DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Students Achievements
2023-2024: I BA English, II BA English & III BA English
- Fahima (I yr B.A.English) & Harishankar Raja (III yr. B.A. English (Hons.) receiving the 1st prize in “Freeze the Moment” at Sahitya 2024 Litfest at SRM
The following students won various competitions at the Inter-Collegiate level:
| S.No | RRN | NAME | Year & Branch | Name of the Event | Place | Prize Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 221481601001 | Abdul Razaq | I B.A. English | Mnemosyne (17/03/2023) | MCC | 2nd prize in Vocabulary Event |
| II B.A. English | (15/03/2024) | 2nd prize in Quiz | ||||
| 2. | 221481601004 | Aren Runa | I B.A. English | Crime Cannon (18/03/2023) | SDNB Vaishnav College | 1st prize in Monologue |
| 3. | 221481601006 | Chakravathi | I B.A. English | Mnemosyne (17/03/2023) | MCC | 2nd prize in Vocabulary Event |
| II B.A. English | (15/03/2024) | 2nd prize in Quiz | ||||
| 4. | 221481601011 | Nakshatra | I B.A. English | Mnemosyne (17/03/2023) | MCC | 2nd prize in Face Painting |
| 5. | 221481601012 | Prince Samuel | I B.A. English | FETE SOCIALE’24 (10/02/2024) | DG Vaishnav College | 2nd prize in Face Painting |
| II B.A. English | Mnemosyne (15/03/2024) | MCC | 2nd prize in Quiz | |||
| 6. | 221481601015 | Subhashree | I B.A. English | Mnemosyne ( 17/03/2023) | MCC | 2nd prize in Face Painting |
| S.No | RRN | NAME | Year & Branch | Name of the Event | Place | Prize Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 211481601003 | KASTHURIBAI P | III B.A. English (Hons.) | Literary Cafe Carnival- 6.02.2024 | Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai | 3rd prize in Adzap |
| 2 | 211481601004 | MARY JACKLIN C | III B.A. English (Hons.) | Literary Cafe Carnival – 6.02.2024 | Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai | 3rd prize in Adzap |
| 3 | 211481601006 | NOORUL HIDAYA S | III B.A. English (Hons.) | Literary Cafe 6.02.2024 Carnival- | Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai | 3rd prize in Adzap |
| 4 | 211481601002 | Hari Shankar Raja. V | III B.A. English (Hons.) | “Sahitya 2024” 8.02.2024 & 9.02. 2024. | SRM University, Chennai. | 1 st prize in “Freeze the Moment” |
| 5 | 211481601002 | Hari Shankar Raja. V | III B.A. English (Hons.) | Literosody ‘24 17.02.2023 | Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, Arumbakkam, Chennai. | 2nd prize in Mime |
| 6 | 211481601005 | NAZNEEN M | III B.A. English (Hons.) | Literosody ‘24 17.02.2023 | Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, Arumbakkam, Chennai. | 2nd prize in Mime |
| 7 | 211481601004 | MARY JACKLIN C | III B.A. English (Hons.) | Literosody ‘24 17.02.2023 | Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, Arumbakkam, Chennai. | 2nd prize in Mime |
| 8 | 211481601006 | NOORUL HIDAYA S | III B.A. English (Hons.) | Literosody ‘24 17.02.2023 | Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, Arumbakkam, Chennai. | 2nd prize in Mime |
Achievement in NPTEL Course
Mr.Chakravarthi Chandrasekaran secured top 5% in the NPTEL Course, “Feminist Writing”.
