tailieunhanh - Getting out of reading 5

Tham khảo tài liệu 'getting out of reading 5', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | HOW TO STUDY Ask If You Can t Hear After her talk with her teacher and a little practice at home Janine was becoming more comfortable with the participation part of class. She learned to say things like Excuse me I can t hear you. Please repeat what you said and I m having trouble understanding what you just said. Do you mean . . . She found the more she helped others make themselves understood the more she was getting out of the class she discovered she was interested in what the other students had to say. Maybe you know how to help others listen to you but some of them aren t helping you listen to them. You have a right to know what s being said. It s your job to tell someone if they re not loud enough or if you re confused by what they re saying. Putting It All Together You ve listened carefully but how can you make sense of what really matters and what doesn t of what s valuable to your learning and what is just peripheral information that doesn t contribute anything important to your study And how do you combine the instructor s lecture with student comments to keep track of what s happening in this class How can you put it all together This is where active learning can really help. Take notes to keep track of the exchange of ideas taking place in class. Use your learning style drawing making lists whatever works for you. If you re a strong literal and or visual learner try numbering your notes or drawing lines connecting common themes in what you ve written. This will help give you an idea of the direction that the instructor-student dialogue is going. Then you ll be prepared to ask informed questions participating Getting the Gumption to Speak Usually people are anxious about speaking in class because they re afraid they ll make some kind of mistake. Aside from the fact that some teachers require participation and grade accordingly once you accept yourself as a bona fide class member and an appreciated contributor you ll not only get more out of class you ll