ENGLISH FOR FURTHER STUDIES A BASIC OVERVIEW SKILLS

ENGLISH FOR FURTHER STUDIES A BASIC OVERVIEW

SKILLS EXPLORED ü Listening to lectures ü Reading for better comprehension ü Writing essays orderly

Listening to Lectures

Overview ü Preparing for a lecture ü During lecture ü Post lecture strategy

Purpose ü to stimulate students to do work by themselves ü Autonomy

Preparing for a lecture Pre-reading • Do the core reading assigned to the lecture • Learn key terminology and concepts oa subject specific dictionary or vocabulary book oon-line sources

Preparing for a lecture Questions • Before the lecture write down any questions you can think of about the topic

During a lecture Questions • Try to listen for the answers to questions you wrote before the lecture • Write down any new questions that you think of during the lecture

During a lecture Notes • Listen for signpost language to help you identify important information • Make a note of any points you find particularly interesting or or feel are important

Note-taking techniques Rule 1: Be selective - decide what’s important Rule 2: Be brief - use abbreviations and symbols Rule 3: Be clear - show the relationship between the speaker’s points

Strategies for listening 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Predicting Monitoring Responding (giving your own opinion) Clarifying Inferencing Evaluating

TASK 1 Prepare some anticipatory questions based on the topic of the lecture today.

After a lecture Questions • Review your questions • Did you think of others questions during the lecture? • Do you have any questions after reviewing your notes, and the lecture PPT and handouts?

After a lecture Other options • Write a short summary • Meet with colleagues to compare your notes

TASK 2 You are now going to watch several students talking about their experiences at the University of Edinburgh. You will need to listen carefully and decide what they think are the key points about starting a university course at Edinburgh. Then, make notes

Thinking about lectures Are all lectures the same? • No • Lecture styles differ between subject areas and between lecturers • or with the same lecturer from week-to-week

Thinking about lectures Are all lectures the same? A lecturer may: • compare two models or theories • take a problem – solution approach • use a question and answer style • compare and contrast information • or do something else again…

Thank you for your attention Any Questions?