Academic Vocabulary of Chilean Textbooks: Analysis of the Words Common to the 4 Core Disciplines of Schooling

This study aimed to explore the vocabulary of Chilean textbooks from 4 disciplines and 12 educational levels, analyzing how words are distributed by discipline, school level, degree of polyvalence and disciplinary specialization. From an initial corpus of 2.6 million words, common words to the 4 sub...

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Autores: Aravena, Soledad, Quiroga, Riva, Villegas, Felipe
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/32954
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/lexis/article/view/32954
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:vocabulario académico
textos escolares
disciplinas escolares
academic vocabulary
textbooks
school disciplines
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Sumario:This study aimed to explore the vocabulary of Chilean textbooks from 4 disciplines and 12 educational levels, analyzing how words are distributed by discipline, school level, degree of polyvalence and disciplinary specialization. From an initial corpus of 2.6 million words, common words to the 4 subjects were extracted to form a list of academic vocabulary. The results indicate that these words increase in frequency at higher levels and are distributed according to the more humanistic or more scientific nature of the subjects and their nature more focused on content or skills. The study concludes by highlighting the importance of examining this vocabulary in order to promote its teaching throughout the entire school trajectory.