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  Introduction:

Established in 1965, the Department of English provides specialized knowledge and training in British Literature, New Literatures in English, Linguistics, ELT, Comparative Literature and Communicative Competence. It also seeks to develop, through teaching of Language and Literature, sensitivity to human and social values.
  Research Areas :
  • Applied Linguistics
  • Teaching English Language and Literature (TELL).
  • New Literatures in English
  • Indian Literature in English
  • British Literature
  • American Literature
  • Comparative Literature
  • Indian English
  Commonwealth Literature:
 
  Linguistics/ELT:

The Department conducts  M. A. and M. Phil courses and guides research at M. Phil and Ph.D. levels. Under the overall scheme of improving teaching of English at the University level, ELT Centre, sanctioned by the UGC, was set up in the Department for  the period of five years, from July 1987 to January, 1992. In accordance with the UGC guidelines, the ELT Centre organized Correspondence Courses for college teachers, prepared Teaching Materials for the undergraduate courses, and conducted Contact Programmes for college teachers in the modern techniques of Testing and Evaluation. The Department continues to be associated with the preparation of Text Books and Self-Instructional Materials for the undergraduate classes and the organization of the Teachers-Training Programmes.

              Linguistics, including Teaching of English Language and literature, is one of the popular specialized Electives offered for M. A. and M. Phil. Courses.
  The Kolhapur Corpus of Indian English :

One of the major research interests of the Department is Indian English Studies. This is being pursued for the past 25 years systematically. The Department has been associated with the compilation of “One Million Word Computer Corpus of Indian English”, better known as “Kolhapur Corpus of Indian English”, which is being distributed worldwide through the Norwegian Centre for Computer Corpora Studies, Norway. The Kolhapur Corpus of Indian English, in machine readable form, is a million-word stratified random sample of the  edited and published materials in India by Indians in the year 1978. It is meant for use with digital computers for the purposes of linguistic description of syntactic, lexical and semantic aspects of written  Indian English. The Corpus has been designed to be closely comparable to the standard corpora of American English and British English to facilitate comparative studies of the three varieties of English. With the advent of computers, Corpus Linguistics has become a very important discipline.

  New Literatures in English:

The teachers in the Department are actively involved in research. They have been working on several UGC Projects and have published Research Papers extensively. The Department has been teaching and promoting research in New Literatures in English, including Indian/ African and Caribbean/ Australian and Canadian Literatures in English, known earlier as Commonwealth Literature, for the last 35 years. It has built up resources by way of books, journals and critical materials on all the major components of New Literatures in English, in general, and Indian /Anglo-Indian Literature in particular.

 51st ‘All India English Teachers’ Conference:

The Department of English organized 51st All India English Teachers’ Conference during 27th to 29th December, 2006. The overall theme of the Conference was “New Literatures in English”. Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Manikrao Salunkhe inaugurated the Conference. The reputed critics Prof. G. S. Balaram Gupta, Prof. M. K. Naik, Prof. C. N. Srinath, the well-known playwright Mahesh Dattani, the famous novelist Kiran Nagarkar, the Indian English experts Prof. V. S. Shatri, Prof. S. B. Ghokle and Dr. Ashok Thorat were the distinguished speakers at the Plenary Sessions. More than 460 participants all over India attended the Conference. During the afternoon Parallel Sessions, more than 250 Research Papers were presented on different specialized topics from Language and Literature. The former Vice- Chancellor, Prin. R. K. Kanbarkar was the Chief Guest for the Valedictory Function. Prof. Jayaprakash Shinde,  Head, Department of English, was the  Organizing Secretary of the Conference.
  Academic Programmes offered : 

The Department offers regular M.A., M.Phil. Courses and guidance for Ph.D. All the courses are designed in accordance with the UGC guidelines and are useful for careers in Teaching, Research and areas where Communication Skills in English are required. Electives offered at M.A., M.Phil and Ph.D. levels are also of interdisciplinary nature.

The Department offers also the Self-supporting Courses like Certificate Course in Spoken English and P.G. Diploma in English, Marathi and Hindi Translation to the graduate students from any faculty.
  Course Structure :(Papers)

  1. Framed in the light of the UGC Model Curriculum, the Course seeks to effect a shift           from the colonial Anglo-centric notion of English Literature to a broader perspective on Literatures in English, thereby including a whole range of texts from non-English traditions as well as from non-literary but relevant disciplines of knowledge. The Course thus provides a point of convergence between literary studies and intellectual history.

