Department of English

Where Language Meets Innovation, and Communication Shapes the Future.

The Department of English at VNR VJIET is dedicated to equipping students with essential communication skills while fostering their holistic development. Our goal is to empower students to excel both academically and professionally by creating a dynamic and supportive learning environment. Through innovative teaching methodologies and the integration of emerging technologies, we provide personalized guidance that helps students refine their language proficiency with confidence.

Dr. K. Neelaveni
englishhead@vnrvjiet.in

About the department

The Department of English at VNR VJIET is dedicated to equipping students with essential communication skills while fostering their holistic development. Our goal is to empower students to excel both academically and professionally by creating a dynamic and supportive learning environment. Through innovative teaching methodologies and the integration of emerging technologies, we provide personalized guidance that helps students refine their language proficiency with confidence.

Our comprehensive curriculum nurtures critical thinking, creativity, and effective communication, ensuring students are well-prepared for real-world challenges. With a strong emphasis on experiential learning, we engage students in activities such as group discussions, presentations, and professional writing, equipping them with the skills necessary for global careers.

Beyond the classroom, the Department is deeply committed to interdisciplinary research, focusing on English Language Education, Literature, Cultural Studies, Memory Studies, and Digital Humanities. By bridging technical expertise with essential soft skills, we strive to transform budding engineers into well-rounded professionals who are industry-ready.

Vision

To empower students with advanced communication skills and holistic development, fostering innovation in an interconnected world while contributing to national progress through career-focused programs and interdisciplinary research.

Mission

Deliver comprehensive learning experiences through innovative curricula, transformative pedagogy, and emerging technologies, equipping students with strong English language and communication skills to navigate global challenges.

Cultivate a culture of continuous learning and professional growth among faculty by promoting research opportunities that uphold ethical values and contribute to community development.

Leverage innovative and interdisciplinary research to foster an inclusive academic environment, driving excellence and making meaningful contributions to society and national progress.

Objectives

  • Design and implement innovative programs that integrate advanced English language and communication skills, equipping students for measurable academic and professional success.
  • Adopt diverse teaching methodologies and technology-enhanced learning tools to cultivate critical thinking and creativity, ensuring skill enhancement through project- based assessments and continuous feedback.
  • Provide targeted interventions, including workshops and peer mentoring, to support students from regional and diverse linguistic backgrounds, enabling them to thrive in global communication and multicultural environments.
  • Establish Centres of Excellence to advance research in English Studies and interdisciplinary fields, drive high-impact publications, and foster collaborations for professional growth and societal impact.

Key Features

  • Experienced PhD-qualified Faculty: Faculty specializing in areas spanning English Language Teaching (ELT), Literature, and Cultural Studies, offering comprehensive academic and professional training tailored to evolving industry needs and enabling learners to attain professional success and personal growth.
  • English Language and Communication Skills Training: We provide customized English proficiency, communication, and academic writing programs. Diagnostic assessments allow for personalized learning, ensuring students meet industry expectations while achieving personal and professional goals.
  • Technology-Enhanced Learning and Inclusive Training: We integrate EdTech tools to deliver customized training, including online assessments and self-paced learning modules, ensuring students develop skills required for global professional environments. Special focus on bridging the gap for students from regional medium backgrounds through confidence-building initiatives and spoken English labs.
  • Focus on Employability: We focus on experiential learning, collaboration, and practical skills through activity-based lab courses. Customized modules on presentations, group discussions, meetings, interviews, resume crafting, and professional writing for workplace communication prepare students for real-world challenges.
  • Engaging Open Electives to foster Creativity and Critical Thinking: Students can choose from courses such as Cross-Cultural Communication through World Literature, Storytelling for Effective Communication, Film Analysis and Critical Appreciation, Creative Writing, and Public Speaking.
  • Research: Faculty members are actively engaged in research areas spanning English Language Teaching (ELT), Literature, Cultural Studies, and Digital Humanities.

