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Direct linkWan-a-rom, Udorn – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2008
This study compared graded-reader wordlists with the General Service List (GSL; West, 1953) and investigated the words in those lists and the words actually used in graded-reader books. The wordlists from the 2 major graded-reader series, the GSL, and the words actually used in the graded readers were examined using the Range program. The…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Word Lists
Peer reviewedSalager, Francoise – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1983
A statistical study of 100,000 words from medical English literature to determine the core lexis of medicine across specialties is reported. It is suggested that both the research procedure and the results are applicable to instruction in reading medical English for professional purposes. (MSE)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English for Special Purposes, Lexicology, Medical Vocabulary
Peer reviewedPino-Silva, Juan – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1993
Describes a self-instruction procedure designed to provide students of science and technology at the tertiary level with a basic vocabulary in a foreign language of around 1,000 items. The technique represents an efficient method for bridging the gap between the vocabulary that beginning L2 students possess and that required to read L2 scientific…
Descriptors: College Students, English for Science and Technology, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
