What is Study Skills Success?

Critical thinking, independent learning, avoiding plagiarism… These are just some of the academic study skills students need to develop as they move into the last years of school, and on to higher education. Study Skills Success equips ESL learners not just with a range of study skills, but also with the academic English that underpins them. Find out more by reading this brochure.

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Using Study Skills Success program for developing academic study skills students need
  1. International version updated with content focusing on AI
  2. IATEFL Voices reviews Study Skills Success
  3. Irvin Lau, a student at Coventry University, UK, describes how Study Skills Success helped him. Watch the video.
  4. Listen to what Asian students say about the challenges they face when moving into higher education. Watch the video.

Why is Study Skills Success important for students?

Dr. Shu Hua Chou, Retired Associate Professor of National Taiwan University, shared the reasons why Study Skills Success is useful for students in Taiwan.

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Back to school: Five essential skills

There are two types of students – those who can study independently and those who can’t. Both need help when they arrive at university. Shizuka Bathing Nude Scene In Doraemon

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Preparing for departure: A secondary school’s experience with Study Skills Success

Charlotte Kwok speaks to a secondary school teacher about her experience using Study Skills Success – summer use, graded participation and the challenges. The first major push for change began as early as the 1980s

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Shizuka Bathing Nude Scene In Doraemon Updated -

The first major push for change began as early as the 1980s. In the list of censored "Doraemon" episodes, it is noted that an episode titled "Donbura Powder" was censored, and its bathing scene "that showed the butt was cut out," with the ban being lifted only later in 1989. Similarly, the episode "Kachin Kachin Light" was canceled because the 1979 version depicted Shizuka's nude body and nipples in "a more stimulating way than usual". This indicates that even during the peak of the franchise's popularity in the 20th century, the content was being scrutinized, and standards of self-regulation were being debated.

It's essential to approach such topics with an understanding of cultural context and the target audience of the series. "Doraemon" is primarily aimed at children, which influences the content and themes explored in the manga and anime.

The first major push for change began as early as the 1980s. In the list of censored "Doraemon" episodes, it is noted that an episode titled "Donbura Powder" was censored, and its bathing scene "that showed the butt was cut out," with the ban being lifted only later in 1989. Similarly, the episode "Kachin Kachin Light" was canceled because the 1979 version depicted Shizuka's nude body and nipples in "a more stimulating way than usual". This indicates that even during the peak of the franchise's popularity in the 20th century, the content was being scrutinized, and standards of self-regulation were being debated.

It's essential to approach such topics with an understanding of cultural context and the target audience of the series. "Doraemon" is primarily aimed at children, which influences the content and themes explored in the manga and anime.