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Laosrirattanachai, Piyanuch; Laosrirattanachai, Piyapong – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2021
When learning high- and mid-frequency words, approximately 5,000 words might be inadequate for learners to survive in a career as a tourist guide. This paper aims to construct technical word lists for Thai tourist guides to serve as supplementary learning materials. Different word lists need different criteria for their construction. Three main…
Descriptors: Word Lists, Tourism, Word Frequency, Instructional Materials
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Benedict, Melisa Charles; Shabdin, Ahmad Affendi – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2021
The central foundation of knowledge is through grasping what is being read. Therefore, it is significant to recognise the difficulty level of a reading text for better and comprehensive understanding. The present study is an attempt to identify the word frequency level and lexical coverage of the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) reading…
Descriptors: Word Frequency, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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Skier, Jason; Vibulphol, Jutarat – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2016
While corpus linguistics has been applied towards many specific academic purposes, reports are few regarding its use to facilitate learning of legal English by non-native English speakers. Specialized corpora are required because legal English often differs significantly from ordinary usage, with words such as bar, motion, and hearing having…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction