Educational Programs

Oral Scientific Communication 1 (遺伝学科学英語口頭演習 1)

The “NIG Method” for Scientific Presentation 2026

Course material of each session can be viewed by clicking the session title.

datesTitle
5/11-15Scientific Presentation with Purpose
download excerpt of week1 contents
5/18-22Context and Focus: Golden Rules for Comprehension
5/25-29Concise, Focused Speech & Effective Presentation Titles
6/1-5Effective Questions & Meaningful Feedback
download tips for Q&A English Japanese
6/8-12Effective Questions & Meaningful Feedback cont’d
6/15-19Answering Questions & Responding to Feedback
6/22-26Answering Questions & Responding to Feedback cont’d
6/29-7/3Creating Research Story with “Flow” and “Focus”
7/6-10Emphasizing Key Ideas
7/13-17Effective Speaking for Efficient Listening
download examples of common mispronunciations seen in native speakers of Japanese (in Japanese)
日本人が間違えやすい例文集 [pdf]
音声の動画ファイル (movie file) [58MB zip file]
8/31-9/4Describing Graphs
9/7-11Describing Raw Data and Images
9/14-18Powerful Language Tools – Signposts!
9/28-10/2Constructive Scientific Discussion
10/13-16Critiquing Presentations
10/26-30Units 16 and 18 Designing the Presentation
11/9-13Student Presentations: Conclusions with provided data
11/16-20Student Presentations: Introductions with provided data
12/8-12/11Student Presentations: Full presentation with provided data
2027/1/19-23Effective Slide Design
1/26-3/6
(の期間中3回)		Final Individual Research Presentations

course organizer: HIRATA Tatsumi <tathirat[at]nig.ac.jp>
instructor: GOHMARU Taji <gohmaru[at]nig.ac.jp> ; office: A125 (ext. 5874)

course objectives, prerequisites and grades

Oral Scientific Communication 2

Courses and workshops on scientific presentation