STUDY WITH US

STUDY SKILLS OUTCOMES-FOUDATION2

On successful completion of this module, you will be able to do the following:

Independently access and use computer labs and the internet for language learning.
Identify preferred study strategies based on learning styles.
Organize a feasible study schedule that accommodates other responsibilities.
Organize and maintain a system of recording vocabulary (keep a vocabulary log).
Describe learning experiences, challenges, insights in a daily journal.
Organize and maintain a portfolio of one’s work.

DEVELOP RESEARCH SKILLS

List the key ideas to guide search for information.
Use the library system for finding, borrowing, and returning library material.
Use an English-English dictionary for language learning.
Use a contents page and an index to locate information in a book.
Extract relevant information from a book or article using a battery of reading strategies (e.g. skimming, scanning, etc.).
Locate a book/journal in the library using the catalogue.
Find specific information using internet search engines and electronic resources.
Cite a source in accordance with academic conventions.
Classify and sort new information.
Select or reject a source based on difficulty level, relevance, and currency.
Assess the reliability, objectivity, and authenticity of a source.
Summarize and paraphrase information in one’s own words.

TAKE NOTES

Recall and define main concepts.
Utilize abbreviations and symbols.
Use English rather than Arabic for notes in margins and glossing vocabulary.
Extract and record key information (the gist) from a written or spoken source based on own interpretation of information.
Adopt a note-taking strategy (e.g. Cornell system; mind mapping).
Support key points with relevant additional details.
Organize information to enable quick reference at a later date.
Date one’s notes.
Use notes to create a summary.
Reproduce key information and supporting details from notes in one’s own words.
Sort out information and reject irrelevant pieces.

GIVE PRESENTATIONS

Address questions from the audience.
Plan and conduct a presentation based on information from written material, interviews, surveys, etc.
Speak in a clearly audible and well-paced voice.
Follow a presentation format.
Use presentation language (discourse markers etc.).
Achieve the key aim of informing the audience.
Make use of audio/visual aids when giving oral presentations.
Tailor content and language to the level of the audience.
Maintain some eye contact with audience.
Speak from notes in front of an audience using index cards.
Observe time restrictions in presentations.
Organize and present information in a logical order at a comprehensible speed.
Invite constructive feedback and self-evaluate the presentation.