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Class 1 Introduction, discussion skills, asking questions, explanation of group paper, discussion of primary and secondary sources
Class 2 Powerpoint presentations of group paper (10 minutes per group)
Class 1 10/7/2011 Introduction, discussion skills, asking questions, explanation of group paper, discussion of primary and secondary sources
Class 2 11/11/2011 Powerpoint presentations of group paper (10 minutes per group)
Class 3 Work on group paper
Class 4 group paper due, discussions of main points in groups, final Q and A session
Class 3 12/3/2011 Work on group paper
Class 4 1/6/2011 group paper due, discussions of main points in groups, final Q and A session
1. one news article (use google news) 2. one journal or magazine article (use www.googlescholar.com and http://ci.nii.ac.jp/) 3. one book (use google books)
1. one news article (use google news http://news.google.com) 2. one journal or magazine article (use http://www.googlescholar.com and http://ci.nii.ac.jp/) 3. one book (use google books http://books.google.com)
2. one journal or magazine article (use www.googlescholar.com and cinii.jp)
2. one journal or magazine article (use www.googlescholar.com and http://ci.nii.ac.jp/)
Find secondary research using www.cinii.org and www.googlescholar.com
Finding primary and secondary research sources: Your bibliography should include at least:
1. one news article (use google news) 2. one journal or magazine article (use www.googlescholar.com and cinii.jp) 3. one book (use google books) 4. one "expert" (go to the dorm!) 5. one pamphlet or catalog (go to the international office!) 5. one website (You don't need any help here...)
Class 2 Powerpoint presentations of group paper
Class 2 Powerpoint presentations of group paper (10 minutes per group)
Find secondary research using www.cinii.org and www.googlescholar.com
Class 2 Work on group paper using online and offline resources
Class 3 Powerpoint presentations of group paper
Class 2 Powerpoint presentations of group paper
Class 3 Work on group paper
Greetings and congratulations on being chosen to study abroad!
Before you start this adventure, we will have a short preparation class. The many purposes of this class include:
1. To prepare you for the different class environment you may find abroad.
2. To polish your research skills (primary and secondary)
3. To give you practice in presenting using English
4. To teach you basic paper-writing and organizing skills
5. To prepare you for handling unexpected and emergency situations
The organization of the 4 lessons of this class, including what will be expected of you, is as follows:
Class 1 Introduction, discussion skills, asking questions, explanation of group paper, discussion of primary and secondary sources
Class 2 Work on group paper using online and offline resources
Class 3 Powerpoint presentations of group paper
Class 4 group paper due, discussions of main points in groups, final Q and A session