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Ishanika Sharma

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: English

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Emory University, 2024
    Major: English
  • MA, Emory University, 2021
    Major: English

Current Scheduled Teaching

ENGL 3000.005Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation SkillsSpring 2025 Syllabus
ENGL 4245.001Postcolonial Literature and TheorySpring 2025 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

ENGL 4245.001Postcolonial Literature and TheoryFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5810.002Survey of Critical TheoryFall 2024 SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Sharma, I. (2024). ““Just Us”: On the Haunting Pronouns of Partition". ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature. 55 (1) 77-104.
  • Sharma, I. (2023). “Puns Upon a Time: Beyond the Monologic Discourse of History in Sea of Poppies”. Journal of Global Postcolonial Studies. 10 (1/2) 37-53.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Sharma, I., "CLASS Small Grant," sponsored by College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of North Texas, $1000 Funded. (2024 - 2025).
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Engagement Index		 Response Rate

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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