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Academic Communication for Advanced Secondary Schools Preface

Preface

This textbook, Academic Communication for Advanced Secondary Schools, has been
written specifically for Form Five students in the United Republic of Tanzania. The
book has been prepared following the 2023 Academic Communication Syllabus for
Advanced Secondary Education Form V-VI, issued by the Ministry of Education, Science
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and Technology. Some of the contents in this book have been adapted from English for
Advanced Secondary Schools for Form Five, which was published in 2022, following the
2009 Advanced Level Syllabus issued by the then Ministry of Education and Vocational
Training (MoEVT).

The book consists of six chapters, namely Crafting Meaning, Effective writing, participating
in oral presentation, Utilising ICT in academic communication, Making academic
presentation and Using illustrations in academic communication. The book contains
engaging activities and exercises, real-life examples and interactive activities that will
help you develop the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
In addition, the book will enhance your academic communication through the skills that
you will use in your everyday communication. You are also required to prepare portfolio
for keeping records of activities performed in different lessons. This will enable you to
express yourself accurately and fluently in both oral and written forms.

Additional learning resources are available in the TIE e-Library at https://ol.tie.go.tz
or ol.tie.go.tz

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