Course Name: History of English Language and Literature

Course abstract

This course is a chronological survey of the major forces and voices that have contributed to the development of an English literary tradition. It intends to cover the literary ground from the Old English Period till the mid twentieth century focusing on the emergence, evolution and progress of English language and literature through different ages and periods. The course will showcase major literary moments, movements and events in the context of the social, political. religious and economic changes that shaped England and its history from the 5 th century BC onwards. The objective of the course is to enable a critical understanding of the intellectual history of England and to equip the learners to analyse literary products within particular socio-historical contexts.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Merin Simi Raj

Dr. Merin simi Raj teaches in the Dept.of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Madras.Her teaching and research interests include literary historiography, Literary Criticism, Indian writing in English, Postcolonial literature and Narratives of marginality.


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 Course Duration : Sep-Dec 2020
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 Enrollment : 20-May-2020 to 21-Sep-2020
 Exam registration : 14-Sep-2020 to 02-Nov-2020
 Exam Date : 20-Dec-2020

Enrolled

4744

Registered

409

Certificate Eligible

293

Certified Category Count

Gold

5

Silver

84

Elite

118

Successfully completed

86

Participation

58

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




Legend

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
History of English Language and Literature - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

SATARUPA SENGUPTA 95%

TECHNO INDIA UNIVERSITY, WEST BENGAL

MANISH JOSHI 92%

Hindu College, Moradabad

MOOMAL MAJEE 90%

St. Xaviers College (Autonomous), Kolkata

RISHI INIYAN P 90%

RAAK ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE, PERAMBAI

BLESSY JOHN 90%

ST. STEPHENS COLLEGE


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

NANDANA ROY 88%

Mar Ivanios College

SOMJYOTI MRIDHA 88%

NORTH-EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

DUDDUPUDI VIDYA SRIVANI 87%

ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY

YAWER AHMAD MIR 87%

University Of Kashmir

A HARI PRASAD 86%

SREE VENKATESWARA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DIVYANI CHHOKER 86%

Chandra Shekhar Azad Govt Lead College, Sehore

ANAGHA JYOTHISH 86%

Christ Nagar College, Maranalloor

SUBIN JOSE M 85%

A BABU RAJENDRA PRASAD 85%

AMITY UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH LUCKNOW CAMPUS, LUCKNOW

ANJALI SHARMA 85%

UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 4744

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 409

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.