week 7 part 2 ug next steps part 1 generic 2015
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2015 Pre-sessional Programme Independent Learning Week 7: Next Steps: Making the Most out of the University Experience
Activity: § How will you manage change in the
following situations? – Most of your classmates are native English
speakers
– Your lecturer speaks very quickly
– Your lecturer is from India and speaks with a Indian dialect of English.
– You are assigned 2 essays in different modules, which are due in on the same day
– You are assigned to live in halls where all of your flatmates are British
Smart Strategies:
§ You are moving into your residence hall. You don’t know any of your flatmates, but you want to keep practicing English. What is your Smart Strategy?
Smart Strategies
§ It’s the first day of class. Some of your friends from the pre-sessional are in your class, but they usually prefer to speak your first language. What is your Smart Strategy for continuing to use English?
Smart Strategies:
§ It’s the first long holiday break, and many of your English-speaking friends are leaving the UK for a few weeks. What is your Smart Strategy for maintaining your English while they are away?
Exams
§ Any further questions about exams?
Homework
§ You might want to blog about your preferred revision strategies this week and/or times when you have found revision quite challenging
Any Questions?
Extra Support
• Extra one-to-one support sessions are available. Sign up in the LRC on Avenue Campus
• Support groups are running on a number of useful topics. Sign up with me!
• Conversation cafes are taking place in the Avenue courtyard at lunchtimes. Just go along!