ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

Head Of Department -  

 

                                     Aims   and   Objectives

 

The faculty aims at, firstly, extending a child’s emotional range through the means of imaginative entertainment; secondly, suggesting certain human values; and thirdly encouraging the habit of reading, listening, and thinking critically and analytically – a habit which will benefit him beyond the English classes. These aims are part of English. To restrict the subject to language and communication is only rather a betrayal. There is a twin growth going on. We believe in motivating the students to inquire themselves into the material given, and into much else besides. Questioning and curiosity are considered the most valuable qualities along with hard work.   

 

      List of Members with Educational Qualification and Achievements

 

     NAME

       Edu.

Qualifications

       Achievements

        Present    

   Responsibility

  Email address

Ms. Rashika

       Singh

M. Phil.(Eng.)

B.Ed.

(i)Class Rep. (XI & XII)

for 5 yrs.

(ii) Teacher Editor of

SAGARIKA (Sr.& sr.sec.)-4Yrs.

(iii)NIEco-ordinator(8yrs.)

-Taken out students’    

edition of The Times of India and The Hindu, featuring articles of our school students

(iv)Teachers’ Day In-charge (3 yrs.)

(v) External examination In-charge (3 yrs.)

(vi) SUPW In-charge

(4 yrs.)

(vii)Directed The Annual English Play along with V.Vidya-“The Fiddler on the Roof”

(viii)Subject Co-ordinator

 

Class Rep.

(Class-XII)

 

Ms. Pamela   

       Sandhu

M.A.(Eng.)

B.Ed.

(i)Class Rep. of

classes VI­­-IX,X

(for 5 Yrs.)

(ii)Teacher Editor of

SAGARIKA (Sr.)-2Years

(iii)In-charge,Costume

designing for Annual

English Play-every year

(i)Co-ordinator,

(ClassXI)

 

 

Ms. Rashmi  

      Ashtikar

M.A.(Eng.)

B.Ed.

(i) Class Rep. (for 3yrs.)

(ii)Convenor-

Independence Day-3 yrs.

(iii)Directed the Annual English Play-

 ‘Treasure Island’

(iv)Compered for various school events.

(v)Subject Co-ordinator for various classes.

(i)Cultural

In-charge

(ii)Convenor-

(Independence-

Day)

(iii)In-charge,

Literacy Drive

(iv)Member Of

G.K.Committe

(v)In-charge,

Inter-Personal

Relation

 

Ms. Sonia   

      Chhabra 

B.A.(H)

B.Ed.

(i)Class Rep.(class VI-X) for 7 Yrs.

(ii)Convenor- Founder’s Day for 3 yrs.

(iii)Convenor-

Teacher’s-Day( for3 yrs.)

(iv)Directed the Annual

English Plays-

‘Animal Farm’ and ‘Just A Ticket’

(v)Editor-

‘Sagarika’ for 2 yrs.

(vi)SUPW Co-ordinator

for 2yrs.

(vii)Subject Co-ordinator

For various classes.

(viii)G.K. Committee

in-charge(for 2 yrs.)

 

(i)Class Rep.,

Class-X

(ii)Convenor-

Founder’sDay

(iii)Convenor,

Teachers’ Day

(iv)In-charge,

Parallel

Education

(v)In-charge,

G.K.Committee

 

Ms.

Amarjeet Kaur

B.A.(H)

B.Ed.

Directed the Annual English Play(2007-2008)

 

(a)Co-ordinator                             of class X.

(b)In-charge,

Silver Jubilee Magazine

 

Ms.

Sarabjeet Kaur

M.Phil.(Eng.)

M.A.(Eng.)

B.Ed.

(i)Class Rep.-for 3 yrs.

 (ii)Directed the

Annual English Play

‘The Christmas Carol’

(iii) Editor-‘Sagarika’ 2yrs

(i)Class Rep.-

Class-IX

(ii)Co-Ordinator,

International

School

Activities

(iii)SubjectCo-ordinator,Class-IX

 

Ms. Nidhi   

      Sood

M.A.(English)

B.Ed.

