Abstract
Academic vocabulary, otherwise known as Academic Word List or AWL is a part of core vocabulary in English medium education, crucial to both understanding of textbooks and academic writing. While much has been written about this group of words, little is known about how Chinese learners studying at English medium universities use these words. This paper focuses on the AWL related errors found in a corpus of final year projects of Chinese students at an English medium university. In particular, it discusses the most common error type, which pertains to word form, its possible causes and implications for the teaching practice. Instruction, in addition to the first language transfer seems to be among the most likely causes. Focus on contextualized attention to word form as part and parcel of vocabulary learning is indicated for the teaching practice.
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