This week’s topics
Listening to a short lecture
- Listening for the topic and the main points
- Signpost phrases: firstly, next, to sum up
What you will be able to do
- 3.1 Take structured notes from a recorded lecture.
Activity
Listen to a short recorded lecture and list its main points.
Study materials
Further resources
- BBC 6 Minute English: Why we forget the things we learn (transcript) · PDF · BBC Learning English transcript of a 6-minute talk on memory; listen first, then check the main points · for registered students
- Business Communication for Success, ch. 3.5: Listening and reading for understanding · PDF · Saylor (2012), active listening; pp. 114–116 · for registered students
- Barriers to Acquiring Listening Strategies for EFL Learners · Open-access article · Chen (2005), TESL-EJ. Learners' own accounts of listening for the topic, main points and key words. · for registered students
- Metadiscourse: What is it and where is it going? · Open-access article · Hyland (2017), Journal of Pragmatics. Signpost phrases (firstly, next, to sum up) that help listeners and readers follow a talk. · for registered students
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