The lexical input in Bachillerato 2nd form studenst against the expected frequency list of a general English corpus
- Autores: Carmen Olmos
- Localización: A survey of corpus-based research [Recurso electrónico] / Pascual Cantos Gómez (ed. lit.), Aquilino Sánchez Pérez (ed. lit.), 2009, ISBN 978-84-692-2198-3, págs. 211-223
- Idioma: inglés
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This paper aims to shed light on the type and nature of vocabulary included in the input given to Bachillerato 2nd Form students. We will analyse the vocabulary of a textbook used in a high school so as to see whether it includes or not the most frequent words listed in Nation�s frequency lists. This will allow us to know if our students are exposed to the most frequent and therefore most useful type of input. Teachers and researchers should question whether the type of vocabulary taught is the one that students need and whether our Bachillerato students reach what is theoretically considered to be a suitable level of vocabulary for a foreign student. The creation of a corpus using the textbook and its analysis using Lexical Frequency Profile developed by Laufer and Nation will allow us to draw conclusions on the type of language exposure that students are receiving
