1. Academic
Interactions 130A
IECP
Fall 2014
Nikki Mattson

2. Agenda
O Conversation Starters
O PSU class check
O Describing Data
O Lecture on Increasing Memory

3. Conversation Starters
O blog

4. Choosing a PSU Class
O Check each other’s classes…
O Do you have 3 classes?
O Have you collected all of the necessary
information for the 3 classes?
O Do all of the classes meet at a time other
than during the time when IECP classes
meet?

5. Data Description Review

6. Describing Data
O Try it out! (bottled water sales)
O Climbed steadily
O Fell steadily
O Steep rise
O Slight dip
O Fluctuated wildly
O Fluctuated slightly
O Plunged
O Rose steadily
O Declined slightly
O Remained steady
O Increased dramatically
O Fell dramatically
O Were stable
O Declined gradually

7. Practice
O petroleum sales O Climbed steadily
O Fell steadily
O Steep rise
O Slight dip
O Fluctuated wildly
O Fluctuated slightly
O Plunged
O Rose steadily
O Declined slightly
O Remained steady
O Increased dramatically
O Fell dramatically
O Were stable
O Declined gradually

9. Lecture: Where did I put…..my
memory?
O Pre-listening discussion:
O How good is your memory?
O Has your ability to remember information
changed over time?
O What do you do to remember important
information?

10. Before Listening
What are your thoughts about memory in today’s society?

11. Memory Videos
O Cards
O Championship

12. Listening (pg. 35)
O Take notes on the methods that are used for
remembering.

13. After Listening
1. What were the different methods for increasing
memory that were mentioned in the lecture?
2. Which method(s) do you use and what kinds of
tasks do you use them for?
3. In your experience, what are the most useful
tools for memorizing new vocabulary terms in
English?

14. HW
O Email your 1st choice professor (and wait 2
days for a response before emailing your
second choice)