Hi everyone, It was really great to meet everyone in today’s class. I really appreciated your attention and participation during our class activities. Academic Writing is one of the most difficult skills in English to master. Please remember that Academic Writing is even difficult for native-speakers. Although this course will be challenging, you will be able to improve your writing and critical thinking skills. However, it will be very important to complete the weekly tasks. Remember to manage your time and give yourself enough time to complete your writing tasks. Course Syllabus and Schedule: At the start of class, we went through the grading criteria and requirements for our course. We also looked at the schedule. Please make sure to submit your writing tasks on time every week. We will be writing our research paper step-by-step, so you will be writing every week. Essay Structure: After, we reviewed essay structure. If you would like ot review the slide presentation from today's lesson, you can find it in the Academic Writing --> Lesson Materials section of the website. For homework, you need to read the sample essay and identify all the parts of an essay. Topic Selection For the last part of class, we looked at the different categories you can choose your research paper topic from: 1. American and British Literature 2. Applied Linguistics 3. Communications When you choose your topic, make sure it is specific. Key words to use in your title include: a. the effects of ... b. the process of ... c. the differences between ... and ... Homework:
Blog Question #1:
* Write 10-12 sentences. * Use capitalization, punctuation & spelling correctly. * Submit by Wed., Sept. 23 by 6:00pm.
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AW-Shinji
9/17/2015 11:37:33 am
Q.1
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Nicole
9/18/2015 01:08:11 am
Very interesting topic Shinji! You need to choose a specific country for your research paper (e.g. Spain, France, Germany, etc.) Each European country has its own reasons for multiculturalism, and different immigrant populations. For example, France has a large immigrant population from North Africa while Germany has a large Turkish population. Please reply to this comment with the name of your country.
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AW-Shinji
9/18/2015 07:42:20 pm
I would like to research England's immigration policy and the current situation mainly. In addition, I want to briefly introduce France's, Germany's and maybe Singapore's stance on the issue in my paper.
AW-Natsumi
9/18/2015 10:03:56 pm
Hello, Nicole.
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Nicole
9/20/2015 04:03:34 am
Hi Natusmi,
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AW-Taiki
9/20/2015 02:51:55 am
Q1
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Nicole
9/20/2015 04:07:40 am
Hi Taiki,
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AW-Taiki
9/21/2015 08:07:15 am
I changed my topic into "The differences of politeness in terms of spoken discourse in Japanese and American cultures".
AW-Akimitsu
9/20/2015 09:22:22 pm
Hi,nicole.
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Nicole
9/21/2015 04:54:39 am
Hi Akimitsu,
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AW-Akimitsu
9/21/2015 04:11:42 pm
Hello, nicole.
AW-Saeko
9/21/2015 03:46:07 am
Hello Nicole,
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Nicole
9/21/2015 04:43:38 am
Hi Saeko,
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AW-Asa
9/21/2015 02:34:43 pm
Q1.
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Nicole
9/21/2015 06:57:13 pm
Hi Asa,
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AW-Asa
9/23/2015 12:26:23 am
Thank you for the advice. I would like to write about the process of first language acquisition.
AW-Misa
9/21/2015 07:55:26 pm
Q.1
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Nicole
9/22/2015 07:04:03 am
Hi Misa,
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AW-Misa
9/22/2015 06:39:13 pm
Thank you for your reply, Nicole.
AW-Mayu
9/21/2015 10:29:22 pm
Q1.
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Nicole
9/22/2015 07:07:36 am
Hi Mayu,
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AW-Kazuma
9/22/2015 03:46:42 am
Q1
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Nicole
9/22/2015 07:10:54 am
Hi Kazuma,
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AW-Kazuma
9/22/2015 10:38:09 pm
I'm going to do a comparison between the U.S. and Hong Kong. Thank you
AW-Nanami
9/22/2015 08:04:14 am
1) Differences between an essay and a research paper is the amount of facts.
