Academic Literacy and Communication Studies / English Proficiency 2020
SURNAME & INITIALS:
STUDENT NUMER:
DATE:
LECTURER’S NAME:
TERM 1 ASSIGNMENT
DUE DATE: 25 March 2020
SUBJECT: Academic Literacy and Communication CODE: LCS5011/LCS5001/PRE1A
Studies / English Proficiency
STATIONERY:
1. Pen
2. Pencil
ASSESSORS: Ms A Timbe
Mr V Mphanya
Mr W Henning
MODERATOR: Dr B Fredericks
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMME (e.g. Dip: Internal CODE (PRE1A / LCS5011 or
Auditing): LCS5001):
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DURATION: 1H30 Minutes TOTAL: 30
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer all questions.
2. Write neatly and legibly
3. Read the instructions with comprehension.
THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF 5 PAGES.
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Academic Literacy and Communication Studies / English Proficiency 2020
QUESTION 1
1.1. Complete the following crossword puzzle according to each of the statements
given below:
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DOWN: ACROSS
2. Reflective thinking requiring a skill of 1. A brief account of a text’s main ideas
thinking backwards to reflect on an and major supporting details.
experience.
3. A collective term that refers to the
4. Acknowledgement of the source of academic community a HEI.
information and the work done by
5. The circumstances that form the
other people central to academic
setting for an event, statement, idea,
writing.
or items of which it can be fully
8. Relates to restating information from understood.
a text using your own words.
6. Knowledge relating to the duties or
activities of people in relation to their
town or local area.
7. A continuum of learning in enabling
individuals to achieve their goals,
develop their knowledge and
participate fully in their community.
9. An individual’s unique way of
perceiving, processing and
presenting information.
10. Intentionally or unintentionally
passing off another person’s work
as your own.
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Academic Literacy and Communication Studies / English Proficiency 2020
QUESTION 2
1.1) Paraphrase the following extract using your own words as far as possible.
Apply all the strategies of paraphrasing.
Distrust
Any signs of distrust in the communication process are barriers to communication. If
either the receiver or the sender doubts the credibility of the other, suspicion will
dominate the communication, and the contents of the message will be discounted. Two
people who are constantly arguing will create a barrier of distrust. The same applies if
there has been a history of broken promises. (Adey A.D & Andrew M.G 1996: Getting it
Right: The Manager’s Guide To Business Communication. Juta & Co, LTD.)
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1.2) In no more than 100 words, summarise (in paragraph form) the following
extract in your own words as far as possible.
The importance of listening and what listeners do wrong
People do not listen properly when others are speaking, and there are various reasons
for this. People are impatient with speakers or they will pretend to listen while they are
thinking about something else. People are also easily distracted and focus their
attention on something else rather than paying attention to what the speaker is saying.
They will allow noise of any kind to make them lose their concentration. Some people
can listen while others will only listen to certain parts of the context that is being told to
them, they only focus on the aspects that interest them. This also links to someone
being too lazy to listen or someone who becomes easily bored. People also tend to end
the communication before it is finished, interruption of the speaker occurs.
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GRAND TOTAL
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