Category: corpus linguistics

Free copy of our latest paper in Computer Assisted Language Learning

Our article, Language teachers’ perceptions on the use of OER language processing technologies in MALL, has just been published on Computer Assisted Language Learning Journal, Taylor & Francis Online.

50 free eprints can be downloaded from the following URL:

http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/epWFWhVAGFZ4yRSIaMcA/full

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Abstract

Combined with the ubiquity and constant connectivity of mobile devices, and with innovative approaches such as Data-Driven Learning (DDL), Natural Language Processing Technologies (NLPTs) as Open Educational Resources (OERs) could become a powerful tool for language learning as they promote individual and personalized learning. Using a questionnaire that was answered by language teachers (n = 230) in Spain and the UK, this research explores the extent to which OER NLPTs are currently known and used in adult foreign language learning. Our results suggest that teachers’ familiarity and use of OER NLPTs are very low. Although online dictionaries, collocation dictionaries and spell checkers are widely known, NLPTs appear to be generally underused in foreign language teaching. It was found that teachers prefer computer-based environments over mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets and that teachers’ qualification determines their familiarity with a wider range of OER NLPTs. This research offers insight into future applications of Language Processing Technologies as OERs in language learning.

KEYWORDS: Language learning, teachers’ perceptions, OER, MALL, natural language processing technologies, higher education

CFP Corpus Research in Challenging Contexts Annual IVACS One-Day Symposium 24 Feb 2018

 

IVACS 

Call for papers Annual IVACS One-Day Symposium

Theme: Corpus Research in Challenging Contexts

 24th February 2018

Centre for Irish Language Research, Teaching and Testing, School of Celtic Studies, Maynooth University

The Annual IVACS One-Day Symposium will be hosted by the Centre for Irish Language Research, Teaching and Testing, School of Celtic Studies, Maynooth University, on Saturday, 24th February 2018. This year’s main theme is Corpus research in challenging contexts, including:

  • Corpora in minority language or bilingual contexts
  • Learner corpus research
  • Native vs. non-native speaker issues in corpus research
  • Spoken and written corpora design and analysis

 

Abstracts: The deadline for 300-word abstracts is Friday, 15th January 2018.

Abstracts should be sent by email, as MS word documents, to aoife.nighloinn@mu.ie

 

Registration for this event is free.

For more information about the IVACS research network, see http://www.ivacs.mic.ul.ie/.

Please circulate this to any colleagues or postgraduates who might be interested.

Travel

Maynooth University is located just 25 kilometres from the centre of Dublin city.  Our campus is closely integrated with the historic and lively town of Maynooth, Co. Kildare, which is easily accessible by car, bus, and train.  For driving directions and information on public transport options, see https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/location.

Or find us on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/K4tVUWFHFhm

The nearest airport is Dublin airport, 33km north east of Maynooth.  There is an hourly shuttle bus between Dublin airport and Maynooth.  Tickets can be purchase online athttps://airporthopper.ie/maynooth-timetable/.

Accommodation:

There is a range of guest rooms (ranging from €28 – €92 per person per night) available on the historic South Campus of the university, a 5-minute walk from the symposium venue on the North Campus.  See https://www.maynoothcampus.com/rooms/ for details.

The Glenroyal Hotel: Located in the centre of the village, very close to the train station and bus stops and a 15-minute walk to the North Campus.  See https://www.glenroyal.ie.

#CFP 9th Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies (IVACS) Conference 2018, Malta

 

The 9th Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies (IVACS) International Biennial Conference 2018

http://www.ivacs.mic.ul.ie/376/

University of Malta, Valletta, 13th – 15th June 2018

Corpus Linguistics: languages, communities, mobility

The IVACS network aims to connect corpus researchers and postgraduates internationally. The 9th biennial conference builds on the success of the previous eight IVACS conferences held at the Universities of Limerick (2002, 2008), Belfast, (2004), Nottingham (2006), Edinburgh (2010), Leeds (2012), Newcastle (2014), and Bath Spa (2016).

