Date and Time | June 15th (Wed) 12:35-13:30 |
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Place | Nanzan University, Nagoya Campus, B44 |
Lecturer | Aya Kawakami (GP Project Director & Writing Advisor) |
Designed to help juniors and seniors prepare for writing their senior theses in English, the series of five lectures takes up different aspects of thesis writing. This second year for this lecture series, lecture 1 focuses on a general overview of the goal of a thesis and teaches the students on the basic components of a thesis. The lecture introduces the concepts of formal academic language and plagiarism. The lecture also provided some tips for effective thesis writing.
![]() GP Project Director Aya Kawakami |
![]() GP Project Director discussing how to create a chart to organize your research |
Students learn about paraphrasing and the need for notation |
Aya Kawakami's Lecture
This first lecture was designed as a general overview of the entire series. The talk touched on the basic structure of a thesis, introduced the concept of formal writing, plagiarism, and included some general advice on researching and organizing a thesis paper. GP Project Director Aya Kawakami stressed the importance of setting small, achievable goals and maintaining a strict time schedule as one of the keys to writing a successful thesis paper.