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■Table of Contents
◇Literature Related to Academic Skills
◇Sites Related to Academic Skills

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■Literature Related to Academic Skills

○Literature Related to Presentation
◆Reynolds, Garr 2014 Presentation Zen Design: Simple Design Principles and Techniques to Enhance Your Presentations, Second Edition, New Riders Press, 288p. ISBN-10:0321934156　ISBN-13:978-0321668790 ［amazon］／［kinokuniya］

◆Reynolds, Garr 2012 Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery, Second Edition, New Riders Press, 312p. ISBN-10:0321811984　ISBN-13:978-0321811981 ［amazon］／［kinokuniya］

◆Reynolds, Garr 2010 Presentation Zen Design: Simple Design Principles and Techniques to Enhance Your Presentations, New Riders Press, 264p. ISBN-10:0321668790　ISBN-13:978-0321668790 ［amazon］／［kinokuniya］

◆Weissman, Jerry 2009 Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story, Updated and Expanded Edition, FT Press, 288p.　ISBN-10:0137144172　ISBN-13:978-0137144174 ［amazon］／［kinokuniya］

◆Reynolds, Garr 2008 Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery, New Riders Press, 240p. ISBN-10:0321525655　ISBN-13:978-0321525659 　［amazon］／［kinokuniya］

◆Reinhart, Susan M. 2002 Giving Academic Presentations, University of Michigan Press, 184p.　ISBN-10:047208884X　ISBN-13:978-0472088843 ［amazon］／［kinokuniya］　※

◆Reynolds, Garr　2000　Presentation Zen Design: Simple Design Principles and Techniques to Enhance Your Presentations (1st edition)

◆Sather, Trevor 1999 Pros and Cons: A Debater's Handbook, Routledge, 263p.　ISBN-10: 0415195489　ISBN-13: 978-0415195485 ［amazon］／［kinokuniya］　※

○Literature Related to Academic Papers
◆Rudestam, Kjell Erik and Rae R. Newton　1992　Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process, Sage Publications, Inc., 312p. ISBN-10: 0803945639　ISBN-13: 978-0803945630 ［amazon］／［kinokuniya］　※

◆Swales, John M. and Christine B. Feak 1994 Academic Writing for Graduate Students : A Course for Nonnative Speakers of English, University of Michigan Press.

◆Weston, Anthony 2000 A Rulebook for Arguments (3rd edition)

◆Swales, John M and Christine B. Feak　2004　Academic Writing for Graduate Students : Essential Tasks and Skills, Second Edition, University of Michigan Press., 331p. ISBN-10: 0472088564　ISBN-13: 978-0472088560　［amazon］／［kinokuniya］　※

◆Rudestam, Kjell Erik and Rae R. Newton　2007　Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process, Third Edition, Sage Publications, Inc., 328p. ISBN-10: 1412916798　ISBN-13: 978-1412916790　［amazon］／［kinokuniya］　※

◆Silvia, Paul J.　200701 How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing, Amer Psychological Assn, 149p. ISBN-10: 1591477433　ISBN-13: 978-0472033355 　[amazon]／［kinokuniya］

◆Bui, Yvonne N. 2009　How to Write a Master's Thesis, SAGE Publications, Inc, 320p.　ISBN-10: 1412957109　ISBN-13: 978-1412957106　［amazon］／［kinokuniya］

◆American Psychological Association 2009　Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, American Psychological Association, 271p.　ISBN-10: 1433805618　ISBN-13: 978-1433805615 　［amazon］／［kinokuniya］　※

◆Feak, Christine B. & Swales, John M.　200903 Telling a Research Story: Writing a Literature Review, The University of Michigan Press, 98p. ISBN-10: 0472033360　ISBN-13: 978-0472033362 　[amazon]／［kinokuniya］

◆Swales, John M. & Feak, Christine B.　200903 Abstracts and the Writing of Abstracts, The University of Michigan Press, 88p. ISBN-10: 0472033352　ISBN-13: 978-0472033355 　[amazon]／［kinokuniya］

◆Bui, Yvonne N. 2014　How to Write a Master's Thesis, 2nd Edition, SAGE Publications, Inc, 336p.　ISBN-10: 1452203512　ISBN-13: 978-1452203515　［amazon］／［kinokuniya］

○Other Literature Related to Research
◆King, Gary., Robert O. Keohane and Sidney Verba 1994 Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Researchhe, Princeton University Press. ISBN-10:0691034710　ISBN-13:978-0691034713　[amazon]／[kinokuniya]

◆Remenyi, D., Williams, B., Money, A. & Swartz, E. 1998 Doing Research in Business and Management: An Introduction to Process and Method, Tech Trans Limited.

