Learning support

Learning support – general

The Library provides services and resources to those who want to improve their academic learning skills, including the quality of their academic English. Assistance is offered in such areas as oral communication and presentation, reading, study and exam preparation, effective listening and note-taking in lectures and seminars, analysis, problem-solving and critical thinking, and academic essay, report and thesis writing. Visit the learning skills webpage, services provided include drop-in sessions and online resources, in particular language and learning.

Higher degree research students, and students with an emailed or printed referral form can contact an adviser directly to make an appointment.

Assistance can be provided to DE postgrads via email and/or telephone.

Other sites include resources for higher degree research students, off-campus distance students, and for students with a learning disability.

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Learning support– faculty based

Faculty-based Learning Support staff run a range of programs for postgraduate students at various times in the year, particularly on the subject of academic writing. Assistance can be provided to DE postgrads via email and/or telephone. For information about programs in your faculty, go to:  

Art & Design

Contact Anita Blom.

Arts

Visit the Arts Academic Language and Learning Unit website.

Business and Economics - Graduate Schoool of Business

The GSB ADEPT program is exclusively for current GSB students. Visit the website for more details.

Education

Visit Education's academic and learning support website.

Engineering - (HDR only)

Visit Engineering's academic and learning support website.

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Visit the faculty's International postgraduate academic support website.

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Learning support– thesis writing

Visit the Learning Support for Higher Research Degrees website.


Writing and referencing

The Faculty of Education has some good generic information regarding essay writing and the Library has an online tutorial on citing and referencing.


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There are many learning support resources for postgrads

Australian accented English

Some international students find the way English is spoken in Australia can be quite different to how they have been taught.

Instead of asking you how you are, we ask 'how are you going?" We arrange to meet you in the 'arvo' or will invite you to a 'barbie'.

To help tune your ear to to Aussie English try:

  • watching some Australian-made TV programs and films

  • listening to AM talkback radio (ABC 774)

  • chatting with the check-out operator at the supermarket


 

The English Language Growth website has a range of resources for International students.