DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

Self expression must

pass into
communication for its
fulfillment.
-Pearl S. Buck

To create awareness about the importance of

effective communication skills.
To improve writing, speaking, reading and
listening skills.
To enhance communication with the help of
technology.
(Technology and communication compatibility)

Academic Years 2009-2011

Business Communication (F.Y.B.Com)
Term wise examination
Theory -40 Tutorial -10
B.Com (B&I) and B.Com(A&F)
Semester wise examinations
Externals -60 Internals -40

Academic years 2011-2014

Business Communication (F.Y.B.Com)
Semester pattern examination
Semester end- 60 Internals - 40 (20-Test + 10-Assignment
+ 10- Class participation including Tutorials)
B.Com (B&I) ,B.Com(A&F) and B.Com (FM)
Semester wise examinations
Semester end -60 Internals -40 (20-Test + 10-Assignment +
10- Class participation including Presentations)

Academic year 2014-2015

Business Communication (F.Y.B.Com)
Semester pattern examination
Semester end- 75 Internals 25 (20-Test + 5-Class participation
including Tutorials)

B.Com (B&I) ,B.Com(A&F) and B.Com (FM)

Semester wise examinations
Semester end -75 Internals -25 (20-Test + 5- Class participation
including Presentations)

PROFILE OF THE FACULTY MEMBERS

SR.

NAME OF THE

NO

FACULTY

Nina Roy Choudhury

QUALIFICATION

TEACHING

SUBJECTS TAUGHT

EXPERIENCE
M.A., M.Phil.

25 yrs

Business Communication
(B.Com.)

(on F.I.P.)

Professional Skills Development

2

Lekha Nambiar

M.A., M.Ed. SET

11 + yrs

[B.Sc. (IT)]
Business Communication
(B.Com.)
Effective Communication
[B.Com. (B & I)]
Business Communication
[B.Com. (A & F)]
Professional Skills Development
[B.Sc. (IT)]

Sr. No

Name of the
Faculty

Qualification

Teaching
Experience

Subjects Taught

3.

Supriya Daniel

M.A., M.Phil

2010-2013

4.

Sreelakshmi
Gopalakrishnan

M.A. (Hons), PET

2013- Present

Business Communication
(B.Com)
Effective Communication
(B.Com B & I)
Business Communication
(B.Com A & F)
Business Communication
(B.Com)
Effective Communication
(B.Com B & I)
Business Communication
(B.Com A & F)
Communication Skills
(B.Com FM)

SR.
NO

NAME OF THE FACULTY

Nina Roy Choudhury

DESIGNATION

Head of the
Department

PARTICULARS / DETAILS

Vice Principal (Self Financed Courses)

Member of IQAC Committee
Member of Admission Committee
Member of Prize Distribution
Member of Nurture Club
Overall Incharge of Industrial Visit
Joint In-charge of College programmes.

CONTRIBUTION TO CORPORATE
LIFE OF THE COLLEGE CONTINUED..
1

NAME OF THE
FACULTY

Sreelakshmi
Gopalakrishnan

DESIGNATION
Lecturer

PARTICULARS / DETAILS

Member of NSS Unit

Member of Magazine Committee
Member of Cultural Committee

Faculty members have contributed towards

Motivating and preparing students for inter-collegiate
debates and elocution competitions
Drafting and editing of letters, reports, notices and
brochures for various programmes and administrative
requirements.
Nina Roy Choudhury
Assisting the Spectrum Editorial Team.
As a judge for events organized in the college.
Sreelakshmi Gopalakrishnan
As a judge for events organized by Speakers Forum,
Value lab.

Chalk & Talk

Tutorials- (Guided written & oral work)
Discussion
Presentations (Oral skills)
Role play
Reference to reading material
Group Discussion
Use of OHP and LCD
Students are sent for communication skills training
programmes to Cluster colleges.

Number of books 886

In addition to
Fiction
Non Fiction
Journals

Nina Roy Choudhury

Nurture Club- Convener
Joint Administrator for SEAT/ESSAR Scholarships
Sreelakshmi Gopalakrishnan
Member of NSS
Stem Cell Donation programme.
Disaster Management Workshop.
NSS Residential camp at Kauthewadi.

