English Department Activities from 01-09-2022

Activity: 1

Department	English
Name of the Activity Conducted	World English Language Day
Conducted Date	From: 2026-04-23 To: 2026-04-23
Resource Person Details	Name: Dr N Shashikala Principal Representing from: GDC Nandyal
Name of the Co-ordinator	Smt S Parvathi Lecturer in English
Names of the Lecturers involved	Smt S Parvathi Lecturer in English Dr. M. Venkata Lakshmamma, CF in Telugu
Number of Students participated	82
Brief Report of the activity	World English Language Day was observed on 23 April 2026 to celebrate the global influence and cultural importance of the English language. The date also marks the birth anniversary of William Shakespeare. To commemorate the occasion, the Department of English organized a program in the college seminar hall. Students from B.Com General and CA actively participated in the event. A digital presentation was delivered on the theme, “Language is the bridge that connects minds and cultures.” Through this program, students developed an understanding of the historical evolution of the English language and were inspired to enhance their language and communication skills.
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Activity: 2

Department	English
Name of the Activity Conducted	Guest Lecture on Half a Rupee worth
Conducted Date	From: 2026-03-28 To: 2026-03-28
Resource Person Details	Name: Dr V Krishna Murthy Lecturer in English Representing from: GDC Yerraguntla
Name of the Co-ordinator	Smt. S Parvathi Lecturer in English
Names of the Lecturers involved	Smt. S Parvathi Lecturer in English
Number of Students participated	34
Brief Report of the activity	The Department of English, PSC KVSC Government Degree College, Nandyal, organized a Guest Lecture on the topic "Half a Rupee Worth" on Saturday, 28th March 2026. The programme was held in the classroom premises of the college located at Moolasagaram, Bommala Satram Road, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh – 518502. The session was inaugurated with a formal introduction of the distinguished guest speaker, Dr. V. Krishna Murthy, Lecturer in English, GDC Yerraguntla, by the faculty coordinator. The Principal/Head of the Department extended a warm welcome to the resource person and the assembled students of B.Com class. Dr. V. Krishna Murthy commenced his lecture with an engaging introduction to the story, drawing connections between the fictional narrative and everyday moral choices.
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Activity: 3

Department	English
Name of the Activity Conducted	Guest Lecture on Phonetics
Conducted Date	From: 2026-02-26 To: 2026-02-26
Resource Person Details	Name: Dr S Nagendra Lecturer in English Representing from: GDC Jammalamadugu
Name of the Co-ordinator	Smt. S Parvathi Lecturer in English
Names of the Lecturers involved	Smt. S Parvathi Lecturer in English Sri C Madanna Lecturer in English
Number of Students participated	42
Brief Report of the activity	The Department of English, PSC KVSC Government Degree College, Nandyal, organised a Guest Lecture on Phonetics – The Science of Pronunciation for BA students. The lecture was conducted with the aim of enhancing students' understanding of the sounds of the English language and improving their pronunciation and spoken English skills. A distinguished guest speaker was invited to enlighten the students on the fundamentals of Phonetics, including the classification of sounds, phonemic symbols, vowels, consonants, and the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The resource person engaged students with practical demonstrations and interactive exercises, making the session lively and informative. The programme was coordinated by the faculty of the Department of English and was attended by a good number of BA students. The session proved to be highly beneficial in building the students' confidence in spoken English and academic communication
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Activity: 4

Department	English
Name of the Activity Conducted	Extension Lecture
Conducted Date	From: 2025-12-02 To: 2025-12-02
Resource Person Details	Name: Smt S Parvathi Lecturer in English Representing from: GDC Nandyal
Name of the Co-ordinator	Smt S Parvathi Lecturer in English
Names of the Lecturers involved	Dr M Farida Begum GDC Panyam Dr Shobha Rani GDC Panyam
Number of Students participated	30
Brief Report of the activity	The Department of English conducted an extension lecture for the students of GDC Panyam on Spoken English and Life Skills. The primary objective of the session was to enhance communication abilities and develop essential life skills among students from rural background.
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Activity: 5

Department	English
Name of the Activity Conducted	Bridge Course in Vocabulary and Grammar
Conducted Date	From: 2025-10-06 To: 2025-10-15
Resource Person Details	Name: Sri.C Madanna Lecturer in English Representing from: GDC Nandyal
Name of the Co-ordinator	Smt S Parvathi Lecturer in English
Names of the Lecturers involved	Smt S Parvathi Lecturer in English Sri.C Madanna Lecturer in English
Number of Students participated	65
Brief Report of the activity	A Bridge Course is a short-term academic intervention designed to bridge the learning gap between the previous educational level and the current programme. The Department of English, PSC & KVSC Government Degree College, Nandyala, organised a ten-day Bridge Course in Vocabulary and Grammar for first-year undergraduate students admitted to the college in the academic year 2025–26. First-year students arrive from diverse educational backgrounds — rural government schools, regional-medium schools, and private institutions — resulting in a wide disparity in English language proficiency. The Bridge Course aimed to equip every student with a common foundational understanding of English vocabulary and grammatical structures before formal curriculum instruction began
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Activity: 6

