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skills4english — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:41:39 CST

Here are some links to get you thinking about privacy and the law:

Open University - Privacy rights and the law

Privacy law pros & cons

Assessing Privacy Impact (Economic & Social Research Council)

Surveillance, rights and privacy

BBC Who's watching you?

OU - The technology of crime control

CCTV in the UK

Fighting Crime with Science Lecture

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Media Links

http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/stereotyping/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/entertainment/2006/future_of_tv

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jan/16/television.socialnetworking

http://www.barb.co.uk/report/weeklyViewingSummary?_s=4

http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/media@lse/pdf/Media@lseEWP4_july03.pdf

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS86841+20-Apr-2009+BW20090420

Writing

skills4english — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:04:07 CST

Here's the example paragraph on immigration which we looked at in class on Friday.

An example introduction Immigration is a controversial subject which is constantly in the news. The recent rise in the number of immigrants in the United Kingdom from the new European Union countries has refocused debate on this issue. Besides this more recent wave of immigration, there is also a constant flow of migrants from other parts of the world, many of whom arrive seeking refuge from war or famine or claiming asylum. Some people believe that this increase in the number of immigrants is a threat to their way of life and that people from other countries are being given preferential treatment for things like housing and healthcare. A recent survey found that 54% of Britons were unhappy about the fact that EU citizens have the legal right to work in the UK. (The Guardian, 2009) However, statistical data about immigration is very hard to find, and most of the evidence for its negative impact is anecdotal. This essay will argue that, although immigration to the UK is not without problems, it has a largely beneficial effect on the country. It will attempt to explore the benefits to the UK of immigration by firstly examining the economic arguments surrounding the issue, and then by looking at the social issues involved.
Introduction to paragraphs (Uni.of Teesside)
A good general introduction to the structure of paragraphs in English.

RMIT Writing Lab - what is a topic sentence?

Monash Uni. writing skills
To find out more about different types of writing you might need to do, go to the UEFAP site and click on 'genres' in the menu on the left. This gives detailed information about writing reports, essays, literature reviews etc.

UEFAP
This is one of the best websites there is for Academic English. It's really worth spending time exploring this website.

Essex University - brainstorming and outlines

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Here's some language for 'hedging' - words and expressions to show caution/uncertainty when expressing your ideas. Good to use in your discussions section.

UEFAP - hedging
(click on 'Features' in the menu on the left, then 'Hedging' at the top)

Manchester University's Academic Phrasebank if very useful if you want to find expressions and vocabulary. It's quite high level and for use in dissertations and advanced academic writing. Have a look and you may find some language you can use:

Phrasebank

There are countless Excel tutorials online. You don't need all of them, one of the following will probably be enough:

about.com (Excel 2003)

MS Office (Excel 2007)

Here's the website where you can find some of the materials we used in class today.

Writing Reports

Writing up research - AIT

Editing your own work - University of Adelaide

I'll put some websites which I have found useful here and try to keep them updated and include sites which we use in class.

Institute for Writing and Rhetoric

EAP 1

skills4english — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:02:29 CST

Self-study

1. In your group of 3, choose one of the topics on p45 of your coursebook and write a paragraph. When you finish, send it to me at the email address I gave you last week. It's important that you work TOGETHER on the writing and send me ONE paragraph which all 3 of you have contributed to. In the email subject include your 3 names so I know who wrote it.

2. If you haven't looked at the paragraphing websites which I showed you in class on Wednesday, have a look now and go through the information, do the exercises.

3. If you want to practise more grammar (linking words/cohesion) you can go here and try some exercises.

4. If you have done all these things, you can work on your outline and paragraph. Remember what I said about formatting. You should send it to my email address in MS Word format. You should include your name in the Word document, line spacing should be 1.5, and you should have the Outline and Paragraph on a separate page. Remember, I don't want an introduction, just your Outline and ONE paragraph (from the main body).

Grammar

skills4english — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:58:00 CST

Grammar Reference

Exercises on linking and cohesion

UEFAP Cohesion and reference
(Go to 'Exercises' on the top. Try some of the exercises to practise reference and cohesion)

Linking words 2

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There's a very good tutorial about basic sentence structure on the RMIT website (University of Melbourne). If you have problems with the grammatical structure of your sentences, work through the online tutorial as part of your self-study.

RMIT - Sentence Structure

Here's a diagnostic grammar test - try the Intermediate test to make you feel good (hopefully..), then do the Advanced and see how you feel after that...

