Abstract
This study aims to find out the frequency word lists in the TED talks in the education field as well as the comparison of the language used by native speakers (NS) and non-native speakers (NNS). The researcher collected four transcripts (two from NS and the others two from NNS) from the TED talks. AntConc is the main software that would be used to investigate the frequency word lists. Data collection includes two steps: (1) collecting the four transcripts of TED talks and (2) listing top 10, 20, and 100 frequency word lists of TED talks corpus of NS and NNS, separately. The findings found that both speakers usually use functional words more than content words. However, content words play a pivotal role in making a full meaning sentence. 
 
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Highlights
A corpus is “a collection of authentic language either written or spoken, which has been complied for a particular purpose” (Flowerdew, 2011, p.3)
In order to bridge the research gaps, the current study investigates the frequency word lists in the TED talks among native and non-native speakers in education field, which has not been conducted by the previous studies
This part presents the word frequency lists analyzed by AntConc that the researcher collected from the TED talks videos
Summary
A corpus is “a collection of authentic language either written or spoken, which has been complied for a particular purpose” (Flowerdew, 2011, p.3) (as cited in Sinclair, 1991; Stubbs, 1996; Biber et al, 1998; Hunston, 2002). Learners could learn language in the real and rich material resource under this framework (McCarthy, 2001; Reppen, 2009). Hieu Manh Do A CORPUS-BASED STUDY ON THE EDUCATION-RELATED TED TALKS BETWEEN NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS compare the language used by native and non-native speakers according to the frequency word lists analysis. The first section analyzed the frequency word lists in TED talks of native speakers and non-native speakers, separately. The second part categorized the differences in the language used by native and non-native speakers when they made a speech. It is hoped that the findings might help students, especially, EFL Vietnamese learners understand how English language is used and delivered in the real contexts between native and non-native English speakers
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