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1. What prompted you decide to participate in the "JSPS Science Dialogue" program?
A chance to interact with Japanese students.
2. To what did you give greatest attention in preparing and giving the lecture?
The composition of the audience and use of simple English to drive home the facts about oceanography.
3. Did you find it difficult to give a lecture in English to Japanese students? Could you give some advice to future lecturers on how to facilitate communication with Japanese students?
It was not difficult to give the talk in English. But I would have preferred to have the Japanese translation of my slides for the benefit of the students. Since this was not there, the interaction with students was not satisfying.
4. Could you give your impression with regard to participating in this program?
The concept of the program is interesting. I was happy to participate and I hope in future I receive more questions from the audience.
5. Was it meaningful in terms of your fellowship activities?
Yes.
6. In what ways do you think the students benefited from the program?
I hope I was able to give the students some interesting facts about the nature of research we do and what can be achieved from it. Such lectures will help the students to chart their academic future properly.
7. Could you give some overall advice or comments to future participants in the program?
Keep it simple and if possible let the slides have Japanese words to make the students understand the concept more clearly.
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