This Department has a presence in all three campuses of the University

Department Head:

Prof.(Mrs.) Jayalakshmi Gopinath M.A., Ph.D.

Programmes offered by the department:

The English language course is offered to the Undergraduate students in all three campuses. In addition to that, the following courses are offered by the department:

The following courses are offered at Prasanthi Nilayam and Anantapur Campuses only:

Undergraduate Programme:

• B.A. (Optional English)

The following courses are offered at Anantapur Campus only:

• Postgraduate Programme: M.A. (English Language and Literature)
• M.Phil Programme: English Language and Literature
• Ph.D.: Doctoral programme

Teaching Staff Profile:

ANANTAPUR CAMPUS:

• Prof. (Mrs) Jayalakshmi Gopinath M.A., Ph.D.
  Professor and HOD
  Specializing in works of Sri Aurobindo
  
  
• Dr.(MIss) S. Kanaka Durga M.A., Ph.D.
  Reader
  Specializing in Literary criticism
  
  
• Dr.(Miss) Rajeswari Patel M.A., Ph.D.
  Reader
  Specializing in Modern Poetry (British)
  
  
• Dr.(Miss) K.P. Saileela M.A., Ph.D.
  Reader
  Specializing in works of Hopkins and Tagore
  
  
• Miss. P. L. Rani M.A., PGCTE, NET
  Senior Lecturer
  
  

PRASANTHI NILAYAM CAMPUS:

• Dr. V. Panduranga Rao M.A., Ph.D.
  Hon. Faculty
  Specializing in R. K. Narayan's works
  
  
• Sri. N. S. Surya Raghavendra M.A., M.Phil
  Lecturer
  

BRINDAVAN CAMPUS:

• Dr. Arun Kumar Behera M.A., PGDTE, DDE, Ph.D.
  Lecturer
  Specializing in Linguistics
  
  
• Dr. Vivek Kumar Chauhan M.A., Ph.D.
  Lecturer
  Specializing in Critical principles of Aristotle and Bharata
  
  

Major Areas in PG Dissertations:

1) American Drama, Novel and Poetry

2) Modern British Poetry and Drama

3) Victorian Poetry

4) Shakespeare

5) Religious Poetry

6) Fairy Tales

7) Commonwealth Literature

8) Indian writing in English

9) European Literature

10) Comparative Literature

11) Science Fiction

12) Romantic Literature

13) Victorian Literature

14) Comparison between the occident and Indian in the area of Poetry

15) Novels written by Indians

16) European Classics

17) Bernard Shaw

Dissertation completed (2005-06 Batch):

Sujana N., "Media and Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sa Baba's Educare"

Workshops/Seminars/Conferences etc conducted by the department:

During the year 2006-2007:

1) The Departments of Philosophy and English Anantapur Campus conducted an inter-departmental workshop on "Philosophy and Literature: The Inter-Relationship" on 2nd July at Anantapur Campus.

The Inter-disciplinary nature of these two humanities departments helped them to come together on a common line of thought. The workshop aimed at bringing together the 'poets' and 'philosophers' in an ambience of a healthy academic discussion to cull out the already existing links between philosophy and literature.

The workshop was inaugurated by Prof. (Miss) B. Poornasri Devi, Principal of the Campus. The following eminent professors addressed the participants:

1. Prof. S. Jagadisan, Patron, ELTAI
Keynote Address

2. Prof. Sidhalingiah, Tamil Virtual University
Philosophy and Literature: The Components of Culture

3. Prof. C.R. Visweswara Rao, Rector, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur.
Literature and Philosophy

4. Prof. P. Balaswamy, Pondicherry University
John Steinbeck's Thought Experiment: A Neo-Kantian approach

5. Dr. G. Vedaparayana, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati
Art: Existentialism and Beyond

2. The Department of English of the Anantapur Campus of the University organised a National Seminar on the theme – "English Literature and Educare" between 15th and 16th November, 2006, at Prasanthinilayam.

