc., to deliver lectures through power-point

presentation.

The learning experience of the students is enhanced through MANA TV lessons

also. Students are regularly exposed to these lessons as per the schedule.

Teaching process is designed to suit the needs of varied levels of understanding

among the students.

Remedial classes are conducted for the back-log students. The students who failed

in English are identified and special classes are conducted before commencement

of University examinations.

Similarly, the bright students are allotted with study projects.

Student feed-back is obtained and necessary modifications are made in the

teaching – learning process.

Assignments, Unit tests and Term examinations are conducted regularly to assess

the learning levels of the students.

Study material is prepared and given for the below average students.

Previous question papers are made available in the department library for ready

reference of the students.

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RESULT ANALYSIS

IIB.A./B.COM/B.SC

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

Appeared

Passed

ACADEMIC YEAR

APPEARED PASSED %

2014-15 36 35 97.2%

2015-16 41 38 92.6%

2016-17 30 29 96.6%

2017-18 43 34 79.6%

2018-19 43 31 72.09%

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IB.A./B.COM/B.SC

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

Appeared

passed

ACADEMIC YEAR

APPEARED PASSED %

2014-15 44 44 100%

2015-16 40 38 95%

2016-17 78 09 11.5%

2017-18 54 41 75.92%

2018-19 43 31 50%

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BEST PRACTICES. STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO MAINTAIN THE LIBRARY OF OLD BOOKS, NEWS PAPERS AND READ THEM DURING HOLIDAYS.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE YEAR 2019-20. To augment the Departmental Library with additional reference books and journals.

To institute awards to meritorious students who perform well in English subject.

To take initiation for conducting Certificate Course in Communication Skills.

To take the students on a field trip to English and Foreign Languages University,

Hyderabad and Osmania University Center for Improvement to motivate the students

and to give them the exposure to Institutes of Excellence.

GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, ALAIR

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH PARTICULARS OF STUDENT STUDY PROJECTS

S.NO NAME OF THE STUDENT

ACADEMIC YEAR

GROUP TOPIC

1 A.LAVANYA 2014-15 B Sc BZC-II A COLLECTION OF NEWSPAPER HEADLINES OF SIMPLE PRESENT

2 B.MANJULA 2015-16 BSC -II ANIMAL AND SMALL ONES

K.SWATHI 2015-16 B Sc-II

3 CH.SHRUTHI 2016-17 B Sc-MPC-II NAMES OF VEGETABLES

4 S.SAMPATH 2017-18 B.COM-I WORDS OF OCCUPATION

5 J.NUTANA 2018-19 B.COM-I TALES FROM PANCHATANTRA

T.MOUNIKA 2018-19 B.COM-I

6 K.SWATHI 2019-20 BSC-II VOCABULARY -WORDS OF AGICULTURE

M.KAVITHA 2019-20 BSC-II

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DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES

EXTENSION LECTURE BY R.SHOBHA RANI

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH,KUKATPALLY

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CLASS-SEMINARS

20

ROLE-PLAY

22

GROUP ACTIVITY

GROUP DISCUSSION

24

QUIZ COMPETITION

25

ICT-CLASS

26

MANA-TV

28

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GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE ,ALAIR DEPARTMENT ......Name of the Teacher : IV Revathi 2. Qualifications : M.A.,from Nagarjuna University PGDCE from HCU distance 3. Present Positions :