B.A. English
About us
The Department of English, established in the year 1962, offers B.A. English and has 15 faculty members and 175 students as on date. With its objective to create and nurture intellectual curiosity, creative imagination and social consciousness, the Department offers a variety of courses with theoretical and practical components in English Language and Literature (both traditional and modern) Media Studies, Graphic Design & Layout, Personality Enrichment, and Theatre. The Department facilitates internships for all students in Semester VI in order to help them apply their theoretical learning in work environments. A time-tested and successful strategy adopted for teaching Part-II English from Semester I to Semester IV has been the skill-based methodology that focusses on the four skills of language learning: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing (LSRW). While Semesters I to III are designed according to the English language proficiency skills of the students, Semester IV from 2019 offers a wide range of courses in English from which students can choose an appropriate course according to their need and interest.
The Department designs its courses to prepare students for a wide range of careers including teaching, research, media, publishing, theatre, and human & natural resources management. Outside the curriculum, the Department also offers a value-added course in Business English, during the year, to impart transferable and life skills to students.
Students, after their completion of the course, pursue higher studies or opt for employment based on their interests developed during their course of study.
The co-curricular and extracurricular activities within the Department and outside offer students a wide range of learning equipping them with skills of original and independent thinking, decision making, team cohesion and management required for higher studies/employment.
For Admissions and other Course related details, please visit the
FACULTY
Dr. Lilian I Jasper
Principal & Secretary
Associate Professor
Courses Taught: British Literature, American Literature, Asian Literature, Ecoliterature
Research Guide
Email Id: principal@wcc.edu.in
Ms. Sweetlyn Moses
Head & Assistant Professor
Courses Taught: Asian Literature, English Language Teaching, Indian Literature in Translation, British Literature, Spoken English
Email Id: smoses@wcc.edu.in
Ms. Mallika Ezekiel
Assistant Professor
Courses Taught: Postcolonial Literature , Creative Writing, British Literature, Readings in Literature, Approaching Literature, English Language Teaching
Email Id: mezekiel@wcc.edu.in
Ms. Anna Mathew
Assistant Professor
Courses Taught: Asian Literature, Journalism, Understanding Cinema, Personality Enrichment, Advertising and PR, Readings in Literature, Writing for PR and for Film
Email Id: amathew@wcc.edu.in
Dr. Anupama C
Assistant Professor
Courses Taught: Ecoliterature, Writing Skills for Official Communication and Research, British Literature, Literary Theory and Research Methodology, Feminist Perspectives: An Introduction
Research Guide
Email Id: anupama@wcc.edu.in
Ms. Jemima Farrar
Assistant Professor
Courses Taught: Contemporary American Literature 1960 onwards, Postcolonial Literature
Email Id: jfarrar@wcc.edu.in
Ms. Rexlin T
Assistant Professor
Courses Taught: Indian Writing in English Paper I, Life Narratives
Email Id: rexlint@wcc.edu.in
Ms Jeevlin Abraham
Assistant Professor
Courses Taught: Gender Studies, Folklore and Literature, British Literature (20th century and After), Postcolonial Studies, Children's Literature, Building Motivation
Email Id: jeevlinabraham@wcc.edu.in
Ms. Elizabeth Rahel George
Assistant Professor
Courses Taught: Literary Criticism & Theory, Contemporary Literacy Theory, Indigenous Literature
Email Id: elizabethrahel@wcc.edu.in
Ms Karunya U
Assistant Professor
Courses Taught: Courses taught - Feminist Perspectives : An Introduction, Personality Enrichment
Email Id: karunya@wcc.edu.in
FACILITIES
Language Lab 1
Language Lab 2
Department Library
ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT
Highlights
Curricular Projects
- Rivett – an in-house campus newspaper brought out by the students of Journalism
- Theatre Presentation – a full length production directed and staged by the students of the Introduction to Theatre course
- Documentaries/ Videos – brought out by the students of the Short Film Production Course
A Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of English and Talking Yak, a company that has developed an android based English learning programme, was signed on 26 June, 2020. This provides a learner centric mobile application enabling students to learn the English language through mobile technology. This facility was extended to the General English students of the second year undergraduate level.
