The Department of English RGNUL, established in 2006, works in consonance with the broader policies laid down by Academic Planning Board and Academic Council of the university. English is a compulsory subject for B.A. LL.B. (Hons.). The Department is a part of interdisciplinary teaching initiative of the university and provides academic support to students. Remedial classes for students are also conducted by the department.
The objectives of the English Course for B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) are as follows:
· To improve oral and written communication skills
· To develop critical, interpretative and analytical abilities
· To deepen the awareness of rhetoric and engage with literary works
· To enhance cognitive skills
· To engage in reading of literature
· To acquaint with the intersection of law and literature
The Department of English has been conducting an array of curricular and co-curricular activities. The initiatives include: Agahi, RGNUL Exagium, Expressions@RGNUL, Symposia, Workshop, Faculty Development Programme, Publication, Seminar/Conferences and Special Lectures
Capacity Building Program
Five-day International Capacity Building Program on Poetry, Pedagogy and Profession: Understanding Rhyme and Reason across Cultures 20-25 August 2022
https://www.rgnul.ac.in/photo-gallery/1150/poetry,-pedagogy-and-profession,-20-25,-august,-2022
https://www.rgnul.ac.in/event/workshop/238/poetry,-pedagogy-and-profession-understanding-rhyme-and-reason-across-cultures
https://www.livelaw.in/lawschool/news/sudeep-sen-5-day-cbp-poetry-pedagogy-rgnul-207105
Extra Credit Course
Poetry and Culture
2 credit course (August-November 2022)
Seminar and Conferences
Interdisciplinary International Conference on Literature, Environment and Climate Change 7 - 8 April 2022
https://www.rgnul.ac.in/event/seminar-conferences/230/interdisciplinary-international-conference-on-literature,-environment-and-climate-change
International Conference Literature, Environment and Climate Change from 7-8 April 2022 (rgnul.ac.in)
Faculty Development Program
FDP on Digital Humanities 18-22 January 2022
https://www.rgnul.ac.in/event/seminar-conferences/218/faculty-development-program-on-digital-humanities
Online Faculty Development Programme: Digital Humanities from 18-22 January 2022 (rgnul.ac.in)
Symposia
Law and Literature: Literary Citations in Judgements 9th October 2021
Press Release (rgnul.ac.in)
Language, Law and Literature: Exploring Words and Worlds 25th September 2021
SYMPOSIUM (rgnul.ac.in)
Symposium Language, Law and Literature: Exploring Words and Worlds on 25 September 2021 (rgnul.ac.in)
Publication: Essays on Classics (2019) ISBN 978-93-84166-32-8
https://rgnul.ac.in/publication.aspx?page=94
Workshop: Four-Day International Workshop on Academic Writing 14 - 17 November 2018.
https://www.rgnul.ac.in/event/seminar-conferences/117/international-workshop-on-academic-writing
One-day Teaching workshop on Effective Language Skills on Teaching Pronunciation in collaboration with British Library, Chandigarh
Expressions@RGNUL: An annual theme based intra and inter university competition ⸺ debates, declamation, elocution, poetry recitation, book talk, spellathon, poster making and essay writing.
https://rgnul.ac.in/events.aspx?ref_id=92
Expressions@RGNUL 2020
EXPRESSIONS@RGNUL, 30-10-18
RGNUL Exagium: An Annual essay writing competition based on reading classics-fiction and non-fiction.
https://rgnul.ac.in/events.aspx?ref_id=86
Agahi: Annual National Parliamentary Debate Competition
https://rgnul.ac.in/events.aspx?ref_id=7
AGAHI-2019 FROM 04th Oct. 2019 (rgnul.ac.in)
Agahi-2018 (rgnul.ac.in)
Agahi -2016, 23rd to 25th Sep.2016 (rgnul.ac.in)
FACULTY OF ENGLISH
Dr. Tanya Mander
Assistant Professor