學會做課堂筆記

Grace Fleming著

湖北武漢景一編譯

學會做課堂筆記

Grace Fleming著

湖北武漢景一編譯

Taking Class Notes

Good class notes are essential to good study skills.What are good notes?Many students fall into the trap of attempting to write down every word the teacher speaks.This is unnecessary,but even worse,it’s confusing.The key to good notes is identifying the most important things to write down.

做好課堂筆記是學習技巧中至關重要的一環。什么樣的筆記才是好的筆記呢？許多學生陷入了這樣一個誤區：他們試圖把老師講的每一個字都記下來。其實沒有這個必要，更糟的是，這會讓人產生困惑。做好筆記的關鍵是確定最重要的東西并將其寫下來。

If you read back over previous class notes,you will see that each day’s lecture will usually be about a specific chapter or topic.Your notes will make more sense to you if you identify a common thread and create a frame in your head before the lecture begins.When you understand the overall theme or message for the day,you will be able to identify important facts and understand why they matter.When you start with a frame in your head,you can see where each fact fits within the frame.

如果你閱讀之前的課堂筆記，你會發現每堂課都涉及一個具體的章節或者主題。如果你在課前能確定講課的主線或在腦海中構造一個知識框架時，筆記會對你更有意義。當你理解了當天課程總體的主題或內容，你就能夠識別出重點內容并且能理解為什么他們很重要。當你在腦海中有了知識框架，你就能明白每個實例適用于框架哪個地方。

How to identify a theme for notes?If the teacher has assigned a specific chapter or passage for the next class,you can be pretty certain that the next lecture will focus on that.Even if the information is a little different(and teachers often add important facts to the reading),the theme or topic will often be the same.

如何確定筆記的主題呢？如果老師為下一節課指定了一個特定的章節或文章，那么你就能比較肯定下一堂課將以此為中心。即使講課的內容有所不同（老師經常會添加一些重要的內容），主題往往是相同的。

Sometimes you can try a strategy to make your task much easier:Taking notes before your class and then reinforcing those notes as you listen to your teacher or professor.Science shows us that we learn from revisiting material.The more active you are in your study habits,the more time you put into preparing for class,the better you will be when the test day arrives.

有時候你可以嘗試這樣一個策略，使你的筆記做得更輕松：在課前記筆記，然后在聽老師或教授（講課）的時候充實你的筆記?？茖W告訴我們，我們通過溫習材料來學習。你的學習習慣越主動，課前準備的時間越長，考試時你的表現就會越好。

Sometimes your lectures can be a re-stated version of,or reinforcement of,your textbook reading.If this is the case,your job is to read your assigned passages and create an outline containing the most important points that are covered.As you write,be sure to leave plenty of blank spaces between the lines of your outline.You will carry this outline to class and fill in supplemental information as you listen to your lecture.It’s a good idea to prepare the outline for the lecture.You can go through and highlight new vocabulary words in a single color,like yellow or pink.Next,you may go back and highlight new concepts in a different color,like blue.You will find that the color coded highlights act as markers on a road map;they serve as flags to help you navigate quickly from topic to topic if your teacher tends to jump around.

有時候課堂內容是教科書內容的復述或者加強。如果是這樣的話，你要做的就是讀你老師指定的內容，并寫出一個包含最重要的要點的大綱。寫大綱的時候，一定要在大綱每行之間留出大量空白。把這個大綱帶到課堂上，在你聽課的時候，在大綱上填寫補充內容。為聽課準備提綱是個好主意。你可以用單獨的顏色，如黃色或粉紅色，標出新詞匯。接下來，你可以回顧并用不同的顏色，如藍色，標記突出新的概念。你會發現，不同顏色的標記就像是路線圖上的標示一樣。如果你的老師講課時較有跳躍性的話，這些標記會像旗幟一樣幫助你從一個主題到另一個主題快速瀏覽。

In addition,you may find that it helps to draw pictures while you take notes.But this doesn’t mean you should draw without aim while the teacher is talking!Instead,you may find that you can understand a theme or overall picture of a class lecture when you turn words into diagrams or charts.

另外，你可能會發現做筆記時畫出圖表會有助于學習。但這不是指你應該在老師說話的時候涂鴉！你可能會發現，如果將文字形式轉換為圖表形式，你能更好地理解整堂課的一個主題或整體的概貌。

Some teachers will assign readings on one topic and lecture on something completely different.When this happens,you must find the relationship between the reading and the lecture. Another good way to identify a theme for the day is to ask the teacher.Before each lecture begins,simply ask if the teacher can provide a theme or framework for the next class.Your teacher will probably be very glad to be asked.

有些老師會指定某些主題的閱讀材料但講課時的內容卻完全不同。如果遇到這種情況，你必須找到這些閱讀材料和講課內容之間的聯系。另外一種確定每日課程主題的好方法就是詢問老師。在每次上課之前，直接向老師詢問能否給出下一堂課的主題或知識框架。老師很可能也會為你的詢問感到高興。