Randi Reppen

Using Corpora in the Language Classroom (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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 the material -Principled instructions for creating classroom materials and activities, including how to create corpora to address specific class needs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511795657
• Artikelnr.: 38207556

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 3: Using corpus internet resources in the classroom 1. Using
internet resources - What to look for and what to avoid. 2. Using
'pre-processed' material (e.g., academic word list sites) 3. Interfacing
with corpora on line (e.g.,MICASE, Corpus of American English) 4. Putting
it together Chapter 4: Using corpus material and creating specialized
corpora 1. Creating corpus materials for classroom use 2. Developing
hands-on corpus activities 3. Guiding students using corpus activities to
help them discover patterns of language use 4. Developing corpora for
classroom use 5. Putting it together Chapter 5: Bringing it into the
classroom: Example activities and descriptions of corpora in the classroom
(25 - 30 pages double spaced) 1. Introduction 2. Example activities 3.
Examples from the classroom 4. Putting it together References Appendices
Appendix A: 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. Appendix B: 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.