2. 11:15 Review: 5 mins
What do these
words have in
common?
information
equipment
advice
news
What do these
words have in
common?
interested
excited
tired
bored
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?
3. Class 11: Thursday, September 11
AGENDA
OIntroduction to LEAP chapter 2 (life long
learning)
OLecture listening + note taking on Bloom’s
Taxonomy
OAfter-listening discussion
4. 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)
5.
6. Chapter Goals
O 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
10. While Listening
O Pg. 28 – writing definitions for the levels of
the taxonomy of cognitive objectives (what
does that mean again?!)
11. After Listening
O 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?
12. Homework
O 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.
