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Study skills guide

Study Skills Guide
This guide includes links to books, downloadable handouts, links to videos and other resources.

It covers: Time management; Reading and notetaking; Researching; Writing; Referencing and Plagiarism; Presenting; Group work and Exam Preparation

Strategies for academic listening, note-taking, and discussion by Peg Sarosy; Kathy Sherak
Call Number: 428.34 SAR
Publication Date: 2006
Lecture training with a Student Book and a DVD of filmed lectures prepares students to experience the demands of an actual lecture.
Lectures : learn listening and note-taking skills by Fiona Aish; Jo Tomlinson
Call Number: 428.34 LEC
Publication Date: 2013
Teaches the skills necessary to get more out of college lectures, by improving preparation, understanding, and notetaking skills Through listening to real lectures and performing practice exercises, readers will learn how to take more efficient notes, recognize signposting, use course notes to predict lecture content, and improve their understanding.

The Study Skills Handbook (5th ed) by Stella Cottrell
This guide shows students how to tailor their learning to their individual needs in order to boost their grades, build their confidence and increase their employability. It prepares students for what to expect before, during and after their studies in higher education.

Study skills guide
Holmesglen Library guide on academic skills
Library YouTube playlists
Holmesglen Library YouTube channel with videos on finding books and searching in the catalogue

English essentials: the wouldn't-be-without-it guide to writing well
Call Number: Call Number: 428 FOX:3
Publication Date: 2015
Academic Writing: a handbook for international students by Stephen Bailey
Call Number: 428.40711 BAI :5
Publication Date: 2017
Academic Writing helps international students succeed in writing essays and reports for their English-language academic courses.
Improve Your Writing Skills by Susan Baing
Call Number: 428.34 IMP
Publication Date: 2011
Writing Better English for ESL Learners, Second Edition by Ed Swick
Call Number: 428.24 SWI :2
Publication Date: 2009
Write in English like a native speaker! Taking a developmental approach to improving writing skills, Writing Better English helps you increase your levels of proficiency in both grammar and vocabulary.

Websites

Books

The complete presentation skills handbook: How to understand and reach your audience for maximum impact and success by Suzy Siddons
Call Number: 808.51 SID
Publication Date: 2008
Presentations are required in a hugely diverse range of situations, and the ability to get your message across clearly, succinctly and without boring your audience, is vital.
Presentation Skills for Students by Joan van Emden; Lucinda Becker
Call Number: 808.51 VAN :3
Publication Date: 2016
This is the essential guide to the most transferable of all student skills: delivering a presentation clearly, coherently and confidently. Written in a friendly and accessible style, it takes the fear out of public speaking and helps students to acquire the skills they need to deliver effective presentations at university and in their future careers.

Websites

Presentation Tips
Tips on preparing and delivering a presentation
Public Speaking Tips
Brief guidelines for giving a presentation
Skills You Need
A comprehensive website with lots of information on giving presentations

Books

Books

Success in Academic Writing by Day, Trevor
Call Number: 808.066 DAY:2
Publication Date: 2018
Academic Writing: a handbook for international students by Stephen Bailey
Call Number: 428.40711 BAI :5
Publication Date: 2017
Academic Writing helps international students succeed in writing essays and reports for their English-language academic courses.
Academic Writing for International Students of Business (3rd ed) by Stephen Bailey
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: 2011
New Directions by Gardner, Peter S.
Call Number: 428.40711 GAR
Publication Date: 2005
English for Academic Study: Writing 2012 Edition by Anne Pallant
Call Number: 428.40711 ENG

Books

Presentations in English: Presentations in English : find your voice as a presenter (with DVD) by Williams, Erica
Call Number: 428.2402465 WIL
Publication Date: 2008
Presentation Skills for Students by Joan van Emden; Lucinda Becker
Call Number: 808.51 VAN :3
Publication Date: 2016
This is the essential guide to the most transferable of all student skills: delivering a presentation clearly, coherently and confidently. Written in a friendly and accessible style, it takes the fear out of public speaking and helps students to acquire the skills they need to deliver effective presentations at university and in their future careers.

Key to EAP foundation: a complete English for academic purposes program
Call Number: 428.40711 KEY
Publication Date: 2014
EAP NOW! English for academic purposes students' book
Call Number: 428.40711 COX:2
Publication Date: 2011
Check Your Vocabulary for Academic English by David Porter
Call Number: 428.24 POR:3
Publication Date: 2008
The Australian Students' Guide to Writing and Grammar by Claire Duffy
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: 2019

English Pronunciation in Use Advanced Book by Martin Hewings
Call Number: 428.34 ENG
Publication Date: 2017
English for Academic Study: Pronunciation by Jonathan Smith; Annette Margolis
Call Number: 428.40711 ENG
Publication Date: 2012