Department of English

The college was started in September 1982. The actual functioning of the Department of English started with regular faculty member Sri. J.Joseph on 11-11-1982. On 01-09-1983 Sri.T. Narasimha Rao working in APR.Junior College as Junior Lecturer in English got selected as Lecturer in English and was appointed as the second faculty member in the Dept.of English. Sri.J. Joseph rendered his services for the Department of English till he took charge as the Principal of college (FAC) in 1990 While rendering his services to the Dept. of English.

List of Lecturers worked / working in the Dept. of English:-

Sl.No. Name of the Lecturer Period of Work Nature of Work Contact No.
1. J. Joseph 11-11-1982 to 30-06-1997 Regular 9440001271
2. T. Narsimha Rao 01-09-1983 to 31-12-1995 Regular 9959598423
3. C. Pradeep Kumar 01-06-1997 to 31-03-1999 Part-Time 9440760078
4. G. Srinivasa Rao 01-06-1999 to 31-03-2000 Part-Time –
5. K. Surendar Reddy 01-06-2000 to 31-03-2001 Part-Time 9440192883
6. M. Ananda Rao 01-07-2004 to 31-07-2012 Regular 9490500422
7. K. Suresh 01-08-2003 to 31-03-2004 Contract –
8. K. Surendar Reddy 01-08-2014 to 26-09-2014 Regular 9440192883
9. Sk. Mohammad Basha 02-01-2004 to Till to date Contract 9441083540
10. G. Asu Dasu 01-08-2014 to 31-03-2016 Part-Time 9493243044
11. Narendra 17-06-2017 TO 23-03-2018 Full Time 9666552929
12. M. Srinivasa Rao. 02-07-2018 to Till to date. Full time 9160661788.

The need of the Development of the communication skills and soft skills is realized to meet the challenges of employment in public, corporate and private organizations.  The Acharya Nagarjuna University framed the syllabus for the first Language English to cater the needs of the students who are going to face different challenges in the corporate world in their future life. Listening and speaking course I & II was framed by the University for the first and second year Degree students respectively. It is a novel approach to the Dept. of English to teach communication skills as a separate entity. To the extent possible the Department is striving hard to impart Communication skills to the students. We haven’t yet established a Language lab to equip the students with more effective communication skills. The Department is awaiting the establishment of the Language lab which is an essential one in the process of teaching and learning communication skills and soft skills

The details of the Present Staff Members in the Department:-

  1. Name      :       Dr. SK. Mohammad Basha

Qualification                        :       M.A. Litt. (Eng.), B.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Experience                          :       20 years ( at APRDC Since 2004)

Designation                             :       Lecturer in English

  1. Name      :       Sri M. Srinivasa Rao

Qualification                        :       M.A. Litt. AP SET.

Experience                          :       3 years ( at APRDC Since 2018)

Designation                             :       Lecturer in English

English Language Training Programme ( ELT ) :- ( 3 months )

The department of English to develop spoken and written abilities of the students has conducted English Language Training Programme ( ELT ) for a period of three months from July 2014 to September 2014 conducted by EFL University Scholars, Hyderabad.  The outcome of the programme has been to make the students realize the need of English language and its global importance.  Trainers from EFL University had given a rigorous training to the students of APRDC covering the topics like Personality Development, Soft Skills, Advanced Language Skills, and Education Technology and so on. The program has benefited the students both academically and personally. Students secured admission into prestigious institution for their higher studies. At the college Sri P. Narayana Reddy, Sri Y.N.S. Choudhary and Sri Sk. Mohammad Basha coordinated the programme for the benefit of the students.  An expenditure of Rs. 1,30,450-00 incurred for this programme by our staff members, Alumni and Students.

Team from EFL University, Hyderabad : 

Team Lead :         O. Shankar, Ram Raj & Srinath.

