LISTENING IN

CLASS AND
TAKING GOOD
CLASS NOTES
Presented By : Pham Hoang Khanh Ly
Dang Thao My
Tran Phuong Nga
 OVERVIEW
Being an active
listener

1.Preparing for each lecture 8.Summerizing what teacher

2.Using good listening say
strategies 9.Adapting to subject matter
3.Using an appropriate
Taking good 10. Adjusting to teacher
notebook class note 11. Taking complete notes
4.Taking well-organized 12. Attending all classes
notebook 13. Reviewing notes after
5.Using an affective note-taking class
system 14. Building note-taking
speed
 8.1
BEING AN ACTIVE
LISTENER

What is an
active
listener?
 8.1

BEING AN
ACTIVE
LISTENER
Verify understanding by
asking appropriate questions
& demonstrate
understanding by making
accurate notes of lecture
content
 8.1

QUESTION:

DO YOU HAVE ANY STRATEGIES FOR

ENHANCING LISTENING SKILLS IN THE
CLASSROOM?
 8.1

WAYS TO IMPROVE CLASSROOM LISTENING

2. REMOVE PHYSICAL
1.PREPARE TO LISTEN DISTRACTIONS

3. REMOVE MENTAL 4. WITHHOLD

DISTRACTIONS JUDGEMENT

5. FOCUS ON THE TEACHER’S

6. WATCH THE CHALKBOARD
MESSAGE

7. ATTEND TO
8. ASK QUESTIONS
NONVERBAL CLUES
 8.1

PREPARE TO LISTEN
BEFORE CLASS:
• READ ASSIGNED MATERIAL
• REVIEW CLASS NOTES
• DO ASSIGNED PROBLEMS OR EXERCISES
 8.1

ELIMINATE PHYSICAL
DISTRACTIONS
DON'T LET HUNGER, AN ANNOYING
CLASSMATE, OR SOME OTHER PHYSICAL
DISTRACTION INTERFERE WITH YOUR
ABILITY TO LISTEN.
WEARINES
S IN
CLASS
=> LOSE CONCENTRATION
 8.1

ELIMINATE MENTAL
DISTRACTIONS
DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO SET ASIDE
WORRIES AND CONCERNS SO THAT
YOU CAN FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION ON
WHAT HAPPENS IN CLASS.
 8.1

DO NOT PREJUDGE A
TEACHER.
GIVE EVERY TEACHER A FAIR CHANCE,
DON'T TUNE OUT WHAT A TEACHER HAS
TO SAY SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU FIND
SOMETHING UNAPPEALING ABOUT
THEM.
 8.1
FOCUS ON
THE
TEACHER'S
• Listen to opening comments

M E SS A G E
->essential background information
• Listen for major thoughts
->basic structure for a lecture.
• Listen for details - explain and
support the major thoughts.
• Listen for example ->
understanding information and
concepts.
• Listen for study hints they guide
you in deciding what is most
important to learn.
 8.1

WATCH THE
CHALKBOARD
MANY TEACHERS USE THE
CHALKBOARD TO PROVIDE STUDY
HINTS OR TO HELP STUDENTS
UNDERSTAND HOW TO SOLVE
PROBLEMS.
 8.1

ATTEND TO
NONVERBAL CLUES
SIT WHERE YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE
YOUR TEACHERS' GESTURES AND
FACIAL EXPRESSIONS THEY MAY
CONVEY IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
 8.1

ASK QUESTIONS
WHEN YOU ARE IN DOUBT ABOUT
WHAT A TEACHER SAID, IT IS YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO ASK QUESTIONS
THAT HELP YOU VERIFY WHETHER
YOU UNDERSTOOD CORRECTLY.
 8.1

GUIDELINE
S FOR
ASKING
QUESTIONS
 8.1
Be patient
Ask for
Don't ask a question If youexample
are confused about
until it becomes clear to an answer to a question,
you that the teacher is ask your teacher for an
not going to provide the example. This may serve to

Guidelin
information you want clarify any
Ask questions Be polite
misunderstandings
may have.
you
in indicated

es for
times It is beneficial to maintain a
Ask questions at the times tone that is earnest and
that instructors have questioning, deliberately

Asking
communicated their steering away from any
readiness to provide critical, sarcastic, or
Ask beneficial
complaining nuances.
answers.
Ask clear & questions
specific questions

To achieve meaningful Questio Asking questions can help your

classmates as well. Questions
about the course content can aid

ns
dialogue, we must others who might be curious about
the same topics. However, a
ensure that questions personal request like "Can I have
are phrased with another copy of the syllabus since I
specificity. lost mine?" serves only your needs.
It's better to ask this questions
outside of class time.
 IT IS NOT
NOTES: A GOOD IDEA TO
ask a question if
• It indicates a • Your teacher is
• It indicates
lack of required not receptive to
you didn't do
reading questions.
your
homework

ENCOURAGEMENT
PLEASE READING DO YOUR IS IMPORTANT
FIRST HOMEWORK

Wait until after class to discuss or

study.
 8.2
TAKING GOOD CLASS
NOTES
1.Preparing for each
lecture: To improve your ability to
Question
take notes in class, what
preparation do you usually do
before going to class ?
 • Read assigned
material
Familiar
with main
content
of lecture
• Preview assigned
material
Don’t Know a
Preview
have little >
time nothing
material
• Review class
notes reinforce knowledge of previous
pay attention lesson
to the information that
follows logically from information given in
identify
the the questions
previous class you would like to ask in
the next class
• Do assigned problems or
exercises
prepare yourself properly
for likelihood
increase the class that you will learn
course content
2. Using good listening strategies

