New at ANU: International ANU Academic Skills
Transitioning 4. Adaptation, resolution or acculturation 3. Adjustment, phase reorientation and gradual recovery 2. Crisis or shock phase phase ANU Academic Skills 1. “Honeymoon” or “tourist” phase From: Winkelman, M 1994 “Cultural shock and adaptation”, Journal of Counseling and Development, vol. 73, no.2, p.122 5
Key message: reflect on your experience • Reflect on how your learning is going • Identify strengths and areas for ANU Academic Skills improvement • Critically evaluate strategies and plan for next time • Seek advice 6
Cultural practices that Academic we see – explicit Food practices that we see – Due dates explicit Grades Dress Course requirements Language Cultural practices that Class attendance Academic are hidden – implicit Manners practices that are hidden – Treatment of guests Speaking up in class implicit Courtship practices Writing style Acknowledging sources Seeking help What to call the professor Body language Helping friends with their work 7
Australian culture?
Power distance People’s relationship to authority • Hierarchies • Terms of address The extent to which people “accept and expect that power is distributed unequally” What might this mean for your studies? Want to compare your country? www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison 9
Individualism • Cultures with loose ties between individuals; people tend to look after themselves and immediate family Collectivism • People are integrated into strong, cohesive in- groups, (e.g. extended families) that protect them in exchange for loyalty What might this mean for your studies? Want to compare your country? www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison 10
Writing styles depend on culture We want to know the end of your argument at the beginning Writer responsible Be reminded of it all the way through your text ANU Academic Skills Reader responsible And for you to remind us about it at the end! What might this mean for your studies? 11
Introduce yourself to a • partner Where are you from and • what are you studying? What questions do you • ANU Academic Skills have regarding your upcoming studies at ANU? 12
What challenges lie ahead? Using Studying Amount of Writing academic ANU Academic Skills online reading standards language Time Class Amount of managem types feedback ent 13
Tools for surviving your first semester
Studying remotely • Manage fatigue Consider your timetable Create small, daily goals Take regular breaks ANU Academic Skills • Make time for socialising With classmates ANUSA social clubs (games, language, music!) PARSA events (trivia, games, meditation!) 15
Class types Participating in class Lectures • Find out which classes have • For delivering core content compulsory participation • Used in all disciplines • Be active in your lectures by Laboratories taking notes (in English) • For testing and experimenting • Used in science, computer science, languages, engineering • Prepare for tutorials by ANU Academic Skills completing the reading and Workshops/Seminars practicing answers • Combination of lecture/tutorial • Used in a number of disciplines • Living and Studying in English workshop useful if Tutorials English is a second language • For discussing core concepts • Used mostly in humanities 16
Acknowledge Create small, the challenge daily goals Develop a Develop a ANU Academic Skills growth balanced mindset routine Boost your motivation 17
Develop time management strategies ANU Academic Skills Break Goal Weekly down setting routine the tasks Google: ANU Time Management 18
Developing research strategies • Use ANU Library SuperSearch and Google Scholar • Attend a Library workshop • Check out the online ANU Academic Skills resources on the Library and the Academic Skills websites 19
Developing reading strategies • You won’t have time to read 1. Search everything PURPOSE 2. Skim • First, identify questions Why am I • Tutorial questions reading 3. Select ANU Academic Skills • Task questions this? • Next, skim to find the 4. Study answers to your questions • Then do focused reading 20
Developing note-taking skills • Develop a system • Ask questions while you read Similarities / differences? Why do the authors say this? ANU Academic Skills Why relevant to the course? • Try different systems (writing, typing, Cornell, mind mapping) • Make summaries • Note-taking webpage 21
Writing in your own words • Don’t try to include • Paraphrase from your notes everything Original text Notes Paraphrased sentence • Show your understanding 1. Anna Eleanor Born in 1884 Eleanor Roosevelt • of the source’s argument Roosevelt was born to famous family was the niece of the • Elliott and Anna Hall background: 25th US President, Roosevelt in New York Theodore uncle • Relate source to your own on Oct. 11, 1884. Theodore was Roosevelt.[ref] 25 th US ANU Academic Skills Theodore Roosevelt, the work 25th President, was her President; uncle. The families of Philip both her parents were Livingston • Go to the Using sources prominent socially, the signed the Roosevelts a wealthy Declaration of workshop family of Dutch descent Independence and the Halls of the same family as Philip Livingston, the English- descended signer of the Declaration of Independence. 22
Developing referencing skills • Find out what styles you need to use • Use a reputable referencing guide (eg: Monash) ANU Academic Skills • Paraphrase from your notes • Use the Turnitin Practice site • We have Academic Integrity and Referencing webpages 23
Developing academic writing skills • Familiarise yourself with persuasive writing techniques 1. Clear thesis statement ANU Academic Skills 2. Signposting of logic 3. Topic sentences that develop line of argument • Come to see us to get feedback before you submit • See our website 24
Get to know your fellow students
Finally, be proactive – seek help early. There is plenty of support available; you are not alone in your journey!
Adapting and transitioning Attend the workshops Check out our study skills website Google ANU Academic Skills
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