Beyond the Classroom

The department fosters a vibrant intellectual community by actively organizing workshops, seminars, and conferences on various themes, including Memory Studies, Digital Humanities, Gender Sensitization, English Language Teaching and Learning, Communication for Employability, and Education Technology. The department encourages innovation, teamwork, and leadership through various initiatives and student-led events.

S.No Name of the Faculty Designation Profiles Joining Date Qualification Nature of Association E-mail ID
1 Dr. K. Neelaveni Assoc. Prof. & Head 16-8-1995 Ph.D. Regular neelaveni_k@vnrvjiet.in
2 Dr. D. Sudha Rani Assoc. Prof. 07-12-2015 Ph.D. Regular sudharani_d@vnrvjiet.in
3 Dr. S. Kanchana Assoc. Prof. 20-10-2010 Ph.D. Regular kanchana_s@vnrvjiet.in
4 Dr. Prathiva Rani Saha Asst. Prof. 18-02-2008 Ph.D. Regular prativarani_saha@vnrvjiet.in
5 Dr. Rachel Irdayaraj Asst. Prof. 23-01-2017 Ph.D. Regular Rachel_i@vnrvjiet.in
6 Dr. Khamar Jahan Asst. Prof. 16-08-2021 Ph.D. Regular khamarjahan_sk@vnrvjiet.in
7 Dr. K Ujjwala Asst. Prof. 11-05-2022 Ph.D. Regular kakarlaujjwala@gmail.com
8 Dr. Y.V. Sudha Devi Asst. Prof. 25-05-2022 Ph.D. Regular sudhadevi_yv@vnrvjiet.in
9 Dr. Waheed Shafia Asst. Prof. 04-08-2022 Ph.D. Regular shafiah_w@vnrvjiet.in
10 Dr. J. Lalitha Sridevi Asst. Prof. 26-10-2023 Ph.D. Regular lalithasridevi_j@vnrvjiet.in
11 Dr. Somwrita Ghosh Asst. Prof. 30-07-2024 Ph.D. Regular somrwita_g@vnrvjiet.in
12 Dr. Ruchika Rai Asst. Prof. 06-01-2025 Ph.D. Regular Ruchika_r@vnrvjiet.in
13 Dr. Ayesha Salma Asst. Prof. 20-02-2025 Ph.D. Regular ayeshasalma@gmail.com
14 Ms. D Divya Asst. Prof. 07-07-2016 M.A. (Pursuing Ph.D.) Regular divya_d@vnrvjiet.in
15 Mr. K Ashok Asst. Prof. 23-09-2019 M.Phil. (Pursuing Ph.D.) Regular ashok_k@vnrvjiet.in
16 Ms. R Sreepriya Asst. Prof. 19-08-2022 M.A. (Pursuing Ph.D.) Regular sreepriya_r@vnrvjiet.in

Non Teaching Staff

S.No Name Designation Date of Joining Qualification Email id
1 Vamsi Lagadapati JCP 04-10-2023 MCA vamsi_hands@vnrvjiet.in

Centre for Memory Studies and Storytelling

Introduction

Memory studies as a branch of knowledge began its presence by forging concepts of cultural memory to demand special focus from scholars of media studies, sociologists, literary critics and natural scientists. Memory studies is an increasingly diverse, interdisciplinary and dynamic field which requires consistent enquiry into the concepts and their application, to provide a theoretical, conceptual, and methodological framework for this new field of study. Cultural memory conserves the heritage that involves an act of remembering and forgetting. This act of remembering and forgetting involves narration, which in turn contributes to the identity of an individual, a society and a nation. Such stories are narrated through various ways –embodied, written, oral, performance, painting, digital technologies etc. This storytelling has greater significance today as a teaching/learning tool, a part of the major entertainment industry be it cinema, television or video gaming.  Storytelling is an old and probably one of the primary traditions in many cultures and the new education policy of India NEP-2020 recognises it one of the primary teaching/learning strategies for the students of all levels. Along with imagination, individual memory and cultural memory take a primary position in story telling of any kind, forming the strong connection between storytelling and memory.

