Adult Learners/Mature Students

Hi there I found this very useful when I began as a mature student

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Study-Skills-Handbook-Palgrave-Guides/dp/1403911355

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At you at Universiyt full-time or doing it distance learning? I only ask because if your at Uni you can go along to your careers place and they should have some study skills advice. My Uni (Reading) had study skill tutorials advising on how to write essays, exams skills etc etc. I've never been to one myself but as they keep running I assume they're quite good. Also speak to you tutor and see what he/she recommends.

What are you studying at the moment?

FOr a v light-hearte, but useful, look at grammar, try http://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Grammar-Should-That-Old-School/dp/1843173107/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235302779&sr=8-3

And look at this section of the Openlearn website (free Open University materials) http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/filter.php?grouping=topic&detail=12&order=level&desc=&perpage=15&page=1

particularly http://www.open.edu/openlearn/education/learning-how-learn/content-section-0 and http://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/culture/literature-and-creative-writing/what-good-writing/content-section-0

i was going to suggest this one too, got it when i started uni last year its really helpful

Thanks for these peeps. Will have a good look at them all. Essexmum, I am studying part-time at uni however my classes are taught at a satellite college. I'm only 2 weeks on so not sure what other support is available. I will look into this though and see what there is.

I'd recommend Gower's plain words

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h__0_10?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=gowers+plain+words&x=0&y=0&sprefix=gowers+pla