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DCE- 01: General Principles of Writing

By Dr. Anamika Shukla; Dr. Rajesh Kumar   |   Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
Learners enrolled: 562
Writing is an art and more so creative writing which is an expression of your creative urge. This course will not only stimulate your creativity but will also help you to cultivate your writing skills.  This course deals with certain Fundamental Principles of Writing, Organisation of Material, Dramatisation of Ideas and Preparation of a Press Copy.  It will give you an overall view of the genesis of writing and introduce you to certain basic concepts and qualities which should be of help to you as a writer.  A number of activities interspersed at various points will stimulate you to think, write and do.
Summary
Course Status : Ongoing
Course Type : Not Applicable
Language for course content : English
Duration : 16 weeks
Category :
  • Language
Credit Points : 4
Level : Diploma
Start Date : 01 Jan 2025
End Date : 30 Apr 2025
Enrollment Ends : 28 Feb 2025
Exam Date : 24 May 2025 IST
Exam Shift :

Shift-I

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

DCE-01: General Principles of Writing

Week

e-Content/PDFs

Fundamental Norms of Writing

Week–1

Unit1: Introduction (Fundamental Norms of Writing)

Week–2

Unit2 : How to achieve lucidity and directness

Week–3

Unit 3: Authenticity and credibility

Week–4

Unit 4: Authorial voice

Structure of Material

Week–5

Unit 1: Genesis of themes: preparation for writing

Week–6

Unit 2: Opening

Week–7

Unit 3: Building a climax

Week–8

Unit 4: Appropriate ending

Dramatisation of Ideas

Week–9

Unit 1: Situations

Week–10

Unit 2: Dialogues and monologues

Week–11

Unit 3: Imagery and symbols

Week–12

Unit 4: Readability

Preparing a press copy

Week–13

Unit 1: Proof-Reading

Week–14

Unit 2: Editing

Week–15

Unit 3: Footnoting and reference

Week–16

Unit 4: Indexing

Instructor bio


MA in English Literature, she specializes in Indian English Literature and is a Ph.D. in American Literature, pursued research at American Studies Research Centre, (ASRC) Hyderabad. She is a resource person to the UGC – Human Resource Development Centre at various states and central universities. She has contributed as a resource person at National Resource Centers, for the SWAYAM platform.

She is expert member in the Discipline of English for the committee constituted by UGC for the selection of candidates under the Post Doctoral Fellowship Scheme, Research Award Scheme and Emeritus Fellowship Scheme of the UGC.

Also, she is member, Board of Studies of Dr. B.R Ambedkar National Law University, Rai, Sonepat Haryana and Department of Higher Studies and Foreign Languages, Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj University, Kanpur.

Her areas of interest are ICT interventions in the Humanities, Teaching English as a Second Language, Studies in Culture and Literary Heritage and Interdisciplinary Studies, She is  presently working on Indian knowledge systems and English Communication Skills .

She has to her credit books on Saul Bellow, Pedagogy & Teaching of English Language and also articles and research papers published in National / International Journals. She appears on the editorial board of GNOSIS - An International Journal of English Language and Literature. She is also on the advisory board of journals both Literary and Multidisciplinary. She has successfully supervised a number of Ph.D research scholars.

She happens to be a Resource Person for various UGC – academic staff colleges & The Human Resource Development Centres (HRDCs) across the country.



Rajesh Kumar, PhD., an alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University, has taught for almost two decades in a college in University of Delhi, New Delhi before joining the faculty of English, SOH, IGNOU. He has a PhD in English Literature on “Dalit Writings and Aboriginal Writings: Convergences & Divergences” and an MPhil in English Literature on “The dialectics of Australian Aboriginal Identity in Aboriginal Women’s Autobiographies” from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is a recipient of UGC Research Award (2016-18) during which he worked on a project on “Santali Dance-Songs of Jharkhand: Contextualizing Art & Culture’. He has also been an Associate (2018-20) at Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS), Rashtrapati Niwas, Shimla. He has authored four books: Santal Folk-Dance Songs: Contextualizing Art &Culture; Dalits Vs Aboriginal Australians: Convergences& Divergences; Of Dalit and Australian Aboriginal Writings & Culture; Australian Aboriginal Autobiographies: Reading Identity, Aboriginality and Belongingness; and  edited one Volume: Literaria: An International Journal of New Literature across the World, special issue on Literatures of Margin, Bahri Publications: New Delhi.vol.2, no.1, Jan-Jun 2012. ISSN:2229-4600. He has published many scholarly articles in national and international journals on various subjects and issues relating to literatures of margin and presented several papers in national and International Conferences. His areas of interest include Culture Studies, Post-colonial Studies, Literary Criticism, Dalit Literature, Australian Literature, Literatures of margin/ Marginality, Sociology of Dalit discourse, Dalit Autobiographies, Australian Aboriginal Autobiographies, Performing Arts & Culture, Dance Studies, Folklore Studies and Tribal Folk Literature of India. He is also currently working on developing a Diploma Online Course in Digital Humanities (DH).

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