M’hamed Bougara University – Boumerdes Department of English 2020/2021

First Year nassimaterki@hotmail.fr Ms. TERKI

Syllabus: Methodology/ Méthodologie du Travail Universitaire

METHODOLOGY/ Méthodologie du Travail Universitaire

Introduction
Methodology for freshmen students is a set of study skills and a subject or a module in which students learn to
manage their time at university and to be autonomous in learning. The learnt study skills will help students to
organise themselves and manage their time. It also introduces them to the different reading strategies and
learning techniques.
Many of the elements highlighted below are new to the students so it is very important to make them understand
that what he / she will learn in methodology is going to be useful for him/her in the rest of his License and
Master studies.
The learnt strategies like note taking and note making are very useful when doing extra readings either for the
literature, linguistics or in reading for leisure.

The organization of the sessions

The courses contain a theoretical and a practical part

1. READING STRATEGIES
Learning styles 02 SESSIONS
Skimming
Scanning

2. NOTE TAKING vs. NOTE MAKING 01 SESSION

Main Strategies of Note Taking

Abbreviations
Abbreviations and acronyms 02 SESSIONS
Abbreviating Words
Abbreviating Phrases
Abbreviating Sentences

Main Strategies of Note Making

The Spider Diagram

The Two Column Method 03 SESSIONS
The Cornell Method

3. REVISION 01 SESSION

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M’hamed Bougara University – Boumerdes Department of English 2020/2021
First Year nassimaterki@hotmail.fr Ms. TERKI
Syllabus: Methodology/ Méthodologie du Travail Universitaire

WEEK CONTENT SESSIONS

Week one : 20- 24 December Session 01

1. READING STRATEGIES
Learning styles

Skimming Session 02
Scanning
Total sessions per week is 03
2. NOTE TAKING VS NOTE Session 03
MAKING

Week two : 27- 31 December Abbreviations Session 04

Abbreviations vs. Acronyms

Abbreviating Words Session 05

Total sessions per week is 03 Abbreviating Phrases
Abbreviating Sentences

The Spider Diagram Session 06

Week three : 03-07 January The Two Column Method Session 07

Session 08
Total sessions per week is 03 The Cornell Method
3. REVISION Session 09

Selected Bibliography

The Guide to Learning and Study Skills: For Higher Education and at Work, by Sue Drew,Rosie Bingham
College Study Skills: Becoming a Strategic Learner, by Dianna L. Van Blerkom
Study Skills Handbook: MORE THAN 75 STRATEGIES FOR BETTER LEARNING, by Judith Dodge
Study Skills Strategies: Outlining, by Mary Mueller
Essential Study Skills: The Complete Guide to Success at University by Sandra Sinfield and Tom Burns

Welcome to university and wish you a very enlightening journey,

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