Transcription of The Academic Word List - edX
1 The Academic Word List The Academic Word List (AWL) was released in the year 2000 by Averil Coxhead from the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. The list contains 570 word families which were selected by analysing a corpus of millions of words from over 400 Academic texts . words were taken from 28 different Academic subject areas within the disciplines of Arts, Commerce, Law and Science, so they are relevant for all areas of Academic study.
2 The list of 570 words was then divided into ten sublists, with the most frequent 60 words in Sublist 1, to the least frequent words in Sublist 10. The list excludes the most frequent 2000 words of English. The AWL was developed to provide learners of Academic English to target their vocabulary development for all Academic disciplines. It was primarily made so that it could be used by teachers as part of a program preparing learners for tertiary level study or used by students working alone to learn the words most needed to study at tertiary institutions.
3 The complete list (below) has the headwords (the most common form of the word family) for all 570 words , and includes the sublist (1 10) that it comes from. We have provided you with handouts which contain exercises based on each of the ten sublists. They have been designed to help you develop your vocabulary of these words . For detail on the development and evaluation of the AWL, see Coxhead, Averil (2000) A New Academic Word List. TESOL Quarterly, 34(2): 213 238. abandon 8 abstract6academy 5access 4 accommodate9accompany 8accumulate 8 accurate6achieve 2acknowledge 6 acquire2adapt 7adequate 4 adjacent10adjust 5administrate 2 adult7advocate 7affect 2 aggregate6aid 7albeit 10 allocate6alter 5alternative 3 ambiguous8amend 5analogy 9 analyse1annual 4anticipate 9 apparent4append 8appreciate 8 approach1appropriate 2approximate 4 arbitrary8area 1 aspect 2 assemble10assess 1assign 6 assist2assume 1assure 9 attach6attain 9attitude 4 attribute4author 6authority 1
4 Automate8available 1aware 5 behalf9benefit 1bias 8 bond6brief 6bulk 9 capable6capacity 5category 2 cease9challenge 5channel 7 chapter2chart 8chemical 7 circumstance3cite 6civil 4 clarify8classic 7clause 5 code4coherent 9coincide 9 collapse10colleague 10commence 9 comment3commission 2commit 4 commodity8communicate 4community 2 compatible9compensate 3compile 10 complement8complex 2component 3 compound5comprehensive 7comprise 7 compute2conceive 10concentrate 4 concept1conclude 2concurrent 9 conduct2confer 4confine 9 confirm7conflict 5conform 8 consent3consequent 2considerable 3 consist1constant 3constitute 1 constrain3construct 2consult 5 consume2contact 5contemporary 8 context1contract 1contradict 8 contrary7contrast 4contribute 3 controversy9convene 3 converse 9 convert7convince 10cooperate 6 coordinate3core 3corporate 3 correspond3couple 7create 1 credit2criteria 3crucial 8 culture2currency 8cycle 4 data1debate 4decade 7 decline5deduce 3define 1 definite7demonstrate 3denote 8
5 Deny7depress 10derive 1 design2despite 4detect 8 deviate8device 9devote 9 differentiate7dimension 4diminish 9 discrete5discriminate 6displace 8 display6dispose 7distinct 2 distort9distribute 1diverse 6 document3domain 6domestic 4 dominate3draft 5drama 8 duration9dynamic 7economy 1 edit6element 2eliminate 7 emerge4emphasis 3empirical 7 enable5encounter 10energy 5 enforce5enhance 6enormous 10 ensure3entity 5environment 1 equate2equip 7equivalent 5 erode9error 4establish 1 estate6estimate 1ethic 9 ethnic4evaluate 2eventual 8 evident1evolve 5exceed 6 exclude3exhibit 8expand 5 expert6explicit 6 exploit 8 export1expose 5external 5 extract7facilitate 5factor 1 feature2federal 6fee 6 file7final 2finance 1 finite7flexible 6fluctuate 8 focus2format 9formula 1 forthcoming10foundation 7found 9 framework3function 1fund 3 fundamental5furthermore 6gender 6 generate5generation 5globe 7 goal4grade 7grant 4 guarantee7guideline 8hence 4 hierarchy7highlight 8hypothesis 4 identical7identify 1ideology 7
6 Ignorance6illustrate 3image 5 immigrate3impact 2implement 4 implicate4implicit 8imply 3 impose4incentive 6incidence 6 incline10income 1incorporate 6 index6indicate 1individual 1 induce8inevitable 8infer 7 infrastructure8inherent 9inhibit 6 initial3initiate 6injure 2 innovate7input 6insert 7 insight9inspect 8instance 3 institute2instruct 6integral 9 integrate4integrity 10intelligence 6 intense8interact 3intermediate 9 internal4interpret 1interval 6 intervene7intrinsic 10 invest 2 investigate4invoke 10involve 1 isolate7issue 1item 2 job4journal 2justify 3 label4labour 1layer 3 lecture6legal 1legislate 1 levy10liberal 5licence 5 likewise10link 3locate 3 logic5maintain 2major 1 manipulate8manual 9margin 5 mature9maximise 3mechanism 4 media7mediate 9medical 5 medium9mental 5method 1 migrate6military 9minimal 9 minimise8minimum 6ministry 6 minor3mode 7modify 5 monitor5motive 6mutual 9 negate3network 5neutral 6 nevertheless6nonetheless 10norm 9 normal2notion 5notwithstanding 10 nuclear8objective
7 5obtain 2 obvious4occupy 4occur 1 odd10offset 8ongoing 10 option4orient 5outcome 3 output4overall 4overlap 9 overseas6panel 10paradigm 7 paragraph8parallel 4parameter 4 participate2partner 3passive 9 perceive2percent 1period 1 persist10perspective 5phase 4 phenomenon7philosophy 3 physical 3 plus8policy 1portion 9 pose10positive 2potential 2 practitioner8precede 6precise 5 predict4predominant 8preliminary 9 presume6previous 2primary 2 prime5principal 4principle 1 prior4priority 7proceed 1 process1professional 4prohibit 7 project4promote 4proportion 3 prospect8protocol 9psychology 5 publication7publish 3purchase 2 pursue5qualitative 9quote 7 radical8random 8range 2 ratio5rational 6react 3 recover6refine 9regime 4 region2register 3regulate 2 reinforce8reject 5relax 9 release7relevant 2reluctance 10 rely3remove 3require 1 research1reside 2resolve 4 resource2respond 1restore 8 restrain9restrict 2retain 4 reveal6revenue 5reverse 7 revise8revolution 9rigid 9 role1route 9scenario 9
8 Schedule8scheme 3scope 6 section1sector 1secure 2 seek2select 2sequence 3 series4sex 3shift 3 significant1similar 1 simulate 7 site2so-called 10sole 7 somewhat7source 1specific 1 specify3sphere 9stable 5 statistic4status 4straightforward 10 strategy2stress 4structure 1 style5submit 7subordinate 9 subsequent4subsidy 6substitute 5 successor7sufficient 3sum 4 summary4supplement 9survey 2 survive7suspend 9sustain 5 symbol5tape 6target 5 task3team 9technical 3 technique3technology 3temporary 9 tense8terminate 8text 2 theme8theory 1thereby 8 thesis7topic 7trace 6 tradition2transfer 2transform 6 transit5transmit 7transport 6 trend5trigger 9ultimate 7 undergo10underlie 6undertake 4 uniform8unify 9unique 7 utilise6valid 3vary 1 vehicle8version 5via 8 violate9virtual 8visible 7 vision9visual 8volume 3 voluntary7welfare 5whereas 5 whereby10widespread 8
