NOTE-TAKING AND NOTE-MAKING

When do we take notes?

While... ...reading a text ... ... listening to a lecture ... ... attending a meeting ... ... interviewing a candidate ... ... making slides for a

presentation ...

Which of the three would you prefer learning from?(1)

Extrasensory perception includes means of perceiving without use of sense organs. Here we speak about telepathy, that is, sending messages, clairvoyance, which is about forecasting the future, and psychokinesis, which is about perceiving events external to situation.

Which of the three would you prefer learning from?(2)

EXTRASENSORY PERCEPTION

definition: means of perceiving without use of sense organs

3 kinds: a)telepathy: sending messages b)clairvoyance: forecasting the

futurec)psychokinesis:perceiving events

external to situation

Which of the three would you prefer learning from?(3)

Sentences while listeningExtrasensory perception includes means

of perceiving without use of sense organs. Here we speak about telepathy, that is, sending messages, clairvoyance, which is about forecasting the future, and psychokinesis, which is about perceiving events external to situation.

waste of time? lack of clarity? average lecturer:120-140 words/min average note-taker: 25 words/min

Example of a mind map

Main Concept

Idea

Idea

Idea

Idea

Details

Details Details

Details

Charting method (cont.)

Period Important people Events Significance

1941-45 F.D.Roosevelt WWII USA involvement

... ... ... ...

Cornell Method (listening to lectures)

Cornell method (while listening)

KEY WORDS

key words

(or questions

to revise)

FULL NOTES (sentences?)

Full notes are taken in the right column. They can sometimes be slightly unorganised, especially when teachers speak faster than you can follow.However, you can go back to the notes immediately after class or later in the evening to try to organise them and show their structure organisation in the left column.

SUMMARY BELOW?

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TAKING NOTES WHILE READING

5-step procedure:

SKIMMING get the rough idea of the content (title, pull quote, introductory paragraph, pictures?)

SCANNING underline the main points: key words/key sentences (topic sentences),

HEADINGS (given to each paragraph) GROUPING PARAGRAPHS (how many parts of the

text? headings, subheadings?) ESTABLISHING LOGICAL RELATIONS between parts of

the text

↓ STRUCTURE!

LOGICAL RELATIONS words and expressions that can help to identify them

SIGNALLING DEVICES (CONNECTORS)

Illustrations (examples): Listing Clarifying Cause-effect relationship Contrast

CONNECTOR SYMBOLIllustrations,examples:For example, for instance,

as an example...,To illustrate the point,...

Listing: There are three reasons

why..., (First)Firstly,..,Secondly,Thirdly,....Further,

Furthermore, ..., Moreover, ...,Also, ...

CONNECTOR SYMBOL/ABBREVIAT.

Illustrations,examples:For example, for instance,

as an example...,To illustrate the point,...

Listing: There are three reasons

why..., (First)Firstly,..,Secondly,Thirdly,....Further,

Furthermore, ..., Moreover, ...,Also, ...

e.g.

1.2.3.

CONNECTOR SYMBOL/ABBREV.

clarifying: In other words, ..., namely,..

cause-effect:as, because, because of, consequently, therefore,due to, owing to, thus,since

contrast: however, on the contrary, on

the other hand, nevertheless, conversely, although, though, even though, yet

CONNECTOR SYMB./ABBREVIAT.

clarifying: In other words, ..., namely,..

cause-effect:as, because, because of, consequently, therefore,due to, owing to, thus,since

contrast: however, on the contrary, on

the other hand, nevertheless, conversely, although, though, even though, yet

i.e.

→

vs.

Notes on text (R:p.16)I MANUFACTURING JOB MOVEMENTS (pg.1)before 1970s vs. nowadaysGB-manufacturing → China,…

II MORE EVIDENCE (pg.2)US (rust-belt) vs. ChinaEuropean shipyards, South Koreasteel, coal

III NOT MANUFACTURING ONLY (pg.3)Also:knowledge-based services -high-tech (telecom, computers,

aeronautics), pharmaceuticals, …

Conclusion: jobs in developed countries are no longer safe.

Or a shorter version ... (R:p.16)I MANUFACTURING JOBS MOVE TO THE EAST (pg.1,

2)

before vs. todayGB-manufacturing(before 1750) manuf. in China, ... US industrial belt US “rust-belt”European shipyards, steel, coal South Korea, etc.

II NOT MANUFACTURING JOBS ONLY... (pg.3) Also knowledge-based services: high-tech (telecom,

computers, aeronautics), pharmaceuticals, …

Conclusion: jobs in developed countries are no longer safe.

Or a slide ... (R:p.16)

MOVEMENT OF JOBS

before vs. todayWest vs. East

manufacturing + knowledge-based jobs

Notes on texts (J.K.Galbraith, R)

I LOSS OF MANUFACTURING IN THE WEST (pg.1)

in advanced countriesShould we worry?

II NO NEED TO WORRY (pg.2-4)

Inevitable stages in hum. consumption:1.physical objects of consumption2.intangible consumption: design, arts, etc.

e.g. NY, London, Paris