Teaching and Language Corpora (TaLC) conference editions
The Teaching and Language Corpora (TaLC) conference is a biennial event. Here is a list of the editions of the TaLC conference, along with the year and the university where…
Computer Assisted Language Learning at the crossroads of AI and new ecologies for language education
Invited talk : 16th EdukCircle International Convention on Education Studies. The Philippines. May 11, 2024. Abstract Language learning has become extremely diverse and complex since the outbreak of the Internet in…
Data-driven learning in informal contexts? Embracing broad data-driven learning (BDDL) research
Pérez-Paredes, P. (2024) Data-driven learning in informal contexts? Embracing Broad Data-driven learning (BDDL) research. In Crosthwaite, P. (Ed.). Corpora for Language Learning: Bridging the Research-Practice Divide. Routledge. In this chapter,…
Some resources to learn corpus-based discourse analysis
One of my students asked me for some online references to learn more about corpus-based/assisted discourse analysis. Here’s 5 online talks. Obesity in the News: Combining Corpus and Critical Perspectives….
New research on Data-driven language learning March 2023
Allan, R. (2023). Reserved for Research? Normalising Corpus Use for School Teachers. Nordic Journal of English Studies, 22(1). Allan, R., Walker, T., & Langum, V. (2023). Data-driven learning: Tools, approaches, and next…
New publication: An investigation of Chinese EFL learners’ acceptance of mobile dictionaries in English language learning
Zhang,D., Hennessy, S. & Pérez-Paredes, P. (2023) An investigation of Chinese EFL learners’ acceptance of mobile dictionaries in English language learning. Computer Assisted Language Learning, DOI: 10.1080/09588221.2023.2189915 Abstract Although many studies have explored the role…
Exploring Part of Speech (POS)-tag sequences in a large-scale learner corpus of L2 English: A developmental perspective
Abstract This research explores the POS-tag sequences that shape the transition from upper intermediate (B2 CEFR) to near-native proficiency (C2 CEFR) in a corpus of essays (n=32,410) from the Cambridge…
ELT in Chile Podcast Episode 45: Corpus Linguistics with Pascual Pérez-Paredes
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4UlvjDIfBJdCbaOTpkxh7n
5 recent books for language teachers interested in corpus linguistics, DDL & language education
Crosthwaite, P. (Ed.). (2019). Data-driven learning for the next generation: Corpora and DDL for pre-tertiary learners. Routledge. (URL) Jablonkai, R. R., & Csomay, E. (Eds.). (2022). The Routledge Handbook of Corpora and…
Excel text functions
UPPER(cell_reference) LOWER(cell_reference) PROPER(cell_reference) TRIM(text) EXACT(cell_reference1, cell_reference2) The result is True for an exact match or False for no match. FIND(find, within, start_number) where the first two arguments are required. The start_number argument is…
International Doctoral Summer School in Applied Linguistics & TESOL (2023)
Summer School website Registration: https://www.um.edu.mt/events/summerdoctoral2023/registration/ University of Malta Valletta Campus, St Paul StreetValletta VLT 1216, Malta The Centre for English Language Proficiency (CELP) will host a five-day Doctoral Summer School…
Textbooks/introductions/handbooks on corpus linguistics
This is a resource put together by Sydney Corpus Lab URL: Introductions – Sydney Corpus Lab
Video talks on corpus linguistics curated links
Tweet shared by Prof Monika Bednarek
5 recent publications & talks on language learning & technology
An, X., Chai, C. S., Li, Y., Zhou, Y., Shen, X., Zheng, C., & Chen, M. (2022). Modeling English teachers’ behavioral intention to use artificial intelligence in middle schools. Education and…
Bayesian generalized linear mixed models with brms
Video talk by Dr Bodo Winter Part of https://ladal.edu.au/
Structural equation modelling & corpus linguistics
With Tove Larsson and Gregory Hancock Chech this out: Larsson, T., Plonsky, L., & Hancock, G. R. (2021). On the benefits of structural equation modeling for corpus linguists. Corpus linguistics and…
John Sinclair and language theory
The following is an extract form Hunston (2022, p. 256). Hunston, S. (2022). Corpora in applied linguistics. Cambridge University Press. Sinclair made a number of generalisations in the 1980s (Sinclair 1991,…
Free online event “Corpus & applied linguistics research 2022”
–Corpus linguistics and Second Language Acquisition Prof Tony McEnery, University of Lancaster October 5, 18:00 (Madrid time) / 17:00 (UK time) –Who’s in this corpus? Looking at language and identity…