UNPACKING L2 WRITING RESPONSES: A CORPUS-BASED STUDY ON TEACHER FEEDBACK TO STUDENT WRITING

• Authors: Tamás Merckle
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Over the past decades, corpus linguistics has become widespread in studies dealing with applied linguistics. Teachers have become acquainted with corpus lingustic methods and are using computer technology in their professional practice. A well-known example is the learner corpora with which researchers managed to attain invaluable results concerning various aspects of learner language. This article, however, presents a new field within corpus linguistics: the teacher corpus. A corpus on teacher language (instead of learner language) has a lot to offer in terms of methodology and pedagogy.

Keywords

EN

corpora; Data-Driven Learning; concordancing

• Publisher: IATEFL Poland Computer Special Interest Group & University of Nicosia
• Journal: Teaching English with Technology
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 4

Contributors

author

Tamás Merckle

• University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary

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