Students who master this NAWL list, along with the Core English 3000 lists, can expect to achieve 97%~98% comprehension in an academic environment.
The New Academic Word List (NAWL) contains over 960 words that occur with the greatest frequency in a general academic setting, such as at high school, university and graduate school.
The NAWL was developed by linguistic scientists Dr. Charles Browne, Dr. Brent Culligan, and Joseph Phillips in 2013.
Beginner – Core 3,000 (1400+ Terms)
Intermediate – Core 3,000 (1500+ Terms)
Advanced – Core 3,000 (700+ Terms)
Phrases and Phrasal Verbs (Most-Used 500+ Terms)
Idioms (Most-Used 300+ Terms)
Casual Conversational English (Phrases and Sentences in Different Scenarios – Top 600+ Terms)
Service Industry English
Business Vocabulary (Beginner to Lower-Intermediate – Top 300+ Terms)
Business Vocabulary (Intermediate to Advanced – Top 300+ Terms)
Slang English (Beginner – Top 300+ Terms)
Slang English (Intermediate to Advanced – Top 600+ Terms)
Dating and Relationship English (Beginner – Top 150+ Terms)
Dating and Relationship English (Intermediate to Advanced – Top 200+ Terms)
TOEIC 450–590 Points
TOEIC 600–790 Points
TOEIC 800–950+ Points
TOEFL iBT 80+ Points
TOEFL iBT 100+ Points