EFS 693B - STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Listening and Communication
EFS 693B - STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Listening and Communication
EFS 693B
Week 6 Notes
CLASS OBJECTIVES
Next scene from Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day dictation results
Homework discussion: impressions of TED and Englishbaby
Vocabulary review software
Listening to movies--Groundhog Day
I. Groundhog Day - continued
II. Groundhog Day dictation results. Discussion of dictation as an aid to processing
III. Homework: impressions of www.ted.com; www.englishbaby.com.
Discuss in groups. What did you watch? How did you like them? What is a good way to use one or both to help your language learning?
IV. Practicing vocabulary: www.flashcarddb.com; (see also www.ichi2.net/anki; www.wordchamp.com). Concept of spaced repetition: Leitner system --- http://flashcarddb.com/leitner. You can also consider mobile apps like MyWordBook International for the iPhone.
V. Movie support materials:
www.script-o-rama.com has many movie transcripts: you can also try putting the movie title plus "transcript" into Google
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 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
VI. Groundhog Day continued.
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Homework: A reminder--the material below in 2-3 is in addition to your 3-hour independent project work.
NOTE--we'll be having individual meetings this week again. Be sure you've reviewed all your vocabulary! Come prepared with questions for Phil.
1) This week the assignment is to work on your project every day for at least 20-30 minutes, for a minimum of 3 hours total. Email your report (available here) to efs@stanford.edu by Monday May 9 at 8:00 PM (Tuesday class) or Tuesday May 10 at 8:00 PM (Wednesday class). Please do not mail it before the due date so that you can complete an entire 7-day week: be sure to start it the day of your class. Set a schedule in advance so that you don't miss a day.
2) Explore www.flashcarddb.com. Put in at least 24 words from your independent project work and/or from our class lists, divided into two, 12-word lessons. Practice these on at least two different days. Come prepared to discuss your experience. Spend a few minutes exploring the other two sites and see if either of them seems better for your purposes: www.ichi2.net/anki; www.wordchamp.com. You can also consider mobile apps like MyWordBook International for the iPhone.
3) Groundhog Day. Get your own copy of Groundhog Day and watch the rest of the movie. Come prepared to discuss what happened next week. Note that you do not need to watch this intensively, but should pause and rewind as needed when you get lost. I recommend toggling the captions on and off as needed (if available). Here are some options for getting it. Remember you can get vocabulary support at www.eslnotes.com.
Netflix streaming or DVD: If you already have a membership, you can get it through that; if not, you can get a one-month membership for free. www.netflix.com. I've been told that the captions are included with this but haven't confirmed it.
Amazon instant video: http://www.amazon.com/Groundhog-Day/dp/B000SP1SH6/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1304443887&sr=1-1. Buy for $4.99 or rent for $2.99. It's not clear whether captions are present. You can also buy the DVD for $7.73 or more depending on the version, but you'll need fast shipping as well.
Green Library (downstairs). Green appears to have two copies of the DVD: ZDVD 2610 and ZDVD 16083. You can borrow these for one day.
Fry's Electronics or Best Buy in Palo Alto probably have copies of the DVD--price unknown.
Other? If anyone knows of other legal options for copies, let me know and I'll post it here.