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.
Ce cours fait partie de la Spécialisation Learn English: Advanced Academic Speaking and Listening
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Spécialisation Learn English: Advanced Academic Speaking and ListeningUniversité de Californie à IrvineÀ propos de ce cours
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ont commencé une nouvelle carrière après avoir terminé ce cours
35%
ont bénéficié d'un avantage concret dans leur carrières grâce à ce cours
23%
a obtenu une augmentation de salaire ou une promotion
Certificat partageable
Obtenez un Certificat lorsque vous terminez
100 % en ligne
Commencez dès maintenant et apprenez aux horaires qui vous conviennent.
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Dates limites flexibles
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Niveau intermédiaire
Approx. 32 heures pour terminer
Anglais
Sous-titres : Arabe, Français, Portugais (européen), Chinois (simplifié), Italien, Vietnamien, Coréen, Allemand, Russe, Indonésien, Turc, Anglais, Espagnol, Hongrois
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Université de Californie à Irvine
Since 1965, the University of California, Irvine has combined the strengths of a major research university with the bounty of an incomparable Southern California location. UCI’s unyielding commitment to rigorous academics, cutting-edge research, and leadership and character development makes the campus a driving force for innovation and discovery that serves our local, national and global communities in many ways.
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Welcome
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.
1 heure pour terminer
2 vidéos (Total 2 min), 1 lecture, 1 quiz
1 lecture
Being Respectful5 min
8 heures pour terminer
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.
8 heures pour terminer
4 vidéos (Total 11 min), 11 lectures, 6 quiz
4 vidéos
Listening Introduction3 min
Cornell Note-Taking Lecture5 min
Note Taking Demonstration1 min
11 lectures
Lecture Objectives5 min
Note Taking Lesson1 h
Lecture Objectives5 min
Resources on Note Taking10 min
Lecture Objectives5 min
Lesson Objectives5 min
Symbols and Abbreviations Lecture15 min
Note Taking Symbols30 min
Lecture and Note-Taking Practice 11 h
Check Your Answers30 min
Note-Taking Assignment 1 Instructions30 min
4 exercices pour s'entraîner
Note-Taking Practice Quiz30 min
Cornell Note-Taking Practice Quiz30 min
Listening and Note-Taking Practice Quiz30 min
Note-Taking 1 Graded Quiz30 min
9 heures pour terminer
Identifying 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.
9 heures pour terminer
2 vidéos (Total 6 min), 7 lectures, 9 quiz
7 lectures
Listening Strategies Lecture and Practice20 min
Lecture and Note-Taking Practice 21 h
Check Your Answers20 min
Language Cues Lecture30 min
Common Language Cues in Lectures Handout10 min
Lecture Objectives5 min
Note-Taking Assignment 2 Instructions30 min
7 exercices pour s'entraîner
Listening Strategies Practice Quiz30 min
Language Cues Practice Quiz30 min
Listening and Note-Taking Practice Quiz30 min
Check Your Understanding Practice Quiz30 min
Listening to Introductions Practice Quiz30 min
Note-Taking 2 Graded Quiz30 min
Language Cues Graded Quiz30 min
8 heures pour terminer
Identifying 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.
8 heures pour terminer
4 vidéos (Total 19 min), 5 lectures, 9 quiz
4 vidéos
Main Idea Lecture3 min
Identifying Important Points Lecture5 min
Analyzing Charts and Graphs Lecture9 min
5 lectures
Lecture Objectives5 min
Lecture Objectives5 min
Lecture and Note-Taking Practice 31 h
Check Your Answers20 min
Note-Taking Assignment 3 Instructions30 min
7 exercices pour s'entraîner
Main Idea and Details Listening Practice Quiz30 min
Listening to Important Points Practice30 min
Listening to Important Points Practice Quiz30 min
Analyzing Charts and Graphs Practice Listening 130 min
Analyzing Charts and Graphs Practice Listening 230 min
Analyzing Charts and Graphs Practice Quiz30 min
Note Taking 3 Graded Quiz30 min
7 heures pour terminer
Identifying 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.
7 heures pour terminer
5 vidéos (Total 22 min), 8 lectures, 7 quiz
5 vidéos
Speaker's Stance Lecture5 min
Handling Unfamiliar Information Lecture3 min
Types of Arguments Part 1 Lecture7 min
Types of Arguments Part 2 Lecture5 min
8 lectures
Lecture Objectives5 min
Speaker's Stance Practice20 min
Lecture Objectives5 min
Lecture and Note-Taking Practice 430 min
Check Your Answers20 min
Lecture Objectives10 min
Note-Taking Assignment 4 Instructions30 min
Learn More5 min
5 exercices pour s'entraîner
Speaker's Stance Practice Quiz30 min
Listening for Speaker's Stance Practice Quiz30 min
Arguments Practice Quiz 130 min
Arguments Practice Quiz 230 min
Note Taking 4 Graded Quiz30 min
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par TA10 déc. 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
par AR16 mai 2020
I think this is very helpful for someone not used to learning in English. The content was very articulate and talks about note-taking methods along with assignments that help practice it.
par MN24 juin 2020
This is such a valuable course for who those are planning to study abroad. I also found it useful to my incoming TOELF test, because the note-taking strategies are quite important
par SN30 sept. 2020
This course helps me a lot to improve my listening habit and note taking practice during academic lecture its just work like a miracle to improve my grades .
À propos du Spécialisation 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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