Incorporating corpora in teaching symposium, Mittuniversitetet, Sweden
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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…
Recordings of #corpuslinguistics LAEL webinars
This message distributed on the corpora list by Prof Tony Berber Sardinha, Director, LAEL. Graduate Program in Applied Linguistics The recordings of the following LAEL webinars are available at:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9-sGRAJFwaPj0I4U3aR0jA Speaker:…
Dovchin (2020): Linguistic racism and international students
Sender Dovchin (2020) The psychological damages of linguistic racism and international students in Australia, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, DOI: 10.1080/13670050.2020.1759504 Some extracts from this paper The concept of ‘linguistic racism’ in this…
Mike McCarthy on discovery our histories as language educators
Read the piece here.
Herramientas digitales y escritura científica
La utilización de herramientas digitales para la comunicación profesional se ha convertido en un hecho habitual para la mayoría de los investigadores y docentes universitarios. No en vano, las nuevas…
SyntagNet
This information from corpora-bounces@uib.no SyntagNet, a resource with 88,000 lexical-semantic combinations, is now out! We are proud to announce that SyntagNet 1.0 (http://syntagnet.org) is now available for download at http://syntagnet.org/download….