E7R6+Goals+and+Strategies

From Oil My course Goals and Strategies 1. Reading Strategies 1. To become more familiar with academic texts especially in my area (microbiology). 2. Able to select the main ideas and understand the article. 3. Use less of dictionary when I read something and try to remember new academic vocabularies. Goals I would like to: - to become more familiar with academic texts especially in my area (microbiology). - be able to select the main ideas and understand them. - to use less dictionary when I read. 2. Listening Strategies 1. Try to understand when the presenter speaks in the article. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. Try to practice note taking and try to complete all of the questions. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. Analyse the main ideas of the article. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Goals <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; text-align: justify;">I would like to: <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">- Analyze the main ideas of the article. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">- understand when the presenter speaks in the article. 3. Writing Strategies 1. write critical response essay and try to finish in 90 minutes 2. correct my grammar problems Goals <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in;">I would like to: <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in;">- improve the range of my vocabulary. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in;">- be able to write correctly in academic style <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in;">- try to reduce the grammar errors.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;">4. Speaking <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Strategies <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in;">1. improve my oral presentation skills. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in;">2. speak with confident speaking in a tutorial or group <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;">Goals <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in;">I would like to: <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in;">- confident to speak in my oral presentation

From Nampueng 1. Reading Learn more vocabulary and understand the real meaning


 * read more English books ,newspapers, and magazines
 * find the meaning of vocabulary that I don't understand in dictionary
 * record new vocabulary on my notebook

2. Writing

Writing with correct grammar
 * read and understand the structure of English grammar everyday
 * do some grammar exercise books or online
 * avoid wrong spelling

3. Listening

Taking note, try to get importance information


 * Learn how to use abbreviations and symbols while listening
 * Practice with ILC online listening
 * Practice listen to a lecture and take note, listening again with my note and look at what is missing

4. Speaking

Become more confident in front of an audience
 * Practice speaking in front of my friends
 * Prepare my topic
 * Use a good structure to help the audience to follow me

From Elly

Listening Goal: To understand the questions Strategy: I will use a highlighter pen. Strategy: I need more concentration when I have a listening exam. Goal: Finding keywords Strategy: I will study about abbreviation which is useful for fast writing.

Reading Goal: Reading as my first language Strategy: Don’t try to translate from English to Korean Strategy: Think everything as English Goal: Reading on fast speed Strategy: More concentration when I read an article Strategy: When I read articles, skip unknown words.

Speaking Goal: Pronunciation Strategy: Remove Korean pronunciation Strategy: Record my voice, and listen. Goal: Speak English fluently Strategy: Making native speakers friends. Strategy: Memorise some expressions and use it.

Writing Goal: Clear context. Sometimes teachers don't understand some sentences because I didn't explain it enough. Strategy: I will write more and more. When I explain my thinking enough, people can understand my essay. Strategy: I will memorise vocabularies at least 20 words per week. When I wanted to explain something, I gave up writing. Because I didn't know vocabulary. If I have various vocabularies, I will write more and more. Goal: Grammar error's decrease. Strategy: I will study grammar with my grammar book. Strategy: I will go to ILC with my writing. if my writing has confused sentence, the teacher changes error sentence. From Jason

READING • I would like to read faster and become a better reader. • I would like to identify the main idea of a reading text accurately. S1: read articles in short time and summarise the main ideas of articles. S2: do some practice, such as Cambridge IELTS. S3: memory new words. WRITING • I would like to use more academic words to make my article academic. • I want to write good articles with fewer grammar mistakes. S1: learn the structure of the essay. S2: read example articles. S3: record new words on the vocabulary book LISTENING • I would like to capture the key words and recognize them. • I want to take notes quickly. S1: listen to lectures of some websites, such as BBC, CNN every day. S2: record new vocabularies in the notebook (about 10 words a week) in order to widen my vocabulary. S3: practise writing using abbreviation. SPEAKING • I hope I can communicate with English speakers in very fluent English. • I would like to express myself clearly and have better pronunciation S1: learn more about the structure of presentation. S2: get more information about oral presentation by internet. S3: practise speaking fluently. = Hanson's goals and strategies = = **__<span style="font-family: 宋体;">READING __** = <span style="font-family: 宋体;">**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Strategy 1 **: Do homework about reading without a dictionary and try to conclude the main idea of each paragraph and whole article. <span style="font-family: 宋体;">**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Strategy 2 **: Read newpapers of any area everyday to practise more. To find the highlight and even more details.
 * __<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Goal 1 __**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">: Read fast.