The theme of the Seminar was based on Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba's enunciation of Educare as that which helps man to retain his innate divinity on a continual basis. The aim of the Seminar was to treat English Literature as a vehicle of values. Speakers during the seminar were:

1. Prof. S. Jagadisan, Chennai
Values in Literature

2. Dr.(Mrs) Somalatha, PG Centre, Kakinada
Values with Reference to Anantamoorthy's Samskara

3. Dr. V. Panduranga Rao, Head, Department of English, SSSU, Prasanthinilayam Campus
Values with Reference to R.K. Narayan's The Bachelor of Arts

4. Dr. Arun Behera, Lecturer, SSSU, Dept of English, Brindavan Campus
Educare through Language

5. Dr. Vivek Chauhan, Lecturer, Department of English, SSSU, Brindavan Campus
Sir Walter Scott's Last Menial – the Epitome of Loyalty and Family Honour

6. Sri B.N. Balajee, Department of English, SSSU, Prasanthinilayam.
A general exposition of Educare and English Literature

7. Prof. Madhusudana Rao, Head, Department of English, Nagarjuna University, Guntur
Polemical View on Art as Morality with Reference to Romantic Idealism

8. Dr. N. Narayana Rao, Department of English, SSSU, Prasanthinilayam
Educare – Humanism in Post-war American Poetry with Reference to Frost

9. Prof.(Mrs) Jayalakshmi Gopinath, Head, Department of English, SSSU, Anantapur
Educare with Reference to Victor Hugo's Les Miserables and Mulk Raj Anand's Untouchable

10. Dr. Sundaram, Tagore Arts College, Pondicherry
Teaching of Values through Short Poems and Prose Pieces

11. Dr.(Mrs) Jayanthi Sundaram, Tagore Arts College, Pondicherry
Tragedies of Shakespeare and Educare

12. Dr.(Miss) S. Kanaka Durga, Reader, Department of English, SSSU, Anantapur
Exploring Values through Literature

13. Dr.(Miss) K.P. Saileela, Reader, Department of English, SSSU, Anantapur
Mysticism of Tagore and Religious Sentiment of Hopkins

Research Papers Published:

During the year 2006-2007:

1. A.K Behera, "Areas of difficulty in learning English Pronunciation", Journal of English Language Teaching, 44/5 2006 Sept-Oct, p.3-8.
   
2. A.K Behera, "Teaching English pronounciation", IATEFL VOCIES, Vol.195, Mar-Apr 2007, pp.06-07.
   

Papers presented in the Workshops/Seminars/Conferences by the faculty:

During the year 2006-2007:

Prasanthinilayam Campus:

1. Dr N. Narayana Rao, 'Educare: Humanism in Post-war American Poetry with reference to Robert Frost' in the National Seminar on 'English Literature and Educare' in Nov 2006.
   
2. Dr. V. Panduranga Rao, 'Educare in R.K.Narayan's the Bachelor of Arts' at the National Seminar on 'English Literature and Educare' in Nov 2006.
   
3. Sri B.N. Balajee's ELT prepared in collaboration with VTU and ISRO was accepted for presentation at the ICDE Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in Sep 2006.
   
4. Sri B.N. Balajee, 'Incorporating Values Education in the study of Masterpieces of the English Language' at the National Seminar on "English Literature and Educare" in Nov 2006.
   
5. Sri B.N. Balajee, delivered a 45-minute talk at the Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education Conference on 'Navigation through the perils of the 21st Century' for B.Ed students in Nov 2006.
   

Anantapur Campus:

1. Miss. Rani P.L. - Attended II International and 38th ELTAI Annual Conference on 9th and 10th, Feb 2007 at BSE Cresent Engineering College, Chennai. She presented a paper on Comprehensive Communicative Competence".
   
2. Dr. Rajeshwari C. Patel was guest speaker at the National Seminar on 'Learning Communication in English through Language and Literature: Its Principles and Practices' held at Sri Sankara Arts and Science College, Enathur, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. Her guest lecture was on 27.02.2007, in the morning session, on the subject 'Ethical Literature for Communication'. She was also a judge for the Inter-collegiate Drama Competition at the Seminar.
   

Brindavan Campus:

1. Dr. Vivek Chauhan "Sir Walter Scotts' Last Menial : The Epitome of Loyalty And Family honor" in National Seminar on 'English & Educare' conducted by the Department of English Language and Literature, Anantapur Campus, on 15th Nov 2006.
   
2. Dr. Arun K Behera "Value based English Language Learning" in National Seminar on 'English & Educare' conducted by the Department of English Language and Literature, Anantapur Campus, on 15th Nov 2006.
   
3. Dr. Arun K Behera played a role of a Debater for "English Language Education Through satellite" in the All India Seminar conducted by RIE-SI, Bangalore during 16th & 17th Nov 2006.
   
4. Dr. Arun K Behera "Flexibility of English" in the International Conference organized by the Crescent Engineering College, Chennai during Feb 2007.