570 Academic word list

Equipping yourself with the relevant academic vocabulary will give you a head start in your university studies. Especially if you’re a second language learner of English, studying in a foreign language can be very difficult and time-consuming. In order to do well, you may want to consider the following ways of learning academic vocabulary more effectively.
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570 Academic word list Academic Vocabulary Equipping yourself with the relevant academic vocabulary will give you a head start in your university studies. Especially if you’re a second language learner of English, studying in a foreign language can be very difficult and time-consuming. In order to do well, you may want to consider the following ways of learning aca- demic vocabulary more effectively. You will need: The General Service List The GSL is a list of general and basic vocabulary of English used in order of frequency. It has been recognized and used quite extensively among second language learners of English for work and study. It was first created by West in 1953. The version used was then adapted by Baumann and Culligan in 1995. It contains almost 2,300 words. The GSL here is divided into smaller sublists. Sublist 1 has the first 500 words. Sublist 2 the next 500 words etc. For the complete word lists, refer to: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~alzsh3/acvocab/wordlists.htm Subject-related Word List This is a list of words which is specific to your discipline of studies, for example, finance, accounting, education and others. The index at the back of your textbook is generally the best guide to the terms, concepts that are widely used in the subject. The index is a valuable guide to understanding the key concepts and terms used in a subject. So make good use of the book index. You may also want to consult this site for some additional help and ideas: http://www.uefap.com/vocab/select/selframs.htm Read through the introduction and see which parts are relevant to you. The Academic World List The AWL is first developed by and compiled by Averil Coxhead Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. The AWL contains 10 sublists that include 570 word families which appeared most frequently in academic texts. There are 60 words in each sublist 1-9, and 30 in Sublist 10. Sublist one consists of the 60 mostly frequently used words in the academic texts and sublist two consists of the next 60 word families and so on. The academic corpus contained approximately3,500,000 active vocabulary taken from a variety of texts used and read across the faculties, spanning over more than 25 subject areas. The complete Academic Word list of 570 root words and their word families can be conveniently found in http://www.uefap.com/vocab/select/awl.htm with a quick link to their the dictionary meanings. A note to mention is that the list here is arranged in alphabetical order and NOT by sublists. Nevertheless, this is a great site to learn the meanings of the AWL words and to see how the words are connected. Learning Skills First Year Experience E-mail: learningskills@mq.edu.au http://www.mq.edu.au/learningskills/ 1 Critical Thinking is... There are gap-filling exercises that you could do to learn the academic words in their proper contexts. Besides learning the root word, learn the word families and how they could be correctly used in sentences e.g. the word “access” can be used as a noun as well as a verb. The word family for ‘access’:  accessed, accesses, accessibility, accessible, accessing, inaccessible. Ensure you have at least 80-85% correct answer in the each exercise of a sublist before you move on to the subsequent level. Start with exercises in sublist 1 and work your level up. This website will take you step by step through the exercises. Try some of these exercises: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~alzsh3/acvocab/learning.htm PRACTICE TEST 1. Be sure you _____________ a recent photo for your passport application. 2. There has been a noticeable drop in the _____________ of crime in the area since the teen centre opened up. 3. If we all appear _____________, I’m sure we’ll be able to negotiate a good deal with the sales agent. 4. It can be quite difficult to really define _____________ ideas, such as ‘trust’ or ‘faith’. 5. My wife has great _____________ because she practises yoga on a daily basis. 6. The Dutch foreign _____________ attended to the needs of the victims of the American tornado. 7. It was my _____________ that she was talking to me; I could be wrong though. 8. The boss gave me specific _____________ to send the report to you as soon as it was complete. 9. Reading lots of journals really _____________ my knowledge and grasp of academic vocabulary. 10. We made a digital _____________ of our baby’s first sounds to send to my parents. Words to choose from: tape abstract flexibility incidence presumed cooperate attach instructed enhanced ministered ANSWERS are available on sublist 6 on page 5 of this document. The numbers show the correct answers to the above questions. Learning Skills First Year Experience E-mail: learningskills@mq.edu.au http://www.mq.edu.au/learningskills/ 2 Academic Word Lists (AWL)... Sublist 1 of the Academic Word List - Most Frequent Words in Families This sublist contains the most frequent words of the Academic Word List in the Academic Corpus. analysis established occur approach estimate percent area evidence period assessment export policy assume factors principle author ...