Research Highlights

To give priority to research activity especially in such areas as Comparative Literature, Canadian Literature, Indian Literature and also Modern Literary Critical Theories.

To prepare students and scholars to contribute articles/ research papers in International Peer Reviewed Journals.

To prepare students for active participation and also committed involvement in attending / presenting papers at National / International / UGC approved conferences / Seminars/ Workshop.

 

Featured Research

Special focus on Comparative Literature and Canadian Literature.

Accolades

The Department has produced excellently good students / scholars who have occupied higher positions in Govt. Services / Public service undertakings / Banks / Private Engineering Colleges/ Polytechnic Institutions.

Facilities

The Department provides all academic facilities for preparing for SET , NET , SLET Examinations , Intensive coaching for all competitive examinations and special communicative skill programmes for enhancement of spoken communicative skills to cope-up with the current competitive spirit and situation.

Research Projects

CICT project

Dr. Marie Pierre Augustin, Mr. P. Sivakumar, (Retd)Translation of 400 poems of Naladiyaar into French Rs 2.5 lakhs Accepted for publication – 21 February 2014

UGC project

Dr. Marie Pierre Augustin, Mr. P. Sivakumar, Mr. P. Ranjith Kumar Translation of a Canadian French work into Tamil Rs. 1.30 lakhs.

Dr. R. Sudha, Ms. S. Jayanthi, Mr. I. Rahul Folklore francophone Rs. 1.20 lakhs.

 

Academic Conferences/seminars organised (2007-2017)

Department of English and Comparative Literature

Seminar on “Subramanya Bharati as an English Poet” in 2008

Seminar on “Creative thinking-strategies to enhance the soft-skill” on 2008

Seminar on “Culturarl Reflections in Language Speaker” in 2009

Refresher Course on the theme “Comparative literature and Cultural Studies: A Global Perspective” 23.12.2014 to 12.01.2015.

Workshop on Research Methodology in English 20.10.2016

 

Department of English and language Studies

Seminar on Teaching Rhetoric to Indian students in 2010.

Seminar on Language Lab Teaching and Learning Strategies in 2011.

Seminar on English Language Teaching and Learning Techniques in 2012.

International Conference on Pragmatics of ELT in 2013.

National Seminar on ELT Methods and Techniques in 2014.

Seminar on Learning and Teaching English ICT classrooms in 2015.

Seminar on Learning Disabilities in 2016.

Seminar on Advanced ELT - Teaching and Learning practices in 2017.

Department of French

ATHENA : Cultural Fest & Competitions

Fêtons la Francophonie(Guests from France)

La diction française(Expert from Belgium)

La littérature Belge(Expert from Belgium)

Recent Trends in Teaching of French in India: Contextualisation and perspectives(Expert from France)

Le traitement des erreurs dans l’apprentissage-enseignement du français langue étrangère(Expert from Belgium)

Ph.D Scholars name list with joining date and specialization
(Under the Guidance of Dr. S. Chelliah)

 

Sl No

 

Scholar

 

Reg No

 

Title of the Thesis

 

Status

1
S.F.Filomine White Sheela
P5045
Feminine sensibility and Diasporic consciousness as projected in select Novels of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni : A Thematic Evaluation
Regd in June 2017
2
Ms.Kavitha Upadhyog
P4981
The Role of Business Communication and Soft Skills in combating B-Schools challenges – study based on the Top 10-B Schools of NCR-An Analysis .
Regd in March 2017
3
Mr.S.John Wesly Regan
P4851
Explication of New Historicism in the Select Novels of Amitav Ghosh and Salman Rushdie : A Comparative Analysis
January 2017
4
Mr.J.Mohaned Kani
P4911
Projection of Existential Traits in the select plays of Girish Karnad : A Critical Analysis
January 2017
5
Mrs.S.Suma
P5165
Thematic in the Select Dramas of Vijay Tendulkar: An Analysis
February 2018
6
Mr.V.Manikandan
P5090
The Fictional Fort of Nayantara Sahgal : A Thematic Evaluation
January 2018
7
Mr.K.M.Keerthika
P9913
Women’s Storicism, self-identity in select Novels of Jumpa Lahiri, Bharati Mukherjee and Chitra Banerjee : A Psychospiritual
January 2018

Ph.D Scholars name list with joining date and specialization
(Under the Guidance of Dr. R. Sudha)

 

Sl No

 

Scholar

 

Reg No

 

Title of the Thesis

 

Status

1
Linda Pious John
Assistant Professor
Fatima Mata National College
Kollam – 691 001
P8850
Enseignement du français commercial au Kerala : problèmes et perspectives
Regd in April 2010
2
Alka Anto
Lecturer
Dept. of French
St. Agnes College
Mangalore
P8905
Enseignement du français de l’hôtellerie au Karnataka : problèmes et perspectives
Submitted in April 2017
3
Shoba Liza John
Assistant Professor
Sacred Heart college
Thevara, Cochin
P8965
L’influence de Sartre et de Camus dans dans les romans de Kakkanadan, de Mukundan et de’Anand, écrivains du Kerala.
Regd in June 2010(Submitted in July 2017)
4
S. Thenmozhi
Associate Professor
St. Mary’s College,Thuthukoodi
P9406
La pensée française dans l’œuvre de Soubramania Bharathiar
Submitted in September 2016
5
Trupti Hallikeri
Mahatma Gandhi BSW College
Vidyagiri, Dharwad 580001
P9748
Ecriture créative: Une exploration diverses stratégies discursives dans le contexte du FLE
Regd in April 2012
6
B. Vijaya
Assistant Professor
The American College, Madurai
P9752
La quête de l’identité dans l’œuvre de Gustave le Clézio et celle de Jhumpa Lahiri.
Regd in April 2012
7
M. Priyabala
Kumbakonam
F8972
Les chansons populaires tamoules et françaises pour enfants : une étude comparée
Regd in Sep 2012
8
G. Coumaran
Assistant Professor (Senior)
School of Social Sciences and Language,VIT
Vellore – 632 104
P3090
Le féminisme dans les œuvres de Bama et de Beyala : une étude comparée
Submitted on 14 June 2017
9
N. Velmurugan
Madurai
P4864
Les Tourments de l’amour dans les sonnets de Louis Labé et Ettuthokai de Sangam : une étude comparée
Regd in Jan 2017