The Department of English organises and participates in seminars, workshops, conferences, etc. It trains students in Public Speaking, Elocution, Debate, Drama and Journalism. It organises interactive sessions with writers, poets, and artists. Students are involved in editing the in-house newsletter Eloquence, and the biannual college newsletter Xavierwrite. Language related Summer Courses are organized for the public. The faculty and students are exposed to the global literary scenario while attending the annual Goa Arts and Literature Festival (GALF). The Department organizes WORDSUP a national level intercollegiate word-based event.

The job prospects for students of English Literature are vast and bright, in a booming media world. Since literature is all-encompassing, a student of Literature naturally acquires knowledge of various other disciplines giving him/her an edge in the job market. In fact, many commercial concerns stipulate graduation in literature as their criteria for job selection at the national and international level. Opportunities await students in the Civil Services, Secretarial Practice, Networking, working at Call Centres, Translation Studies, Journalism, Content Writing, Documentaries, Film Scripting, Theatre, Public Relations, Advertising, Publishing, and Medical Transcription; among others.