Experts       :         Suman Prasad, Sagar, Venkanna & Raja Shekar

Brief Report given by EFLU Scholars :-

Revolving around the heyday of Globalization, the need of learning English as a language is very essential. Learning English in a country like India which is diverse in its culture and the languages spoken, acts as a catalyst to bring the people together. We might be aware that for this reason English is considered as “Associate Official Language” in India along with its National Languages. The English Language Training program conducted at Andhra Pradesh Residential Degree College, Nagarjunasagar, is an attempt to diffuse this perspective of English Knowledge to the young scholars. Research Scholars from The English and Foreign Languages University, doing research in the field of English Language Education, and with varied research interest in teaching has been approached for this Program.

For this event, these scholars were provided with food and accommodation for the duration of three months (July 2014 to September 2014). The purpose of this stay is to teach English as well as to closely study the proficiency level of the students. This data is followed by designing the English Language syllabus to the students. Great effort has been invested in order to identify the problems faced by the students in the process of learning English. And equal amount of work has been undertaken to make Language learning a stress-free activity. Mr. Sankar O, and Mr. Ramraj has designed the syllabus with various topics which includes Personality Development, Soft Skills, Advanced Language Skills, and Education Technology and so on. And the classes had been executed under the supervision of Mr. Sankar O and Mr. Srinath. The progress of the students were closely observed, and each students were made sure to get a fair chance of exhibiting their involvement in learning English. The “English Day” organized during weekends had huge response from both student and faculty members. Students and Faculty members has witnessed the overall development in the students from the start to end of the program.

The program has benefited the students both academically and personally. Students secured admission into prestigious institution for their higher studies. And many showed a consistent change in looking for substantial knowledge developing one “self”. We have documented the feedback of the students which is positive. And looking forward to conduct more such programs which make the students autonomous in Learning.

Certificate Course in English :- ( 6 Months )

“English for employability – Level 5″ ( Level 5 meant for degree students) it is certificate course duration of 6 months. Other than class work it is a separate course giving to students with free of cost.

The course will help the students in respect of :

  1. Learning English can help the students to meet new people.
  2. Better Command over the subject
  3. It gives access to multiple cultures.
  4. To be able to handle conflict situation with ease.
  5. To develop confidence to carry out a simple conversation.
  6. Mainly it can help to get the job ( like attending interviews, group discussions, conversations etc.)
  7. It can help to write papers for presentation and other activities.
  8. They can study all over the world.

English Syllabus-Semester-I

A Course in Communication and Soft Skills

             Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course the learner will be able to :

  • Use grammar effectively in writing and speaking.
  • Demonstrate the use of good vocabulary
  • Demonstrate an understating of writing skills
  • Acquire ability to use Soft Skills in professional and daily life.
  • Confidently use the tools of communication skills
  1. UNIT: Listening Skills
  2. Importance of Listening
  3. Types of Listening

iii. Barriers to Listening

  1. Effective Listening
  2. UNIT: Speaking Skills
  3. Sounds of English: Vowels and Consonants
  4. Word Accent
  5. Intonation

             III. UNIT: Grammar

  1. a) Concord
  2. b) Modals
  3. c) Tenses (Present/Past/Future)
  4. d) Articles
  5. e) Prepositions
  6. f) Question Tags
  7. g) Sentence Transformation (Voice, Reported Speech & Degrees of Comparison)
  8. h) Error Correction
  9. UNIT: Writing
  10. Punctuation
  11. Spelling

iii. Paragraph Writing

  1. UNIT: Soft Skills
  2. SWOC
  3. Attitude
  4. Emotional Intelligence
  5. Telephone Etiquette
  6. Interpersonal Skills

SECOND  YEAR – GENERAL ENGLISH SYLLABUS

UNIT – I.    PROSE

  • SHYNESS, MY SHIELD.
  • K.GANDHI
  • WHY PEOPLE REALLY LOVE TECHNOLOGY:AN INTERVIEW WITH GENEVIEVE BELL.

-ALEXIS C MADRIGAL.

UNIT –II. POETRY

  • ONCE UPON A TIME.
  • GABRIEL OKARA.

– SEAMUS HEANY.

UNIT – III –  SHORT STORY

  • THE INTERPRETER OF MALADIES.
  • JHUMPA LAHARI.
  • THE BELOVED CHARIOTEER.

-– SHASHI DESHPANDE.

