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Notetaking Skill Cecilia He June 2 nd , 2013. Functions of Note-taking. Facilitating STM Streamlining logic analysis and helping with information retention through symbols, abbreviations, structures, etc. How to take notes?. A. Symbols. P ictogram. 开心,喜人,良好 伤心,不佳,差强人意 忧虑,担心,寝食难安
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Functions of Note-taking • Facilitating STM • Streamlining logic analysis and helping with information retention through symbols, abbreviations, structures, etc.
Pictogram • 开心,喜人,良好 • 伤心,不佳,差强人意 • 忧虑,担心,寝食难安 • 哭泣,伤心欲绝,晴雨表 • 震惊,愤怒 • 波动,震动 • 影响
Conventional symbols 强调,注意 重要,关键 交流,交换 合作 国家 国内 国外 国内外 出口 进口 人民币 美元 会议 历史 未来
Mathematical symbols 因为 所以 增加 减少 大于,超过 小于 属于 正确,同意,批准 X 错误,不行,没有 ↓ 减少,下降 ↑ 增加,上升,上报 ↗ 逐步增加 ↘ 逐步下降,减少 → 向前发展 ≠ 不等于
English letters d w m y e f US EU 天 周 月 年 经济 财政 美国 欧盟
English abbreviations • “prof” for “professor” • “UN” for “the United Nations” • “HK” for “Hongkong” • “SOE” for “state owned enterprise” • “FIE” for “foreign invested enterprise” • “GDP” for “gross domestic product” • “R&D” for “research and development” • “CEPA” for “Cross-strait Economic Partnership Arrangement” • “CIF” for “cost, insurance, freight” • “FOB” for “free on board”
CH abbreviations 家庭 学校 健康 动物 挑战 机遇 市场 友情,朋友
B. Structure of notes / – slashes: to segment linguistic elements () – parenthesis: to indicate attributives [] – brackets: to indicate adverbials ( – single parenthesis: to combine information of the same level “”– quotation marks: to indicate quotations, concepts, policies, or information repeatedly mentioned – to continue notes at the next line
What to Note • Note down the main ideas (5W1H). • Systematically note down the links between different ideas. • Note down accurately the numbers, dates and proper names.
Principles of Note-taking • Use as many symbols as you feel comfortable with but don’t mess them up • Note-taking should not overshadow interpreting • Note-taking should display the concept and structure of the message • Note down information-intensive and difficult message (figures, proper names, etc.) • Fully utilize the extant notes • Avoid creating many new symbols on site