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Weekly units	Learning Strategies	Language Focus
Orientation	What is your learning style? Online quiz. Academic Skills Instructional Program or direct: Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire A Learning Style Guide for College	How good is your grammar? Google search - e.g. "past perfect exercises for esl students", "use of articles exercises for esl students". Google How can I improve my pronunciation? Google search – e.g. "English pronunciation exercises". Google Example: Okanagan College Pronunciation
Listening to Lectures	Get the most out of lectures. Online self-check activity. Listening Home	Understanding lectures. Signal words. Notetaking The Cornell System. Cornell Note Taking Method To stress or not to stress. Google search: "understanding stressed syllables in esl pronunciation" e.g. – ESL Pronunciation Workpage "English word stress" e.g. – Word Stress
Academic Communication Skills	What do you have to do in an oral presentation? Watch a student give an oral presentation. The Oral Presentation Skills Site or Speaking Home	Express your view. Expressing Views and Opinions
Reading and Research	Are you a critical reader? Note-making strategies. Taking Notes	Using newspaper editorials for critical analysis and independent thinking. Writing Editorials Efficient reading. How to Read Efficiently Critical thinking. Critical Thinking Exercise
Academic Writing	Different types of writing Report Writing Citing sources in your writing Avoiding Plagiarism Writing for your Monash University department. Writing Home	Non-sexist writing. Gender-neutral academic writing. Non-discriminatory Language and Using Non-discriminatory Language