UNIT –  IV –  ONE ACT PLAY

  • KANYASULKAM (ACT I & II)

–  GURAJADAAPPA RAO; TRANSLATED BY C VIJAYASREE& T. VIJAY KUMAR..

UNIT – V –  LANGUAGE ACTIVITY.

  1. CLASSROOM AND LABORATORY ACTIVITIES

 

  1.  JAM SESSIONS.
  2. NOTE TAKING.
  3. REPORT ING FOR THE MEDIA.
  4. EXPANSION OF AN IDEA.
  1. CLASSROOM ACTIVITY
  1. TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES (SIMPLE-COMPLEX-COMPOUND  SENTENCES.)
  2. NOTE MAKING.
  3. REPORT WRITING
  4. WRITING FOR THE MEDIA.

SKILL PRO – A Course in Communication and Skills and Soft Skills

PRONUNCIATION -1               INTRODUCTION TO PHONETICS.

CONSONANTS.

VOWELS.

  1. PRONUNCIATION-2. SYLLABLE.

WORD STRESS

ACCENT AND RHYTHM IN CONNECTED SPEECH.

INTONATION.

III. SPEAKING SKILLS-1                  CONVERSATION SKILLS.( LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS.)

GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS.

ASKING FOR / GIVING.INFORMATION AND PERMISSIONS.

Giving instructions and directions.

INTERVIEW SKILLS.

PRESENTATION SKILLS.

PUBLIC SPEAKING.

IV)SPEAKING SKILLS-2.                  ROLE PLAY

DEBATE.

GROUP DISCUSSION

  1. WRITING SKILLS. SPELLING.

PUNCTUATION.

INFORMATION TRANSFER.

TABLES.

BAR DIAGRAMS.

LINE GRAPHS.

PIE DIAGRAMS.

FLOW CHARTS.

TREE DIAGRAMMES.PICTURES.

Department of English Time Table 2019-2020
SEMESTER II & IV
Name of the Lecturer : Dr. Sk. Mohammad Basha                                   (SMB)
Day P1 P2 P3 LUNCH BREAK P4 P5 P6
Mon. S1(M) – S2© CSS A2 CSS – S1(M) CSS
Tue. S1(C) S2 AS – C1 – –
Wed. – – S2(M) CSS A1 – –
Thur. – C1 – A1 CSS – S1(C) CSS
Fri. A1 S1(M) – – C1 -CSS –
Sat. – – – – S1( C) –
SEMESTER II & IV
Name of the Lecturer : Sri M. Srinivasa Rao                                              (MSR)
Day P1 P2 P3 LUNCH BREAK P4 P5 P6
Mon. S1(C) – S2(M) CSS C2 CSS – S1(C) CSS
Tue. S1(M) AC2 CSS – A1 – –
Wed. – – S2© CSS C1 – –
Thur. – A1 – C1 -CSS – S1(M) CSS
Fri. C1 S1(C) – – A1 CSS –
Sat. – – AC2 AS – S1(M) –
Department of English Time Table 2020-2021
SEMESTER I & III ( DEGREE FIRST & SECOND YEAR )
Name of the Lecturer : Dr. Sk. Mohammad Basha (SMB)
Day P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6
Mon. S1(M) – S2(C) A2 – S2(M) -CSS
Tue. S1(C) C2 – C1 – –
Wed. – – S2(M) A1 A2 –
Thur. – C1 S2(C) C2 A2-CSS –
Fri. A1 S2(M) – – S2(C) -CSS S1(M)
Sat. – – C2-CSS – S1( C) –
Department of English Time Table 2020-2021
SEMESTER I & III ( DEGREE FIRST & SECOND YEAR )
Name of the Lecturer : Sri M. Srinivasa Rao                                        
Day P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6
Mon. S1(C) – S2(M) C2 – S2(C) -CSS
Tue. S1(M) A2 – A1 – –
Wed. – – S2(C) C1 C2 –
Thur. – A1 S2(M) A2 C2-CSS –
Fri. C1 S2(C) – – S2(M) -CSS S1(C)
Sat. – – A2-CSS – S1(M) –

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