Doreen du Boulay taught undergraduate and postgraduate subject courses

in Education and Applied Linguistics, study skills and skills for speci c sub-

jects at the universities of Aberdeen, Warwick and Sussex for longer than she

cares to remember – over twenty years. She taught students from a range of

backgrounds and with many different needs, and wrote the Sussex University

study skills web pages.

She was an assessor of pre-university courses for overseas students in

British universities for BALEAP (British Association of Lecturers in English

for Academic Purposes) for ten years, a consultant with the British Council

for training courses in Algeria, Poland and Zambia and for Banque Indo-

Suez training courses in English for employees. She was seconded by the

University of Aberdeen to work in local oil and gas companies with their

overseas employees.

Having begun her career as an organisation and methods analyst, she

turned to secondary school teaching, rst in Zambia, then in Shropshire and

Scotland, before becoming a university teacher. She has always bene ted

from having several feet, centipede-like, in several camps – as a subject tutor,

skills tutor and course assessor, and working in industry – and has always

tried to pass on insights from this mixture of experience. She took early

retirement due to vision problems and now works freelance.

Students need to learn to manage their time, organise their studies, understand, learn, and convey a lot of information – and they need to learn to do it quickly. Whether you’re fresh out of school, or a mature student returning to education, you now don’t need to feel alone! With Study Skills For Dummies, you’ll be given the know-how and confidence to achieve consistent results every time – and a lack of preparation will become a thing of the past. Discover how to excel at: Note-taking, speed-reading and essay-writing Improving your memory, critical thinking and analysis Using the internet to supplement study Exam skills and developing the best learning strategy to fit your specific needs and abilities About the author Doreen du Boulay was a student tutor in Study Skills Support at Sussex University, where she developed the university’s successful online student study skills portal. Currently she works as a freelance advisor, providing support for essay and report writing to UK and international students.