University of Tlemcen Department of English
March 2015 Level: LMD 1 (all groups
Correction of S1 Make up exam Characteristics of an independent learner: (there are different ways to answer the question, varying from one teacher to another, ut in general at least six of the characteristics elow should e mentioned, if six of them are mentioned, the student has !pts" the # remaining points for grammar an$ spelling mista%es • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
!he aility to take charge of one"s learning# Motivation feeling confident enough to take decisions and act on them eing reflective $eing Critical, asking questions, prolemati%ing &rganising oneselfand one's time ote)taking *athering and using information +eading istening -riting Speaking +ememering -orking with others !o know how to work one's priorities -ork out a study)plan
1) !he !he note) note)ta taki king ng proc proces esss : !here are many ways of answering the question, still according to the teacher they had for the first semester# !hese are the different possile ways of answering the question: (!pts contents" #pts form 1st answer: the . +"s of note)taking 1# &ecor$' /uring the lecture, record in the main column as many meaningful facts and ideas as you can# -rite legily# legily# 0# &e$uce' s soon after as possile, summari%e these ideas and facts concisely 2# &ecite: say over facts and ideas of the lecture as fully as you can, not mechanically, ut in your own words and with as much appreciation of the meaning as you can# !hen, uncovering your notes, verify what you have said# !his procedure helps to transfer the facts and ideas of your long term memory# 3# &eflect' +eflective students distill their opinions from their notes# !hey will help them in making sense out of their courses and academic experiences y finding relationships among them# +eflective students continually lael and index their experiences and ideas, put them into structures, outlines, summaries, summaries, and frames of reference# .# &evie' 4f you will spend 15 minutes every week or so in a quick review of these notes, you will retain most of what you hav e learned, and you will e ale to use your knowledge currently to greater and greater effectiveness#
0nd answer : )ctive note)taking means:
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!he student thinks aout what he wants to get out of his research efore he starts looking for answers -riting notes mostly in their own words )
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+ecording direct quotes only when it"s important to use the exact words
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Making the notes user)friendly, y:
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) making them notes *rief and selective )6eeping them ell+space$ to highlight individual points and add more details later if necessary ) ,ho the relationships etween the main points ) 7sing one's on or$s to summarise ) -llustrations" e.amples an$ $iagrams can help to put ideas in a practical context ) Ma%ing them memora*le using: colour, pattern, highlighting and underlining ) &ea$ing through to make sure they"re clear ) 2rd nswer: !aking notes in lectures: /efore the lecture''' • •
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!hinking aout the title !hinking aout what the learner knows aout the topic already, and what they expect or hope to learn from the lecture !rying to get a asic idea of what it"s aout eforehand 8 y reading an introductory paragraph from a textook#
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Listening for clues to structure of the lecture to help organise the notes notes -$entifying %ey or$s + for instance, when words or phrases are eing repeated##9 /eing an active listener + trying to connect what is eing said to what the learner already knows
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!o sit somewhere quietly and consider what was learnt(thinking aout it9# Summarising and writing what were the main points in a few sentences# inding questions and researching the answers, discussing it with a friend, making a list of questions to raise