2. 11:15 Review: 5 minutes with a
partner
What does
contradictory
mean?
What does
endurance
mean?
What is the
antonym of
product?
How do you
promote stability
of the body
while doing tai
chi?
Is wikipedia a
SOURCE or a
RESOURCE?
What does gist
mean?
Why did the
speaker
yesterday use
“So, + question”
in her talk?
How does a
speaker have
credibility?
3. Class 7: Thursday, September 4
AGENDA
Review & Go over homework
Conversation starters (vocabulary practice)
Before listening vocabulary activity
Thinking about how to do research at a library
Listening: researching an extreme sport at a
library
After-listening discussion
4. Conversation starters
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.)
6. Reflection questions
Purpose Organization Basic
Comprehension
Reactions
1. Who is the speaker and
who is the intended
audience?
1. How did the
speaker organize his
information?
1. What does the
speaker think about
using Wikipedia for
academic research?
Why does he think
that?
1. Did you learn
anything from the
listening about
academic research?
2. What do you think the
speaker’s goals were?
2. Which transitions
did he use?
2. What steps does
the speaker suggest
that the students
follow?
2. What questions do
you still have about
conducting
academic research?
3. Is the speaker sharing
mostly facts or opinions?
Can you find two examples
of each?
3. What is a thesis
statement? How
does the speaker
distinguish between
strong and weak
thesis statements?
3. Do you know how
to access PSU’s
electronic catalog?
4. Why does the speaker
ask questions during his
talk?
7. PSU Library website
Website (libraries.psu.edu)
Research
Try these first
The CAT
CQ Researcher
8. Schedule change (I told you it
was tentative!)
Monday 9/8 practice test 1 moved to
Tuesday 9/9
Tuesday 9/9 small group speaking task
moved to Wednesday9/10 by midnight
9. Homework
Audio or video comment (look for a video
tomorrow on our blog)
Practice Test (leap chapter 1) on Tuesday
– review the whole chapter.
10. Homework
Audio or video comment (look for a video
tomorrow on our blog)
Practice Test (leap chapter 1) on Tuesday
– review the whole chapter.