Edufind's Online English grammar is a useful reference for basic grammar information

A useful guide to some tricky grammar areas can be found at the Centre for Independent Language Learning

The BBC Learning English Language Bank is a useful place to look for information on grammar

EAP 1 - Diagnostic Test (Answers)

1. State verbs
2. Adverbs of frequency
3. Articles
4. Comparatives
5. Conditionals
6. "
7. Uncountable nouns
8. Verb patterns
9. "
10. Structures with 'wish'
11. Linking words
12. Modal verbs
13. Gradable/extreme adjectives
14. Passive
15. Question word order
16. Relative pronouns
17. Verb patterns+prepositions
18. to have something done
19. Present Perfect (for/since)
20. get used to
21. so/such

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The language of cause and effect from Manchester University's Academic Phrasebank:

Cause & effect

A very useful page about Articles can be found below:

Articles

Present time

Perfect and Continuous aspects

Linking words 1

Study Skills

skills4english — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:27:38 CDT

Note-taking is a very personal thing. You need to decide which method works best for you - make sure that the system you choose allows you to understand your notes when you come back to them at a later date. If your notes are from a book or journal, don't forget to record author, title, publisher, page number etc. The following sites might be useful:

Abbreviations

Note-taking styles

Reading

skills4english — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:48:53 CDT

Here's a great place to practise your reading skills, and to help you understand what effective reading really means:

UEFAP

Reading & Note-taking skills

EAP 2

skills4english — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:42:47 CDT

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Listening

skills4english — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:40:24 CDT

There are a number of places where you can listen to or download academic lectures. Here's a selection:

Online lectures

MIT World

Gresham College

Reith Lectures

Technology, Entertainment, Design

Academic advice

skills4english — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:34:21 CDT

Academic Advice

Studying in a language which is not your own is not easy. Many foreign students who start an undergraduate or postgraduate course in the UK find it a real shock when they go to their first lectures and seminars. There is a saying in English 'Forewarned is forearmed'. What does that mean? Well, it means that the more you prepare yourself for something, the better you will be able to meet that challenge. Are you ready for academic study in the UK?
There are many websites aimed at students who are going on to higher education in the UK. I've put links to some of the better ones below:

Take a look at this website from the Open University. Ask yourself 'Am I ready to study in English?'. Work through the exercises to find out.

Open University Introduction to Higher Education

The University of Southampton has created a very useful set of materials designed to prepare students for academic study in the UK.

Prepare for Success

And if that's not enough, there's more good advice to be found here:

University Challenge

Academic English

skills4english — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:34:03 CDT

Welcome to our class website. I'll post useful information and links here to help you with your self-study. Click on the pages on the left to find more information about different areas and skills which I'll update as the month progresses.

If you've never heard of a 'wiki', watch the short video on the right to find out more about them.

At the bottom of the page is a discussion thread. If you want to post a question, you can use this and I will try to reply as soon as I can.

Vocabulary

skills4english — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:32:39 CDT

The Academic Word List

Nottingham University AWL

AWL Exercises

Subject Glossaries

Business & Finance

Pharmacy

Law

Marketing

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Synonyms

A corpus site

Manchester University's Academic phrasebank is a useful site for words and phrases to use in your writing.

Academic Phrasebank

Research

skills4english — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:30:03 CDT

Effective Internet searching

Net tutor

Surveillance articles

CCTV

DNA databases

Privacy international

Surveillance

A lecture on privacy

The Guardian Special Reports

Surveillance & Society

Information Commission Report

Open University

Intute is a great place to start looking for information about a vast range of academic disciplines. It's well worth a look.

Intute

BUBL is another good starting point.

BUBL

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Links for globalisation research

Below I've put a few links which you may find useful when researching your globalisation essay.

The Library

Economic & Social Research Council

University of Warwick

Guardian Special reports

BBC

The Global Site

Intute resources

Globalisation Research papers - University of Nottingham

Of course there are hundreds of places to look online for information, and you may find other links which are better. BUT - make sure that you look carefully at the website - is it an academic website? Can you find an author for the article? Is it up to date? Is it from a respected organisation?

