ATL Skills

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information literacy skills—working effectively in a resource centre, knowing which sources to use and how to find them, use of dictionaries and other reference sources including the Internet, knowing how to avoid plagiarism communication skills—speaking, listening and reading for understanding, writing, responding effectively, questioning, presenting, being aware of register collaborative skills—working as a team, developing interpersonal skills, engaging in effective peer work technical skills—structuring, taking notes, skimming/scanning, documenting sources, making a critical assessment of information thinking skills—using contextual clues to extract information, self-editing, drawing conclusions, organizing and articulating their own views according to linguistic capabilities, distinguishing between active and passive linguistic knowledge reflection skills—reflecting critically on their own work and that of their peers (students may aim to reflect in the language B by the end of the programme) knowledge-acquisition skills—an understanding of mathematical concepts and ideas, as defined in the framework problem-solving skills—mathematical strategies to solve problems in familiar and unfamiliar situations, in both mathematical and real-life contexts communication skills—oral and written skills using mathematical language, symbols and notation, and a range of forms of representation (for example, drawings, diagrams, graphs, tables) thinking skills—coherent logical and abstract thinking, inductive and deductive reasoning, justification and proof, estimation and accuracy information literacy skills—the ability to use the library and other media to access information, selecting and judging information critically, knowing how to acknowledge references and how to avoid plagiarism information and communication technology skills—confident use of computer applications and calculators when analysing problems, expressing a clear line of mathematical reasoning by use of technology collaborative skills—the ability to work as a team member, listening and interacting with others, respecting and considering different points of view reflection skills—evaluation of one’s own work and performance, identifying personal strengths and weaknesses to improve learning...