◆Strunk, William　2000　The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition, Macmillian Publishin Co., 105p. ISBN-10: 020530902X　ISBN-13: 978-0205309023　［amazon］／［kinokuniya］　※

◆Cutts, Martin 2009　Oxford Guide to Plain English, Oxford University Press, 244p. ISBN-10: 0199558507　ISBN-13: 978-0199558506　［amazon］／［kinokuniya］　※

◆Kleon, Austin 2012　Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative, Workman Pub Co, 140p. ISBN-10: 0761169253　ISBN-13: 978-0761169253　［amazon］／［kinokuniya］

○Other Literature
◆Quirk, Randolph　May 1985　A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language, Addison-Wesley Pub, 1779p. ISBN-10: 0582517346　ISBN-13: 978-0582517349　　[amazon]／[kinokuniya]　※

◆Biber, Douglas; Johansson, Stig; Leech, Geoffrey; Conrad, Susan & Finegan, Edward　November 5, 1999 Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English, Pearson ESL, 1203p. ISBN-10: 0582237254　ISBN-13: 978-0582237254　[amazon]／[kinokuniya]　※

◆Kipfer, Barbara Ann　June 14, 2005 Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition, Dell, 976p. ISBN-10: 044024269X　ISBN-13: 978-0440242697 　[amazon]／[kinokuniya]　※

◆Swan, Michael　July 7, 2005 Practical English Usage, Third Edition, Oxford Univ Pr., 688p. ISBN-10: 0194420981　ISBN-13: 978-0194420983 　[amazon]／[kinokuniya]　※

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■Theme-related Links

○Sites about International Societies

0) General
◆Academic Conferences Worldwide--Conference Alerts
http://www.conferencealerts.com/index.htm

1) Sociology
◆American Sociological Association (August)
http://www.asanet.org/

◆Eastern Sociological Society (February or March)
http://www.essnet.org/

◆Society for the Study of Social Problems (August)
http://www.sssp1.org/

◆Southern Sociological Society (April)
http://www.southernsociologicalsociety.org/

◆Southwestern Sociological Association (March)
http://www.swsociology.org/

◆The Pacific Sociological Association (March or April)
http://www.pacificsoc.org/

2) Psychology
◆American Psychological Association (August)
http://www.apa.org/

◆Eastern Psychological Association (March)
http://www.easternpsychological.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1

◆Southwestern Psychological Association (April)
http://www.swpsych.org/

◆Western Psychological Association (April)
http://www.westernpsych.org/

3) Economics
◆American Economic Association (April)
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AEA/

4) Women's Studies
◆Sociologists for Women in Society (February/August)
http://www.socwomen.org/

◆The National Women's Studies Association (June)
http://www.nwsa.org/

5) Anthropology
◆American Anthropological Association (November)
http://www.aaanet.org/

6) Aging
◆The Gerontological Society of America (November)
http://www.geron.org/

7) Disability Studies
◆Canadian Disability Studies Association
http://www.cdsa-acei.ca/english.html

◆Disability Studies Association
http://www.disabilitystudies.net/

◆Disability Studies in Nederland
http://disabilitystudies.nl/

◆Disability Studies Working Group
http://www.hio.no/Enheter/Avdeling-for-helsefag-HF/Disability-Studies-Working-Group

◆National Association of Disability Practitioners (June)
http://www.geron.org/

◆Nordic Network on Disability Research (April)
http://www.nndr.no/

◆Pacific Rim International Conference on Disabilities (April)
http://www.pacrim.hawaii.edu/

◆Society for Disability Studies
http://www.disstudies.org/

○Useful Sites for Making Presentation in English
◆Designing Conference Posters by Colin Purrington
http://colinpurrington.com/tips/academic/posterdesign

◆English Pronounciation Practice for Japanese Speakers
http://www.btinternet.com/~ted.power/l1japanese.html

◆Kistler--Helping Japanese Students Overcome Common Pronunciation Problems Caused by Katakana English
http://iteslj.org/Lessons/Kistler-Katakana.html

○Sites for Writing Academic Papers in English in the fields of Social Sciences
1) Sociology
◆American Journal of Sociology
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/loi/ajs

◆American Sociological Review
http://www.asanet.org/journals/asr/

◆City and Community
http://www.asanet.org/journals/cc/index.cfm

◆Journal of Health and Social Behavior
http://www.asanet.org/journals/jhsb/index.cfm

◆Qualitative Sociology
http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/journal/11133

◆Social Forces
http://socialforces.unc.edu/

◆Social Problems
http://ucpressjournals.com/journal.asp?j=sp

◆Sociological Methodology
http://www.asanet.org/journals/sm/index.cfm

◆Sociological Perspectives
http://ucpressjournals.com/journal.asp?j=sop

◆Sociology of Education
http://www2.asanet.org/soe/

2) Psychology
◆American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1939-0025

◆American Psychologist
http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/amp/

◆Child Development
http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0009-3920

◆Developmental Psychology
http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/dev/

◆Health Psychology
http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/hea/

◆Journal of Comparative Psychology
http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/com/

◆Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied
http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/xap/

◆Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/xge/

◆Psychological Bulletin
http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/bul/

◆Psychological Methods
http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/met/

