LEARNING JOURNAL

READING

A To get a wide vocabulary.

1. Take vocabulary book, write useful words down and remember them.

2. Try to understand unknown words without dictionaries.

B Improve reading speed.

1. Do Time-limited read 5 minutes each day for reading faster than before.

2. Time every reading when I read.

C Read articles more effectively.

1. Read newspaper，magazines and something which written by English and ask myself some questions about articles.

2. Analyze the materials that teachers handed out to us, study to analyze them in a critical perspective.

WRITING

A Learn to write a critical response

1. Understand the structure of critical response,

2. Learn to analyze and summary the arguments of author, then use reasonable counterarguments.

B Decrease the number of grammar mistakes.

1. Prepare a grammar book to check the grammar mistakes.

2. Rewrite every critical responds.

C Try to write faster than before.

1. Limit time to complete essays and do more practice on writing.

LISTENING

A Improve the ability to take notes more effectively.

1. Listen to the lecture and take notes at the same time, catch the main ideas and notice details.

2. Learn to use shortened forms of the words and ideas in taking notes

3. Catch the main ideas about conversations, especially happens in daily lives. 
B Catch the core ideas and important opinions when listening to a talk, and remember the key words.

1. Remember all possible key words.

2. After listening, do it like reading to get more understand.

SPEAKING

A Make the pronunciation better

1. Follow to read the English recording, imitating the speakers’ pronunciation and intonation.

2. Find more opportunities to talk with local people.

B Thinking in English way and try to express personal ideas as clear as possible.

1. Thinking in English way and try to express personal views clearly in the daily life.

C Improve the ability to oral presentation.

1. More practice , try to remember everything want to say.

2. Make PPT suitably, make sure it is easy to understand and acceptable, avoid jargon; use relative examples to make PPT better.

Kinaesthetic learners

Kinaesthetic learners prefer to being involved in activities. They need to apply the information and make it their own by constructing something or practising a technique or skill.

Characteristics of kinaesthetic learners

• Often they take notes or even draw pictures or doodle whilst listening
• Remember best what they did
• Memorise by walking and seeing
• Like ‘hands on’ activities and group interaction

Study hints for kinaesthetic learners

• Test your learning by applying it or transforming it to another form. For example use lecture notes or readings to draw a diagram, flow chart or even construct a model.
• Start or join a study group
• Relate facts or theories to your own experience
• Learn or memorise information by teaching or telling someone else
• When studying take frequent breaks. This is also helpful for the other learning styles.