Academic Writing and Research Methodology

Paper Code: 
25ENG221
Credits: 
04
Periods/week: 
04
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 

The Course will enable the students to explain how to develop the skills of literary appreciation of poetry and prose to the students, to introduce them to the terminology, tools and techniques associated with literary research and to demonstrate the various writing skills required for different purposes along with the tactics of how to make a text coherent, cohesive, engaging and expressive.

 

Course Outcomes: 

The students will:

CO37. Develop an understanding of the nuances of academic writing (Precis and Theme)

CO38.  Investigate and explain literary elements and identify the use of figures of speech in poetry

CO39. Investigate and explain literary elements and identify the use of figures of speech in prose

 CO40.  Explore the key elements of research-based writing, viz. reading, evaluating sources, and developing an argument

CO41.  Identify a suitable research design and methodology to produce a coherent and logically-argued written work, using the MLA style sheet

CO42.  Contribute effectively to course-specific interaction.
 

 

10.00
Unit I: 

Précis Writing

Theme Writing

 

11.00
Unit II: 

Literary Appreciation (Poetry)

 

11.00
Unit III: 

Literary Appreciation (Prose)

 
 

 

12.00
Unit IV: 

Introduction to Literary Research

  • What is Research?
  • Why Write It Up?
  • Why a Formal Paper?
  • From Questions to a Problem
    (from The Craft of Research pp. 10-14 & 49-63)

 

16.00
Unit V: 

·         Research Methodology

Why document Sources?                                    

      Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty                   

      Organize: Creating your Documentation:             

Ø  The List of Works Cited                         

Ø  In-Text Citations                                               

(from MLA Handbook 8th Edition pp. 3-10, 19 & 20-58)

                                         

Drafting a Research Proposal (https://pg.ust.hk>forms>HUMAguideline)

Source Books: 

Source Books

Booth, Wayne C. et.al. The Craft of Research (Fourth Edition).The Univ. of Chicago Press, 2016

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.8th Edition.2016.       

 

SUGGESTED READINGS: 

Suggested Readings:

Alexander, L.G. Poetry and Prose Appreciation for Overseas Students.  Orient Longman, 1975.

Boulton, Marjorie. The Anatomy of Poetry.  Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1982.

Coles, William E. The Plural I: The Teaching of Writing. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1978.

Thakkar, Praveen K. Appreciating English Poetry. Orient Longman Limited, 1999.

Randolph Quirk and Sidney Greenbaum.A University Grammar of English. Pearson ,2018.

 

Journals:

IJES

Journal of English Linguistics

 

E-resources:

English Language and Literature by Dr. Liza Das & Dr. Krishna Barua,Department of Humanities and Social Sciences,IIT Guwahati. http://nptel.ac.in

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2025-2026