10 Top Tips for Academic Study

10 Top Tips for Academic Study

READING

Survey, skim, and scan before reading intensively.

This will help you read more effectively.

READING

Work out what the text is trying to do. Is it supporting, criticizing, or evaluating an argument? Is it speculating or giving facts?

READING

Guess the meaning of new words from the context. This will help you read more fluently.

WRITING

Decide who you are writing for and why. Brainstorm ideas and make notes before you start writing.

WRITING

Organize your essays. They should start with an introduction and end with a conclusion.

WRITING

Develop your paragraphs. They should have a topic sentence, several body sentences, and a final sentence.

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Look out for new words as you read. Decide which words will be useful for you to learn and how to record these words.

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Learn words which frequently occur together. Recognizing collocations helps you read more quickly. Using collocations makes you writing sound more natural.

RESEARCH

Narrow your search criteria when using the Internet. What is your search topic? What are key words or phrases?

RESEARCH

Decide on the best place to start searching: a directory, a search engine, or an online encyclopedia.

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