Syllabus

Module I: Review of grammar and basic writing: Basic grammar, punctuation, apostrophe, structure of critical sentences.

Module II: Syntax and Semantics: Evaluation of sentence structure, complex phrasing, separation of structure and meaning, deep and surface structures, error analysis

Module III: Indexing, Abstracting and Note Taking: Composition to meaning meaning to composition, key word analysis, phrasing thoughts and composition.

Module IV: Composition: Review of literature, abstract writing, introducing topics, finding a thesis statement, practical evaluation.

Module V: Editing and Formatting: Grammatical particles, structure, colloquial expressions, native voices and nuances, standard phrasing, academic formatting, style, native speakers’ style.

Module VI: Interrogation: Questioning a topic and thought, questioning a sentence and writing, evaluation of writing, reviewing articles.

Introduce the students to the universe of scientific and technical writing.

Enhance the technical writing skills for clear and unbiased articulation of ideas. Enhance the technical writing skills for clear and unbiased articulation of ideas.

Enable the students to evaluate research papers and academic theses critically.

Introduce multiple genres of writing for effective academic communication.

CO1: Introduce the universe of scientific and critical writing to PhD students so that they can write research papers and their own theses.

CO2: Help students understand how critical research is documented with a special focus on language, writing, and editing.

CO3: Allow students to analyze academic writing critically and address issues of their own writing.

CO4: Enable students to make appropriate grammatical and lexical choices that will improve the quality of research writing.

Claire Kehrwald Cook, Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt , 1985

Zhihui Fang, Demystifying Academic Writing: Genres, Moves, Skills, and Strategies, Routledge , 2021

Clark, S and G. Pointon, Word for Word, OUP , 2004

2. Nurnberg, M and M. Rosenblum, All about Words: An Adult Approach to Vocabulary Building, Goyal Publishers & Distributors , 2000