Center for English Language

Basic English Writing ProjectGuidelines /Template

Project Categories

Profile Writing/ Report Writing

o Work in a group of 3 or 4
o Project has two deliverables hard - copy and presentation
o Plagiarized entries will result in a zero (0) for the entire semester project.

Total Hard Grammar Pronunciation Content Confidence Relevancy Time Eye Dress Slides Body
Marks Copy of Management contact code language
Information
40 10 3 3 4 5 3 2 2 3 3 2

Themes for Report Writing:

Students may choose any topic on the general themes involving:

 Social Issues
 Cultural/ Historical Viewpoint
 Current Affairs (both national and international)
 Environment/ Ecological Concerns
 Gender Issues
 Business

Suggestions for Profile Writing:

1. Any professional
2. Relations
3. Movie/novel character
Written Project Essentials
Originality
 Center for English Language shows zero tolerance for plagiarism
 In order to reduce margin of plagiarism, encourage students to receive data from
primary sources only

Cover Page
 Title
 Contributors’ Name/ Roll No.
 Semester/ Course Title
 Date of Submission
 Course Instructor’s Name

Table of Contents
 Must contain headings and page numbers
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Pagination
 Page Number shall appear at top right corner

Header
 Must contain project title

Headings
 Bold

APA Format
 Use APA for citing secondary sources. Click on References/ Insert Citation/ Style/ APA

Font
 Size 12
 Color Black—Avoid using coloured font in formal assignments
 Times New Roman

Line Spacing
 1.5 inch
 1 inch Margin on each side

Bibliography
Presentation Essentials
Speech
 2 minutes for each group member
 Well-rehearsed/ No paper reading
 Content based

Formal dress code

 For boys, dinner suits with matching belts and shoes (grey/ blue/brown/ black)
 Collar shirts and ties/ cuff links (optional)
 For girls, formal dressing (shalwar/trousers/ shirt) matching shoes with short heels
 Light makeup and jewelry

Presentation
 Slides enriched with audio/ visual aids
 Dark background with bright colored font or vice versa
 Use Prezi/ Real Player/ Video Editor/Power Point

Specifications
Written Project – Report Writing
Introduction
 Aim
 Purpose
 Problem Statement
 Limitation
 Scope
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Literature Review
Summary/ critique (300 words)

Methodology
 Tool
 Sample Size
 Sourcing—Primary i.e. survey or interviews only

Findings
 Data
 Discussion
Conclusion
 Recommendation

Word Limit
 1200 words

Stylistic Conventions
 avoid colloquialisms and slang words
 use British English and write in complete sentences
 divide your write up into paragraphs

Bibliography

Written Project – Profile Writing

 Rationale behind selection of the person/character/professional
 Scope
 Summary
 Paragraph writing (All genres) on the selected personality
 Analysis
 Opinion/Concluding remarks