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St. Joseph’s Degree & PG College

Department of English

ANNUAL REPORT 2018 - 19

Curriculum Design and Development:

The Department of English, keeping in view the local, regional and global developmental

needs has designed and developed a need-based curriculum that aims to groom “global

communicators” with relevant knowledge, attitudes, skills, behaviour and values necessary

for achieving personal and professional success in today’s global scenario.

In consonance with the college vision of providing “Distinctive environment of educational

excellence with humane values and social commitment”, the curriculum offered by the

department pays a three-pronged focus on Language development, Soft Skills and Values

with a thrust on global Employability.

Exclusive lessons on Soft Skills like Leadership Skills, Emotional intelligence, Change

management, Planning, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical thinking, Persuasion

skills, Anger and Stress Management, interpersonal Skills, Work place Etiquette, Dining,

Dressing, Mobile etiquette, Telephonic Skills, etc equip our students with global

competencies and the pivotal Life Skills for life-long well-being and success.

Employability skills and career development are prioritised in our curriculum with topics like

Resume Writing, Group Discussion, interview skills, Presentation Skills, e-mail drafting,

Business correspondence and Report Writing. Topic like Statement of Purpose is included to

promote vertical mobility. Leveraging the advantage of Choice-based Credit System, the

department has introduced two skill enhancement courses -English for Competitive Exams

and Business English to further global employability.

Our Value Addition Courses which include 30 hour Certificate course on Theatre Arts and

40 hour Certificate course based on Cambridge Business English Certification (BEC)

provide an added dimension to our curriculum enrichment and enhancement.

LSRW Skills ( Listening, SOFT EMPLOYOBILITY Speaking, Reading ,Writing) SKILLS/PERSONALITY SKILLS

DEVELOPMENT

Paragraph Writing:

Goal Setting, Change

Management,Planning,

Persuasion Skills, Anger

Management and Stress

Management Resume Writing

Connectives/Discourse Cover Letter

markers Job Correspondence

Correctives English: Time Interview Skills Common Errors in Management/Personality Group Discussion Concord/Article/Prepositions Development (SWOC) Statement of Purpose

( Vertical Mobility)

Editing Skills: Punctuation Positive Thinking

Description and Narration: Team Building/Social Describing objects/Processes Responsibility

Reading Comprehension Problem Solving

Oratory Skills Leadership Skills One Word Substitutes

Analogy

Communication Skills Dressing and Dinning Semantic Markers – Etiquette

Introducing self and others,

initiating and closing

conversation, expressing

gratitude, apologizing, making suggestions, asking

for help, responding to good

and bad news, agreeing and disagreeing.

Information Mobile Etiquette

Transfer(interpreting graphs/diagrams)

Phonetics and word stress Personal Grooming

Listening Skills Work Place Etiquette

Commonly miss pelt, Emotional Intelligence mispronounced and often

confused words. Collocation

Telephone Skills Critical Thinking

Business Correspondence: Non- Verbal Business Letters: Complaints, Communication

Enquiry , Memo

Creative Writing: Blog Cross-Cultural Etiquette

Note Making and Stress Management Summarizing

Business Reports/News Paper Multi Tasking Reports Negotiations Skills

Intra and Inter Personal

Skills Decision Making Skills

Email Etiquette Presentation Skills

FDP ON COMMUNICATION SKILLS -A WORKSHOP FOR

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

It is a rich tradition at Josephs to begin the academic year with faculty enrichment programs to

orient the teachers towards adopting effective teaching and learning practices.

The department of English hosted a Workshop on “Effective communication skills for the

teachers “conducted by Professor Kishore, ELT Division, EFLU, on 5 June 2018 as part of the

Faculty Development Programme for teaching faculty of St. Joseph’s College.

The session began with a special prayer rendered by Mrs. Pauline

for the professional development and well being of the teachers which was followed by Prof. P

L V ‘s key note address which emphasised on the quality sustenance and quality enhancement in

the education system. Then Dr. Sangeetha, HoD, Department of English in her welcome address

reiterated the unarguable importance of Teachers being effective communicators for impactful

knowledge transaction.

The highly insightful and interactive session which focused primarily on the mechanics of

efficient writing skills, imparted techniques to master the nuances of cohesive writing viz.,

usage of linkers, modifiers, paragraph writing etc.The half a day workshop also dealt with email

etiquette, soft skills, vocabulary for professional communication, etc., thus giving a

comprehensive overview of the three vital skills—Reading, Writing and Spoken English in the

context of professional communication and etiquette.

