DISCUSSION POINTS from http://cte319.pbworks.com/activity+-+intro+to+vocabulary+profiling

• In what way is a vocabulary profiler like a “prism” for lexis?
• Do you think that the same word will always have the same colour (same frequency of use) in different genres?

DISCUSSION POINTS from http://cte319.pbworks.com/activity+-+intro+to+vocabulary+profiling

• Who would score better results in such a test – a native speaker or a non-native speaker? Why?
• Were you surprised by the frequency levels of some words?  Would word frequency vary according to the type of English, e.g., American versus British English?
  
• To what extent would it be good for teachers to develop their sense of word frequency in terms of teaching?