<span style="font-family: 宋体;">**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Strategy 1 **: Take down the new words, which you come across, in your note book and review every week to enrich your vocaburary. <span style="font-family: 宋体;">**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Strategy 2 **: Understand the consists of general words which can help me to guess as well.
 * __<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Goal 2 __**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">: Guess new words accurately

<span style="font-family: 宋体;">**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Strategy 1 **: Listen to music in English. Read the lyrics as you listen. Look up any new words in a dictionary. Ask your teacher to explain any expressions you cannot figure out. Write these expressions in your expression notebook. Try to memorize the lyrics and sing along without reading them. <span style="font-family: 宋体;">**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Strategy 2 **: Watch TV and movies in English. Use subtitles if you must. Watch the program once with subtitles and then without. You can also do this in reverse, watch the program without subtitles and then watch it with subtitles. The choice is clearly yours.
 * __<span style="font-family: 宋体;">LISTENING __**
 * __<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Goal 1 __**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">: Listen more

<span style="font-family: 宋体;">**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Strategy 1 **: Take down the key words, number, questions in sentences, which you come across. <span style="font-family: 宋体;">**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Strategy 2 **: To find signal words, such as however, but, the first, well, now etc. Collect the signal words of lectures. Before or after the signal words, the information generally very very important, which should took down details.
 * __<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Goal 2 __**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">: Take notes

<span style="font-family: 宋体;">**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Strategy 1 **: Take down the key words, number, questions in sentences, which you come across. <span style="font-family: 宋体;">**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Strategy 2 **: To find signal words, such as however, but, the first, well, now etc. Collect the signal words of lectures. Before or after the signal words, the information generally very very important, which should took down details.
 * __<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Goal 2 __**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">: Take notes

<span style="font-family: 宋体;">**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Strategy 1 **: Familiar with the critical reponses writing structure. Remember what is ABELT. <span style="font-family: 宋体;">**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Strategy 2 **: According to models, try to write it in the same argument and understand how to point out the weaknesses and show evidence with logical explainations.
 * __<span style="font-family: 宋体;">WRITING __**
 * __<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Goal 1 __**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">: Learn to write the critical reponses

<span style="font-family: 宋体;">**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Strategy 1 **: To get a topic and brainstorm quickly. Increase your brainstorming skills <span style="font-family: 宋体;">**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Strategy 2 **: Write a essay in a limited time, especially the homework of writing.
 * __<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Goal 2 __**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">: Write better

<span style="font-family: 宋体;">**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Strategy 1 **: Speak clearly, concisely and use simple vocabulary. <span style="font-family: 宋体;">**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Strategy 2 **: Listen, carefully, to English movies or speakers. Take note of the words/terms used and read them over and over till you start using them effectively. <span style="font-family: 宋体;">**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Strategy 3 **: Read aloud and talk to yourself loudly in English to see how well you are doing. <span style="font-family: 宋体;">**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">Strategy 4 **: Watch English movies with English subtitles on. This will allow you to compare the written words to the correct pronunciations.
 * __<span style="font-family: 宋体;">SPEAKING __**
 * __<span style="font-family: 宋体;">2 Goals __**<span style="font-family: 宋体;">: Speak fluently and speak confidently

** Wayne's Goals and Strategies for RE7 **

** Goals: ** Main goal: pass E7 and try getting high marks

Listening: -improve the speed of note taking when I am listening to the lecture -not just take notes, must record the main information and understand the meaning of each question Reading: -increase the speed of reading; try to find out the answer in the text quickly

-finger out author’s ideas, argument and evidence which are strong or weak Writing: -be familiar with the structure of response essay, increase the speed of writing Speaking: -to improve my pronunciation and abandon the cute card when I am doing the oral presentation -be more confident when I am speaking ** Strategies: ** Listening: -do the listening practices twice per day, e.g. go to www.ted.com -try answering teacher's questions in the class, and not absent-minded. -do some note taking practices at home -pay more attention on the questions before listen to the lecture Reading: -do reading practice at least once every two days -set a limited time when I do the reading practices -record the new vocabulary when I finish the reading -analyse author’s ideas, argument and evidence which are strong or weak when I finish read the article Writing: -write critical response essay twice per week -try to finish the essay in 90 minutes -pay more attention on grammar problems Speaking -use English to talk to classmate in the class -keep away from temptation, keep studying all the time -look at other’s eyes when I am speaking English with him/her -do not use Chinese thinking way to speak English -go to ted.com to follow the speaker’s pronunciation

From LuoXi Listening Goal:Listen to the specific information and get more details when listen to a long lecture. Strategies: · Listen to TED everyday. Choose a lecture or a talk which I interest in, and listen to it to get general idea at first time. Then listen to it as well as reading the subtitles, it is also helpful for reading speed. · Build up vocabulary. When listen a lecture there are a lots of new words which I never saw them before, so I can write them down and review these new words everyday. Reading Goal:Improve reading speed as well as understanding it wellStrategies: WritingGoal:Time myself to write a critical response within 90 minutes.Strategies: SpeakingGoal:Speak fluently and with a English logic.Strategies:
 * Read an academic article everyday and time myself. It is not only can I get more information about knowledge, but also I can practice reading speed. Obviously, when read an article, background information is important for comprehension.
 * Build up vocabulary. A well comprehension is based on huge vocabularies. When read an academic article, which is related to academic topics and it needs an enormous vocabulary to understand it.
 * Read more good essays from classmates, so that I can get more ideas about how to write a good essay.
 * Write an essay at least once a week. The more practice can help me to improve the level of writing.