3) Economics
◆American Economic Review
http://www.aeaweb.org/aer/index.php

◆Journal of Economic Literature
http://www.aeaweb.org/jel/index.php

◆The Journal of Economic Perspectives
http://www.aeaweb.org/jep/index.php

4) Women's Studies
◆Gender & Society
http://gas.sagepub.com/

◆Sex Roles
http://www.springer.com/psychology/personality+%26+social+psychology/journal/11199

◆Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society
http://sp.oxfordjournals.org/

5) Anthropology
◆American Anthropologist
http://www.aaanet.org/publications/ameranthro.cfm

◆Anthropology of Education Quarterly
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1548-1417

◆Anthropology of Work Review
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1548-1417

6) Aging
◆Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences
http://www.geron.org/Publications/The%20Journal%20of%20Gerontology:%20Psychological%20Sciences

◆Psychology and Aging
http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/pag/

◆Research on Aging
http://roa.sagepub.com/

◆The Gerontologist
http://gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/

◆The International Journal of Aging and Human Development
http://www.baywood.com/journals/previewjournals.asp?id=0091-4150

7) Disability Studies
◆Disability & Society
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/cdsoauth.asp

◆Disability Studies Quarterly
http://www.dsq-sds.org/

◆Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_literary_and_cultural_disability_studies/

◆The Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal
http://www.rds.hawaii.edu/

○Journal Linking Sites
◆Journal-Ranking.Com
http://www.journal-ranking.com/ranking/web/index.html

◆Ranking Info--Social Forces--International Journal of Social Research
http://socialforces.unc.edu/sub_info/ranking

◆Science Gateway
http://www.sciencegateway.org/rank/index.html

◆Science Journal Ranking by Average Impact Factors
http://alpha2.infim.ro/~ltpd/Jo_rankingb.htm

◆Social Sciences Citation Index
http://socialforces.unc.edu/sub_info/ranking

○Sites Related to Journal Contribution and Referee
◆JMF Reviewer-in-Training Program
http://www.ncfr.org/journals/marriage_family/review/become.asp

◆JMF, How to review an article, by Vern L. Bengtson and Shelley M. MacDermid
http://www.ncfr.org/journals/marriage_family/review/how.asp

○Sites Related to Academic Papers
◆APA Style
http://www.apastyle.org/

◆APA Style Help
http://www.apastyle.org/apa-style-help.aspx

◆APA Style Life for College Papers
http://www.docstyles.com/apalite.htm

◆APA Style Essentials
http://www.vanguard.edu/Home/AcademicResources/Faculty/DougDegelman/APAStyleEssentials.aspx

◆Center of Excellence in Writing (Pennsylvania Sate University)
http://www.psu.edu/dept/cew/

◆Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, ICPSR
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/

◆Modern Language Association
http://www.mla.org/

◆Purdue Online Writing Lab (Research and Citation Resources)
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/

◆Resources for Writers--Writing Center--IUP
http://www.iup.edu/page.aspx?id=61863

◆The Chicago Manual of Style Online
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html

◆The Purdue Online Writing Lab
http://owl.English.purdue.edu/

◆The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/

◆Useful Online Links, English Department, University of Maryland
http://www.english.umd.edu/academics/writingcenter/resources/links

◆Writing Center Resources, College of Arts and Sciences, American University
http://www.american.edu/cas/writing/resources.cfm

○Sites Related to Dictionaries ◆Cambridge Dictionaries Online
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

◆Dictionary and Thesaurus--Merriam-Webster Online
http://www.merriam-webster.com/

◆Dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/

◆Reference: Thesaurus, Usage, Quotations and more
http://www.bartleby.com/reference/

○Research Funds
◆Africa--Grants--Scholarships and Fellowships Resources
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/grants.html

◆Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=8127

◆DARPA
http://www.darpa.mil/Opportunities/Universities/Young_Faculty.aspx

◆Economic and Social Research Council
http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/funding-opportunities/index.aspx

◆Funding for Social Science Research
http://maltman.hmdc.harvard.edu/funding/

◆National Institute of Health (NIH)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm

◆National Science Foundation (NSF)
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/

◆Office of Naval Research
http://www.onr.navy.mil/en/Contracts-Grants.aspx

◆Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/index-eng.aspx

◆Social Science Research Council
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/

◆U.S. Army Research Laboratory
http://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?page=506

○Other Sites
◆Coursera
https://www.coursera.org/

◆edX
https://www.edx.org/

◆Infotrieve
http://www.publist.com/

◆ingentaconnect
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/

◆Khan Academy
http://www.khanacademy.org/

◆NACSIS-ELS
http://www.nii.ac.jp/els/els-e.html

◆Online Schools
http://www.onlineschools.org/

◆TED-Ed
http://ed.ted.com/

◆The British Library
http://www.bl.uk/

◆The WWW Virtual Library
http://vlib.org/

◆VoS: Voice of the Shuttle
http://vos.ucsb.edu/