Selection and Grading

Selection and Grading

1. Learnability

   • the more simple
     • the more learnable
   • more similar to mother thongue
     • More learnable.
       • Small set of items
         • Prerequisit for acquisition of a second set
           • need to distinguish between
             • Accuracy
               • Result of a long acquisition process
             • Production
             • Acquisiton
               • Shouln't be delayed because of the outcomes
             • Reception
               • Follows a predeterminate route
                 • First understand
                   • Then produce

2. Utility

   • Frequency
     • More frequenly, More useful
       • Studied with relation to vocabulary
   • Range
     • The frequent an item has.
       • less frequency, limited range
         • wider range, found in more texts
           • Wider range, more useful an item is.
   • Coverage
     • Number of uses an item has
       • Frequency and coverage do not always correspond

3. Needs

   • overrade considerations of frequency
     • Words urgently needed are not high frequency
     • Are analyzable
   • Needs need disctinction
     • High surrender
       • Straightaway use
     • Low surrender
       • Not immediately use

4. Difficulty

   • Structurally complex
     • Judgments are intuitive
       • Regular items are programmed before.
         • Contrast may be necessary for full understanding

5. Teachability

   • Is dependent of
     • Teacher resources
     • Context
     • Method of instruction
   • An item may be easy to teach
     • But hard to learn