ICR Class 10: Cycle 4 research on global issues: Possible actions & solutions
Summary: You discussed in pairs the possible actions and solutions to your issue. Then, we discussed ways to prepare for your Cycle 4 presentations on Class 10 or 11. Finally, you reflected on the three questions in your Google Doc.
I would like to remind everyone that you need an introduction, conclusion, references, and in-text citations on each slide so you can say where you got your work from. Also, I emailed your presentation back to you with corrections and feedback.
Please do not use your old draft PowerPoints while presenting. Please download my attachment with feedback because I am trying to help you improve your presentations!
Cycle 4 Presentations on 12/08/2025 and 12/15/2025: (Order decided in class today:)
I recommend that before you start to create your slideshow, restate your five research questions based on the five sections below and then categorize your notes based on your references:
- Basic Information
- Causes
- Cases or Further Examples
- Effects
- Solutions
* Students who present in Class 11 can share their presentation via email attachment on Friday by 1 pm before Class 11, and I can make edits and recommendations and send them back to you.
Summary: Guidelines for your Presentation, in addition to the information in the presentation of your issue document:
ICR_Presentation-ChecklistDownload
1. Your talk should be about 7-8 minutes and then 2-3 minutes for questions, comments, and answers.
2. It is good to practice your presentation several times (even recorded on ZOOM) so you can focus on your timing and gain confidence.
3. There are usually 12 to 16 slides.
4. You’ll have a References or Works Cited page to show where you got your work from. Please include the author’s name, date published, the organization or publisher, and the URL link.
5. In the slideshow, please write and say where you got the information from in the form of in-text citations for APA such as (Miller, 2020, para. 3). You can also do narrative in-text citations such as Suzuki (2020, p. 5) suggested that… If you use the author’s exact words, you need to use “quotation marks,” but you do not need quotes if you summarize the keywords.
6. Here are three free websites where you can download free and beautiful images and pictures:
7. Samples of Chuo Students’ IRD PowerPoint Presentations
Homework due on Friday for students in Class 11: Please share your presentation via email attachment by 1 pm on Friday before Class 11. I will then make edits and recommendations and send them back to you.
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ICR Class 10: Cycle 4 research on global issues: Case analysis or Effects
Summary of Class 10: You shared your research notes with different groups and pairs by discussing the case analysis or effects of your issue.
Our focus was more on documenting, organizing your work. Furthermore, making reflection questions about your issues to get informative research for your discussions and presentation. We again also focused on help with doing online searches and note-taking to help make sense of and discuss your research. Finally, you wrote refections of your learning in class in your Google Doc:
1. How did you participate in class today? Please describe as best you can.
2. What did you learn about your issue? Your speaking pairs issues?
3. What are your next SMART (simple, manageable, attainable, real, timely) learning goals?
Homework is due on 12/08/2023 by 2 PM. Please upload the pictures of your notes in your Shared Google file under the section “第 11回 Cycle 4 sharing research notes 4: Possible Actions and Solutions.”
Please, research the SAME research issue using 1 or 2 Internet, book, newspaper, or journal articles about a topic you are passionate about discussing. The theme should be on what are the Effects of Your Issue. Then take two to four pages of notes for each reading or viewing using the keywords on the pages. Remember to write on your notes also the author’s name(s), the date, and page or paragraph numbers if you use direct quotations. These actions will help you not copy/paste when you are note-taking and summarize in your own words or use quotation marks using the authors’ exciting thoughts, data, and vocabulary.
New note: Please do not research only in the Japanese language and translate because it does not support your English reading skills. Some research related to law and Japan is fine, but explore studying in English with a variety of publications and not one source.
