TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART A: INTRODUCTION
I. Rationale
II. Scope, objectives, research questions, significance, method and design of the study
II.1. Objectives of the study
II.2. Research Questions
II.3. The scope of the study
II.4. Significance of the study
II.5. Methods of the study
II.6. Design of the study
PART B: DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW
1. Overview of listening
1.1. Definitions of listening
1.2. Types of listening
1.3. Listening techniques
2. Note-taking and note-taking strategies
2. 1. Definition and importance of Note-taking
2.1.1. Definition of note-taking:
2.1.2. Importance of note- taking
2.2. Note- taking methods
2.2.1. The Cornell Method:
2.2.2. The Outlining Method:
2.2.3. The Mapping Method:
2.2.4. The Sentence Method:
2.2.5. The Charting Method:
2.2.6. PARR Method
2.3. Previous studies on note-taking strategies
CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY
2.1. Research questions
2.2 Participants and settings of the study
2.2.1 Participants
2.2.2. Settings of the study
2.3 Data collection instruments
2.4 Data collection procedure
2.5 Data analysis procedure
CHAPTER 3: FINDINGS
3.1. Numbers of note-takers and the reasons for not taking notes
3.1.1. Number of note-takers
3.1.2. Reasons of non-note takers
3.2. Students’ personal information and background knowledge of note-taking
3.2.1. Student’s personal information
3.2.2. Student’s background knowledge of note-taking
3.3. Note-taking strategies employed by Level 3 students at International School
3.4. Differences in Listening Proficiency, note-taking experience and note-taking
knowledge between note-takers and non-note-takers
3.4.1. Differences in Listening proficiency and note-taking experience between note-takers
and non-note-takers
3.4.2. Differences in knowledge of note-taking between note-takers and non-note-takers
CHAPTER 4: ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
4.1. Reasons for not taking notes
4.2. Note-taking strategies use by Level 3 students at International School
4.3. Note- takers vs. non note- takers
4.3.1. Differences in listening comprehension and previous experience of note-taking
4.3.2. Differences in note-taking knowledge
PART C: CONCLUSION
1. Summary and Implications
2. Limitations and suggestions for further study
REFERENCES
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