Note-taking abbreviations and symbols

Aim: To provide you with practice in a range of note-taking abbreviations and symbols to use when listening to lectures.

Time: 90 minutes+

Task 1

Warmer: answer the following questions. Take some notes.

1. What did you learn from note-taking methods 1?
2. Which note-taking methods do you think you will use?
3. What do you need to work on to improve your note-taking skills?
4. What do you know about using abbreviations and symbols in listening note-taking?

Task 2

One strategy for taking good notes is to use abbreviations and symbols. What would you use for the following words? 

TABLE

Copy this table into your notebook or download the table below.

Word	Abbreviation	Word	Symbol
Development	e.g., Devel.	Increase/decrease
Education		Similar to
Definition		Is greater than
Government		Is less than
For example		Number
Information		And
Department		Therefore
Especially		Because
Individual		Leads to
Maximum/Minimum		Equals/does not equal

ANSWERS

Task 3

Add some of your own to this table below?