The session concluded with the resource person sharing information about e- resources for

continuous learning. The Vote of thanks proposed by Mrs. Prasitha Haridev was accompanied by

felicitation of the resource person by Mrs. Esther Ratana, Dean, student affairs. The feedback

administered by Ms. Vyoma at the end of the program recorded high praise for the enriching

session from the faculty.

ORIENTATION FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD YEAR STUDENTS

The Department of English conducted a two hour orientation programme for the second and third

year B.A, B.Sc and B.Com students on 13th and 14th June 2018 to orient them towards a past

track programme on English Proficiency for Employability. The Orientation covered topics on

basics like Letter Writing and also topics like Resume Writing for Career Building.

INDUCTION PROGRAMME FOR BA JPE STUDENTS

The Department of English in collaboration with MASS COMMUNICATION AND

JOURNALISM organized an induction session for the fresh batch of BA JPE students on

20 June 2018 for acclimatizing them with the campus, culture and its academic climate.

The session opened on an auspicious note with a prayer song rendered by the college

choir, ANNO DOMINI. Father SVD Kingston, HoD, Department of Mass Communication

briefed the students about what they can expect from the department and what the department

expects from the students. He also outlined the rules to be followed to sustain the discipline on

the campus. Dr. Sangeetha HOD, Dept of English addressed the students on need for blending

their innate creativity with stringent self discipline and commitment to court success like that of

Bahubali. The Students were shown an inspirational video on Goal Setting followed by an

activity wherein the students were asked to quote their desired future monthly income and also

allocate a budget of income and expenditure and savings against that income.

The Principal Rev Father Vincent Arokiadas in his motivational address, addressed the students

on the importance of being strategic and focused, while being dynamic and outgoing.

He congratulated the students, for their creative temperament and expressed his pride at the

increasing number of students showing an inclination to Humanities and Social Sciences.

Professor P.L. Vishweshwar Rao, Director, St. Josephs Degree and PG College familiarized the

students with the norms of the college and enlisted the skills required to stand out in the field of

Journalism. He ended his note with one of his mottos in life, “SMARTWORK AND NETWORK

LEADS TO SUCCESS.”

Controller of Examinations, Mr. B Satyanarayana Rao gave an insight into the examination

system of the college.

The senior students shared their memories over the years with words of wisdom on how to have

an enriching campus life with healthy relationships.

The concluding note was struck by Dr. Sangeetha hosting an ice breaking session which included

fun filled team building games that gave a scope for social interaction among the fresh entrants.

ST JOSEPH’S JOINS HANDS WITH TELANGANA POLICE FOR THE CYBER

SAFETY CAMPAIGN

St.Joseph’s Degree and Pg College in collaboration with Telangana Cyber Police

conducted a Cyber Safety Campaign at Delhi Public School on 5 June 2018 to

mark International Social Media Day.

The students of St.Josephs found a new purpose to celebrate the Social Media day

by spreading cyber safety awareness through a street play which dwelt on the

many aspects of social media abuse and cyber crime, to voice out a valuable

message on how to stay happy and safe on social media.

Josephites from the college drama club “Spot Light” performed a street play that

alerted the middle and high school students of Delhi Public school on the manifold

forms of Cyber crime that they can fall prey to. The skit dramatized online

fraudulent business dealings to other dreadful experiences like Facebook

friendships with strangers that pose a serious threat on Facebook, Twitter and other

cyber domains.The thought provoking campaign also included a quiz on cyber

crime awareness.

The campaign also included cyber awareness talk by Telangana Cyber Police

officers and Dr.Sangeetha, the Program coordinator, who reinforced the need and

strategies for cyber safety.The program concluded with the Principal of DPS

thanking Cyber Police and and St.Joseph’s for their commendable efforts in

creating awareness of the most emerging concern of the contemporary society.

TheAssistant Commissioner of Police, Sri Chakravarthy,initiated the campaign by

sending posters and pamphlets with precautionary measures to be followed for

Social media safety,which included a few pointers ,viz.,-use of Privacy Settings,

changing the password, not sharing personal information to strangers etc.Added to

this vital information ,The Cyber Police shared with the students and general

public their help line numbers on FB, Twitter, and Whatsapp for them to reach out

in times of need.

The campaign was formally flagged off by the college Principal Rev.Fr.Vincent

Arokiadas who wished students a happy and safe social media

experience.Dr.Sangeetha,HoD,Department of English spoke on how cyber safety is

an emerging concern in modern times where increasing number of youth and

women are falling victims of cyber crime as social media has become a necessary

evil which cannot be wished away.

