島根大学オープンイノベーション推進本部主催　

英語論文執筆セミナー（オンライン）　　

 

読者の視点に立って、読者に効果的に伝わる論文を書く　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Effectively Communicate Your Research by Writing to Meet Reader Expectations　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

 

 

日時 / Date & time：

2023年11月29日（水）16：00～17：30　(90分間)

 

講師 / Speaker:

Dr. Rick WEISBURD　株式会社ELSS　代表取締役（英文校閲・翻訳）

 

講師紹介/ Speaker Profile

Rick earned his B.S. in biology from SUNY Albany and Ph.D. in oceanography from the University of Hawaii. He moved to Japan in 1990 and did post-doctoral research for 6 years at the National Institute for Environmental Studies. After teaching biology for 9 years at the University of Tsukuba, in 2006 he resigned from his associate professorship to run his scientific editing and translation company ELSS (https://www.elss.co.jp) full time. Rick has taught research communication at various research institutions every year since 1996. From 2011 to 2017, he served as Councilor for Certification Exam Development for the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences.

 

対象 / Open to: 英語論文の発表を目指す研究者・大学院生（専門分野不問）

 

言語　/ Language: 英語

 

内容 / Contents:

· Writing for readers rather than authors.

· Reader expectations at large scale: audience analysis, framing, and detailed planning

· Reader expectations at small scales

　(sentences and paragraphs; best with short submitted   writing samples* for analysis and editing on screen)

· Tools for improving skills in writing: corpus assembly and analysis, etc.

· Recommended resources (e.g., Chat-GPT) and samples

 

英文サンプルの提出については既に締切としています。

The deadline for submitting English texts has expired.

＊任意：申込時に、自身の研究について書いた英文サンプルを提出ください。

　（500語以内、ワードファイル、他の人の修正・校正を受けていない文章）

In the seminar, Rick will use principles and generalizations to explain how academic writing is understood by readers and present tools to help participants to improve their writing. Because everything in academic writing depends on the context, his explanations of these principles and tools will be most relevant and helpful if participants share context, samples, and challenges they face in their specific writing projects.

When applying, you may submit short writing samples (≤500 words) about your academic research. These samples can be taken from previous writing projects, but should not have been edited by others. From some of the received samples, Rick will select small portions for inclusion in on-screen demonstrations during the seminar (please do not send anything that is confidential). Other than the selected samples that will be shown and analyzed during the seminar, the samples will not be edited.

 

 

申込みサイト（学内限定）　https://forms.office.com/r/fiffKF9qwG

申込期限　　　2023年11月20日（月） 11月24日（金）17:00　締切

お問い合わせ　E-mail: ura@soc.shimane-u.ac.jp

 

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Online Seminar for Scientific Writing

Organized by Shimane University Head Office for Open Innovation Promotion

 

Effectively Communicate Your Research by Writing to Meet Reader Expectations　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

 

 

Date & time：

Thursday, November 29, 16：00～17：30　(90 minutes)

 

Speaker:

Dr. Rick WEISBURD, President, ELSS, inc. (scientific editing, translation）

 

Speaker Profile:

Rick earned his B.S. in biology from SUNY Albany and Ph.D. in oceanography from the University of Hawaii. He moved to Japan in 1990 and did post-doctoral research for 6 years at the National Institute for Environmental Studies. After teaching biology for 9 years at the University of Tsukuba, in 2006 he resigned from his associate professorship to run his scientific editing and translation company ELSS (https://www.elss.co.jp) full time. Rick has taught research communication at various research institutions every year since 1996. From 2011 to 2017, he served as Councilor for Certification Exam Development for the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences.

 

Open to:

Researchers and graduate students (regardless of field of specialization) seeking to publish papers in English

 

Language:

English

 

Contents:

· Writing for readers rather than authors.

· Reader expectations at large scale: audience analysis, framing, and detailed planning

· Reader expectations at small scales

　(sentences and paragraphs; best with short submitted   writing samples* for analysis and editing on screen)

· Tools for improving skills in writing: corpus assembly and analysis, etc.

· Recommended resources (e.g., Chat-GPT) and samples

 

The deadline for submitting English texts has expired.

＊Optional: At the time of application, please submit a sample of English writing about your research. (500 words or less, Word file, text not revised or edited by others)

In the seminar, Rick will use principles and generalizations to explain how academic writing is understood by readers and present tools to help participants to improve their writing. Because everything in academic writing depends on the context, his explanations of these principles and tools will be most relevant and helpful if participants share context, samples, and challenges they face in their specific writing projects.

 

When applying, you may submit short writing samples (≤500 words) about your academic research. These samples can be taken from previous writing projects, but should not have been edited by others. From some of the received samples, Rick will select small portions for inclusion in on-screen demonstrations during the seminar (please do not send anything that is confidential). Other than the selected samples that will be shown and analyzed during the seminar, the samples will not be edited.

 

 

Application website (on-campus only): https://forms.office.com/r/fiffKF9qwG

Application deadline: Monday, November 20, 2023　Friday, 24 November 2023, 17:00.

Inquiries: E-mail: ura@soc.shimane-u.ac.jp