DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

Introduction

  • English is an international auxiliary language. It serves as a link-language all over the world. Nima Girls Arts College, Gozaria has kept the English language as special subject only because the area under the district of Mehsana is believed to have been lagging behind so far as English-awareness is concerned. In addition to that, from this part of Gujarat has a number of families having their relatives settled abroad where English comes handy in communication.
  •  The Department of English has been working actively for last 22 years in imparting education to students at Graduate Level. The Department was headed by Mrs. Bijal Patel from 1997-99. Principal Ravindra Pal Singh Rana from January 01, 2002 to November 30, 2003.
  • Since then Assistant Prof. Dr. Tarunkumar D.Raval has been heading the Department. Assistant Prof. Dr. Tusharkumar R.Pandya has been, serving in the department since 2005. It is the proud privilege of the English Department that two teachers have Ph.D. Degrees and all are actively engaged in research.

Mission

  • To create among students awareness of English as an international auxiliary language. To create among students awareness of English communicative skills. To develop among our students required skills of LSRW.
  • To enhance the role of English as a compulsory paper in most of the competitive exams. To establish suitable English manners in students in accordance with the local circumstances. Overall development of personality of students.
  • To create among our students awareness for speaking pure English, free from regional variants.

Vision

  • English is one of the languages scheduled in the constitution of India, so the spread the knowledge of Gujarati will be our prime vision.
  • English is the language of 07crore people of Gujarat. The dissemination of English is undoubtedly easy as it is the mother-tongue of the Gujarati community, but the speaking of English is not free from local impurities. So our vision is that of establishing the prevalence of English without local impurity.
  • As society has become progressively more urban, speaking correct Gujarati has been assumed as increasingly important responsibility in day-to-day human life in cities. So our vision will be to spread urban Gujarati language.

Objectives

To offer curriculum nurturing cultural and human values in society.

  • To develop the LSRW skills in English language.
  • To increase the usage of English in day-to-day activities without hampering the growth of mother tongue and national tongue

Departmental Profile

Sr. NoPhotoName & DesignationQualificationOP

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RC

F.D.PSeminar
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Conf.		RP
published		BooksM.PhilPh.D.
GuideStudentGuidestudent
1Dr.T.D.

Raval

(H.O.D. Sanskrit)

M.A., B.Ed., Ph.D.05053310–No00No00
2Dr. T.R.

Pandya

M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.01+0301321203No00No00

Student Support Activities

Poetry Reading Competition

Teacher’s Day

Essay Writing Competition

Celebration of Special Days

Poetry Reading Competition

Details Of Syllabus

The Course code of English, taught as a special subject in the purview of H.N.G.U, Patan is 08.The following is the detailed syllabus of English as the Core Compulsory and Foundation Compulsory papers right from Semester I to VI.

Semester 1

Program NameCourse codeCourse NameYear of Beginning  
B.A. Comp. EnglishFC 103Text: Bridges – Macmillan  Lesson no. 01 to 05
Grammar and Composition.		June 2020 step by step
B.A. EnglishCC 101 C C  101 (Optional)
Introduction to the Forms of Literature (Prose)		June 2020 step by step
B.A. EnglishCC-102PAPER C C 102
BRITISH POETRY: 14TH TO 17TH CENTURIES		June 2020 step by step

Semester 2

Program NameCourse codeCourse NameYear of Beginning  
B.A. Comp. EnglishFC 203Text: Bridges – Macmillan   Lesson. no. 06 to 10
Grammar and Composition.		June 2020 step by step
B.A. EnglishCC 201C C 201 (Optional)
Introduction to the Forms of Literature (Verse)		June 2020 step by step
B.A. EnglishCC 202C C 202
BRITISH Drama: 14TH TO 17TH CENTURIES		June 2020 step by step

Semester 3

Program NameCourse codeCourse NameYear of Beginning  
B.A. Comp. EnglishFC 303Panorama Frank Bros. & Co.  Lesson no. 01 to 05
Grammar and Composition		June 2021 step by step
B.A. EnglishCC 303C C 303
INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH (Fiction)		June 2021step by step
B.A. EnglishCC 304C C 304
BRITISH POETRY: 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES		June 2021 step by step
B.A. EnglishCC 305LITERARY CRITICISMJune 2021 step by step

Semester 4

Program NameCourse codeCourse NameYear of Beginning  
B.A. Comp. EnglishFC 403Panorama Frank Bros. & Co.  Lesson no. 06 to 10
Grammar and Composition		June 2021 step by step
B.A. EnglishCC 403C C 403
INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH (Drama)		June 2021 step by step
B.A. EnglishCC 404CC 404
BRITISH DRAMA: 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES		June 2021 step by step
B.A. EnglishCC 405CC 405
LITERARY CRITICISM		June 2021 step by step

Semester 5

Program NameCourse codeCourse NameYear of Beginning  
B.A. Comp. EnglishFC 503Reflections Macmillan Lesson no. 01 to 05
Grammar  Composition		June 2022 step by step
B.A. EnglishCC 506MODERN EUROPEAN DRAMAJune 2022 step by step
B.A. EnglishCC 507BRITISH ROMANTIC LITERATUREJune 2022 step by step
B.A. EnglishCC 508INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH TRANSLATIONJune 2022 step by step
B.A. EnglishCC 509BRITISH LITERATURE: THE EARLY 20TH CENTURYJune 2022 step by step
B.A. EnglishCC 510English Language and Research MethodologyJune 2022 step by step

Semester 6

Program NameCourse codeCourse NameYear of Beginning  
B.A. Comp. EnglishFC 603Reflections Macmillan Lesson no. 06 to 10
Grammar  Composition		June 2022 step by step
B.A. EnglishCC 606WOMEN’S WRITINGJune 2022 step by step
B.A. EnglishCC 607BRITISH LITERATURE: 19TH CENTURYJune 2022 step by step
B.A. EnglishCC 608IAMERICAN LITERATUREJune 2022 step by step
B.A. EnglishCC 609LITERARY THEORYJune 2022 step by step
B.A. EnglishCC 610Spoken EnglishJune 2022 step by step

Results

Semester 1

YearFoundation Compulsory %Core Compulsory %
2014 – 1591.4748.57
2015 – 1691.1048.57
2016 – 1794.2574.36
2017 – 1890.9163.64
2018 – 1996.9176.47
 2019-20

Semester 2

YearFoundation Compulsory %Core Compulsory %
2014 – 1595.5662.96
2015 – 1699.2296.08
2016 – 1791.4688.24
2017 – 1897.1778.95
2018 – 19
 2019-20

Semester 3

YearFoundation Compulsory %Core Compulsory %
2014 – 1580.1967.65
2015 – 1683.3363.64
2016 – 1795.7061.54
2017 – 1897.3382.35
2018 – 1998.0686.33
 2019-20

Semester 4

YearFoundation Compulsory %Core Compulsory %
2014 – 1593.0763.64
2015 – 1694.2351.61
2016 – 1793.2664.00
2017 – 1897.3382.35
2018 – 19
 2019-20

Semester 5

YearFoundation Compulsory %Core Compulsory %
2014 – 1590.5269.70
2015 – 1670.1063.64
2016 – 1796.7764.29
2017 – 1876.7450.00
2018 – 1997.26100
 2019-20

Semester 6

YearFoundation Compulsory %Core Compulsory %
2014 – 1599.0396.77
2015 – 1698.9850.00
2016 – 1794.3254.17
2017 – 1893.3355.56
2018 – 19
 2019-20