TAALES 2.2 is out : automatic analysis of lexical sophistication, Windows and Mac

From the TAALES website: Kyle, K. & Crossley, S. A. (2015). Automatically assessing lexical sophistication: Indices, tools, findings, and application. TESOL Quarterly 49(4), pp. 757-786. doi: 10.1002/tesq.194 TAALES is a tool that measures over 400 classic and new indices of lexical sophistication, and includes indices related to a wide range of sub-constructs. TAALES indices have … Read more

Jornadas sobre enseñanza bilingüe, UPCT

El objetivo de estas Jornadas es recibir una formación más específica sobre cómo introducir y desarrollar los estudios bilingües en los distintos niveles educativos, además de permitir el intercambio de experiencias y dudas entre el personal docente e investigador.Las Jornadas están organizadas por el Equipo Docente de Enseñanza Bilingüe en ADE, la Facultad de Ciencias … Read more

#corpusMOOC Corpus Linguistics: Method, Analysis, Interpretation starts Sept 29

This free MOOC Offers practical introduction to the methodology of corpus linguistics for researchers in social sciences and humanities. It is an 8-week course and is run by Lancaster University. More information here.    

Exploring #English: #language and #culture Free MOOC starts Sept. 1

This course is for people who are learning English and who are interested in finding out more about British culture and improving their English language skills. The course will use short videos to present a different topic each week, including English as a global language, the environment, entrepreneurship and literature. Filmed in Great Britain, these … Read more