Tham khảo tài liệu 'working with a study budy 2', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | BEING YOUR OWN PARTNER Appreciate Your Own Learning Styles Since you re working alone you only have your own learning styles to consider. This presents a good opportunity for you to make sure you re using methods of studying that are suitable for the way you learn. Be aware of what works best for you and make changes if necessary. You may want to review Chapters 2 through 5 on learning styles. Start with the Positive Begin a session by asking yourself what you liked about what you read wrote saw or heard. Starting out with something you enjoy and feel comfortable with will give you a sense of accomplishment as you say to yourself I know that Then you can face the more challenging material with a good attitude. Use Sensitive Talk Remember you re your partner now. Keep being sensitive to your feelings Use the magic word I even when talking to yourself. When you begin statements with I like . and I feel . you re assuming responsibility for your opinions and feelings and you re respecting yourself. As you read the next part of this chapter talk to yourself using sen-r It r sitive talk. Pretend you re talking to your partner. Begin by saying What I ve gotten out of this lesson so far is . adding whatever comes to mind. Continue with This makes me think of. and keep talking until you have a good understanding of the lesson. Respect Yourself Be nice to yourself as you push ahead. Studying the material so that it makes sense to you is hard work Acknowledge your challenges. One of the comforts of a buddy is that you have someone who knows what you re going through someone who s listening to you talk about your hard day and who is also talking about his day. Play both roles yourself. 141 HOW TO STUDY 1. 2. 3. Jill tells herself something like I know you ve had a hard day. I wish you could take the day off tomorrow you ll look into arranging for that soon if you can. In the meantime is there some way you can treat yourself maybe take a short walk or look through a magazine .
