EFS 688/688V - STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Listening and Discussion - Section 3

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EFS 688/688V

Listening & Discussion 3

Notes Week 2.2

I. Warmup - http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=265106&title=ability-giving-birth-in-the-sky

II. Homework - discussion of lecture introductions (in groups). What were your results? How did the lecturers try to connect to the audience? What did you learn about lectures from this?

III. Dictation test: Balloons

IV. Discussion of Fiorina clip. Vocabulary handout

V. Presenting opinions, supporting them, and challenging others for support: Who gets a heart

    A. Discussion in pairs - present your viewpoint, understand partner's viewpoint, discuss differences

    B. Group discussion: come to a group conclusion within 20 minutes. Be prepared to present your results

VI. Preparation for Greely: see www.stanford.edu/dept/lc/efs/2007/summer/FHSLecture3.html

    A. Importance of note taking

    B. Listening for discourse markers

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HOMEWORK

Listen to Hank Greely's lecture on Tuesday. Take good notes and come prepared to discuss the content and implications of his lecture, making reference to your notes.