Experience:
Here are answers to a questionnaire which 18 fourth year students answered:
How easy would you say it has been to find material from books?
very easy
easy.......................... 4
difficult ...............12
very difficult .....2
Which method are you using?
Writing directly in English .......8
Find out the advantages and disadvantages
Writing in Japanese and then translating.......6
Find out the advantages and disadvantages
A mixture of both.............................................................4
Are you making all your notes and then writing?
Yes ..............................................................................................2
No (making notes and writing section by section) ... 16
Are you writing strictly in sequence from beginning to end?
Yes ............................................................................................. 7
No (writing sections out of sequence).............11