11.2 Listening
recognizing the speaker’s point of view • making notes • writing up notes
A You are going to listen to a lecture by a guest speaker in the ICT Faculty at Hadford University. Look
at the poster on the right. 1 What is the lecture going to be about?
2 Decide on how you are going to make notes. Prepare a page in your notebook.
B ≤Listen to Part 1 of the lecture and make notes. 1 What is the focus of the lecturer’s talk?
2 What are the two main aspects that the lecturer will discuss?
3 What examples of these aspects does he give? 4 To which aspect does each example belong?
C ≤Listen to Part 2 of the lecture and make notes.
D Using your notes, answer the questions in the handout on the right.
E Refer to the model Cornell notes on page 104. 1 Check your answers with the model.
2 Complete the Review and Summary sections of the Cornell notes.
F ≤The lecturer talks about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Listen again to part of the lecture.
Which words tell us whether the information is fact or opinion?
G ≤Study the phrases in the blue box. Which type of information below follows each phrase in the
blue box? Listen to some sentences from the lecture. ●
restatement ● definite point
● summary of a source ● example
● statement of a topic ● another point ● tentative point ● clarification
● purpose for speaking
H Write out one section of your notes in complete sentences.
See Skills bank 88
1 Don’t misunderstand me … 2 To some degree … 3 It is fair to say that … 4 in an attempt to … 5 That is to say … 6 To the extent that … 7 Not only that, but … 8 … gives a good description of … in … 9 Briefly, (he) explains how …
10 (He) has no doubt that … 11 With respect to … 12 … is a case in point …
1 Why were many Americans worried about the effects of computers in the 1960s?
2 What evidence was there to suggest that their fear was justified?
3 What examples of US government sources of data does the lecturer mention?
4 Why was the 1974 Privacy Act criticized?
5 How did the UK Data Protection Act address these criticisms?
6 Who was the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime aimed at?
7 Why was it criticized?
8 What example is given of possible problems with legislation arising from the Convention?
9 What types of contract does the speaker identify as relevant to computer professionals?
Visiting Speaker: Dr W Mitchell 15th February 5.00 p.m.
‘Ethics and computers: decision-making for the computing professional’
Dr Mitchell will explore key factors in ethical decision-making in today’s rapidly changing environment.
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