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A Lexical Study Based on Corpora, DDL, and Moodle

A Lexical Study Based on Corpora, DDL, and Moodle
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Author(s): Yasunori Nishina (University of Birmingham, UK)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 15
Source title: Handbook of Research on E-Learning Methodologies for Language Acquisition
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Rita de Cássia Veiga Marriott (University of Birmingham, UK)and Patricia Lupion Torres (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-994-6.ch013

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Abstract

This chapter suggests an effective method for lexical studies using Moodle within the framework of data-driven learning based on parallel concordances, and particularly shows how teachers can prepare and compile materials of a specific keyword for Japanese learners of English. It is often the case that knowledge of L1 possessed by EFL learners affects that of L2 when they do L2 writing. The author shows this using the case of the English abstract noun condition, because it differs in its usage (e.g., implied meaning and context) by English native speakers and by Japanese EFL learners. Errors of this kind can be overcome by presenting parallel concordances concerning translation equivalents and their synonyms of the English noun in question. Thus, the several steps in the compilation of classroom materials based on parallel concordances with Moodle are presented here.

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