Moreover, here is are the IRD links and docs for your homework below for your convenience:
Resources for students and teachers in Basic and Improving Research & Discussion
Note-taking on Age Discrimination
Note-taking on a Right to an Education
And more search engines:
Carrot 2 Carrot helps you find topics related to your search term. After entering the term you enter and then click on ‘search,’ you can choose to see the results as a list, tree map, or pie chart that helps you visualize your issue and narrow your search at the same time.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): DOAJ is a community-designed and maintained online journal directory that provides you access to robust, open access, peer-reviewed journals. This search engine is independent, and it is free including being indexed in DOAJ. Please use this engine for topical issues and authors, and you might find research that provides evidential content for your academic essay. DOAJ is an educational outreach search engine that focuses on high-quality applications and submissions.
Google Scholar: Google scholar helps you do a broad or narrow search of articles. It also helps you cite your “references” for APA and “work cited” for MLA! You can also get the quick guides to both systems below.
CORE Research Engine UK: This research search engine claims to be the largest open-access research database in the world giving free access.
And important quick guides for how document your sources through references or works cited. You do not have to be perfect on the system and the focus is more on the content of your research:
Finally a useful phrases sheet that I use in the ICR classes:
ICR Class 09: Cycle 4 research on global issues: Causes and Effects
Summary of Class 09: Today, you shared your research notes with different groups and pairs by discussing the causes and effects of your issue. Our focus was on documenting and organizing your work. Furthermore, creating reflection questions about your issues can help you gather informative research for your discussions and presentations. We also focused on helping with online searches, note-taking, and mind-mapping to help make sense of and discuss your research. Finally, you wrote reflections of your learning in class in your Google Doc:
1. How did you participate in class today? Please describe as best you can.
2. What did you learn about your issue? Your speaking pairs issues?
3. What are your next SMART (simple, manageable, attainable, real, timely) learning goals?
Homework is due on Friday by 1 pm before Class 10. Please upload the pictures of your notes in your Shared Google file under the section “Class 09 Cycle 4 sharing research notes 4: Possible Actions and Solutions.”
Please research the same research issue using two Internet sources, books, newspapers, or journal articles about a topic you are passionate about discussing. The theme should focus on the possible actions or solutions for Your Issue. Then take two to four pages of notes for each reading or viewing, using the keywords on the pages. Remember to include the author’s name(s), date, and page or paragraph numbers in your notes when using direct quotations. These actions will help you avoid copying and pasting when note-taking, instead summarizing in your own words or using quotation marks to highlight the authors’ exciting thoughts, data, and vocabulary.
New note: Please refrain from researching solely in Japanese and translating, as this does not support your English reading skills. Some research on law and Japan is acceptable, but it would be more comprehensive to explore studying in English through a variety of publications rather than relying on a single source.
Moreover, here are the links and docs for your homework below for your convenience:
Resources for students and teachers in Basic and Improving Research & Discussion
Note-taking on Age Discrimination
Note-taking on the Right to an Education
And more search engines:
Carrot 2: Carrot helps you find topics related to your search term. After entering the term you enter and then clicking on ‘search,’ you can choose to see the results as a list, tree map, or pie chart that helps you visualize your issue and narrow your search at the same time.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): DOAJ is a community-designed and maintained online journal directory that provides you access to robust, open-access, peer-reviewed journals. This search engine is independent and free, and it is indexed in DOAJ. Please use this engine for topical issues and authors, and you might find research that provides evidence for your academic essay. DOAJ is an educational outreach search engine that focuses on high-quality applications and submissions.
Google Scholar: Google Scholar helps you do a broad or narrow search of articles. It also enables you to cite your “references” for APA and “work cited” for MLA! You can also get the quick guides to both systems below.
CORE Research Engine UK: This research search engine claims to be the largest open-access research database in the world giving unrestricted access.
Essential quick guides for documenting your sources through references or works cited. You do not have to be perfect on the system, and the focus is more on the content of your research:
ICR Class 08: Cycle 4 research on global issues: Causes
Summary of Class 08: You shared your research notes with different pairs by discussing the causes about the issue of your choice. Also, I gave time to write reflections in your shared Google Drive file. When you search for additional information, please ask Wh-questions about your issue to narrow your focus.
