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Success as a Student in the UK

Success as a Student in the UK. Kenton D Evans. Download from: www.ruyang.co.uk. You want to study in the UK because…. It offers something you can’t get at home You want the experience of living abroad You’ve heard the teaching is great It will show you a different way of thinking

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Success as a Student in the UK

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  1. Success as a Studentin the UK Kenton D Evans Download from:www.ruyang.co.uk

  2. You want to study in the UK because… • It offers something you can’t get at home • You want the experience of living abroad • You’ve heard the teaching is great • It will show you a different way of thinking • You want your freedom • There’s a particular place you want to study • All of these are good reasons… • But you must know how to do it successfully!

  3. The British education system #1 • Oldest academic universities in the world • Oxford – 1167 • Cambridge – 1209 • Contrast – Peking University – 1898 • Great achievements: • Newton - Optics, gravity, Laws of Motion – 1666 • James Watt, steam engines, 1776 • Babbage - First computer, 1831 • Faraday – First electric generator and motor, 1832 • Alexander Bell – Telephone, 1876 • Industrial revolution, 1850-1910 • Crick & Watson - DNA, 1953 • Plus thousands of other examples – the results of a creative, free-thinking attitude

  4. The British education system #2 • Comparison

  5. The British education system #3 • It is said that by 18, Taiwanese students are at least a year behind those in the UK • Is this a problem? • NO. • Why not? • The universities know this, and give you a chance to catch up • You are old enough to beat this challenge • All new students come into a course knowing different things anyway. Everyone has to work hard to learn the stuff they need to know. Self-study is the key.

  6. Teaching Methods in the UK • The lecturer is a guide, like a navigator on a journey • YOU must be the driver! • The lecturers will match your performance • If YOU DON’T work, THEY WON’T bother to help you • If you DO work, they will help you all they can • No pressure will be put on you – you work because YOU want to

  7. Aims – what can you achieve? • To develop as an independent thinker • Memorising (just knowing things) is useless • Memorising + no understanding = FAIL • Understanding + no memorising = SUCCESS • Because ‘knowing’ will happen anyway, without trying, so we don’t worry about it! “Never memorize something that you can look up.” ― Albert Einstein

  8. How to be a successful student in the UK (!) #1 • LOVE YOUR SUBJECT • It must be beautiful to you. • It will seem easy if you like it • It will be a painful experience if you don’t, and you are likely to fail. • How can you have deep or original ideas if you don’t spend your time thinking about them? • Your lecturers love their subjects, and they will be offended if you don’t – why are you there? • If you DO love your subject, your teachers will enjoy teaching you very much – the best education in the world!

  9. How to be a successful student in the UK (!) #2 • Deep thinking • Don’t just learn WHAT is true, think about WHY it’s true • Find the meaning, and understand WITHOUT being told – this is the KEY skill • Then discuss with your tutor – this makes them vey happy! • Keep thinking until you see how it really works – never give up and leave something as a mystery • Interact with your lecturers and tutors • Informal conversation can be as useful as a lecture, and keeps you ‘in touch’

  10. Challenges #1 • Foreign: • Environment, culture, attitudes, etc. These are NOT important! Your subject is all that matters • Mix outside your culture • Open your mind • Relax – think – understand • Forget about memorising – it will happen like magic

  11. Challenges #2 • English language • Use English from the start – don’t try to write in your language and then translate at the end • Every statement must be EXACTLY what you mean – there must be no doubt • Logical argument • Don’t say anything unless you say WHY it’s true (so you must KNOW why it’s true!) • Why are you saying it? Explain why it’s relevant • Be complete • Only use the English that you know how to use perfectly • never gamble that something makes sense – it won’t!

  12. Challenges #3 • You may be a year behind • Don’t worry – they know this. You are old enough to make it up yourself. • Your lecturers are not working for you • They are working towards being great at their subject, and they expect you to do the same • Your success is in your hands!

  13. Is it worth it? If you love what you do – YES! It’s still the best education in the world. Good luck for the future – it’s up to you!

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