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11)Note-Taking Strategies.

Good reasons to take notes:

1)Taking notes helps you to concentrate and listen effectively.

2)Notes create a resource for exam preparation.

3)Notes taken in classes often cannot be found elsewhere.

Note-taking strategies:

a) Before the lecture: Be prepared.

• Know what the lecture wil be about.
• Set up notebooks.
• Arrive on time and sit near the front, in order to take good notes, you need to hear and see clearly.

b) During the lecture: Concentrate and pay attention.

• Arrive prepared to actively listen and learn, and to think critically.
• Do not try to jot down everything be said. Recognising key concepts and identifying and selecting what is relevant.
• How can you recognise what is important?

☆Distinguish between main points,elaboration and examples.

☆Verbal 'signposts' like:  "There are four main aspects" , "This is important...." or "To sum up".

☆Repetition. Important points will often be repeated.

c) After the lecture

• Review your notes while the lecture is fresh in your mind.
• Reviewing helps you remember what was said, builds up your understanding, and helps identify gaps in your knowledge.
• To review:

♡Read through your notes . Fix spelling errors, expand on abbreviations and tidy up handwriting.

♡Fill in the missing words.

♡Highlight major sections,main points and diagrams.

12)Note Taking Exercise Using The Cornell Method.