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The department has always observed the healthy practice of collecting constructive feedback from the current students as well as alumni and incorporate necessary changes as and when required. Given below are some of the feedbacks …..

  1. I consider myself blessed and fortunate to be a student of the Department of English, V. V. Nagar during my P.G study. The enriching, caring and enlightening ambience of the department had always been the root cause of my motivation and which also played a vital role in shaping and sharpening my submerged potentialities and skills. The positive, affectionate and dedicated guidance of my teachers carved in me the quest to become like one of them and spread the light of knowledge and qualities of ideal teacher to the unfathomed and unexplored regions. I strongly believe that it is the untiring guidance, emotional support and moral strength which my revered teachers inculcated in me has moulded me to what I am today. The commitment, the sense of belongingness, developing the right approach in justifying the worldly affairs too played a very deep impact in my professional as well as personal life. The Department has nurtured deep humane and ethical values in making me towards a responsible and dedicated teacher of English with profound humane sensitivity. – Dr Reji George, Associate Professor, Shri.T.C. Arts & J.V.G.Trust Commerce College, Radhanpur
  2. I always feel proud that I studied at The Department of English. The years I spent at the department shaped my life in two ways. Firstly, I started taking literature seriously which boosted my thinking and imagination. Secondly, studying under such professors gave me many life lessons. I stand with the opinion that only studies can’t gain you anything but I liked the serious and studious atmosphere of the department. At last, the uniqueness is hard to define although it can be said that the Department of English is most dynamic and vibrant department. – Krupesh Chauhan, Lecturer, NS Patel Arts College, Anand
  3. It was excellent studying, here at the Department of English. Teachers are extremely cooperative and helpful. They are more like facilitators, mentors and guides. They did not merely guide us in studies but also became our coach for life. – Mittal Harshadrai Rajyaguru, Jewellery Designer, Proprietor, Muddra Gems and Jewellery, Surat
  4. For me, this is the place where I learn how to explore our hobbies and make them your career… Thanks All faculty members for your support and believe in us.
    – Heena Indrakumar Khushlani, Consultant, E-procurement Technologies Limited, Ahmedabad
  5. Greatly moulded by the eminent scholars over there in my tenure of studies which in turn has been still helpful in teaching language and literature. My career and dream both were blended here…..and the admixture has been still oozing in me. Thank you My abode of Knowledge. – Vishal Joshi, Poet & Assistant Professor, Lokbharti-Lokseva Mahavidyalaya, SANOSARA
  6. I am proud to be an alumnus of the Post Graduate Department of English, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar. I have studied English at this department from 1991 to 1993 under the scholarly and renowned faculty members. – Rajesh Kariya, Associate Professor, Arts, Science & R. A. Patel Commerce College, Bhadran
  7. It was once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of a wonderful group of people at the Department of English. What I particularly liked was the way my teachers helped me bring out the best in me. The teachers at the department were great and I had never met such passionate, competent and motivated teachers before. Thank you very much Department of English, SPU – Naresh Patel, Assistant Professor, Government Polytechnic Kheda
  8. Throughout my tenure as a student and as a researcher, the department has moulded my personality and set in me a stupendous attitude for learning. It has provided me a vision with which I see teaching as a passion and not a profession. My Gurus at the department have always instilled in me a new zeal when I got exhausted. Innovative practices at the department always lead to a new voyage of research. – Jagdish Solanki, Assistant Professor, Government Science College, Songadh Dist. Tapi
  9. The department has made me what I am today. I have learned to be the teacher in the true sense of the term. I owe the success of mine as a teacher, as a person and as a professional to my Learning Experiences at the department. – Dr Gaurav Thakarar, Assistant Professor, P P Savani University
  10. It has turned out to be a career-building decision of my life. The SP University, especially the English Department has carved its precious place in my heart. It has made me a dedicated teacher as I am today. I am in debt to all the teachers of the department who have taught me the ABCD of English literature and carved in me a dedicated research scholar. – Sameer Solanki, Assistant Professor, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Vasad.
  11. It has been a privilege to be a part of such a resourceful institution like the Department of English. It has helped me in becoming what I am today. It gives me immense pride in sharing with my students what I acquired from the department. – Dr Monika Thattil, Associate Professor, M. B. Patel Science College, Anand
  12. I was fortunate to learn under the great teachers at the Department of English. I am grateful to each one of them for shaping my mind and help me transform into a confident teacher. With their constant support, I could manage to secure a Gold Medal at my MA. Whatever I am today, I owe to my revered teachers. – Dr Shobhana Nair, Associate Professor, Smt. SR Mehta Arts College, Navgujarat Campus, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad
  13. The learning experience at the Department of English has been the most important formative influence upon my career. I cherish each and every moment passed there. The lectures full of sound knowledge, delivered by the learned professors still echo in my mind. I have treasured lots of golden moments of my student life in the Department of English. – Jigna Vohra, Associate Professor, Smt R. R. H. Patel Mahila Arts College, Vijapur
  14. “Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, But to be young was very heaven!” (Wordsworth, The Prelude). What a world it was… Teachers, friends, poetry, theories and tea. Everyone has a golden phase in life, mine was my full-time days lived at the Department. – Hiten Solanki, Assistant Teacher, Ekatanagar Primary School(Napa) – Borsad
  15. Department of English, for me, is the place where my Bildungsroman Journey began. This place has blessed me with knowledge and has shaped me in a kind and good citizen of the nation. Faculty members of my department have always been ready to extend any kind of academic help. In other terms, it’s my Academic Home. – Pratik Dalwadi, Assistant Professor, Institute of Language Studies and Applied Social Sciences, Vallabh Vidyanagar

