How To Improve Critical Reading Skills

Executive summary by Howard S Berg

People in Bogor often ask if a teacher can help them improve critical reading skills. Actually there is one strategy that can immediately boost your comprehension and understanding while speed reading, or even reading at normal speed. Let's learn about this incredibly powerful strategy now.

Purpose engages your unconscious brain and focuses it upon what really matters. It is holiday time, and thousands of people are mulling about the mall. People you don't know. Suddenly you spot your sibling, friend, or work associate. More importantly, this same mechanism can help you spot important information while reading. Your brain spotted important people because they are significant to your life. Things that matter to you function like a purpose while studying. Your unconscious brain starts searching to information that matches your purpose. This is an important step in improving critical reading skills.

Before you begin to read set a purpose. That purpose will fix both your conscious and unconscious brain on finding information. Your unconscious brain can sort through huge amounts of information to find what really matters. The next time you read to learn something important remember to first determine your purpose. Your brain will reward you with far better reading comprehension for doing this.

How to Develop Effective Reading Skills

Reading skills are crucial at every level of our personal and professional life. The printed word is no longer our only window to the world. Online reading through blogs and other websites has become an important medium of reading.

Start with a subject or book that interests you. Pick up the biography of someone who inspires you or read the history of an era that intrigues you. The tug of your interest will pull you through the end making reading enjoyable. Gradually you will want to move on to something at a higher level and explore subjects you found too boring to read earlier. The variety should be particularly useful to you if you are preparing for entrance exams. As you graduate from reading simple books to comprehending any subject with ease, you will see the progress in your reading skill.

To make your reading more effective, try to keep these points in mind.

a.       Know the purpose of reading

b.      Ask questions

c.       Make notes

d.      Summarise at the end

e.      Set time out

f.        Read the Table of Contents:

g.       Read a few pages everyday

h.      Check sub vocalisation

i.         Try variety in reading

If you want to know more how to read English passages better, especially for examination purposes, you can study with us at Independent English Private Course. For further information about English private course in Bogor, contact us via SMS at 081380998494 or you could write email to independent.ec@gmail.com. Do not hesitate to contact us.

How to Memorize Vocabulary

Executive summary about Ways of Memorizing Vocabulary by Laurianne Sumerset

(EzineArticles.com/?expert=Laurianne_Sumerset)

When I started with my language studies, I used the classic repeat method to learn vocabulary. I'll take a word from my language learning software and repeat it numerous times until I have retained it to memory. The next time I'm in a conversation with a native speaker, I might recognize the word and, perhaps, even find a way to use it myself, eventually cementing it into my treasure trove of learned items.

This is a perfectly valid way of getting a grasp of vocabulary, although it does suffer from two glaring problems. First, it's incredibly boring - as snooze-inducing as memorizing the names of all the presidents back when I was in grade school. Second, it's completely inefficient, with a single word taking too much time to learn (that is, if you do manage to learn it at all).

There are many creative approaches to memorizing stuff that you can apply to vocabulary mastery. If you've used particular techniques to remember facts in school, do note that you can apply the exact same things in your language studies. Did you use word associations, images or some other mnemonics? Look back at those days and try to figure out which ones worked best for you. Chances are, they're the same things that can help you best in your quest to gain a better grasp of your target vocabulary.

5 Smart Steps to Remember Vocabulary Words and Master the Test

Jennifer CWH ( in EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jennifer_CWH) suggested:

Step #1 - Buy 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper and fold the paper into half. On the right hand side you will write a particular language word, whereas o the left you will write corresponding meaning. Make sure that you write clearly and in an attractive manner so that it is readable.

Step #2 - Create Vocabulary Flash Cards using 3 x 5 index cards, for every vocabulary word as this will help you to memorize the words in a better way. The front side of the index card will have the word and on the back it will have definition. After preparing the index card you will get 8.5 x 11 sheet for the vocabulary word.

Step #3 - In the third step you actually start with the memorizing process. Here you will write every vocabulary word at least 10 times on8.5 x 11 piece of paper. Keep doing it until you have completely memorized the list for your classroom vocabulary test. When you write the vocabulary words in a repetitive way you are memorizing them and keeping them fresh in your memory.

Step #4 - Draw out the 8.5 x 11 sheet that you had made in step 1, and with left side covered try to remember the meaning and definition of word. Every time you get the definition correct you draw two sheets, and if you spell wrong definition, replace the card back and draw it again to memorize the definition.

Step #5 - Finally, get along with learning partner where they will show a word, may be in a random manner or sequentially and then you will utter the definition along with correct pronunciation for that particular word.

