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The purpose of this course is to continue reinforcing listening skills developed in level 4 and preparing you to comprehend academic listenings. The course also will enable you to practice using critical thinking skills to comprehend and analyze arguments presented in lectures, Ted Talks, and documentaries. You will be expected to understand a lecture after hearing it only once.
Guiding Questions:
- What can I infer from the title?
- What is the speaker claiming?
- What support does the speaker give for his claim?
- Does the speaker repeat or emphasize any words? What is the crowd's reaction?
VOCABULARY
Status
Symbol
Trophy
Consumption
Spring 2019 Session 3
Office Hours
4:00 - 5:00 Wednesday
12:00 - 1:00 Friday
Introduction &
Syllabus
In your groups, mix up the pieces of paper. Based on the syllabus, which objectives will this class cover?
As a group, list the objectives.
What is my learning type? How does that connect with the listening and note-taking strategies that I use?
http://shirinfarzana.blogspot.com/
Identifying Arguments in Academic Listening
Taking Notes While Listening
How do you generally take notes?
What do your notes generally look like?
Concept Map
Think of a moment when you faced a great challenge.
Did someone give you encouragement? How did they encourage you?
T-Chart
What have people said it takes to be successful?
What is conspicuous consumption?
Why might it be a useful example when talking about how people can show their success to others?
How do you know if a person is successful?
VOCABULARY
Apartheid
Nelsa Mandela
Injustice
Protests
Liberation
http://lptutoring.com/take-notes-textbook-right-way/
Tyson Orr / Fairy Tale Unit One
What do you think it takes to be successful?
How do you think people become successful?
With a partner, summarize the speaker's main claim in this lecture in 2-3 sentences.
Listening for Examples
Story Examples
Listen for examples
given by the speaker.
Listening
Strategy
maybe long
personal
*Pausing
* Repeating words
*Saying direct statements
(This is necessary...)
*Saying signal words
(significant, better, first, etc. )
*Increasing/Decreasing volume of voice
*Hand gestures
Specific Examples
detailed
impersonal
Argument: a reason for or against a specific topic
Note-Taking
Strategy
What examples does the speaker provide to support this claim?
Pick a note-taking method and practice this method and be flexible.
Conclusion: a reasonable judgement that results from support.
Be flexible.
*Definitions modified from Merriam-Webster's online dictionary.
* Leave space to fill-in missed information.
*Keep margins blank --> to ask questions or write comments
What is the purpose of the speech?
Why is the speaker telling listeners these things?
Analyzing a Lecture and a Speaker's Argument
Analyzing a Lecturer’s or Speaker’s Argument
VOCABULARY
Evict - to force out
Week 2
Week 3
Does money have value?
Tenant - one who holds or possesses real estate (a home)
Listen for cues
given by the speaker.
Listen for examples
that help define
unknown words.
Listening
Strategy
Get back into your groups from yesterday.
What is the main claim of your videos.
What support is given?
Does the support strengthen the claim?
Landlord - the owner of a property that rent out the property to others
How do we know that money has value?
Leave space to fill-in
missing information.
Mark main ideas
and support so
they are easy to see.
Note-Taking
Strategy
What place do you think of when you think about the place that influenced you the most.
Afford - to be able to manage the cost
Housing voucher - assisted housing payments from the government made directly to landlords
Income - the amount of money that is received over a period of time
Answer all the questions that you can answer with your partner(s).
Analyzing an Argument:
- Look at the individual pieces of support
- Evaluate the support by itself
- Evaluate the ALL the support
- Evaluate the relationship between the
support and the argument (claim)
Vocabulary
-abstract
-barter
-agricultural
Do you have any questions about the argument that the speaker does not answer?
What is Analysis? Making Informed & Critical Judgments
Premise = something the speaker states as true in order to make her argument
"The War We Never Fought"
You will need to make your question more specific so that you can research it.
First, think about broad questions to get started.
- How
- What
- Why
- Who
- When
Listening
Strategies
Conclusion: a reasonable judgement that results from premises.