Learner's Response

Learner’s Responses

90.53% of our students found us to be enthusiastic about our teaching work in the class. We would like to ensure that the remaining 9.47% also benefit from this ‘feel-good’ factor. 88.50% of them showed satisfaction with the way we make them feel welcome in seeking our help/advice in or outside class. Experience tells us that there are some ‘late bloomers’ who take time in developing sufficient self-confidence required to approach their teachers. We have been setting additional tasks for them, spending more time with them in sessions outside the time-tabled hours. 

86% of the learners found us helpful in suggesting required additional readings. However, what is worrying is that some take ‘suggested additional readings’ to mean giving notes, and this runs contrary to the policy of the Department. We have always been in favour of learner-centred methodologies and practices, and would like our learners to develop abilities for independent thinking. We believe that notes of any kind tend to stunt learners’ intellectual growth and development. 89.20% of them found us regular in engaging our classes during the timetabled hours. There appears to be some attitudinal problem with the rest. We have started giving them additional psychological counselling for the purpose. 85.91% of them expressed happiness about the fact that we explain the ideas, concepts etc clearly. This indicates a jump of 8% of satisfied students in comparison to the numbers on the same query in the previous years. Quite apparently the strategies we had worked out have started showing results. 

83.91% of our learners found us well prepared when in the class or outside and expressed their happiness about it. We have observed that students admitted to the MA Programme in the Department are not habituated to auditioning lectures but quite adept in taking dictation. The Department is firmly set against any dictation as a matter of policy. Hence, they find this change from a teacher-fed (pardon the phrase we have coined) class to a learner-centred one difficult to negotiate. A semester down the line, most of them confess that the change has indeed good to them. We do encourage them to take part in learning through classroom discussions, raising questions and seeking answers to them, and to take part in extra-curricular activities.

66.50% of our learners felt that we encourage them to participate in classroom discussions. We have tried all possible ways of making learners speak, participate, and take the initiative of organising student seminars, project work etc. We are happy to find that our initiatives have started showing results over a period of time, though quite gradually, and we hope we would be able to bridge the gap soon. 76.10% of them found us encouraging them to ask questions, and giving meaningful answers when they fail to answer our questions. The Department has always felt the need to empower its students, which is why we have adopted lecture-cum-workshop method, group discussion, problem solving sessions etc as an alternative mode of teaching and learning. We hope to be able to do something about remedying this further through academic counselling. 75.65% of them opined that we encourage participation in extra-curricular activities. Our experience tells us that enthusiasm builds among the students gradually as they develop confidence. It is in their III and IV Semesters that they really begin to participate in a big way. 

71.04% of our learners found us accessible to them during and after class hours. Teachers are available in the Department between 11.00 am and 5.00 pm on all working days but there are times when, as members of the Department and the University family, we are assigned other duties. We have always given time – even an alternative slot – to those of our learners who arrange with us to discuss something. 75.65% of them found an increase in their interest in the subject as a result of what was taught on the course or in the class. We wonder whether our effort to empower them as learners through lecture-cum-workshop method, group discussion, problem solving sessions etc as an alternative mode of teaching and learning is the cause for slightly negative attitude on the part of the rest of our learners. We hope that this would change in time to come. 

83.70% of our students were satisfied with the fact that we complete the syllabi on various courses on time. There are occasions when we ask them to take down important passages, dialogues and points and announce the shift from one topic to another. 77.03% of them opined that we relate the knowledge to real world situations in our interactions with them. A quick investigation with regard to those feeling otherwise led us discover that these were learners who were either ‘slightly below average’ or ‘very irregular’. What is heartening for us is the fact that 73.85% of our learners believed we were ‘fair’ and ‘appropriate’ in evaluating their work. We maintain complete transparency in evaluation, show them their marked answerscripts and discuss their performance on any given test, quiz etc with them. It appears that in case of the rest the problem is self-assessment versus teacher assessment. 70.64% of them expressed happiness that we mark their performance on test/seminars, share it with them, and discuss it with them within reasonable time.

65.43% of our learners found the office personnel in the Department as well as the University Office quite prompt in attending to matters of administration, scholarship, examinations, fees etc, though there were some others who had imaginary problems. 85.37% of them felt that the timetable arrangements provided them with adequate flexibility for self-learning. The Department does not look after the general amenities like hostels and playgrounds, and even here 68.33% of our learners found these maintained properly. 77.20% of our learners were of the opinion that learning resources like computers, library and laboratory equipment available to the students were indeed up-to-date. However, the fact remains that the upward swing in student numbers year after year has made it difficult for university departments to make arrangements that would satisfy everyone.