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The UWL
The University Word List (UWL) is a list of vocabulary items common in academic
texts. It is composed of 808 words, divided into 11 levels. This list is
designed to be a list of specialized vocabulary for students who know about
2,000 generally common words and plan to study in an English-language college or
university. Think of it as the most common 800 words in academic texts excluding
the 2,000 words of the General Service List (GSL) (West, 1953). This list is
linked to the GSL. If your students study the GSL, followed by the UWL, there
should be no repetition.
The list is divided into 11 levels. Level 1 has the greatest frequency and
range, level 2 next, etc. The occurrences of the words of the first three levels
is about half of the total occurrences of the entire list. Nation (1990 p.19)
estimates that the words on this list account for 8% of the words in a typical
academic text.
This list was first published in 1984 (Xue and Nation). A new version has been
published and is called the Academic Word List (AWL). Go back to my homepage for
information and a link to the AWL. I'll be taking the UWL and this page off my
site at some point.
The list is posted here separated into levels. In each of the 11 levels the
words are alphabetized and separated by a space. Copied as text, it should be
pretty easy to deal with.
Bibliography:
Nation, I.S.P., 1990, Teaching and Learning Vocabulary, Newbury House, New York
West, 1953, A General Service List of English Words, Longman, London
Xue Guoyi and Nation, I.S.P, 1984, A University Word List, Language Learning and
Communication 3, 2:215-229
John Bauman's homepage
The UWL
The University Word List (UWL) is a list of vocabulary items common in academic
texts. It is composed of 808 words, divided into 11 levels. This list is
designed to be a list of specialized vocabulary for students who know about
2,000 generally common words and plan to study in an English-language college or
university. Think of it as the most common 800 words in academic texts excluding
the 2,000 words of the General Service List (GSL) (West, 1953). This list is
linked to the GSL. If your students study the GSL, followed by the UWL, there
should be no repetition.
The list is divided into 11 levels. Level 1 has the greatest frequency and
range, level 2 next, etc. The occurrences of the words of the first three levels
is about half of the total occurrences of the entire list. Nation (1990 p.19)
estimates that the words on this list account for 8% of the words in a typical
academic text.
This list was first published in 1984 (Xue and Nation). A new version has been
published and is called the Academic Word List (AWL). Go back to my homepage for
information and a link to the AWL. I'll be taking the UWL and this page off my
site at some point.
The list is posted here separated into levels. In each of the 11 levels the
words are alphabetized and separated by a space. Copied as text, it should be
pretty easy to deal with.
Bibliography:
Nation, I.S.P., 1990, Teaching and Learning Vocabulary, Newbury House, New York
West, 1953, A General Service List of English Words, Longman, London
Xue Guoyi and Nation, I.S.P, 1984, A University Word List, Language Learning and
Communication 3, 2:215-229