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Anthony Schmidt summarizes a 2017 study by U. Nurmukhamedov on the lexical coverage of TED Talks and how much vocabulary a person needs to know in order to understand their content. His takeaway: "TED Talks offer a powerful language learning tool and have a number of benefits. There are many ways to use TED Talks for intensive and extensive language learning, but, as this study indicates, having a large vocabulary is essential if learners are going to get any use out of these talks. I would recommend using short excerpts and scaffolding instruction to learn important vocabulary (and pronunciation) before moving on to other listening- and meaning-based activities."

Read the research summary at http://www.eltresearchbites.com/201805-how-much-does-your-ted-talk-vocabulary-coverage-and-ted-talks/