English Lectures - Helpful?

[HarveyD]

Sorry if this has been done a thousand times
Just wondering if past students could offer their experiences on lectures and whether or not it helped them, especially at this time of the year

[RossiJ]

English = Not worth it (IMO)

[Zafaraaaa]

write essays instead

[FromBaghdadWithLove]

I went to the vic uni free one today, it was alryt ...

its worth paying "free"

and u get vic uni pens,, yayaya!

[paulsterio]

It depends where you go, some can be helpful, some aren't
Depends on your level as well, I think just the reinforcement of knowledge and just walking away knowing you're on the right track is great!

[Ghost!]

Went to Connect Education yesterday, and it was most definitely worthwhile. Very interactive and helpful.

[JustMe]

I went to the vic uni free one today

I heard the lecturer was an English assessor. Was there any tips etc... that he mentioned that was useful? Would you mind sharing I was busy that day and couldn't go thankss !

[HarveyD]

@Ghost

How was it helpful? Surely you wouldnt have picked up that much at this time of year? especially looking at your study score aim....

[jane1234]

Went to Connect Education yesterday, and it was most definitely worthwhile. Very interactive and helpful.

Also went to this. I'll admit I was a bit cynical about going to a student-run lecture, but it was surprisingly helpful.
They gave a good plan of attack for study, such as making your own study guides for texts and the notes detailed step-by-step formulas on how to write a good essay (ie down to sentences), which was good for the mathsy people! Also liked how they told you which pieces you should be memorising, and which ones you shouldn't, when a teacher would have just said "memorising essays is BAD, examiners can always tell etc etc etc..." Good insight on what you should and shouldn't spend time on, when a teacher just says to go over everything and write as much as you can.
Seriously, I'm not saying this for the fun of it. I honestly thought it would be a waste of time...

[paulsterio]

Also went to this. I'll admit I was a bit cynical about going to a student-run lecture, but it was surprisingly helpful.
They gave a good plan of attack for study, such as making your own study guides for texts and the notes detailed step-by-step formulas on how to write a good essay (ie down to sentences), which was good for the mathsy people! Also liked how they told you which pieces you should be memorising, and which ones you shouldn't, when a teacher would have just said "memorising essays is BAD, examiners can always tell etc etc etc..." Good insight on what you should and shouldn't spend time on, when a teacher just says to go over everything and write as much as you can.
Seriously, I'm not saying this for the fun of it. I honestly thought it would be a waste of time...

I actually love how most people seem to have two distinct groups - "Mathsy People" and "Englishy People"

Personally I think that Maths and English are very interrelated

[Ghost!]

Also went to this. I'll admit I was a bit cynical about going to a student-run lecture, but it was surprisingly helpful.
They gave a good plan of attack for study, such as making your own study guides for texts and the notes detailed step-by-step formulas on how to write a good essay (ie down to sentences), which was good for the mathsy people! Also liked how they told you which pieces you should be memorising, and which ones you shouldn't, when a teacher would have just said "memorising essays is BAD, examiners can always tell etc etc etc..." Good insight on what you should and shouldn't spend time on, when a teacher just says to go over everything and write as much as you can.
Seriously, I'm not saying this for the fun of it. I honestly thought it would be a waste of time...

But surely you would agree that there are (I prefer Humanties concerned) students and Mathsy students!
I actually love how most people seem to have two distinct groups - "Mathsy People" and "Englishy People"

Personally I think that Maths and English are very interrelated

But surely you'd agree that there is (I prefer Humanities concerned) Englishy students and Mathsy/Science people!

Went to Connect Education yesterday, and it was most definitely worthwhile. Very interactive and helpful.

Also went to this. I'll admit I was a bit cynical about going to a student-run lecture, but it was surprisingly helpful.
They gave a good plan of attack for study, such as making your own study guides for texts and the notes detailed step-by-step formulas on how to write a good essay (ie down to sentences), which was good for the mathsy people! Also liked how they told you which pieces you should be memorising, and which ones you shouldn't, when a teacher would have just said "memorising essays is BAD, examiners can always tell etc etc etc..." Good insight on what you should and shouldn't spend time on, when a teacher just says to go over everything and write as much as you can.
Seriously, I'm not saying this for the fun of it. I honestly thought it would be a waste of time...

