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Utilising ICT in academic communication Academic Communication for Advanced Secondary Schools
2. Assign students in groups to read the information about assessing
the importance of different databases in learning provided in the
Student’s Book. Thereafter, group students and assign each group one
importance and ask them to explain orally how they understand it.

3. Guide students through discussing the importance given in the
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Student’s Book and any other valid information.
4. Make clarification where possible.

Exercise 4�3 in the Student’s Book
(a) Assign students in three groups the three questions provided
in the Student’s Book and mentioned below:
i. How are the digital resources impacting learning?
ii. Choose any basic database and describe its features,
content coverage, search capabilities, user interface, and
any unique functionalities.
iii. Analyse the importance of that database in facilitating
learning and academic research.

(b) Guide students in groups through discussing and answering
the questions.

(c) Ask each group to presents their work for discussion and
improvement.
(d) Check on the correctness of their answers.
(e) Make clarification where needed.

Evaluating the credibility of academic sources
Teaching procedures

1. Ask students to use digital sources for learning on the physical
sources of academic information mentioned below:
(a) Physical and digital resources
(b) Dewey Decimal Classification
(c) Archives and special collections

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