About
The Department of English is one of the longest-standing departments of the institution. Since the trifurcation and the birth of Rishi Bankim Chandra College for Women as an independent academic institution, the Department of English was up and running from 1984, albeit it offered only general courses then. The honours course was initiated from the year 2000 onwards. Since then it is running successfully till date. The student inflow has been steady and remarkable for years and the results have been satisfactory.
COURSES OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT:
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B.A. (Hons) 3-Yr CBCS Course in English Literature
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B.A. (Gen) 3-Yr CBCS Course in English Literature
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B.A. (Major in English) 4-Yr with/without Dissertation under NEP
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B.A. (Minor in English) 3-Yr Interdisciplinary Course
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English Language Teaching as Skill Enhancement Course
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Creative Writing as Skill Enhancement Course
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Communicative English as Ability Enhancement Course
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English for Practical Purposes as a Certificate Course
Best Practices of the Department:
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Healthy teacher-student relationship
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Dynamic and resourceful faculty members
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Regular mentoring of students
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Regular counselling of students about curricular and extra-curricular aspects
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Student assistance on necessary books and study materials
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Students’ seminar and extension lectures
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Academic exchange with other institutions
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Students’ excursion
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Extra-curricular activities and cultural programmes
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Academic assistance in further studies