About Us
The Department functions on an interdisciplinary approach. It caters to the needs of scholars interested in the areas of Indian literature in English, English literature, American literature, Postcolonial Studies and Sanskrit Aesthetic theories. The Department runs regular courses in English, French and German. After being established in 1943 with the introduction of B.A. in English, the department started M.A. in 1963 and M.Phil (ELT) in 1987. German language instruction started in 1962 and was followed by the initiation of French language instruction in1963.Need based certificate courses in conversational English and German are also part of the academic programme of the department. German and French were introduced in the beginning as hobby courses but due to the demand and popularity now these are taught as Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses. The enrolment in German and French each reaches a strong figure of 1500 and above every year. To assist the pursuers of language the department has a fully equipped language laboratory.
The doctoral work is of high quality and is performed both in literature and language.
Resources and Facilities available:
- Good physical infrastructure
- Well-maintained library containing sufficient text books as well as rare reference books ,international and national literary and linguistic journals, Audio and Video CDs and DVDs
- Fully equipped language laboratory
- Modern audio visual aids including LCD projector and other multimedia equipments
Student Exchange Programme
For student exchange programme a M.O.U. has been signed by Banasthali Vidyapith and the Department of German Youth Travellers Club of Gazi University, Ankara. Under this programme five students of German, Banasthali Vidyapith went to Ankara, Turkey and stayed there during 9th February, 2006 to 18th February, 2006 along with a senior lecturer in German, Mrs. Hamsavahini Singh. They visited different faculties of the Gazi University, Ankara and Kirsheir Teachers Training School.
