Ivor Timmis is Reader in English Language Teaching at Leeds Beckett University. His research interests lie in the relationship corpus linguistics and ELT, the focus of his three articles in ELT Journal. He is also working on an historical spoken corpus with data from the late 1930s in his home town, Bolton.

• 1. Introduction2. Building a corpus3. Corpora and Lexis4. Corpus research and grammar5. Spoken corpus research6. Corpora and the Classroom7. Corpora and ESP8. Corpora in perspective9. Summary and ConclusionAppendices

"This book offers language teachers a comprehensive overview of the field of corpus linguistics and demonstrates how corpora can be used in a principled and motivating way in the classroom. The book draws on the author’s extensive experience and is written in a clear and engaging style. It is sure to be of enormous value to teachers, teacher educators and anyone with an interest in corpus linguistics."Steve Walsh, Newcastle University, UK"Written by an experienced language teacher, Corpus Linguistics for ELT is a fresh, accessible, hands-on introduction to using corpora in pedagogical settings. It is particularly suited for the teaching corpus novice who wants to know what a data-rich approach may have to offer to her or his classroom practice."Ute Römer, Georgia State University, USA