English for Scientists I
Syllabus 2010


All sessions take place in Room A124.
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dates Title
5/10-14 What is Scientific Presentation?
5/17-21 Introducing Topics and Straightforward Explanations
5/24-28 Summarizing, Paraphrasing and Effective Titles
5/31-6/4 Strategies for Asking Questions
6/7-11
6/14-18 Strategies for Answering and Fielding Questions
6/21-25
6/28-7/2 Streamlining and Signposts
7/5-9
9/6-10 Speaking for Listeners and not for Readers
9/13-17
9/27-10/1 Describing Graphics for Maximum Comprehension
10/4-8 Describing, Comparing and Contrasting Shapes
10/11-15 Processes with Elements of Time and Other Complex Relationships
10/18-22 Critical Discssion: Presenting Arguments and Challenging Logic
10/25-29
11/8-12 Critiquing Others' Presentations
11/15-19 Conclusions and Introductions with Provided Data
11/22-26
11/29-12/3 Full Presentation with Provided Data
2011
1/31-2/4
Special Topic: Techniques for Successful Slide Presentations
2/7-10 Individual Research Presentations with Students' Own Data
2/14-18
2/21-25

course organizer: Tatsumi HIRATA <tathirat[at]lab.nig.ac.jp>
instructor: S. Todd GORMAN <gsteven[at]lab.nig.ac.jp> ; office: A125 (ext. 5874)

course objectives, prerequisites and grades

English for Scientists 2008
English for Scientists 2009
English for Scientists 2010 II

Courses and workshops on scientific presentation



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