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Academic SkillsMaking the Most of Lectures and Seminars: Don’t Just Sit There, Do Something! Content: Why? Why have lectures? Why go to seminars? Why are you here??? This lecture will suggest some answers to these and other questions by discussing some theories of learning, getting the most from your lecturers and group work techniques. Lecture Slides and Resources:
Further Reading: The following is a lecture on this topic from the LSE: LSE (2003) Making the Most of Lectures and Effective Reading Techniques', at http://learning.lse.ac.uk/studyskills/session4/sess4slides2001.pdf (accessed: 22 August 2003) Look at Manchester Metropolitan University's learning support site which includes: a description of a seminar, getting the most out of seminars, giving a seminar paper, seminar review: Carnochan, Shelagh (1999), Seminars', at http://www.mmu.ac.uk/lsu/studyskills/pub-seminars.html (accessed: 22 August 2003) University of Sussex - Language Institute. Includes: A response to the most frequently asked questions about seminars: du Boulay, Doreen (1998), Seminars - Most Frequently Asked Questions', at http://www.sussex.ac.uk/langc/semfaq.html (accessed: 22 August 2003) Also look at: presenting and participating in seminars, theories of learning, traditions of debate: du Boulay, Doreen (1998-2000), Seminars Presenting and Participating in Seminars', at http://www.sussex.ac.uk/langc/skills/present.html (accessed: 22 August 2003)
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