Using Corpora in the Language Classroom

Name: Using Corpora in the Language Classroom
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ISBN: 9780521146081

ISBN-10: 0521146089

ISBN-13: 9780521146081

Edition: 2010

Authors: Randi Reppen

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Explains and illustrates how teachers can use corpora to create classroom materials and activities to address specific class needs. Using Corpora in the Language Classroom shows teachers how to use corpora and corpus tools to expand student learning. Together with its companion website, this teacher-friendly book demystifies corpus linguistics with clear explanations, instructions and examples. It provides the essential knowledge, tools, and skills teachers need to enable students to discover how language is really used. Clear and concise, this volume provides: -An overview of corpus linguistics -Clear explanations of terminology -Tasks and activities that invite readers to interact with…

Book details

List price: $72.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 120
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.31" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English




Using corpus internet resources in the classroom



Using internet resources - What to look for and what to avoid.



Using 'pre-processed' material (e.g., academic word list sites)



Interfacing with corpora on line (e.g., MICASE, Corpus of American English)



Putting it together



Using corpus material and creating specialized corpora



Creating corpus materials for classroom use



Developing hands-on corpus activities



Guiding students using corpus activities to help them discover patterns of language use



Developing corpora for classroom use



Putting it together



Bringing it into the classroom: Example activities and descriptions of corpora in the classroom (25 - 30 pages double spaced)



Introduction



Example activities



Examples from the classroom



Putting it together References


Appendices



Resources for activities This appendix will contain word lists, concordance output and other material based on corpus research that can be used to create activities outlined in the book and also as a resource for future activities that teachers can create for their particular teaching contexts.



Corpus Resources A briefly annotated list of corpora and tools. A selected bibliography of corpus linguistics and language teaching. Selected journal articles and books on corpus linguistics and language teaching