 * Speak English only in the class. It is the only chance for me to practice and speak English. If speaking too much in English, it is helpful for me to foster an English logic.
 * Listen to TED once a day, so that I can learn the pronunciation and accent. Obviously, it is a good website for me to learn a local accent.

= Megan's goals and strategies =

**Reading Goals**: to become a better reader and understand what the article says easily and clearly. **Strategies:** 1. picking up vocabulary from reading materials for improving vocabulary such as textbook, newspaper, some famous websites etc. 2. do more reading exercises to enhance my ability of comprehension.

**Writing Goals**: learning how to write a perfect critical response. **Strategies**: 1. try to learn some structures, expressions and academic words from the sample that teachers gave to us. 2. review grammar from book, do regular practice with good sentence structure and write more essay.

**Listening Goals**: try my best to understand different situations and accents in exam and daily life. **Strategies**: 1. do more practice in useful materials like TED, ILC and some listening websites which might be helpful to improve my notes taking skills. 2. to watch movies from different English speaking countries.

**Speaking Goals**: I would like to speak more fluently and have better pronunciation. **Strategies**: 1. looking for some materials like TV shows, movies, presentations and then imitate the way and intonation native speaker use to express in different situations. 2. speaking more English to native people, classmates and teachers.

** Ivan’s goals and strategies **

** Listening Goals: **

Be good at answering the questions like sentences completion

** Listening Strategies: **

1. Focus on the "key words" so that I can use the "key words" which I heard to complete the sentences in the first section of the listening exam. 2. Focus on the structure of the question. For example, if the question ends with am/is/are, I should put noun or noun phrase after in order to complete the sentences correctly.

** Reading Goals: **

Increase Vocabulary

** Reading Strategies: **


 * 1) Use a vocabulary book. Try to write down at least 20 words everyday in the vocabulary book in order to enlarge vocabulary.
 * 2) Find all the new words in textbook in E7 and the new words in the article sheet. Then I need to write them down in the vocabulary book as well. Because all the new words I found are all related to the topic of English Study. It's good for me to understand the articles well in reading exam.

** Writing Goals: **

I'd like to improve the grammar and make less mistakes in writing an essay.

** Writing Strategies: **


 * 1) Find and use a grammar book to help me improve my grammar in writing. It's good and it also saves time for me to read and study grammars by using the grammar book on the train to school everyday.
 * 2) Rewrite the essay after the teacher giving back it to me. It is a good practise for me to rewrite the essay so that I can understand the reasons why I made such mistakes in my writing.

** Speaking Goals: **

Better pronunciation.

** Speaking Strategies: **
 * 1) Watch English TV programs every week such as BBC. Try to repeat their sentences while watching the TV programs. Also, I can watch some sitcoms like "Friends". I think it's good for me to improve my pronunciation through copying the sentences and try to use the sentences in class or in a conversation outside the classroom.
 * 2) Try my best to speak English instead of Chinese in daily life, for example, try to use English when I go shopping or go for dinner in a restaurant and also look for opportunities to meet with some native speakers in order to communicate with them in English. It's better for me to practise speaking through a conversation with local people and get used to their pronunciation.

FROM KEVIN LISTENING GOALS: To pass the E7 exam and focus on the questions and answer in correct grammer

Strategies: Listening news broadcast everyday and catch the main idea of the report Listening TED website and listing the main argument of each lecture, after that checking with transcript and recording new words studing at learning hub of ILC, the aim of using academic article to listen specific infomation and notes taking

Reading Goals: To get a higher mark than last module

Strategies: using transcript as a reading material after listening a lecture

Writting Goals: try to have an obvious improvement, less grammer errors and to find correct arguments after reading two articles

Strategies: more practise and let teacher to check the essay, then fix it and rewite it learning writting skills from reading article and quote some good sentences and structures

speaking goals: try to get a high score in the end of exam

strategies: do more practise and more listen lectures to learn how to pronuncate words correctly and clearly fix the power point and the presentation of article, to add up some good sentence to presentation