| RRN | Name | Name of the Course | Marks Secured |
|---|---|---|---|
| 221481601006 | Chakravarthi | Feminist Writing | 86% |
- Mary Jacklin, Noorul Hidaya.s and Kasturi Bai of semester VI receiving 3rd prize in Adzap at Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai
- Mary Jacklin and Noorul Hidya of semester VI receiving 2nd prize in Mime at Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, Arumbakkam, Chennai
- Kasturibai of semester VI has contributed her ideas on the topic “Fundamental Duties and rights in the Constitution” in CRES PLUSE in the November 2023 issue
- Ms. Faheema Jafferin of III B.A. English (Hons.) published the following books:
1. The Metamorphosis {How the Caterpillar turned into a butterfly}
Publisher: The Emerald Publishers, Chennai
Date: February 2021
2. Miles Away From Home
Publisher: Notion Press, Chennai
Date: April 2021
3. The Wind Beneath My Wings
Publisher: Notion Press
Date: December 2021
4. Let me show and tell you beautiful things
Date: December 2022
Publisher: Notion Press
The following students won various competitions at the Inter-Collegiate level
| S.No. | RRN | Name | Year& Branch | Name of the Event | Place | Prize Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 201481601001 | Anna Catherine | III B.A. English (Hons.) | Artha -03/02/2023 | MCC | 1st prize in Stress Interview |
| 2 | 221481601006 | Chakravathi | I B.A. English | Mnemosyne- MCC – 17/03/2023 | MCC | 2nd prize in Vocabulary Event |
| 3 | 221481601001 | Abdul Razaq | I B.A. English | Mnemosyne- MCC – 17/03/2023 | MCC | 2nd prize in Vocabulary Event |
| 4 | 22148160100 | Subhashree | I B.A. English | Mnemosyne- MCC – 17/03/2023 | MCC | 2nd prize in Face Painting |
| 5 | 221481601001 | Nakshatra | I B.A. English | Mnemosyne- MCC – 17/03/2023 | MCC | 2nd prize in Face Painting |
| 6 | 221481601004 | Aren Runa | I B.A. English | Crime Cannon – 18/03/2023 | SDNB Vaishnav College | 1st prize in Monologue |
- On 1st of April, 2022 our BA English (Hons) student Anna Catherine M V won 2nd place and a cash prize of rupees 500 for the event RJ Hunt which was conducted by Hindustan College of Arts and Science, Kelambakkam. There were about 30 participants competing from various colleges. In this event, an on-spot topic was given and the participant had to speak for a max of 3 minutes in the style of an RJ (Radio Jockey). It was a great event and was a great exposure.
- Ms.Juwairiah and Ms. Karimunisa of Vth semester B.A.English(Hons.) participated in the Interstate online Quizathon 2021, organized by Learning Links Foundation, ETS TOEFL iBT on 21st August 2021. The students won an Amazon gift hamper of Rs.500/- each
- Mohammed Aman.M of II year Electronics & Communication Engineering completed the ETS TOEFL Research Study test and won cash award of $30 in the online English Proficiency Test Learning organized by Links Foundation, ETS TOEFL iBT in February 2021
- Ms. Faheema Jafferin of First year B.A.English(Hons.) published her debut book titled “Metamorphosis” which is a collection of 100 poems touching the theme of growth published by Emerald Publishers, Chennai in February 2021g Links Foundation, ETS TOEFL iBT in February 2021
- M.Mohammed Hashim also won First position in Vogue Way organized during MILAN ’20-National Level Cultural Fest on 5th March 2020 at SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Kattankulathur
- On 1st of April, 2022 our BA English (Hons) student Anna Catherine M V won 2nd place and a cash prize of rupees 500 for the event RJ Hunt which was conducted by Hindustan College of Arts and Science, Kelambakkam. There were about 30 participants competing from various colleges. In this event, an on-spot topic was given and the participant had to speak for a max of 3 minutes in the style of an RJ (Radio Jockey). It was a great event and was a great exposure.
- Our B.A.English(Hons.) students at New College, when they participated in Kairos, 2020 organized by English Literary Association on 10.2.2020.They participated in events like Terribly tiny tales, Spin the yarn, and Block and Tackle
- Our students participated in GREEN ROOM-one day intercollegiate theatre workshop held in Madras Christian College, Tambaram on 28.1.2020
- Preparations for GREEN ROOM – one day intercollegiate workshop at MCC
- Participation of our B.A.English(Hons.) students in the One-Day National Level Workshop on “Initiation into Journalistic Writing and Ad Writing” held on 4.10.2019 at Loyola College, Chennai. Our faculty, Mr.S.Sakthivel,( centre) with the students.