Nina Roy Choudhury

Member of Asiatic Library. (Sahitya Akademi)

Sreelakshmi Gopalakrishnan
Member of (University of Mumbai- Library)

Nina Roy Chodhury

Co-authored with Lekha Nambiar
Work Book (B.Com.)
Textbooks:
Business Communication (B.Com.)
Effective Communication (BMS)
Business Communication [B.Com. (A&F)Sem. I & II]
Effective Communication [B.Com. (B&I) Sem. I & II].
(Publisher - Vipul Prakashan)

Nina Roy Choudhury attended

National Seminar on India inContemporary English Fiction organized by

SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Sion.
Presented a paper on Tagores Gandhi Novels at Shankar Narayan College,
Bhayender.
Seminar on English Language Teaching organized by Narayan Guru College,
Mumbai.
UGC sponsored Workshop on Professional Development Programme
organized by Staff Academy.
International Seminar on Distilled Images: Haiku organized by the
Department of English, SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai.
Chaired the First Session.
A Workshop on NAAC organized by Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce
and Economics, Mumbai.

Nina Roy Choudhury and Sreelakshmi Gopalakrishnan attended

Seminar and presented a paper Subaltern Voices from the Western Front: A
study of Across the Black Waters by Mulk Raj Anand organized by V.G.Vaze
College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mulund.
A Workshop on Effective Interpersonal Relationship and Communication
organized by SIES College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai.

Sreelakshmi Gopalakrishnan
Published a paper titled Impact of Globalization n on Indian Language
and Culture with special reference to Indian English Writing at National
Seminar on Indian Economy in 21st Century (Oppourtunities and
Challeneges) organized B.L.Amlani College of Commerce and
Economics, Mumbai

Nina Roy Choudhury

UGC Minor project proposal : Silenced voices:
A study of selected womens fiction of the Indian
Diaspora.
Lekha Nambiar
UGC Minor project : Breaking the Bonds of
Tradition: A study of selected works of five
women novelists of South India.

Nina Roy Choudhury

Nominated as Subject Expert by Vice Chancellor on the Screening
cum Evaluation Committee for Career Advancement Scheme at
Chetana College, Mumbai.
Nominated as Subject Expert by Vice Chancellor on the Screening
cum Evaluation Committee for Career Advancement Scheme at
Dnyansadhana College, Thane.
Nominated as Subject Expert by Vice Chancellor on the Screening
cum Evaluation Committee for Career Advancement Scheme at
Bhavans College, Chowpatty.
Subject Expert for Selection Interview for the Post of Lecturers at
V.E.S College of Engineering, Chembur.
Paper Setter and Evaluator for Russel Square College.

Moderator (Business Communication) at V.E.S., Chembur and

S.I.W.S, Wadala.
Invited as Chief Guest for the 150th Birthday Celebrations of
Rabindranath Tagore at M.P.Shah Mahila College, Malad.

Nina Roy Choudhury

Basic German Course.
A Workshop on Effective Interpersonal Relationship and
Communication organized by SIES College of Commerce and
Economics, Mumbai.
Attended a session on How to write Research articles in reputed
Journals.

Sreelakshmi Gopalakrishnan

Cleared PhD Entrance Test (PET) conducted by University of

Mumbai. Pursuing Pre-PhD Course from Department of English,
Mumbai University, Kalina.
A Workshop on Effective Interpersonal Relationship and
Communication organized by SIES College of Commerce and
Economics, Mumbai.

Ms. Shilpa Bapna- Resume Writing Workshop

for BMS students.
(FM)
ITM- English Development Course for
Scholarship Students.
ITM GD-PI for BMS students.
SIESCOMS- GDPI for Third year students.

Faculty to pursue relevant courses.

Faculty to pursue multi-disciplinary training.
To get papers published in refereed journals .
To collaborate with cluster colleges for communication and
language related programmes.
To organize competitions based on language and communications
skills.
To organize Public Speaking Workshops.
To establish language lab.
To promote and conduct online courses.