Homework due on Friday by 1 pm before Class 09: Please upload the pictures of your notes in your Shared Google file under the section “第 9 回 Cycle 4 sharing research notes 2: Basic Cases (or Causes).”
Please research the same research issue using two Internet sources, books, newspapers, or journal articles about a topic you are passionate about discussing.
The theme should focus on the causes and effects of Your Issues. Then, take one to two pages of notes for each reading or viewing, using the keywords on the pages. Remember to write on your notes the author’s name(s), the date, and page or paragraph numbers if you use direct quotations. These actions will help you avoid copying and pasting when note-taking, instead summarizing your own words or using quotation marks to highlight the author’s exciting thoughts, data, and vocabulary.
Please remember to make notes on where you got your work, including the author’s name, date published, publication, URL, and which section or paragraph number you go your information from. It is helpful to know where you got your information to discuss that with your classmates in the breakout rooms and on your presentation day.
APA
Kurokawa, S. (2020, October 2020). Residents in northern Hiroshima pref tormented by low-flying jets. The Mainichi.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20201019/p2a/00m/0dm/022000c
Moreover, here are the IRD links and docs for your homework below for your convenience:
Resources for students and teachers in Basic and Improving Research & Discussion
Note-taking on Age Discrimination
Note-taking on the Right to an Education
And more search engines:
Carrot 2: Carrot helps you find topics related to your search term. After entering the term you enter and then clicking on ‘search,’ you can choose to see the results as a list, tree map, or pie chart, which helps you visualize your issue and narrow your search at the same time.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): DOAJ is a community-designed and maintained online journal directory that provides you access to robust, open-access, peer-reviewed journals. This search engine is independent and free, and it is indexed in DOAJ. Please use this engine for topical issues and authors, and you might find research that provides evidence for your academic essay. DOAJ is an educational outreach search engine that focuses on high-quality applications and submissions.
Google Scholar: Google Scholar helps you do a broad or narrow search of articles. It also helps you cite your “references” for APA and “work cited” for MLA! You can also get the quick guides to both systems below.
CORE Research Engine UK: This research search engine claims to be the largest open-access research database in the world, giving free access.
Important quick guides for how to document your sources through references or works cited. You do not have to be perfect on the system, and the focus is more on the content of your research:
ICR Class 07: Cycle 3 reflection and self-evaluation/assessment; student interests and goal- setting for Cycle 4; Discussing the Basic Information
Summary of Class 08: We had the first class for Cycle 03 Presentations on your issues, and listeners asked a lot of questions.
Homework is due on Friday at 1 pm before Class 08. Please upload the pictures of your notes in your Shared Google file under the section “ICR Class 07 Cycle 4 sharing research notes 2 Basic Information.”
Please, research the SAME research issue using 2 Internet, book, newspaper, or journal articles about a topic you are passionate about discussing. The theme should be on what is the Basic Information and what are the Cases of Your Issues.
Then take one to two pages of notes for each reading or viewing, using the keywords on the pages. Remember to write in your notes and on the Google Doc. the author’s name(s), the date, and page or paragraph numbers if you use direct quotations. These actions will help you avoid copying and pasting when note-taking and summarize with your own words, or use quotation marks to incorporate the authors’ exciting thoughts, data, and vocabulary.
Again, if you read this, please remember to make notes on where you got your work, including the author’s name, date published, publication, URL, and which section or paragraph number you got your information from in your Google Doc.
It is also helpful to know where you got your information to discuss with your classmates in the breakout rooms and on your presentation day.