Question : When a teacher lectures

in class, which parts do you usually
focus on listening
• Listen to
for opening ?
• Listen statements
for major
• Listen for details and list them under major
thoughts
• Listen for examples
thoughts
• Listen for study hints
 3. Using an
appropriate
notebook

Question : What do you think should

be considered when buying or
choosing notebooks
• Subject for each
- Specific needssubject ?
• Notebook Size
• Number of
Pages
• Paper
 How to organize Class Notes
• Take notes on 8,5 by 11 inch
• notebook
Write yourpapername, address and
telephone number in the front of your
4. Taking well - • Keep assignments for all classes in a
notebook
organized special assignment section
class notes • Make sure to include the date on the
notes for each day
• Punch holes in papers instructors
• Number
hand outeach
page
 5. UsING AN
effective note-taking
system
02

01 The Cornell 03

Note-taking
The Other
System
Traditional Note-taking
Note-taking Formats
Format 06
TRADITONAL
FORMAT
Major
thought

Detail
s
 CORNELL NOTE-TAKING
Written after FOR MAT
class or during Taken during
review classlecture
Main
Formulate Qs notes
Make use of :
based on notes on
• Concise
RHS column
Study sentences
prompts • Shorthand
Symbols
Written after class
• Abbreviations
Brief summary • Lists
highlighting • Put space
the main between points
OTHER NOTE-TAKING
FORMATS
THE
SENTENC
NOTE TAKING
E
METHOD
BEST
FOR
Taking quick and simple
notes
 MAPPING
THE

NOTE TAKING
METHOD

BEST
Visualizing
FOR connected
topics and ideas
THE
CHARTING
NOTE TAKING
METHOD

BEST
FOR
Reviewing lots of
facts
8. SUMMARIZING WHAT
• When you take notes during a
TEACHERSlecture, SAY
don't try to write down
every word. Most people speak at
125-150 words per minute, but you
can only write 25-30 words. So,
learn to summarize.
• Instead of writing word-for-word,
capture the essence of what your
teacher is saying in your own words.
This forces you to process and
understand the information.
 9. ADAPTING TO SUBJECT
MATTER
• Different subjects require different note-taking
methods
Adjust your note-taking method, as the subject's content can
partly determine the number of pages you take during a class.
For example:
Science lectures might require more diagrams
and fomulas, while literature might need more
quotes and detailed explanations

Adapt your note-taking strategies to be appropriate for each subject you study
and to the style of each of your teacher
 10. ADJUSTING TO EACH
TEACHER
If your teacher is disorganized, try
1 using the Cornell note-taking system

If your teacher rambles from topic to

2 topic, focus on summarizing each
segment.
If they read directly from a textbook,
3 follow along and highlight key points,
cross out the unimportant information

It is your responsibility to adjust to each

Question: What should you do if
you realize you missed an
important point during the
lecture???
 11. Taking complete
notes Record Avoid
Attend all everything If you miss
recopying
classes. Take notes from
teachers write something, leave
on the board. a blank space your notes
the moment
and follow up
class begins
later with your
until it ends teacher or
classmates.

Always prioritize understanding over

speed.
You can always improve your notes after
class by adding missing details and
 12. Attending all
• Attend all classes to
classes
h a v e a co m plet e set of n o t es.
to c o p y n ote s f ro m a
r o n ly o p tio n is
• If absent, you
classmate. s y o u r o w n
y n o t be a s h elp f u l a
• Copied notes m a
notes. n o t e s b y
u n d e r st a n d c o p ie d
• Ensure you f u ll y
x p la in th e m in d e ta il .
s s m a t e t o e
asking the cla
Cope notes before or after class, not
• Theduring
one itare copying
you
Because u will
miss 2 lectures • The one your teachers gives while you are
copying
 13. Reviewing notes
after
Review your notes
class
Identify and correct
promptly after
errors or fill in
class to reinforce
missing
understanding.
information.

Reorganize and Adjust notes to improve

refine your notes retention and make
for better clarity them more effective for
exam preparation.
 14. BUILDING
Standard abbreviations: pp. (pages),
NOTE-
TAKING
etc. (and so on), e.g. (for example), i.e. SPEEDStandard abbreviations without periods:
(that is) NY (New York), ex (example), mph (miles per
hour), p (page)

First letters of words: subj Omitted vowels: bldg (building),

(subject), psy (psychology), chap Abbreviations hdbk (handbook), wk (week), yr
(chapter), ques (question) (year)

The letter s added to abbreviations to Arabic numerals: 7/4/1776 (July 4, 1776), 2

form the plural: subjs (subjects), hdbks (two), 4th (fourth), $15 million (fifteen million
(handbooks), chaps (chapters), yrs (years) dollars)
Question: Can you tell me the meaning of these
symbols ?

1.&
2.#
3.%
4. $
5.
@
6. ?
 Symbols for building not-taking
Symb Meani speed Example of Its
ol
‘ ng
feet Use in a mile.
There are 5,280'
“ inchie She is 6'7" tall.
x s
b The room is 10' x 14'.
= y
equal A kilo = 2.2 pounds.
s
not equal He is ≠ the task.
≠
∴ to
therefore I think,∴ I am
.. and so She smiles she is happy We ate, sang, danced...
>. on than
greater His taxes are > than hers.
< less His income is < than hers.
w/ than
with Red wine improves w/age.

w/o without He is never w/o a kind word.

Thank
FOR LISTENING

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