Study Support Program

Case

Student Background: A-level student

2022-11-26

Student Background
A-level student who has received BSc Media Studies from a university in Singapore

 

Student’s Needs
Because there is no dedicated media course at A-level, student is worried that her study will be challenging and thus her parents want to find a teacher who is familiar with the media major for guidance and to learn relevant knowledge in advance.

 

Assessment of Student
The student learned English in Grade 10 and thus she has excellent listening and oral skills. She has the learning ability to learn in English, but has a weak foundation in reading and writing. Media related majors have high requirements for reading and writing abilities. Therefore, in addition to her daily learning of media subjects, we also matched student with reading and writing tutors for her language improvement.

 

Offered Solutions
According to the schedule of students, it is tentatively plan for her to study the basic media knowledge twice a week and to also do language learning twice a week.
Strengthen English reading skills
Mastering the methods of academic English writing
Learning of terminology keywords in the media field

 

Learning Feedback
The media tutor has decades of university teaching experience, and once served as the Director of Media Research and Film Research courses. According to the curriculum of the school, the tutor organized the media terminology manual for students to look at and review, and gradually taught students how to use terminology to analyze film texts. In addition, during the communication process, the tutor learned about the student's interests and hobbies, so the contents and practical application learning tools were appropriately added. Through communication with the tutor, the student became more interested in media and is able to apply the learned knowledge in her practical work.