Student Resources page

Click on the name of a course below to open a page of support materials for that course.

Support Material for these Courses:

British Culture
Course not offered this term
Practical Writing for NEMs
(Non-English Majors)
Course not offered this term
Secretarial English
Course not offered this term
Western Culture
Course not offered this term
British and American Culture
Course not offered this term

Speaking
(Non-English Majors)
Course not offered this term

ENG 3123
Written Business Communication

ENG 2113
Communications II (Research Essays)

Ruth's schedule: for Fall 2012

Culture Questions: Answers to students’ questions about Western culture (including British, American, Canadian, etc.)
                                        (Most recent entry: May 21
, 2011)

Living Abroad: The on-going experiences of several former Jiangnan students who are now studying overseas
                             (Most recent entry: October 17, 2011)

Preparing to Study Abroad: A Jiangnan student writes about what he has done and is doing to apply to study overseas.
                                                      (Most recent entry: February 02, 2010)

Links to other websites with resources which may be useful to students:

Categories:

Exam Preparation
Studying Abroad
Personal Statements
Proposal Writing
Other Writing
Sentence and Word Stress

Exam Preparation
     (I spent a short amount of time on these sites, and they looked like they might be useful)
IELTS Exam Preparation – a lot of information and some free practice test material
Exam English – IELTS, TOEFL, TOIEC and other exams.
Prep material, including some free practice test material
infoielts – Free online IELTS test under development – some of it is there.
Requires your name and email
Writing Essays for the TEM-4 – Advice from a foreign teacher
How to Prepare for CET4 Writing – Written in essay style by a blogger. Provides some example writing.
CET 4 & CET 6, English Help, Advice and Tips – general English learning suggestions
GRE Test-Taking Tips and Techniques – General suggestions regarding taking the test
GRE Test Tips and Techniques – Includes strategies for each section of the GRE
Guide to Prepare for the GRE – Links to articles on many other sites to help get ready for the GRE
Test Taking Tips - Home page for site with advice on test taking, note taking, reducing test anxiety, study skills and cramming.
Online Quiz and Test Taking Strategies - Aimed at American students, but much of the information could be useful for students outside the U.S. as well. Also has links to more resources.
SAT/ACT Test Taking Skills - from Ben David University High School.

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Studying Abroad Information
Tips for Students Going Abroad – Provides a fair bit of information on studying in different countries
How to Apply to Study in Australia – The site includes other information about Australia too
Australia Higher Education Sector Temporary Visa – Government of Australia website
Canadian Universities – List of Universities and Colleges in Canada.
Includes links to websites of the schools
Canadian Universities – List of Universities in Canada.
Links to a comprehensive write-up about each school
Includes: profile, fees, programs, degrees, housing, research, etc              
Canadian Universities and Colleges – Higher Education and Employment in Canada
US Student Visa Information – information on a University website
Effective Tips on Resume. Write a Statement of Purpose for Overseas Study in UK – from Krishna Consultants, studies abroad counselors

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Personal Statements (Graduate Admissions Essays)
This first section is all by the same author. A good foundation.
What Is an Admissions Essay or Personal Statement?
Writing the Graduate Admissions Essay: What to Include and Not Include
Questions to Ask Yourself Before Writing Your Graduate Admissions Essay
How to Organize Your Graduate Admissions Essay
Graduate Admissions Essay Dos and Don'ts
Trouble Starting Your Admissions Essay?
Advice on writing Personal Statements from particular universities:
The Personal Statement – Berkeley University. Information is very nicely organized and presented
Writing Your Personal Statement – McMaster University
Personal Statement – Durham University. The Common Questions page is worth visiting.
Personal Statement/Letter of Intent – University of Waterloo. In pdf format.
Writing the Personal Statement – from Purdue University        
Advice from non-university sources:
Graduate School Essays – from The Writing Center
How to Write a Personal Statement – from The Eduers.com. What to include in each paragraph.
Writing Your Personal Statement – from The Student Room, a UK website
Effective Tips on Resume. Write a Statement of Purpose for Overseas Study in UK – from Krishna Consultants, studies abroad counselors

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Proposal Writing
Keep in mind that there are many different types of proposals and the requirements for writing each type may be different. Information in these sites is very general to many types of proposals. You may have to search for websites that will give you information on any specific type of proposal you want to write.
What are Business Proposals – Background information
How to Write a Proposal – Lists different types of proposals. Gives links to software packages (that cost money) that can help you write proposals of many types.
Winning Elements of Business Proposals – General information

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Other Writing
Types of Writing – general outline of how to structure different types of writing,
by Michael Krigline

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Pronunciation: Sentence and Word Stress in English
Pronunciation, Practicing Stress and Intonation – Improving pronunciation
by focussing on sentence stress.
Intonation an Stress, Key to Understanding and Being Understood
Word Stress Patterns in English
Rules of Word Stress in English
A Proven Accent Reduction Technique – Use Syllable Stress

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