Note- making skill /

Dictation

By: Honey Hming

 What is Note-
making?
Note-making is the practice of recording
information captured from another source.
By making Notes, the writer records a speech
or dictation while listening to it to refer back
to reproduce in the desired way.
 Why note-making is important?

We can’t memorize all that we read. So, we need to

summarize relevant information.

● Listening becomes an active process.

● Be more focused and time-efficient in your exam revision period 

• Improve your understanding • Might not be in the
by making you convert textbook
difficult ideas into your own
words

• Record and store

information/ personal • Easy to remember
record of information
 How to make note?

1. Listen actively

2. Read carefully

3. There must be a title to give the information about the contain

4. Identify key terms in the text

5. Use meaningful abbreviations wherever necessary

6. Formatting and structuring notes

 Examples of abbreviations

Many are derived from Latin,

• c.f. (confer) = compare

• i.e. (id est) = that is
• e.g (exempla grate) = for example
• NB (nota benne) =note well
• no. (numero) = number
• etc. (et cetera)= and so on

Gov= Government
NEC= Necessary
 Sample Format

Title
1. Main point
a. Sub point
i. Sub-sub point
ii. Sub-sub point
Title
2. Main point
a. Sub point
i. Sub-sub point
ii. Sub-sub point
(Use abbreviations, short forms, symbols)
 Reproducing /
transforming short
aural and oral texts
 Definitions

Aural Oral
• Aural refers to the language as we hear it.

• It is the basic learning style. • Oral refers to speaking what

we say.
• Information is transmitted by hearing and
speaking.
A child first speaks / listens before it can read or write; consequently,
basic oral and aural skills development is a good starting point for
teaching English as a foreign language.

Aural skills teaching doesn’t have the same strong theoretical

background as does reading, writing, and speaking; nevertheless, there
are strategies that can be used to develop the student’s listening skills.

One such strategy is based on breaking up a given listening exercise into

three component parts: pre-listening, while-listening, and post- listening.
 Pre-listening, While-listening, and Post- listening
Pre-listening
You should provide your students
with the necessary background
knowledge as well as any
vocabulary or expressions that are
relevant to the recording.
While-listening
The students actually
listen to the recording, and
answer the set questions.
post- listening
After the listening has finished, the
text and answers are analyzed in detail.
You will be required to re-play the
recording and simultaneously explain
the reason for the given answers to the
listening exercises.
● Aural skills can be further developed by any one of the following activities:
listening to the radio, watching (subtitled) films, and TV/internet
programs.

● In the case of oral skills, these can best be developed by interaction:

question and answer situations, group work, role play, and small speeches
all contribute to the development of the student’s oral skills.
 THAN
KS
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