Moreover, here are the IRD links and docs for your homework below for your convenience:
Resources for students and teachers in Basic and Improving Research & Discussion
Note-taking on Age Discrimination
Note-taking on the Right to an Education
And more search engines:
Carrot 2: Carrot helps you find topics related to your search term. After entering your term and clicking ‘search,’ you can choose to view the results as a list, tree map, or pie chart, which helps you visualize your issue and narrow your search at the same time.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): DOAJ is a community-designed and maintained online journal directory that provides you access to robust, open-access, peer-reviewed journals. This search engine is independent and free, and it is indexed in DOAJ. Please use this engine for topical issues and authors, and you might find research that provides evidence for your academic essay. DOAJ is an educational outreach search engine that focuses on high-quality applications and submissions.
Google Scholar: Google Scholar helps you do a broad or narrow search of articles. It also helps you cite your “references” for APA and “work cited” for MLA! You can also get the quick guides to both systems below.
CORE Research Engine UK: This research search engine claims to be the largest open-access research database in the world, giving free access.
And important quick guides for how to document your sources through references or works cited. You do not have to be perfect on the system, and the focus is more on the content of your research:
ICR Class 06: Cycle 3 Workshop Preparations for Your Research Presentations
Summary: We had the first class for Cycle 03 Presentations on your issues, and listeners asked a lot of questions.
Summary: Guidelines for your Presentation in addition to the information in the presentation of your issue document.
1. Your talk should be about 7-8 minutes and then 2-3 minutes for questions, comments, and answers.
2. There are usually 12 to 16 slides.
3. You’ll have a Reference page to show where you got your work from. Please include the author’s name, date published, the organization or publisher, and the URL link.
4. In the slideshow, please write and say where you got the information from in the form of in-text citations, such as (Miller, 2020, para. 3). You can also do narrative in-text citations like as Suzuki (2020, p. 5) suggested that… If you use the author’s exact words, you need to use “quotation marks,” but you do not need quotes if you summarize in the keywords.
5. Here are two free websites where you can download free and beautiful images and pictures:
6. Samples of Chuo Students’ PowerPoint Presentations
7. ICR_Presentation-ChecklistDownload
Presentation Checklist:
IRD_Presentation-ChecklistDownload
Presentation Samples (Not APA, but MLA formatting, sorry!)
Presentation 1: Vertical Farming
Presentation 2: Learn from Costa Rica
Presentation 3: How to Protect all Passengers
Homework is due on Sunday at 12 midnight before Class 07. Please upload the pictures of your notes in your Shared Google file under the section “ICR Class 07 Cycle 4 sharing research notes 2: Basic Information/Cases.”
Please, research the SAME and new research issue using 2 Internet, book, newspaper, or journal articles about a topic you are passionate about discussing. The theme should be on what is the Basic Information and what are the Cases of Your Issues.
Then take one to two pages of notes for each reading or viewing, using the keywords on the pages. Remember to write in your notes and on the Google Doc. the author’s name(s), the date, and page or paragraph numbers if you use direct quotations. These actions will help you avoid copying and pasting when note-taking and summarize with your own words, or use quotation marks to incorporate the authors’ exciting thoughts, data, and vocabulary.
Again, if you read this, please remember to make notes on where you got your work, including the author’s name, date published, publication, URL, and which section or paragraph number you got your information from in your Google Doc.
It is also helpful to know where you got your information to discuss with your classmates in the breakout rooms and on your presentation day.
Moreover, here are the IRD links and docs for your homework below for your convenience:
Resources for students and teachers in Basic and Improving Research & Discussion
Note-taking on Age Discrimination
Note-taking on the Right to an Education
And more search engines:
Carrot 2: Carrot helps you find topics related to your search term. After entering your term and clicking ‘search,’ you can choose to view the results as a list, tree map, or pie chart, which helps you visualize your issue and narrow your search at the same time.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): DOAJ is a community-designed and maintained online journal directory that provides you access to robust, open-access, peer-reviewed journals. This search engine is independent and free, and it is indexed in DOAJ. Please use this engine for topical issues and authors, and you might find research that provides evidence for your academic essay. DOAJ is an educational outreach search engine that focuses on high-quality applications and submissions.
