1. Teaching and Learning Academic Vocabulary Iryna Zuyenok, Olena Shvets Department of Foreign Languages

2. Vocabulary to be learned basic vocabulary of English technical vocabulary of the field general / core academic vocabulary, e.g. feature, illustrate, regulate, strategy

3. Basic Vocabulary of English The General Service List - basic vocabulary of English in order of frequency - contains almost 2,300 words - divided into smaller sublists Follow this link: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/alzsh3/acvocab/wor dlists.htm

4. Sublist 1: 1-500 Sublist 1: 1-500 (examples) teachpointmatter lowagainstreason hourpersonappear typeconsiderbest carryfactfield ratereportmeasure remainsomethingdevelop

5. Sublist 5: 2001-2284 Sublist 5: 2001-2284 (examples) offense latelycopper conquer frameworkniece offend hollowhook inventor Influentialrazor cliff persuasion obedience umbrella spillcomplication Imaginative avoidancerotten

6. What is Academic Vocabulary? Academic Vocabulary is a specialised vocabulary of 570 word families that commonly appear in all academic textbooks, regardless of major field of study

7. General Academic Vocabulary The Academic Word List (AWL) useful academic vocabulary divided into 10 sublists in order of frequency Follow this link for AWL: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/alzsh3/acvocab/wor dlists.htm

8. Sublist 1 of the AWL – Most Frequent Words (examples) area factor benefit issue define research environment vary

9. Sublist 10 of the AWL – Least Frequent Words (examples) adjacent notwithstanding forthcoming panel integrity persistent levy so-called

10. AWL Families (example) analyse analysts analysed analytic analyseranalytical analysers analytically analyses analyze analysing analyzed analysis analyzes analyst analyzing Analysis is the most common form of the word family analyse. British and American spelling is included in the word families. Follow this link: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/academicwordlist/publ ications/awlsublists1.pdf

11. How can you use the AWL? -learning every day -studying in context -identifying words from the AWL in a text Follow this link for the AWL Highlighter:the AWL Highlighter http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/alzsh3/acvocab/awlhighlight er.htm - creating tests Follow this link for AWL Gapmaker :AWL Gapmaker http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/alzsh3/acvocab/awlgapmake r.htm

12. Useful links Dictionaries that Include the Academic Word List Longman Exams Dictionary Oxford Student's Dictionary of English Textbooks Based on the Academic Word List Read This! (2010). Alice Savage & Daphne Mackey. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Read This! Essential Academic Vocabulary (2006). Helen Huntley. Cengage Learning,Essential Academic Vocabulary Inside Reading: The Academic Word List in Context. 2nd ed. Cheryl Boyd Zimmerman, Arline Burgmeier, Lawrence J. Zwier, Bruce Rubin & Kent Richmond, New York: Oxford University Press, 2012Inside Reading: The Academic Word List in Context. 2nd ed. Focus on Vocabulary: Mastering the Academic Word List. 2nd ed. Diane Schmitt, Norbert Schmitt. White Plains, NY: Pearson Education 2011Focus on Vocabulary: Mastering the Academic Word List. 2nd ed. English for Academic Success Series Houghton Mifflin, English for Academic Success Series 2006English for Academic Success Series Contemporary Topics. 3rd ed. Pearson EducationContemporary Topics. 3rd ed. Academic Word Power Cengage LearningAcademic Word Power

13. Useful links Websites with exercises on the Academic Word List Vocabulary in EAP Andy Gillet, University of Hertfordshire, UKVocabulary in EAP Vocabulary Exercises for the Academic Word List Gerry Luton, University of Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaVocabulary Exercises for the Academic Word List Vocabulary Resources Gabriella Nuttall, Sacramento City College, California, USAVocabulary Resources The AWL Highlighter This site highlights AWL words in texts you cut and paste into the site Sandra Haywood, University of Nottingham, UKThe AWL Highlighter The AWL Gapmaker This site creates gaps in place of AWL words in texts you cut and paste into the site. Sandra Haywood, University of Nottingham, UKThe AWL Gapmaker