The theme of the 9th international conference is Corpus Linguistics: languages, communities, mobility and it is intended to reflect a deeper awareness of the central role played by languages, and language varieties, in our increasingly fluid societies. Through the use of corpus linguistics, the conference will draw on the diverse fields of study that can contribute to understanding the issues and concerns, as well as advantages and richness, that are found as communities experience increasing mobility. We are particularly interested in papers which draw on applied corpus research in the following areas, though these are in no way exclusive:

Corpus Linguistics, mobility and communities
CL and social mobility;
CL, language and migration;
CL and integration;
Using CL to explore language in minority contexts;
CL and diversity in communities;
CL and high-stakes testing;
CL and xenophobia.
Corpus Linguistics and Analysing Discourse
CL and real word contexts, e.g. Media Discourse, Classroom Discourse; Workplace Discourse, Academic Discourse;
CL and approaches to discourse analysis, e.g. Conversation Analysis, Critical Discourse Analysis;
Corpus Pragmatics.
Corpus Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Learner corpus research;
Data-driven learning;
CL and teacher education;
CL and English as an International Language (EIL)
CL and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF);
CL and Second Language Acquisition;
CL and Bilingualism.
Corpus methods and innovations
Critical reflections on corpus methods;
Innovations in Corpus design;
Innovative corpus tools;
Advances in quantitative and qualitative approaches to analysing corpora.
Corpus Linguistics, Texts and Literature
Lexicography;
Corpus Stylistics;
CL and Translation Studies;
CL and Literary Linguistics;
Forensic Linguistics;
Register Studies.
Corpus Linguistics and Speech
CL Speech Technology;
CL and Multimodality;
Spoken Corpora;
Corpus Phonology.
Corpus Linguistics and Sociolinguistics
CL and language change;
CL and language varieties;
CL and language variation;
CL and minority language studies.
Corpus Linguistics and Historic Linguistics
Building historic corpora;
Analysing historic corpora;
Historic pragmatics.
Papers focusing on languages other than English, as well as language varieties and dialects are most welcome.

 

Submission of Abstracts

Full papers will involve a 20-minute presentation, plus 10 minutes for questions and discussion.

Deadline for receipt of abstracts: 19th December, 2017

Outcome of CfP: 31st January, 2018

Abstract specifications for full papers:

250 – 350 words in length (including references, if any)
Written in Times New Roman font and saved as a docs file
Page 1 will include: Title; Presenter(s); Affiliation(s); Email address(es), plus abstract
Page 2 will be anonymised and will include: Title and abstract only.
Submit abstract to: IVACS2018@um.edu.mt

#CFP 14th American Association for Corpus Linguistics (AACL) Conference Sept 20-22, 2018, Atlanta, GA

 

14th American Association for Corpus Linguistics (AACL) Conference, September 20-22, 2018 in Atlanta, GA

We are now accepting proposals for paper and poster presentations for the AACL 2018 conference.

Conference website: http://alsl.gsu.edu/2018-aacl-conference/ (information on registration, travel, accommodation etc. will be added in the spring).
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
The Department of Applied Linguistics and ESL (http://alsl.gsu.edu/) at Georgia State University (GSU) is excited to host the 14th Conference of the American Association for Corpus Linguistics (AACL), 20-22 September 2018 on the GSU main campus in downtown Atlanta, GA. Please mark your calendars!
Previous conferences of the American Association for (Applied) Corpus Linguistics have been held at different universities in North America starting in 1999: Northern Arizona University (2014, 2006, 2000), Iowa State University (2016), San Diego State University (2013), Georgia State University (2011), University of Alberta, Canada (2009), Brigham Young University (2008), University of Michigan (1999, 2005), Montclair State University (2004), Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (2002), and University of Massachusetts-Boston (2001).

We are proud to have the following keynote speakers at AACL 2018:

Tony Berber Sardinha, Catholic University of São Paulo
Bethany Gray, Iowa State University
Stefan Gries, University of California at Santa Barbara

The conference will feature pre-conference workshops, plenary talks, and paper and poster presentation sessions.

IMPORTANT DATES
November 2017: First call for proposals
15 February 2018: Deadline for submission of abstracts
31 March 2018: Notification of decisions on abstracts
20 September 2018: Registration and pre-conference workshops
21-22 September 2018: Conference

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars are invited to submit abstracts of 250 to 300 words (not including references) for 25-minute papers (20 minute presentation + 5 minutes for questions) and posters on any aspect of corpus linguistics. Abstracts will undergo anonymous review.

Papers and posters are welcome from a range of subfields in three categories:
1. Tools and methods (corpus creation, corpus annotation, tagging and parsing, visualization of large data sets, open source corpora, software development)
2. Linguistic analyses of corpora as they relate to language use (register/genre as well as lexical and grammatical variation, language varieties, parallel corpora, historical change, lexicography)
3. Application (the use of corpora in language teaching and learning).

Abstract submission
Please submit your abstract through our EasyChair conference page at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aacl2018. If your abstract contains any specialized fonts or special formatting, please submit it as a PDF file.

Feel free to email the conference co-chairs at aacl2018@gmail.com if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your proposals!
Viviana Cortes, Eric Friginal, Ute Römer (AACL 2018 co-chairs)