Department	English
Name of the Activity Conducted	Certificate Course on Mind Spark Spoken English
Conducted Date	From: 2025-07-16 To: 2025-07-31
Resource Person Details	Name: Sri C Madanna Lecturer in English Smt S Parvathi Lecturer in English Representing from: GDC Nandyal
Name of the Co-ordinator	Sri C Madanna Lecturer in English
Names of the Lecturers involved	Sri C Madanna Lecturer in English Smt S Parvathi Lecturer in English
Number of Students participated	12
Brief Report of the activity	Dept. of English has conducted Mind Spark Spoken English for 15 Days to Intermediate Passed out students. on following topics 1. Spoken English – grammar basics, pronunciation, conversation practice, public speaking. 2. Soft Skills – communication skills, teamwork, time management, personality development. 3. Analytical Skills – logical reasoning, problem?solving, critical thinking exercises. 4. Basics in Computers – introduction to OS, MS Office tools, internet usage, basic programming or digital literacy. Successfully completed the course by providing the objectives improve spoken English proficiency, confidence building and develop language skills for employability and higher studies
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Activity: 7

Department	English
Name of the Activity Conducted	Guest Lecture on Functional Language
Conducted Date	From: 2025-01-30 To: 2025-01-30
Resource Person Details	Name: Dr K Krishna Murthy Lecturer in English Representing from: GDC Yerraguntla
Name of the Co-ordinator	Smt. S. Parvathi
Names of the Lecturers involved	Sri. C. Madanna, Lecturer in English Smt. S. Parvathi, Lecturer in English
Number of Students participated	68
Brief Report of the activity	Department of English has conducted a guest lecture on Functional Language to third semester students. Through this guest lecture students could enhance the practical use of the language in real life situations focusing on communication skills rather than just grammar and theory. Dr. Krishnmurthy explained well about functional language, essential for daily interactions, work place communications and academic purposes. Students asked some questions and clarified by the resource person.
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Activity: 8

Department	English
Name of the Activity Conducted	Field visit to Prathama Nandi
Conducted Date	From: 2025-01-28 To: 2025-01-28
Resource Person Details	Name: Sri Sharma Temple Priest Mahanandi Representing from: Prathama Nandi Nandyal
Name of the Co-ordinator	Smt. S. Parvathi
Names of the Lecturers involved	Smt. S. Parvathi, Lecturer in English Sri. C. Madanna, Lecturer in English
Number of Students participated	60
Brief Report of the activity	Department of English has conducted field visit to prathama Nandi to the first year B.Sc students, Conducting a field trip is primarly intended to strengthen real life experience and contextual learning. By establishing connection to the outside world, field visit can improve classroom instruction, student experiences many cultures, locations.
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Activity: 9

Department	English
Name of the Activity Conducted	Certificate Course on Grammar Made Easy
Conducted Date	From: 2024-10-17 To: 2024-11-28
Resource Person Details	Name: Sri C Madanna Lecturer in English Representing from: PSC KVSC Govt College Nandyal
Name of the Co-ordinator	Smt S Parvathi Lecturer in English
Names of the Lecturers involved	Sri C Madanna Lecturer in English Smt S Parvathi Lecturer in English
Number of Students participated	30
Brief Report of the activity	Certificate Course on Grammar Made easy was conducted by the Department of English. To simplify complex grammar concepts and make learning interactive and engaging. This 30-Day course provided degree students with comprehensive understanding of essential grammar rules. and to develop confidence and to prepare students for competitive exams and interviews where English proficiency is essential.
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Activity: 10

Department	English
Name of the Activity Conducted	National level online QUIZ on English Language Day
Conducted Date	From: 2024-04-23 To: 2024-04-23
Resource Person Details	Name: Smt. S. Parvathi Lecturer in English Representing from: GDC Nandyal
Name of the Co-ordinator	Smt. S. Parvathi Lecturer in English
Names of the Lecturers involved	Smt. S. Parvathi, Lecturer in English Sri. C. Madanna, Lecturer in English
Number of Students participated	72
Brief Report of the activity	On the occasion of English Language day online quiz conducted to mark the birth anniversary of William Shakespeare.
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Activity: 11

Department	English
Name of the Activity Conducted	Best Practices Distribution of Grammar Books
Conducted Date	From: 2023-12-13 To: 2023-12-13
Resource Person Details	Name: Sri. C. Madanna Representing from: GDC Nandyal
Name of the Co-ordinator	Smt. S. Parvathi
Names of the Lecturers involved	Sri. C. Madanna, Lecturer in English Smt. S. Parvathi, Lecturer in English
Number of Students participated	72
Brief Report of the activity	Department of English takes pride in organizing the annual English Grammar Books distribution to all students. This practice place a crucial role in enhancing student proficiency in English, there by fostering better communication abilities.
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Activity: 12

