GSID has an Assistant Professor whose responsibilities include providing assistance in writing theses/papers in English. In order to allocate his/her time fairly equally among students who need his/her assistance, the Committee for Education and Student Affairs has set the following rules.
- A student must obtain approval from his/her academic advisor before submitting a manuscript to the Assistant Professor. The academic advisor will approve a manuscript for language check when she/he considers the work to be of a level adequate for submission to the review process for academic degrees.
- In principle, only non-native English speakers may submit English manuscripts for English check.
- Manuscripts that may be submitted include Master’s theses, Ph.D. dissertations, and papers for submission to the Forum of International Development Studies. Papers for submission to other journals will be checked subject to the Assistant Professor’s approval. Term papers and other coursework materials are not accepted.
- The Assistant Professor will mainly correct grammar (e.g., usages of articles and prepositions) and wording. In addition, s/he can also give advice on how to quote sentences and cite references. In general, s/he will not be able to correct tables, figures, or technical terms.
- Before submitting a manuscript to the Assistant Professor, the student must perform a grammar check using the premium version of Grammarly (http://grammarly.com/enterprise/signup). You must correct all critical (red underlined) issues. In other words, the manuscript you submit should have zero critical issues. You should also attempt to correct all advanced (yellow underlined) issues, but if you find yourself unable, you may forgo fixing certain advanced issues. Note that Grammarly may misidentify some nonissues as issues; in these cases, please click ignore or dismiss. If you have any questions regarding the use of Grammarly, please contact the Assistant Professor.
- Students must provide the Assistant Professor with sufficient time to correct their manuscripts. During busy months (September – January), you may have to wait 1-2 weeks or longer. When several students request assistance at the same time, the Assistant Professor may have to limit the number of pages to be checked. For details, please contact the Assistant Professor directly.
- One of the principal duties of the Assistant Professor is conducting research. Thus the Committee has to ensure that no student makes excessive demands on him/her and that s/he can devote sufficient time to his/her research. If you wish to receive extra assistance, you must make your own arrangements (including compensation) with graduate students who are native or native-level speakers.
- When students would like to request the services of the Assistant Professor, please contact him/her in advance to make an appointment.
Assistant Professor Tom Kabara
- Telephone numbers
- 052-789-5080
- E-mail address
- kabaragsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp