A SHORT PROFILE


        The English Department of Gargaon College started functioning with the strength of only one teacher, Dr.C.S.Rao in 1959. A little later, he was assisted by Mrs.D.K.MacFurlong as a part-time lecturer, who worked temporarily for a couple of years. By 1977 there was a total strength of four teachers and Major course was introduced. At present there are six regular faculty members and one on temporary service. The Department has been functioning smoothly and satisfactorily all along, since.

         The Department offers opportunities to the learning of English as a General Course as well as English Major. The Department has an attached classroom wherein only the Major classes are held. The General English classes are held in various other classrooms for all the sections, viz. Arts, Science and Commerce. The Department has its own Library for the benefit of the students pursuing English Major. Though there is a sizeable collection of books at present yet the effort is on to enhance the Library facilities.

         The teachers constantly strive for exposing the best literary talents of the learners. With this aim in view, the “Gargaon College English Literary Association’ was founded where the students’ ability in the literary field is judged through various competitions. The students maintain the Departmental Wall Magazine by contributing articles, poems, quotations and so on. The teachers publish their own papers by which the students of the College are encouraged and guided to become more creative and self confident.

         The Department encourages holding of seminars in the College as well as in the regional and state level. The students of English Major have to make presentations in the Department on topics that are mostly related to their course of study. The concerned teachers assign the respective papers. The presentations are attended regularly by two or three teachers of the Department. The ‘English Literary Association’ organized a seminar on the theme “Problems and Prospects of Learning English at the Undergraduate Level” for the welfare of the learners of English. The seminar was attended by a number of students and teachers as well.

        Apart from such activities the Department sponsors literary competitions for the general students as well as students of the (+2) level. The Department has also been sponsoring the Inter-Departmental Cricket Competition since the last few years. This has encouraged the students to build a long lasting relationship both indoors and outdoors. The students of the Department organize the annual Picnic in the last week of December to welcome the following New Year. Almost all the teachers participate in this annual get-together to maintain a jovial relationship with the students.