Predict the position that the speaker will take when making their argument.
* In his book, Hitchens argues that there has been no serious attempts in Britain to stop increased drug use since 1971. He argues that new laws have made using drugs easier in recent years. He writes, "Drug-taking is the purest form of self-indulgence" (Hitchens, 2016). He states that his argument is a moral argument.
Argument: a reason for or against a specific topic
Note-Taking
Strategies
Credible = offering reasons for being believable
Make sure your question has a CLEAR purpose.
Make sure your question is FOCUSED so that you can answer it.
Make sure your question is CONCISE.
*Definitions modified from Merriam-Webster's online dictionary.
https://writingcenter.gmu.edu/guides/how-to-write-a-research-question
"Friends"
Graphic Organizer
Title
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Argument =
* Actor who is famous for his role in the hit TV show "Friends" that aired from 1994 - 2004. During his career, he abused alcohol and drugs. In recent years, he has talked about his addiction. He no longer abuses alcohol or drugs.
support 1:
support 2:
support 2:
Helpful Questions to Ask:
- What evidence is given?
- What conclusions are made?
- What assumptions (likely not stated) are made?
What is Evaluation? Making Informed & Critical Judgments
What is Stewart Brand's main claim?
How did he support his claim?
What natural resources can we use to power houses, cars, etc?
Which types of resources might be considered green?
Listen for cues
given by the speaker.
Listening
Strategies
Listen for examples
that help define
unknown words.
Ask reasonable questions about the information the speaker presents.
Mark main ideas
and support so
they are easy to see.
Leave space to fill-in
missing information.
Use argument maps to organize notes after listening.
Note-Taking
Strategies
Argument Maps
Taking a Position Based on Evaluation
Valentine's Day
Tools of Society
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 7
Week 2
Week 4
Week 5
Week 3
Listen to cues from speaker
Listening
Strategies
Listen for examples that help define unknown words
Listen for direct quotes and metaphors that support an argument.
Predict the position that the speaker will take when making their argument.
Ask reasonable questions about the information the speaker presents.
Listen for direct quotes and metaphors that support an argument.
Technology
Institutions
Listen for cues
given by the speaker.
Ask reasonable questions about the information the speaker presents.
Predict the position that the speaker will take when making their argument.
Listening
Strategies
Listen for examples
that help define
unknown words.
Note-Taking
Strategies
Use key words and phrases to organize the premises that support your position.
Use argument map to organize notes
Leave empty spaces to fill-in information
Mark main ideas and support so that they are easy to see
Products
Summarize but be precise to note accurate information
Use argument maps to organize notes.
Note-Taking
Strategies
Use key words and phrases to organize the premises that support your position.
Summarize but be precise to note accurate information.
Mark main ideas and support so that they are easy to see.
Leave space to fill-in missing information.
Quiz 3 / Name: _______________________________________
Circle the most appropriate response.
1) Why does the speaker discuss the problems of living/working in a ‘bad neighborhood’?
a) He states that we need to recognize that ‘bad neighborhoods’ exist in our society.
b) The ‘bad neighborhood’ supports his claim that we need tools like hammers.
c) He discusses the ‘bad neighborhood’ to show that we have a housing problem.
d) The ‘bad neighborhood’ is a comparison with the problems in our culture.
2) How is the speaker defining tools in this listening segment?
a) hammers and wrenches
b) technology and institutions
c) screwdriver and ruler
d) none of the above
Answer the question clearly and precisely in 1-2 complete sentence(s).
3) What is the speaker’s primary argument of this listening segment?
Grading Criteria
Content
- Presenter takes a position.
- Presenter clearly identifies an argument with supporting premises.
- Presenter uses evidence from listening segment(s).
Organization
- Supporting premises have a logical organization.
- Presentation contains essential information and has clear organization.
- Presenter evaluates peer’s presentations appropriately.
Peer
Evaluation
Notes
- Project is attached with a copy of notes
- Project is attached with a copy of an argument map.
Visual
Presentation
-Project is attached with a copy of the visual presentation.
Final Presentations