Here are some symbols that are often used in lecture note-taking. Look at the list.

Unit 1. An Introduction to Listening and Note-Taking

Listen to the introductory lecture and summarize the main stages in note-taking.

Remember the following steps in note-taking!

The first requirement is that students must have a reason for taking words.

Second, we need to write only what is really important, that is to make semantic analysis.

Third, we should have our own set of meaningful abbreviations and symbols.

The fourth step is to try and make a synonymic replacement.

The fifth requirement is to be alert to those cues that precede the information that should be noted down. You should pay attention to such signals as pauses, raising of the voice to make an important point, or using words describing a process or sequence of events (first, next, subsequently, etc), describing the causal relationship between events (due to the fact, that, because of, if, etc).

Sixth, you must try and predict what will be heard.

Finally, don’t forget to show predicative relations and use the vertical arrangement of your notes.

This is how the notes of the phrase given below may look:

Учстнкв

+ 322 апрт

→

Phrase: «В работе конгресса принимают участие 2476 делегатов и наблюдателей, кроме того, технический аппарат конгресса включает 322 человека».

How were the steps mentioned above applied in this case?

Here are some symbols that are often used in lecture note-taking. Look at the list.

re	about; concerning
e.g.	for example
i.e.	that is, for example (also)
$	money
%	percent
+	and
w	with
w/o	without
=	is, are, means, refers to, like, is called
≠	different, not
#	number
X	times
→	result in, cause, produce, therefore
←	come from, is derived from
@	at
1,2,3	first, second, third
<	less, smaller
>	more, larger
btw	between
/	of, for, per
:	say, report, inform
OK	approve
ОК	disapprove, vote down
↑	increase, improve, future (↳)
↓	decrease, decline, past (↲)
→←	collusion
?	problem
[ ]	include
] [	exclude
○	meeting
○	important meeting, congress
□	country
□→	export
→□	import
N2	plural
N3	the most
	since 1990
	before 1990
♂	man
♀	woman

Cover the left side of the list looking only at the meaning of symbols and abbreviations. Can you recollect what signs may be used for these words?

Remember! Note-taking is an individual thing and you must develop a method that works for you. With practice you will develop your own system. The only requirements are that the symbols make sense to you and that you use them consistently.

Sometimes it is faster to represent an idea with a symbol or a diagram than it is to write notes in words. This is especially true of relationships. Look at the way notes may be taken.

Definition

A menu is a list of computer functions that appears on the screen.

Menu = list/functions on screen

Classification

This chapter explores four highly specialized forms of fungus, which include molds, yeasts, lichens, and mycorrhizae.

Sequence

The Roman Empire was built in three stages, which consisted of the conquest of Italy, the conflict with Carthage and expansion into the Western Mediterranean, and, finally, the domination of the Greek kingdoms and the Eastern Mediterranean.

Roman Empire

• Conquest Italy
• Conflict Carthage + expansion W Med
• Domination Greek + E Med

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