Corpus Linguistics for English Teachers

Eric Friginal is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Department of Applied Linguistics and ESL, and Director of International Programs, College of Arts and Sciences, Georgia State University.

• Part ACorpus Linguistics for English Teachers: Overview, Definitions, and ScopeA1. Corpus Linguistic for English Teachers: An IntroductionA1.1. Corpus Linguistic and PedagogyA1.2. What is a Corpus?A1.3. So, what is Corpus Linguistics?A1.4. Corpora: Types and Descriptions A1.5. Historical Overview of Corpus Linguistics A1.6. How to Use this BookA1.7. CL Limitations and Future DirectionsA2. Connections: CL and Instructional Technology, CALL, and Data-Driven LearningA2.1. CL and Instructional Technology A2.2. CL and Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)A2.3. CL and Data-Driven Learning (DDL)A3. Analyzing and Visualizing English Using Corpora A3.1. Linguistic Analysis of CorporaA3.2. CL and Visualization of Linguistic DataPart BTools, Corpora, and Online ResourcesB1. Corpora and Online DatabasesB1.1. Written Learner CorporaB1.2. Spoken Learner CorporaB1.3. Spoken-Written Academic CorporaB1.4. Varieties of English B1.5. Online CollectionsB2. Collecting Your Own (Teaching) CorpusB2.1. Corpus Collection ProcessB2.2. Collecting Written TextsB2.3. Collecting Spoken Texts B3. Corpus Tools, Online Resources, and an Annotated Bibliography of Recent StudiesB3.1. Online Directories, Facebook Groups, and MOOCsB3.2. Corpus Annotation and Mark-Up: Taggers/ParsersB3.3. Other CL Tools (and where to find them) OnlineB3.4. Annotated Bibliography of CL StudiesPart CCorpus-Based Lessons and Activities in the ClassroomC1. Developing CL-Based Lessons and Activities: An Introduction C1.1. CL for an EAP Course: A Case StudyC2. CL and Vocabulary InstructionC2.1. Identifying and Analyzing Vocabulary from Authentic Materials in an ESP Class C2.2. Using a Concordancer for Vocabulary Learning with Pre-Intermediate EFL StudentsC2.3. Implementing the Frequency-Based VocabProfile Tool from LexTutorC3. CL and Grammar InstructionC3.1. Analyzing Verb Usage: A Concodancing HomeworkC3.2. Developing Corpus-Based Materials: Past or Past Progressive with TelicityC3.3. Quantifiers in Spoken and Academic RegistersC3.4. Teaching Linking Adverbials in an English for (Legal) Specific Purposes CourseC3.5. AntConc Lesson on Transitions for an Intermediate Writing ClassC3.6. "The Explorer’s Journal:" A Long-Term, Corpus Exploration Project for ELLsC4. CL and Teaching Spoken/Written DiscourseC4.1. Using COCA to Answer the Question on Everyone's LipsC4.2. Using Text Lex Compare to Examine the Language of Political SpeechesC4.3. An Eight-Week Corpus-Based Writing Course for Academic ProfessionalsC4.4. Incorporating a Corpus-Based Text Visualization Program in the Writing Classroom

"This is an excellent volume overall, and provides a valuable resource for both novice and experi-enced English language teachers as well as graduate students in applied linguistics."- Lynne Flowerdew, Birkbeck College, University of London, TESOL Quarterly"The exemplary activities or lesson plans are explained with clear step-by-step instructions. In addition, visual support assists the reader throughout the book to make the content clearer and more intelligible. Providing lesson plans geared to teaching different language skills, the book might inspire teachers to adapt them to their own teaching context."- Marcus Callies and Tugba Simsek, International Journal of Corpus Linguistics