A visit to the British Council Library
Date: 28.08.2023
Venue : British Council Library
Duration: February – August 2023
Participants: VI Sem B.Tech
Date : 31st March 2023
Time : 11.00 am to 12.40 pm
Venue: Seminar Hall, CSB
Date: 16th March 2023
Time: 10.00 am to 03.30 pm
Venue: American Library
Date: 07th February 2023
Time: 12.00 Noon to 01.25 pm
Venue: Seminar Hall, CSB (Hybrid Mode)
It was a proud moment for the Department of English when the students of First batch of B.A.English(Hons.) (2019-2022) received their degrees in the 12th Convocation held in our institute on 7.1.2023.
A half -a- day workshop on Creative Writing was conducted for the students of B.A.English and B.A.English (Hons) on 7/11/2022. The resource person was Mr.Shree Kumar Varma – an Indian author, newspaper columnist, poet and also the great grandson of the great artist Raja Ravi Varma.
Mr.Shree Kumar Varma gave ideas to students on how they could write creatively on day to day activities and situations from observation. He wrote a poem on the board by eliciting a few words from the students as an example of writing a poem creatively. Overall, the workshop was an eye opener to the students to get inspiration for writing creatively.The workshop was coordinated by Mrs.N.Suguna, Assistant Professor of English.
A guest lecture on Communication: The Key to Success was organized for the students of B.A.English (Hons.) on 13.10.2022.The Resource person was Mr.Charles Durai, Assistant Professor of English, Loyola College, Chennai. He stressed the importance of the four LSRW skills and conducted many activities and language games to drive home the point.The lecture was coordinated by Dr Muthamizhselvi, Assistant Professor of English.
Ms. Sundari Subasini, Lecturer and Programme Leader of Language and Communication, UNITAR International University, Malaysia visited our institute on 08th August 2022 (Monday) to discuss the possiblities of collaboration between the Department of English of BSACIST and the Faculty of Education and Humanities, UNITAR.
A meeting was held with Dr. Ayub Khan Dawood, Dean, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Dr. P. Rathna, Director, Centre for International Relations (CIR), Dr. H. Sofia, Head of the department of English and the faculty members of the department of English at the Office of Director, CIR.
Ms. A. Catherine Anna Pushpam, Assst. Prof. (SG) / English welcomed the delegates and faculty members. Dr.H. Sofia, Head of the department of English presented an overview of the department, the areas of research expertise /interest of the facutly members and the strengths and achievements of the department. Ms.Sundari outlined the purpose of her visit. She discussed the programmes offered and facilities available at UNITAR.