- M.Mohammed Hashim of First year B.A.English(Hons.) won third place in Fashion Parade of EUPHORIA’19 conductedin Govt.Stanley Medical College from September 25th to 28th in 2019
- Ms.S.Harini of First year B.A.English (Hons.) participated in LITFEST INO(2019) essay writing contest held in C.Kandaswami Naidu college of men, Anna nagar Chennai on 25.9.2019
Faculty Achievements
- Dr. A. Catherine Anna Pushpam secured Top 1% in the NPTEL course on “Soft Skills” offered by IIT Roorkee from July 2023 to October 2023
- Dr. A. Sulochana secured Top 5% in the NPTEL course on “Soft Skills” offered by IIT Roorkee from July 2023 to October 2023
- Dr. A. Catherine Anna Pushpam secured Top 1% in the NPTEL course on “Soft Skills” offered by IIT Roorkee from July 2023 to October 2023
- Dr. S. Vijayakumar – Award of Excellence in Implementation of Innovative Pedagogy- Awarding Body – Research Education Solutions in Association with IMB, Approved and recognized by AICTE. Date of Award- March-5, 2023. https://drive.google.com/file/d/18IfrJFsDU2mYhlrHE171W8RNkX2KxPGO/view
- Dr. S. Vijayakumar – Best resource person award – Awarding Body-Lavender Literary Club Reg 44/2013. Awarded on March 2021. https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/search?q=awards
- Dr. S. Vijayakumar, Assistant Professor of English was the resource person for the session on “Art of Publishing in a High Impact Journal” held at Loyola College, Chennai on September 14, 2022
- Dr. S. Vijayakumar – Award of Excellence in Implementation of Innovative Pedagogy- Awarding Body – Research Education Solutions in Association with IMB, Approved and recognized by AICTE. Date of Award- March-5, 2023. https://drive.google.com/file/d/18IfrJFsDU2mYhlrHE171W8RNkX2KxPGO/view
Dr. A. Shahin Sultana, Professor of English, was awarded the “Extra Mile Award” for Continuous Excellence by Cambridge Assessment English on 22.11.2019 at the Annual Coordinators’ Conference at Hotel Rain Tree, Chennai. The award was given in recognition of the special efforts taken by her as the Coordinator of Business English Certificate Courses in conducting the courses and the exams well and producing good results consistently. The award was presented by T.K. Arunacahalam, Regional Director, South Asia Region, Cambridge Assessment English.
B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, which has been functioning as the Preparation and Exam Center for Business English Certificate Courses and related exams, has been given the award “Preparation Centre Award 2019-2020” by Cambridge Assessment English at the Annual Coordinators’ Conference held at Hotel Rain Tree, Chennai. The award was given in recognition of this center for training the students to acquire the qualification Business English Certificate Courses and the faculty members for administering the BEC exams as per the standards set by Cambridge Assessment English successfully and attaining good results consistently.- Dr. S. Vijayakumar – Springer Best Paper Presentation Award for the research paper titled “Treating ADHD Using Blended Pedagogies” at the International Conference on Learning and Teaching at Coimbatore on 3rd November 2018. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cP17a3fUvKFgm7KBbmKq1zd2d1qXdAck/view
- Dr. S. Vijayakumar – Appreciation for outstanding contribution as a reviewer for JALT-CALL, a Scopus-indexed Journal ISSN 1882-4215 for Vol.14 No.1 December 2018. https://drive.google.com/open?id=11-5VQwPC1H12DF-2fqrRIfTn08187mVX
- Mrs. A. Catherine Anna Pushpam qualified for UGC- NET (2018)
- In 2016, Dr. A. Shahin Sultana was awarded – “Best Staff of the Year – All Rounder” by Cambridge Assessment English at the Cambridge Partners’ function held at Hyatt Regency Chennai in recognition of her contributions towards Business English Certificate Courses and the multi-task role played by her in preparing and training the speaking examiners and administering the exams successfully and achieving good results every year. She was instrumental in starting Business English Certificate Courses and signing MoU. The university became the first private university in South India to have signed the MoU.
