Over the past few decades, corpora have not only revolutionized linguistic research but have
also had an impact on second language learning and teaching. In the field of applied …

This article reviews and discusses four somewhat contentious issues in the application of
corpus linguistics to pedagogy, ESP in particular. Corpus linguistic techniques have been …

Title description This work is designed, firstly, to both provoke theoretical discussion and
serve as a practical guide for researchers and students in the field of corpus linguistics and …

This article discusses the extent to which methods normally associated with corpus
linguistics can be effectively used by critical discourse analysts. Our research is based on …

dynamic and rapidly growing area with a widely applied methodology. Over a decade on
from the first edition of the Handbook, this collection of 47 chapters from experts in key areas …

This study investigates the effects of corpus use on second language (L2) vocabulary
learning as well as the influence of moderators on effectiveness. Based on 29 studies …

. Background When we communicate, we not only talk about the world and about
ourselves (many people's favourite topic), we also use language to talk about talk. Humans …

Discourse in English Language Education introduces students to the major concepts and
questions in Discourse Studies and their applications to language education. Each chapter …

The Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA), which was released online in early
2008, is the first large and diverse corpus of American English. In this paper, we first discuss …

Needs analysis, carried out to establish the “what” and the “how” of a course, is the first
stage in English for specific purposes (ESP) course development, followed by curriculum …