Study Skills Topics and Research

1. Building vocabulary

http://www.how-to-study.com/building-vocabulary.htm
http://www.dvc.edu/english/Learning_Resources/develop_vocab_while_reading.htm
http://www.dvc.edu/english/Learning_Resources/FindWordMeaningsInSentences.htm
http://www.how-to-study.com/word-identification.htm

2. Good Listening in class
http://www.how-to-study.com/GoodListeningInClass.htm
http://www.studygs.net/classr.htm
http://www.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=1866&p=12597

3. Making an Oral Presentation
http://www.how-to-study.com/OralPresentation.htm
http://www.studygs.net/speaking.htm
http://www.learningsupport.utas.edu.au/Resources/oral_presentations.htm
http://learning.concordia.ca/Help/handouts/Oral%20Presentations/How_to_Prepare.shtml

4. Managing Time
http://www.how-to-study.com/managing-your-study-time.htm
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocs/study/time.html
http://www.studygs.net/timman.htm
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/lynch/TimeManagement.htm

5. Preparing to Study
http://www.how-to-study.com/preparing-to-study.htm
http://www.studygs.net/attmot4.htm
http://www.uleth.ca/ross/counselling/images/concentration.pdf

6. Punctuation
http://www.how-to-study.com/punctuation.htm
http://esl.about.com/od/englishgrammar/a/a_punctuation.htm

7. Reading Strategies
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/lynch/TextbookReading.htm
http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learning/reading-skills/
http://www.marin.cc.ca.us/~don/Study/7read.html

8. Test-taking Strategies
http://www.how-to-study.com/a-strategy-for-taking-tests.htm
http://www.studygs.net/tstprp1.htm
http://esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa022300a.htm

9. Parts of Speech
http://www.how-to-study.com/parts-of-speech.htm
http://esl.about.com/od/grammarglossary/a/eightparts.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/parts-of-speech_1.htm

10. Managing Stress
http://www.studygs.net/stress.htm
http://www.dvc.edu/english/Learning_Resources/stress_reduction_techniquesESL.htm
http://www.stressmanagementtips.com/school.htm

11. Note-taking strategies
http://www.uleth.ca/ross/counselling/images/note_taking.pdf
http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learning/note-taking/
http://www.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=1866&p=12719

Hi and Welcome to 030

Let me tell you a bit about myself. My name is Rita. I have been teaching ESL for quite a long time - 18 years. I love teaching here at the U of R. My teaching philosophy is "work hard, do your best and have fun." What is your learning philosophy?

I got married in April 2006. Norm, my husband, has two sons, Isaac and Zach, so that makes me a step-mom. Norm is a civil engineer. Isacc is 12 years old and loves computer games. Zach is 19 and is studying architectural technology at college (SIAST) .

I got a dog about a year and a half ago. His name is Fritz. He is a cockapoo - part Cocker Spaniel and part Poodle. He is very cute and very naughty. If you know anything about training dogs, please let me know. I need all the help I can get.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOO, why don't you post a message and tell a little about yourself.

Rita