Almost Done

A family emergency came up last night, so I didn't get to finish the chapter. But that's my goal for today. Thus far today I've written about the contributions my study makes to theory.

Last night I read some interesting stuff about dissertation defenses in Swales new book Research Genres. One interesting suggestion he had about the speech the candidate gives: don't summarize the dissertation there. Apparently having a speech where you talk about things the committee hasn't already read a "personal odyssey" helps to create the right atmosphere. Will have to work on that later.