The Academic Word List

A very nice person in Holland has created a beautiful guide to help you study and learn words on the Academic Word List. Look at the page which you can find here: http://www.intuitproject.nl/uploads/media/Lesbrief_pilotAWL_UvT.doc

then try to answer the following questions:

1. Why is trying to learn long lists of vocabulary 'by heart' difficult?

2. What are the advantages of using the Academic Word List (AWL)?

3. How many words are there on the list and where do they come from?

4. What is the difference between the AWL Highlighter and the AWL Gapmaker?

5. Try Copying and Pasting your introduction into the Highlighter and submitting it on level 10 - how many of your words are on the list? Do you repeat the same word a lot?

Have a look at the 4 links at the top of this page for more ideas and information...