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Download full textJabsheh, Abd-Al-Hameed Mustafa; Abu Saa, Jafar Wasfi – Online Submission, 2019
The aim of this study was to investigate about the study skills which are mostly practiced by (PTUK), freshmen and sophomores, Arabic-speaking students who are learning English language introductory courses, namely, Remedial English (no.15200099), English (1)- (no.15200106), and English (2)- (no.15200112). This study also aimed at investigating…
Descriptors: Study Skills, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Semitic Languages
Direct linkvan der Meer, Jacques – Teaching in Higher Education, 2012
Note-taking in lectures is often taken to be the distinguishing characteristic of learning at university. It is typically assumed that this is a commonsensical skill that students either have or will learn through trial and error. The data from a research project in one New Zealand university suggest that taking good notes is not a skill that…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Notetaking, Performance Factors
Nesi, Hilary – Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2012
This paper analyses laughter in spoken academic discourse, with the aim of discovering why lecturers provoke laughter in their lectures. A further purpose of the paper is to identify episodes in British data which may differ from those in other cultural contexts where other lecturing practices prevail, and thus to inform the design of study skills…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Academic Discourse, Multilingualism, Intimacy
Pryjmachuk, Steven; Gill, Anita; Wood, Patricia; Olleveant, Nicola; Keeley, Philip – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2012
This article describes the evaluation of an online study skills course unit designed, using evidence-based principles, to support undergraduate students. A mixed-methods approach was employed to establish the extent to which the unit was (a) fit for purpose and (b) effective. Data were obtained from an online survey (n = 63) conducted on entry to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Undergraduate Students, Study Skills
Peer reviewedCollingwood, Vaughan; Hughes, David C. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1978
During a series of electronics lectures, college students used three kinds of notes: (1) duplicates of lecturer's notes; (2) headings, key points, diagram outlines, tables and references with spaces for additional information; and (3) students' own notes taken during lectures. Student preferences for type of notes, and achievement using the three…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Fahmy, J. J.; Bilton, Linda – Guidelines: A Periodical for Classroom Language Teachers, 1989
Nonnative university students have difficulty coping with lectures given in English and need authentic and relevant material in listening and note-taking courses. One approach based on a transcription of a paleontology lecture is presented, suggested by linguistic analysis of 40 science lectures at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman. (four…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
