<div dir="ltr">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Arabic-L: Thu 04 Apr 2013<br>Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <<a href="mailto:dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu" target="_blank">dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu</a>><br>
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1)<br>Date: 04 Apr 2013<br>From:<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">"Familiar, Laila H" <<a href="mailto:laila@austin.utexas.edu" target="_blank">laila@austin.utexas.edu</a>></span><br>
Subject:Needs studies relating vocab to proficiency levels<br>
<br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Dear colleagues,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">I am looking for studies that have researched the Arabic proficiency levels (ACTFL or CEFR) from the standpoint of vocabulary frequency and type of lexical forms expected to be known by learners of AFL at each proficiency level.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Whether the statistical research is based on Parkinson's corpus, other Arabic corpora, or the frequency dictionary published by Buckwalter & Parkinson, I would like to know if there is an estimated number of lexical forms and/or a vocabulary frequency list expected to be known by learners of AFL at each proficiency level.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">You help is much appreciated.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Laila Familiar</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Lecturer of Arabic</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The University of Texas at Austin</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br><div>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
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