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SLAT7835 Language Testing and Assessment 14 NOTE: Students who have a 7 or below in IELTS should seek assistance from Student Support Services or seek a private tutor to help them with their academic English skills. Information From: Student Support Services Subject: Services from Learning Advisers The largest part of our work involves helping students improve their assignment and thesis writing. This involves everything from understanding academic expectations (e.g. analysis and critique versus description; referencing conventions; etc.), conceptualising the topic/thesis, analysing the topic, organising one's thoughts, to working on drafts. It is important to note here that while we don't provide a grammar checking or proofreading service per se, we DO work extensively with students to help them improve the clarity of what they are saying. This sometimes involves working on grammatical correctness, but also involves helping students to work on removing ambiguity, reducing vagueness, and improving logical coherence and flow. Also, please note that we work on all the above things with students from ALL backgrounds, not just NESB students. Apart from helping students improve the quality of their assignments or theses, and to understand better what is required by different types of academic writing, we also work with students on developing appropriate and effective approaches to: • adjusting to university study (as a recent high school leaver, as a mature age student, as an international student); • increasing motivation and concentration; • study and time management; • reading, researching and note-taking; • improving oral presentations; • working and learning in small groups; • surviving quantitative courses (such as statistics) for the mathematically rusty or disinclined; • establishing and maintaining good working relationships with supervisors. We work with students both individually and in groups, as well as run both a workshop program open to all students (see: http://www.sss.uq.edu.au/index.htmlid=1185 ) and dedicated workshops at the request of individual academics. At each campus, students can make free and confidential individual appointments with a Learning Adviser as follows: ST LUCIA , The Relaxation Block (Building #21D in the Union Complex, opposite the main refectory), Phone: 3365 1704 For self-help, students can also be directed to our websites: Studying at University as an International Student http://www.sss.uq.edu.au/linkto/isweb/ UniStudy: first semester to graduation & beyond http://www.sss.uq.edu.au/linkto/ugweb PhD: First thoughts to finished writing http://www.ems.uq.edu.au/phdweb/phhome.html
SLAT7835 Language Testing and Assessment 15 We hope the above information helps you to inform your students more fully of the range of supplementary help available from Learning Advisers should you wish to do so. The Learning Advisers, Student Support Services, Email: relax@uq.edu.au Graduate attributes developed In-depth knowledge of the field of study • A comprehensive and well-founded knowledge of the field of study. • An understanding of how other disciplines relate to the field of study. • An international perspective on the field of study. (The students will read 2 texts and 2 journal review articles, and other texts and discuss, describe, and explain the various issues from these materials) Effective communication • The ability to collect, analyse, and organise information and ideas and to convey those ideas clearly and fluently, in both written and spoken forms. • The ability to interact effectively with others in order to work towards a common outcome. • The ability to select and use the appropriate level, style and means of communication. • The ability to engage effectively and appropriately with information and communication technology. (The students will work in groups and develop testing and assessment items, they will present these testing and assessment items at the end of the course to their peers. They will also write a review to demonstrate their understanding of material they have read.) Independence and creativity • The ability to work and learn independently. • The ability to generate ideas and adapt innovatively to changing environments. • The ability to identify problems, create solutions, innovate and improve current practices. (The students will complete an individual test development project for their particular learning environment. They will write a book review to demonstrate their understanding of material they have read.) Critical judgement • The ability to define and analyse problems. • The ability to apply critical reasoning to issues through independent thought and informed judgement. • The ability to evaluate opinions, make decisions and to reflect on the justifications for decisions. (The students will define, analyze, and apply critical reasoning to problems both in their social and individual constructions of knowledge. They will develop criteria through course readings and discussions to help them evaluate, make decisions, and reflect on the manner in which tests and assessments are developed and used.)
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