Course Name: Introduction to World Literature

Course abstract

This course is an introduction to a wide range of writings produced in different nations, languages and cultural contexts. While this course cannot claim to cover all literary traditions from all time periods, it does try to introduce the learners to representative texts that are available in English language. The objective of the course is to focus on learning how great writings can intervene and engage with global cultures while remaining rooted and situated in their specific, local contexts. These discussions need to be seen as ‘entry points’ that would enable to learners to explore world literatures.


Course Instructor

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Prof.Merin Simi Raj

Dr. Merin Simi Raj teaches in the Dept of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras. She has offered NPTEL courses namely, History of English Language and Literature; Postmodernism in Literature and Indian Fiction in English. Her other research and teaching interests are: Literary Criticism and theory; Anglo-Indian Studies and Literary historiography Studies.
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Teaching Assistant(s)

Rani Unnamalai K

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Ananthajith KR

Rani Unnamalai K

 Course Duration : Jan-Apr 2020
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 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2019 to 03-Feb-2020
 Exam registration : 16-Dec-2019 to 20-Mar-2020
 Exam Date : 25-Apr-2020

Enrolled

1209

Registered

35

Certificate Eligible

24

Certified Category Count

Gold

1

Silver

8

Elite

12

Successfully completed

3

Participation

4

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

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
Introduction to World Literature - Toppers list

JASMEET GILL 91%

Guru Nanak Dev University

SONIA SUMBRIA 82%

LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 1209

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 107

Assignment Statistics



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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.