corpus linguistics

EGP: investigating patterns of learner grammar development AAAL 2018 Chicago

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  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

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  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

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

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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

Corpus linguistics & vocabulary learning

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  Recently, one of my students asked for some pointers in corpus linguistics and vocabulary learning. Here´s my top 5 impromptu list. Sinclair, J. (2003). Reading concordances. An introduction. Harlow: Longman. This is a great resource to fully understand the implications of using concordances to derive (linguistic) meaning. Leńko-Szymańska, A. (2015). The English Vocabulary Profile as … Read more

Free copy of our latest paper in Computer Assisted Language Learning

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Our article, Language teachers’ perceptions on the use of OER language processing technologies in MALL, has just been published on Computer Assisted Language Learning Journal, Taylor & Francis Online. 50 free eprints can be downloaded from the following URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/epWFWhVAGFZ4yRSIaMcA/full Get yours now!!!! Abstract Combined with the ubiquity and constant connectivity of mobile devices, and with … Read more