What can I do for self-study?

Sometimes students are not sure what is meant by 'self-study'. I've decided to give you a list of suggested activities to help you organise your own study and so you know what to include on your own blog.

• Write a profile about yourself for me and your classmates - you don't need to write a full auto-biography, just a few lines...
• Find a book, journal or website related to your master's subject. Read part or all of it and write a few notes on your blog saying what you learnt/how difficult it was/your ideas and opinions about the subject
• Any extra study you do related to grammar and vocabulary which you look at in your first class, or extra activities for the second class can be posted on the blog - write a few examples using the grammatical structure or new words that you practised. This can include any homework you were given by your teachers.
• If you find a website/video/article/lecture which you think would be useful for other students, post it on your blog.
• Practise your academic vocabulary from some of the websites posted on my blog - which new words have you learnt?
• Write about a place you visited in London/the UK - where was it? What was it like? Would you recommend it to other students?
• Show some evidence of reflection and understanding of your own weaknesses in English, and some attempt to practise and improve in those areas. This could be in grammar, pronunciation, writing structure, vocabulary, speaking, listening - almost anything in fact.
• Can you think of anything else?

Have a look at some of the other students' blogs from last month for more ideas (you can find these listed on the left on my blog).
Most studetns who have done this kind of blog find it very useful. I hope the same goes for you - Good luck with it and I look forward to seeing your work!