Computer learner corpora, second language acquisition, and foreign language teaching / edited by Sylviane Granger, Joseph Hung, and Stephanie Petch-Tyson
Published
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., 2002
Bird's-eye view of learner corpus research / Sylviane Granger -- Using bilingual corpus evidence in learner corpus research / Bengt Altenberg -- Modality in advanced Swedish learners' written interlanguage / Karin Aijmer -- Corpus-based study of the L2-acquisition of the English verb system / Alex Housen -- Pedagogical value of native and learner corpora in EFL grammar teaching / Fanny Meunier -- Learner corpora and language testing : smallwords as markers of learner fluency / Angela Hasselgren -- Business English : learner data from Belgium, Finland and the U.S. / Ulla Connor, Kristen Precht and Thomas Upton -- TELEC secondary learner corpus : a resource for teacher development / Quentin Grant Allan -- Pedagogy and local learner corpora : working with learning-driven data / Barbara Seidlhofer
Summary
This book takes stock of current research into computer learner corpora conducted both by ELT and SLA specialists. It should be of particular interest to researchers looking to assess its relevance to SLA theory and ELT practice. Throughout the volume, emphasis is also placed on practical, methodological aspects of computer learner corpus research, in particular the contribution of technology to the research process. The advantages and disadvantages of automated and semi-automated approaches are analyzed, the capabilities of linguistic software tools investigated, the corpora (and compilation
