Department of English

Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University


2202771  Special Research

 

Puckpan Tipayamontri

Office: Boromrajakumari Building (BRK) 1106

Office Hours: M 1–3 or by appointment

Phone: 0-2218-4703

puckpan.t@chula.ac.th

 


Announcements
! Abstract Due: The abstract of your 2202772 Special Research for the Department and the Grad Forum is due on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 via e-mail to acharn Tapanat Khunpakdee at tapanat.k@chula.ac.th and should conform to the following guidelines:
  • Times New Roman 12 point font
  • 1.5 line spacing
  • Research title is in bold and centered
  • Researcher's name is in italics and right-aligned
  • Abstract length should be approximately 300 words
! Suggested Reading: A list of texts and media to supplement your research is here.

 


Tentative Schedule (updated as research progresses)

1
 Jul. 15
Preliminary Topic Meeting
Reading:
  • Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2005)
  • Vaddey Ratner, In the Shadow of the Banyan (2013)
  • Rattawut Lapcharoensap, Sightseeing (2005)
Discussion: childhood; trauma; literary v. historical, social, or psychological inquiry; comparing texts; asking a research question; choosing preliminary, secondary and tertiary texts
2 Aug. 1

Preliminary Literature Review

Reading:

  • Rattawut Lapchaorensap, Sightseeing (2005)

*Response 1 due

3
(Week 1)
 Aug. 14

Introduction to the Course

Discussion (with course coordinator): syllabus; course schedule, requirements
4
(Week 2)
 Aug. 17 Topic Meeting

Reading:

  • Rattawut Lapchaorensap, Sightseeing (2005)

Discussion: research methods; literary resources, databases, references; tentative schedule; bibliography; outline
5
(Week 3)
 Aug. 24

Developing Thesis Statement and Outline

*Bibliography due
6
(Week 4)
 Aug. 31

Reading and Drafting

*Thesis statement and outline due
7
(Week 5)
 Sep. 7

Writing

*Chapter 1 due
8
(Week 6)

9
(Week 7)
 Sep. 21

Writing

*Chapter 2 due
10
(Week 8)

11
(Week 9)
 Oct. 5

Writing

*Chapter 3 due

12
(Week 10)

13
(Week 11)
 Oct. 19

Writing

*Chapter 4 due
14
(Week 12)
Reexamining Ideas
  • Reevaluating assumptions
    • What assumptions are you making about the text?
    • What values do your assumptions place on different elements in the text?
    • What limitations do your assumptions make on your interpretation of the text?
15
(Week 13)
 Nov. 2

Reexamining Ideas

  • Reevaluating research question types and research questions
    • Some research question types
      • Seeks to describe, explain, discuss the implications of the texts or elements/aspects of the texts being studied
      • Investigates the relationship between two or more elements
      • Refutes, critiques or otherwise engage with a claim or claims in grammar, theory, articles or books
      • Analyzes data collected
    • Sample research questions
16
(Week 14)
 Nov. 13

Reexamining Ideas

  • Reexamining individual stories
    • "Farangs" (study guide)
    • "At the Cafe Lovely" (study guide)
    • "Draft Day" (study guide)
    • "Sightseeing" (study guide)
    • "Priscilla the Cambodian" (study guide)
    • "Don't Let Me Die in This Place" (study guide)
    • "Cockfighter" (study guide)
  • Reexamining ideas about the text
17
(Week 15)
 Nov. 20
18
(Week 16)
 Nov. 27

Writing the Final Draft

*Research paper due (30–40 pp.; submit a copy each to your research supervisor and reader)
19
(Week 17)

 

 

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