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Paquot, Magali (Research Fellow, The Catholic University Of Louvain Universite Catholique de Louvain Universite Catholique de Louvain Research Fellow - Academic Vocabulary in Learner Writing - 9781441114501 - V9781441114501
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Academic Vocabulary in Learner Writing

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Description for Academic Vocabulary in Learner Writing paperback. An investigation of academic vocabulary in the International Corpus of Learner English. Series: Corpus and Discourse. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Academic vocabulary is in fashion, as witnessed by the increasing number of books published on the topic. In the first part of this book, Magali Paquot scrutinizes the concept of 'academic vocabulary' and proposes a corpus-driven procedure based on the criteria of keyness, range and evenness of distribution to select academic words that could be part of a common-core academic vocabulary syllabus.

In the second part, the author offers a thorough analysis of academic vocabulary in the International Corpus of Learner English (ICLE) and describes the factors that account for learners' difficulties in academic writing. She then focuses on ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Corpus and Discourse
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781441114501
SKU
V9781441114501
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About Paquot, Magali (Research Fellow, The Catholic University Of Louvain Universite Catholique de Louvain Universite Catholique de Louvain Research Fellow
Magali Paquot is a post-doctoral researcher at the Centre for English Corpus Linguistics, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium

Reviews for Academic Vocabulary in Learner Writing
"One of the most controversial issues in EAP curriculum development is the question of whether the focus of instruction should be geared toward general academic instruction or toward discipline-specific features. The work of Magali Paquot shows that there exists a culture of academic literacy signalled by a range of non-technical vocabulary which can be used by undergraduate students in diverse ... Read more

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