/HFWXUHListening and Note-taking Independent Study unit 1:
Introduction 1
Listening and Note-taking unit 1 Introduction: Lecture styles and note-taking techniques Aims of this unit To reflect on your experience of lectures To compare different note-taking techniques To introduce three
Macrostrategies for listening Lecture styles There are different types of lecture.
Ina university setting, a lecture is normally one of a series given by the same speaker as part of an academic degree course. The lecturer usually
talks for about an hour, but longer in some cultures. The purpose of a lecture maybe the presentation and understanding
of facts and ideas, rather than an exchange between lecturer and students.
At Edinburgh, a class where the emphasis is on interaction and discussion
of ideas is usually called a seminar or
tutorial).