Index
Useful websites for language development
- International Student Stories: hear what RMIT international students say about adapting to academic coursework (videos with support information).
- ABC: excellent site for listening to international and Australian news stories with Australian accents.
- BBC Learning English: this is an excellent site for students to develop English language proficiency:
- BBC Business English: this is an extremely useful website for management students, in particular, for students of organisational behaviour.
- OWL: Handouts: Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling: OWL is a favourite website for students learning to write in English. It is a very useful site for English as a second language (ESL) grammar and writing at all levels
- Centre for Independent Language Learning: this site is from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and has lots of useful information and advice for students whose first language is not English.
- The Internet TESL Journal: this site has many grammar and vocabulary quizzes and links to other useful ESL sites.
English language development
The SLC has some useful study tips to help you build your English skills. Come to SLC drop-in for resources, practice and ideas.
Tips for improving your English
Maximise your opportunities for speaking and listening by using English as much as possible:
- Practise speaking with your friends or make friends with people who do not speak your language.
- Watch Australian TV and movies and listen to the radio everyday, for example, ABC 774 am; Radio National 621 am.
- Find a part-time job.
Get involved in campus activities
- RMIT Link: sport and recreation, gym and Union Arts
- RMIT University Student Union (RUSU): clubs and other special interest groups
- Get involved for opportunities to get involved around the university.
Expand your reading, writing and listening beyond your program
- Increase your vocabulary and confidence to discuss current topics and news with locals.
- Read local newspapers and magazines such as The Age, The Australian, The Herald Sun and The Financial Review.
- Maintain your social networking sites in English.