    The M. A. course consists of 8 Papers of which five are Core Papers and three are Elective Papers. The objective of the Core Literature Papers is to provide knowledge of Literatures in English (Poetry/ Novel/Drama) with the help of representative texts. The objective of the Core Language Paper is to provide an introduction to the basic concepts of linguistic theory and to enhance competence in English Language and Literature studies.

    The Elective Papers offer specialization in the different research areas such as Linguistics, Comparative Literature, New Literatures in English, American Literature and British Literature.

    There is no Entrance Test for admission to the M. A. Course.

    M.A. Part – I    : Three Core Papers and one Elective Paper :
        I Literature in English:    Poetry
        II Literature in English:    Novel
        III Basic Concepts in Linguistics
        IV Elective Paper from one of the five Elective Groups
    M.A. Part – II : Two Core Papers and two Elective Papers :
        V          Literature in English: Drama
        VI         Critical Theories
        VII  :  Elective Paper from the same group from Which Paper IV was offered in M. A. Part  I
        VIII : Elective Paper from any Group

    Group

    Paper IV

    Paper VII

    Paper VIII

     

    1. Linguistics

    Applied Linguistics

    Teaching of English     Language and Literature

    Stylistics

    For regular students only

    2. Comparative Literature

    Comparative Literature (English and Marathi)

    Translation Studies : Theory & Practice

    Indian Novel in Translation

    For regular students only

    3. New Literatures in English

    Indian English Literature

    African & Caribbean Literatures

    Australian & Canadian Literatures

    For regular students only

    4. American Literature

    19th Century American Literature

    20th  Century American Literature

    Black American & Native American Literatures

    For regular and external students

    5. British literature

    British Literature from Chaucer to the end of the 17th Century

    British Literature from Pope to the end of the 19th Century

    20th Century British Literature

     

    For regular and external students

     

  2. M.Phil.:

Admission to the M. Phil Course is given on the basis of the marks obtained in the Entrance Test and also in the M. A. Examination.

M. Phil course is a full-time, regular course, spread over two terms of the academic year and consists of three Theory Papers and Dissertation. The entire M. Phil Course consists of the following:

  1. Three Papers, 100 marks each - 300 marks
  2. Seminars - 50 marks
  3. Dissertation -  200 marks
  4. Viva-voce - 50 marks

Total : 600 marks

Paper I - Research Methodology and Methodology of Teaching

Paper II - Major Contemporary Critical Theories

Paper III - Optional Course (One to be selected)

  1. Modern British Literature (1900 - 2000)

  2. Modern American Literature (1900 - 2000)

  3. Major Trends in Linguistics

  4. New Literatures in English
 
  Seats / Intake capacity : 
  • M.A. Part I : 60
  • M.A. Part II: 60
  • M.Phil : Seats in accordance with the availability of the Guides.

Eligibility :
  •  M. A. : B. A. (Spl. English)
  • M.Phil: M. A. B+ (55%)
 Seminars, Conferences and Workshops:
The Department has so far organized
  • National Conferences : 2
  • Seminars : 4
  • Workshops : 11
  • Orientation Courses : 12
  • UGC Refresher Courses : 14
  Facilities offered: 

  1. 40 Booth Computerized Language Laboratory

  2. Audio-Video systems

  3. Memo-scribers

  4. Departmental Library.

  5. Placement Cell.

  6. SET/NET Coaching.

  7. Remedial Coaching
  Faculty:

Professors: 01, Readers: 01, Lecturers: 03 + 01 (Temporary)
Name of the Teacher Designation Qualification Specialization
Dr. J. A. Shinde Professor and Head M.A., Ph.D. Linguistics
New Literatures in English,  Modern British Literature, Indian English
Dr. M. L. Jadhav Reader M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D. American Literature

Dr. (Ms.) ,T. K. Karekatti
(On ‘lien’)

 Lecturer M.A., Ph.D. Socio-linguistics
Mr. Prabhanjan Mane Lecturer M.A., M.Phil, PGDTE (CIEFL) American Literature, European Literature.
Mr. A. M. Sarwade Lecturer M.A. Linguistics
Dr. (Ms.) R. G. Barvekar

Lecturer (Temporary)

 M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil, Ph.D. Indian Literature in English
 

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