Learner Corpora in Language Testing and Assessment

Edited by Marcus Callies and Sandra Götz University of Bremen / Justus Liebig University, Giessen ISBN 9789027203786  The aim of this volume is to highlight the benefits and potential of using learner corpora for the testing and assessment of L2 proficiency in both speaking and writing, reflecting the growing importance of learner corpora in applied … Read more

TELL-OP -Kick-off meeting

        TELL-OP  Transforming European Learner Language into Learning Opportunities 2014-1-ES01-KA203-004782 A KA200 Higher Education Strategic Partnership  Universidad de Murcia, January 14, 2015 Kick-off meeting agenda Venue: Universidad de Murcia, Spain, January 14-16, 2015 Campus de La Merced, Universidad de Murcia Plaza de la Universidad, Murcia, Spain SALA JACOBO DE LAS LEYES Hemeroteca Clara … Read more

CFP Mutliword Expressions: Insights from a Multi-lingual Perspective

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Through Manfred Sailer and Stella Markantonatou (parseme-wg1-book@english-linguistics.de) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Provisional title: Mutliword Expressions: Insights from a Multi-lingual Perspective Coordinators/editors: Manfred Sailer, Stella Markantonatou Content: Multiword expressions (MWE) are not only a challenge  for natural language applications, they also present a challenge to linguistic theory. There is a rich body of primarily descriptive work on MWEs for … Read more

CFP Corpus Linguistics 2015: In honour of the life and work of Geoffrey Leech Lancaster University 21-24 July 2014

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Through Dr. Michael Pace-Sigge :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Corpus Linguistics 2015: In honour of the life and work of Geoffrey Leech Call for Papers and Pre-Conference Workshops The eighth international Corpus Linguistics conference (CL2015) will be held at Lancaster University from Tuesday 21st July 2015 to Friday 24th July 2015. The main conference will be preceded by … Read more