Profile of the Department
The history of the Department of English dates back to the establishment of the College at Mettala in 2015. Since its inception, the Department has been striving to equip the students with English language skills required for research and employment, and to offer them holistic formation. It is one of the largest Department in the College, which enjoys the status of being the only Department that has contact with every student at the undergraduate level. The Department has one shift from morning till evening with 09 dedicated faculty members, teaching around 150 B.A. English. The Department do teach Communicative and Foundation English for the First and second years. The Department is marked by a wide range of activities organized by Poet’s Corner Club, Drama Club, Lit-Quest and Speech Burger which seek to unearth and nurture the multiple talents of the students, and which unveil the strenuous efforts taken by the staff members to mould the overall personality of the students. Besides these activities, Bridge Course, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Special Lectures, Remedial Programme are regularly conducted. As The College is being affiliated to Periyar University, The Department follows University Syllabus.
Bridge Course
Bridge Course is a characteristic feature of the Department of English at Loyola College, Mettala When the concept of the Bridge Course was introduced in 2015, Loyola was a pioneer in implementing the programme. It has undergone a very long process of evolution through several experimentation results over the years. Currently, it is conducted for all the first years in the academic year. The key objectives of Bridge Course are:
- To bridge the gap between school and collegiate education
- To meet the students' communicative requirements
- To prepare the students for a classroom atmosphere in which English is the medium of instruction
Key Features of the Department
- One of the Star Departments of the College
- Curriculum that contains the aspects of skill development, entrepreneurship and employability
- Technology-Integrated Teaching
- Diverse student-support activities organized by the different clubs of the Department
Ms. R. Janani Iswariya, M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil.
Assistant Professor & Head
Mr. J. Amuthan, M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil., [Ph.D.]
Assistant Professor
Mr. R. Lakshmikaandan, M.A., PGDELT, M.Phil., [Ph.D.]
Assistant Professor
Mr. V. Sabarinathan, M.A., M.Phil., [Ph.D.]
Assistant Professor
Mr. G. Mohan, M.A., M.Phil.
Assistant Professor
Mr. M. Divakar, M.A., M.Phil., [Ph.D.]
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Synergy of Language and Literature with Artificial Intelligence
The Department of English organized a seminar entitled Synergy of Language and Literature with Artificial Intelligence on 28th February 2024 at Bishop Remigius Hall. Prof. Roy, Head of the Department welcomed all the students. Rev. Dr. Albert William SJ, Secretary, addressed the students with words of blessings. Mr. D. Prasanth Arockia Samy, Assistant Professor of English at St. Joseph College, Trichy, acted as the resource person for this seminar. The seminar comprised three distinct sessions, each focusing on Language, Literature, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The first session delved into the realm of Language, exploring its dynamic nature and how A.I. models such as "CHATGPT" interact with linguistic elements. He compared the Syntax and Semantics of the language with Gadgets and Humans respectively and also revealed the algorithms behind Consumer interest.
The second session focused on the takeover of AI in Literature, exploring examples of the literary text "Turing" written by AI. He also provided some insights into Robotics, Cyborgs, and Cybernetics.
The third session delved deep into AI models such as "DESCRIPT" which converts text to audio, "DALL-E2" which converts texts to audio, "LUMEN" which converts text to image or audio, and "voice.ai" for changing a person's voice, and many others. He concluded the session with his perspective of AI taking over Humans. The seminar concluded with a grateful Vote of Thanks delivered by Mr. Arul Aakash, Department Secretary from III BA English.
Awareness on Law
The Department of English organized an Awareness programme to the English department students entitled "Awareness on Law" on 21th August 2023 at Bishop Remigius Hall. Prof. Roy, the Head of the department welcomed the gathering. Rev. Dr. Albert William SJ, Secretary, Loyola College of Arts and Science, Mettala, delivered presidential address. Rev. Dr. Samuel Jayaseelan SJ, Principal, Loyola College of Arts and Science, Mettala, felicitated the gathering. This programme was organised for the students to be aware of the Indian law.
The session was divided into four. Four speakers from law college, Salem, spoke on various topics to give awareness to the students. B. Awin Sushanth, LLB, Government Law College, Salem, gave awareness on negative impacts of Cigarette butts in our environment during the first session. Second session was handled by S. Sakthisweri, LLB, Government Law College, Salem. She spoke on the Laws of Motor Vehicles. The Third session was addressed by S. Kanga, LLB, Government Law College, Salem. She addressed the students on importance of Right to information.
The final session was handled by M. Sandhya, LLB, Government Law College, Salem. She spoke on Cybercrimes and Right to information. The event concluded with Vote of Thanks proposed by Prof. B. Catherine Pradeepa.
Bridge Course
The department of English offers bridge course for all the first year students from 23.06.23 to 01.07.2023. This course helps the students acquire the second language. Students will be certified after completing the evaluation of this course. The main aim of having this course is to speak, write, read the second language.
Freshers Day 2023
The Department of English celebrated Freshers Day for new buds of English department on 11th August 2023 at Bishop Remigius Hall. It was a vibrant and welcoming affair aimed at introducing the new students to the college community. All the students of Department of English gathered in the Hall to introduce themselves. The Event began with Prayer song followed by Group singing that set successful tone for a memorable academic journey.
To bring companionship among students, Fun Games were conducted in which the Freshers participated with admiration. The Games were aimed to bring relaxed environment, enabling the freshers to interact with their peers and seniors.
The senior students shared their experience in this college. Ms. Sreetha, III BA English, shared her emotional journey throughout her College years. Ms. Farjana, II BA English, shared her valuable Department memories to the freshers.
The event also featured cultural performances from seniors showcasing their talents. Girls performed an entertaining Folk Dance with trendy dance steps and Boys put on a magnificent performance with their Dance which brought energetic atmosphere. The celebration ended with Cake-cutting and Gift distribution to the Freshers.
Speech Burger Report
We the Dept. of English organise Speech Burger on every Tuesday in a week. In that programme many students participate from various departments from our own college and they exhibit their talents via speech, skit and so on in the open stage. Topics such as Diwali, teacher's day, finance, man vs animal, freedom and rights, nation first, always first and so on. The event has occurred in open auditorium from 10.50 a.m. to 11.05 a.m. every Tuesday in a week. We the Dept. of English allocate each staff for one group and train the students for the event. It creates connections that can lead to new professional opportunities among the students.
The motto of the speech burger is "the more you practice before giving a speech, the more you might feel comfortable in the delivery and content of your presentation". Speech burger builds confidence and overcome any challenges. It's exclusively for the student's platform in which the students express their ideas, feelings, emotions, acting and so on. All the students actively listen the programme and they encourage the participants. Every time the management has rendered the full support and co-operation to make the event possible.
