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GLP Workshop on Personal Essay for Study Abroad Applications
時　間：2024年7月17日　17:15~18:55
場　所：第1講義棟104教室
言　語：英語・日本語
ゲスト：Romeo Marcantoniさん（早稲田大学ライティング・センター）
 　　　　Heidi Ka-Sin Leeさん（早稲田大学ライティング・センター）
 　　　　Jeffrey Shihさん（早稲田大学ライティング・センター）
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Personal essays are an integral part of study abroad applications. Unlike academic transcripts and CVs, it is the space where applicants can explain their objectives and motivations for studying abroad. As an essay, it reveals the voice of each applicant, giving the screening committee a glimpse to their personality.

But how do we write a personal essay? How much of ourselves do we reveal? What do personal essays usually contain? Join the GLP workshop on writing personal essays where we'll tackle these questions.

Whether you're aiming for an exchange program at Hitotsubashi University's partner university or are applying directly to a second degree program overseas, chatting with experienced writing instructors and fellow students preparing similar applications can add to your knowledge and skills in writing personal essays.

The lecture will be in English, the handouts and presentation slides in both English and Japanese, and the small group discussions in either language.

レクチャーは英語、レジメとPPTは英語・日本語、ディスカッションは英語・日本語

The workshop is open to all Hitotsubashi University students and will be held on July 17 (Wednesday) at 17:15 - 18:55, Lecture Building 1 Room 104.

Program:

  • - Brief introductory lecture
  • - Small group discussion
  • - Individual work, outlining/drafting a personal essay

Kindly register at https://forms.gle/kWfLegA5suFykWqE8.

For inquiries, please email maria.barriga@r.hit-u.ac.jp

Lecturer Introduction 講師紹介
Guest
Romeo Marcantoni Writing Center, Waseda University
Romeo Marcantuoni is a Ph.D candidate at the Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies at Waseda University. Originally hailing from Belgium, he has worked in Japan as salary man and in France as a freelance translator before deciding to commit himself to academic research. His interests lie in contemporary Japanese politics, the emotional dimensions of political parties, and conspiracy narratives. Aside from working at Waseda University's Writing Center as a tutor for five years, he also teaches a class on the politics of memory at Hosei University. He enjoys bouldering and video games in his spare time, and would cook more if he had a bigger kitchen.
Guest
Heidi Ka-Sin Lee Writing Center, Waseda University
Heidi Ka-Sin Lee is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in International Culture and Communication Studies at Waseda University. She is from Hong Kong and has studied abroad in Boston and Liverpool through her college’s exchange programs. Her research interests include lesbian cinema, cognitive film theory, queer theory, film music, intermedial adaptation, and Japanese popular culture. She is a huge cinephile and is excited to talk all things movies, television, music, culture, and much more…
Guest
Jeffrey Shih Writing Center, Waseda University
Originally from New York, Jeffrey became interested in studying abroad after befriending many classmates who hailed from all over the world in his undergraduate faculty. He was later able to study abroad for a semester in Berlin, which only increased his desire to study around the world. This eventually led him to come to Japan in 2019 on the JET Programme, where he taught English and facilitated international exchange in Tochigi Prefecture. He is now a Masters student at Waseda University, where he researches how people from different cultures write about music.