Department of Tamil

The Department of Tamil (Shift-II) was started in 1998. The Tamil Department offers Tamil to all the first year UG students and second year B.A (Corporate Economics) and B.Sc (Visual Communication & Psychology) students under Part I. Under Part IV, NME courses are offered by the Department.  Skill Based Courses (Tamil Soft Skill – Basic, Tamil Soft Skill – Advanced, Tourism in Tamil, Tourism and Tamil Culture, Folklore- I, Folklore- II) are offered for postgraduate students. The Tamil Department has two full time staff and four guest lecturers.

The Department also has a club (Tamil Ilakkiya Mandram-Shift-II), which encourages students to take part in debates, dramatics and creative writing. ‘The Tamil Ilakkiya Mandram (Shift-II) of Women’s Christian College conducted the intercollege culturals named ‘Kavin Kalai Vizha’. The Departments of Tamil & Languages, Shift II together held an intracollege culturals named ‘Tahifre Carnival’. The Department organises various co-curricular and extracurricular activities like seminars, guest lectures, exhibitions and cultural activities.

The Tamil section offers courses that highlight the cultural heritage of Tamil Nadu – Tourism. Project work in Tourism enhances the creative skills of the students in the Tamil language. The students are encouraged to write on their own place of birth. PG SKB students are given the chance for a field trip every year, and their projects are based on their trip.