The short answer to this question is 'it depends what you want to do'. For most of you, one of the main reasons (if not the main reason) for learning English is to be able to study effectively in your second language at school, college and university. And your studies will naturally require you to read, write and listen to a lot of 'academic language'. But what is academic English? It's partly about the grammar we use in essays and textbooks, and partly about how we organise our writing. But it's also very much about the vocabulary we use in this kind of writing.
What would really help would be if someone could tell us what the most common words found in academic English are.... Luckily for us, someone has done exactly that!
The list is called the 'Academic Word List' and I think it might be one of the most important resources you'll ever find for helping you get on in your studies.
Watch this video for more info:
http://screencast.com/t/csn3WjGBH9Ed
Alternatively, follow this link straight to the list:
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