STUDY SKILLS

Annotations:

• (Richards, Platt and Platt, 1992)

1. 1.- listening and note taking 2.- asking questions for: repetition, clarfication and information 3.- answering questions - explaining 4.- agreeing and disagreeing, stating points of views, giving reasons, interrupting 5.- speaking with out notes/ giving a paper/oral presentation, initiating comments, responding verbalising data

1. 1.- understanding instructions: written and spoken, informal and formal 2.- asking questions; requesting help 3.- recording results

1. journals and books
   1. 1.- reading eficiently: comprehension adn speed, 2.- scanning and skimming; evaluating 3.- understanding and analyzing data (graphs, diagrams,etc.)

1. 1.- using the content index pages 2.- using a dictionary efficiently 3.- understanding classification systems 4.- using a library catalogue (subject and author) on cards microfiche and computer 5.- finding information quickly (general reference, works and bibliographies) 6.- collating information

1. 1.- planning, writing drafts, revising 2.- summarizing paraphrasing adn synthesising 3.- continous writing in academic style, organized apropiately

1. 1.- conducting interviews 2.-desining questionnaires 3.- undertaking surveys

1. written
   1. 1.- preparing for exams (techniques) 2.- revision 3.- understanding questions/ instructions 3.- writing quickly:pressure of time
2. oral
   1. 1.- answering questions: explicitly, precisely 2.- explaining, describing, justifying

1. 1.- listening and understanding 2.- note taking 3.- asking questions for repetition, clarification, and information

1. Tends to unify the language skills with study skills but decided to separate according to the integrated relationship of the skills showed (Jordan, 1977)

1. states the study skills are needed to be taught to the native as well as the non native students