Academic Listening Strategies
A Guide to University Lectures
by Salehzadeh
ISBN: 978-0-472-12631-6 | Copyright 2020
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The 2nd Edition of this EAP listening textbook and embedded videos has been thoroughly revised to address today’s university environment. This new set of materials:
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- more overtly emphasizes and practices strategies for listening to lectures
- features 6 brand-new authentic university lectures around which tasks are designed
- draws attention to key lecture elements students often miss
- builds awareness of PowerPoint slide content and adaptive strategies for listeners
- highlights what lecturers do to facilitate comprehension, including interactive pieces to most of the new lectures
- features three non-native English speakers as lecturers
- facilitates a flipped classroom and online teaching
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| Academic Listening Strategies (pg. i) | |
| Unit_01_Salehzadeh (pg. 1) | |
| Listening to Lectures in English (pg. 2) | |
| Listening in a New Context (pg. 8) | |
| Getting Ready to Listen to a Lecture (pg. 9) | |
| Lecture 1, Part 1: The Creative Process in Science and Engineering (pg. 11) | |
| Is Multi-Tasking Possible? (pg. 12) | |
| Listening for Organizational Clues from the Speaker (Discourse Markers) (pg. 13) | |
| Lecture 1, Part 2: The Creative Process in Science and Engineering (pg. 18) | |
| More Strategies (pg. 20) | |
| Unit_02_Salehzadeh (pg. 24) | |
| Lecture Purposes and Organizational Patterns (pg. 25) | |
| Lecture 2, Part 1: Clean Energy for Tomorrow (pg. 34) | |
| Recognizing Definitions in Lectures (pg. 35) | |
| More about Repetition (pg. 37) | |
| Noticing Critique by the Speaker (pg. 38) | |
| Lecture 2, Part 2: Clean Energy for Tomorrow (pg. 39) | |
| Unit_03_Salehzadeh (pg. 42) | |
| Understanding Abstract Lecture Content (pg. 43) | |
| Lecture 3, Part 1: Hofstede’s Value Dimensions (pg. 45) | |
| Lecture 3, Part 2: Hofstede’s Value Dimensions (pg. 51) | |
| Recognizing Emphasis (pg. 47) | |
| Contrastive Language and Voice Cues (pg. 51) | |
| Demonstrating an Understanding of Abstract Concepts (pg. 53) | |
| Lecture 3, The Q & A at the End of Class (pg. 55) | |
| Lecture 3, The Q & A at the End of Class:Hofstedeʼs Value Dimensions (pg. 56) | |
| Unit_04_Salehzadeh (pg. 58) | |
| Preparing for Rich and Rapid Content (pg. 59) | |
| Lecture 4: Writing and Genre (pg. 61) | |
| Review Definitions (pg. 62) | |
| Study Claims and Evidence (pg. 62) | |
| Evaluate the Strength of Claims (pg. 66) | |
| Make a Chart to Consolidate Lecture Material (pg. 72) | |
| Write a Summary (pg. 74) | |
| Anticipate Application Questions (pg. 74) | |
| Listening in Seminar-Style Classes (pg. 76) | |
| Unit_05_Salehzadeh (pg. 78) | |
| The Educational Purposes of Interactive Lectures (pg. 79) | |
| Types of Questions in Interactive Lectures (pg. 82) | |
| Signposting in Interactive Lectures (pg. 86) | |
| Lecture 5: The Ten Principles of Economics, Part 1 (pg. 87) | |
| Revisiting Abstract Terms and Concepts (pg. 88) | |
| Revisiting Definitions (pg. 89) | |
| Lecture 6: The Ten Principles of Economics, Part 2 (pg. 94) | |
| Review of Lecture Features (pg. 96) | |
| Appendix (pg. 99) | |
| Different Contexts, Different Levels of Formality (pg. 100) | |
| Topic-Comment Organizational Pattern (pg. 111) | |
| More Practice with Informal Speech (pg. 116) | |
| References (pg. 119) | |
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