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... the group perspective, therefore, it can be seen that there is progress over a period of two years in the use of academic vocabulary from the CEPA essays in March 2003 (Essay 1) to Essay 7 in March 2005, a conclusion supported by ratings of the essays (not included in the present paper) by two IELTS trained examiners. Figure 2 shows the distribution of AWL types, by sub-list, across the 342 essays. To clarify, the largest group of academic words (505 different types) are drawn from sub-list 2, followed by sub-list 1 (309 types), with the lowest contribution coming from sub-lists 8 and 10. ...
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... In learning a new subject at college/university, students need to master the terminology of their field as well as language for academic purposes (Turlik, 2013). They normally meet this vocabulary in the context of reading or listening about their subject, but new terms may also be presented and explained directly; in English teaching, traditionally new vocabulary in textbooks is often presented in the form of lists followed by a gap-fill or matching activity. ...
This article reflects on a tried and tested workflow for vocabulary building using the iPad apps Popplet, Pages and Puppet Pals. It will outline how these apps can be used together to help students brainstorm related lexical items, draw from this vocabulary to create dialogues with guidance from the teacher, and finally to act out these dialogues by choosing characters, props and backdrops, and recording their voices using the unique movie-making app Puppet Pals. This workflow has proven to be successful with female Emirati students completing the Academic Bridge Program at Zayed University, and its student-centered approach to learning is also transferable to other subject areas. Survey results are presented which indicate that this workflow is a motivating and memorable way to develop vocabulary/ concept knowledge.
