Having a temporary affiliation with the University of Kalyani in 2005, Lalgola College started its educational voyage in 2006, when English, as a subject, was taught as
part of the B.A. General course, in addition to being a compulsory subject for the students of the first year B.A. General. In 2008 English was introduced as a distinct department with
a student strength of thirty. Since then, the journey of the department continues and presently, it has an intake capacity of sixty students in the English Major discipline.
Mission:
“My idea was that Education should be a part of Life itself and must not be detatched from it and be into something abstract”- Rabindranath Tagore. Fostering this very
idea of education, the Department of English of Lalgola College, endeavours to inculcate, in the students, the spirit of ‘being’ to ‘becoming’. It strives to formulate a path of
teaching literature through a mode of tutoring which Friedrich Schiller would name ‘aesthetic education’.
Along with nurturing the abilities of critical thinking and analytical understanding in the students, the department forges interdisciplinary approach to study
literature. By expounding on diverse themes such as the construction of ‘nationalism’, identity, racial categories, gender stereotypes along with the dynamics and politics of language
and representation. The department enables students to develop a holistic approach and engage with the socio-cultural praxis.
Vision:
The career prospects of the students of the Department of English are varied. Graduate students from the department have been working as teachers and government
officials. Several students have also enrolled themselves for higher studies as institutions like Presidency University, Hyderabad Central University, West Bengal State University and
other institutions of good repute.
Taking this into account, the Department of English seeks a commitment to academic social responsibility through critical interdisciplinary approaches in the context
of an expansive discursive practice. The department aims to incorporate a wide range of subjects under its purview, an approach which is highly conducive for a pluri-cultural country
like India.
The department organises annual events like Freshers' Welcome, Farewell and Reunion with a view to promote social integrity and cultural harmony.
To motivate students psychologically and academically during Covid, the department had arranged for essay writing competition in July 2020.
It also conducts community service programme at regular intervals to serve the underprivileged children of Lalgola, especially to those living at areas surrounding the
India-Bangladesh border.
In order to develop entrepreneurship skills in the students the department encouraged the students to set up a temporary food court at the college premises during the
college annual sports in 2019.