Mr.Raghuveer ,ACP, Telangana cyber police congratulated the students on being

the agents of social change and reinforced the crucial importance of making cyber

safety awareness an integral part of public education

ENTRY LEVEL LSRW ASSESSMENT TESTS:

ENTRY LEVEL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS were conducted for the fresh batch of UG students to

assess their English Proficiency between 16-07-2018 to 20-07-2018. The LSRW assessment

helped the department to assess the language proficiency of the students in all the key four key

areas viz., Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing in order to customize the remedial

measures. The broad spectrum of tests included personal introduction round, wherein a scope

was created to gauge the communication skills and the confidence levels of the student. The test

used LSRW testing methods commonly used in competitive exams like IELTS, BEC

(Cambridge).

National integration week

The Department of English and Languages heralded the patriotic fervour through hosting a

bouquet of event that celebrated the rich Indian Legacy and proud National Identity of

Josephites. As a forerunner of seventy second Independence Day, the campus was enthused with

a National Spirit with the National Spirit, as a gamut of competitions and events themed around

‘India’ unfolded. The Quiz on “ The India I Know” challenged the students on their

Knowledge of Indian History, Economic, Bollywood, Geography, Music etc.... .

Likewise the Painting Competition was titled “India Through My Eyes” and the creative

writing Competition invited participation from poets to caption writers who wrote on the

Collage themed ‘India’.

Photography contest was the major highlight as it attracted forty nine brilliant pictures on

images drawn from Indian Life.

The other unique competitions included Letter to the P.M or C.M, writing to them about

suggestion to make their Green Initiatives effect. Last but not the least the declamation speech

had students deliver powerful speeches of National Leaders.

The week long competitions which commenced from 2 August culminated in a Grand

Traditional Day, where the campus was vibrant with Ethnic Colours and Costumes the Best

Dressed award was given to the student who used the tricolours of the National Flag to dress

innovatively.

The National Integration Week celebrations touched a crescendo with the Drama Club

performing a Mime on the theme of National Integration.

The Seventy Second Independence day celebrated on 15 August, 2018 marked the grand finale

of the National Integration Week.

FACULTY ENDEAVOURS

List of Faculty Publications (2018-19) S.No Name of the

Faculty &

Department

Date/

Month/

Year

Paper Title & Details National/International

1 Tippabhotla

Vyomakesis

ri

ImpartingValues Through

Children's Literature (With

reference to Panchatantra

Stories by Vishnu Sharma)

International Journal of

Research(UGC Approved)

ISSN NO: 2236-6124

International

International Journal

of Research(UGC

Approved)

2 Dr.

Sangeetha

Motkar

“Imparting Values and Soft

skills through literature: The

critical T’s that Matter(The

Text, The Teacher and The

Taught)”at the National

International


of Research(UGC

Approved)

Conference on The Role of

Language and Literature in

the Reformation of the

Contemporary Society



ISSN NO: 2236-6124 3 Ms Pauline

R Joseph

“Does Character Building

Really Work Through

Literature?”

National Conference on The

Role of Language and

Literature in the

Reformation of the

Contemporary Society



ISSN NO: 2236-6124

National


of Research(UGC

Approved)


of Research(UGC

Approved)

ISSN NO: 2236-6124

4 “Developing Spoken Skills

of Students with Language

Learning Disabilities.

English Language and

Literature in the Era of

Globalisation

Andhra Loyola Institute of

Engineering and

Technology”

ISBN 978-93-87651-03-6

National

5 “Jesus: The Ideal Teacher”

English Language and

Literature in the Era of

Globalisation

Andhra Loyola Institute of

Engineering and

Technology

ISBN 978-93-88008-81-5

National

6 Prasitha

Haridev

Women empowerment: A

Study of ‘Rudali’ by

Mahasweta Devi

National Conference by St

Joseph’s Degree and PG

College

ISSN NO: 2236-6124

International


of Research(UGC

Approved

7 Prardhana

Reena

J Prardhana


International



College

ISSN NO: 2236-6124

of Research(UGC

Approved

8 Firdous

fatima

Relevance of Literature in

Personality

Development/Character

Building



College

ISSN NO: 2236-6124

International


of Research(UGC

Approved

Workshops/ Conferences/Seminars Attended:

o As part of Faculty Development Programme Mrs Prasitha Haridev and Mrs Pauline R

