Study skills for international students

"Study Skills for International Students provides support and guidance for international students of all disciplines seeking to familiarise themselves with and excel in higher education in the UK. From adjusting to a new social and academic culture to citing, referencing and avoiding plagiarism, this book will act as a quick-reference guide, containing the need-to-know information to help overseas students in all aspects of university life."--From the Publisher.

Toolkit A: Adapting to a new educational experience. Understanding the UK educational system ; Preparing for university in the United Kingdom ; Adjusting to another culture ; Starting out ; Campus orientation ; Getting organised -- Toolkit B: Managing yourself in the UK. Graduate skills and attributes ; Time management ; Budgeting and banking ; Social life at university ; Keeping a good work-life balance -- Toolkit C: Developing your learning skills for the UK context. Studying independently ; Lectures ; Listening skills ; Note-taking in lectures ; Co-operative learning ; Participating in a team ; Laboratory sessions and field visits ; Tutorials ; Thinking critically ; The library as a resource ; Analysing and evaluating information ; Effective academic reading ; Note-making from ; Using technology for learning -- Toolkit D: Improving your academic writing. English as an academic language ; Tackling writing assignments ; Academic writing format ; Planning writing assignments ; Citing and listing references ; Plagiarism and copyright infringement ; Reviewing, editing and proof-reading ; Presentation of assignments -- Toolkit E: Performing well in course assessments. Assessment at u…