"Essential Academic Vocabulary: Mastering The Complete Academic Word List" teaches students the 570 words of the Academic Word List. Knowing these words and their derivatives boosts student confidence and success in all academic disciplines. Mastery of the Academic Word List will help students understand their lectures, read academic textbooks, and write term papers. It will also help students prepare for the next-generation TOEFL. "Essential Academic Vocabulary: Mastering The Complete Academic Word List" introduces 30 to 40 new vocabulary items and word forms in each chapter and contextualizes them through readings chosen from actual college textbooks in various disciplines. Accompanying exercises give students practice using academic vocabulary in college writing and speaking.