About this course: 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.
Who is this class for: This course is for non-native English speakers who want to improve their listening and note-taking skills.
Created by: University of California, Irvine
Taught by: Tamy Chapman, Instructor, International Programs
University of California Irvine Division of Continuing Education
Taught by: Dana Saito-Stehberger, Curriculum Coordinator
Instructor, International Programs
| Basic Info | Course 1 of 4 in the Learn English: Advanced Academic Speaking and Listening Specialization |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Commitment | 4-5 hours/week for 4 weeks |
| Language | English, Subtitles: Chinese (Simplified) |
| Hardware Req | Recommended though not required that you have access to 1) printer and 2) scanner or smartphone. |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
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.
2 videos, 1 reading
- Video: Course Introduction
- Peer Review: Introductions
- Reading: Being Respectful
- Video: Meet the Teachers
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 videos, 11 readings, 3 practice quizzes
- Video: Week 1 Introduction
- Reading: Lecture Objectives
- Video: Listening Introduction
- Reading: Note Taking Lesson
- Practice Quiz: Note-Taking Practice Quiz
- Reading: Lecture Objectives
- Video: Cornell Note-Taking Lecture
- Reading: Resources on Note Taking
- Reading: Lecture Objectives
- Video: Note Taking Demonstration
- Practice Quiz: Cornell Note-Taking Practice Quiz
- Reading: Lesson Objectives
- Reading: Symbols and Abbreviations Lecture
- Reading: Note Taking Symbols
- Reading: Lecture and Note-Taking Practice 1
- Reading: Check Your Answers
- Practice Quiz: Listening and Note-Taking Practice Quiz
- Reading: Note-Taking Assignment 1 Instructions
Graded: Independent Note-Taking Practice
Graded: Note-Taking Assignment 1
Graded: Note-Taking 1 Graded Quiz
WEEK 2
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.
2 videos, 7 readings, 5 practice quizzes
- Video: Week 2 Introduction
- Reading: Listening Strategies Lecture and Practice
- Practice Quiz: Listening Strategies Practice Quiz
- Reading: Lecture and Note-Taking Practice 2
- Reading: Check Your Answers
- Reading: Language Cues Lecture
- Reading: Common Language Cues in Lectures Handout
- Practice Quiz: Language Cues Practice Quiz
- Practice Quiz: Listening and Note-Taking Practice Quiz
- Reading: Lecture Objectives
- Video: Listening to Introductions Lecture
- Practice Quiz: Check Your Understanding Practice Quiz
- Practice Quiz: Listening to Introductions Practice Quiz
- Reading: Note-Taking Assignment 2 Instructions
Graded: Independent Note-Taking Practice
Graded: Note-Taking Assignment 2
Graded: Note-Taking 2 Graded Quiz
Graded: Language Cues Graded Quiz
WEEK 3
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.
4 videos, 5 readings, 6 practice quizzes
- Video: Week 3 Introduction
- Reading: Lecture Objectives
- Video: Main Idea Lecture
- Practice Quiz: Main Idea and Details Listening Practice Quiz
- Reading: Lecture Objectives
- Video: Identifying Important Points Lecture
- Practice Quiz: Listening to Important Points Practice
- Practice Quiz: Listening to Important Points Practice Quiz
- Video: Analyzing Charts and Graphs Lecture
- Practice Quiz: Analyzing Charts and Graphs Practice Listening 1
- Practice Quiz: Analyzing Charts and Graphs Practice Listening 2
- Practice Quiz: Analyzing Charts and Graphs Practice Quiz
- Reading: Lecture and Note-Taking Practice 3
- Reading: Check Your Answers
- Reading: Note-Taking Assignment 3 Instructions
Graded: Independent Note-Taking Practice
Graded: Note Taking Assignment 3
Graded: Note Taking 3 Graded Quiz
WEEK 4
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.
5 videos, 8 readings, 4 practice quizzes
- Video: Week 4 Introduction
- Reading: Lecture Objectives
- Video: Speaker's Stance Lecture
- Reading: Speaker's Stance Practice
- Practice Quiz: Speaker's Stance Practice Quiz
- Practice Quiz: Listening for Speaker's Stance Practice Quiz
- Reading: Lecture Objectives
- Video: Handling Unfamiliar Information Lecture
- Reading: Lecture and Note-Taking Practice 4
- Reading: Check Your Answers
- Reading: Lecture Objectives
- Video: Types of Arguments Part 1 Lecture
- Video: Types of Arguments Part 2 Lecture
- Practice Quiz: Arguments Practice Quiz 1
- Practice Quiz: Arguments Practice Quiz 2
- Reading: Note-Taking Assignment 4 Instructions
- Reading: Learn More
Graded: Independent Note-Taking Practice
Graded: Note Taking Assignment 4
Graded: Note Taking 4 Graded Quiz
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Ratings and Reviews
thank you for providing such wonderful course and great service. looking forward to get e
This course provided me with what I needed and that was to write fast enough in English when listening academic materials... and some other skills like knowing what to write and what's not... but my main goal was to write faster and I achieved it thanks to this
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.
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perfect and very useful course