Joseph attended a workshop on Research Methodology conducted by Mr Udaya Bhate,

over eighteen sessions from 28th June 2018 to 18th August 2018.

o Mrs Pauline R Joseph attended a one day National Workshop on Research

Methodology and Dynamics of Skills organized by Dept of English; on 22nd September

,2018 at Andhra Loyola College of Information and Technology, Vijayawada.

o Ms. Vyomakesisri T attended a National Conference on Rethinking Theories:

Language, Literature, and Culture organized by the Osmania University, Hyd on 27-

28 March, 2019

Faculty Upgradation:

o Ms Vyomakesiri secured admission to the OU, Ph.D Programme in English

o Diploma in TEFL/TESOL(Specialization in Business English from University of

Canada)

o Ms Vyomakesiri was granted Rs. 10,000 towards seed money.

Faculty Extension Services :

o Mrs Prasitha Haridev went as a judge for the elocution competition held at Bhavan’s

Degree College, as part of Vigilance Awareness Week organized by National Insurance

India.

Faculty Achievements

• Dr. Sangeetha Motkar was awarded Best Teacher Award which included a cash

prize of Rs. 5000.

STUDENT CENTRIC ACTIVITIES

LITERARY COMPETITIONS HELD BY JELS – THE LITERARY CLUB

Who's Clubbing at JELS ➢ JELS season I included a general Quiz Competitions and a series of JAM sessions conducted

from 1st July to 30th July, 2018.

➢ A week long literary competitions were conducted as part of National Integration week. Themed

around ‘India’, the competitions ranged from letter to the PM to Declamation speech. The Drama

club performed MIME on the theme of National Integration.

➢ The Drama Club performed a street play at Delhi Public School to spread awareness on Cyber

Safety.

➢ The members of the Drama Club in Collaboration with BOSCH performed a Street Play on at

INNOX to promote Theater Arts among common people.

JELS Season -1 General quiz

NAME OF THE WINNERS Prizes Aashutosh Varakedkar(B.COM-IT)1ST

PRIZE

1PRIZE

Aelay vishal(B.com)IT 1st prize 1PRIZE

Jadav Balaji(B.com)IT 1ST Prize 1 PRIZE

Shwetha (B.com) IH 2nd Prize 2 PRIZE

Muskaan(B.com)IH 2nd prize 2 PRIZE

NATIONAL

INTEGRATION DAY

WINNER’S LIST Prize

Declamation speech Namratha (I-Honors) I Prize

Creative writing (English) Fizan Ali khan(IFA-II) I Prize

Creative writing(Hindi) Ali Charniya(B.com-

Honors)II

Rakhija (BA-JPE-I)

Arjun joshi (B.com

computers)III

I Prize

II Prize

III Prize

Creative writing(Telugu) Vidya Edwards(BA-I)

Masscom

I Prize

Painting Nilesh Raj(B.com I Prize

computers)II C

Costume competition Nikitha Shukla(B.com

Honors)3H

I Prize

Letter writing

Photography

Quiz winners (JELS

SEASON-1)

India Quiz 2018

Yashwanth (B.com)I H

G. Satya Bharathi (B.Sc

MPCS)I

Vamshidar BA(MCJ)III,

G.Karan(BA- JPA)II

Mihir vora (BA-MCJ)II

I B.com IT-I

B.Com( Honors -1)

Abdulla Khan,

Apoorv,Saad(IFA-II)

Vaibhav kulkarni,Shabeeb

zafar,Gautam Bharadwaj.

I Prize

II Prize

I Prize

II Prize

III Prize

Runners up

Winners

Runners up

JELS Season -1 General quiz

NAME OF THE WINNERS Prizes Aashutosh Varakedkar(B.COM-IT)1ST

PRIZE

1PRIZE

Aelay vishal(B.com)IT 1st prize 1PRIZE

Jadav Balaji(B.com)IT 1ST Prize 1 PRIZE

Shwetha (B.com) IH 2nd Prize 2 PRIZE

Muskaan(B.com)IH 2nd prize 2 PRIZE

Drama Club in Collaboration with BOSCH performed a Street Play on at INNOX to

promote Theater Arts among common people.

Young Thinker’s Conference on Women Empowerment: Josephites along with WEC coordinator Dr. Sangeetha Motkar participated in The Young

Thinkers’ Conference on Women Empowerment n jointly organized by ISB and British Deputy

High Commission, Hyderabad on November 16 2018 at ISB. The Speakers included Kavitha

Kalvakuntla(MP), Andrew Fleming(British Deputy High Commissioner, Hyd), Professor

Milind G Sohoni, Deputy Dean, ISB.

