Building Workplace Vocabulary for Pipefitters. Compound Words.

Atkinson, Rhonda; And Others

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ERIC Number: ED374311

Record Type: Non-Journal

Publication Date: 1993-Dec-31

Pages: 27

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Building Workplace Vocabulary for Pipefitters. Compound Words.

Atkinson, Rhonda; And Others

Developed by the ABCs of Construction National Workplace Literacy Project, this fifth-grade level module teaches strategies for finding the meanings of compound words used in technical writing encountered by pipefitters. It also addresses working with words in context and finding definitions with a dictionary. Four exercises are provided. (YLB)

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Building Trades, Context Clues, Definitions, Dictionaries, Plumbing, Semantics, Technical Writing, Trade and Industrial Education, Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills, Word Study Skills, Workplace Literacy

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner; Tests/Questionnaires

Education Level: N/A

Audience: Students

Language: English

Sponsor: Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. National Workplace Literacy Program.

Authoring Institution: Greater Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, LA.; Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA. Pelican Chapter.; East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, LA.

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