留學英文 (Academic Study)


　
Exercise 13
I. Pre-Listening Exercise
II. Listening Exercise
III. Post-Listening Exercise

Purpose:

Introducing research and professional experiences / 介紹研究及工作經驗

　

I. Pre-Listening Exercise [Top]

Check the meanings of the following words and expressions:

  • undergraduate student
  • participated
  • technology management
  • modern management practices
  • culminated
  • publication
  • enhance one’s research abilities
  • audited

Consult page 59 of Writing Effective Study Plans by Ted Knoy for some of these definitions.

II. Listening Exercise [Top]
1. Listen to the conversation by pressing the "Play" button and then answering the following questions. Press the "Final score" button to check your quiz results.


1. What kind of research did John participate in during university?
A. Finance-related
B. Economics-related
C. Technology management related

2. What did the findings of John’s research culminate in?
A. Organization of an international conference
B. Publication of a research paper
C. Evaluation of governmental policy

3. What did John do to enhance his research abilities?
A. He attended several international conferences
B. He audited management courses
C. Both A and B

4. Where did John audit management courses?
A. the Institute of Technology Management at National Taiwan University
B. the Institute of Information Management at National Chiao Tung University
C. the Department of Commerce at National Cheng Kung University

5. What the particular emphasis of the technology management related research that John participated in?
A. how to enhance the competitiveness of local companies
B. how modern management practices are related
C. how government can enact environmental protection laws

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2. Listen to the story again as you read the audiotranscript on page 188 of Writing Effective Study Plans by Ted Knoy.

III. Post-Listening Exercise [Top]
1. Read the audiotranscript with a partner or change some of the information to adapt it to your situation.

2. Write a paragraph describing your research and/or professional experiences. If you do not have any, then write a paragraph describe those of someone else. View the accompanying Power Point presentation on details of how to write this paragraph.

3. Write four questions beginning with "Where" when asking someone about their research and professional experiences, and then answer them. The question does not have to come directly from the listening exercise.
Example: Where did John audit management courses?
Answer: the Institute of Technology Management at National Taiwan University
Example: Where did you receive so many academic awards and citations?
Answer: National Chiao Tung University

4. Ask a person two questions beginning with "Where" about his or her work or research experiences. Write down each question and its one or two sentence reply. You can select from among the following questions from the above listening exercise as models for the questions that you ask:
Where were the several international conferences that John attended held?
Where did John learn how to publish a research paper?
Where did John audit management courses?
Where did John enhance his research abilities?
Where did John learn how modern management practices are related?
Where is the Institute of Technology Management that John audited management courses?
Where did John complete his undergraduate studies?
Where did John learn how to conduct research?
Where did John learn how to write a research paper?
Where did John come into contact with researchers from his field of study?

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