Small corpus studies and ELT : theory and practice / / [edited by] Mohsen Ghadessy, Alex Henry, Robert L. Roseberry

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, PA, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., c2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (444 pages)
• Disciplina: 418/.0285
• Soggetto topico: Language and languages - Computer-assisted instruction; English language - Computer-assisted instruction
• Altri autori: GhadessyMohsen <1935-> HenryAlex RoseberryRobert L. <1945->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Small Corpus Studies and ELT -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- SECTION 1 -- CHAPTER 1: Large Corpora, Small Corpora, and the Learning of "Language" -- SECTION 2 -- CHAPTER 2: Using small corpora to investigate learner needs -- CHAPTER 3: Comparing corpora and identifying key words, collocations, frequency distributions through the WordSmith Tools sui -- SECTION 3 -- CHAPTER 4: Concordancing as a tool in course design -- CHAPTER 5: Using a small corpus to obtain data for teaching a genre -- CHAPTER 6: Small corpora and language variation -- CHAPTER 7: Investigating and Teaching Genres Using the World Wide Web -- SECTION 4 -- CHAPTER 8: Classroom Use of a Systemic Functional Small Learner Corpus -- CHAPTER 9: Specialised Corpus, Local and Functional Grammars -- SECTION 5 -- CHAPTER 10: Collecting, aligning and analysing parallel corpora -- CHAPTER 11: Corpus, comparison, culture -- CHAPTER 12: Small corpora and translation -- SECTION 6 -- CHAPTER 13: The Exploitation of Small Learner Corpora in EAP Materials Design -- CHAPTER 14: Small corpora and teaching writing -- Name index -- Subject index -- The series STUDIES IN CORPUS LINGUISTICS.
• Sommario/riassunto: Recent developments in this field of small corpus studies, largely brought about by the personal computer, have yielded remarkable insights into the nature and use of real language. This book presents work by a number of leading researchers in the field and covers a series of topics directly related to language teaching and language research. The ultimate aim of this book is to encourage the exploitation of small corpora by the ELT profession to make language learning more effective. In addition to descriptions of the basic corpus analysis tools, chapters in the collection cover syllabus and materials design, comparisons of different genres, descriptions of local and functional grammars, compilation and use of learner corpora, and making cross-linguistic comparisons. The message of this collection is that language use is purposeful and culture specific and that small corpus analysis is an effective method of linguistic investigation.Preface by: John Sinclair.
• Titolo autorizzato: Small corpus studies and ELT
• ISBN: 1-282-16241-1; 9786612162411; 90-272-9807-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813987803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in corpus linguistics ; ; v. 5.