A one-day workshop on The Nuances of Academic Writing: A Skill-based Workshop for Research Scholars for Ph.D Scholars on the 9th of February, 2023, was organized and Dr. Annie Kuriachen, Associate Professor and Head, Department of English, Women’s Christian College, Chennai was the Resource Person for the workshop.
The workshop commenced at 10:00 am with the rendition of Tamil Thai Vazhthu by Ms. S. Aarthimeena, research scholar, EFL, SRMIST. Dr. Horizon Prasanna Kumar, Assistant Professor delivered the welcome address, while Mr. Moustafa Armnazi, a research scholar introduced the Resource Person.
During the session, Dr. Annie Kuriachen discussed the outline to be followed while writing an article or thesis. The scholars were guided to try their hand at concept mapping to draw an outline of a topic. She also conducted a small debate to explain how to draw arguments from an issue. Additionally, she provided the scholars with a checklist to self-assess and validate the novelty of any research idea.
The scholars clarified their queries and provided their feedback, and the event concluded at 2.50 pm with Dr. A. Poongodi, Assistant Professor at the Department of EFL, SRMIST, proposing the Vote of Thanks.
