EFS 693B - STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Advanced Listening and Vocabulary Development
EFS 693B - STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Advanced Listening and Vocabulary
Development
EFS 693B
Week 6 Notes
CLASS OBJECTIVES
Next scene from Groundhog Day
Homework discussion: impressions of TED and Englishbaby
Vocabulary review software: Anki
Listening to movies--Groundhog Day
I. Groundhog Day - continued. See www.eslnotes.com for a synopsis (a summary of the story) and vocabulary list with definitions--don't read the plot summary yet. We will be watching the rest of this later.
II. Review: discussion of dictation as an aid to processing. Remember the following:
the objective is to get as close to the exact vocabulary and grammar as possible and then identify what you're missing;
you can work on two levels--easy material you're trying to get 100% right and harder (for example accented or especially fast) to challenge yourself
you can focus on chunks smaller than a full sentence: ultimately you're going for speed, accuracy, and capacity;
spelling isn't critical as long as you know you have the right word (though try to learn from mistakes);
only go through a chunk twice (three times at most) before moving on;
do this with just 1-2 minutes worth of speech to avoid boredom/overload: even 30 seconds can be helpful;
normally, do dictation last, after you've already listened to a piece well enough to understand it and looked up vocabulary;
you need to have an accurate transcript (or accurate subtitles) to check your answers;
at the end of a segment, after you've noted and thought about your mistakes, listen again to hear what's really there;
finally, as an option, you can try "oral dictation", repeating rather than writing; in that case you should record yourself to check your answers.
III. Homework: impressions of www.ted.com; www.englishbaby.com. Discuss in groups.
What material did you use for each? Did the material seem useful?
Which did you like better and why?
What features of TED are useful for improving listening & vocabulary?
What features of Englishbaby are useful for improving listening & vocabulary?
IV. Practicing vocabulary: www.ichi2.net/anki. Note that Anki has mobile versions as well for Android and iOS.
About Anki: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih67nqyLEkg
See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD9tj_jSBTc, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEldkZJszjc and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vkG0CTNSwg. You can see a list of 54 Anki videos here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryCaHU3Gj3c&list=PLIkmuYM_WTKdWriIDopNhqaKtAEUYdoE0
V. Movie support materials:
www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/eslvideo/index.html has examples of movie clips (scenes from movies) and "trailers"--advertisements that preview scenes from the movie to interest you in watching it. Includes comprehension questions but no captions or transcripts.
www.eslnotes.com/ has movie guides for a number of good films (including Groundhog Day). It has a summary of the movie and extensive vocabulary support
You may be able to find transcripts of movies by searching under the movie name and "transcript".
VI. Revisiting the speed control: Quicktime 7. Use ctrl-k (PC) or cmd-k (Mac) to bring up the speed control slider
VII. Groundhog Day continued.
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1) This week the assignment for your
independent project
is to do a minimum of three hours in the following way
- Do at least 15-20 minutes every day,
but for 3 hours total.
- Be sure to include short vocabulary reviews as part of this--work
with Anki or another program if you liked it.
The goal is to see what a daily experience with English is like. Get the report form here or through the Coursework assignment.
NOTE: Begin work on Tuesday November 4. Homework is due as usual Monday, November 10at 8:00 pm to allow a full seven days.
Email your report (available here) through Coursework by Monday, November 10 at 8:00 PM.
2) Explore http://www.ankisrs.net/ and download the program to your computer or a mobile device. Put in the 35 words from this week's independent project work (and/or Groundhog Day). Practice these on at least three different days (more is better). Come prepared to discuss your experience in the next class. Note: if you already have a preferred program or mobile app, you may add your words to that and report on it instead, but if not, you need to give Anki a serious try.
3) Makeup class--we'll be meeting on Thursday November 13 8:10-9:50.