Learn to listen, listen to learn : an advanced ESL/EFL lecture comprehension and note-taking textbook / Roni S. Lebauer.

Table Of Contents: Preface 1 PRE-COURSEWORK EVALUATION Lecture No. 1--The Process of Lecture Comprehension Lecture Comprehension and Note-Taking Pre-Coursework Evaluation Note-taking Feedback Form 2 LOOKING AT LECTURE TRANSCRIPTS Comparing the Language of Lecturing to the Language of Writing Recognizing Cues Recognizing Paraphrase, Repetition, Exemplification, and Tangential Information Drawing Conclusions about the Differences Between the Language of Lecturing and the Language of Writing Exercises in Examining the Language of Lectures Predicting Information Exercises in Predicting Information Predicting Words Exercises in Predicting Words Predicting Content and Lecture Direction Exercises in Predicting Content and Lecture Organizational Direction 3 NOTE-TAKING BASICS Noting Key Words Using Note-taking Symbols Exercises in Noting Key Words and Using Note-taking Symbols Visually Representing Relationships and the Relative Importance of Information Exercises in Visually Representing Relationships and the Relative Importance of Information Note-taking Practice Eight DOs and DON'Ts for Improving Lecture Comprehensive and Note-taking 4 NOTING NUMBERS AND STATISTICS Aural Discrimination of Numbers Which Sound Similar Exercises in Aural Discrimination of Numbers Which Sound Similar Noting Large Numbers in Isolation Exercises in Noting Larger Numbers in Isolation Exercises in Noting Fractions and Decimals Listening to and Taking Notes on Lectures Containing Numbers and Statistics Lecture No. 2--American Goals Lecture No. 3--Immigration to the U.S. Lecture No. 4--Marriage and Divorce in the U.S. 5 LISTENING FOR ORGANIZATION IN LECTURES Why Listen for Organization? Introductions Exercises in Using Introductions to Recognize Lecture Focus and Direction Conclusions Organization Within Lectures Organizational Plan No. 1--Defining a Term No. 2--Describing Characteristics No. 3--Describing a Process or Sequence of Events No. 4--Describing the Causal Relationship between Events No. 5--Breaking a Topic Down into Subtopics by Enumerating or Listening No. 6--Exemplifying a Topic No. 7--Breaking a Topic Down into Subtopics by Classifying No. 8--Comparing and Contrasting No. 9--Making a Generalization and Providing Evidence Tangents Exercises in Recognizing Tangents 6 LECTURE COMPREHENSION AND NOTE-TAKING PRACTICE (Part 1) Lecture No. 5--How to Deal With Stress Lecture No. 6--Acid Rain Lecture No. 7--Cacti Lecture No. 8--A Dietary Role in Cancer? Lecture No. 9--Archaeological Dating Methods Lecture No. 10--Pheromones Lecture No. 11--The Near Side of the Moon Lecture No. 12--Nicotine Lecture No. 13--Voter Turnout in the United States Lecture No. 14--Amnesty International Lecture No. 15--Hall's Classification of Cultures Lecture No. 16--Nuclear Winter 7 LECTURE COMPREHENSION AND NOTE-TAKING PRACTICE (Part 2) Lecture No. 17--Perfectionism Lecture No. 18--Robots in the Workplace APPENDIX A: Lecture Index by Organization APPENDIX B: Lecture Index by Subject Matter APPENDIX C: Rewritten Notes for Lectures