Welcome to the Materials Bank
The Materials Bank contains teaching materials in a wide variety of formats which staff have very kindly agreed to disseminate via this website so that they may be used more widely. If you would like to add your own teaching materials to our database please contact Alison Dickens (Project Manager)
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Recent additions to the Materials Bank
BSL language awareness tasks
- 9 August 2010
We know that not everyone signs in the same way, and that for some students, encounters with idiosyncratic ways of signing can be a challenge. However, as a learner, it is important to view the rich variety of styles and dialects as an exciting part of the learning process.Film, novel and social transformation in France
- 29 March 2010
This is a blended learning exemplar developed for use on a second year undergraduate module in French available on the Modern Languages Programme at Nottingham Trent University. The module, Film, Novel and Social Transformation in France, is currently taught by a team comprised of Professor Jean-Pierre Boulé and Dr. Enda McCaffrey.Writing a book review for publication in an academic journal
- 3 March 2010
Book reviews appear in a variety of publications including academic journals, magazines, newspapers and on websites. However, surprisingly little has been written about how a book review should be written. These activities, aimed primarily at postgraduate research students focus on writing book reviews for academic journals, though the principles can be applied to writing other kinds of book reviews too.
Paraphrasing and Synthesising
William Tweddle - 7 October 2009
In this learning object you will be given the opportunity to practise paraphrasing and synthesising, which means using more than one source to support your arguments. It will provide practise in using synonyms to write effective paraphrases; raise awareness of the essential elements of a good paraphrase; suggest useful techniques when paraphrasing from a published source, and suggest ways that sources can be synthesised to support your arguments.
Punctuating correctly
William Tweddle - 7 October 2009
In this series of exercises, the vocabulary for the various punctuation marks will be checked, then their function will be explored. Finally, there will be some texts to punctuate in the correct way. This learning materials will: check that the vocabulary to refer to punctuation is fully understood; raise awareness of the correct function of various punctuation marks, and provide an opportunity to practise using punctuation marks correctly.
Academic Style
William Tweddle - 7 October 2009
The focus of this learning object is on how the vocabulary and grammatical choices you make affect the register (the degree of formality) of your finished piece of academic writing. It will give you a greater awareness of the formality that is appropriate to academic writing; assist you in choosing formal vocabulary, so as to adopt an academic style; introduce the Academic Word List and its educational purpose, and assist you in selecting alternatives to the overuse of personal pronouns.
