EFS 693B - STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Listening and Communication
EFS 693B
Week 6 Notes
I. Opening lecture: Halloween http://vodpod.com/watch/806395-halloween-history-captioned
II. Homework review: Vocabulary from DNA talk
A. Quiz
B. Discussion of phrases
III. Practicing vocabulary: www.flashcarddb.com; www.ichi2.net/anki; www.wordchamp.com. Concept of spaced repetition.
IV. Movie support materials:
www.script-o-rama.com has many movie transcripts: you can also try putting the movie title plus "transcript" into Google
www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/eslvideo/index.html has examples of movie clips--scenes from movies--and "trailers"--advertisements that preview scenes from the movie to interest you in watching it. Includes comprehension questions but no transcripts.
www.eslnotes.com/ has movie guides for a number of good films. It has a summary of the movie and extensive vocabulary support
V. Watching movies for language learning: discuss
1) What are the best types of movies to watch for language learning? Why?
2) What are the worst types? Why?
3) Think about a movie you watched recently--how could you use it to improve your listening skills
4) See handout: Listening-to-Movies.doc
VI. Groundhog Day continued
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Homework:
1) Continue working on your independent project for three hours this week. Email your report (available here) to efs@stanford.edu by Monday November 2 at 8:00 PM.
2) Explore www.flashcarddb.com. Put in at least 20 words from your independent project work and/or from our class lists, divided into two, 10-word lessons. Practice these on at least two different days. Come prepared to discuss your experience. Spend a few minutes exploring the other two sites and see if either of them seems better for your purposes: www.ichi2.net/anki; www.wordchamp.com