7 Things You Need to Teach Your Students About Note-Taking
Learning to take notes in a second language is notoriously difficult. There are, however, many effective strategies that students need to learn. Are you teaching these?
1. Use Introductions and Conclusions
Professors outline their lectures or give a general idea of the topic. Knowing this helps students predict the content of the lecture and begin to organize their notes before the lecture even starts. …
NorthStar Teachers: Share Ideas, Get Resources, Stay Connected!
Do you create your own activities (with newspaper
articles, class debates, etc.)? Do you simply have a passion for
designing interesting lessons? Join other teachers in two new
collaborative spaces. Read more
1. The NorthStar blog
The first space is the NorthStar
blog. …
Getting Students Ready for Academic Writing
There was plenty of talk about academic writing during the American Association of Applied Linguistics conference. This article gives a quick summary of the most interesting things discussed.
Focus on Academic Literacy
In order for students to be able to do academic writing, they need a lot more than just good spelling and grammar. Several people talked about Academic Literacy, or understanding the academic conventions of a given educational system. Anastasia Riazantseva, for example, cited academic literacy as a key area of importance for long-term college success. …
What Research Tells Us About Academic Preparation
This month’s article presents the three major conclusions of what
20 studies tell us about preparing students for mainstream classes. Do
you use all three in your classes?
1.Teach Fully-Integrated Academic Skills
Just as students need to read, write, listen, and speak in a mainstream
classroom, so academic preparation should integrate all four skills. A
complete curriculum includes training in general academic skills and
then focuses in on how these skills are applied in reading textbooks,
listening to lectures, writing essays, and speaking in presentations.
2. …
Beatrice Mikulecky, Ed.D.
Teaching Reading in a Second Language
Effective reading is essential for success in any field, which makes it a key part of any language curriculum. This adaptation of an article by Dr.Beatrice Mikulecky, describes the reading process and outlines the research-based approach to reading that is exemplified in the Reading Power series. …
