Abstract
This corpus-based lexical study aimed to explore the use of words in Coxhead (2000) Academic Word List (AWL) in academic journal articles in the field of Islamic studies. Around 472,621 word corpus, called the Islamic Academic Research Articles (IARA) corpus, was created for this study. The corpus consisted of 66 research articles written in English that were published in more than 10 different Islamic academic journals. Authentic and academic research articles written on Islam, and from Islamic perspectives, covering a wide range of topics, were selected. The study found that the most frequent 317 AWL words which occurred in the IARA corpus was only 56% of Coxhead’s AWL of 570 words. This finding points to the need for a special AWL for students. Findings suggest the need to produce field-specific academic word lists incorporating all frequent academic lexical items necessary for the expression of the rhetoric of the specific research area. Findings also revealed that some of the words which were found in the present study were not found in Coxhead’s Academic Word List. This suggests that vocabulary needs of students in Islamic studies are characteristically different from those of students in other disciplines.
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Summary
Malaysia is a developing country and needs to compete in a global era to achieve a developed nation level ahead of Vision 2020. Employees who are required to meet the needs of employers and the industrial sector are academically and technically qualified but include the mastery of other skills such as problem solving skills, critical thinking skills and creative, technological use and communication skills. The statement by AC Nielsen (ACNielsen, 2000) found that employers are more concerned with creative skills, natural abilities, communication, problem solving and group collaboration in finding potential employees. The impact of global developments on the industry and the sectors of employment reflects the increasing demand for labor that is qualified and knowledgeable, but the mastery of employment skills and the use of information and communications technology is emphasized (Mohamad et al, 2009). With the upsurge in demand for highly knowledgeable and highly skilled workforce affects the increased competition among graduates to obtain a suitable place in the employment sector. The impact of competition will bring unemployment problems among graduates
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