About Department
The Department of English, Karnataka State Open University was established in the year 1996. It offers B.A, M.A, Ph.D., Diploma and Certificate Courses. Many eminent teachers served the Department with great distinction. The faculty of the department specialized in the areas of study such as; Literary Criticism and Critical Theory, Feminism and Women‘s Writing, Partition Narratives, Translation Studies, Indian Writing in English, Post-colonialism, Film Studies, Gender Studies and Modernism and Postmodernism. The English Department strengthens students by cultivating critical thinking that can spark creativity, innovation and inculcate the values of critical reading, effective writing, and the richness of literature of past and present. It further facilitates the students the acquisition of communication skills with a humanistic approach. A language laboratory for students of the Department has been set up. Our future plans for the Department include developing a Centre for Post-Colonial Studies. Over the years, the Department has organized several ELT workshops, Conferences on various contemporary literary issues. At present, the Department has five Assistant Professors.
Vision
To become a Centre of Excellence in imparting quality education and research and
equip the learners community for variety of challenging jobs in all fields of the society
thereby develop Kannada culture and literature.
Mission
To provide higher education through an effective alternative way in Kannada to
different categories of potential learners.
To provide an opportunity for those who want to acquire or update knowledge in
Kannada Language and Literature.
To provide trained learners with appropriate skills and aptitude for taking up various
Kannada Language and Literature related job opportunities.
To provide a continued collaborating educational atmosphere for student’s
community.
To provide practical exposure through careful and systematic study of Language and
Literature using Language Lab
Chairperson : Dr.G.Nataraju
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Chairperson
Department Of kannada
About Department
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Vision
To become a Centre of Excellence in imparting quality education and research and
equip the learners community for variety of challenging jobs in all fields of the society
thereby develop Kannada culture and literature.
Mission
To provide higher education through an effective alternative way in Kannada to
different categories of potential learners.
To provide an opportunity for those who want to acquire or update knowledge in
Kannada Language and Literature.
To provide trained learners with appropriate skills and aptitude for taking up various
Kannada Language and Literature related job opportunities.
To provide a continued collaborating educational atmosphere for student’s
community.
To provide practical exposure through careful and systematic study of Language and
Literature using Language Lab
Chairperson : Dr. D Naganna
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Professor & Chairman, Department of Kannada, Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru
Department Of kannada
