NDLI: Effective methods for training Japanese industry research engineers to write proper technical papers in English

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Author	Ono, Y.A.
Copyright Year	2009
Description	Author affiliation: Global Ware Project, Center for Innovation in Engineering Education, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan (Ono, Y.A.)
Abstract	This paper describes twenty-five-year experience of how I have been training Japanese research engineers in industry research laboratories to write proper technical papers and conference abstracts in English so that their papers and abstracts can be easily understood by native speakers of English. Since almost all these engineers have not been taught how to write technical papers in English, they try to translate from their Japanese research papers into English in a word-for-word fashion using Japanese-English dictionaries, resulting in poorly organized English. I have rewritten their papers according the following rules: (1) Stating conclusions first, then stating causes or giving explanations. (2) Following the three-step English writing style of introduction, body, and conclusion, instead of following the four-step Japanese writing style of ki-sho-ten-ketsu. (3) Translating from Japanese to Japanese first, and translating it into English. Most of the revised papers and abstracts have been accepted by journal editors or program committees of international conferences. In addition to training individual engineers on their writing, I have been teaching technical writing in English (English for Science and Engineering) at Hitachi's R&D Division and at Hitachi Institute of Technology using materials developed during my tenure at Hitachi.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	6
File Size	137764
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424443574
DOI	10.1109/IPCC.2009.5208690
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-07-19
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Industrial training Writing Laboratories Abstracts Dictionaries Research and development Engineering management Testing Technological innovation Engineering education Leggett's trees Direct translation from Japanese to English English three-step style of introduction, body and conclusion Japanese four-step style of ki-sho-ten-ketsu
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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