Fall 2014Nikki Mattson

IECP

How did the VT commenting go? Conversation starters (vocabulary practice) Reasons for listening (leap) Listening, tai chi (leap) Reflections on tai chi listening

How did it go? blog

For HW you…prepared some conversation starters

Now, let’s get into groups and have conversations centered around topics/questions that we think are relevant to our majors/academic disciplines.

Who wants to volunteer to try it out?

Form groups of 3-4 people Choose several interesting conversation starters,

and have an academic conversation.

(We will talk more about what academic conversation is and how we can do it as the semester continues.)

What are some reasons that we listen?

Basic comprehension (main ideas, key details, and words)

Purpose (What does the speaker’s goal seem to be?)

Form your own reaction to what you hear

Take notes as you listen…

Purpose Basic Comprehension

Reactions

1. Who do you think the intended audience is? Why do you think that?

1. What were the main ideas that the speaker communicated?

1. What did you think about the listening? Why?

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

2. Did you notice any key words for content or organization?

2. Did you find the information provided to be credible (believeable)? Why/why not?

3. How did you know the speaker’s goals?

3. What did the speaker do to try to convince you to follow her ideas?

3. Do you think you will take the speaker’s advice? Why/why not?

Keep the reflection questions in mind

Purpose Basic Comprehension

Reactions

1. Who do you think the intended audience is? Why do you think that?

1. What were the main ideas that the speaker communicated?

1. What did you think about the listening? Why?

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

2. Did you notice any key words for content or organization?

2. Did you find the information provided to be credible? Why/why not?

3. How did you know the speaker’s goals?

3. What did the speaker do to try to convince you to follow her ideas?

3. Do you think you will take the speaker’s advice? Why/why not?

Required: Complete leap pg. 9,10A,11B, and 12D

Required: Create 5 “conversation starters” in the Vocabulary Practice section on the blog (for pgs. 10). Imagine that you are participating in conversation in your major/academic discipline.

Optional: complete VP Review Chapter 1 (Textbook Companion Website)