2. CORPUS LINGUISTICS AND THE WORLD OF TEACHING

Posted December 6th, 2007 by admin
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Hyatt Big Sur B, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

Presenter: Randi Reppen, Northern Arizona University


In recent years, corpus linguistics has become increasingly more popular. In this workshop, I will explore ways to integrate corpus linguistics into classroom teaching. By looking at information from corpus linguistics, we will see how it can be used to inform what we teach and even help with materials development and student engagement. I will use hands-on examples of ways to use corpus linguistics to inform teaching choices and also materials development.

Randi Reppen is an Associate Professor at Northern Arizona University where she teaches in the MA TESL and the Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics program. Randi also is the Director of the Program in Intensive English (PIE). She has a keen interest in literacy and how corpus linguistics can be used to inform language teaching.


Corpus Linguistics: What is it?

On March 10th, 2008 mcvaysue@surewe... says:

Please give a brief definition of corpus linguistics to help me decide whether to attend your presentation.

Corpus Linguistics

On March 16th, 2008 admin says:

I am not Dr. Reppen, but I think I can manage a reply. Corpus linguistics refers to the analysis of databases of written and spoken speech. Computers have made possible the collection of large databases of language as it is used. By analyzing these corpuses, we can see how native speakers use words and in the context of other words. Using words in the appropriate context enables a speaker to more closely approximate native speech. Hopefully, Dr. Reppen may be able to give you a better understanding of the term.