1. + research how report study course why what future success These words appear in the presentation. What is the presentation going to be about? education styles study skills differences opportunities weaknesses strengths actively gather information record information

2. + Research Reports Preparing for your TAFE course

3. + Report Structure

4. + Research your future study course eg. Students who actively research their future study course are more likely to succeed eg. Find out about the differences between education styles in your home country and in Australian education eg. I don’t know much about TAFE study in Australia Gathering information? Who? Where? When? Recording information? How? Why?How will we do our research?

5. + Research your future study course What opportunities are available for career development in my new course? What are the language skills I will need? What assessment tasks will I have to prepare? How can I get help if I need it during our course? What are my strengths? What are my weaknesses? How can I take advantage of the opportunities that my new course will provide? How to overcome obstacles (threats) that might prevent me from achieving my goal? What did we find out about our future course? So what? What are our study goals now?

6. + Research your future study course Step 1 – Why? Discuss with classmates reasons for researching future study courses Make notes about YOUR reasons Step 2 – How? Read about the ways you can do research Discuss with classmates your ideas for gathering and recording your research information

7. + Research your future study course Step 3 Write notes about how you will do your research Show these to your teacher (Tuesday 11 th October) Step 4 Start gathering your research information MAKE SURE YOU RECORD ALL THE INFORMATION YOU GATHER FROM YOUR RESEARCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How? Take notes, keep a diary, write a blog, write emails to your friends, update what you do on your facebook page, take photos, etc etc etc…

8. + Research your future study course Step 5: Start writing: beginning Week 4 (Monday 24 th October) We will do this together in class and at home. Report due date: Thursday 3 rd Nov

9. + Research your future study course Please complete your research report by Thursday 3 rd November You can work with a partner if you have the same or similar study course You will have opportunities to talk to your ELICOS teachers about your research report We will have an excursion to the Preston Campus to meet the study skills advisors