Being an
active
learner
Hoang Luu Ly (MTEFL)
color-code
diagrams
read out loud
record
memorize
hands-on activities
review
take breaks
Group discussion
Outline
• Note-taking
• Accepting your personal
responsibily
What is • Writing down main points
effective • Using our own words
note-taking?
• Jotting down your own thoughts
and questions
The 6 Rs of Note-
taking
• RECORD
• REDUCE
• RECITE
• REFLECT
• REVIEW
• RECAPITULATE
How do we take notes?
►True/False - write down every word?
►True/False – write complete sentences?
►True/False – write down key words?
►True/False – write what is on the board?
►True/False – use abbreviations?
How do we take notes?
►True/False – write down long examples word
for word?
►True/False– write down ideas we don’t
understand?
►True/False – stop writing and start crying when
we get lost?
Listen to the following
introductions of two
different lectures.
First write down the topic
lecture language, and the
topic.
Then listen to each
introduction again and
write down the
expressions
that signal the main
points
PRACTICE
Ok, well, today I’ll be discussing
some of the most important
trends in the area of gender and
spending
We’ll be discussing several
reasons for these trends...