Don't forget to do the tutorials I mentioned in class yesterday:

The last two in the list of Library tutorials which you can find here

The Intute Virtual Training Suite is also extremely useful. You can find it here

Leeds University - designing questionnaires

Bryman & Bell - Research

Learn Higher - Working in groups

Seminars & Presentations

skills4english — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:28:52 CDT

Seminar skills

How to take part in seminars

Useful seminar phrases

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A useful list of Dos and Donts for including charts and graphs in a powerpoint presentation:

How to include charts & graphs

Using Powerpoint to create a presentation

Powerpoint 2003

Powerpoint 2007

Baruch college powerpoint tutorial

RMIT presentation skills

Some good general advice about giving a presentation using powerpoint can be found at the site below:

University of Bristol - Planning & presenting using Powerpoint

Common errors

skills4english — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:39:49 CDT

Referencing

skills4english — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:44:58 CDT

Here are some links to help you reference correctly in your writing:

Interactive referencing tutorial
(scroll down to the bottom to find the referencing tutorials)

University of Portsmouth
(another good place to find detailed information)

Example academic essay

UWE - referencing

University of Leeds - Using Harvard referencing system

A reference machine

Library

skills4english — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:30:50 CDT

It's got loads of books in it.

Try using some of them!

See if you can find some of the books listed on bibliographies for London Met courses which have 'Globalisation' in the title.

For example, this one: (the bibliography is at the bottom of the page)

Introduction to Globalisation

Try a Quick Catalogue search by author here

Group 5

fatimah123 — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:34:42 CDT

hello everyone,

I barrowed a communication and education skills for dietetics professionals book from the library,then i read chapter 11 to draw some questions for tomorrow. I find something interesting. can we consentrate in this chapter to put some aims for our reserch.i need your opinion.

dear Rie k,
please have a look at page 6 in our pre sessional book,then decide which example do you want to choose .
with my best regard,
Fatimah

Dear Rie k,

If you need any help or support in your discussion part i will be ready to help you any time, but try to do something then we will discuss it toghather.

Best Regards
Fatimah

Editing & Proofreading your work

skills4english — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:44:51 CDT

There are a number of good websites which can help you when it is time to edit and proofread your work.

LLAS

UEFAP
(click on 'Proofreading' in the menu on the left)

Group 4

Beard_mama — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:13:55 CDT

Hi Ji, Kevin,
One of us need to send the questionnaire to Jim,
I will do this. RieY

Sorry I missed the class on Friday.
Please let me know if I need to do something before Monday.
Many thank you.
Rie (can you suggest any improvements to the questions Rie?)
(I have suggested few. please see below in blue)
Rie

Research report ----Food
1. Age:
Under 20 □ 20-25 □ 26-30 □ Over 30 □
2. Sex:
Male □ Female □
3. Nationality ?

4. What is the typical food in your country ?

5. Do you like Western-style food? (what exactly do you mean by Western-style food? - maybe you need to define what you mean)
Yes □ No □
6. What’s your feeling about the Western-style food ?
Uncomfortable □
Just ok □ Romantic □ (can you feel 'uncomfortable', 'romantic' or 'delicious' about food???)
Delicious □ (ok, delicious, fast, disgusting. not romantic or unconfortable)
Fast □
Others □
7. Do you think that it(SPECIFY your country`s food) is similar with the(to not with the) Western-style food ?
Very similar □
A little bit similar □
A little bit different □
Totally different □
8. Is it easy or hard to fink(find?) (?) your country`s food in London ?
Very easy □
Easy □
Hard □
Very hard □
Never seen □
*If you can find your country`s food, is it cheaper than in your country’s(not `s) ?
Much cheaper □ (much cheaper and cheaper OR just cheaper)
Same □
More Expensive □
*If you can’t find your country`s food, will you choose to cook by yourself ?
Yes, I can(will) cook by myself □
No, I will eat other food □
Eating nothing □(then you will die)
9.What is your favourite food in London?

