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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

Level 5 Listening

Spring 2019 Session 3

Office Hours

4:00 - 5:00 Wednesday

12:00 - 1:00 Friday

January 11, Friday

January 10, Thursday

Introduction: Identifying Credible Resources

Purpose

Learning Objectives

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?

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January 14, Monday

January 18, Friday

January 15, Tuesday

January 17, Thursday

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

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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?

January 25, Friday

January 24, Thursday

January 22, Tuesday

January 21, Monday

Analyzing a Lecture and a Speaker's Argument

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?

January 29, Tuesday

January 28, Monday

January 31, Thursday

February 1, Friday

What is Analysis? Making Informed & Critical Judgments

What types of questions should we ask when researching a topic?

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Peter Hitchens --- British Journalist & Author

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

Listen for cues

given by the speaker.

Listening

Strategies

Conclusion: a reasonable judgement that results from premises.

Predict the position that the speaker will take when making their argument.

Listen for examples

that help define

unknown words.

* 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

Summarize but be precise to note accurate information.

Note-Taking

Strategies

Mark main ideas

and support so

they are easy to see.

Leave space to fill-in

missing information.

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

Matthew Perry ----- US Actor

"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?

February 5, Tuesday

February 7, Thursday

February 8, Friday

February 4, Monday

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

February 14, Thursday

February 15, Friday

February 12, Tuesday

February 11, Monday

Taking a Position Based on Evaluation

Valentine's Day

February 21, Thursday

February 22, Friday

February 19, Tuesday

February 18, Monday

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.

Regulation

= Habit

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?

Globalization

Laws

How do we use our tools?

Do we use them for the common good?

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.

February 25, Monday

Final Presentations

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