From pedagogically relevant corpora to authentic language learning contents

Braun, S (2005) From pedagogically relevant corpora to authentic language learning contents ReCALL, 17, 1. pp. 47-64.

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Abstract

The potential of corpora for language learning and teaching has been widely acknowledged and their ready availability on the Web has facilitated access for a broad range of users, including language teachers and learners. However, the integration of corpora into general language learning and teaching practice has so far been disappointing. In this paper, I will argue that the shape of many existing corpora, designed with linguistic research goals in mind, clashes with pedagogic requirements for corpus design and use. Hence, a ‘pedagogic mediation of corpora’ is required (cf. Widdowson, 2003). I will also show that the realisation of this requirement touches on both the development of appropriate corpora and the ways in which they are exploited by learners and teachers. I will use a small English Interview Corpus (ELISA) to outline possible solutions for a pedagogic mediation. The major aspect of this is the combination of two approaches to the analysis and exploitation of a pedagogically relevant corpus: a corpus-based and a discourse-based approach.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions :	Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > School of Literature and Languages > Languages and Translation
Authors :	Name Email ORCID Braun, S
Date :	2005
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Depositing User :	Mr Adam Field
Date Deposited :	27 May 2010 14:39
Last Modified :	31 Oct 2017 14:01
URI:	http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/1300

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