Paper short abstract:

This paper outlines the teaching of citation writing in humanities papers by int'l students. A theoretical framework for this has been created recognizing: the style of humanities papers, role of tutors, necessity for materials development, application of this framework to other research areas.

Paper long abstract:

This paper will discuss the development of a teaching method for expressions used in citations when creating Humanities papers in Japanese. The focus will be on a teaching method which makes it possible for international postgraduate students to write high quality academic papers in their own field of research.

Previous research on academic writing has been based on treating academic writing the same as normal composition, however, the following three characteristics of academic citations have been made clear based on research by Sadoshima (2008) and Yamamoto (2016). 1) characteristics of citation expressions in papers from different disciplines within the humanities 2) difficulties faced by international students when writing papers in the own areas and according to their different native languages 3) differences in logical construction and citation expressions used international students compared to Japanese native speakers. Furthermore, a theoretical framework for effective teaching of citations for international students in humanities has been created.

From the above, 1) the style of humanities papers and skills for citation structure have become clearer 2) the role of tutors for international students has also been clarified, reducing the workload for academic advisors 3) the expectations towards international students carrying out postgraduate level research have become clearer, making it possible to reassess Japanese language teaching that attends to the needs of advanced learners 4) this in turn opens the way for necessary materials development 5) by creating a theoretical framework for academic writing in the humanities, we can now attempt to apply this to other research areas.

Sadoshima, Saori & Yoshino, Ayako (2008) Textbook on writing research papers designed for a 15 week class, Hituzi Shobo, Tokyo

Yamamoto, Fumiko (2016) Unintentional Plagiarism in Japanese Writing: Confusion of Modalities and Citation without Interpretation, Global communication 6, 117-132, Musashino University Global Research and Education Center, Tokyo