Academic Vocabulary - English Language Learner
What Is Academic Vocabulary?
Academic vocabulary refers to the words that are used in academic discourse, both written and spoken, and that traditionally have been identified from a corpus of academic texts. Some lists of academic vocabulary include an indication of each word or word family’s rate of occurrence in academic texts (e.g., Coxhead, 2000; Zeno, Ivens, Millard, & Duvvuri, 1995).
Definitions of academic vocabulary can differ, depending on the source and context in which the term is used. For the specific purposes of this booklet, we have defined academic vocabulary as “the key words and concepts in the TEKS for English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR) and Mathematics that will help ELLs in grades 5–7
• read and understand text,
• develop subject-matter literacy, and
• demonstrate their knowledge and skills.”
This definition aligns closely with the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) PreK-12 English Language Proficiency Standards (Gottlieb, Carnuccio, Ernst-Slavit, & Katz, 2006). TESOL defines academic language as language that is “used to acquire a new or deeper understanding of content related to the core curriculum areas and communicate that understanding to others; it is the language that students must use to effectively participate in the classroom environment”
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