Abstract
This paper aimed to reveal the level of vocabulary required for comprehension of 95% and 98% of texts given in the reading part of the English test (EIT) taken by high-schoolers in Ukraine in order to enter universities. The results showed that around 8,000 most frequent English words are needed to be known to achieve comprehension of 98% of the texts. The figures provided in the research could potentially help raise Ukrainian ELT teachers’ awareness in developing an English curriculum. Moreover, the results support the suggestion made by Nation (2006), that vocabulary of about 8,000 most frequent words is needed for comprehension of authentic texts.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0938/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
Highlights
Most people in Ukraine are convinced that higher education is essential for getting special skills required for the field they wish to work in in the future
Each university may require a different set of External Independent Testing (EIT) (e.g., Faculty of Economics of N University requires EIT results in Ukrainian language and literature and Mathematics; the Faculty of Foreign Languages of NN university requires EIT results in Ukrainian language and literature, Ukrainian history, and English)
The results suggested that junior high school students would need to know the first 1000 words of New General Service Lists (NGSL) to have coverage of 98.11% of the reading texts used for the examinations
Summary
Most people in Ukraine are convinced that higher education is essential for getting special skills required for the field they wish to work in in the future. The number of high schoolers who wish to continue studying and get into universities is significant. A while ago, each higher education facility used to hold its entrance examinations. External Independent Testing (EIT) is required to enter a university. The date, time, and contents for EIT in each subject are the same for all of the examinees in the country. Receiving high scores is the goal of each examinee, as it gives them a chance for tuition-free higher education in public universities
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