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Academic Communication for Advanced Secondary Schools Crafting meaning

Types of word formation
Affixation

Activity 1�1 in the Student’s Book
(a) Instruct students to use online/offline resources to read widely
FOR ONLINE READING ONLY
and write notes about word formation processes and their types.
(b) Guide the students through using the available and accessible
resources to read about types of word formation processes:
affixation, compounding, blending, clipping, coining, acronym
and borrowing.

(c) Ensure that they get the right and authoritative sources of
information.
(d) Students should take note of all necessary information about
the processes and use this information to write comprehensive
notes about each process.
(e) Instruct students to pair up or form groups, share notes and
discuss them.
(f) Each pair to present their work to the class. Enourage them
to share new ideas they got about the processes and provide
examples other than what is given in the Student’s Book.
(g) Guide the class through discussing works presented. They
should ask questions and provide answers as well.
(h) Make sure all student are actively taking part in the discussion.
Check on the correctness of their presentation and where
necessary provide clarification. You can also use the notes
provided in the Student’s Book for clarification and emphasis.
(i) Instruct students to write down all the necessary information
and use it to improve their notes.

Note: Teaching word formation processes in academic communication
requires a gradual and scaffold approach. Start with basic concepts
and gradually progress to more complex word formation processes
as students develop their understanding.

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