English Course in kota Bogor Opens New Registration

INDEPENDENT English Course in kota Bogor opens new registration for new classes to start in June 2013. You may choose English for Children, English for Teenagers or Conversation Class for regular classes. For private classes, you take the similar programmes as well as TOEFL preparation or IELT preparation. You just need to come, take the placement test and sit in the class that you would like to join.

The fee is relatively inexpensive for Bogor people. For registration fee (regular programme), you need to pay Rp 100.000; you will later get a course book for one level. For the montly fee you just need to pay Rp 125.000, much cheaper than the fee in other English courses in Bogor.

For private lessons, you only need to pay Rp 150.000 for registration, and Rp 125.000 for each meeting you have with your teacher. You can study alone or with your group (1-5 students in one group). If you want to have the lesson in your house or office, you will have to pay an extra fee for transport and tuition fee. In this case, you can negotiate with the teacher.

If you are interested, please contact INDEPENDENT, an English course in kota Bogor, at (0251) 2298154 or via SMS to 0813-8099-8494 (please mention  write your name and your location/office address).

Informasi lain tentang kami juga berguna bagi Anda. Cermati tentang program-program kami.

Study English in an English course in Bogor

One complaint that school students often make is that they don't have enough time to explore and expose their English competency at school, especially during the English lessons. There are some reasons: there are only a few hours available for English classes, the teachers are not very creative, the teachers are boring, there are not any media for expressions, friends are not enthusiastic, etc. Students, therefore, find that English lessons in schools are not effective. Then, they need more efforts to improve their English. 

One of the ways to improve their English skills is by attending English courses. However, it is not always the solution. The environment of the course does not support the students to make progress. The teachers are once again boring people, the fee is too expensive, the class activities do not make them able to explore and express themselves. They need better atmosphere.

LKP Independent, an English course in Kota Bogor, tries hard to work together with the students to explore and expose the students' ability, competency and skills. The course does not have as complete facilities as other English courses; the course does not have any air conditioners as other courses; the course is not located in a strategic place... But the course can help the students to improve their English. 

If you are interested in learning English more effectively, Independent might be your right choice. Contact us and discuss your need with us.

ENGLISH COURSE IN BOGOR OPENS NEW REGISTRATION

INDEPENDENT English Course in Bogor is welcoming new student candidates for new classes and levels to be opened in January 2013.

The programmes that are offered include: English for Children (aged 5-12), English for Teenagers (aged 13-19) and English for Conversation (for college students and other professions).

The registration is open from 10 December to 22 december 2012; the registration fee is only Rp 100.000 per student. New students are required to take a placement test to assess their current competency. After taking a placement test, a new student will be put in a class suitable for him/her. He/she will spend about 6 months to study and practise his/her English in one level.

If you are interested, please contact INDEPENDENT at (0251) 2298154.

THE REASONS WHY YOU STUDY ENGLISH IN AN ENGLISH COURSE

"Why do we take an English course?"

Students at an English course have different reasons why they choose one English course instead of another. At least there are three reasons.

First, they consider the English course quality. It is very difficult actually to see the quality of an English course. Most students rely on the information from other people. When they find that an English course is attended by many students, they conclude that this course has good quality. It is not always true actually, but that what many students think about a quality English course.

Second, students consider the course fee. They choose the English course which charges the students considerably... not too much and not too low. Sometimes, however, students don't mind paying very high fee for a course of few months but they think that they have done the best for their private education.

Third, students choose the course that is located not too far from their homes. The transportation means and the time usually become one package for the consideration. 

Do you think that Independent English course is not a quality English course? Does it charge the students too much? Is the location far or too far from your residence? Well, everything is in your hand. If you think that Independent is the best place for you to study and improve your English, join it. Otherwise, leave it.

United Tractors School English Training Programme for Batch XVIII

INDEPENDENT English Course Bogor is organising an English Training Programme for students of Batch XVIII of United Tractors School in Jakarta. 

The programme lasts from 24 September to 24 October 2012. Like the previous programmes, this time the programme is attended by 64 students who are distributed in 4 groups or classes. For one month the students, who are mostly between 19 and 22 years old, study and practise a lot to use English fluently and correctly. 

For this batch, INDEPENDENT sends Ms Siti Wastunnahari as the coordinator of the training programme; she is accompanied and supported by our group of teachers including Mr Wawan Ridwan, Ms Sari (a new teacher from Cilacap-Central Java), Ms Ramadhani Nuryunawati and Ms Anike Nurlaila. 

We hope that the programme will be successful.