Essential Study Skills Portfolio Assignment

This report covers Harvard referencing and critical thinking in the context of holiday in Turkey. It includes examples of citations and references for books, journal articles, and web pages. The report also discusses the attractions of Turkey as a tourist destination, including its history, culture, and natural beauty.

ESSENTIAL STUDY
SKILLS PORTFOLIO
ASSIGNMENT

Table of Contents
Contents...........................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
TASK 1 - Harvard Referencing..................................................................................................1
TASK 2.......................................................................................................................................2
TASK 3 Holiday in Turkey.........................................................................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
The study skills refer to the plans of action which is used to provide assistance to the
learner in order to acquire and get succeed in the forthcoming period of time. The present report
will highlight the Harvard references and the citations. Furthermore, report will reflect light on
the critical thinking in the context of the topic “holiday in turkey”.
MAIN BODY
TASK 1 - Harvard Referencing
A book by a single author
Citation: (Cottrell, 2020)
Reference: Cottrell, S., 2020. Teaching study skills and supporting learning. Bloomsbury
Publishing.
A book by three or more authors
Citation: (Barrable, et.al 2018)
Reference: Barrable, et.al 2018. Supporting mental health, wellbeing and study skills in Higher
Education: an online intervention system. International journal of mental health systems, 12(1),
pp.1-9.
A book with a later edition
Citation: (Hyseni Duraku. and Hoxha, 2018)
Reference: Hyseni Duraku, Z. and Hoxha, L., 2018. Self-esteem, study skills, self-concept,
social support, psychological distress, and coping mechanism effects on test anxiety and
academic performance. Health psychology open, 5(2), p.2055102918799963.
A journal articles
Citation: (Chowdhury and Nizam, 2018)
Reference: Chowdhury, V. and Nizam, N., 2018. Religiosity, Gender, and Study Skills. College
Student Journal, 52(3), pp.315-328.
A journal article from an internet source
Citation: (study skills, 2018)
Reference: study skills 2018. [Online]. Available through <
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/study-skills>
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A web pages
Citation: (study skill, 2022)
Reference: study skill, 2022. [Online]. Available through <
https://www.educationcorner.com/study-skills.html>
TASK 2
Covered in the power point presentation
TASK 3 Holiday in Turkey
Turkey is the well develop country which is known as the lands of the Turks. Turkey has large
numbers of the airport in the country. The renowned Turkish city is the Istanbul where large
numbers of the tourist visit every year in order to experience the culture and the history of the
church Hagia Sophia, which is later on converted into Mosque and simultaneously museum.
Most of the people spend holiday in Turkish city in order to experience the spirit of sultan by
enjoying dance show Mevlevi Sema. It highlights mystical and spiritual journey of the sultan.
The country is famous for the mouth-watering cuisines and Mediterranean Sea with the
affordability. The famous food of the nation is the Turkish kebabs and the coffee which is
preferred by most of the people from different region. The most considerable place to spend the
holiday are of turkey as it is the world largest 5 cities (Scarce, 2019. For instance, Dalman,
Istanbul, Antalya, Bodrum, Kusadasi, Izmir etc. are the main city of the country. The most of the
people willing to spend the holiday in the nation just to enjoy 500 years old traditional which is
known as shisha in Egypt it attracts the young generation. The nation has wide range of the
market segment because it produces and deliver the hazelnuts all over the world. The nation
welcome millions of the consumers or the visitors from all over the world every year with the
unique structure of the mosque, culture and natural beauty includes scenery. Most of the people
visit the cities are belonging to Russia and Germany for remarkable amount of archaeological
sites.
It is the recently industrialized country as it is becoming the world top ten destination nations.
Most of the people willing to take trip for the Turkish City Loudened because it has the beautiful
dream land like blue lagoon ( Akbulut, et.al 2022). At that place the visitor enhance their
journey experience by trying hot air balloon, diving and paragliding. It is the most valuable
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place to spend the money in order to enjoy the traditional vibes with the famous teas and the
food along with Sufi culture. The traditional bazaars of the country attract large numbers of the
consumers where the traditional handmade carpet is to be sold in different variety. The best time
period to explore the Turkish cities are April, may, September and October. It provides the
convenient travelling experience because of numbers of the airports are available in the nation so
it is easy to visit from one place to another in short period of time. In the next period it will
become the most closable place for visiting the worthy holidays in the country.
CONCLUSION
From the present report it will be concluded that the Turkey is the most attractive country which
attract the numbers of the consumer with the beauty of the nature ( Hall. and Seyfi, 2021). The
study discussed the way tourism enjoy the holiday or holiday in Turkey more memorable and
experiencing.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Akbulut, et.al 2022. Rivers of Turkey. In Rivers of Europe (pp. 851-880). Elsevier.
Hall, C.M. and Seyfi, S. 2021. Tourism and sanctions. In Research Handbook on Economic
Sanctions. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Scarce, J., 2019. Tourism and material culture in Turkey (pp. 25-35). Routledge.
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