1. Unit Eight Foreign Trade

2. Part I Skill Focus---Note-taking (1) Part II Topic Focus---- China’s Foreign Policy and International relations

3. 听录音，做笔记

4. Ask yourself: 1.Did I use complete sentences? They are generally a waste of time. 2.Did I use any format at all? Are my notes clear or confusing? 3.Did I capture main points and all sub points? 4.Did I streamline using abbreviations and shortcuts? You may need to develop some new note-taking skills!

5. Note-taking  Skill focus ◆ nature of notes ◆ characteristics of note-taking ◆ what to note ◆ how to note ◆ formats of note-taking

6. Why take notes? “ “ A sharp memory is not as dependable as a broken pen” 好记性不如烂笔头 —— A Chinese old saying a necessary evil speaker: 130-200 w/m note-taker: 30-70 w/m Figures and proper names

7. Company Logo Purposes of Note-taking 1.to relieve memory 2.To offer clues for recalling 3.To visualize the structure of SL speech 4.To organize TL production

8. Nature of Notes ≠: shorthand notes lecture notes dictation ＝ : - product of comprehension and logical analysis - personal memory aids/prompters - signposts

9. Characteristics for Notes Instantaneous Concise Unsystematic Exclusive Personal

10. Tools for note-taking 1.the notebook 2. the pens

11. Let us start from the beginning, … THE CHOICE OF THE COPYBOOK THE CHOICE OF THE COPYBOOK

12. SO, FIRST THING IS: CHOOSE THE RIGHT COPYBOOK

13. THE COPYBOOK SHOULD FIT IN YOUR HAND OK

14. Let me show you, … This student even follows with her pencil on her copybook. That is not the right way to work.

15. Then, we are ready to begin…

17. KEEP IN MIND IS THAT YOU SHOULD WRITE LARGE CHARACTERS

18. RISKS OF ERRORS …

19. Students should be able to recognize and decode their notes from a certain distance

20. Summary of the preparation a loose-leaf note pad palm size when standing B5 or A4 with tables and chairs Two pens or ballpoint pens opened with a click preferred lines sparsely written using big words/signs a margin left on one or both sides legible handwriting

21. Source language or target language? Interpreters use abbreviations and symbols,characters even Pinyin in note-taking, and use whatever language that comes to mind as the easiest or most appropriate.

22. Two formats of Note-taking Verticalization ( 纵写式 ) Indentation ( 内缩式 )

23. 中国的基础教育包括学前教育、小学至 初中的九年义务教育、普通高中教育、残 疾儿童的特殊教育和扫盲教育。中国有两 亿多中小学生，再加上学龄前儿童，占全 国人口的六分之一。为此，国家确立了基 础教育的优先发展地位，作为基础设施建 设和教育事业发展的重点领域。按照政府 的要求，中国基础教育发展的目标是，在 2010 年实现基础教育总体水平接近或达到 世界中等发达国家水平。

24. Verticalization ( 纵写式 ) basic edu: pre- 小 → 初 Y9 普高 残 特 盲 C: 200 M 中 & 小 + pre- ∴ □ : -- 优先 as infra. + edu. Key Gov: -- goal: ’10, ≈ or ＝ 中 D 1/6

25. 1998 年 5 月 4 日，北京大学百年校庆之 际，国家主席江泽民在庆祝北京大学建校 一百周年大会上发表讲话，发出了 “ 为了实 现现代化，我国要有若干所具有世界先进 水平的一流大学 ” 的号召。在国家的支持下， 北京大学适时启动 “ 创建世界一流大学计划 ” ， 从此，北京大学的历史翻开了新的一页。

26. Indentation （內缩式） ’98.5.4 PKU 100th P 江 -- ： “ 为 M, □ 1st Us.” → □ 支 PKU 时 : 建 1st

27. –make a logical analysis of the original speech –catch the key words that contain the message of the speech –write words or symbols sparingly and in columns –remember the beginning and the end of the speech –pay special attention to transitional words Suggested ways to take notes

28. Basic guidelines for note-taking in CI Notes must be unequivocal: for instance, an arrow pointing upward ↗ must be always used to represent one idea. Avoid inventing symbols or abbreviations in the course of a conference. Language used in your notes: SL and TL

29. Part II Text Interpreting P 269 P 273