Profile of the department of Tamil
Vision:
Vision of the department of Tamil goes hand in hard with the vision of the college which is nation building through quality education and Upliftment of women.
Objective:
1, To help and equip those who are not from affluent society to stand on their own.
2, To give value based education and social adverseness through literature.
Ways and means of Upliftment:
Curriculum - UG
PG
M.Phil
Co-curriculum activities.
1, Intern ship Training for journalism
2, Training in epigraph
3, Skill Training in Dramatics.
4, Training in Media Participation.
5, Projects & Dissertations
6, Diploma Course in Folk dancer.
Curriculum –U.G. Special Features:
Together with Literature and grammar Journalism is taught in the first year.
For those who applier for hog her studies optional paper on research methodology is of much use. Modern Literary treads is also taught as an extra-credit paper. For those who are otherwise talented , optional paper on damnation offer practical training in script writing, stage arrangement and make-up.
Paper on Tamil and medicine helps in every life through exposure to nature Local Herbs and the practice of yoga.
Curriculum – PG:
Women had been subjugated for centuries to facilitate an over all development and to enables the students to identity and cultivate healthy traits of personality, a paper on personality and Literature is introduced in year 2006.
To enable the students to get through qualifying exam, a paper on Tamil for competitions exam has been introduced.
Public speaking is introduced as I.D.O. to improve communication skills of the students.
Curriculum M.Phil
To instill Awareness about discrimination a paper on feminism and dalitism is continued to be offered along with research methodology.
Thrust area in Research and its outcome:
| Years | Thrust area | Outcome |
| 1990-99 | Feminism and Dalitism | Development of Values |
| 200-2003 | Folkloristic | Preservation of cultural heritage |
| 2004 on Wards | Environmental Issues as unrevealed in Literature, Feminism of Dalitism |
A wakening to wards globe needs. |
Staff Profile:
Total No. of Faculty -17
No . of Faculty with Research Experience }9+3
Books Published by the Faculty in the last eight years -12
Growth of the Department:
UG -1957
PG-1964
M. Phil -1990
Ph.D-2004
Projects Completed:
Major Research Project : Collection and Classification of Folk Narratives of Southern districts of TamilNadu.
Major Research Project: Modern Literary trends in short stories.
Alumnae
1. 50% of our alumnae are work as teacher and Lecturers .some of them are principals in government colleges.
2. In Singapore and Mauritius, 16 of our alumnae are working in educational instructions.
Our post graduate students teach Literature and grammar in the near by schools where there is a lack for language teachers.