This course will help non-native English speakers improve their listening and note-taking skills for the purpose of listening to academic lectures. You will learn techniques for improving your understanding and skills for taking more effective notes, and you will get lots of practice in using these. If you're planning to attend college classes in English, then this class is for you.
Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
1. Understand and follow a lecture
2. Take better lecture notes
3. Discuss courses with classmates and professors
4. Give an effective academic presentation
Please note that the free version of this class gives you access to all of the instructional videos and handouts. The peer feedback and quizzes are only available in the paid version.
Este curso faz parte do Programa de cursos integrados Learn English: Advanced Academic Speaking and Listening
Academic Listening and Note-Taking
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Programa de cursos integrados Learn English: Advanced Academic Speaking and ListeningUniversity of California, Irvine
Informações sobre o curso
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208 classificações
Habilidades que você terá
English LanguageLectureNote TakingSpeech
Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
Semana
1Welcome
This is the first course in the Learn English: Advanced Speaking and Listening specialization. It is aimed at learners whose native language is not English. This course will help you improve your academic listening and speaking skills. For example, you will learn how to understand and follow a lecture, how to take better lecture notes, how to discuss courses with classmates and professors, and how to give an effective academic presentation.
2 vídeos (total de (Total 2 mín.) min), 1 leitura, 1 teste
1 leituras
Being Respectful5min
What is Academic Listening and Why is It Important?
This week, you will begin thinking about academic listening. You will learn what makes it difficult and how you can get better at listening and note taking. You'll also learn some tips to make it easier.
4 vídeos (total de (Total 11 mín.) min), 11 leituras, 6 testes
4 videos
Listening Introduction3min
Cornell Note-Taking Lecture5min
Note Taking Demonstration1min
11 leituras
Lecture Objectives5min
Note Taking Lessonmin
Lecture Objectives5min
Resources on Note Taking10min
Lecture Objectives5min
Lesson Objectives5min
Symbols and Abbreviations Lecture15min
Note Taking Symbols30min
Lecture and Note-Taking Practice 1min
Check Your Answers30min
Note-Taking Assignment 1 Instructions30min
4 exercícios práticos
Note-Taking Practice Quiz4min
Cornell Note-Taking Practice Quiz6min
Listening and Note-Taking Practice Quiz12min
Note-Taking 1 Graded Quiz14min
Semana
2Identifying Topic and Purpose
Now, you will learn about strategies to make you a better listener. You'll learn about what things to pay the most attention to and what things might not be so important in a lecture. You'll also learn that listening well to a lecture starts before the class and continues after the class.
2 vídeos (total de (Total 6 mín.) min), 7 leituras, 9 testes
7 leituras
Listening Strategies Lecture and Practice20min
Lecture and Note-Taking Practice 2min
Check Your Answers20min
Language Cues Lecture30min
Common Language Cues in Lectures Handout10min
Lecture Objectives5min
Note-Taking Assignment 2 Instructions30min
7 exercícios práticos
Listening Strategies Practice Quiz6min
Language Cues Practice Quiz6min
Listening and Note-Taking Practice Quiz8min
Check Your Understanding Practice Quiz6min
Listening to Introductions Practice Quiz14min
Note-Taking 2 Graded Quiz14min
Language Cues Graded Quiz12min
Semana
3Identifying Main Ideas and Details
Last week, you learned about listening to the beginning of a class lecture. This week, you will learn about listening to the middle of the lecture. You'll learn about idenifying main ideas and details and how to organize them well in your notes.
4 vídeos (total de (Total 19 mín.) min), 5 leituras, 9 testes
4 videos
Main Idea Lecture3min
Identifying Important Points Lecture5min
Analyzing Charts and Graphs Lecture9min
5 leituras
Lecture Objectives5min
Lecture Objectives5min
Lecture and Note-Taking Practice 3min
Check Your Answers20min
Note-Taking Assignment 3 Instructions30min
7 exercícios práticos
Main Idea and Details Listening Practice Quiz10min
Listening to Important Points Practice8min
Listening to Important Points Practice Quiz16min
Analyzing Charts and Graphs Practice Listening 18min
Analyzing Charts and Graphs Practice Listening 28min
Analyzing Charts and Graphs Practice Quiz8min
Note Taking 3 Graded Quiz16min
Semana
4Identifying Stance and Speaker Attitude
You've been learning about how to listen and take notes about various parts of a lecture. In this final week, you'll learn about some other strategies to help you listen and take notes more effectively in lectures.
5 vídeos (total de (Total 22 mín.) min), 8 leituras, 7 testes
5 videos
Speaker's Stance Lecture5min
Handling Unfamiliar Information Lecture3min
Types of Arguments Part 1 Lecture7min
Types of Arguments Part 2 Lecture5min
8 leituras
Lecture Objectives5min
Speaker's Stance Practice20min
Lecture Objectives5min
Lecture and Note-Taking Practice 430min
Check Your Answers20min
Lecture Objectives10min
Note-Taking Assignment 4 Instructions30min
Learn More5min
5 exercícios práticos
Speaker's Stance Practice Quiz6min
Listening for Speaker's Stance Practice Quiz6min
Arguments Practice Quiz 16min
Arguments Practice Quiz 26min
Note Taking 4 Graded Quiz16min
Melhores avaliações
por TA•Dec 11th 2018
It is very useful and very interesting course i learned a lot of skills from this course and these skills which i learned from this course will help me in my whole life regarding my studies
por SS•Aug 11th 2017
This was a very informative course. It taught me a lot as a student and since I took it, I have improved a lot at school.
Instrutores
Tamy Chapman
Instructor, International ProgramsUniversity of California Irvine Division of Continuing Education
Dana Saito-Stehberger
Curriculum CoordinatorInstructor, International Programs
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Sobre o Programa de cursos integrados Learn English: Advanced Academic Speaking and Listening
This specialization covers the listening and speaking skills that non-native English-speaking students need to be successful in English-speaking colleges and universities. Native English-speaking students who would like to increase their chances of success in university courses will also benefit as well anyone interested in improving their listening comprehension skills. You will learn how to listen to class lectures and take notes more effectively. You will also improve your speaking skills for common tasks such as class discussions and presentations. In the capstone, you will create a video presentation on an academic topic.
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