Book: Knowledge-based Vocabulary Lists
Chapter: The Need for Knowledge-based Vocabulary Lists (KVL)
Blurb:
Chapter 1 outlines the need for, and rationale behind, the development of the Knowledge-based Vocabulary Lists (KVL). A brief history of the usefulness of word lists in second language pedagogy is followed by a discussion of the merits and shortcomings of frequency-based lists in predicting English language learners’ word knowledge. Empirically derived lists based on actual learner knowledge are contended to provide additional valuable insight for pedagogical purposes.