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Lecturing Style
Giving Advice
Humor
Signals Inviting Interaction
ALS Vocabulary
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What often determines where lecturers are on the formality continuum? [111]
their context – lecturing, office hours, talking in the hallway
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What are two examples of softened advice?
You could/might wanna... You wouldn't wanna... It might not be in your best interest... It wouldn't hurt to... If you get a chance, try to... Why don't you see if...
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Do all students understand jokes?
No
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If the students are shy to ask in the class, what are some other ways to ask questions?
email or office hours
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sarcasm (sarcastic)
saying one thing and meaning the opposite
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What is the name to describe the line we can imagine with formal language on one end and informal language on the other end? [111]
formality continuum
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What are two examples of direct advice?
I recommend that... You should.... If I were you... My advice is...
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What are two clues that a professor is making a joke?
particular tone, roll of the eyes
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Why does the professor sometimes start the lecture with a joke or discussion?
joke: understand the main idea of the lecture, become interested in the topic discussion: students can make comments, ask questions, or respond to the questions
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digress (digression)
to tell a story that doesn’t really relate to the lecture; purpose: usually entertainment
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What are some common features of formal lecturing style? [110]
detailed notes; only lecturer talks; obvious organization pattern; formal academic terms & complete sentences
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What factors influence whether a person gives direct or indirect advice?
It depends on the speaker, his or her relationship, the situation, and the content of the advice.
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What are three reasons that a professor makes a joke?
Connect with the audience, make a hard subject seem easier, relax him/herself as speaker, or wake up the audience
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When does an interactive style of lecture usually occur?
especially in the beginning of the lecture
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anecdote
a story that someone tells – either to illustrate a point or as a digression
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What are some common features of informal lecturing style? [110]
casual speech from lecturer; audience interaction; possibly difficult to follow lecture organization; use of idioms, phrasal verbs, slang
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When do professors often give advice?
during lectures and when meeting in office hours
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What are 2 reasons that some students do not understand professors' jokes?
They're not a native speaker. They don't have the necessary cultural background.
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Why does the professor sometimes encourage students to interrupt during the lecture?
The instructors want some feedback from the students to see what the students understand or don't understand.
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deadpan humor
smooth delivery of a joke (no external clues that a joke is being told); Makes some people ask, "Was that a joke?"
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How can you deal with the difficulties of the two lecture styles? (formal or informal)
Formal: learn more vocab, _________; Informal: learn more slang/idioms/phrasal verbs, ask people what you missed, etc.
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When should the instructor shift directness in giving advice?
When she or he realizes that a student doesn't understand the strength of the advice (that the student should do something)
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Explain these three different kinds of humor: sarcasm, deadpan, pun and give an example of two of them.
Sarcasm - saying the opposite of what you mean. "It's so cold outside!" Deadpan - saying something without changing tone as though you're not really telling a joke. [Professor Pollack, p. 114] Pun - saying something that is funny because part of it has two meanings. "What did the car say to the road? I'm so tired."
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What is one strategy that you can use to help you learn how to participate in interaction?
Notice what kind of answers students around you give and how the instructors respond.
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assumptions
thinking you know something about something or someone else; joke context: thinking people know the background information necessary to understand your joke