2001 Tuscan Word Centre memories

This one from John Sinclair’s Tuscan Word Centre, 2001. With Michael Barlow and Rosalía Crespo. And this one with John Sinclair, Elena Tognini Bonelli, Michael Barlow, Nadja Nesselhauf, Susan Conrad and so many more. And the grand balcony pic

CFP: Generative AI and data-driven learning in second language learning

Call for papers – Vol. 31, Issue 2 Guest editors: Javad Zare, Kosar University of Bojnord, Iran, and Alex Boulton, Université de Lorraine, France Language Learning & Technology has an active call for papers in a special issue on Generative AI and data-driven learning in second language learning: What the future holds, guest edited by Javad Zare … Read more

Some references for an undergrad CADS project on the representation of migrants in mass media

Doherty, B. (2015), ‘Why words matter when reporting migrants’ stories’. Media Asia, 42(3-4): 136-143. Gerard, L. (2016), ‘The press and immigration: Reporting the news or fanning the flames of hatred?’ SubScribe, 3. URL: http://www.sub‐scribe.co.uk/2016/09/the‐press‐and‐immigration‐reporting.html Goodfellow, M. (2020), Hostile environment: How immigrants became scapegoats, New York: Verso Books. Pérez-Paredes, P. (2024). Frequency and keyness: what are … Read more

Teaching and Language Corpora (TaLC) conference editions

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

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

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