Collaborations- Theatre in collaboration with Madras Players
A Memorandum of Understanding renewed every year from 2017 to 2019, between the Department of English, WCC, and The Madras Players, helped the students gain a hands-on experience with stage productions. The MoU was instrumental in The Madras Players helping with the production of the College Play ‘Kamala’ in 2019.
Collaboration with Karadi Path English Education Company from 2016
The Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of English, WCC, and Karadi Path English Education Company, Chennai, has resulted in research projects in English Language Teaching funded by Karadi Path English Education Company. English language learning materials created by the faculty and students and voice-over for the video productions of the learning material have been used by the Company for their products.
Hello everyone!
We, the students of Journalism from the Department of English, Shift I, WCC, bring you the virtual campus newspaper, Rivett 2021. We would love to take you through a wonderful journey of life in WCC and outside, with articles, features and interviews prepared by our reporters. We invite you to start scrolling and reading the pieces we have curated.
To begin reading, click
the link below
https://rivett2021.wixsite.com/my-site-2
Thank you 🌸
(Journalism Class, 2021)
Academic Events
-
An Online Webinar on ‘Eye Movements: How we Read Words and Formulaic Language’ was organised on May 28, 2020.
-
‘Reimagining the English Classroom’, an Online Faculty Development Programme Webinar on innovative practices in language learning was held on May 27, 2020 in collaboration with The Karadi Path Education Company.
-
Artistic Expressions: Workshops for Skill Synthesis – a series of workshops were organised on the 11th and 12th of March, 2020 for all the students of the Department.
Ms. Aysha Rau, Author, Playwright and Managing Trustee of Little Theatre, spoke on the topic, ‘Theatre: a Tool in Therapy and Development’.
Mr. Kannan Kumar, Folk Artist, conducted a workshop in Devarattam folk art form.
Ms. Preethi Athreya, Dancer and Choreographer conducted a workshop titled, ‘Life as Practice: A Dancer’s Diary in Times of Collective Distress’.
Mr. Anil Srinivasan, renowned Pianist and Music Educator rendered a lec-dem on the topic, ‘Music as a Tool in Concept Learning and Education.
Mr. Ramnath Chandrasekhar, Conservation Educator & Filmmaker on photography spoke on the topic ‘Nature as a Classroom’.
Ms. Anjana Palepu, Digital Marketing Consultant at Experienzing Solutions spoke on the topic ‘Digital Marketing’.
-
A workshop on ‘Empathy in Teaching and Learning’ by Teach for India was organised on November 27, 2019 for students of the English Language Teaching course.
-
The Dr. Rita Jacob Cherian Memorial Endowment Lecture
Date: 27-07-2023
Speaker: Ms Vandita Parikh, an alumna of the Department of English and the Founder of NSDA, Plano and Irwing, Texas, USA
Topic: Art Therapy, Self-Expression and Creativity.
Ms Sweetlyn Moses delivers the Welcome Address 
Ms Anna Mathew speaks on Dr Rita Cherian 
Ms Vandita Parikh, an alumna of the Department of English and the Founder of NSDA, Plano and Irwing, Texas, USA 
-
A Panel Discussion on The Need for Dialogue in Contemporary Media Platforms
Organised by: The UG Department of English (Shift I) and the Office of the International Programmes, Women’s Christian College, Chennai in collaboration with the Good News Television.
Participants: 249 students and 20 faculty members were present as audience.
Venue: Bertha Corfield Hall, Women’s Christian College, Chennai.
Date: 14-09-2023.
Time: 10:30 am to 12 noon.
The Panelists: were from diverse media backgrounds from The United States of America.
- Mr Philip Cooke, a writer, Television producer, Media Consultant and critic.
- Ms Kathleen Cooke, an Author, Media Consultant, Actor and Producer, Cooke Media Group
- Dr Ronald Harris, the Founder of the media company, MediAlliance and former Chairman of NRB.
