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Listening Lecture comprehension


  • Lectures
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    How to get the most out of lectures. Read more
  • Lecture cues
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    Lecturers uses special signals or 'lecture cues' to help you follow the main ideas. Read more
  • Note-taking
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    Use symbols and abbreviations to help take notes quickly. Read more
  • Recycling
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    Lecturers often paraphrase or repeat information to make sure you understand. Read more
  • Practice lectures
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    Some lectures to help you practise your note-taking. Find out more
  • Podcasts
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    A collection of the podcasts found on the website. Find out more

How to get the most out of lectures. Read more


Listening in academic contexts is primarily concerned with listening to lectures and taking effective notes. In order to do this effectively, it is important to recognise lecture cues and digressions. This section also contains practice lectures and a collection of the podcasts used on the website, as well as information about important academic listening exams.

Lecture note-taking

Study the skills needed to listen to academic lectures and take effective notes.


Lectures
The fundamentals of listening to lectures.
Lecture cues
Understand what lecture cues are, and how you can use them to improve understanding and note-taking.
Note-taking
Learn more about note-taking basics, including using symbols & abbreviations and different styles of notes.
Recycling
Understand why speakers recycle information by paraphrasing, repeating and summarising.
Digressions
Understand what digressions are, and why recognising them is important for your note-taking.
Practice lectures
Use these practice lectures to help you improve your note-taking skills.
Podcasts
Listen to the podcasts from different pages of the EAPFoundation.com site.

Exams

How to tackle the main exams of academic English, TOEFL and IELTS.


TOEFL
Understand the TOEFL test and how to do well.
IELTS
Find out more about the IELTS test and how you can improve your score.


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Sheldon Smith

Author: Sheldon Smith    ‖    Last modified: 28 November 2022.

Sheldon Smith is the founder and editor of EAPFoundation.com. He has been teaching English for Academic Purposes since 2004. Find out more about him in the about section and connect with him on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.



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Symbols & abbreviations help you to take notes more quickly, and there are several common ones you can use.

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Different styles of notes covers two different ways to organise your notes, linear and pattern.

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Lecture cues are signals (or signpost phrases) good lecturers use to help you understand the structure of their lecture.

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Note-taking is an essential aspect of student life, both when listening and when reading.

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Understanding lectures requires pre-lecture activities, lecture note-taking, and follow-up work afterwards.

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Digressions are instances when the lecturer moves away from the main topic, usually for a short time.