Embracing Computer Corpora in the Language Learning Classroom and Using It in Your Classroom

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Author(s): Sally Durand (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 18
Source title: Applications of CALL Theory in ESL and EFL Environments
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): James Perren (Alliant International University, USA), Kenneth B. Kelch (Alliant International University, USA), Jin-suk Byun (Alliant International University, USA), Seth Cervantes (Alliant International University, USA)and Setareh Safavi (Alliant International University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2933-0.ch008

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Web-Based Teaching & Learning

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Among the many facets of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), studies using computer language corpora have risen to considerable prominence in research agendas. The author argues that corpora are useful tools for practicing teachers. However, the myth that “corpus-based research is too complicated to be useful for teachers” (Conrad, 2009) prevails in pedagogical contexts. This chapter strives to dispel that myth by synthesizing a wealth of research and their accompanying pedagogical applications. Secondly, it shares specific pedagogical activities to implement corpus data in classroom teaching. These corpus-informed classroom strategies provide concrete examples that will assist TESOL/TEFL teachers in making their coursework authentic and therefore more meaningful to students learning language.

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