Work

Comparing the vocabulary of different graded-reading schemes

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: 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 comparisons showed that the lists are different from each other largely because of the different sizes of the lists and because of the words they contain and do not contain. In addition, the words actually used in the books do not stick closely to the words in the lists on which they are based, especially at Level 1. Conclusions and implications are drawn for practice in extensive reading programs.

Source: Reading in a Foreign Language

DOI: 10.64152/10125/66631

Author: Udorn Wan-a-rom

Institution: Mahasarakham University

Language: English

Topic: Second Language Acquisition and Learning

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria University, Mahasarakham University, H2020 European Research Council