 

 

 

Ms. Kanika  

       Taneja

M.A.(English)

B.Ed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ms. Zeeta   

    Lawrence

B.A.(H)

B.Ed.

Pursuing M.A.(Eng.)

 

Co-ordinator,

(class-VI)

 

Ms. Bineeta  

       Fialok

B.A.(H)Eng.

B.Ed.

Pursuing M.A.(Eng.)

Directed the English Play

(2006-2007)

(i)Co-ordinator

(class-VIII)

(ii)NIE In-charge

(iii)Sagarika(Middle)

 

Ms.

Prameela

M.A.(Eng.)

B.Ed.

 

 

 

Ms.

 Meenakshi

M.A.(Eng.)

B.Ed.

 

 

 

 

Ms. Manasi

M.A.

B.Ed.

 

 

 

Ms. Lalita

B.A.

B.Ed.

Pursuing M.A.

 

 

 

Ms. Kajal  

    Sachdeva

M.Phil.(Eng.)

M.A.(Eng.)

PGDJMC,

Pursuing B.Ed.

 

 

 

 

ACTIVITIES

(Events Participated and Recognitions)

 

 1) Annual English Inter-school Debate---The 19th Inter school Debate was organized  in theSchool on 17th April. The topic of the debate was ‘Punishments Not Rewards make people work.’ The competition was open for the students of class VII-X. More than twenty schools participated in the event. BBPS, Pitam Pura won the competition.

 

 

2)Annual English One Act Play Competition— The Annual English One Act Play Competition was held on 24thApril’08 for the students of classes VI-XII. Everyone awaits this competition and this time it became even more exciting as the plays were based on any episode or incident highlighting any social or moral issue from the great epics, Ramayana or Mahabharata. The judge, Mr. S.S. Kakkar, was very impressed by all the performances and the winners were Bal Bharati, Pitampura, for the fifth consecutive time.

 

 

3) Just a Minute---As part of the English Day , the interschool extempore, Just a Minute, was held on 24th April’08. It included interesting topics like, “nobody is perfect, I am nobody” and “looks can get you anywhere” and many more. For some, it was a novel experience and brought out the oratorical skills of many speakers. The first prize was bagged by DPS, R.K. Puram.

 

 

 

4) Book Discussion---The book discussion revolved around the book, The Diary of Anne Frank. The two rounds involved a formal and an informal discussion where the chairperson put forth questions and asked for comments on different aspects of the book. BBPS Noida was declared the winner.

 

 

5) The Annual English Play---The school provides many opportunities to the staff and    students to bring forth their creative talents. The annual English play presented by the English faculty is one such event that every one looks forward to. This year’s play ‘Oliver Twist’ was staged in the auditorium on March 29-30. The shows for the students were held from March 28 to March 2. The play was based on the story ‘Oliver Twist’ written by Charles Dickens. Ms. Amarjeet Chhabra directed the play.

The entire event was a very well coordinated by the students. They not only managed the back stage duties like property movement but also smoothly carried out other duties like providing light and sound, set designing, choreography and auditorium decoration.

The play proved to be a great hit with the students as well as the parents. The students captured the hearts of the audience with their spectacular performance and professional- ism. The acting skills of the lead actors - Jasraj Singh (XII G) and Sarthak Vig (VII-D) were highly praised.

The audience was full of praise for Varsha Das Gupta (XII E) who choreographed the dances of the play. The whole troupe was congratulated for their hard work and team spirit. Our chief guests for one of the shows were eminent personalities from the National School of Drama. They encouraged the actors and applauded them for their wonderful performance.

The event was a great success.