The Moderator of the session: Ms. Maithili Sane, Assistant Professor, Department of International Studies, Women’s Christian College, Chennai.
Welcome Address Ms Sweetlyn Moses 
The Panelists on stage 
Ms Maithili Sane moderating the session 
Answering questions from students 
The Organising Committee 
The session in progress 
Vote of thanks by Dr Nancy Elizabeth -
Meet the Author session with Mr Bava Chelladurai, a Tamil writer
Organised by: The Chennai Students’ Readers Forum with the Departments of English (Shifts I & II), Women’s Christian College, Chennai.
Venue: Main Auditorium, Women’s Christian College, Chennai.
Date: 19-09-2023.
Time: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.
Introductory speech: Mr Olivannan, the CEO of Emerald Publishers who initiated The Chennai Students’ Readers Forum.
Dr Lisa Sheba Rani J, the college Librarian introduced the Chief Guest
Student office bearers of The Chennai Students’ Readers Forum were introduced
Inaugural 
introduction of the Student Office Bearers of The Chennai Students’ Readers Forum 
Mr Olivannan, the CEO of Emerald Publishers initiating the Chennai Readers’ Forum 
The address by the Tamil writer Bava Chelladurai 
The captivating address by Mr Bava Chelladurai 
Felicitating winners of the essay contest -
Skill Imparting Session Organised by the A3 Minds Training Company with the Department of English (Shift I), Women’s Christian College, Chennai
Venue: Bertha Corfield Auditorium, Women’s Christian College, Chennai.
Date: 01-12-2023.
Time: 10 am to 1:00 pm.
Chief Guest: The Most Rev. George Antonysamy, Archbishop of the Madras-Mylapore Diocese.
Felicitations offered by : The Principal Dr Ravanan, The Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Chennai Region, Justice Mrs.Vasuki, former Judge of the High Court of Madras and Rev. Vicar General Fr. Stanley.
Skill training programme by : Dr V. S Sashikumar
Address by the Chief Guest 
Dignitaries on dais 
Principal felicitating Dr Ravanan 
Principal’s address 
Question and Answer session with students 
Session by Mr Shashikumar 
Skit by A3 Minds youth 
The JD Dr Ravanan address 
Welcome Address Ms Sweetlyn Moses, Head Dept of Eng shift 1 -
Speak For India Intercollegiate Debate contest (Tamil Nadu Chapter), a mega Public Speaking competition organised by the Federal Bank and Times of India in collaboration with the Departments of English (Shifts I and II), Women’s Christian College, Chennai
Venue: Main Auditorium, Women’s Christian College, Chennai.
Date: 11-12-2023.
Time: 10.30 am to 4:30 pm.
No of participants: 67 students from different colleges across Chennai.
The competition: Had 2 rounds. The first round was Speak on the given topic on the spot. The second round was a debate. At the end of the second round 8 participants were chosen for the zonal level competition.
Inaugural Address by Chief Guest: Dr, J Radhakrishnan IAS, Additional Chief Secretary to the Commissioner of the Greater Chennai Corporation.
Chief Guest’s Address 
District level winners with judges 
Inauguration by Dr Radhakrishnan IAS 
Memento for the Principal 
Participants during the debate 
Principal’s address 
The judges 
Winners to participate in zonals -
LITERATI 2023-
INTERCOLLEGIATE CULTURAL EVENT OGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (SHIFT 1)
Topic: Exploring literature creatively
Date: 16/ 12/ 23, Saturday
Venues: Bamford Hall and Rivett House
OBJECTIVES: The major objectives of the fest were:
- Stimulating an interest in literature beyond the classroom
- Encouraging students to interpret and explore literature creatively through varied mediums such as painting
Participants: from 6 colleges across the city for the inter-collegiate events
8 registrations from the department for Creative Writing.
Declared open by: Ms Sweetlyn Moses, the Head of the Department.
Winners: Team from Anna Adarsh won the I prize for Quiz.
Certificates 
Creative Writing Contest 
Distribution of prizes 
Inaugural 
Inter college quiz 
Valedictory