Academic vocabulary

Purpose: To provide an overview as regards the vocabulary to be taught at an academic level.
Thesis: the vocabulary taught at an academic level is a specific one.
Audience: educators who seek to know what kind of vocabulary they should teach at an academic level.

1. Advanced vocabulary
1.1 Core vocabulary
1.1.1 common word forms
1.1.2 their central pattern of usage
1.1.3 possible combinations in which they typically collocate
1.2 Research-process vocabulary
1.2.1 verbs
1.2.2 nouns
1.3 Vocabulary of analysis
1.3.1 high-frequency verbs
1.4 Vocabulary of evaluation
1.4.1 adjectives
1.4.2 adverbs


Reference

Pintos, V. (2008) Unit 1: Building up a community of teachers and prospective researchers. Universidad CAECE: Buenos Aires, Argentina.