Corpora For Language Learning

Author : Guy Aston,Silvia Bernardini,Dominic Stewart
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027222886

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Corpora and Language Learners by Guy Aston,Silvia Bernardini,Dominic Stewart Pdf

Corpus-aided language pedagogy is one of the central application areas of corpus methodologies, and a test bed for theories of language and learning. This volume provides an overview of current trends, offering methodological and theoretical position statements along with results from empirical studies. The relationship between corpora and learning is examined from complementary perspectives — the study of learner language, the didactic use of corpus findings, and the interaction between corpora and their users. Reflections on current theory and technology open and close the volume.With its focus on the learner and the learning setting, Corpora and Language Learners is addressed to corpus linguists with an interest in learner language, applied linguists wishing to expand their understanding of corpora and their pedagogic potential, and language teachers wishing to critically assess the relevance of work in this field. This volume grew out of selected presentations at the 5th Teaching and Language Corpora conference in Bertinoro, Italy.

Author : Sandra Götz,Joybrato Mukherjee
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027262820

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Learner Corpora and Language Teaching by Sandra Götz,Joybrato Mukherjee Pdf

While native corpora and corpus linguistic tools and methods have been used and applied for quite some time in the development of learning and teaching materials, learner corpora are only just beginning to impact the field of language teaching, testing and assessment. This volume helps to close this still existing gap and highlights the great potential of learner corpus research for language pedagogy by presenting a selection of 11 original studies on learner corpora, conducted by established experts as well as by excellent young researchers. The papers included in the volume present new corpora and methods; studies on written as well as spoken learner corpora and on using data-driven learning scenarios in the classroom. All papers include sections on practical and concrete language-pedagogical applications. This volume will be of significant interest to researchers working in corpus linguistics, learner corpus research, second language acquisition and English for Academic and Specific Purposes, as well to language teachers and materials developers.

Author : Ana Frankenberg-Garcia,Guy Aston,Lynne Flowerdew
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781441112026

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New Trends in Corpora and Language Learning by Ana Frankenberg-Garcia,Guy Aston,Lynne Flowerdew Pdf

This book provides an up-to-date snapshot of recent research and developments in the use of corpora for language learning and teaching. It is divided into three parts. Part I focusses on innovative uses of corpora by language teachers and learners. These cover the world's first corpus-based TV program for the teaching of English conversation, as well as corpus-based approaches to the teaching of EAP, cultural studies and translation. Part II focuses on new corpus-based tools for LSP learning. Part III illustrates research findings from corpora consisting of language learner data and discusses their implications for language teaching and learning. It will appeal to scholars in both language teaching and learning and corpus and computational linguistics.

Author : Tony Harris,María Moreno Jaén
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Corpora (Linguistics)
ISBN : 3034305249

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Corpus Linguistics in Language Teaching by Tony Harris,María Moreno Jaén Pdf

"Corpus Linguistics in Language Teaching" are derived from the International Seminar, New Trends in Corpus Linguistics for Language Teaching and Translation Studies: In Honour of John Sinclair, organised jointly by the research projects ADELEX (HUM2007-61766, University of Granada) and ECPC (HUM2005-03756, University Jaume I, Castellon), in Granada on 22--24 September 2008."

Author : Heike Behrens
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027234760

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Corpora in Language Acquisition Research by Heike Behrens Pdf

Corpus research forms the backbone of research on children's language development. Leading researchers in the field present a survey on the history of data collection, different types of data, and the treatment of methodological problems. Morphologically and syntactically parsed corpora allow for the concise explorations of formal phenomena, the quick retrieval of errors, and reliability checks. New probabilistic and connectionist computations investigate how children integrate the multiple sources of information available in the input, and new statistical methods compute rates of acquisition as well as error rates dependent on sample size. Sample analyses show how multi-modal corpora are used to investigate the interaction of discourse and linguistic structure, how cross-linguistic generalizations for acquisition can be formulated and tested, and how individual variation can be explored. Finally, ways in which corpus research interacts with computational linguistics and experimental research are presented.

Author : Lynne Flowerdew
Publisher : Springer
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-15
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781403998934

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Corpora and Language Education by Lynne Flowerdew Pdf

Corpora and Language Education critically examines key concepts and issues in corpus linguistics, with a particular focus on the expanding interdisciplinary nature of the field and the role that written and spoken corpora now play in the fields of professional communication, teacher education, translation studies, lexicography, literature, critical discourse analysis, and forensic linguistics. The book also presents a series of corpus-based case studies illustrating central themes and best practices in the field.

Author : Pascual Pérez-Paredes,Geraldine Mark
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027258496

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Beyond Concordance Lines by Pascual Pérez-Paredes,Geraldine Mark Pdf

In over 30 years of data-driven learning (DDL) research, there has been a growing sophistication in the ways we collect, analyse, and put corpus data to use. This volume takes a three-fold perspective on DDL. It first looks at DDL and its role in informing language learning theory and how it might shed light on the language development process; secondly it addresses how DDL can help us characterise learner language and inform teaching accordingly, and thirdly it showcases practical applications for the use of DDL in classrooms. The contributors to this volume examine a variety of instructional settings and languages across the world. They reflect on theoretical, methodological and classroom implications using both novel and established language learning theories, natural language processing (NLP), longitudinal research designs, and a variety of language learning targets. The present volume is an invitation from some of the leading researchers in DDL to reflect on the research avenues that will define the field in the coming years.

