Established in 1919, the Department of English, National College, is as old as the college and one of the most illustrious faculties in the region. It has numbered among its members some of the most prominent scholars in the field, including Shri.V.Saranathan (1921-1947) who is popularly called as the “Prince among Principals”. It became a full-fledged department offering B.A., English programme in the year 1963 and brought in M.A., English programme in 1979. Responding to the growing need for research in literature and language teaching, the department became a research department offering M.Phil and Ph.D programmes in 2001. The department offers a comprehensive syllabi to cover the entire history of English literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day and world literatures, along with language studies. Supporting the students to enhance their competence in language through literature, the department serves as an interface for the economically underprivileged to achieve the target language competence through a “Bridge Course”. To maximise the opportunities for employability, regular training sessions are organised for NET/SLET aspirants by the department. The 'National Theatre', founded in 2011, is a conservatory to unwind students’ creativity. It is one of the most sought after departments for research in language, literature and criticism in the region.
| Programmes Offered |
|---|
| B.A. English |
| M.A. English |
| M.Phil. English (Full-Time / Part – Time) |
| Ph.D. English (Full-Time / Part – Time) |
| Certificate in Journalism and Editing |
The Department has a Language laboratory with 15 terminals. The Department offers a certificate course on “Journalism and Editing” under the Career orientated Programme of the UGC. The programme is offered jointly with the “Dinamalar” – A leading Tamil daily.
The Department has a Language laboratory with 15 terminals.
The Department offers a certificate Programme on “Journalism and Editing” under the Career orientated Programme of the UGC. The programme is offered jointly with the “Dinamalar” – A leading Tamil daily.
Dr. Benet, Associate Professor regularly conducts Coaching Classes on all weekends for the students of English to qualify NET / SET in English discipline. The Classes are being attended by many around the state of Tamil Nadu and most popular among them.
Students can improve their spoken English by following the Tutorials from the BBC website given below.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish
The following members of the staff have their doctoral degrees and are actively engaged in supervising advanced level research.
Dr. ELAVARASU R
Number of Research publications : National: 8 Books / 6 Articles International: 1 Article
Area of Specialization : Indian Writing in English / Linguistics
Contact : 9965348994
E-Mail : samyarasu10@gmail.com
Dr. BENET D E
Number of Research publications : National: 12 Books International: 3 Books
Area of Specialization : Literary Criticism, British Literature, Canadian Literature, Australian Literature.
Contact : 9443248012
E-Mail : peaceeben@gmail.com
Dr. RAMESH T S
Number of Research publications : National: 12 Books International: 1 Book
Area of Specialization : Indian Writing in English
Mr. BALAMURUGAN M S
Area of Specialization : Indian Writing in English
Contact : 9443325242
E-Mail : bala-meks@yahoo.com
Dr. SOUNDARARAJAN R
Number of Research publications : National: 8 Books International: 4 Books
Area of Specialization : Canadian Fiction
Contact : 7708024724
E-Mail : vidhyarthy1@gmail.com
Dr SRI RAMACHANDRAN V
Area of Specialization : Comparative Literature
Contact : 9944568204
E-Mail : sriramachandraneng@gmail.com|| sriramachandraneng@nct.ac.in
Dr. SRIVIDHYA V
Number of Research publications : 17
Contact : 8903703954
E-Mail : srisekar2005@gmail.com
Dr. AKILA T G
Contact : 9443999962
E-Mail : akilaeng@nct.ac.in
Dr. PREYA M N V
Contact : 9442947711
E-Mail : preyaeng@nct.ac.in
Dr. NAINAR SUMATHI P
Contact : 8838417137
E-Mail : nsumathieng@nct.ac.in
Dr. SURESH KUMAR R
Contact : 9842920737
E-Mail : rsuresh.r.d@gmail.com
Dr. S MAHA
Contact : 6381181650
E-Mail : mahaeng@nct.ac.in
Dr. ANUSOOYA P
Contact : 8973148479
E-Mail : anusooya87@gmail.com, anusooyaeng@nct.ac.in
Mr. GOPI G
Contact : 9585021806
E-Mail : gopieng@nct.ac.in
Mr. GOPINATH D
Contact : 9894401232
E-Mail : gopinatheng@nct.ac.in
Mr. P. C. JABNEEL PRAVEEN
Contact : 9677942899
E-Mail : jabneeleng@nct.ac.in
Ms. D. DIVYA PRIYA
Contact : 9789796506
E-Mail : divyaenglish@nct.ac.in
Ms. R. DIVYA
Contact : 7397661577
E-Mail : divyareng@nct.ac.in
Ms. P. AMALORPAVA MARY
Contact : 9788523406
E-Mail : -
Mr.A. Andrew Jean
Specialisation: Comparative Literature
Contact : 8110011873
E-Mail : andrewjeaneng@nct.ac.in
Mr. G. Ruban
Contact : 9715241946
E-Mail : rubaneng@nct.ac.in
P. Vijay Joshua Alen
Contact : 9600573526
E-Mail : alenenglish@nct.ac.in
The Department has conducted the following Seminars / Workshops in the last five years.
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