Study Slills L1

Course Description:

‘Study Skills for FILA Students’ is a course that exposes students to the different study skills needed to succeed at university, especially in a specialty that links finance to English. The course is divided into three main sequences (University Study Skills, Study Routines and Styles, Extensive Reading, and Preparing and Sitting for Examination). Different tasks and assignments that students may come across in study skills learning are presented in the course with special emphasis on grammar construction, vocabulary improvement strategies, reading and writing skills, and also paraphrasing and summarising strategies.

Course Objectives:

-          Knowing and understanding different skills

-          Identifying skills and differentiating them.

-          Practising skills in isolation and then in integration

-          Identifying study routines, habits, and learning styles

-          Building good studying habits

-          Fixing study setting (Time/place of study)

-          Learning more vocabulary (Words stem, guessing /fixing meanings)

-          Practice extensive reading and preparing a book report sheet.

-          Learning about correct grammar construction of a sentence

-          Learning some reading, writing, and vocabulary skills

-          Learning paragraphing and punctuation skills in correct writing

-          Improving reading and writing skills

-          Learning how to outline.

-          Learning how to use different types of dictionaries

-          Using and directing tips/advice about preparing and sitting for exams.

Prerequisites:

-          Skills learning

-          Skills identification

-           Practice skills.

Course Programme (Outline):

STUDY SKILLS FOR FILA STUDENTS.

I-      University Study Skills

           I.1. Types of Skills

           I.2. Why Study Skills Module

           I.3. Major Study Skills

II-      Study Styles and Preferences

            II.1. Study Routines and Habits

            II.2. Students' Study Styles (The VARK Model)

            II.2. Students' Study Preferences

III-     Extensive Reading.

            III.1. What and Why?

            III.2. Extensive Reading Vs Intensive Reading

            III.3. Reading-Report Sheets 

IV-    Preparing and Sitting for Examination.

           IV.1. University Exam Types

           IV.2. Tips for Exam Revisions and Preparation

Classroom Policies:

-          Exposition of the input

-          Clarification of the contents

-          Practice and illustrations

-          Intensive assignments

-          Extensive assignments

Evaluation Method: The evaluation of students goes as follows

-          Classroom evaluation (TD 50%)

-          Formal written exam. (Exam 50%)

Bibliography and Suggested Resources:

-          Allan, B. (2010). Study skills handbook. Hull University Business School.

-          Benettayeb, A. (2024). Study Skills Guide. Konouz Edition.

-          Benettayeb, A.(2021). Study Skills in Practice (A Course for University Students). Konouz Edition. (2^nd Edition).

-          Carroll ,R.T. (1990). Student Success Guide- Study Skills. Sacramento.

-          Yorkey, R.C. (1970). Study Skills for Students of English as a Second Language. MacGrow -Hill Book Company.