也有網誌版喔! http://waiguohua.blogspot.com/2008/11/tips-for-preparing-linguistics-exams.html Tips for preparing Linguistics Exam For those who may concern: The following is my way of preparing for the midterm and final exam of An Introduction to Linguistics, taught by professor Yin at NCCU. Pre-class preparations: If you do not want to be overwhelmed by the massive readings a few days before the exam, it is very practical for you to start the readings much more earlier, that is to say, PREVIEW the chapters before the professor starts talking about it. You might argue that previewing is totally a waste of time since all the words and phrases just seem so confusing before professor Yin decodes them. However, you are not asked to fully understand the text after the preview. In fact, if you understand everything right after you read the book yourself, what is the use of Professor Yin? To do the preview, just scan through the pages. The meaning of previewing is to give yourself the a thorough view of the chapter: what the chapter is about, which part you might have problem with. By this way, you know what you should pay attention to during the lecture and is able to jot down some notes in the part you do not quite understand and clarify the ideas. The suitable time for me for previewing of a chapter is approximately half an hour since I do not want to spend my time in front of the desk too much. In-class work: What do you think is most important in understanding a lecture? I would say it is concentration. Concentration makes me learn more efficiently. If the professor spends so much time talking about an idea, I know it is important so I pay more attention on it. If the professor gives extra examples, I write it down. These things are hardly achieved without concentration in class. So, concentrate, people! Just remember that if you spend 5 minutes talking in class, you might have to spend 50 minutes to understand the parts you missed after class. Is that worthwhile? Think about it yourself. Also, I sometimes use very thick pen to mark out some crucial ideas, or even rewrite them on the margins. That really helps when I review the book before exam. Those things in thick marker will pop out and stick to your mind for a long time. After-class work: I myself do not always do the review. I mean, I think the full-concentration in class is enough. (>///<) (I admit, not reviewing is not a very good example.) However, I will discuss the exercises in the textbooks which Professor gives as homework, with some friends and try to come up with our own solutions before Professor Yin talks about it. Pre-exam preparations: Usually, Professor Yin gives you a study sheet. Keep it safe and use it well! Professor never gives out things that are of no use. (hint: the study sheet is given so you can check on your studies.) As to the way of using the sheet, first of all, scan through the items on it and see if there are any concepts or any jargons that you do not know. Oftentimes, you do have some. Do not make a fuss since you still have times to fix the problems. Instead, read through the parts in the textbook again. If you cannot figure out the problems yourself, go ask your classmates or the professor for help. Do not feel ashamed, you are students, and students have problems. A lot of them. Now that you almost understand everything on the sheet, starts filling out the blank parts of it with your own little reminders so you can quickly review everything within five minutes before the exam. If you have the margins are not enough, Post-it is strongly recommended. That is all for the study sheet. Hope you all do well in the upcoming midterms. --

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