| dates |
Title |
| 4/22-25 |
What is scientific presentation?
download excerpt of week1 contents |
| 5/7-9 |
How to convey your message |
| 5/13-16 |
Summarizing & Choosing title |
| 5/20-23 |
Asking questions
download tips for Q&A English Japanese |
| 5/27-30 |
Asking questions cont'd |
| 6/3-6 |
Answering questions |
| 6/10-13 |
Answering questions cont'd |
| 6/24-27 |
Easy to follow story with "flow" and "focus" |
| 7/1-4 |
Emphasizing key ideas |
| 7/8-11 |
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] |
| 9/9-12 |
Describing graphs |
| 9/24-26 |
Describing shapes and images |
| 9/30-10/3 |
Clarity in scientific explanations |
| 10/15-17 |
Constructive scientific dialogue |
| 10/21-24 |
Critiquing presentations |
| 10/28-31 |
Units 16 and 18 Conclusions and Introductions |
| 11/11-14 |
Conclusions with provided data |
| 11/18-21 |
Introductions with provided data |
| 12/2-5 |
Full presentation with provided data |
| 2025/1/20-23 |
Effective presentations slides and poster composition |
| 1/27-2/28 |
Final individual research presentations |