Read the handouts and key books in the reading list in advance, and be familiar with your courses and professional fields as much as possible. A few days before the class starts, the teacher will upload the PPT and reading list used in the class to the portal website, and students had better download and print them as soon as possible. After printing, please read it carefully from beginning to end, and underline the recurring new words, definitions or concepts, authors and years (as a reference when writing papers in the future) and the parts you don't understand, so that you can listen to the teacher in class.
Improve class participation and take notes.
If you are well prepared before class, you will basically know what the teacher will say in class, which will deepen the absorption of knowledge, especially for us, English is not our mother tongue, so we need to reflect on what the teacher said in class. Preview+100% class participation is very important. English teachers are more relaxed and humorous in class and like to interact with their classmates. But students shouldn't be busy listening to jokes. They must take notes, take notes, take notes, say important things three times, and take notes in class mainly to supplement information. I remember that I recorded the key points and difficulties in the preview. This time, you should find the corresponding answers to these questions through the teacher's explanation in class.
Know how to use all kinds of resources after class
The university library is a very important place in Britain. After class, you can borrow various books according to the reading list provided by the lecturer, or you can go to the library to find the materials needed for writing papers and reviewing exams, discuss problems with your classmates and finish your homework. The school also provides an online library, where students can easily find what they want in the dormitory or at home. Therefore, the most important thing after class is to learn to review, and notes are not furnishings. Many teachers will arrange group discussion assignments every week, and they will ask different questions according to the theme of each class. At this time, you can take out your notes and flip through them to communicate with you. Therefore, students should make comprehensive use of resources such as school library, online database, classmates around them and pat.
Participate in relevant training courses of the school.
If you pay more attention to the school's email and website, you will find that the school will provide language courses for international students, including listening, reading, speaking and grammar. There are also academic counseling courses for all students, such as reference guidance courses, prevention of academic plagiarism courses, familiarity with the British academic environment and academic norms courses. Everyone can register according to their own interests, and there is no extra charge, which is provided by the school for free!
Contact PAT for more academic and life help.
Pat is a lot like a counselor at China University. In Britain, schools will allocate one to each student. He may or may not be your teacher, but he may be your thesis advisor in the future. Moreover, PAT not only takes care of your study, but also can ask him for help in your life in Britain, as well as references for work practice. Anyway, contact PAT more, chat and practice oral English, and ask about some job opportunities. Maybe when you get familiar with it, they will help you in many ways.
Participate in social practice and improve your strength in an all-round way.
In Britain, people not only pay attention to academic performance, but also pay attention to comprehensive social practical ability, so it is very useful to participate in various volunteer work, part-time job on campus and community activities. Every school has a career service or a career center. In addition to releasing some employment information, they will also send you some volunteer information regularly every week. In foreign countries, many employers attach great importance to your experience of volunteering for the community. Being a volunteer can not only serve others, enrich your own experience, but also exercise your communication skills and oral English! At the same time, there are many cooperation projects between Cheddar University and surrounding large enterprises, and there are many internship opportunities for students. Why not? Maybe the internship boss will give you a graduation job and a work visa in advance as soon as he is happy!