American Literature-I

Course Outcomes

Teaching-Learning Strategies

Assessment Strategies

The students will:

1.   Understand the cultural history of America
2. Examinethe literary trends in the literature of the age
3. Critically analyse the representative works of eminent American writers, for their themes and issues, style and treatment
4. Be exposed to a thorough and integrated study of literature with a deep, broad, diverse and transdisciplinary perspective and understanding
5. Recognise and summarize impact and intersections of race, class, gender and sexuality.
6. Examine the influence of historical context on the formation of local, national and global, political as well as social narratives.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, presentations

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation