This course is designed to improve psychology graduate students’ English writing skills for academic papers.
Lecturers
- Professor Masaki YUKI
Faculty of Humanities and Human Sciences, Hokkaido University - Professor Takahiko MASUDA
Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Canada - Associate Professor Sawa SENZAKI
Human Development and Psychology Departments, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, USA
Course Detail
Schedule: 2021 June 28th – 2021 July 2nd
Level: Ph.D
Credit: 1
Course Format: On-campus
Outline
Each student will present her/his research in an academic paper. The instructors, teaching assistants and other classmates will discuss the quality of writing and provide each student with constructive suggestions. At the end of the course, students will receive a written summary of tips to improve his/her English writing skills. Based on the information, they will be required to submit a revised paper, the quality of which will be a major factor in their grade.
Course Goals
- to improve logical thinking.
- to learn efficient and effective communication skills in order to convey personal ideas.
- to be exposed to useful vocabulary, sentence structure, and idioms for English academic writing.
- to get used to explaining their research ideas in English.
- to resubmit an academic writing after revision