Yeah I felt exactly the same way beforehand. The only real attraction for me going at first was the student - students aspect, as well as the notes, as well as the fact that lecturers were from AN. What really works for them is that small advice and changes in approach that really help add that extra mark towards your essay, what little extra change in preparation that halves your time and double your productity, is you get me.

[paulsterio]

But surely you would agree that there are (I prefer Humanties concerned) students and Mathsy students!
I actually love how most people seem to have two distinct groups - "Mathsy People" and "Englishy People"
Personally I think that Maths and English are very interrelated

But surely you'd agree that there is (I prefer Humanities concerned) Englishy students and Mathsy/Science people!

Yeah, there is, but sometimes I feel that I'm quite left out, because people associate Maths with Science and English with Humanities
And personally, I like Maths and English but dislike Humanities and Science - so what am I? D: ahahaha!

But English and Maths are similar in that they're both subjects that require thinking rather than fact memorising...look at it this way, with English, if you were allowed to take a summary book with you into an English Exam, it won't make a huge impact on your mark, unless you were a student who didn't know your stuff, same goes for Maths - it won't make much difference - this is because Maths and English are skill based subjects, in Maths, you're tested on your skills to solve problems, in English you're tested on your skills to write an essay and to express your thoughts and knowledge in a cohesive and logical manner

In Sciences and Humanities, there is undoubtedly a lot more memorising and rote-learning! If you were allowed to take a book into a Science Exam, you would no doubt get a very high mark! Because it's all just remembering! You don't develop skills in Science - you develop understanding and the rest is just remembering facts

So that's why I like English and Maths - they promote a certain sense of creativity which I like

[HarveyD]

ahh i see
wish i could have gone 

you guys reckon going to VATE is worthwhile?

[|ll|lll|]

But surely you would agree that there are (I prefer Humanties concerned) students and Mathsy students!
I actually love how most people seem to have two distinct groups - "Mathsy People" and "Englishy People"
Personally I think that Maths and English are very interrelated

But surely you'd agree that there is (I prefer Humanities concerned) Englishy students and Mathsy/Science people!

Yeah, there is, but sometimes I feel that I'm quite left out, because people associate Maths with Science and English with Humanities
And personally, I like Maths and English but dislike Humanities and Science - so what am I? D: ahahaha!

But English and Maths are similar in that they're both subjects that require thinking rather than fact memorising...look at it this way, with English, if you were allowed to take a summary book with you into an English Exam, it won't make a huge impact on your mark, unless you were a student who didn't know your stuff, same goes for Maths - it won't make much difference - this is because Maths and English are skill based subjects, in Maths, you're tested on your skills to solve problems, in English you're tested on your skills to write an essay and to express your thoughts and knowledge in a cohesive and logical manner

In Sciences and Humanities, there is undoubtedly a lot more memorising and rote-learning! If you were allowed to take a book into a Science Exam, you would no doubt get a very high mark! Because it's all just remembering! You don't develop skills in Science - you develop understanding and the rest is just remembering facts

So that's why I like English and Maths - they promote a certain sense of creativity which I like

paulsterio, if that's what you think, why did you pick chem/phys then? I understand that chem may be a pre-req, but not so often for physics. if you had liked english, maybe you could have picked lit and english. likewise for maths, if you liked maths, it'd make sense if you picked methods and spesh

[jane1234]

Also went to this. I'll admit I was a bit cynical about going to a student-run lecture, but it was surprisingly helpful.
They gave a good plan of attack for study, such as making your own study guides for texts and the notes detailed step-by-step formulas on how to write a good essay (ie down to sentences), which was good for the mathsy people! Also liked how they told you which pieces you should be memorising, and which ones you shouldn't, when a teacher would have just said "memorising essays is BAD, examiners can always tell etc etc etc..." Good insight on what you should and shouldn't spend time on, when a teacher just says to go over everything and write as much as you can.
Seriously, I'm not saying this for the fun of it. I honestly thought it would be a waste of time...

I actually love how most people seem to have two distinct groups - "Mathsy People" and "Englishy People"

Personally I think that Maths and English are very interrelated

I meant "people who like to have clear structures on how to construct sentences within the essay" rather than "people who like to write based on how the words seem to work together at the time" but that would have taken to long to type.