- Dr. P. Rathna: Best Paper Award by the International journal IJEL (2016)
- Dr. A. Shahin Sultana: Best staff of the year 2015-2016 and All-rounder
- Dr. P. Rathna: Most Collaborative Participant award by Cambridge English Language Assessment (2015)
- Mrs. A. Catherine Anna Pushpam: First Prize-English in the Classroom competition by Cambridge English Language Assessment (2015)
Professors A. Catherine
Anna Pushpam and P Rathna of B S Abdur Rahman University have won awards under the Cambridge English Language Assessment, a program developed by the University of Cambridge, England. They won awards for their classroom activity initiatives. The program held competitions for English teachers in India on September 5. While Pushpam won the first prize, Hindustan University’s Balakrishnan won the third prize in the higher education category. Rathna, an Associate Professor at Abdur Rahman University, was awarded for being the most collaborative participant.- Dr. Revathi received a scholarship offered by the WORLD CALL organization to attend and present a paper at the WORLD CALL Conference in Fukowa, Japan, in 2010.
- Dr. Revathi Viswanathan won an award offered by Cambridge ESOL for doing a two-week course in Cambridge in 2009.
Research & Consultancy
The Ph.D programme has been offered since 2009. Four faculty members are recognized as research supervisors. At present, there are 5 research scholars pursuing the Ph.D programme.
List of Ph. D. Scholars (Pursuing) Registered under B.S. Abdur Rahman Institute
PhD candidates details
| S. No. | Research Scholar | Title | Research Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mrs. Sadaffunisha | Importance of Sub-Skills Training for Developing Reading Competency of Students | Dr.Revathi Viswanathan Prof. & Head |
| 2 | Ms.Anuradha Sriram | Skills Training through Content and Language Integrated Learning Approach- An Experimental Study | Dr. Revathi Viswanathan |
| 3 | Mrs. Uma | Enhancing Reading Comprehension by Developing Vocabulary through an Etymological Approach | Dr.Shahin Sultana Professor |
| 4 | Ms.Sangeetha | Cultural Eco-Feminism in Selected Indian Dalit Women Novels | Dr.P. Rathna Associate Professor |
| 5 | Ms. Sumaiya | Portrayal of Women in Selected Novels of Amulya Malladi | Dr.P. Rathna Associate Professor |
| 6 | Mrs. Grace Vinitha | Aculturation & Ethnic Consciousness of Padma Viswanathan’s Novels | Dr.P. Rathna Associate Professor |
| 7 | Mrs. Jeyagantham | Enhancing the Speaking Skills of Tertiary Level Students | Dr.H. Sofia Associate Professor |
| 8 | Ms. Lakshmi | Denial of Self: A Study with Special Reference to the Works of the Selected Diasporic Women Writers. | Dr.Mohammed Shahidul Islam Assistant Professor |
| 9 | Mrs.Catherine Annapushpam | The Feministic Perspective of The Moghul Period in Indu Sunderesan’s Taj Trilogy’& Selected Novels from the Series of Alex Rutherford’s ‘Empire of The Moghul’: A Comparative Study. | Dr.Mohammed Shahidul Islam Assistant Professor |
| 10 | Mrs.N. Suguna | Developing Speaking Skills using Stress, Rhythm and Intonation | Dr. H. Sofia Associate Professor |
CONSULTANCY
Photo Gallery
Our students at The Hindu printing press office at Maraimalainagar on 29.6.2022 as part of an Industrial visit
Educational tour to Kantaloor with our final year students (June 18th to 21st June 2022)
Final year Project viva voce was conducted on 10.6.2022.The External examiner Dr.V.Rajasekaran from VIT, Chennai with the internal examiners Dr.H.Sofia and Dr.S.Vijayakumar
A trip to Mahabalipuram with faculty and students on 28.5.2022
Our final year B.A.English(Hons.) students attending campus recruitment conducted by M/s.IMIMS UK Ltd, on 30.5.2022.
Three of our final year B.A.English(Hons.) students, Mr. A. Abhishek, Mr.S.Parvez Arshath Khan and Mr M.Ravibharati attended M/s Nippon Paint campus recruitment on 7.4.2022
B.A.English (Hons.) students at the American Library on 5.2.2020
Workshop-1 OBTL Approach (2014)
Workshop-2 Mobile Enhanced Language Learning (2015)
Workshop-3 Virtual Learning (2017)
Colloquium (2016)
Litrapture
