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The 37th Writing Center Seminar "Academic Writing in Your Own Words - Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Quoting and Citing -"

[Time & Date]
 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Friday, November 8, 2019

[Venue]
 Seminar Room 2F, Information Media Center

[Participants]
 Researchers of Hiroshima University
 *Graduate students are welcome.
 *This is a faculty development program.

[Instructor]
 Gavin Furukawa, Ph.D.
 Assistant Professor
 Department of English Studies, Sophia University

 Roehl Sybing
 Writing Advisor Fellow
 Hiroshima University Writing Center

[Outline]
What are some strategies to write about other people’s ideas in your paper? This presentation will explore academic English writing for the various ways that writers reference and build on prior knowledge. This workshop will teach you the essential skills of rewording other writers’ ideas or quoting them in your academic paper, while also emphasizing the importance of giving credit through proper citations. This workshop is appropriate for graduate students and faculty who want to know about the specific expectations in academic English writing for four important skills – paraphrasing, summarizing, quoting and citing other people’s work in a meaningful and ethical manner.

[Schedule]
 10:00 – 10:15        Analyzing genres for four important skills
 10:15 – 11:15        Workshop on paraphrasing, summarizing, quoting and citing
 11:15 – 11:30        Advice and considerations for paraphrasing and grammar
 11:30 – 12:00        Question and answer session

[Registration]
 https://www.lib.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/?page_id=7790  Closed

[Contact]
 Writing Center, Hiroshima University  
 E-mail: wrc-research@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp


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