Measuring and comparing the readability and vocabulary coverage of CNN, China Post and Taipei Times
This study measured and compared the vocabulary coverage, vocabulary levels and readability of CNN, the China Post and the Taipei Times. It is hoped that this study could provide a more effective and cost-benefit way to assist teachers in choosing suitable texts for vocabulary learning and for reading instruction. It could also offer some information for material developers and programme administrators. The results showed that the three online newspapers, CNN, the China Post and the Taipei Times had a GSL coverage of 77.85%, 7627% and 75.76% respectively and a AWL coverage of 5.54%, 5.83% and 5.57% respectively. Furthermore, the different coverage percentage of the 1st 1,000 GSL, 2nd 1,000 GSL and AWL in each news classification demonstrated its vocabulary focus. Implications for vocabulary course design with the word lists of the 1st 1,000 GSL, 2nd 1,000 GSL and the AWL based on the different news classifications could be applied. From the results of the vocabulary levels examined by BNC word lists, the vocabulary levels of the different news classifications spread from 4,000 words to over 14,000 words. The sequencing of the vocabulary levels of the news classifications provides good reading sources of extensive
Hung, Kai-Ting
Measuring and comparing the readability and vocabulary coverage of CNN, China Post and Taipei Times. This study measured and compared the vocabulary coverage, vocabulary levels and readability of CNN, the China Post and the Taipei Times. It is hoped that this study could provide a more effective and cost-benefit way to assist teachers in choosing suitable texts for vocabulary learning and for reading instruction. It could also offer some information for material developers and programme administrators. The results showed that the three online newspapers, CNN, the China Post and the Taipei Times had a GSL coverage of 77.85%, 7627% and 75.76% respectively and a AWL coverage of 5.54%, 5.83% and 5.57% respectively. Furthermore, the different coverage percentage of the 1st 1,000 GSL, 2nd 1,000 GSL and AWL in each news classification demonstrated its vocabulary focus. Implications for vocabulary course design with the word lists of the 1st 1,000 GSL, 2nd 1,000 GSL and the AWL based on the different news classifications could be applied. From the results of the vocabulary levels examined by BNC word lists, the vocabulary levels of the different news classifications spread from 4,000 words to over 14,000 words. The sequencing of the vocabulary levels of the news classifications provides good reading sources of extensive
measuring compare readability vocabulary coverage china post times study measure compare vocabulary coverage vocabulary level readability china post times hop study could provide effective cost_benefit way assist teacher choose suitable texts vocabulary learn read instruction could also_offer information material developer programme administrator show online newspaper china post times coverage respectively coverage respectively furthermore different coverage percentage news classification demonstrate vocabulary focus vocabulary course design word_list base different news classification could_apply vocabulary level examine bnc word_list vocabulary level different news classification spread word word sequence vocabulary level news classification provide_good reading source extensive