ABSTRACT
This chapter examines current research on corpus-based word lists for second language learners of English. It begins with a review of different kinds of corpus-based word lists. After that, it discusses four critical issues drawn from the review: the unit of counting, corpus construction, selection criteria, and the reconceptualization of different kinds of vocabulary. The chapter then discusses how corpus-based word lists can be applied in L2 learning and teaching. Finally, the chapter concludes by pointing out areas of word list studies that deserve further attention, including mid-frequency vocabulary, spoken vocabulary, subject-specific vocabulary, and multiword units. It also emphasizes the importance of combining objective and subjective criteria in word list construction.
