Academic Interactions

130B

IECP Fall 2014

Jackie Gianico

11:15 Review: 5 mins What do these words have in

common? informationequipment

advicenews

What do these words have in

common? interested

excitedtiredbored

In addition to word meaning,

what do you have to

consider when doing

vocabulary fill-in exercises?

How can we better prepare

for exams in this class?

Class 11: Thursday, September 11

AGENDAOIntroduction to LEAP chapter 2 (life long learning)OLecture listening + note taking on Bloom’s TaxonomyOAfter-listening discussion

Leap Chapter 2:Life Long Learning

O What are you going to do with your life? How can learning new things make that happen? (pg.22)

Chapter GoalsO Study and practice using vocabulary relevant to

the fields of education, psychology, and sociology

O Listen to lectures and take notes on topics related to the above-mentioned fields

O Study vocabulary terms and strategies for discussing and presenting data

Pre-listening (pg. 27)

Terminology

While ListeningO Pg. 28 – writing definitions for the

levels of the taxonomy of cognitive objectives (what does that mean again?!)

After ListeningO Use your notes and ideas to discuss the following questions. Feel free

to consult the audio script (in the back of the book) as needed.

Purpose Organization Basic Comprehension

Reactions

1. Who is the speaker and who is the intended audience?

1. How did the speaker organize her information?

1. What two types of memory are mentioned in the lecture? (detail)

1. Did you learn anything from the lecture? If so, what was the most interesting to you?

2. What do you think the speaker’s goals were?

2. Which transitions/sign posts did she use?

2. According to Bloom’s taxonomy, what does it mean to “understand” something?

2. Do you think the taxonomy is important in language learning? For example, do you think that tasks at the higher levels require more developed second language skills?

(note: you will see many of Bloom’s terms in your course objectives/learning outcomes)

3. Is the speaker sharing mostly facts or opinions? Can you provide an example of each?

3. According to Bloom’s taxonomy, what is “remembering”?

4. Do you think the speaker achieved her intended goals? Why/why not?

4. When you are asked to “explain” something on a exam question, what does that mean?

HomeworkO Required: Complete pgs. 24-26 +

prepare 3 Conversation Starters on the course blog O (I will put up the document by the end

of the day).

O Optional: listen to the lecture on Bloom’s Taxonomy until you are able to understand most/all of what is said.