1. “Prepare for Success” Academic Year 2011/2012

2. Agenda The language challenge…ENGLISH The study challenge…Studying differently and independently!

3. The Language Challenge Question: We are in Nepal and (almost) everyone understands Nepali. So why is there such a big focus on English in this college and in this course? There are two answers to this question. What do you think they are?

4. The Language Challenge Answer 1: This is an English qualification, and all assessment questions are written with the assumption that you have a high English standard. Answer 2: This is a truly international degree, and it is assumed that, one day, you may want to live, study or work overseas (e.g. UK, US, Oz, Singapore). Hence, we prepare you for this.

5. Remember this? Marking rubric for a Year 3 module:

6. The Language Challenge Watch this video, then discuss some of the challenges the students were facing

7. English Practice Website 1 BBC World Service “Learning English” http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningengli sh/index.shtml

8. English Practice Website 1 BBC: Understand foreign culture and accent

9. English Practice Website 1 BBC: Learn proper British pronunciation

10. English Practice Website 1 BBC: Play games

11. English Practice Website 1 BBC: …and many more!

12. English Practice Website 2 British Council Quick Grammar Reference http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/quick- grammar

13. English Practice Website 2 Lots of opportunities to practice!

14. Studying Differently Do you agree with the following statement? “Most lecturers in my country write down everything on the blackboard. So we only take notes from that; we usually don't take notes by listening” http://www.prepareforsuccess.org.uk/ways_of _being_taught_on_your_course.html

15. Three Main Differences There are three main differences with regards to studying for a UK degree: 1)Different modes of learning for different objectives – Lectures, Tutorials, Workshops 2)A focus on independent learning, but balanced with significant group work – 15 credits = 150 hours =60 hours (in-class) + 90 hours (self) 3)A focus on reading books and journals, and writing essays – What’s why you have the LondonMet eLibrary access!

16. In Lectures… Take notes! See sample lecture notes below; without your own notes, it’s hard to understand what’s going on!

17. In Tutorials… Ask questions! See sample of tutorial lesson material below; if you don’t ask, you wouldn’t know!

18. In Workshops… Solve Problems! See sample workshop activity below; if you don’t do, you wouldn’t learn!

19. Study Independently; Work Collaboratively https://team.nus. edu.sg/cdtl/staff/ Research/CDTLM SNo_2.pdf

20. Any questions at this stage?

21. For your own self-study, visit both the “Practice English” websites

22. For the workshop, you will be visiting various websites introduced in this lesson, and trying the learning activities there