SEVIGNY Paul    Department   Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University  Center for Language Education    Position   Professor
Language	English
Publication Date	2016/07
Type	Research paper (Academic/Professional Journal)
Title	Vocabulary: Describing the college entrance gap in Japan.
Contribution Type	Joint Work
Journal	APU Journal of Language Research
Volume, Issue, Page	1(July, 2016),pp.18-35
Author and coauthor	Sevigny, P. & Stilp, L.
Details	This study sought to describe the extent to which newly entering college students in Japan are familiar with the most frequent two thousand words of the English language. Participants claimed to know 47% of the 2K General Service List (GSL) and 72% of the 1K GSL, which supports other research that demonstrates the need for interventions that teach high frequency vocabulary in English. Note: The article also provided a list of the "Forgotten 400" high frequency words that could be taught in pre-enrollment English programs.
ISSN	2432-1370