The syllabus as specified by Mizoram University includes the following areas of learning: 

Core Areas of Learning: 

• History of English Literature, History of English Language and Phonetics, Poetry and Short Stories, Fiction–I 
• Drama – I, Women’s Writings, English Literary Theory and Criticism, Fiction –II 
• Indian Writing in English, Drama – II, Literary Criticism, American Literature 

Electives Subjects/Papers:

• Philosophy – Epistemology and Metaphysics, Logic, Ethics, History of Western Philosophy 
• History – History of Mizoram upto 1960s, History of India upto post Mauryan Period, History of India (Gupta to Sultanate Period), History of Mughals
• Psychology   
• Education   

Other Compulsory Papers: 

• General English 
• Alternative English
• Mizo (MIL)
• Environmental Studies

Methods of Teaching/Departmental Initiatives:

• Lecture Mode and Power Point Presentations 
• Group Discussions/Work 
• Library Work 
• Seminars 
• Surprise Quizzes and Class Tests 
• Organizes English Drives – for entire HATIM Community 
• Conducts Functional English classes for First Semester Students across all Departments 
• Conducts Functional English classes for First Semester Students across all Departments 

2020 

With the academic year 2019- 2020, the Department of English HATIM has completed its 9^th year of academic existence.  Through these 9 years, the department has grown both in academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. 

Results: 

Underneath is a statistic of the results of the Department.

DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES:

Seminar and Special Talk:

The Department of English believes in quality education where education is supplemented with co-curricular activities. A departmental seminar is organized every year since 2015 which provided a platform for the students to enhance their academic as well as soft skills. This academic year, however, has seen an improvement in this field as the department organized not just a departmental seminar but also a special talk with an esteemed citizen, Padma Shree RK Lalhluna.

On 25^th September, 2019,  with Ms. Remruatpuii as the convenor for Departmental Seminars and Events, the department held a Seminar on the theme “North East Writings: Themes and Analysis” at the Multipurpose Hall, Falkawn Campus. A total of 14 papers were presented by the students, which was followed by a lively discussion. 

The next day, on 26^th September, 2019, the Department was graced with a Special Talk from an esteemed citizen and Padma Shree awardee for literature, Mr. RK Lalhluna on the topic “Lengkhawm Zai: Its features and Analysis”.  This talk proved to be a great eye-opener for our students and a lively discussion followed the talk.

English Drive:

With English being the community language of HATIM and HATIM itself being an institution which strongly emphasizes on the development of communicative and language skills in the said language, the Department of English plays an important role in developing programs in creating an environment for English language learning and Communicative skills. The department undertakes the English Drive where the usage and fluency of the community language is endeavored by presentation of grammar, common mistakes, vocabulary, idioms and phrases as well as pronunciation/phonology. During the English Drive, students and teachers of the Department take a platform after the Morning Devotions to conduct a brief presentation under the supervision of A Faculty Drive-Coordinator. 

For the current Session, Isaac Lalthazuala and Lalremtluangi, the Faculty Drive Coordinators kicked off the English Drive on 5^th August 2019. The Drive was carried out through presentations made by 2^ndyear students during the Community Devotions.

HATIM English Proficiency Certificate Course (HEPCC):

HATIM, though an English Speaking Community, also opens its doors for students who lacks communication skills in the language. In order to provide an environment for the students to learn and practice the language, since 2015, a compulsory add-on course ‘Functional English’ has been introduced for every 1^st year student.  2018 saw an upgradation of the add on course to a Certificate Course named ‘HATIM English Proficiency Certificate Course’.

 67 students of the graduating batch of 2019 were awarded with this certificate.  However, sadly, due to the pandemic and its novel nature, the graduating batch of 2022 were unable to take the assessment and missed out on acquiring this certificate.

Departmental Parents-Teachers Meet:

It has been the usual practice of the Institution to hold a Parents-Teachers Meet on an annual basis. However, in order to have a closer working relationship with the parents of our students and also as important stakeholders, the department with the permission of the Principal held a Parents- Teachers Meet on the 20^th September 2019 at HATIM Auditorium, Falkawn Campus.  A good number of parents turned up for the event. Presentations regarding academics, evaluation system, mentoring and students’ profile as well as attendance system were made by the faculty. A feedback form was also served from the IQAC and a lively discussion and Q&A session was held.  There was a request from the parents to the department to accommodate a Parents-Teachers Interaction group on Social Media Platform. Responding to this request, on 10^th October 2019, a Parents-Teachers group was created by the Department on WhatsApp platform. This interactive group proved to be of great use to disperse and gather information especially after the pandemic caused a hiccup on our usual system of education.

2021

With the academic year 2020-2021, the Department of English HATIM has completed its 10th year of academic existence.  Yet, after 10 years, this year saw another milestone with the opening of other core papers: History and Philosophy, who for 10 years have functioned as only elective papers, in addition to other two new departments – Education and Psychology. 

