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- Present the entire lecture using one of the formats described earlier while students take notes.
- Then, divide the lecture into sections with the number of sections depending on the number of students in the class.
- Each pair/small group is responsible for one section of the notes. Group members need to compare their notes, and write a good second copy of their section using shorthand and symbols and all the note-taking techniques discussed earlier.
- Then [following the order of the lecture] each pair/small group puts their section of notes on the overhead, and gives that section of the lecture again while their classmates follow along with the notes and decide if the notes are clear, i.e. could they follow along with the notes during the lecture?
Some additional ideas for practice were submitted by my colleague Aliona Buresh
Activity 1: This activity will help students to self-evaluate and practice their note-taking skills as well as reinforce their writing skills.
- Ask students to listen to a lecture and take notes.
- Collect notes, grade them, return the notes a few days later and ask students to write a paragraph in which they reproduce the detailed information from the lecture based on their notes.
Activity 2: This activity will help students to peer-evaluate and practice their note-taking skills as well as reinforce their speaking and writing skills.
- Ask students to listen to a lecture and take notes.
- Divide the class in pairs and ask students to compare their notes. While they are comparing and discussing their notes, their task will be to fill in the gaps of missing information in their own notes.
- Ask students to write a paragraph individually in which they reproduce the detailed information from the lecture based on their notes.
- Collect and grade the paragraphs.
- In a couple of days, ask students to answer ten questions about the listening based only on their notes (not on paragraphs).
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