 

OTHER   COMPETITIONS

 

  DATE                                SCHOOL                                COMPETITION                                 POSITION

24.04.08                          Bal Bharati, Dwarka                    Test Your Wits                                        II

24.04.08                          Bal Bharati, Dwarka                    Poetry Recitation                                    I

28.07.08                          Bluebells School                           (i)Book Discussion                               I }Rolling

                                                                                               (ii)Scene                                                  I }Trophy

28.07.08                           BBPS, Noida                                 Book Discussion                                   II

29.07.08                           BBPS, Noida                                 Debate                                                   Best Speaker

30.09.08                           DPS, R.K.Puram                         (i)Verse Weaver                                        I

                                                                                               (ii)Face to Face                                        III}Overall

                                                                                               (iii)Masques, Play                                    III}Trophy  

 

 

LIBRARY-The Libraray of the school is a treasure trove for all book lovers. Over the years, the English Department has encouraged reading habits by following many innovative methods like library tests and awarding merit certificates to good readers.                                              

 

 

 

 

School Magazine (Sagarika)-The department brings out three magazines twice a year-for the middle, secondary and senior secondary departments. These magazines have always encouraged students to showcase their literary prowess and originality.

 

 

ACHIEVEMENTS

 

 

 

1. CBSE Board Results (2007- 08)              Class-X

                        a) Total Students Appeared    – 335

                        b) Highest Score                     -- 96

                  c) School’s Average                       – 81

                     d) Percentage of Distinctions     –

                     e) Percentage of A1 and A2s    –257

                       

 

1. CBSE Board Results (2007- 08)              Class-XII

                       

                  a) Total Students Appeared          – 152

                        b) Highest Score                     -- 89

                  c) School’s Average                       –71

                     d) Percentage of Distinctions     –60

                     e) Percentage of A1 and A2s     –26%

                       

 

 

CAREER AFTER  XII

Today, English dominates in every sphere of life, be it education, TV or print, electronic media or internet, the domain of English is felt everywhere. There is hardly any sphere of social life where English does not make its presence felt.It is estimated that by 2010 about billion people of the world would be adroit both in speaking and writing English.

Journalism, tourism, management, linguistics, library, teaching and information science… Literature students can pick their choice for their higher study.

There are several higher study options in English language and literature, such as journalism and mass communication; management; tourism administration; law; international relations; linguistics; communication management; film editing and direction; visual communication; and library and information science. One can choose any of the courses that suit one’s aptitude and interest.

If you have a flair for writing, communication skills and the reading habit, journalism or mass communication is a good choice. Universities offer Master of Journalism (MJ); Master of Communication and Journalism (MCJ); MA communication; Master of Communication Studies (MCS); Master of Journalism and Mass Communication (MJMC); and Master of Mass Communication (MMC) courses.

M.A. media and communication and M.A. English (media and communication)  includes scripting for radio and television; radio and television productions; English for writing in newspapers; business writing; oral communication and presentation skills; educational technology; multimedia; visual communication; media in communication and so on. Meritorious graduates in English language and literature are eligible for it.

Some Universities offer a postgraduate diploma course in communication management, which aims at turning students into high-calibre professionals in communication management for careers in brand marketing, advertising media and marketing research. Admission is based on the score in the Common Admission Test of the IIMs, group discussion and personal interview.

If interested, one can choose the M.A. cinema and television course and can also get trained in medical transcription or technical writing and be a medical transcriptionist or technical writer.

Linguistics :

Linguistics is the scientific study of languages. It deals with the structure and development of a language and its relationship to other languages. Linguistics also covers the study of sound, structure, meaning and functions of language. Almost all central and other leading universities in India offer master’s, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes in linguistics. Those having a degree in any discipline with at least 45-50 per cent marks may apply for the master’s course.

After obtaining higher qualifications in linguistics students can become linguists and are eligible to work as audiologists; newsreaders; interpreters; psycholinguists; lexicographers; content and copy writers; editors; tour operators; and so on. Teaching is another career option. A postgraduate in linguistics with technical expertise can get good jobs in software companies. An upcoming field for those well-versed in linguistics in the banking and financial services sector.