The McAlpine EFLAW©
formula is used to
determine the ease of
reading
English text for ESL/EFL (English as a Second/Foreign Language)
readers. This
test calculates the index score of a text sample based
on sentence length and number of short words (i.e., words
that contain three or less characters).
The McAlpine EFLAW© Formula
EFLAW = (W + MW) / S
Where:
| EFLAW |
The index score |
| W |
Number of words |
| MW |
Number of short words |
| S |
Number of sentences |
McAlpine EFLAW© Index Table
| 1-20 |
Very easy to understand |
| 21-25 |
Quite easy to understand |
| 26-29 |
Mildly difficult |
| 30+ |
Very confusing |
Citations
McAlpine,
R. (2004). Global
English for Global Business.
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