Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2020.20.10.679

Vocabulary Analysis of Listening and Reading Texts in 2020 EBS-linked Textbooks and CSAT  

Kang, Dongho (서울과학기술대학교)
Publication Information
The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.20, no.10, 2020 , pp. 679-687 More about this Journal
Abstract
The present study aims to investigate lexical coverage of BNC (British National Corpus) word lists and 2015 Basic Vocabulary of Ministry of Education in 2020 EBS-linked textbooks and CSAT. For the data analysis, AntWordProfiler was used to find lexical coverage and frequency. The findings showed that Students can understand 95% of the tokens with a vocabulary of BNC 3,000 and 4,000 word-families in 2020 EBS-linked listening and reading books respectively. 98% can be understood with 4,000 word-families in the EBS-linked listening book while the same lexical coverage can be covered with 8,000 word-families in the EBS-linked reading textbook. By the way, 95% of the tokens can be understood with 2,000 and 4,000 word-families in 2020 CSAT listening and reading tests respectively, while 98% requires 4,000 and 7,000 word-families in the 2020 listening and reading tests respectively. In summary, students should understand more words in 2020 EBS-linked textbooks than in 2020 CSAT tests confirming Kim's (2016) findings. In summary, students should understand more words in 2020 EBS-linked textbooks than in 2020 CSAT tests.
Keywords
Lexical coverage; BNC word lists; 2015 Basic Vocabulary; EBS-linked textbooks; Listening & Reading; AntWordProfiler; 2020 CSAT;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 B. Laufer, "Lexical Thresholds for Reading Comprehension: What They Are and How They Can Be Used for Teaching Purposes," TESOL Quarterly, Vol.47, No.4, pp.867-372, 2013.   DOI
2 S. Webb and M. Rodgers. "The Lexical Coverage of Movies," Applied Linguistics, Vol.30, No.3, pp.407-427, 2009.   DOI
3 D. Hirsh and P. Nation, "What Vocabulary Size Is Needed to Read Unsimplified Texts for Pleasure?," Reading in a Foreign Language, Vol.8, No.2, pp.689-696, 1992.
4 M. Hu and P. Nation, "Unknown Vocabulary Density and Reading Comprehension," Reading in a Foreign Language, Vol.13, No.1, pp.403-430, 2000.
5 H. van Zeeland and N. Schmitt, "Lexical Coverage in L1 and L2 Listening Comprehension: The Same or Different from Reading Comprehension?," Applied Linguistics, Vol.34, No.4, pp.457-479, 2013.   DOI
6 Ministry of Education. English Curriculum, 2015.
7 P. Nation, "How Large a Vocabulary is Needed for Reading and Listening?," Canadian Modern Language Review, Vol.63, No.1, pp.58-82, 2006.   DOI
8 S. Webb and J. Macalister. "Is Text Written for Children Useful for L2 Extensive Reading?," TESOL Quarterly, Vol.47, No.2, pp.300-322, 2013.   DOI
9 B. Laufer, "What percentage of text-lexis is essential for comprehension?," In C. Lauren, & M. Nordman (Eds.), Special language: From humans thinking to thinking machines, pp.316-323, Bristol, Uk: Multilingual Matters, 1989.
10 G. H. Cho, A corpus-based analysis of the vocabulary level of EBS CSAT books and high school English textbooks, Master's Thesis, Yonsei University, 2013.
11 M. W. Choi, Corpus-based Lexical Analysis of the National English Curriculum, College Scholastic Ability Test, and EBS Textbooks, Master's Thesis, Korea National University of Education, 2019.
12 B. Laufer and G. Ravenhorst-Kalovski. "Lexical Threshold Revisited: Lexical Text Coverage, Learners' Vocabulary Size and Reading Comprehension," Reading in a Foreign Language, Vol.22, No.1, pp.15-30, 2010.
13 N. Schmitt, X. Jiang, and W. Grabe. "The Percentage of Words Known in a Text and Reading Comprehension," The Modern Language Journal, Vol.95, No.1, pp.26-43, 2011.   DOI
14 W. Bonk, "Second language lexical knowledge and listening comprehension," International Journal of Listening, Vol.14, No.1, pp.14-31, 2000.   DOI
15 S. Webb and M. Rodgers, "Vocabulary Demands of Television Programs," Language Learning, Vol.59, No.2, pp.335-366, 2009.   DOI
16 M. West, A General Service List of English Words, London: Longman, Green & Co, 1953.
17 Ministry of Education, Foreign Languages Curriculum, Vol.1, 1997.
18 Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development, Foreign Languages Curriculum, Vol.1, 2007.
19 Ministry of Education, Science, & Technology. English Curriculum, 2011.
20 D. H. Kim, A Corpus-based Comparative Analysis of Lexical Difficulty in the English Test for College Scholastic Ability Tests and EBS English Books, Master's Thesis, Pusan National University, 2016.
21 A. Coxhead, "A New Academic Word List," TESOL Quarterly, Vol.34, No.2, pp.213-238, 2000.   DOI
22 F. Tegge. "The Lexical Coverage of Popular Songs in English Language Teaching," System, Vol.67, pp.87-98, 2017.   DOI