Course Overview

This is an advanced English skills training exercise for students who have earned credits for Advanced Scientific Research Proposal in English 1. Research advisors in the Neuroscience Degree Program, whose native language is English, play a central role in cultivating scientific English skills, logical thinking skills, and expressive abilities sufficient for writing doctoral dissertations and papers submitted to international journals in English. Those who wish to do so will be guided in writing applications for research grants and scholarships equivalent to NIH Predoctoral Fellowships.

Learning Achievement

By the end of the year, each student will acquire the ability to logically present their Ph.D. research project. For this purpose, the class will be geared towards writing a predoctoral fellowship and/or dissertation.

Competence

Communication competence, Internationality competence, Research information collection / ability to disseminate finding, Ability to think logically

Course prerequisites

Only students who have earned credits for Advanced Specialized Scientific English 1 may take this course.

Grading Philosophy

Grades are based on presentation, class participation and attendance.
50% participation in discussions, 30% presentation and 20% attendance.

Course schedule

Course type

Class Exercises

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Matsumoto Masayuki,Pasqualotto Achille,Nakata Mariko

Other information

Site for Inquiry

Link to the syllabus provided by the university