Begin with: c Have youused any expressions from the text in your summary?written 10 sentences?checked your spelling?checked punctuation and grammar?heck your work
Analysis of questionnaire
High scores in section A
You are probably a visual learner. Visual learners like to see information. A lot of learning in universities and colleges is visual learning because it involves reading.
Tips: Look again regularly at what you have learned. Write things down several times (e.g. summaries of important information from textbooks and lectures) and using your own words. Copy information from your lectures and textbooks onto the computer, then read the print-outs. Use different colours to organise and highlight information.
High scores in section B
You are probably an auditory learner. Auditory learners like to hear information. They understand best when they are listening or discussing.
Tips: If possible, record your lectures and listen to them later. Record things (e.g. your notes and textbook information) and listen to them later. Get information from radio programmes or sound files on the Internet. Say things aloud. Sing things to music you know. Study with other students and talk about what you're learning.
High scores in section C
You are probably a physical learner. Physical learners remember best by moving around and touching things.
Tips: Put information on cards that you can move around or put on the walls of your home or room. When you study, walk around with your textbook or notes in your hand and read the information aloud. In lectures sit near the front of the room and take notes. Choose subjects where you can do practical work or research, e.g. interviews. Spend time 'in the field' (e.g. visiting a museum or working in an office).
All students
Have a look at the tips in the other sections – perhaps there is something there that can also help you.
UNIT 2
THE USES OF SOCIOLOGY
SPEAKING
Task 1. Discuss these questions with a partner.
Have you ever thought about the ethics of sociological researches?
Are they important for our country? Why?
What method would you use to study this social group?
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STUDY SKILLS
In English-speaking cultures, being polite is very important; this particularly applies to communication in science. For example, such phrases as “I’m afraid”, “Well actually”, and “Unfortunately” are used to introduce something negative or make complaints. Not using such phrases can be seen as being too direct.
Let’s play the no-no game
PREPARE
Task 2. Write down eight false (but believable) statements about yourself, your job, your family, your interests, your company or your country. When you are ready, swap lists with a partner.
PLAY: Imagine the two of you are chatting at a conference or corporate event. Take it in turns to make wrong assumptions about each other using the lists as a starting point but adding remarks of your own if you can.
e.g. I hear you're based in Rotterdam.
I understand you're a keen golfer.
I believe your company's about to be involved in a merger.
I read somewhere that Madagscar will be joining the EU soon.
Your objective is to get the other person to say 'no'. Their objective is the same. Use the expressions from the box below to help you avoid saying “no”.
Whoever says “no” first loses.
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Useful expressions
• Not very.
• Not really.
• Not especially.
• Not exactly.
• Not yet.
• Not any more.
• Not at the moment.
• Not as far as I know.
• Actually, ...
• As a matter of fact, ...
READING
Task 3. Read the text about the ethics of research. Write down two interesting things you remember. Compare your notes with other students.