Corpus linguistics, applied linguistics & technology in language education
Corpus Linguistics 2015, University of Lancaster, 21-24 July Yu Yuan: “Exploring the variation in world Learner Englishes: A multidimensional analysis of L2 written corpora” 109 features included in the analysis RQ: Can Biber’s model be extended? How do features co-occur in learner English? Data ICLE 1.0 (Granger, 2002) SWEECL 2.0 (Wen & Wang, 2008) … Read more
This talk discusses some of our findings in Pérez-Paredes, P., & Sánchez Tornel, M. (2015). A multidimensional analysis of learner language during story reconstruction in interviews. In M. Callies & S. Götz (Eds.), Learner Corpora in Language Testing and Assessment. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. A contrastive analysis of native and non-native speaker interviews from Pascual … Read more
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
LINDSEI-TR: A New Spoken Corpus of Advanced Learners of EnglishBy Abdurrahman Kilimci Cukurova University, Faculty of Education, English Language Teaching Department, Balcalı, Adana, Turkey Abstract The aim of the present study is to describe the LINDSEI-TR, the Turkish component of the LINDSEI (the Louvain International Database of Spoken English), which was initiated to compile a … Read more
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