Author : Karin Aijmer
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027223074

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Corpora and Language Teaching by Karin Aijmer Pdf

Articles in this volume discuss the role and effectiveness of corpora and corpus-linguistic techniques for language teaching but also deal with broader issues such as the relationship between corpora and second language teaching and how the different perspectives of foreign language teachers and applied linguists can be reconciled.

Author : Randi Reppen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-22
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521769877

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Using Corpora in the Language Classroom by Randi Reppen Pdf

Explains and illustrates how teachers can use corpora to create classroom materials and activities to address specific class needs. Using Corpora in the Language Classroom shows teachers how to use corpora and corpus tools to expand student learning. Together with its companion website, this teacher-friendly book demystifies corpus linguistics with clear explanations, instructions and examples. It provides the essential knowledge, tools, and skills teachers need to enable students to discover how language is really used. Clear and concise, this volume provides: -An overview of corpus linguistics -Clear explanations of terminology -Tasks and activities that invite readers to interact with the material -Principled instructions for creating classroom materials and activities, including how to create corpora to address specific class needs.

Author : Robert Poole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Corpora (Linguistics)
ISBN : 1474427189

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A Guide to Using Corpora for English Language Learners by Robert Poole Pdf

Author : Gena R. Bennett
Publisher : University of Michigan Press ELT
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Computational linguistics
ISBN : 0472033859

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Using Corpora in the Language Learning Classroom by Gena R. Bennett Pdf

The goal of this book is to make the ideas of corpus linguistics accessible to teachers and, most important, provide ideas, instruction, and opportunities for teachers to use the applications of corpus linguistics in their classrooms. Using Corpora in the Language Learning Classroom is intended for graduate students who are studying applied linguistics or TESOL, for teacher-trainers working with language instructors, and for practicing language teachers who want to better understand corpus linguistics and how to incorporate it into their classroom. The book has three sections: (1) a general introduction to corpus linguistics, which contains a brief look at the theory and principles of corpus linguistics; (2) a section that reviews corpus-influenced materials and commonly used corpora; and (3) a set of corpus-designed activities that rely on several tools (MICASE, COCA, TextSTAT, for example) to teach a variety of language skills. This book does not intend to provide a complete theoretical foundation for corpus linguistics, but it does aim to provide its readers with the basic theoretical underpinnings and tools needed to work with corpora in the classroom in such a way that they are able to more effectively and efficiently help students to acquire a second language.

Author : John McHardy Sinclair
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027222831

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How to Use Corpora in Language Teaching by John McHardy Sinclair Pdf

After decades of being overlooked, corpus evidence is becoming an important component of the teaching and learning of languages. Above all, the profession needs guidance in the practicalities of using corpora, interpreting the results and applying them to the problems and opportunities of the classroom. This book is intensely practical, written mainly by a new generation of language teachers who are acknowledged experts in central aspects of the discipline. It offers advice on what to do in the classroom, how to cope with teachers' queries about language, what corpora to use including learner corpora and spoken corpora and how to handle the variability of language; it reports on some current research and explains how the access software is constructed, including an opportunity for the practitioner to write small but useful programs; and it takes a look into the future of corpora in language teaching.

Author : Sylviane Granger,Joseph Hung,Stephanie Petch-Tyson
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2002-12-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027296238

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Computer Learner Corpora, Second Language Acquisition and Foreign Language Teaching by Sylviane Granger,Joseph Hung,Stephanie Petch-Tyson Pdf

This book takes stock of current research into computer learner corpora conducted both by ELT and SLA specialists. It should be of particular interest to researchers looking to assess its relevance to SLA theory and ELT practice. Throughout the volume, emphasis is also placed on practical, methodological aspects of computer learner corpus research, in particular the contribution of technology to the research process. The advantages and disadvantages of automated and semi-automated approaches are analyzed, the capabilities of linguistic software tools investigated, the corpora (and compilation processes) described in detail. In this way, an important function of the volume is to give practical insight to researchers who may be considering compiling a corpus of learner data or embarking on learner corpus research.The volume is divided into three main sections: • Section 1 gives a general overview of learner corpus research; • Section 2 illustrates a range of corpus-based approaches to interlanguage analysis; • Section 3 demonstrates the direct pedagogical relevance of learner corpus work.

Author : Tony McEnery,Richard Xiao,Yukio Tono
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0415286239

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Corpus-based Language Studies by Tony McEnery,Richard Xiao,Yukio Tono Pdf

Covering the major approaches to the use of corpus data, this work gathers together influential readings from leading names in the discipline, including Biber, Widdowson, Sinclair, Carter and McCarthy.

Author : Agnieszka Leńko-Szymańska,Alex Boulton
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-15
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9789027268716

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Multiple Affordances of Language Corpora for Data-driven Learning by Agnieszka Leńko-Szymańska,Alex Boulton Pdf

In recent years, corpora have found their way into language instruction, albeit often indirectly, through their role in syllabus and course design and in the production of teaching materials and other resources. An alternative and more innovative use is for teachers and students alike to explore corpus data directly as part of the learning process. This volume addresses this latter application of corpora by providing research insights firmly based in the classroom context and reporting on several state-of-the-art projects around the world where learners have direct access to corpus resources and tools and utilize them to improve their control of the language systems and skills or their professional expertise as translators. Its aim is to present recent advances in data-driven learning, addressing issues involving different types of corpora, for different learner profiles, in different ways for different purposes, and using a variety of different research methodologies and perspectives.