Google Scholar: Google Scholar helps you do a broad or narrow search of articles. It also helps you cite your “references” for APA and “work cited” for MLA! You can also get the quick guides to both systems below.
CORE Research Engine UK: This research search engine claims to be the largest open-access research database in the world, giving free access.
These quick guides help how to document your sources through references or works cited. You do not have to be perfect on the system, and the focus is more on the content of your research:
ICR Class 05: Cycle 3 research on global issues: Possible actions & solutions
Summary: In the class and also in research pairs, you focused on discussing actions and solutions, but you also spoke and reflected on your past work on your issue, including the basics, historical information, data, the causes, and then the effects, and possible solutions, or at least some relief to the situation that is your close reading. Afterward, you learned about strategies to synthesize your notes as a template as an outline for your upcoming APA formatted presentation.
You discussed in pairs the possible actions and solutions to your issue. Then, we discussed ways to prepare for your presentation on November 11th. Finally, you reflected on the three questions in your Google Doc.
Guidelines for your Presentation, in addition to the information in the presentation of your issue document.
1. Your talk should be about 7-8 minutes and then 2-3 minutes for questions, comments, and answers.
2. There are usually 12 to 16 slides.
3. You’ll have a Reference page to show where you got your work from. Please include the author’s name, date published, the organization or publisher, and the URL link.
4. In the slideshow, please write and say where you got the information from in the form of in-text citations such as (Miller, 2020, para. 3). You can also do narrative in-text citations such as Suzuki (2020, p. 5) suggested that… If you use the author’s exact words, you need to use “quotation marks,” but you do not need quotes if you summarize in the keywords.
5. Here are two free websites where you can download free and beautiful images and pictures:
6. Samples of Chuo Students’ PowerPoint Presentations
7. IRD_Presentation-ChecklistDownload
Homework due on Friday by 1:00 pm for presenters on Class 06, but the homework for presenters on Class 07 is due on Friday at 1 pm before Class 07: 第6回 Cycle 3 pair and small-group presentations (Assigned on Class 05 and Class 06) Please email your PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation to svye001@g.chuo-u.ac.jp via attachment and not in your Google Document due to formatting. Please look for the email I will send you with feedback on your presentation. Please use the show that I sent back to you.
Presentation Checklist
Presentation Samples (Not APA, but MLA formatting, sorry!)
Presentation 1: Vertical Farming
Presentation 2: Learn from Costa Rica
Presentation 3: How to Protect all Passengers
References-Formatted-with-URL-LinksDownload
Synthesizing-Your-Issue-on-4-A4-Papers-1Download
Making Great Research and Research Questions
Optional Homework if you have a difficult time making your presentation:
1. Please write your four or five questions related to your topic that you are researching and categorizing your notes on six articles on three A4 papers as shown in the sample images and the downloadable “Synthesizing Your Issue on 4 A4 Papers” PowerPoint above, which is like mind-mapping:
https://sites.google.com/view/brd-ird-resources/3b-mindmapping-1
2. Then, use your research questions to categorize your notes into five or six sections in three pages of notes. The research questions become your paragraph topic thesis statements in your paper. Each section should include at least two citations, noting paragraph numbers and pages, especially for quoted material. This will help you remember the sources of your information, making the writing process easier with the necessary in-text citations. Please take photos and place them in your Google Document under the Synthesized Notes section
2. Please include your references in the document APA style on the fourth page and insert the corrected clean copy of your references in alphabetical order in your Google Document at the end of your Synthesized Notes section. Please provide the details of the author’s name, date published, the title, pages (if needed), and the publisher (or organization). We have already formatted many of your references; please refer to the edited format provided and use that content.
Note: Your reference section should be in alphabetical order based on the author’s last name or the organization if there is no author.
