Month: August 2014

#CALLabstracts EFL writing revision with blind expert and peer review using a CMC open forum

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This cites “The types and effects of native speakers’ feedback on CMC“ Language, Learning & Technology article. This exploratory computer assisted-language learning (CALL) study used a computer-mediated communication (CMC) interface to allow English as a foreign language (EFL) writing students in classes at two universities to give each other anonymous peer feedback about essay-writing assignments … Read more

Multi-Dimensional Analysis, 25 years on. A tribute to Douglas Biber

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Edited by Tony Berber Sardinha and Marcia Veirano Pinto São Paulo Catholic University Approximately a quarter of a century ago, the Multi-Dimensional (MD) approach—one of the most powerful (and controversial) methods in Corpus Linguistics—saw its first book-length treatment. In its eleven chapters, this volume presents all new contributions covering a wide range of written and … Read more