QUESTIONNAIRE
Please complete the following questions
1. Age: a. under 20 □ b. 20-25 □ c. 26-30 □ d. over 30 □
2. Sex: Female □ Male □
3. Nationality:____________
4. Is it easy or hard to find your country’s food in London?
a. very easy
b. easy
c. hard
d. very hard
e. never seen
5. If you can find your country’s food, is it expensive than in your country?
Yes □ No □
6. How about the taste of your country’s food in London compare to in your country?
a. better
b. same
c. worse
7. How often do you cook in London?
a. everyday
b. often
c. sometimes
d. hardly ever
e. never
8. If never or you don’t want to cook, what do you eat?
a. eat in the restaurant
b. eating with your friend who can cook
c. home stay (somebody can provide food)
d. fast-food
e. other_____________
9. How much approximately do you spend for food per-week?
a. below ￡10
b. ￡10-￡20
c. ￡20-￡30
d. ￡30-￡40
e. more than ￡40
10. What do you think the cost of food in London? It is _______ than in your country.
a. much higher
b. higher
c. same
d. lower
e. much lower
11. Did you cook before you came to London?
Yes□ No□
12. Do you want to learn some cooking skills?
Yes□ No□

ANSWER SHEET
1. Age:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
a. under 20
b. 20-25
c. 26-30
d. over 30

2. Sex:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Female
Male

3. Nationality:____________ (put some nationalities to make it easier to note)

1		6
2		7
3		8
4		9
5		10

4. Is it easy or hard to find your country’s food in London?

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
a. very easy
b. easy
c. hard
d. very hard
e. never seen

5. If you can find your country’s food, is it expensive than in your country?

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Yes
No

6. How about the taste of your country’s food in London compare to in your country?

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
a. better
b. same
c. worse

7. How often do you cook in London?

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
a. everyday
b. often
c. sometimes
d. hardly ever
e. never

8. If never or you don’t want to cook, what do you eat?

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
a. eat in the restaurant
b. eating with your friend who can cook
c. home stay (somebody can provide food)
d. fast-food
e. other_____________

9. How much approximately do you spend for food per-week?

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
below ￡10
￡10-￡20
￡20-￡30
￡30-￡40
more than ￡40

10. What do you think the cost of food in London? It is _______ than in your country.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
much higher
higher
same
lower
much lower

11. Did you cook before you came to London? Yes No

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Yes
No

12. Do you want to learn some cooking skills? Yes No

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Yes
No

Group 1

vakaris — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:25:05 CDT

hey, we got two different subjects for our research report and we have prepared question for it as well, but we dont know which is better!:)
Can you please suggest something! Thanks in advance
Subject " Healthy Activities"

Please tick the box that applies to your age?

21 – 25 o 26 – 30 o 31 – 35 o 36 or over o

Gender?

Male o Female o

Country of birth? ____________________________

Which kind of healthy activities do you do? (tick what applies to you)

o Swimming o Running o Bike ridding o Gym o None o Other _________________________________

How often do you exercise? (tick which one applies to you)

Once a week o 2 – 3 times a week o more then 3 times a week o Everyday o Never o

How motivated would you rate yourself to exercise? (Excellent – 5, Very good – 4, good – 3, fair – 2, poor – 1)

1 2 3 4 5

Do you have any kind of special diet? (if answer YES, please specified further)

Yes o ________________________________________________ No o

How often do you have your ‘5 a day’ (5 is minimum recommended portions of fruit or vegetable a day. Fresh, frozen, dried, canned and juice all count)? (tick which one applies to you)

Every day o almost every day o sometimes o rare o never o

How would you compare healthy activities (staying fit) in your country and the UK? (tick which one applies to you)

Better then UK o almost same o same o In UK better o no opinion o

If you want to know more about healthy activities, where would you look for them? (tick what applies to you)

o You will ask your GP o You will ask your friends o Internet o Advertisement o Other _______________________________________________ Thank you for your time
Subject "Activities during the weekend"
Questionnaire 1. Age: 20- 21-24 25+ 2. Gender: Male Female 3. Marriage: Single In love Marriage Other 4. Nationality _________ 5. Where do you like to do activities at the weekend? At home In outside 6. What is the advantage of activities in different places at the weekend? Home activities: A spend less money B safety C quiet D other______________ Outside activities: A meet new friend B Improve English C open the mind D other_______________ 7. During the last weekend, how many hours did you spend on each of the following activities? A physical exercise________ B shopping______ C watching TV or using computer________ D participating a party or go to a pub________ E travelling______ F other (what and how many hours)________ 8. During the last weekend, how much money did you spend on each of the following activities? A physical exercise_______ B shopping________ C watching TV or using computer________ D participating a party or go to a pub________ E travelling________ F other (what and how much money)_________ 9. Which activities above is your favorite? (If you have another one, please write down the name) __________________________ 10. Who did you use to do activities with during weekend? A same-sex friends B cross-sex friends C boy friend or girl friend D classmates E families F other______________