Free online event “Corpus & applied linguistics research 2022”

–Corpus linguistics and Second Language Acquisition Prof Tony McEnery, University of Lancaster October 5, 18:00 (Madrid time) / 17:00 (UK time) –Who’s in this corpus? Looking at language and identity with (and without) demographic metadata Dr Gavin Brookes, University of Lancaster October 12, 18:00 (Madrid time) / 17:00 (UK time) –Corpus linguistics and the discursive … Read more

Some interesting new research on corpora, technology and language learning

Curry, N. (2022). On Corpus-Based Contrastive Linguistics and Language Pedagogy: Reimagining Applications for Contemporary English Language Teaching. In: McCallum, L. (eds) English Language Teaching. English Language Teaching: Theory, Research and Pedagogy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2152-0_14 Li, L. X. (2022). Meta-Analytical Approach to the Impact of Corpus-Driven Teaching on Foreign Language Acquisition. Mobile Information Systems, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5049312 Ng, C.H., … Read more

Recent DDL research & events: 5 tips

Really exciting times for DDL and corpus linguistics and education researchers. There’s some interesting new stuff that has just been published, including some interesting conference videos. Here’s my selection. (1) Boulton, A., & Vyatkina, N. (2021). Thirty years of data-driven learning: Taking stock and charting new directions over time. Language Learning & Technology, 25(3), 66-89. Abstract The … Read more