Apprenticeship Seminar.

From term paper to publication

LLED Apprentice Seminar Oct. 3, 2013

Steven Talmy.

Professor

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Tomoyo Okuda.

2nd year PhD student

Apprentice Seminar Oct. 3, 2013

Finding opportunities to publish• Winter Term 2 Final papers • Class 1: “Writing center research and case studies”• “Hmmm…I could submit this as a conceptual paper” • Class 2: “Critical examination of writing center philosophy” (an analysis of

writing center websites)• “Let me see…I might submit this as a research-based paper”• Class 3: “Bringing ideology to writing centers in Japan” (a research proposal)• “This one………..I’ll just present this at a conference”

• Summer Term 1 Assignment• Book review • “Lucky me! I’ll just edit and submit this”

13-10-03 Tomoyo Okuda

Meanwhile what you can do(Publishing is not everything)

• NETWORK! - Keep in touch with former professors, teachers, colleagues- Present/go to conferences

• Opportunities for co-authoring, co-presenting

• Get used to the act of writing I felt better after reading this…Style: 10 Lessons in Clarity and Grace, 10th ed.

13-10-03 Apprentice Seminar-Tomoyo Okuda

Weiyi Vicky Liu.

2nd year MA student

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[Ex post facto]

1. Define your research field and relate your readings and writings to it.

2. Start early. Talk about your topic choice with your professors.

3. Write and rewrite. Keep adding new ideas to your writing. Don't panic and take it as a good sign.

4. Improve your paper with the feedback from professors. Talk about the feedback with your professors.

5. Pay attention to the academic terms in the field and add them to your paper.

Ryan Deschambault.

PhD student

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1) What did you do to turn a term paper into an article (specifically) ?2 term papers, 1 book review assignment pubs

a) committed to revising rewriting (a lot of) the paper

b) consulted frequently with my supervisor

c) got a wide variety of feedback on the topic & argument

Language Learning• Apr 2009 course paper• Apr 2010 1st draft submitted• Jul 2010 revise/resubmit decision• Aug 2010 submitted revised draft• Oct 2010 accepted pending minor revisions• Dec 2010 submitted revised draft• Jan 2011 accepted (Ed’s changes)• Feb (14th!) 2011 submitted changes• Feb (27th) 2011 sent to publisher

Journal of Pragmatics

• Dec 2009 course paper• Jul 2010 first draft submitted• Sept 2010 revise/resubmit decision

• but then….• SSHRC / teaching• LL Paper / Comps / Proposal• family stuff

• Mar 2011 submitted revised draft• Mar 2011 accepted in revised form• May 2011 available online

Help?

After you get a new phone, mmkay?

2) How is a term paper different from / similar to a journal article?Differencesa) term papers aren’t held to the same standard as are

manuscripts submitted to a journal

b) different level(s) of investment

Similaritiesc) the topic & theoretical frame

d) the general argument

e) the references to your prof’s work (!)

4) What has been your experience with the submission process – editors, blind reviews, etc?

Varied experiences

a) 4/5 editors have been very good or excellent

b) Review(er)s: people you are citing may review you work wide range of feedback

c) submission process depends on journal

5) What is been your experience with co-authoring an article? What does it mean to be 2nd, 3rd, etc?

1 co-authored pub

a) time, goodwill, commitment

b) disciplinary backgrounds of co-authors

c) investment

Ismaeil’s term papers

Term Paper

Term Paper

Term Paper

Comps.

LLED 574

LLED 601

LLED 580

LLED 573

LLED 510

Published

Term Paper

Conference

Presentation

Manuscript

Assignment

Term Paper

Presentation

Ismaeil Fazel

1. What did you do to turn a term paper into an article (specifically)?

2. How is a term paper different from a journal article? How are they similar?

3. What, or how much, help can you (expect to) get from your professor in turning a term paper into an article? Who else might offer assistance in this process?

4. What is your experience with the submission process – dealing with the editors, waiting times, blind reviews, etc.?

5. What is your experience with co-authoring an article? What does it mean – in practice and in terms of recognition (for SSHRC, jobs etc.) to be second (or third) author?

6. What is your experience with rejections (including revise, submit, reject)?

7. Do you ever feel as though you could not edit any more but receive feedback that requires this very process? How do you deal with this?

8. What are the different kinds of term papers we can write? I’ve heard about reflection papers and case studies. Are there other kinds? What are the general characteristics of these?

Ismaeil Fazel

Discuss some of the following in groups

There is no need to address all questions (at the same time)

1. Your name, degree pursued2. What is your experience with, and thoughts

on, writing for publication?3. What is your experience with, and thoughts

on, writing term papers?4. What advice would you give about writing

term papers/ writing for publication?5. Do you have any questions about publishing

or writing term papers?

Apprentice Seminar Oct. 3, 2013