Results: 

The results of the Department are tabulated as below:

DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES:

Seminar and Special Talk:

It has been the essence of the Department of English to hold Seminars and Special talks in order to inspire and inculcate the students with co-curricular activities. The pandemic with all its tremors could not hold back the Department from presenting its essence. In the midst of the pandemic, when the idea and concept of video conferencing was challenging in our part of the country, The department was able to hold the following seminars and talks:

1. Online Webinar Series: Conversations on Zo Identity (ZOOM  and Youtube Live): This Webinar Series was conducted in collaboration with The Dept of Philosophy, HATIM on October 19 - 21, 2020, every evening from 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm. Dr. Samuel Ngaihte (Assistant Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, Manipur University), C. Zonunmawia (Assistant Professor, Dept. of Political Science, St. Xavier's College, Lengpui) and Prof. Lalrindiki Fanai (Professor, Dept. of English, Mizoram University) were the Resource Persons for the Webinar. HT Zuali and B Lallianngura were the co-ordinators for this webinar.

2. International Virtual Talk:  Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) (ZOOM and Youtube Live): This Virtual Talk was co-ordinated by Miss Hannah Lalnunpuii Khiangte. The Resource person for this talk was Ms. Lalhlupuii Sailo, Foreign Expert (English Language Teacher) & Representative India Cooperation, Chang’an University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China. It was held on 22^nd October 2021 at 2:00pm IST.

2022

Results: 

The results of the Department are tabulated as below

DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES:

Seminar and Special Talk:

The Department organized a Special talk from Mr. C. Ramengmawia (Triau Trackx) Contemporary Musician, Songwriter and Producer on the topic “A Ngaihna Hriat”. This Talk was held on Google Meet Platform on the 7^th of March 2022 at 1:30 PM. The Coordinator for the event was Janet Lawmsangzuali who also hosted and conducted the event. A lively discussion followed and a remarkable full capacity of attendees was recorded on the platform, throughout the duration of the talk.

PARENTS-TEACHERS MEETING:

With permission of the Principal, the Department of English along with other departments under the BA programme held a Parents-Teachers Meet. Since Covid SOP’s restrictive measures caused certain limitations, the meeting was held on Google Meet platform on 3^rd and 4^th September 2021 at 7:30 pm. Presentations were held by Faculty and Administrative Staff.  Attendance from the parents was remarkable with the Q&A sessions lively and encouraging from both ends. 

HEPCC- HATIM ENGLISH PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATE COURSE

With the final semester students finally going back to contact mode, the department deemed it a necessity to pick up where it left off, especially with the HATIM English Proficiency Certificate Course. The Department is in a state of starting the assessment of students in English Proficiency Course to make sure that the current batch of students will graduate with an English proficiency Certificate. 

2023

It gives me immense pleasure to mention that the Department of English has completed 13 years with 15 students in the present graduating class. As per the UGC mandated on Mizoram University, the current batch of 2023 admissions have joined the NEP 2020 Syllabus. So currently, we have a batch of students studying the NEP syllabus as well as the remaining senior batches studying the previous Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) syllabus/course.

There are 6 faculty members in the Department of English with 2 part-time Faculty.

REGULAR FACULTY:

PART-TIME FACULTY:

RESULTS:

The results of the Department are as shown below:

It has been a blessing that Miss Vanlalpekhlui secured the 4^th position at the MZU UG End-Semester Examinations held on May 2023.

DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES:

1.     FELICITATION PROGRAMME CUM TOPPER’S TALK:

A departmental programme was held to honor and felicitate Vanlalpekhlui for securing the 4^th position at the MZU UG End Semester Examinations 2023. On the 13^th of July, 2023, all students of the department and the faculty came together to felicitate Vanlalpekhlui and also for Topper’s Talk. The Department also congratulated the topper with a citation and a cash award. There was also a hearty interaction between the students and Vanlalpekhlui after the talk.

2.     ACADEMIC TALK SERIES:

The department has made it a priority to engage students in Academic Talks and environments. This academic year, two academic talks and departmental seminars had been held.

a.     The first talk on “Career Opportunities in Corporate Industries” was held on the 31^st of August 2023 through Google Meet and Youtube HATIM channel platform. Mr. Sagar Thacker, Senior Product Manager, Amazon.com, Dubai HQ was the Resource Person. A very lively round of interaction was held with our students.

b.     On the 1^st September, 2023, the second talk on “Rethinking Folklore: Concepts and Contexts” was held. The Resource person , Dr. Yanbeni Yanthan, Asst. Prof, Centre for Naga Language Studies, Nagaland University, gave a very engaging and interesting lecture which was followed by an interactive session where students get to ask stimulating and thought-provoking questions.

3.     FACULTY STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME:

On the 18^th and 19^th October, 2023, The Department of English HATIM and the Department of English Govt. J Buana College held a Faculty Student programme. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the two colleges. A two-day programme - the first at JB College Campus and the second at HATIM campus was held where Classes and interactive sessions were held. The students of the two colleges interacted with each other while the faculty also had a productive time intermingling with each other.

4.     PARENTS-TEACHERS MEETING:

Pursuing the resolution of the Academic Council, the Department of English was able to conduct a Parents-Teachers Meeting on the 16^th of October, 2023.  The meeting was chaired by HT Zuali, HOD and a departmental presentation was given by Samuel Malsawmkima. A fruitful and lively session was also held where parents were divided according to the student’s Mentorship group. Every parent had a chance to interact one-on-one with the Faculty Mentor where students’ progress and drawbacks are discussed with the mentor files in hand.

Apart from these activities, there are a few remaining activities for the academic year 2023-2024 which are not yet held by the time this report is written. The Department had a total of 7 Faculty Meetings during the year, which shows a strong sense of cooperation and solid commitment. The year had been fruitful.

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