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How To Be A Good Student

This document provides 7 tips for effective language learning: 1) Make a study plan with scheduled skills practice. 2) Set SMART targets that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-based. 3) Don't be afraid of making mistakes, both in and out of the classroom. Mistakes are how we learn. 4) Take every opportunity to practice reading and listening through books, articles, videos and tutorials. 5) Take every opportunity to practice speaking with your teacher, classmates, home-stay family, and by meeting new people. 6) Have a dedicated study area that is tidy, clutter-free and well-lit. 7) Learn effective note-taking techniques like using highlighters, pens

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How To Be A Good Student

This document provides 7 tips for effective language learning: 1) Make a study plan with scheduled skills practice. 2) Set SMART targets that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-based. 3) Don't be afraid of making mistakes, both in and out of the classroom. Mistakes are how we learn. 4) Take every opportunity to practice reading and listening through books, articles, videos and tutorials. 5) Take every opportunity to practice speaking with your teacher, classmates, home-stay family, and by meeting new people. 6) Have a dedicated study area that is tidy, clutter-free and well-lit. 7) Learn effective note-taking techniques like using highlighters, pens

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1.

Make a study plan

If you study only when you


feel like it, you will never
study. Making a study plan for
the week or month, making
sure you schedule in specific
skills will help you to keep on
task.

2. Set SMART targets

S.M.A.R.T. targets are targets which are: Specific, Measureable,


Attainable, Relevant and Time-based.

Don’t just say that you want to “speak better English” or that you want to “get a 6.5 in
your IELTS exam”, but mention a specific part of the English language that you
want to improve something that you can measure so that you know when you’ve
achieved that target, something realistic and attainable, something relevant or useful
your you as an individual and then set a time in which you want to achieve it.
3. Don’t worry about making mistakes
When we are learning a language, we
always make mistakes. You should
definitely not be afraid of making
mistakes in the classroom because the
lesson is a “safe space” where you can
make mistakes which will then be
corrected by the teacher.

However, you should also not be afraid to make mistakes outside of


the classroom either. Most people, even native speakers of English
don’t have perfect English, so you should focus more on communication
and conversation rather than.

4. Take every
opportunity to
practise your reading
and listening
Read books and articles on a
topic of study, or interest.
Whether this is in connection
with a course, or just at your
own leisure, encouraging
yourself to read is a highly
effective way to increase
understanding of new
concepts. Take a trip to the library, or invest in some classics on a topic
to provide the best reading materials to self-study. Watch educational
videos to keep yourself actively engaged in a concept

There are many tutorial videos that are intended for


teaching people new skills, or educational shows
aimed at complementing what students learn in
school.

Whether you are trying to learn another language, or figuring out how to
conduct a science experiment, you can greatly benefit from the audio
and visual walk-through.

5. Take every opportunity to practise your speaking

Many students come to the UK


and end up only speaking to their
teacher and to their classmates.
The teacher often speaks more
slowly and “grades their
language” (adapts their English to
the level of the class), and
obviously classmates make
similar mistakes to those you
make.
The only way to really use your English in real-life
situations is to go out and meet new people.

Meetup.com had a group called “Mammoth Language Exchange” where


you can meet new people and practice your English (and you may meet
native English speakers who want to learn your language too).

Obviously, when meeting strangers, you should make sure


you go with a friend and that somebody knows where you
are going.

If meeting strangers isn’t your thing, try to have conversations with your
home-stay family or roommates about what you’ve learned at school.

6. Have a dedicated study area

A study area is vital to study


effectively. You could have an office
at home, a desk in your bedroom or
you could use the Student Resource
Centre at Bloomsbury International.
Your study area should have a tidy
work space with no clutter or
distractions, and should be well-lit.
7. Learn how to take effective notes

Invest in highlighters, coloured pens and


sticky notes because they are useful tools
to take notes. If you keep notes while you
are learning, it will enable you to keep the
information in your brain for longer, and it
will help you build valuable organisational
skills.

This blog post has some excellent ideas for effective note-taking: James Kenned

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