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Name of the University : Alagappa University
Degree : M.Phil
Department : English
Subject Code/Name : Rhetoric And Research Methodology
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Rhetoric & Research Methodology :
M.Phil. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2011.
Time : 3 Hours
Maximum : 75 Marks
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1. (a) Write an essay on the five parts of discourse. Or
(b) What are the characteristic features of description?
2. (a) Write an essay on exposition and its methods. Or
(b) How do diction, sentence and paragraph contribute to coherence?
3. (a) What are the sources of information and how will you collect them? Or
(b) Define Bibilography. What are the steps to be followed in the preparation of a Bibilography?
4. (a) Write an essay on the importance of language and style in writing a thesis. Or
(b) Enumerate the importance of documentation.
5. (a) Sketch the layout of a thesis. Or
(b) What are the mechanics of thesis writing?
M.Phil. Degree Examination :
December 2011 :
English :
Literary Criticism : Recent Trends :(CBCS – 2011 onwards)
Time : 3 Hours Maximum : 75 Marks
Answer all questions.
All question carry equal marks. (5 × 15 = 75)
1. (a) Write short notes on the following :
(i) Connotation and denotation.
(ii) Stylistics.
(iii) Expressionism.
Or
(b) Write short notes on the following :
(i) Reader – response criticism.
(ii) Feminism.
(iii) Post structuralism.
2. (a) What types of psychological approach does freud advocate through his ‘‘creative writers and day dreaming’’? Or
(b) What is the contribution of luckas to sociological criticism?
3. (a) How does take substantiate the idea that our recognition of good poetry depends on our experience? Or
(b) How does Lawrence argue that the whole is reflected only in novels?
4. (a) Is James smiths ‘‘As You Like It’’ a good example of aesthetic criticism? Or
(b) Write an essay on fuller as a moralistic critic.
5. (a) ‘‘The search for archetypes is a kind of literary anthropology’’ – Discuss with reference to Frye’s ‘‘The Archetypes of literature’’. Or
(b) Attempt a historical interpretation of ‘‘The heart of Midlothian’’.
Instructional Dynamics :
1.Examine the relevance of pragmatism to the pedagogical needs of the present
2.Explain the Instructional development model of UNESCO.
3.What is concept mapping- Evaluate its use as a teaching strategy.
4.Discuss the significance of computer assisted instruction.
5.Write short notes on :(a)Workshop
6.Give the profile of competent teachers.
7.What are different forms of teaching styles-
8.What should be the method of teaching according to Humanis-
9.Mention the advantages of B. F. Skinner’s contingency management model.
10.Write the effectiveness of mnemonics.
11.Lecture is the most economic, effective and significant method of instruction.
12.What is the contribution of Naturalism to the instructional process-
13.What is systems modeling-
14.Evaluate hybridization as a teaching (instructional strategy).
15.What care is to instruct students with learning disability-
Methods of Educational Inquiry :
1.Write an essay on experimental research.
2.What are the uses of statistical techniques in educational research-
3.Suggest ten thrust areas in educational research.
4.Differentiate delimitation from limitations.
5.Explain ethnomethodology giving two examples.
6.Define norms. How are norms established-
7.Describe Wilcoxon signed rank test. Mention its advantages.
8.Mention six uses of computers in educational research.
9.Describe six characteristics of educational research.
10.Explain meta analysis bringing out its uses in educational research.
11.Construct an open-ended questionnaire for a research topic of your choice.
12.Define the terms validity and reliability. How will you establish reliability –
13.Under what conditions and with what type of data do we get a normal-
14.What do you understand by generalization of findings of research-
15.Differentiate assumption from hypothesis giving an example.
Cognitive Perspectives :
1.Discuss any one perceptual theory with its implications.
2.Trace the sequences in language acquisition.
3.Explain selective attention. Mention four causes of distraction.
4.Write a note on the biological foundation of cognition.
5.Suggest measures to overcome distortion in perception.