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Research Methodology
Unit I
Research in Literature:
Introduction to Research (The Craft of Research pp. 10-14, 49-63)
· What is Research?
· Why Write It Up?
· Why a Formal Paper?
From Questions to a Problem
Unit II
The Process of Critical Reading
Close Reading (Prose and Poetry)
Unit III
Resources
Think: Evaluating your Sources (MLA Handbook pp. 10-12)
Gathering Information about your Sources (MLA Handbook pp. 13-18)
Taking Notes (The Craft of Research pp. 10-14, 49-63)
Unit IV
Documentaion
Why document Sources? (MLA Handbook pp. 3-6)
Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty (MLA Handbook pp. 6-10)
Organize: Creating your Documentation: (MLA Handbook p. 19)
· The List of Works Cited (MLA Handbook pp. 20-53)
· In-Text Citations (MLA Handbook pp. 54-58)
Unit V
Academic Writing:
Preparing a Research Proposal (organizing material/ ideas, developing an argument, facilitating coherence and cohesion)
Introductions and Conclusions (The Craft of Research pp. 232-46)
Recommended List:
Extracts from ‘Facilitating Coherence across Qualitative Research Papers’. Ronald J. Chenail & Maureen Duffy (Nova Southeastern University, Fort Landerdale, Florida, USA) and Sally St. George & Dan Wulff (University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada).
Booth, Wayne C, et al., The Craft of Research. 4th Edition. The Univ. of Chicago Press, 2016.
Harner, James L. Literary Research Guide. 5th Edition, The Modern Language Association of America, 2008.
MLA Handbook. 8th Edition. MLA, 2016.