1
LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
M.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION -ENGLISH LITERATURE
FOURTH SEMESTER APRIL 2018
16PEL4MC01- ADVANCED ACADEMIC WRITING
Date: 18-04-2018 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 01:00-04:00
I Answer any FIVE of the following in about 150 words each: x 8 40)
1. What are the guidelines to write a topic sentence? Give the differences between explanation and procedural texts.
2. Explain the significance of note making and note taking.
3. Explain the 5 types of effective and less effective introductions with examples.
4. What are the do's and don'ts of writing conclusion?
5. Explain the different types of Registers with examples.
6. Explain the importance of learning documentation style.
7. What is Plagiarism and what makes it a serious offense?
II Answer any FOUR of the following questions in about 300 words each: x 15 60)
8. What is coherence and cohesion in a text? Bring out the difference and explain the cohesive devices with a list of linking words used in academic writing.
9. Write an essay on the difficulties faced by a research writer in collecting data and presenting the data in the right manner.
10. Explain the core elements to be added in the works cited list and prepare works cited list for the following types of sources: 1. A book with single author 2. An article published in a journal 3. An article from a website 4. A research paper from an anthology with an editor.
11. Elaborate the recommended MLA (8th edition) style to incorporate quotations in research writing from Prose, Poetry and Drama with examples.