'Research Methodology' is a course offered in the M. Phil. (English Language and Literature) at School of Arts and Science, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
- to introduce scholars to the philosophy and mechanics of research
- to train scholars in the use of language, style and discourses suitable for thesis-writing,
- to expose scholars to theories of literature, and help them acquire both a theoretical thrust and hands-on experience in writing research proposals before they embark on the execution of the thesis proper
Unit I: Aims and Methods of Scholarship in Modern Languages and Literatures
Linguistics, Textual Criticism, Literary History, Literary Criticism.
Unit II: Introduction to Research
Definition and Objectives of Research- Research in Language and Literature-Types of Literary Research, Different Approaches to Research- Extrinsic and Intrinsic Approaches-Identifying a Research Problem-Criteria of Good Research
Unit III: Research Process
Research problem-definition-review of literature-formulation of hypothesis-research designexecution-analysis-Materials and Tools of Research -Primary and Secondary sources, Library and Electronic sources- Compiling a working bibliography-Collection and organization of materials- Research format- Writing drafts-Documentation-Plagiarism check
Unit IV: The Mechanics of Research Writing
The use of Quotations, footnotes/endnotes-pagination-documentation style-Parenthetical Documentation-Punctuations-The Format of a Thesis-From the First Draft to the Final Copy
Unit V: Language, Style and Types of Discourses
Diction-The Style suitable for a Literary Thesis-Narration-Explanation-ArgumentationExposition
- MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers-Eighth edition - Joseph Gibaldi
- Thesis and Assignment Writing– Anderson, Durston and Poole.
- Thesis Writing (Prentice Hall) - Iverson
- Thesis Writing. - C .J. Parsons
- Modem Rhetoric - Brooks and Warren
- Kothari C. R. Research Methodology Methods and Techniques
- M. P. Sinha Research Methods, Atlantic Publishers: NewDelhi.
- Paul Oliver. Writing your Thesis. NewDelhi
- Thorpe, James. Ed. The Aims and Methods of Scholarship in Modern Languages and Literatures. New York: PMLA, 1970.
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