We moved on to look at the second listening task. Again, we are looking at the same elements when we come to analyse and evaluate the programme: summarising the content; and identifying purpose, point of view and intended audience.
The Enemies of Reason programme adopts a different style to the Word of Mouth series. When we come to evaluate the programme (or any text or piece of communication) we should do so in terms of its purpose. So, we can't dismiss something for not being objective if it's purpose was to persuade us to agree with a particular point of view. What we should evaluate, in this case, is how successful that piece was in persuading us.
There will be no class next week. When we come back we'll finish off the work on the various listening assignments.
Have a good break.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Word of mouth - first listening task
Building on the example we worked through last week, today we went down to the Learning Centre to start the first of two listening assessment tasks.
You had the choice of listening to one of two radio programmes from the BBC Radio 4 "Word of Mouth" series.
Word of Mouth 1 was about issues associated with the speech and language problems or disorders.
Word of Mouth was about bilingualism and the process of learning a new language.
Your job today was to listen to one of these and take notes (using the Cornell Method we talked about last week if you find it helpful).
I also gave out a series of general questions which can be used with either problems. The questions focus on: summarising the main ideas; the purpose and intended audience of the programme; point of view of programme; and, finally, your evaluation of the programme in terms of its intended purpose.
You'll remember, I hope, that I gave out a sample response to these questions based on the programme we listened to last week. You should look at the example as a guide when producing your own responses to the questions.
Remember that as well as summarising the content of the programme, this task requires us to analyse and evaluate the programme.
You had the choice of listening to one of two radio programmes from the BBC Radio 4 "Word of Mouth" series.
Word of Mouth 1 was about issues associated with the speech and language problems or disorders.
Word of Mouth was about bilingualism and the process of learning a new language.
Your job today was to listen to one of these and take notes (using the Cornell Method we talked about last week if you find it helpful).
I also gave out a series of general questions which can be used with either problems. The questions focus on: summarising the main ideas; the purpose and intended audience of the programme; point of view of programme; and, finally, your evaluation of the programme in terms of its intended purpose.
You'll remember, I hope, that I gave out a sample response to these questions based on the programme we listened to last week. You should look at the example as a guide when producing your own responses to the questions.
Remember that as well as summarising the content of the programme, this task requires us to analyse and evaluate the programme.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Presentations on ClickView
As I think you know by now, the presentations seem to be up on the College ClickView system.
They should be password-protected. Dieca has the password.
It would be interesting to read what you had to say about the presentations.
They should be password-protected. Dieca has the password.
It would be interesting to read what you had to say about the presentations.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Top judge says young can't listen
According to the BBC, a top English judge recently claimed that young people may not be reliable jurors as they don't have the same level of listening skills as older generations.
Here's a link to a quick test based on that BBC story (although, I agree with one of the comments at the end that the test's a bit flawed): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7715868.stm
I find it a bit ironic that a top judge accuses young people of poor listening skills. Top judges are just the kind of folk who end up in the House of Lords - a place full of, amongst others, retired judges popping off to sleep during other people's speeches.
Here's a link to a quick test based on that BBC story (although, I agree with one of the comments at the end that the test's a bit flawed): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7715868.stm
I find it a bit ironic that a top judge accuses young people of poor listening skills. Top judges are just the kind of folk who end up in the House of Lords - a place full of, amongst others, retired judges popping off to sleep during other people's speeches.
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