Significance

As we are dealing with an explosion of technology in the world, there is always an advantage of preserving what we need to know and what we want our future generations to know. To study and document certain amount of vital information that assumes significance in defining who we are, this interdisciplinary centre of excellence plans to bring researchers, academicians, corporate companies and students on to one platform to research, study, apply various strategies of storytelling to the industry. This centre attempts to understand the various story telling strategies adapted by different communities, regions and nations to preserve their memories. In this context, it becomes imperative to study the theoretical and methodological approaches from psychology, sociology, cultural studies, media studies, arts, history and literature to scrutinize how our understanding of the past, present and future is formed, framed, mediated and remediated through various strategies of storytelling. And we can use data science and artificial intelligence to enhance our comprehension. Therefore, this centre will help in building a team of scholars from different fields of knowledge like psychology, humanities, media studies, storytelling industry, arts and computer science. As a team they will involve in interdisciplinary enquiry into memory studies and storytelling, evolve with peer reviewed publications, patents, and knowledge sharing activities, courses to be taught to both UG and PG students, guidance of Ph.D scholars and undertake consultancy work.

Vision

To become a centre for excellence in memory studies and storytelling, one of its kind in bringing together a team of dedicated scholars from the humanities, psychology, data science, sociology, arts to work under one umbrella. This centre intends to take up interdisciplinary research and develop a plural comprehension of memory studies. At the same time, this centre will develop the ecosystem of researching, applying, teaching the two core areas of greater significance, memory studies and storytelling.

Mission

A group of scholars from different disciplines of humanities, psychology, data scientists, experts from storytelling arts came together to comprehend the interface of one field of knowledge with the others. This endeavour intends to take up interdisciplinary study of memory studies and storytelling with the ecosystem where the collaboration of industry with academia facilitates a meaningful discussion among all the concerned scholars. This can happen through projects, knowledge sharing sessions like conferences, workshops, symposia, peer reviewed publications, offering unique courses to undergraduate students, post graduate students, guiding Ph.D students, offering projects and internships to both UG and PG students, and undertaking consultancy work.

Objectives

  • To establish a unique centre of excellence in memory studies and storytelling
  • To create an ecosystem of interdisciplinary research.
  • To develop research culture, to improve the publications, patents, and consultancy projects along with research projects.
  • To make students a part of the centre offer, projects and internships.
  • To offer niche courses to students with cutting-edge knowledge in memory studies and storytelling.

Outcomes

  • VNRVJIET will house a unique centre of excellence for memory studies and storytelling.
  • Many research scholars from different fields like Literature, Language studies, Psychology, Management sciences, Data sciences, Artificial Intelligence along with arts will collaborate for interdisciplinary research.
  • The faculty members will be able to do quality research, publish, apply for patents, undertake consultancy projects along with research projects.
  • Both UG and PG students will get projects and internships.
  • We will offer some unique courses related to memory studies and storytelling to both UG and PG students.

Faculty members

Dr. D.Sudha Rani -Coordinator, VNRVJIET, Hyderabad, India

Dr. Rachel Irdaya Raj- Coordinator, VNRVJIET, Hyderabad, India

International collaborations

International collaborations with universities across the globe will make knowledge sharing easy and effective. Storytelling Academy of Loughborough University, UK signed an MOU with us in this endeavour. We are open to collaborate with other universities and industries of similar interest.

