Extending corpus linguistics methods to education research
University of Exeter Language & Education Network Research Seminar, 22 February 2021. Abstract Corpora have been widely used in applied linguistics research and, to a lesser extent, in other fields…
Presentación del programa Horizonte Europa CDTI
Jornada I y II de presentación del programa Horizonte Europa – 2 dic 2020 – CDTI Ponentes
Uses of corpora in Spanish Language Teaching
Abad Castelló, Magdalena (2019). Uso de corpus lingüísticos por y para profesores de español como lengua extranjera. redELE Revista electrónica de didáctica del español lengua extranjera, 31. (URL)
Aprendizaje de lenguas mediante dispositivos móviles: alcance, praxis y teoría
Conferencia plenaria, 25 de noviembre 2020,; XXI Congreso SEDLL Multimodalidad y nuevos entornos de aprendizaje en la enseñanza de las lenguas y las literaturas. 3 case studies Pérez-Paredes, P., Ordoñana…
Corpus Data Scraping & Sentiment Analysis
My notes from the November 7th webinar led by Adriana Picoral This is the github resource R studio I´m using R version 4.0.2 (2020-06-22)Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin17.0 (64-bit)MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6 We´re…
Some reflections at the crossroads of corpus linguistics research and L2 learning
Programa de Doctorado Interuniversitario en Estudios Ingleses Avanzados: Lingüística, Literatura y Cultura (IDAES) – IDAES Graduate Day References Cohen, L., Manion, L., & Morrison, K. (2018). Research methods in education. Routledge….
Incorporating corpora in teaching symposium, Mittuniversitetet, Sweden
Check out the programme here.
All adult linguistic categories are, ultimately, ideological constructs
[…] the very notion of “language” is a mere ideological invention. We agree that all adult linguistic categories are, ultimately, ideological constructs. However, we see inherent value in studying distinct…
Looking back: What was important?
This text from Jan Blommaert’s research blog. I find this text so compelling I´d like to preserve a copy of these words. This text is copyright and belongs to Jan…
Rethinking learning in DDL
Plenary abstract It´s 11 years now that Johansson´s (2009:41) claimed that more systematic studies are needed in order to test the benefits of DDL and to discuss ‘students’ problems with…
Data-driven learning – a call for a broader research gaze.
O’Keeffe, A. (2020). Data-driven learning – a call for a broader research gaze. Language Teaching 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261444820000245
Vyatkina 2020. Corpora as open educational resources for language teaching.
Vyatkina, N. 2020. Corpora as open educational resources for language teaching. Foreign Language Annals; 1– 12 Abstract Corpora, large electronic collections of texts, have been used in language teaching for several decades. Also known…
Interpreting Effect Sizes in L2 Research
Plonsky, L. and Oswald, F.L. (2014), How Big Is “Big”? Interpreting Effect Sizes in L2 Research. Language Learning, 64: 878-912. doi:10.1111/lang.12079 Abstract The calculation and use of effect sizes—such as d for…
5 recent papers on language complexity and learner language
Bulté, B., & Roothooft, H. (2020). Investigating the interrelationship between rated L2 proficiency and linguistic complexity in L2 speech. System, 102246. Abstract This study investigates the relationship between nine quantitative measures…
Tyler (2010): Usage-Based Approaches to Language and Their Applications to Second Language Learning
A selection of extracts form : Tyler, A. (2010). Usage-Based Approaches to Language and Their Applications to Second Language Learning. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 30, 270-291. doi:10.1017/S0267190510000140 The central idea in…
Understanding language in its natural habitat
Linguists and psychologists often study sentences in isolation, which may be akin to studying animals in separate cages in a zoo. I have been guilty of this in much of…
Why conventional formulations become easier to access?
An important role for competition and error-driven learning was detailed in chapter 5, offering a way for learners to overcome overgeneralizations and learn the constraints on words and constructions. As a…