Gerard Clough, Academic Co-Ordinator, Royal Holloway International

Skills for Academic Success

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What are the challenges ahead?

 Academic Skills for MN1001 Management & the Modern Corporation benefits all EFL international students who want to be sure of success in this critical Year 1 course. You will develop key academic skills through a weekly 2 hour class that follows MN1001 closely.

•critical reading skills

•academic writing skills

•exam preparation

•Management terminology

•oral skills

Academic Skills for MN1001

Overwhelmingly positive student feedback

Anna Wojtyniak 2011

 

2011

 

“Regarding the support class, my feedback can only be positive…. The results were astonishing as everyone I know felt an improvement.”

“MN100 support classes have definitely helped me …Working in small groups enabled everyone to participate in classes actively. I can only regret I took this classes during the second term only.”

Teodor Daskalov2011

But does it really work?

Students taking Academic Skills for MN100…

•get better grades on average than those who don’t take the skills course

•hardly ever fail MN100

Sign up, sign up, sign up, sign up!

Date Location Time

Tuesday 25 September Moore Building

Reception Area10.00 -12.00Wednesday 26

September

Please bring £10 and your academic timetable.

An academic skills specialist can answer your questions and enrol you to a class that suits your academic timetable.

If you are an international student, you can also join

‘general’ Academic English courses. We have a choice of 15

courses to choose from!

Student Ranking of In-sessional English Courses

In the I-Graduate International Barometer (Autumn Wave 2011), RHUL In-sessional support for international students was ranked:

No. 2 out of all universities in the London area

No. 3 out of 19 elite ‘1994 group’ universities incl. St Andrews, Leicester, Loughborough, Reading, Bath and Lancaster

No. 11 out of all UK universities

Date Location Time

Friday 28th September

Munro Fox Seminar Room and Lecture Theatre

2.30 - 4.30

Wednesday 3rd October

Munro Fox Seminar Room and Lecture Theatre

2.30 - 4.30

Sign up, sign up, sign up, sign up!

Please bring your academic timetable and College ID.

If you have paid £10 for Academic skills for MN100, there is nothing to pay for the In-sessional.

Meet a writing skills specialist to discuss how to improve your academic writing

Up to 3 x 30 minute sessions per term – Free!

We will look at a sample of your written work and give you useful feedback.

You can book through Management Reception OR Royal Holloway International Reception (IN009).

The ESO provides professional academic support for all students with disability.

One-to-one support is also available for native speakers of English requiring additional academic support for their studies.

The ESO Office is at:Founder's Building West Room 151

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One World Celebration

Tuesday 30 October 6.30-8.30pm in the Student’s Union

Meet people from across the world

International spread of food

Events for an International Community

Live entertainment

Free of charge

Study Abroad Fair

Thursday 1 November, 5.30-7.30pm in the Students’ Union

Discover opportunities for studying abroad as part of your Royal Holloway degree

By studying abroad you can:

•Enhance your overall knowledge and understanding of your subject through engaging with different academic perspectives•Develop your intercultural skills – a valuable asset in a globalised world

For further information contact studyabroad@rhul.ac.uk

Brilliant free cinema every Thursday at 7pm in ALT 1

Begins 4th October

International and UK students welcome

English language subtitles

‘Britain in the Frame’: Discover Britain through its Cinema

Come to: RHI Departmental Office (IN009)

Email: RoyalHollowayInternational@rhul.ac.uk

Phone: 01784 276629 or 01784 446373

Find us on: http://www.rhul.ac.uk/international

How do I find out more?