Some notes #AAAL2018 colloquium on constructions in Applied Linguistics

    Constructions in Applied Linguistics: Innovation and Application of Corpus-based Construction Grammar Sun, March 25, 8:00 to 11:15am, Sheraton Grand Chicago, Colorado Room Ute Roemer, Georgia State University Abstract This paper presents findings from a large-scale corpus study on the development of verb patterns in second language (L2) learners of English. It follows the … Read more

EGP: investigating patterns of learner grammar development AAAL 2018 Chicago

  The English Grammar Profile: investigating patterns of learner grammar development Anne O´Keeffe, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick –  Geraldine Mark, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick –  Pascual Pérez-Paredes, University of Cambridge Check out our handout here. Weblinks The CEFR: http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/cefr/ The English Grammar Profile: http://www.englishprofile.org/english-grammar-profile/egp-online Cambridge Learner Corpus: https://www.sketchengine.co.uk/cambridge-learner-corpus/ Sketch Engine universal … Read more

#CFP #deadline extended edited book focusing on use of corpora for data-driven learning with young learners

  Call for chapters for an edited book focusing on the use of corpora for data-driven learning (DDL, Johns, 1991) with young (i.e. pre-tertiary) learners. DDL, despite being a feature of corpora and language learning research for some time, has really taken off as a viable methodological approach in the last decade due to innovations … Read more

La mera expresión de la opinión es un acto casi revolucionario

  Pensiones insuficientes, corrupción política, demagogia, utilización partidista de problemas que afectan a grandes sectores de nuestra sociedad, micro indignaciones diarias, ….Francamente, la realidad mediática es deprimente. La polarización existente en el discurso de los políticos, que no discurso político, hace que el ambiente en el que se desarrolla nuestro día a día sea irrespirable. Opinar … Read more

Currently, number 1 on my wish (dream) list: free app turns conversations into searchable text

Source Mashable UK: https://mashable.com/2018/03/01/otter-transcription-app/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link#NnOvPeD5bSqB From Mashable: Anyone who’s ever transcribed an audio interview into text knows what a painfully slow process that is. But with the new Otter app, created by a company called AI Sense, this could become a thing of the past, even when transcribing a complex conversation with several people speaking. The app is … Read more