Inauguration of the Centre
7 March 2008
The Loyola ELT Centre was inaugurated on 7 March 2008 by Prof Y R Haragopal Reddy, Rector, Acharya Nagarjuna University, who later became the Vice-Chancellor of the university. The Patrons of the Centre, Fr Dr D Showraiah, SJ, Correspondent of Andhra Loyola College, and Fr Dr S Emmanuel, SJ, Principal of Andhra Loyola College, were present at the inauguration.
The following members of the Department of English were installed as officials of the Centre:
Dr P Ramanujam, Reader - Director
Ms N Nirmala Mary, Lecturer - Treasurer
Ms G Syamala, Lecturer - Secretary
Background and Objective
In its 53-year history, the Department of English, Andhra Loyola College, has pioneered significant curriculum renewal innovations in ELT. If the silver jubilee of the Department was marked by a curriculum development initiative of the Department culminating in the introduction of three different General English syllabuses for the three undergraduate streams (viz. BA, BSc, and BCom) in the entire university, in its golden jubilee year, the Department introduced streaming by diversifying the General English curriculum, enhancing thereby its sensitivity to learner differences. Since the introduction of autonomy in 1988, the Department has undertaken a variety of ELT activities, such as course design, materials development, examination reform, and projects / experiments, including a UGC-funded one, designed to develop materials and methodologies catering to low achievers in English. Besides, the Department has an ELT consultant in Dr P Ramanujam who has conducted over 95 workshops on different aspects of ELT in various schools, colleges, and universities, acted as a resource person at national and international ELT seminars / conferences, produced ELT materials, and rendered service as an External Faculty Member of English and Foreign Languages University (formerly CIEFL), Hyderabad.
In the recent past, the Department’s sphere of influence has expanded, and the Department intends to widen it further and be of greater service to the ELT profession. It is with this intention that The ELT Centre has been established. The Centre will serve the cause of ELT beyond the needs and requirements of Andhra Loyola College, and, in doing so, it will strive to function as a centre of excellence, thereby living up to the name the college has made for itself as a College with Potential for Excellence (CPE).
Functions of the Centre
The following members of the Department of English were installed as officials of the Centre:
Dr P Ramanujam, Reader - Director
Ms N Nirmala Mary, Lecturer - Treasurer
Ms G Syamala, Lecturer - Secretary
Background and Objective
In its 53-year history, the Department of English, Andhra Loyola College, has pioneered significant curriculum renewal innovations in ELT. If the silver jubilee of the Department was marked by a curriculum development initiative of the Department culminating in the introduction of three different General English syllabuses for the three undergraduate streams (viz. BA, BSc, and BCom) in the entire university, in its golden jubilee year, the Department introduced streaming by diversifying the General English curriculum, enhancing thereby its sensitivity to learner differences. Since the introduction of autonomy in 1988, the Department has undertaken a variety of ELT activities, such as course design, materials development, examination reform, and projects / experiments, including a UGC-funded one, designed to develop materials and methodologies catering to low achievers in English. Besides, the Department has an ELT consultant in Dr P Ramanujam who has conducted over 95 workshops on different aspects of ELT in various schools, colleges, and universities, acted as a resource person at national and international ELT seminars / conferences, produced ELT materials, and rendered service as an External Faculty Member of English and Foreign Languages University (formerly CIEFL), Hyderabad.
In the recent past, the Department’s sphere of influence has expanded, and the Department intends to widen it further and be of greater service to the ELT profession. It is with this intention that The ELT Centre has been established. The Centre will serve the cause of ELT beyond the needs and requirements of Andhra Loyola College, and, in doing so, it will strive to function as a centre of excellence, thereby living up to the name the college has made for itself as a College with Potential for Excellence (CPE).
Functions of the Centre
- Organizing professional development programmes for teachers of English.
- Providing ELT consultancy.
- Organizing academic programmes, such as seminars and workshops on areas of special interest (e.g. soft skills, English for career development) for students.
- Lending the expertise of the Centre to institutions which seek the help / guidance of the Centre in organizing academic programmes, such as seminars and workshops, for their own students.
- Developing materials for teaching English at different levels.
- Publishing ELT materials
- Conducting research in ELT – both scholastic / academic research and action research with the emphasis on the latter.
- Undertaking, guiding and supporting projects in ELT.