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Listening and Discussion - Section 3

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Listening & Discussion 3

Notes Week 2.1

I. Warmup - Discussion of Prof. Miranda's lecture on recent earthquakes: How was the lecture organized? What were his main points?

II. Homework - discussion of ESL Lab www.esl-lab.com

A. Small group discussion of specific experiences

B. General comments on using www.esl-lab.com: pre-listening, hiding quiz options, quiz first, script first -- how might each each of these change your listening task? Did you try anything else different?

III. Introduction to Stanford Entrepreneurship Corner (http://ecorner.stanford.edu). Watch "The importance of selective information," Carly Fiorina: http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1716. Follow this procedure.

    A. Prepare for listening--think about what you can do to make this easier to understand

    B. Listen once straight through without pausing; think about the main ideas. Do not use the subtitles or transcript.

    C. Think about some specific questions you have and then listen a second time--try to get more details; pause and rewind when some point is not clear.

    D. Think about Fiorina's speaking style. What makes her easy or difficult to understand?

    E. Turn on the subtitles and listen again: pause when you encounter words or phrases that you are not sure of.

IV. Discussion on discussions: presenting a supported opinion

A. Phrases for presenting opinions, supporting them, and challenging others for support

B. Discussion practice: Who gets the heart?

V. Lecture introductions: what to listen for

• Topic

• What you will learn

• Speaker's attitude

• Outline/content of talk

Example: Lynn Hildemann's lecture from 2009 - - www.stanford.edu/dept/lc/efs/2009/summer/FHSLecture2.html

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HOMEWORK

1) Listen to the first five minutes or so of each of these lectures (after introducing the speaker). Take notes. What were you able to find out about each?

What did you learn about lecture introductions from this exercise? Besides the four points above, how did each speaker try to "connect" with the audience?

2) Review the material on "Who gets the heart." Come up with your list of who should get the heart and why. Be prepared to discuss your results Friday in class and to provide support for your conclusions.

3) Listen to a second clip of Carly Fiorina on Leadership and Capability at http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1719. Follow the same procedure as in (3) above. Write down 3-5 new words or phrases along with their definitions and bring your list to class for discussion.