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English for Thesis Writing

Prof. Seema Singh · IIT Kharagpur

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Lectures

Week : 01

  1. Lecture No - 01: Introduction and Course Outline Video
  2. Lecture No - 02: Basic Elements of English Grammar Video
  3. Lecture No - 03: Avoiding Common Grammatical Errors Video
  4. Lecture No - 04: Crafting Sentences to Convey Your Research Video
  5. Lecture No - 05: Rhetoric, Style, and the Craft of Academic Writing Video

Week : 02

  1. Lecture No - 06: Rules and Conventions of Academic Writing – Part I Video
  2. Lecture No - 07: Rules and Conventions of Academic Writing – Part II Video
  3. Lecture No - 08: How to Write Proposals for Conference, Dissertation, and Thesis Video
  4. Lecture No - 09: Academic Writing for Multilingual Students Video
  5. Lecture No - 10: Writing Strategies for Multilingual Graduate Students Video

Week : 03

  1. Lecture No - 11: Grammar for Academic Writing: Making Your Writing More Readable – Part I Video
  2. Lecture No - 12: Grammar for Academic Writing: Making Your Writing More Readable – Part II Video
  3. Lecture No - 13: Language: The Way We Use Words Video
  4. Lecture No - 14: Structure: The Strategy of Style Video
  5. Lecture No - 15: Academic Writing for Multilingual Writers: Practices, Issues, and Strategies Video

Week : 04

  1. Lecture No - 16: Useful Phrases for Writing Research Papers – Part I Video
  2. Lecture No - 17: Useful Phrases for Writing Research Papers – Part II Video
  3. Lecture No - 18: Useful Phrases for Writing Research Papers – Part III Video
  4. Lecture No - 19: Academic Phrase Bank: Writing the Methods Section Video
  5. Lecture No - 20: Drafting and Revising for Publication Video

Week : 05

  1. Lecture No - 21: Academic Writing and Ethical Issues in Research – Part I Video
  2. Lecture No - 22: Academic Writing and Ethical Issues in Research – Part II Video
  3. Lecture No - 23: Structure and Introduction Video
  4. Lecture No - 24: Plagiarism and Citations Video
  5. Lecture No - 25: What is Plagiarism and How to Avoid It Video

Week : 06

  1. Lecture No - 26: The Literature Review Video
  2. Lecture No - 27: Methodology Video
  3. Lecture No - 28: Data Chapter(s) Video
  4. Lecture No - 29: The Final Chapter Video
  5. Lecture No - 30: The First Few Pages Video

Week : 07

  1. Lecture No - 31: A Sample Research Proposal (with Comments) Video
  2. Lecture No - 32: Academic Style I Video
  3. Lecture No - 33: Academic Style II Video
  4. Lecture No - 34: Guidelines for Writing a Dissertation / Thesis Video
  5. Lecture No - 35: Sample Passage for Study IV: From Proposal to Thesis Video

Week : 08

  1. Lecture No - 36: Segmenting, Scheduling, and Rewarding: Tips to Satisfactorily Writing a PhD Thesis Video
  2. Lecture No - 38: Course Summary & Conclusion I Video
  3. Lecture No - 39: Course Summary & Conclusion II Video
  4. Lecture No - 40: Course Summary & Conclusion II Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Kharagpur
Department
Humanities and Social Sciences
Teacher
Prof. Seema Singh
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics
Source
NPTEL
Licence
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