04/05/2014 - 00:07
In Corpora in the English Classroom, Johan Strobbe looks at how corpus data can bring (back) the linguistic reality into the classroom. Corpora can make sure that what we teach is reflective of ‘real language in use’. In addition they can promote learner autonomy and data driven learning. In this webinar he explains what a corpus is and how corpora can help us to determine the frequency of words (and thus the difficulty of a text). He will tell you which corpora you can use, briefly explain the syntax and show how you can use corpus data, concordances and collocations in the classroom.
Johan Strobbe has been teaching English as a foreign language for over 30 years. He is a member of staff of the Teacher Training Department of the University of Leuven. His interests are the teaching of grammar and extensive reading and its effects on language acquisition. He is the editor and co-author of Enter, published by Plantyn, a series of EFL textbooks that integrate the use of teenage fiction in language learning. He also lectures in English for business and law at the University of Leuven.
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