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Nicole
9/22/2015 08:35:01 pm
Hi Nanami,
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AW-Nanami
9/22/2015 09:31:37 pm
Thank you for your reply.
AW-Ruka
9/22/2015 11:30:33 am
Q1
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Nicole
9/22/2015 08:39:11 pm
Hi Ruku,
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AW-Kanako
9/22/2015 02:40:20 pm
1- one of differences in papers is obviously how long they are. Therefore in terms of the numbers of paragraphs and how deep their arguments are, big differences exist. Moreover in sample paper, there isn't any comparison. I thought that this might caused the difference of length. On the other hand, research paper has clearly comparison. Also, research paper has a lot of quotations from others and listed them all at last. This is why research paper seems to have reliability in its argument.
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Nicole
9/22/2015 08:40:54 pm
Hi Kanako,
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AW-Kotoe
9/22/2015 06:00:30 pm
1 There are some differences between the sample essay and research paper. The first thing to be mentioned is the title. Both of the writers choose the topic about the University’s life, but the research paper’s one is more specific because it clearly mentions the countries the writer wants to talk about: Japan and America. However, in sample essay, the specific country is not remarked. Additionally, in terms of the length of the entire documents, a research paper is much longer: 454 words in Sample essay and 1812 words in research paper, which is due to the fact that it has more citations and mentions the three differences in University respectively. On the other hand, the sample essay is easier to read and simple. Both of them have a good points and bad one, so it is hard to say which is better.
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Nicole
9/22/2015 08:43:13 pm
Hi Kotoe,
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AW-Kana
9/22/2015 06:17:23 pm
Hi Nicole,
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Nicole
9/22/2015 08:46:22 pm
Hi Kana,
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AW-Natsuki
9/22/2015 07:36:24 pm
Hi, Nicole
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Nicole
9/22/2015 08:55:23 pm
Hi Natsuki,
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AW-Natsuki
9/22/2015 09:48:10 pm
I'll write my paper about "sign language" and compare Japanese and American one. Thanks for your advice.
AW-Yoko
9/22/2015 07:57:42 pm
Hello Nicole,
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Nicole
9/22/2015 09:03:47 pm
Hi Yoko,
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AW Nami Takahashi
9/22/2015 09:38:18 pm
I thought the length was different. An essay is short compared to a research paper. Therefore a research paper is more specific and written in detail. The research paper also used several written materials to discuss about the topic. It contains expert's opinions. On the other hand, an essay doesn't have any information from experts and it seemed like the it's based on the writers opinion. However it's easier for the reader to understand and it's a good way to share something in a convenient way.
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Nicole
9/23/2015 12:03:39 am
Hi Nami,
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AW-Nagisa
9/22/2015 10:51:19 pm
Hello, Nicole
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Nicole
9/23/2015 12:13:14 am
Hi Nagisa,
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AW-Karen
9/22/2015 11:27:17 pm
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Nicole
9/23/2015 12:16:34 am
Hi Karen,
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AW-Rika
9/22/2015 11:34:03 pm
Hi Nicole,
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Nicole
9/23/2015 12:19:32 am
Hi Rika,
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AW-Ayaka
9/23/2015 01:56:00 am
Hello Nicole,
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Nicole
9/23/2015 02:06:26 am
Hi Ayaka,
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Miho
9/23/2015 01:59:20 am
I'm sorry for the late post.
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Miho
9/23/2015 02:15:24 am
There are some friends around me who is called "half" in Japan. I heard they confused and have mixed feeling about what they truly are. Their nationality is Japan but sometimes people judged them as "Gaijin" because their looking. It is the problem in single nation state I think. So I would like to research and understand the making process of identity and how harf people feel about it.
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Nicole
9/23/2015 02:15:47 am
Hi Miho,
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Miho
9/23/2015 03:50:29 am
Dear Nicole
Kazuna
9/23/2015 03:03:51 am
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Miho
9/23/2015 03:48:10 am
Dear Nicole
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