Dialogue Transcript for Laptops in the Classroom Student A: Did you see this letter in the paper? Student B: Yeah. But I don’t think it’s a good idea. Student A: Why not? Student B:
‘Cause I think students would pay even less attention to the professor, not more . I think they’d be too much of a distraction.
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How so?
Well, maybe some students would actually use laptops to take notes…
I would .
OK, you would … But a lot of people … most people … would be too busy playing around with them instead . You know, surfing the Internet, emailing friends, playing computer games, that kind of stuff .
Huh . So you really think they’d pay less attention?
Yeah, really, I think that’s what’d happen .
All right, but what about her second point? Don’t you think if students had them in class, professors would be able to use the Internet as a teaching tool? The problem with that is not everyone has a laptop computer—only some people have one.
True…
So you see, not everyone would be able to follow along . It wouldn’t be useful as a teaching tool if only some students could follow along but not others.
Student A: I see what you mean . 1 . Next, listen to the recording “Laptops in Class Conversation”. 2 . As you listen, use the transcript provided to underline any connected words that you notice, and add slashes where you hear pauses around thought groups . If needed, replay the recording once more . 3 . Listen again, but this time, pause after each speaker’s turn and repeat as exactly as you can . Try to mimic the pacing and connected words as much as possible. 4. If you can, practice the dialogue with a partner, taking turns with each speaker’s part. If a partner is not available, practice recording the dialogue, reading both speakers’ parts . Use your notes on the transcript to practice pausing and connecting words in the same places. 5. While practicing, if you notice big differences in your pacing and that of the speakers in the recording, listen to the audio again and practice until they more closely match. Further Practice 1 . For context, read the passage (below) from a drama textbook . This is the passage the professor will be illustrating . 2. Now take a few minutes to read the transcript of the lecture silently.
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