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New publication: An investigation of Chinese EFL learners’ acceptance of mobile dictionaries in English language learning

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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 of dictionaries in English language learning, few have investigated mobile dictionaries (MDs) from learners’ perspectives. This study aimed to explore Chinese EFL learners’ acceptance of … Read more

Exploring Part of Speech (POS)-tag sequences in a large-scale learner corpus of L2 English: A developmental perspective

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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 Learner Corpus. Gilquin (2018) and others have shown that POS tag sequences offer a holistic approach to extracting the most commonly used patterns without a … Read more

5 recent books for language teachers interested in corpus linguistics, DDL & language education

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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 English Language Teaching and Learning. Routledge.. (URL) Pérez-Paredes, P. (2020). Corpus Linguistics for Education. A Guide for Research. Routledge. (URL) Timmis, I. (2015). Corpus linguistics for … Read more

Excel text functions

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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 optional and allows you to specify with which character position to start the search. REPLACE(current_text, start_number, number_characters, new_text) where each argument is required. Let’s look at … Read more

International Doctoral Summer School in Applied Linguistics & TESOL (2023)

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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 on 3-7 July 2023. This will take place at the University of Malta’s Valletta Campus. The Summer School offers PhD students in Applied Linguistics and … Read more