IMPROVING LISTENING

AND NOTE-TAKING SKILLS

Nguyen Vy Ha, MSc
 MAIN CONTENTS

IMPROVING IMPROVING NOTE- SOLUTIONS

LISTENING SKILLS TAKING SKILLS.
1. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
LISTENING AND HEARING

HEARING LISTENING
Passive Active
Involuntary Voluntary
Requires no effort Requires effort
Physiological perception of Intentional interpretation of sound
sound
STAGES OF LISTENING
2. PROBLEMS WITH
LISTENING SKILLS
PSEUDO LISTENING

SELECTIVE LISTENING

CRITICIZE LISTENING
 3. SOLUTIONS

Be Sit in the Take

Awareness Set a goal Practice dictation
prepared front
4. THE BENEFITS OF NOTE
TAKING

Creates a
Emphasizes
Keeps you Engages condensed
and
alert. your mind record for
organizes
study
5. HOW TO TAKE BETTER
NOTES
Make some preparation for the lecture

Check the course outline

Complete outside reading or reference assignments.

Review the text assignment

Review the note from previous lecture

 •Watch the speaker carefully.
•Listen carefully to the
•Be brief in your note-taking.
•Try to recognize the main ideas by signal words that indicate
something important to follow.
•Jot down details or examples that support the main ideas.
Give special attention to details not covered in the textbook.
•Revise your notes as quickly as possible, preferably immediately
after the lecture since at that time you will still remember a good
deal of the lecture.
•During the first review period after the lecture, coordinate reading
and lecture notes.
•Review your lecture notes AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. Also,
review the lecture notes before the next lecture.
HOMEWORK
Watch the video and make a note about the main ideas of the lecture.
(243) How To Take Better Lecture Notes | LBCC Study Skills – YouTube –