Course Name: Introduction to the Psychology of Language

Course abstract

The objective of this course is to understand the psychological processes involved in language production, acquisition & comprehension. Students will be expected to learn how words & sentences are formed, spoken & understood. Also, how language as a cognitive function plays its role in overall cognition (i.e. thought & understanding of the world)


Course Instructor

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Prof. Ark Verma

I have done my Bachelor?¢â‚¬â„¢s Degree in Psychology & English Literature from the University of Allahabad in 2007. After that I did my Master?¢â‚¬â„¢s Degree in Cognitive Science at the Centre of Behavioral & Cognitive Sciences, University of Allahabad in 2009. I joined the PhD program in the Department of Experimental Psychology at Ghent University, Belgium in January 2010 & was awarded my PhD in 2014. I joined IIT Kanpur as an Assistant Professor of Psychology in May 2015. My research lies in the field of Cognitive Psychology (Lateralisation, Symmetry Detection, Attention) & Psycholinguistics (Visual Word Recognition & Bilingualism).
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 Course Duration : Jan-Mar 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2020 to 25-Jan-2021
 Exam registration : 15-Jan-2021 to 12-Feb-2021
 Exam Date : 21-Mar-2021

Enrolled

1066

Registered

116

Certificate Eligible

70

Certified Category Count

Gold

1

Silver

5

Elite

31

Successfully completed

33

Participation

24

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 6 out of 8 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Introduction to the Psychology of Language - Toppers list

JASEEL CK 94%

Pondicherry University

RAMYA MOHINI YERRAM 85%

CHRIST (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY)

A S VARISHA 85%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

HARINI C 82%

SIES COLLEGE OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMICS

M KRISHI CHOUHAN 76%

SRI RAMACHANDRA INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

INDUVATNA LOGANATHAN 76%

Sri Ramchandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 1066

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 116

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.

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