AIDS AWARENESS DAY

AIDS AWARENESS RALLY: Josephites fight Stigma, Shame & Silence Josephites in

collaboration with Desire Society, an NGO working for the wellbeing of AIDS affected children

,participated in the AIDS awareness program on December 1, 2018 to coincide with World AIDS

Awareness Day. Under the guidance and leadership of Dr. Sangeetha 150 students from

St.Josephs joined hands with various corporate houses like Rotorac, Raddison Dell, etc in

zealously participating in the AIDS Awareness rally and other awareness programs conducted by

the Desire Society(a home for HIV affected well being). The AIDS Awareness Rally which was

flagged off by DIG Prasad started with a Walk from Shilparam to Botanical Garden along with

Desire Society HIV affected Children spreading the message of "Hand up for #HIV Prevention".

Josephites zealously raised their voices to shout slogans against discrimination of AIDS victims.

This was followed by a formal program wherein several eminent persons from NGOs to

corporate heads and medical officers educated the participants on various issues concerning

AIDS like the prevention, the taboos, the facts and the medical care available. The Awareness

program also included a Quiz on AIDS and Josephites were awarded for their excellence with all

the three prizes First, Second and the Third. The highlights of the program included enthralling

performances by the HIV affected children who are the inmates of Desire society which takes

care of their education, medical care and all round development. The sensitisation program

concluded with students coming forward in a spirit of brotherhood for the final segment- 'Selfie

with the children.

Workshop for Non-Teaching staff on “Building effective

work culture” The Department of English in collaboration with the INSPIRE Team comprising Mr.

Vivekanand Rayapeddi(An Eminent Soft skills Trainer and Inspirational Speaker), Mr. Giridhar

Moluguri(An LOA Certified Trainer and Motivator) and Ms. Archana Nandui(Psychologist and

Counsellor) conducted a workshop for Non-Teaching staff of St. Joseph’s on “Building

effective work culture”. The programme started with a prayer followed by the Welcome

Address by the HOD Dr. Sangeetha Motkar who highlighted the significance of building

effective work culture through soft skills development.

The interactive and lively session included Motivational Anecdotes, Team building games and

inspirational talks to instill Self- respect, Self-Esteem and Team spirit among the Support Staff

for personal and professional effectiveness.

Joy of Giving Week-Christmas Celebrations

The festive bells at St. Joseph are chimed through the entire advent season from 19 to 22

December 2018 by celebrating ‘The Joy of Giving’ week. The Josephites upheld the true spirit

of Christmas as they reached out to the needy and the poor with blankets and clothes, apart from

organizing flash mobs on the campus to raise funds to the tune of 30,000/- for charity. On Dec

22, the eve of Christmas, the Carnival cheer reverberated in every heart and every nook and

corner of the campus as the choir visited every classroom taking everyone by a joyous surprise

singing, dancing and greeting everyone" Merry Christmas and Happy New year!". The carnival

indeed set out a vibrant note, with delightful food, stunning dance performances and of courses

the customary carols and greetings. This was followed by a formal program where the Vice -

Principal’s Christmas message said, “The true spirit of Christmas has to be celebrated by

embracing forgiveness”. The highlight of the programme was the Ballad depicting the Nativity

Scene followed by a cheerful programme by the YFC (Youth for Christ) to celebrate the vibrant

spirit of Christmas and ended on a joyful note with the cake – cutting.

A One Day National Conference on “The Role of Language and

Literature in the Reformation of the contemporary society”

The Department of English and Second Languages, St. Joseph’s Degree and PG

College, King Koti Hyderabad organized a One day National Conference on “The Role of

Language and Literature in the Reformation of Contemporary Society” at their college premises,

King koti road, Hyderabad, on 19 January 2019.

The inaugural session started at 10 am. It was presided by the Principal, Rev. Fr. Dr. Vincent

Arokiadas. The British Deputy High Commissioner, Mr. Andrew Fleming was the Chief Guest.

Mr Flemming spoke at length about how Literature enriches life and the thought process of man.

Prof. Satyanarayana, the Vice-Chancellor of Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, was the Guest

of Honour. He delivered an inspiring speech on the degeneration of human values and the need

for Literature to redeem its lost values. The keynote address was delivered by Prof. T. Vijay

Kumar, Head of the department of English, Arts College, Osmania University. He observed that

there was an urgent need for Language to reform itself in order to reform society. The dignitaries

were felicitated with mementos. The highlight of the conference was the release of conference

proceedings (CD) in the UGC referred E journal with ISSN number. The plenary session was

followed by Paper Presentations in 6 languages, namely, English, Arabic, French, Sanskrit,

Telugu and Hindi on the theme of the conference.

