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Table of contents Academic Communication for Advanced Secondary Schools
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Acknowledgements ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� v
Preface ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������vi
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Introduction �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������vii
Chapter One: Crafting meaning ���������������������������������������������������������������� 1
Introduction ............................................................................................. 1
Word formation ...................................................................................... 1
Compounding ......................................................................................... 3
Conversion .............................................................................................. 5
Blending .................................................................................................. 6
Clipping/Truncation ................................................................................ 8
Coining ................................................................................................... 9
Acronyms .............................................................................................. 11
Pronouncing English words .................................................................. 13
Application English syllables ...................................................................14
Stress in academic communication ....................................................... 15
Intonation ............................................................................................. 17
Stressed words within sentences ........................................................... 19
Common pronunciation challenges in English ..................................... 20
Literal meaning .................................................................................... 20
Chapter Two: Effective writing ���������������������������������������������������������������� 22
Introduction ........................................................................................... 22
Punctuation .......................................................................................... 22
Proper use of punctuation ..................................................................... 23
Sentence writing ................................................................................... 24
Paragraph writing ................................................................................. 25
Essay writing ....................................................................................... 26
Chapter Three: Participating in oral presentations������������������������������� 28
Introduction ........................................................................................... 28
Oral presentation ................................................................................... 28
Participating in a debate ........................................................................ 29
Organising a debate .............................................................................. 29
Participating in dialogues ..................................................................... 30
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