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Writing Doctoral Thesis/Dissertation and Research Papers by
Using the Correct English Grammar

Mrs. N. Karpaha, Dr. A. Selva Balaji, M.D.S. and
Prof. Dr. D. Nagarathinam

Abstract

Any research is the systematic investigation of study of materials and sources. The research study helps the society in order to identify the facts by theoretically or experimentally to get additional information and derive to a new conclusion. The outcome of any research is published in the form of thesis/dissertation and research papers. The Thesis should be free from English grammatical, lexical and punctuation errors. Any grammar is the structure and sound of a language. English grammar is important to realize the importance of language which is used in all the thesis and research papers. In the globalization era English language has become a necessity all over the world. The main aspects of written the sentences in research work depends upon its grammar. When the grammar is proper, the sentences make sense. Native English speakers are able to speak and write with proper speak grammatically correct sentences. But for non-native speakers who have to learn the language from its core and whose mother is another language. The Engineering, medical, and law students, though they are good in their subject, often they are not able to write thesis or research papers in good English due to their lack of proficiency in English. This present study attempts to presents some useful suggestions relating to the implementation of the correct usage of English grammar for writing the doctoral thesis/dissertation and research papers for arts, science, engineering, law, and medicines students.

Keywords: English grammar, Non-native speaker, research thesis, dissertation, sentence pattern, Parts of speech.

Introduction

The purpose of the research thesis is immensely important to the career progression in the universities or any research institutions. The thesis delivers the results of the research to the interested person (1). The thesis should begin with a general introduction presenting an overview of the purpose of the study by having the reference to existing research. The introduction should show why the topic has been chosen for investigation. The formulation of the research problem with the introduction should give a purpose to get a solution to this problem. The objective of the investigation will make an original contribution to the theoretical body of knowledge and also the needs the study of experimental investigation should be mentioned. It is necessary for the research scholars to publish it in a coherent way so that the readers can understand the information. It is necessary for the researchers to avoid the mistakes in English language and grammatical errors in their research manuscripts so that unnecessary delay the publication process can be eliminated (2). English language has a different system of grammatical rules. It is generally felt that Indian scholars have a lot of problems in English language in general and in particular in paragraph writing of English language. That is one of the reasons why the researcher has researched this field. Students commit repeated errors in using the target language. S.P. Corder (1967) proposed the hypothesis that errors are evidence of learner’s strategies of acquiring the language rather than signs of inhibition or interference of persistent old habits (3). He claimed that a systematic study of errors is essential in order to discover the learner’s built-in syllabus and learning strategies.

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Mrs. N. Karpaha
Former Asst.Prof/English
Holy Cross College
. Tiruchirappalli-2
n.karpaha@gmail.com

Dr. A. SelvaBalaji, M.D.S.
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Prof. Dr. D. Nagarathinam
Principal
T.K.S. College of Tech
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