ACTIVE LISTENING AND CRITICAL THINKING

List five (5) things you have to do if you want to be an active listener.

1. Pay careful attention

2. Show speaker you are listening

3. Give speaker feedback

4. Dont interrupt too often

5. Respond in a positive, constructive way

In what ways can you show the other person that you are listening?

Using body language, Nodding, Body posture, verbal signals like “yes” “mhm” “oh really?”

Why and when may paraphasing be useful?

To give speaker feedback or make sure you understand correctly

Why is it important not to interrupt?

Its really annoying

What does responding in a constructive way involve?

Responding in honest and direct way, value information, don’t be aggresive, don’t put down the speaker

Pay careful …

Attention

Make eye …

Contact

Get the … they are sending

Message

Nod …

Occasionally

Give the speaker …

Feedback

Have i got …?

This right

You’re trying to get …

Across the message

If you put … the advice …

Into practice, I have given you

What should the author give when writing an academic text?

Arguments and reasons for their view, Main line of reasoning

In what form may the evidence the writer gives you appear?

Statistics, Opinions, References, Results of surveys, Findings, Raports, Experiments

What other explanation may there be for the conclusions the writer has reached?

They can be paid

What does reading actively entail?

Asking youself questions about the reading

Critical thinking involves not just taking things at …

Face value

Work out the writer’s main …

Line of reasoning

Are the reasons …?

Valid

Trying to persuade you using …

Emotive language

If they are supported by

The evidence