Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : HS7100 : English for Research Writing { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Dr. Neha Soman
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.
Course Objectives
- 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.
Course Outcomes
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.
Essential Reading
- 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
Supplementary Reading
- 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