| dates |
Title |
| 4/28-5/2 |
What is scientific presentation?
download excerpt of week1 contents |
| 5/12-16 |
How to convey your message: topic sentence and priority of contents |
| 5/19-23 |
Summarizing & Presentation titles suited to target audience |
| 5/26-30 |
Asking questions
download tips for Q&A English Japanese |
| 6/2-6 |
Asking questions cont'd |
| 6/9-13 |
Answering questions |
| 6/16-20 |
Answering questions cont'd |
| 6/23-27 |
Easy to follow story with "flow" and "focus" |
| 6/30-7/4 |
Emphasizing key ideas |
| 7/7-11 |
Speaking techniques for maximum comprehension
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] |
| 9/1-5 |
Describing graphs |
| 9/8-12 |
Describing raw data and images |
| 9/29-10/4 |
Clarity in scientific explanations |
| 10/6-10 |
Constructive scientific dialogue |
| 10/20-24 |
Critiquing presentations |
| 10/27-31 |
Units 16 and 18 Conclusions and Introductions |
| 11/10-14 |
Conclusions with provided data |
| 11/17-21 |
Introductions with provided data |
| 12/1-5 |
Full presentation with provided data |
| 2026/1/19-23 |
Effective presentation slides and poster design |
| 1/26-3/6 |
Final individual research presentations |