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Academic Word List (AWL) 10 sublists – the most frequent words used in academic texts
https://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/academicwordlist/most-frequent
AWL highlighter and gapfill activities
https://www.eapfoundation.com/vocab/academic/highlighter/
How many words from sublist 1 can you find?Evidence-based practice can be defined as an approach based particularly on the use of the best available scientific evidence in order to support clinical practice (Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group 1992, cited in Culham 1998, p.65). This method emerged in medicine and was first introduced as ‘evidence-based medicine’ in 1992 by a team of doctors at the University of McMaster in Canada (Herbert et al, 2005; Law & MacDermid, 2008). Since then, many health care professions, including physiotherapy, have tried to incorporate this approach to their clinical practice (Dawes et al. 2005).
Evidence-based practice can be defined as an approach based particularly on the use of the best available scientific evidence in order to support clinical practice (Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group 1992, cited in Culham 1998, p.65). This method emerged in medicine and was first introduced as ‘evidence-based medicine’ in 1992 by a team of doctors at the University of McMaster in Canada (Herbert et al, 2005; Law & MacDermid, 2008). Since then, many health care professions, including physiotherapy, have tried to incorporate this approach to their clinical practice (Dawes et al. 2005).
Self study website
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Different types of collocation
noun + noun
noun + preposition
verb + noun
verb + preposition
adjective + noun
verb + adverb
preposition + noun
emerge from
financial crisis
interest rate
in advance
rise sharply
observe behaviour
increase in
Different types of collocation
noun + noun noun + preposition verb + noun verb + preposition adjective + noun verb + adverb preposition + noun
interest rate (an) increase inobserve behaviouremerge fromfinancial crisisrise sharplyin advance
Using collocationsWord:
• problem (noun)
Adjectives used with the word:
• fundamental, major, real, serious
Verbs used with the word
• face, solve, create, pose
• pose a major problem
• solve a fundamental problem
• face a real problem
• create a serious problem
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Identify the collocations
Today most psychologists agree not only that both nature and nurture play important roles but
that they interact continuously to guide development. For example, we shall see that the
development of many personality traits, such as sociability and emotional stability, appear to be
influenced about equally by heredity and environment; similarly, we shall see that psychiatric
illnesses can have both genetic and environmental determinants.
Atkinson, R.L., Atkinson, R.C., Smith, E.E., Bem, D.J. & Nolen-Hoeksema, S., 1999. Hilgard’s Introduction to
Psychology. California, CA: Wadsworth Pub Co.
Notice the collocations
Today most psychologists agree not only that both nature and nurture play
important roles but that they interact continuously to guide development. For
example, we shall see that the development of many personality traits, such as
sociability and emotional stability, appear to be influenced about equally by
heredity and environment; similarly, we shall see that psychiatric illnesses can
have both genetic and environmental determinants. Atkinson, R.L., Atkinson, R.C., Smith, E.E., Bem, D.J. & Nolen-Hoeksema, S., 1999. Hilgard’s Introduction to
Psychology. California, CA: Wadsworth Pub Co.
Academic Collocations List (ACL)• https://www.eapfoundation.com/vocab/academic/acl/
• Find academic collocations in an extract of your own work
Verb + pressure/doubt/opportunity + prepositionTom’s family are putting pressure … him to accept the job offer.
There is great pressure … the UN to take action.
The government is coming under pressure … hold a public enquiry into the alleged corruption of some ministers.
I have no doubts at all … the new PA’s ability to do the job.
Some people have expressed serious doubts … the government’s economic policy.
There are still some doubts … the applicant’s suitability for a senior position.
I am delighted to have the opportunity … present my ideas to such a distinguished audience.
There are now more opportunities … Eastern Europeans to find work in Western Europe.
I’d like to take this opportunity … thank you for your help in this matter.
Verb + pressure/doubt/opportunity + prepositionTom’s family are putting pressure on him to accept the job offer.
There is great pressure on the UN to take action.
The government is coming under pressure to hold a public enquiry into the alleged corruption of some ministers.
I have no doubts at all about the new PA’s ability to do the job.
Some people have expressed serious doubts about the government’s economic policy.
There are still some doubts about the applicant’s suitability for a senior position.
I am delighted to have the opportunity to present my ideas to such a distinguished audience.
There are now more opportunities for Eastern Europeans to find work in Western Europe.
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your help in this matter.
Verb + noun + prepositionThe team are having a lot of trouble … the new software.
There is a widening gap … rich and poor countries.
Tariffs on agricultural products have a major impact/influence … farmers in the developing world.
There is a great deal of concern … the continuing drought in parts of Africa.
Another dry winter could have a serious effect … this year’s harvest.
Some people fail to see a connection … subsidies to farmers in the West and poverty in the developing world.
Doing business directly … the people producing the goods is more cost-effective.
Verb + noun + prepositionThe team are having a lot of trouble with the new software.
There is a widening gap between rich and poor countries.
Tariffs on agricultural products have a major impact/influence on farmers in the developing world.
There is a great deal of concern over the continuing drought in parts of Africa.
Another dry winter could have a serious effect on this year’s harvest.
Some people fail to see a connection between subsidies to farmers in the West and poverty in the developing world.
Doing business directly with the people producing the goods is more cost-effective.
Task
Put an extract from your work into ‘Highlighter’
How many words are from the AWL?
Can you identify any words which are not academic? Can you find academic synonyms for those words?
Task Look at a partner’s work
Identify words from Sublists 1 and 2
Identify words which are not academic Try to find more academic synonyms for those words
Identify strong collocations
Are they accurate? academic?