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Description
Writing graduation theses can be challenging for Japanese students as they have little experience with longer forms of writing. In this presentation, key questions for helping students understand the purpose of each section of an academic paper along with questions that focus students on writing for an audience will be discussed. The presenter will also show how these questions are used in a fourth-year seminar at a Japanese university.
Summary
Writing graduation theses can be challenging for Japanese students as they have little experience with longer forms of writing. In this presentation, key questions for helping students understand the purpose of each section of an academic paper along with questions that focus students on writing for an audience will be discussed. The presenter will also show how these questions are used in a fourth-year seminar at Japanese university.
| Teaching Context | College and university education |
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