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Faculty of Letters

Academic Year: 2013-2014Department : English Language and LiteratureFilire : English StudiesSemestre : SEM 1, MOD1Course : MTU

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I am at university


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Congratulations. Youre a

university student . But why? Although it seems as if it

should be easy to answer why yourecontinuing your education, for most students its not so simple. The reasons that people go to college

vary from: the practical (I want to get a good job), to the lofty (I want to learn about people

and the world), to the unreflective (Why not?I dont have anything better

to do). Consider your own reasons for

attending University, as you completeTry It

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Try It1. Place a 1, 2, and 3 by the three most important

reasons that you have for attending college:2. ______ I want to get a good job when I

graduate.3. ______ My parents want me to go.4. ______ I couldnt find a job.5. ______ I want to get away from home.6. ______ I want to get a better job.7. ______ I want to gain a general education and

appreciation of ideas.8. ______ I want to improve my reading and study

skills.9. ______ I want to become a more cultured

person.10. ______ I want to make more money.11. ______ I want to learn more about things that

interest me.

12. ______ A mentor or role model encouraged meto go.

13. ______ I want to prove to others that I cansucceed.Pr AFKINICH MTU: I am at university


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Some questions

Now consider the following: What do your answers tell you

about yourself?

Did you think about thesereasons when you were applyingto join this university?

How do you think your reasonscompare with those of other first-year students who are startinguniversity with you?

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MTU

University is a challenge, Every one of us has concerns about

our capabilities and motivation, and New situations like starting

university make us wonder howwell well succeed,

To do so you will have will teachyourself practical strategies, hints,and tips that can lead you tosuccess,

This course is meant to help youachieve this goal, you with yourcoursework throughout college, soits a good idea to invest your timehere and now.



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Discussion Prompt

write down your greatest hopesand biggest fears for academicsuccess.

this will be for personal reflectionand possibly class discussion.



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Why university its not wrong to expect that a

university education helps peoplefind better jobs,

On average, university graduatesearn about 50 percent more thanhigh school graduates over their

working lifetime, Furthermore, as jobs become

increasingly complex andtechnologically sophisticated,university will become more andmore of a necessity.



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Why university

But the value of college extendsfar beyond money,

Consider these added reasons forpursuing a univesity education:1. Youll learn to think critically and

communicate better University education prepares you

prepares to understand the world asit is now and as it will be, too,

2. Youll be able to better deal withadvances in knowledge andtechnology that are changing theworld.



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Why university

3. Youll learn to adapt to newsituations,

4. Youll be better prepared to livein a world of diversity,

5. Youll learn to lead a life ofcommunity service,

6. Youll make learning a lifelonghabit,

7. Youll understand the meaning ofyour own contributions to the

world; In short, there are numerous

benefits for being a universitystudent;



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My university experience

1. Think of one of the successfulexperiences youve had so far in allyour classes at university. What was it?

2. What made the experiencesuccessful? What did you learn fromyour success?

3. Think of an unsuccessful experienceor failure you had at university. Whydid it occur?

4. How could you have prevented it?What did you learn from it?

5. Based on these experiences ofacademic success and failure, what

general lessons did you learn thatcould help you to be a moresuccessful student in the future?



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POWER Learning is a process and you are the only

one who can make it successful, Learning is a series of steps that will help

you take in, process, and make use of theinformation youll acquire at university,

It will help you to achieve your goals, bothwhile you are at university and later after yougraduate,

It can be summarized as follows: Prepare, set goals for yourself,

Organize: determine the best way to accomplishthe goals youve identified.

Work, In some ways work is the easy part,because if you conscientiously carried out thepreparation and organization stage you shouldknow exactly where youre headed and what youneed to do to get there.

Evaluate, which consists of determining how wellthe work we have produced matches our goals forit. and

Rethink, It means reconsidering not only theoutcome of our efforts, but also reconsidering ourgoals and the ideas and the process weve used toreach them..

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Tasks

Think about one of the classes that you aretaking this term. List your goals for theclass,

These may vary between passing the class with a good grade, and becoming educated in the subject matter of

the class, Now, rank order them to determine which

are the most important to you. Now consider the following:

What is the difference between those goalsthat are most important to you and leastimportant to you?

Are your goals mostly short-term or long-term?

How specific are your goals? What implications might your different goals

have for your future success in the course?



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References: Gawith, G. (1991). Power learning: A

student's guide to success. LowerHutt, New Zealand: MillsPublications.

Metcalfe, M. (2006). Reading

critically at university. London: Sage Mulcahy, R. F., Marfo, K., Peat, D.

W., & Andrews, J. (1987). SPELT: Astrategies program for effectivelearning/thinking - inservice edition. Edmonton, AB: Cognitive EducationProject, Department of EducationalPsychology, University of Alberta

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Patrick (2003) College SuccessStrategies . London: Longman Electronic: http://owll.massey.ac.nz/study-

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