Topic outline

  • Techniques du Travail Universitaire- T.T.U.

    Larbi Ben M'hidi University
    -Oum EL Bouaghi-
    Faculty of Letters and Languages
    Department of English

    Level:  Second Year L.M.D

    Course: Study Skills -T.T.U-

    Academic Year: 2024-2025

    Coefficient: 2

    Credits: 4

    Teaching Unit: Methodology

    Follow-up and Evaluation Modality: 

    Continuous assessment 50% + Written exam: 50%

    50% of the evaluation is devoted to tests, homework, tasks and group work (continuous evaluation). 50% is for final exam 

    evaluation.

     Target Group: 2nd year L.M.D students of English

    Target Group

    Instructor: Dr. SELOUGUI Soumia

    Email: soumia.selougui@univ-oeb.dz

    Session Duration: 3 hours/week

    Description of the Course:

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    The course aims to

    •  Develop university students’ skills and strategies in order to carry out university studies in an effective way.
    •  Help students develop strategies for autonomous learning.
    • Enable students to deal with difficulties encountered when learning.
    • Help learners develop the habit of reflective learning to reflect on their learning experiences.
    • Help students to become critical thinkers.
    • Broaden the students’ knowledge of the research process and research paper writing.

    Prerequisite of the Course:

    •  An overview of note-taking.
    •  A thorough examination of presentation.
    •  Introducing strategies for exam revision.
    • Self, time and task management skills.

    • Course Teaching materials:

    Videos, journals, pdfs, word documents.

    Third semester outline:

    Lesson 1: Learning styles 

    Practice

    Lesson 2: Learning strategies

    Practice

    Lesson 3: Reflective learning

    Practice

     Lesson 4: Critical thinking (classroom discussions, homework completion & exam question reading)

    Practice

     Lesson 5: Report writing

    Practice





  • Lesson 1: Learning Styles

    • Learning Styles File

          Learning styles and strategies are two key variables affecting language learning (Wilson, 2012). Styles refer to the general approaches to learning a language, while strategies refer to the specific behaviors or thoughts learners use to enhance their language learning.  Language learning styles and strategies are among the main factors that help determine how –and how well –students learn a second or foreign language. 

  • Learning Startegies

    Language learners can use memory, metacognitive, affective, cognitive, social, and
    compensation strategies to enhance their language learning. These strategies also enable them to
    become more independent, autonomous, and lifelong learners. Additionally, successful learners
    use some strategies according to specific tasks, context, or different needs. That is to say, active
    learners consciously choose strategies that fit their needs, or their L2 tasks.

  • Reflective Learning

    Reflection plays an important role in the field of education. It is an active and aware process that can occur anytime and anywhere. It functions to help us, or our students, to recapture, relive, make sense of, think about, contextualize and evaluate an experience in order to make decisions and choices about what we have experienced, how we have experienced, and what we will or will not do next

  • Critical Thinking