چکیده:
The present study aimed to investigate the use of the first 1000 most frequent
words in the West’s (1953) General Service List (GSL) at beginner level of
different textbooks used to instruct English language in EFL settings. The
textbooks used for this study were English Time published by Oxford press for
children, Connect published by Cambridge press appropriate for teenagers, Top
Notch published by Pearson Longman for adults, American English File
published by Oxford for adults, American Headway published by Oxford for
adults, Family and Friends published by Oxford for children, Interchange third
edition published by Cambridge for adults, English Result published by Oxford
for adults, and finally Touchstone published by Cambridge for adults. The results
of the study showed that in books for children, at least 8.7 percent of the GSL
words were used. In Connect, which was designed for teenagers, 39 percent of
the words mentioned in west’s GSL were used. In addition, in all textbooks
provided for adults, at least 43 percent of the GSL words were covered. Indeed,
different textbooks had quite varying numbers of words and GSL words. For
example, books for adult and teenager learners had higher numbers of words than
the books which were designed for children. The results carry some implications
for materials writers and textbook practitioners.
خلاصه ماشینی:
"Keywords: textbook, beginner, General Service List (GSL), number of words, percentage of words Introduction Vocabulary is central to language acquisition, whether one is learning a first or a second language.
The following paper is intended to evaluate the use of vocabulary in some textbooks; the author is going to find out how the first 1000 most frequent words from West's (1953) General Service List (GSL) are used in beginner textbooks.
The textbooks used for this study were English Time published by Oxford press for children, Connect published by Cambridge press appropriate for teenagers, Top Notch published by Pearson Longman for adults, American English File published by Oxford for adults, American Headway published by Oxford for adults, Family and Friends published by Oxford for children, Interchange third edition published by Cambridge for adults, English Result published by Oxford for adults, and finally Touchstone published by Cambridge for adults.
The textbooks used for this study were English Time published by Oxford press for children, Connect published by Cambridge press appropriate for teenagers, Top Notch published by Pearson Longman for adults, American English File published by Oxford for adults, American Headway published by Oxford for adults, Family and Friends published by Oxford for children, Interchange third edition published by Cambridge for adults, English Result published by Oxford for adults, and finally Touchstone published by Cambridge for adults.
English Result showing the maximum number of GSL words among the textbooks studied in this paper includes 528 words that are mentioned in the GSL list which gives this book the highest percentage of coverage that equals 52."