practical strategies to improve your english

8/6/2019 Practical Strategies to Improve Your English

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Practical strategies to improveyour English

Effective Learningfor

International Students


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H ow?

Communicate with others

Use the mediaExamine your study practicesUse tutors f eedback


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C ommunicate with others

T alk to people f rom other countries

Join a clubGet out and about


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C ommunicate with others 1

Talk to people from other countriesY ou don t have to f ind a British person tospeak English with! Set yoursel f a target o f talking with another non native speaker o f English you can learn something neweveryday about other cultures.*Remember making mistakes is a normal parto f language learning


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Join a club:

Join a LUSU society or http://www.lusu.co.uk/Come to SLDC Film Club in C69 Furness College (Weds4p.m.)

http://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/celt/sldc/intro/contact.htmGo to the International Ca f www.internationalca f e.org.ukJoin the LU Volunteer Unit http://www.luvu.org.uk/


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Get out and about

A re your only memories o f the UK going to beonly about study and li f e on campus? Get toknow the area:http://www.lancasterukonline.net/whatson/

http://www.visitlancaster.co.uk/http://www.lancashiretourism.com/


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Listening and Discussion Class

Seminar Skills


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U se the media

Read and listen to programmes on the BBC.

See Powerpoint: U sing the Internet todevelop your listening skills the BB Chttp://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/celt/sldc/sel f directedstudy.htm

Or you can buy a newspaper f or 20 pence f romthe newsagents in A lexandra Square


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Examine your study practices 1

Form study groups to :

Share reading & discussionInterpret and plan essay questions

Make sense o f lecture notes


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Make your learning more e ff ective. Use your

reading as a model to record, f or example:key vocabularyreporting verbs

Usef ul phrasesHow authors make claims

How authors introduce or conclude articles


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Do some sel f directed study on speci f ic

aspects o f your English, by accessing thef ollowing links:http://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/celt/sldc/sel f directedstudy.htm


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A ttend some E ff ective Learning sessions:

http://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/celt/sldc/courses/elis0708.htm


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U se your tutor s feedback

Don t just look at the mark:

Read the comments (i f you can!)Note your strengths /weaknessesT ry to correct language errorsKeep a record o f recurring errors to check f or next timeCheck you understand why the tutor has madeparticular commentsUse the tutor s o ff ice hour to ask f or help


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