EFS 693B - STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Listening and Communication
EFS 693B - STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Listening and Communication
EFS 693B
Notes: 9 - 1
I. Opening: Learning English through music using www.tunezee.com. This site provides a search for songs by title, artist or words/phrases in their lyrics, with links to the full lyrics and in some cases to online videos.
II. Share your experiences with practicing vocabulary: www.flashcarddb.com; www.ichi2.net/anki; www.wordchamp.com. Explore the three flashcard sites. Pick one of them and put in at least 10 words from your independent project work. Come prepared to demonstrate your list.
III. Listening to TV dramas: Continue with Numb3rs: Pandora's Box. We will go through it interactively as well as do a fill-in-the-gap exercise.
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Homework:
1) Go to www.stanford.edu/dept/lc/efs/FlashACE/. Go through FlashACE Advanced Lessons 4-5. Do the lessons on different days. This time, try to use it in whatever way seems to help you the most--note, though, that you can use it in different ways for different purposes. Be prepared to discuss your experience in the next class.
2) Continue with your independent projects. This week choose either the 3 x 40 or 6 x 20 option, but be sure to plan your week ahead of time and report how well you were able to follow your plan--use the form I emailed you last week.
3) Preparation for the last day of class (next Wednesday)
a) Review the website, course notes and your individual project notes to remind you of what we have covered this quarter. Then, prepare a 5-minute final talk in which you address the following questions:
I. What were the three most useful things you have learned about listening this quarter? You may include both general points as well as the use of specific materials and technologies
II. What are the two greatest challenges still ahead for you in listening?
III. What are your plans for meeting those challenges?
You may use PowerPoint or other computer support. Include a handout (3 copies) so that everyone can learn from your experience. Be sure that you have practiced your talk so that you can stay close to the 5-minute time limit.
b) In class assessments: we will repeat the EFS listening placement exam from this September along with a short dictation.