corpus linguistics

Teaching and Language Corpora (TaLC) conference editions

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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 it took place. In bold, those editions I attended. Volumes published with selected research from the conferences are also included. 1994 – Lancaster University, UK. … Read more

Some resources to learn corpus-based discourse analysis

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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. Online talk by Gavin Brookes at Universidad de Murcia. Corpus linguistics and the discursive construction of migrants. Online talk by Charlotte Taylor at Universidad de … Read more

New research on Data-driven language learning March 2023

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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 steps. Nordic Journal of English Studies, 22(1), 1-12. Muftah, M. (2023). Data-driven learning (DDL) activities: do they truly promote EFL students’ writing skills development? Education and Information Technologies, … 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