Katie's Notes

An academic blog by a linguist specialising in qualitative healthcare research & medical humanities

Week 23

I had a meeting to receive feedback on my work. My supervisors pointed out a problem with the structure of my draft and gave me a lot of advice. As a result, I need to divide the literature review into two chapters and narrow the key theories to one point each.

My supervisors have shown some concern that my focus is still too broad, and I have also been told that, in academic writing, it is crucial to help readers by making the points as clear as possible “immediately”.

Next week, I will fly to Japan, stay for two days in Tokyo, and return to the UK. This trip is going to be very tiring, but I am happy to go to Japan for the first time in six months.

 

My goals for Week 24

  • revise the research protocol and the literature review
  • safely travel to Japan on Thursday and come back on Sunday