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Studying in English : a practical approach to study skills in English as a second language / J. B. Heaton.

By: Publication details: London : Longman, 1975.Description: ix, 134 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0582552052
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 418.4 22 HEA
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Contents
Unit One Study problems and Objectives
Listening comprehension: Study problems
Note-taking: Word omissions
Reading: Study objectives
Practice section


Unit Two Organizing your study
Listening comprehension: Concentration and study habits
Note-taking: Abbreviations and numbers
Lecture: Planning a timetable
Practice section


Unit Three Note-Taking
Listening comprehension: General principles of note-taking
Note-taking: Salient points
Reading: Skills involved in note-making
Practice section

Unit Four Improving your reading
Listening comprehension: Increase reading speed
Note-taking: Synonyms, word compression and omission of examples
Lecture: Increasing reading comprehension
Practice section

Unit Five Lectures
Listening comprehension: Listening to lectures
Note-taking: Signalling devices (1)
Reading: What can the lecture achieve
Practice section

Unit Six Using a dictionary
Listening comprehension: What kind of Dictionary
Note-taking: Signalling devices (2)
Lecture: What a dictionary contains
Practice section

Unit Seven Reading textbooks
Listening comprehension: Skimming
Note-taking: Relationships (1)
Reading: The SQ3R method
Practice section

Unit Eight Learning in small group: Tutorials and Seminars
Listening comprehension: Improving your speaking ability
Note-taking: Relationships (2)
Lecture: Tutorials and seminars
Practice section

Unit Nine Writing reports and articles
Listening comprehension:Judgement skills in writing
Note-taking: Relationships (3)
Reading: Report writing
Practice section

Unit Ten Learning and Remembering
Listening comprehension: Memory
Note-taking: Relationships (4)
Lecture: Methods of improving learning procedures
Practice section

Unit Eleven Examinations
Listening comprehension: Preparing for examination
Note-taking: Lectures and books
Reading: Examination and test techniques
Practice section

Unit Twelve Reference and Research techniques
Listening comprehension: Reference techniques
Note-taking: Sequence of ideas
Lecture: Reseach techniques
Practice section

Bibliography: p. [99]-102.

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