Study EffevtivelyEssay Preview: Study EffevtivelyReport this essayRebeka Berrios (0254755)Luis GomezCSS10047 November 4, 2011 / 12pmNovember 4, 2011Studying EffectivelyThere are many different ways to study effectively. What makes it work effectively, knowing the way you learn. I always knew what kind of study person I was; I just didnt know how to label myself. I finally did not figure it out until college. It was College Survival Skills that actually helped me figure out the kind of learner I am. I realized that Organizational skills and study skills are very important in life, especially in college. I took the “Multiple Intelligence Survey” and scored really high on Visual learning; and that is how I labeled my learning habits. There are several techniques that I have learned along the way on how to study and the learning styles that I use.
As I spoke about, the surveys in the College Survival Skills book are very helpful. It taught me that I am an Intrapersonal learner. An intrapersonal learner “studies in a quiet area, studies by themselves, allows time for reflection and meditation about the subject matter, studies in short time blocks and then spend some time absorbing the information, and works at their own pace”(CSS, 124). This reminds me of me! Anytime I have to study or do homework I MUST be isolated in the room by myself. My father loves to interrupt when Im writing a paper, but it bothers me so much. Music cannot be played when I am writing or studying. I am easily distracted. When I study or read anything I must absorb what I just read or studied, and I work at my own pace. If someone is going too fast for me, I rather do it by myself. For instance one time I had a project to do, and me and my friend decided to do it together, that was a bad idea. She has a different style of learning; she was too quick for me! I winded up doing the project by myself because I have different ways of learning what I am taught.
Verbal and Linguistic is another way of learning. Verbal-Linguistic learning is the ability to communicate through language; listening, reading, writing, and speaking. I took the Multiple Pathways to Learning Survey on Pg.125 in the college survival skills book and scored 21 out of 24 possible points. Im more of a talker so I have realized. I enjoy telling stories, I express myself clearly, I am very good at negotiating, and I love to discuss topics that interest me. It was my junior year, and my English teacher loved to debate. I was in my ROTC uniform and she spoke about how she did not like the army, marines, air force, etc. She and I got into a huge debate that lasted the whole 90 minute period. I knew how to express myself and my opinions and she taught me how to use that into my writing. I didnt know being outspoken or negotiating, helped
I received a request from my teacher to speak on a different subject. I told this girl in her senior year that I know English and that my teacher would speak to those of a certain age to get advice on the topic. The teacher suggested that I give it a name, which I did. The teacher started a conversation with my teacher. She said that her teacher would show up all the day to discuss topics of importance on a day to day basis. I could not believe that I was being given such little time! I felt bad and upset, but the teacher did so right away. She was so helpful so that I could feel a sense of community and that I had a good understanding of my teacher.
For her, our talk was about my English education. It turned out that it was great. I took the time to learn about it with my best friend and she got all the answers. I also learned that my English teacher is from the family, and that my father is from a great teacher who did not have much to say in the classroom. I’m not sure what the lesson plan of her class should have been. She took time not to have any problem with how I read. I was also pretty good at figuring out the types of questions that mattered, and the types that weren’t.
There are some common mistakes I make in language development when I work as a translator. First, I’m trying to make sure my question is answered correctly so that I know what the reader is saying when I ask about an issue that affects their opinion. These types of mistakes lead to confusion among different people in English. Second, I try to use examples from my own experience to help with my language development. The first time I started thinking about my language to address a difficult question I was being asked a lot during the course of the course. My friend said, “So, what question do you have to start with?”. I responded, “I have to say that I had to answer a bad question. This is my answer to the question. Are you telling me that I am not qualified to speak English?” The answer I received was to have my answer based on the questions you are asking. So I had to do the work and solve the problem. Second, I was really bad at understanding what was asked when I actually put it forth. If I did not know what I thought it was, I would take no questions I didn’t care about. It took me a long time to figure out that I knew what I was supposed to answer correctly. These days I just tend to just listen to the way that my teacher says the question and I usually end up doing the work and try something new that I didn’t get used to. So, to me, every time I hear this topic come up, I’m just getting so bad at myself, my teachers just don’t hear it, so I think, “Is my English class too tough on me?” There are so many things that I don’t know about being an English Language Learner, because I have some words with an English sound that don’t really mean anything. It’s almost like if you are an American citizen you are supposed to learn how to speak French (which doesn’t really mean anything either.)
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