The Department of English was created with the establishment of Williamnagar College in the year 2000 and subsequently with the provincialization of Williamnagar Government College on 18th February, 2009. At present, the Department of English functions at full strength with five well qualified, experienced and dedicated faculty members. The Department offers B.A program with an integration of various courses following the NEHU syllabus and 6 semester system. The Department is committed to foster knowledge and love for literature and English Language in the students and help them develop their ability to use English Literature in their studies and endeavors.
Mission:
To help students learn the core curriculum and achieve high levels of academic success.
The Department of English is committed to enhancing the intellectual and cultural lives of the students
To promote high achievement and self-efficacy in the students to progress expeditiously to earn their degree and gain the maximum life-long benefit from their experience from their program.
To help students learn English Literature in an effective manner and enable them to develop their imagination and critical thinking through ongoing and daily student-centered activities like recitations, drama enactments, presentations and group discussions.
Vision:
To encourage students, discover the love and appreciation of English Literature through stories, poems, novels and dramas, thereby motivating the students to develop their skills of writing, analyzing and interpreting different genres of literature.
The Department seeks to empower students with knowledge, skills and moral values.
To provide the students with the best quality education in English Literature and contribute to the wider community of researches and projects.
To promote both hard and soft skills in students thereby also developing their emotional skills.
UGC Sponsored 4th Faculty Induction Programme, NEHU (11th March – 10th April 2021).
7 Days Online Faculty Development Programme on “Contemporary Research Methods in Linguistics and Literature” Bharathiar University, Coimbatore (15th – 21st July 2020).
6 Days Online National Workshop on ‘Enhancing Digital Competencies of Teacher Educators, Teachers and Parents of School Students” -NEHU Tura and St Anthony’s College, Shillong. (22nd – 27th June 2020).
Paper presentations and publications:
Presented paper at National Seminar “Exploring the Theory & Praxis of Cultural Poetics II” organized by Kiang Nangbah College (9th June 2017)
Title of the Paper: “The Traditional Attire of the Garos”.
Presented Paper at International Conference “Landmarks in Indian and World Literature” organised by Indian Society for Commonwealth Studies and Osmania University Centre for International Programmes (26th -28th December 2015)
Title of the Paper: “Cross-Cultural Identity in Bharati Mukherjee’s The Tree Bride”.
“Metamorphosis in Mukherjee’s A Wife’s Story”. Protocol: Journal of Translation, Creative and Critical Writings. Vol VII no 2 Winter 2013. ISSN 093 9807.
Other responsibilities: Convenor:
Seminar and Research Committee, Williamnagar Government College.
Member:
Literary Committee Cum Editorial Board, Williamnagar Government College.
Literary Committee Cum Editorial Board, Williamnagar Government College.
Entrepreneurship and Vocational Committee, Williamnagar Government College.
National Webinar on National Education Policy 2020 (19th June 2021).
International webinar on Continuing Professional Development for Teachers organised by Sankardev College, Shillong and ELTAI. (17th and 18thSeptember 2020).
UGC Paramarsh FDP on ICT in Teaching and Evaluation organised by MSP Mandal’s Shri Shivaji College, Parbhani. (13th to 18th July 2020).
3 Days Online Faculty Development Programme on Learning Management System organised by sacred Heart College in association with AIACHE. (8th to 10th June 2020).
Other responsibilities: Member:
Evaluation / Examination Committee Committee, Williamnagar Government College.
IQAC, Williamnagar Government College.
Literary Committee cum Editorial Board, Williamnagar Government College.
Seminar and Research Committee, Williamnagar Government College.
Disaster Management Committee Committee, Williamnagar Government College.
'Ongˑtelaigipa' Environment Club, Williamnagar Government College.