The Technical session for English was presented in two tracks, which included Language in

Media studies. Track 1 which had 18 paper presenters was chaired by Prof Muralikrishna and

track 2 which had 15 presenters had Prof P.L. Vishweshwar Rao and Prof. E. Nageswara Rao as

Chairpersons. The topics ranged from Literature and values in areas of didactic poetry, children’s

literature, and pragmatic studies to media studies.

The Technical session dedicated to Indian Languages i.e. Hindi, Sanskrit and Telugu had 9, 4

and 2 papers, respectively. The session was chaired by Dr Muktha Vani. The topics ranged from

politics, environmental concerns and acquisition of second languages to imbibing moral and

ethical values through language.

The technical session for Arabic was chaired by Prof. Mohammed Mustafa Shareef. The most

remarkable aspect of this session was that all papers were presented in Arabic. Most topics

revolved around the Holy Quran that deals with humanity and Universal Brotherhood.

The technical session for French chaired by Prof. Ravi Eashwarchand, had 7 paper presenters

with topics on the importance of Language, Social and Cultural values and Employability skills.

The conference saw papers which added to the notion of literature and language as a powerful

instrument of social reformation. They focused on how literature can connect, guide and reform

society and help in the betterment of society.

The participation in the One day National Conference was robust with 80 full scholarly papers

centered on the Conference theme. This was followed by lunch and the valedictory session. The

Valedictory function had Prof. Mohan Singh, former Dean and Principal Arts College OU as the

Chief Guest who addressed the gathering on the significance of reading good books, particularly

biographies for the holistic development of individual and society. The conference received

encouraging feedback and appreciation from the resource persons and the participants.

The conference also saw papers which added to the notion of literature and language as a

powerful instrument of social reformation.

The conference marked a milestone in Academic Research on contemporary issues as 82 quality

research papers submitted as part of the conference were published with the ISSN number(2236-

6124) in the UGC approved Journal titled “ The International Journal of Research”.

Inaugural Session of One day National Conference on “The Role of Language and

Literature in the Reformation of Contemporary Society

Felicitation of the Chief Guest British Deputy High Commissioner, Mr. Andrew Fleming

Releasing the CD of One Day National Confernce Papers

Technical Session – Indian Languages

Technical Session – English Chair Person: Prof Murali Krishna

Technical Session – English & Mass Communication

Technical Session – Foreign Languages – Arabic & French

Valedictory Session

Presenting Conference Report by Dr. Mohd Irfan - Convener

Certificate Courses

Report on Theatre Arts Certificate Course

Course Coordinator : Dr.Sangeetha

Resource Person. : Dr. Sangeetha

Course Fee. : Rs 3500

The Department of English conducted Theatre Arts Certificate Course from 14 February to 2

March 2019 (2 to 4 pm). Dr. Rammohan Holagundi of Nishumbita Ballet & Theatre Group

successfully trained 36 UG students in acting, voice modulation and Body Language through

interesting activities, breathing exercises and games. The 30 hour module on acting won huge

appreciation from the students who demanded an advanced course in the coming year.

Report on BEC

Certificate course coordinator:

Collaborators: Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd.

Course fee:Rs.4100(Preliminary) Rs.4800 (vantage)

The Department of English conducted a 40 - hour training for Cambridge Business English

Certificate program . The training sessions conducted by Karthik Teja Pulugurtha comprised

modules on Business English to equip the students with effective Reading, Writing, Listening

and Speaking skills in international Business contexts.

Joseph’s Social Responsibility – Extension Activities

Visit to Ananvedika Sneh Ghar (Residential Home)

Faculty of English with IFA students

Innovative Teaching- Learning Pedagogy:

Language Lab (Open Resources) - Skill Development:

Classroom Activities: Nature Appreciation – Celebrating Wordsworth

Mock Interviews

The videos of other activities like the Group Discussions, Mock Interviews,

Presentation Skills etc are shared through this link:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1--CQqi16RryG6YWvTtvaXiRLbJfnXvJo

Presentation Skills

Mind Mapping:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1--CQqi16RryG6YWvTtvaXiRLbJfnXvJo

St. Joseph’s Degree & PG College Department of English · Photography contest was the major highlight as it attracted forty nine brilliant pictures on images drawn from Indian Life.

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