Research Consultancy and Innovation

Workshops/ FDPs

  • Conducted a Two-day National Workshop on “Reading between the Frames: Critical Approaches to Film Studies” from 13-14 February 2025
  • Organized a three day self-sponsored introductory faculty development program on Universal Human Values (FDP UHV) under the aegis of AICTE from 18-20 July 2024
  • Conducted Faculty Training Programme on Happiness & Wellbeing from 28-29 March 2023
  • Organised One week FDP on INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS for faculty from 20- 25 March 2023
  • Conducted a Two-Day Workshop on “English Language Teaching & Thrust areas for Research in ELT” from 9-10 January 2023
  • National Workshop on “Storytelling for Effective Classroom Communication at Higher Education” from 10-18 July 2023
  • Conducted a Workshop on ‘Basic Writing Skills’ for Non-Teaching Faculty scheduled from 11-13 January 2022
  • Conducted Workshop on Art of Teaching for New Faculty in Jan - March 2021
  • Organized a Workshop on Proposal Writing from 06-08 February 2020 and 10-12 March 2020
  • Conducted a Two-Day Workshop On “Technical Writing” for Engineering faculty from 28-29 June 2019
  • Conducted a Two-Day Workshop on ‘LATEX’ during 13- 14 December 2018
  • Conducted a One-Day Workshop on ‘Open Education Resources’ on 19 January 2017
  • ‘English Language Education in Engineering Colleges: Trouble Shooting’ – National level Workshop for English teachers of engineering colleges in India
  • Faculty Development Programme for the faculty of Dept of Humanities and Sciences, of all colleges of Malla Reddy Group of Institutions from 22-29 September 2010

Conferences

  • Organised Towards a Human-centered Digital Future: International Conference on Digital Humanities in association with SRH University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany; UNESCO Chair in Vulnerability Studies, UoH; Departments of History and Archaelogy, Osmania University, Hyderabad and English Teachers Forum Bharat from 22-24 January 2025
  • International Conference on Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Memory Studies: Storytelling and the Impact of Digital Technology in association with Loughborough University, UK from 24-25 November 2022

Seminars

  • Organized a Webinar and panel discussion on NEP 2020: A paradigm shift in content and intent- School Education on 9 October 2020
  • Conducted a National level Multidisciplinary Symposium of Intellectuals for Humanities on “Corona Crisis -The Road Ahead for the Human Societies and Nations” from 1-2 August 2020
  • Conducted a National Webinar on Future of Learning on 17 July 2020

Training Programs and Guest Lectures

  • Conducted Faculty Training Programme on Happiness &Wellbeing from 28-29 March 2023
  • Conducted A Guest Lecture on ‘Reflections on Start-Up Mindset and Leadership Career’ on 25 December 2022.
  • Organised a Guest Lecture on Interview skills by Mr Rupesh Tiwari in April 2022
  • Organised a Guest Lecture titled, “An interaction that could change YOU” by Prof. Narendranath, K., Institute of Public Enterprise OU on 13 August 2019 as part of Induction Program 2019
  • Conducted a guest lecture on ‘Spoken Tutorials’ and ‘MOOCs’ on 27 March 2017.
  • Conducted a guest lecture on ‘Understanding the Global Education Framework and Technology in Education- Indian Perspective’ on 26 November 2016

Student Development Activities

Achievements

S.No Laboratory Name Room No. Equipment Software
1 ELCS Lab (Multimedia) A - 118 36 Computers Walden Educare English Communication Software
2 ELCS Lab (Multimedia) B - 112/2 36 Computers Walden Educare English Communication Software
3 ELCS Lab (Multimedia) P - 116 36 Computers Walden Educare English Communication Software
4 ELCS Lab (Oral) A - 117 Computer - 1 Projector - 1 Speaker - 1
5 ELCS Lab (Oral) D - 510 Computer - 1 Projector - 1 Speaker - 1
6 ELCS Lab (Oral) D - 507 Computer - 1 Projector - 1 Speaker - 1
7 AECS Lab B - 403 Computer - 1 Projector - 1 Speaker - 1
8 AECS Lab B - 405 Computer - 1 Projector - 1 Speaker - 1
9 AECS Lab D - 505 Computer - 1 Projector - 1 Speaker - 1
10 AECS Lab D - 506 Computer - 1 Projector - 1 Speaker - 1

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