ICR Class 04: Cycle 3 research on global issues: Effects
Summary of Class 04: You shared your research notes with different groups and pairs by discussing the effects of your issue. Our focus was on documenting and organizing your work.
Furthermore, creating reflection questions about your issues can help you gather informative research for your discussions and presentations. We also focused on helping with online searches, note-taking, and mind-mapping to help make sense of and discuss your research. Finally, you wrote reflections of your learning in class in your Google Doc:
1. How did you participate in class today? Please describe as best you can.
2. What did you learn about your issue? Your speaking pairs issues?
3. What are your next SMART (simple, manageable, attainable, real, timely) learning goals?
Homework is due on Friday at 1 pm before Class 05. Please upload the pictures of your notes in your Shared Google file under the section “第 4回 Cycle 3 sharing research notes 4: Possible Actions and Solutions.”
Please, research the SAME research issue using 2 Internet, book, newspaper, or journal articles about a topic you are passionate about discussing. The theme should focus on the Solutions or recommendations for your issue. Then take three to four pages of notes for each reading or viewing, using the keywords on the pages.
Remember to include the author’s name(s), date, and page or paragraph numbers in your notes when using direct quotations. These actions will help you avoid copying and pasting when note-taking, instead summarizing in your own words or using quotation marks to highlight the authors’ exciting thoughts, data, and vocabulary.
Moreover, here are the IRD links and docs for your homework below for your convenience:
Resources for students and teachers in Basic and Improving Research & Discussion
Note-taking on Age Discrimination
Note-taking on the Right to an Education
And more search engines:
Carrot 2: Carrot helps you find topics related to your search term. After entering the term you enter and then clicking on ‘search,’ you can choose to see the results as a list, tree map, or pie chart, which helps you visualize your issue and narrow your search at the same time.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): DOAJ is a community-designed and maintained online journal directory that provides you access to robust, open-access, peer-reviewed journals. This search engine is independent and free, and it is indexed in DOAJ. Please use this engine for topical issues and authors, and you might find research that provides evidence for your academic essay. DOAJ is an educational outreach search engine that focuses on high-quality applications and submissions.
Google Scholar: Google scholar helps you do a broad or narrow search of articles. It also helps you cite your “references” for APA and “work cited” for MLA! You can also get the quick guides to both systems below.
CORE Research Engine UK: This research search engine claims to be the largest open-access research database in the world, giving free access.
Documents: Important quick guides for how to document your sources through references or works cited. You do not have to be perfect on the system, and the focus is more on the content of your research.
ICR Class 03: Cycle 3 research on global issues: Cases (or Causes)
Summary of Class 03: You shared your research notes with different groups and pairs by discussing the causes or cases of your issue. Our focus was more on documenting and organizing your work. Furthermore, creating reflection questions about your problems can help you gather informative research for your discussions and presentations. We also focused on helping with online searches, note-taking, and mind-mapping to help make sense of and discuss your research.
Homework due on Friday by 1 pm before Class 04: Please upload the pictures of your notes in your Shared Google file under the section Class 04 Cycle 3 sharing research notes 3: Effects.”
- Please, research the SAME research issue using 2 Internet, book, newspaper, or journal articles about a topic you are passionate about discussing. The theme should be on what are the Effects of Your Issue.
- Then take one to two pages of notes for each reading or viewing, using the keywords on the pages. Remember to include the author’s name(s), date, and page or paragraph numbers in your notes when using direct quotations. These actions will help you not copy/paste when you are note-taking and summarize in your own words or use quotation marks using the authors’ exciting thoughts, data, and vocabulary.
Moreover, here are the IRD links and docs for your homework below for your convenience:
Resources for students and teachers in Basic and Improving Research & Discussion
Note-taking on Age Discrimination
Note-taking on the Right to an Education
And more search engines:
Carrot 2: Carrot helps you find topics related to your search term. After entering the term and clicking on ‘search,’ you can choose to view the results as a list, tree map, or pie chart, which helps you visualize your issue and narrow your search at the same time.
