Small Corpus Studies and ELT

Theory and practice

Editors

Mohsen Ghadessy | University of Brunei

Alex Henry | International Pacific College, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Robert L. Roseberry | International Pacific College, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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Recent developments in this field of small corpus studies, largely brought about by the personal computer, have yielded remarkable insights into the nature and use of real language. This book presents work by a number of leading researchers in the field and covers a series of topics directly related to language teaching and language research. The ultimate aim of this book is to encourage the exploitation of small corpora by the ELT profession to make language learning more effective. In addition to descriptions of the basic corpus analysis tools, chapters in the collection cover syllabus and materials design, comparisons of different genres, descriptions of local and functional grammars, compilation and use of learner corpora, and making cross-linguistic comparisons. The message of this collection is that language use is purposeful and culture specific and that small corpus analysis is an effective method of linguistic investigation.
Preface by: John Sinclair;

[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 5] 2001. xxiv, 420 pp.

Publishing status: Available

https://doi.org/10.1075/scl.5

Table of Contents

Preface

John McH. Sinclair | p. vii

Introduction

Mohsen Ghadessy, Alex Henry and Robert L. Roseberry | p. xvii

Section I: Corpus analysis: from large to small

1. Large corpora, small corpora, and the learning of “language”

Robert de Beaugrande | p. 3

Section II: Tools for small corpus analysis

2. Using small corpora to investigate learner needs: Two vocabulary research tools

I.S.P. Nation | p. 31

3. Comparing corpora and identifying key words, collocations, and frequency distributions through the Word Smith Tools suite of computer programs

Mike Scott | p. 47

Section III: Analysing and teaching language variation in genres through small corpora

4. Concordancing as a tool in course design

John Flowerdew | p. 71

5. Using a small corpus to obtain data for teaching a genre

Alex Henry and Robert L. Roseberry | p. 93

6. Small corpora and language variation: Reflexivity across genres

Marina Bondi | p. 135

7. Investigating and teaching genres using the World Wide Web

Vincent B.Y. Ooi | p. 175

Section IV: Small corpora and the investigation of English structure

8. Classroom use of a systemic functional small learner corpus

Peter H. Ragan | p. 207

9. Specialised corpus, local and functional grammars

Geoff Barnbrook and John McH. Sinclair | p. 237

Section V: Using parallel corpora as a source of classroom data

10. Collecting, aligning and analysing parallel corpora

Ann Lawson | p. 279

11. Corpus, comparison, culture: Doing the same things differently in different cultures

Geoff Thompson | p. 311

12. Small corpora and translation: Comparing thematic organization in two languages

Mohsen Ghadessy and Yanjie Gao | p. 335

Section VI: Using learner corpora in ELT

13. The exploitation of small learner corpora in EAP materials design

Lynne Flowerdew | p. 363

14. Small corpora and teaching writing

Christopher Tribble | p. 381

Name index | p. 409

Subject index | p. 415

“The volume highlights the relevance of small corpora in both language learning and teaching. In addition to the description of basic corpus analysis tools, it covers various issues (compilation and use of learner corpus, comparison of genres, cross-linguistic comparison, teaching-materials design, description of local and functional grammars) important for language education and research.”

Niladri Sekhar Dash, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, in Language 80(2), 2004

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