An interactive FAQs page allows students to browse a bank of questions to find answers to simple questions that are frequently asked about study in the UK.
Students can create their own study pathways through the learning resources, selecting resources by skill or topic. The resources in Prepare for Success offer multimedia learning activities for students to do. These are scaffolded with feedback, help and answers.
Prepare for Success is a free interactive web learning tool for international students who are getting ready to come to the UK for study in further or higher education. It contains learning resources which are activity-based to help students find out about different aspects of academic life in the UK and the skills needed for effective study. The learning activities also provide scope for English language improvement. Top 12 referrers (websites linking to PfS)
Top 25 countries accessing PfS (excluding UK) China (5416 visitors) United States (2318) India (2072) Germany (916) Malaysia (774) Spain (723) Nigeria (668) France (667) Kazakhstan (627) Taiwan (624) Pakistan (585) Italy (561) Thailand (488) Hong Kong (479) Canada (465) Russia (458) Australia (451) Japan (442) Greece (426) Singapore (408) Vietnam (362) Lithuania (292) Turkey (263) Saudi Arabia (247) Latvia (242) Rest of the world (7002)
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student confirmation letters
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International Student Support website
departmental website
post‐arrival induction
pre‐arrival course
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How do institutions use it?
Student use of the different learning resources in PfS About Prepare for Success Differences in university study The language challenge Ways of being taught on your course Preparing for online study Adapting to a new life Studying independently Academic writing at university Critical thinking Understanding course assignments Using what you read in your academic writing Your relationship with your tutors Using study time effectively Managing your course work Taking part in seminars Listening to lectures Reading for your course Skills for presenting in seminars Working with others Preparing for course work and exams Settling down to study Reaching the end and taking the next step
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What do students say? Tips are helpful, very well organised and gracefully arranged onto the website.
Prepare for Success is a brilliant resource for international students who want to study in UK. I think everyone who has a desire to study here should click on this website.
eLanguages Modern Languages School of Humanities Avenue Campus University of Southampton SO17 1BJ
Specific, practical, useful
Thanks for setting up this sort of thing. Really appreciate it. Everyone that will be going to study in the UK must go through it at least once. Really useful and informative.
I really liked it, especially the videos. It was helpful to have the UK learning style explained, together with the differences between tutorials, seminars etc.
For me the cultural notes - like the ways of addressing your tutor were particularly important.
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A very good tool that gave me the answer to a lot of questions. I really thank the University of Southampton for this online toolkit.
[email protected] http://www.elanguages.ac.uk/ http://twitter.com/e_languages 023 8059 7511 023 8059 7508
I'm very impressed. I appreciate the fact that the UK Government has made this tool available to assist international students who wish to study in the UK for the first time.
It has been extremely useful in getting prepared for studies in UK. It has highlighted topics that are usually not thought about and ignored. It has been really helpful and I think it made me physically and mentally ready for my study in the UK.
Modern Languages
www.prepareforsuccess.org.uk
Students from all of these countries / regions have used PfS:
Reaching out across the world: A web-based learning resource for international students coming to the UK
