Notes: Academic Literacy in Ministry Training

Academic Literacy

What is academic?

Academic is used to describe work, or a school, college, or university, that places emphasis on studying and reasoning rather than on practical or technical skills.

What is literacy?

Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written materials associated with varying contexts.

Basic kinds or genre of communication (literacy)

Information

How to

Encourage

Comfort

Challenge

Persuade

Adding the spice to communication

Narrative

Metaphor

Simile

Illustration

Compare and/or contrast

Problem solving

Treasure hunting

The Importance of words

What is a word?

In linguistics, a word of a spoken language can be defined as the smallest sequence of phonemes that can be uttered in isolation with objective or practical meaning. 

Words are often grouped under fields of study, trades, careers, hobbies, sports, cultures.

 The more words you know the more you will be able to think, engage in conversation, and understand complex concepts, ideas, and points of view.