It is important for you to be a good listener in class. Listening is a cognitive (认知的) act that requires you to pay attention to and think about and mentally understand what you hear. Here are some things you should do to be a good listener in class.
Be cognitively ready to listen when you come to class. Make sure you complete all the work and reading. Revise your notes from the last class.
Listen with a purpose. Find out what you expect and hope to learn from the class. Listen for these things as your teacher talks.
Try not to daydream and let your mind wander to other things. It helps to sit in the front and center of the classroom, and to keep eye contact with your teacher.
Be an active listener. Use this to your advantage by evaluating (评价) what is being said and trying to expect what will be said next. Take good written notes about what your teacher says. Listen even more carefully at these times and work hard to understand what is being said. Taking notes requires you to make decisions about what to write, and you have to be an active listener to do this.
Don't be affected (影响) by the environment. The classroom may be too noisy, too hot, too cold, too bright, or too dark. Concentrate on the big picture—LEARNING.
A. Don't give in to these things.
B. You can think faster than your teacher can speak.
C. Direct your whole attention to what your teacher is saying.
D. Just hearing what your teachers say is not the same as listening to what they say.
E. Think about what you know about the topic that will be covered in class that day.
F. Don't give up and stop listening when you find the information being presented difficult to understand.
G. While you can think faster than your teacher can speak, you cannot write faster than your teacher can speak.
