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Ph.D. EHGTISH

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EXAMII|ATTOI{,

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lrlax. Time: 2

Hourc

Max.ldad<s: 75

1.

^{Do NOT renreat your ldenUrty}

in

^any manner

in

any

paft of the

Answer gook

2.

^{Enter your} l'lall

Taket

Number on the

first

^page

of edt

ansnrer book

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thi$e sqdgns

in

all.

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3.

Wlite your ansuterc ONLY in the

sprc pruvf,H

in the answer

book lrl0

dditional paper or ansaver book will be Even.

4.

^{Thb paper is} divided into

three

cecdonsl

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^and

III.

5. SffiyourworkonPagp3.

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for rough

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24and 2!i.

7.

This qtrestion paper

ontains 25

^pages in

all.

Ensurc Urat

tere

are no blank sheets ln flre book before you stalt answering.

8.

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end of the o<amination

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book

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the invigilator,

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LITERATURE: A ^PIOETTI FORATIALYSF

IldAnffs 2sI

Write ^an

ssay

on the following posn omnrenting on the furm, styh and content.

Learning

the language

We srralhw our worils, spit them fiom the side of our mbultrs like grape-plps

q

fish-bones.

I

watdr

pur

moMng lips practie ttre pouts ard stretdres till my ornrn dreeks adre

uMer a rnask of skin.

I

wait for

$e

sudden lifting of a chin or wrist, a

fmt

flapprng;

listen for drargre of tone, a foretrnger

fli*ing

a lighEr, the oeans of dinkirg ghss

where a man

ould

set sailsingle-handed and never ffnd his way acn,ss.

I tum ^tfre silky ^pages

wih

^{a hiss,}

searching for words.In the wening idionrs

wne

to me llke my drildren wtren

ttey

were little,

Fstlirg,

over-excited. With moming my voice tears like rotten

cffir.

At nigtrt, we are a wire suspended arnong trees, tacked

b

the brick in a tangle of waving ivy

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between sihnce and silence.

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Depaftment

of

English University

of

Hyderabad

ph.D. _{ENGLISH ENTRANCE} EXAMINATION, JUNE

2Ot2

SECTION

III

LITERATURE: RESEARCH APTITUDE IMARKS

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Write a research proposal on a topic of your choice, in the format given below, in the space provided on pages 19-23.

INSTRUCTIONS

1.

^Please do NOT state the obvious or generalize.

2.

cite full names of authors and the full titles of texts you expect/plan to study.

3.

Your research methodology paragraph must be ascurate in

ib

use of terminology.

4. If

^your project is interdisciplinary then

it

must be demonstrated through an awareness of the research methods, theoretical frameworks and critics/thinkers from more than one discipline, while keeping in rnind that your ^proposal is being submitted to the English department.

Your research proposal should be in the following format:

1.

^Research questbn: that you hope to examine, stated in not more than 2 lines.

2.

HYpothesis/Assumptions: in not more than one ^paragraph of

4-5

lines

-

^when embarking on this project.

3.

^Title.

4.

Justification'for doing this kind of project in the Enolish deparbnent.

5.

Scope: A clear demarcation of the area, and a topic within that area.

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6.

Primary TExb: Adetailed ^paragraph of about

8-10

lines on the media or ^genres to be studied, authors and toGs, any other primary materials, time frames of the works (contemporary, post- 1990s, eady modern) you will ^be studying.

7.

^{Reearch methds.}

8.

^Research methdologies. Theoretical framewor$s with an adequate justification for the choice of methodology/theoretical ftamework.

9. Smndary

materials:(i) electronic databases, (ii) a list of at least 8 joumals to be consulted for your specific topic, (iii) at least 4-5 ^journals in the area but not directly around your topic AND (iv) 5 of the more significant critics/commentators who have published influential works around/on your topic.

L0. Reference Work: A list of at least 5 types of reference works (dictionaries, handbooks, etc) with full titles that you will need for your area and topic.

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