TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ghadessy,Mohsen
AU  - Henry,Alex
AU  - Roseberry,Robert L.
TI  - Small corpus studies and ELT: theory and practice 
T2  - Studies in corpus linguistics,
SN  - 1588110354
AV  - P53.28 .S6 2001
U1  - 418.0285 21
PY  - 2001///]
CY  - Amsterdam, Philadelphia, PA
PB  - J. Benjamins Pub. Co
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Computer-assisted instruction
KW  - English language
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: Preface vii -- John Sinclair -- Introduction xvii -- Mohsen Ghadessy, Alex Henry and Robert L. Roseberry -- Section I: Corpus analysis: from large to small -- 1. Large corpora, small corpora, and the learning of "language" 3 -- Robert de Beaugrande -- Section II: Tools for small corpus analysis -- 2. Using small corpora to investigate learner needs: Two vocabulary -- research tools 31 -- Paul Nation -- 3. Comparing corpora and identifying key words, collocations, and -- frequency distributions through the WordSmith Tools suite of -- computer programs 47 -- Mike Scott -- Section III: Analysing and teaching language variation in genres -- through small corpora -- 4. Concordancing as a tool in course design 71 -- John Flowerdew -- 5. Using a small corpus to obtain data for teaching a genre 93 -- Alex Henry and Robert L. Roseberry -- 6. Small corpora and language variation: Reflexivity across genres 135 -- Marina Bondi -- 7. Investigating and teaching genres using the World Wide Web 175 -- Vincent Ooi -- Section IV: Small corpora and the investigation of English structure -- 8. Classroom use of a systemic functional small learner corpus 207 -- Peter H. Ragan -- 9. Specialised corpus, local and functional grammars 237 -- GeoffBarnbrook and John Sinclair -- Section V: Using parallel corpora as a source of classroom data -- 10. Collecting, aligning and analysing parallel corpora 279 -- Ann Lawson -- 11. Corpus, comparison, culture: Doing the same things differently -- in different cultures 311 -- Geoff Thompson -- 12. Small corpora and translation: Comparing thematic organization -- in two languages 335 -- Mohsen Ghadessy and Yanjie Gao -- Section VI: Using learner corpora in ELT -- 13. The exploitation of small learner corpora in EAP materials -- design 363 -- Lynne Flowerdew -- 14. Small corpora and teaching writing 381 -- Chris Tribble -- Name index 409 -- Subject index 415 -- --; Preface --; Introduction --; Sect. I; Corpus analysis: from large to small --; 1; Large corpora, small corpora, and the learning of "language" --; Sect. II; Tools for small corpus analysis --; 2; Using small corpora to investigate learner needs: Two vocabulary research tools --; 3; Comparing corpora and identifying key words, collocations, and frequency distributions through the WordSmith Tools suite of computer programs --; Sect. III; Analysing and teaching language variation in genres through small corpora --; 4; Concordancing as a tool in course design --; 5; Using a small corpus to obtain data for teaching a genre --; 6; Small corpora and language variation: Reflexivity across genres --; 7; Investigating and teaching genres using the World Wide Web --; Sect. IV; Small corpora and the investigation of English structure --; 8; Classroom use of a systemic functional small learner corpus --; 9; Specialised corpus, local and functional grammars --; Sect. V; Using parallel corpora as a source of classroom data --; 10; Collecting, aligning and analysing parallel corpora --; 11; Corpus, comparison, culture: Doing the same things differently in different cultures --; 12; Small corpora and translation: Comparing thematic organization in two languages --; Sect. VI; Using learner corpora in ELT --; 13; The exploitation of small learner corpora in EAP materials design --; 14; Small corpora and teaching writing --; Name index --; Subject index
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