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Table 3.2 Target word rate and target word repetition rate <strong>of</strong> the sixteen texts
Number Number <strong>of</strong> Number <strong>of</strong> Rate <strong>of</strong> Number <strong>of</strong> Rate <strong>of</strong>
<strong>of</strong> texts total running target words target exposed exposed
words in
words target target
each text
words words
1 1785 43 2.4% 23 53%
2 1410 48 3.4% 30 63%
3 1864 51 2.7% 17 33%
4 1360 24 1.7% 4 16%
5 2270 48 2.1% 21 44%
6 1818 34 1.8% 16 47%
7 2145 39 1.8% 19 49%
8 2160 39 1.8% 16 41%
9 2539 49 1.9% 28 57%
10 2474 37 1.5% 13 35%
11 2011 29 1.5% 14 48%
12 2341 50 2.1% 34 68%
13 1301 24 1.8% 14 58%
14 1262 16 1.3% 5 31%
15 1762 31 1.7% 8 26%
16 2370 44 1.8% 31 70%
Average 1.9% 46%
Note: Rate <strong>of</strong> target words= Number <strong>of</strong> target words / Number <strong>of</strong> total running words in each text
Rate <strong>of</strong> exposed target words= Number <strong>of</strong> exposed target words / Number <strong>of</strong> target words
Table 3.3 Distribution <strong>of</strong> target words in the sixteen reading texts
Number <strong>of</strong> Number <strong>of</strong> target word exposure Number <strong>of</strong> target
Groups
words
1 Words appearing 1-2 times 151
2 Words appearing 3-4 times 43
3 Words appearing 5-6 times 13
4 Words appearing 7-8 times 4
5 Words appearing more than 9 times 12
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