CORE Research Engine UK: This research search engine claims to be the largest open-access research database in the world, giving free access. This website is very informative and easy to understand, where you might find research on your issue.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): DOAJ is a community-designed and maintained online journal directory that provides you access to robust, open-access, peer-reviewed journals. This search engine is independent and free, and it is indexed in DOAJ. Please use this engine for topical issues and authors, and you might find research that provides evidence for your academic essay. DOAJ is an educational outreach search engine that focuses on high-quality applications and submissions.
Google Scholar: Google Scholar helps you do a broad or narrow search of articles. It also helps you cite your “references” for APA and “work cited” for MLA!
Learning About Global Issues–Specifically in relation to Chuo University Faculty of Law English courses, this website has been designed by Andy Barfield and his research team to support student research from 2014 in the Basic Research and Writing. More generally, his team hopes that this website is helpful for students and other people in Japan (and in other countries) to develop our knowledge and critical understanding of different global issues. Thank you, Andy!
Zenbird Media: Topics & Issues. Do you often think about researching issues related to your local community, or Japan in general, but find the data in the Japanese language? Then, Zenbird Media is for you!
Documents: Important quick guides for how to document your sources through references or works cited. You do not have to be perfect on the system, and the focus is more on the content of your research.
ICR Class 02: Cycle 3 research on global issues: Basic information
Summary of Class 02: You shared your research notes with different groups and pairs by discussing the basic information about the issue of your choice. We also explored methods to transition the research from basic information to specific cases or causes related to your issue.
Finding Research: Successful Presentation or Paper
Samples of Chuo Students’ IRD PowerPoint Presentations
Homework is due on Friday at 1 pm before class 03. Please upload the pictures of your notes in your Shared Google file under the section “第 3 回 Cycle 3 sharing research notes 2: Causes.”
Please, research the SAME research issue using 2 Internet, book, newspaper, or journal articles about a topic you are passionate about discussing. The theme should be on what the Causes of Your Issues are. Then take three to four pages of notes for each reading or viewing, using the keywords on the pages. Remember to include the author’s name(s), date, and page or paragraph numbers in your notes when using direct quotations. Also, the URL is very convenient to include and search later from the Google Doc. These actions will help you avoid copying and pasting when note-taking and summarizing in your own words, or using quotation marks to highlight the authors’ exciting thoughts, data, and vocabulary.
Moreover, here are the links and docs for your homework below for your convenience:
Resources for students and teachers in Basic and Improving Research & Discussion
Note-taking on Age Discrimination
Note-taking on a Right to an Education
Instructions for APA
Free Database Engines off-campus to collect research for your APA research:
New! Zenbird Media: Topics & Issues: Do you often think about researching issues related to your local community, or Japan in general, but find the data in the Japanese language? Then, Zenbird Media is for you!
Carrot 2: Carrot helps you find topics related to your search term. After entering the term you enter and then click on ‘search,’ you can choose to see the results as a list, treemap, or pie chart that helps you visualize your issue and narrow your search at the same time.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): DOAJ is a community-designed and maintained online journal directory that provides you access to robust, open-access, peer-reviewed journals. This search engine is independent, and it is free, including being indexed in DOAJ. Please use this engine for topical issues and authors, and you might find research that provides evidence for your academic essay. DOAJ is an educational outreach search engine that focuses on high-quality applications and submissions.
Google Scholar: Google Scholar helps you do a broad or narrow search of articles. It also enables you to cite your “references” for APA and “work cited” for MLA!
CORE Research Engine UK: This research search engine claims to be the largest open-access research database in the world, giving free access to information that is very informative and easy to understand.
Learning About Global Issues–Specifically in relation to Chuo University Faculty of Law English courses. The team hopes that this website is helpful for students and other people in Japan (and in other countries) to develop our knowledge and critical understanding of different global issues.