Department	English
Name of the Activity Conducted	Poster Presentation on Soft Skills
Conducted Date	From: 2023-10-09 To: 2023-10-09
Resource Person Details	Name: Smt. S. Parvathi and Sri C Madanna Lecturer in English Representing from: GDC Nandyal
Name of the Co-ordinator	Smt. S. Parvathi
Names of the Lecturers involved	Smt. S. Parvathi, Lecturer in English Sri C Madanna, Lecturer in English
Number of Students participated	30
Brief Report of the activity	The Department of English has conducted a Poster presentation on Soft Skills at Virtual Room for first and second year students.This program inaugurated by Dr. N. Shashikala, Principal, through this program students can develop soft skills, presentation skills and confident. The students presented well and prepared beautiful posters.
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Activity: 13

Department	English
Name of the Activity Conducted	Training on Interview Skills
Conducted Date	From: 2023-08-28 To: 2023-08-28
Resource Person Details	Name: Janardhan Representing from: A Mentor at Infosys Bangalore
Name of the Co-ordinator	S Parvathi Lecturer in English
Names of the Lecturers involved	S Parvathi Lecturer in English and C MADANNA Lecturer in English
Number of Students participated	58
Brief Report of the activity	To improve interview skills the department of English has conducted a program on "How to improve interview skills". The guest being a mentor at Infosys he has clearly explained to our students the requirements to face an interview in English.
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Activity: 14

Department	English
Name of the Activity Conducted	Unnati Foundation Certificate Course on Communication Skills
Conducted Date	From: 2023-06-15 To: 2023-07-22
Resource Person Details	Name: Sri Janardhan Unnati Foundation, Smt S Parvathi Lecturer in English Representing from: Nandyal
Name of the Co-ordinator	Smt S Parvathi Lecturer in English
Names of the Lecturers involved	Sri C Madanna Lecturer in English Smt V J Sailaja Rani Lecturer in Botany
Number of Students participated	50
Brief Report of the activity	Certificate Couse on Communication skills conducted in collaboration with Unnati Foundation, Training for three hours per batch a minimum of two batches per day spanning over 30 working days and it provides access to an E-Learning app with over 600 videos and questions to the youth who attend the UNXT Program
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Activity: 15

Department	English
Name of the Activity Conducted	Group Discussion
Conducted Date	From: 2023-02-10 To: 2023-02-10
Resource Person Details	Name: S Parvathi Lecturer in English Representing from: PSC and KVSC Government Degree college Nandyal
Name of the Co-ordinator	C MADANNA
Names of the Lecturers involved	S Parvathi Lecturer in English and C MADANNA Lecturer in English
Number of Students participated	55
Brief Report of the activity	In order to improve communication skills of students the department of English has conducted a group discussion. The students of II B Com CA participated in the program. It is part of curriculum to improve interview skills.
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Activity: 16

Department	English
Name of the Activity Conducted	Guest Lecture
Conducted Date	From: 2023-01-07 To: 2023-01-07
Resource Person Details	Name: C Bhaskar Lecturer in English Representing from: Gdc Nandikotkur
Name of the Co-ordinator	S Parvathi Lecturer in English
Names of the Lecturers involved	S Parvathi Lecturer in English and C MADANNA Lecturer in English
Number of Students participated	45
Brief Report of the activity	In order to provide additional input from external sources the department of English has invited Sri C Bhaskar, Lecturer in English at GDC Nandikotkur. He has delivered a lecture on The Important of Soft Skills in the modern Multinational Competency.
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Activity: 17

Department	English
Name of the Activity Conducted	Brain Storming Session
Conducted Date	From: 2022-12-06 To: 2022-12-06
Resource Person Details	Name: S Parvathi Lecturer in English Representing from: PSC and KVSC Government Degree college Nandyal
Name of the Co-ordinator	C MADANNA
Names of the Lecturers involved	S Parvathi Lecturer in English and C MADANNA Lecturer in English
Number of Students participated	46
Brief Report of the activity	In order to improve the basic skills like vocabulary and grammar in English language the department of English has conducted a brain storming session. It is in a playway method to allude the students of rural area towards learning language.
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Activity: 18

Department	English
Name of the Activity Conducted	Training on Softskills by Mentor
Conducted Date	From: 2022-11-10 To: 2022-11-10
Resource Person Details	Name: Janardhan Representing from: A Mentor in Soft Skills working at Infosys
Name of the Co-ordinator	S Parvathi
Names of the Lecturers involved	S Parvathi Lecturer in English and C MADANNA Lecturer in English
Number of Students participated	84
Brief Report of the activity	In order to improve Soft Skills of our students the department of English has conducted a program on How to improve Soft Skills. Since the resource person is trained and working as a trainer at MNCs he is cordially invited to address our students about the prerequisites of MNCs regarding English language.
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Activity: 19

Department	English
Name of the Activity Conducted	World Literary Day
Conducted Date	From: 2022-09-08 To: 2022-09-08
Resource Person Details	Name: S Parvathi Lecturer in English Representing from: PSC and KVSC Government Degree college Nandyal
Name of the Co-ordinator	C MADANNA
Names of the Lecturers involved	S Parvathi Lecturer in English and C MADANNA Lecturer in English
Number of Students participated	71
Brief Report of the activity	In order to enlighten students of our college the department of English has conducted a program on World Literary Day. The students who took part in the program are provided knowledge about the importance of Literacy and their role.
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