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TERM PROJECT WORK
i) 
The … approach was chosen because ……
j) 
The first question will be addressed through a … analysis of …. 
STAGE 3
Ex. 5. Peer editing. Edit the following excerpt from students’ research proposal. 
Focus: language, accuracy and style.
As the study mainly focuses on bilateral relations between Germany and most influential Asian 
countries, the structure of the thesis will embrace chapters devoted to the examination of German 
relations with a particular state.
The first part of the project will focus on relations with three Asian developed states with demo-
cratic political system: Japan, Indonesia, South Korea. It is hypothesized, that since economic and 
political systems of these countries resembles much the European ones and Germany shares com-
mon values with them, they are likely to be German major partners in the region. For this reason, 
each of the three chapters in the first part will describe, how Germany enhances political and eco-
nomic cooperation with each of these Asian partners, the pattern in which they exchange tech-
nologies, initiate joint economic projects on governmental and non-governmental level, promote 
bilateral trade. In the political dimension a special attention will be paid to the creation of German 
political funds aimed on elaborating the projects of political reforms in the countries which will 
contribute to the elimination of economic and political barriers impeding the development of 
trade.
The second part will include chapters devoted to the relations with China, North Korea and 
Vietnam. (…)
Finally, the study seeks to provide some practical advice for the foreign policy of Russia in the 
Asian-pacific region, and with this issue will deal the last chapter. It will sum up all the above-
stated analyses and present drawbacks or virtues of German Asian strategy, make an emphasize 
on those economic branches, where Russia is able to compete with Germany and will include a 
pattern to which Russia should stick in order to achieve success in securing its economic and po-
litical interests in the region.
Ex. 6. Write the methodology section of your proposal and the outline of your paper.

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