Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Writing Center (University Wide Courses for Graduate Students)
Lecture Code 8A001003 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 論文英語修辞学I
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ロンブンエイゴシュウジガクイチ
Subject Name in
English
English Rhetoric & Writing Scientific Papers I
Instructor KAWAMOTO TAKESHI
Instructor
(Katakana)
カワモト タケシ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Tues5-6:Online
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Online Lecture 
Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area(Area) 21 : Fundamental Competencies for Working Persons
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Globalization/International cooperation studies
Eligible Students
Keywords research paper, academic writing, corpus 
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Class Objectives
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The language used in this class is Japanese. In this class, we will learn about the composition and writing of scientific articles based on Move analysis. Together, I will show you how to find appropriate English expressions using the Life Science Dictionary Corpus. This class uses Japanese for discussion. 
Class Schedule lesson1, Types of paragraphs; types of research papers
The typical research paper consist of Abstract, Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results, Discussion (called IMRAD). IMRAD is a kind of template for writing scientific papers. Each section has a certain pattern, which we call Moves. constant writing. Also, there are principles in how to make paragraphs that make up them, so learn it.
lesson2, Structure of English sentences (phrase, clause and sentence structure)
Learn the basics of how to assemble English sentences and how to analyze them.
lesson3, Types of papers ( (Moves for Introduction)
Each section of IMRAD has a certain pattern, which we call Moves. Introduction consists of three Moves. First of all, the authors should introduce subjects and fields, and describe the importance of the research. Next, we extract problems from previous studies and introduce a new idea of research, which make the study unique and valuable. Finally, the authors will introduce the contents of this research.
lesson4, Moves of Discussion
Discussion consists of 3 Moves. Outline of results, examination of individual results, and conclusion (summary) are presented.
lesson5, Word type (how to use corpus)
The Life Science Dictionary (http://lsd-project.jp/en/index.html) is an online dictionary that anyone can use freely. The English collocation search can be a powerful tool for the writing of papers.
lesson6, Construction and formatting of Abstract
The general composition of Abstract is "Background, Objective, Method, Result, Conclusion", but there are various patterns to show what you did in the study.
lesson7, Moves for Results
The way of writing Results is slightly different depending on the field, but there are common parts. Learn typical patterns and characteristics of Results.
lesson8, Correspondence between Introduction and Discussion
When making a story of a thesis, it is necessary to first decide the conclusion and make Introduction correspondingly.
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Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Life Science Dictionary(https://lsd-project.jp) 
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Part 1: Let's find an article that serves as a model.
2nd: Please select and submit a paper which serves as a model.
Third: Let's analyze Introduction of the selected paper.
Fourth: Let's analyze the discussion of the selected paper.
The 5th: Let's try using the life science dictionary.
Sixth: Let's analyze Abstract of the selected paper.
The 7th: Let's analyze the Results of the selected article.
The 8th: Let's write a paper. 
Requirements The theme of this class is English scientific papers, but the language used in this class is Japanese. 
Grading Method Reports are considered to judge performance. 
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