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Building Vocabulary for Reading and Speaking

Contributors: Vijay Ramjattan and Mary McCaffery

How this guide can help you

This guide is designed to help you build your vocabulary for academic reading and speaking purposes. It provides strategies and information to help you understand complex vocabulary used in academic texts.  It also provides common phrases to use when engaging in different types of speaking, such as course-based discussions and academic presentations.

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