Course Name: American Literature & Culture

Course abstract

The course aims to inculcate an appreciation of specific American authors and texts, along with the literary history of the United States. Participants will also get familiar with the relation between American literature and important related historical and socio-cultural developments. The course also aims to foster an understanding of the development of various genres, forms, and themes in select American literature.


Course Instructor

Media Object

Prof. Aysha Iqbal

Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan is professor of film studies, drama and popular culture in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras. Among her several books are Behind the Scenes: Contemporary Bollywood Directors(ed.) Sage: New Delhi, 2017, Post-liberalization Indian Novels in English: Global Reception & Politics of Award London: ANTHEM, 2013. Her books on communication include English for Technical Communication, and English for Nurses and English for the Hotel Industry


Teaching Assistant(s)

Jyoti Mishra

PhD, Film Studies

 Course Duration : Jan-Apr 2019

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 Syllabus

 Enrollment : 15-Nov-2018 to 28-Jan-2019

 Exam registration : 28-Jan-2019 to 19-Apr-2019

 Exam Date : 27-Apr-2019

Enrolled

927

Registered

64

Certificate Eligible

57

Certified Category Count

Gold

2

Silver

10

Elite

14

Successfully completed

31

Participation

1

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold





Legend

>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed
<40 - No Certificate

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment score
American Literature & Culture - Toppers list

SUCHETA SANKAR V 91%

KRISTU JAYANTI COLLEGE

RONICA WAHI 90%

ZABAAN LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

SANYOGITA SHIVAJIRAO KENDALE 84%

K. K. WAGH INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION & RESEARCH

SUMASREE SUKUMARAN 82%

SREE SANKARA COLLEGE

RAVINDRAN R 80%

K. RAMAKRISHNAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

SNIGDHA TRIPATHY 80%

GANDHI INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY(GIFT)

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 927

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 64

Assignment Statistics




Assignment

Exam score

Final score

Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.