Introduction to Academic Listening & Note-Taking
Important Links for This Course
- Chemeketa eLearn. Use this site to listen to audio tapes for our class textbook, Learn to Listen; Listen to Learn 1. The login and password are the same as for your my.Chemeketa account.
- Chemeketa Study Skills Workshops Schedule Very valuable--and good listening practice. You are required to go to at least one of these workshops this term. Take notes and write a lecture report.
- Selected Resources (recordings) for "Lecture Report" Assignments You are required to watch or listen to at least one of these lectures to fulfill one of your lecture report assignments.
- Authentic Listening Practice Choose two of the web resources listed here for regular listening practice. Each week, fill out the "listening log" form that you received in class.
- Selected Online Learning Activities Choose one of these resources to practice focused listening this term. Most include activities and quizzes.
- Chemeketa Conversation Tables Schedule Eat lunch and practice speaking English--or another language that you're learning.
Note-taking Strategies
- Video: "Cornell Note-taking"
- Cornell-style lined paper generator This web page will print a "template" to make your own Cornell-style paper
- PowerPoint Presentation: "The Cornell Note-taking System"
- Video: "The Box"
Charts & Graphs