Corpus Linguistics for ELT

Download or read book Corpus Linguistics for ELT written by Ivor Timmis and published by Routledge Corpus Linguistics Guides. This book was released on 2015 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title provides a practical guide to undertaking ELT-related corpus research. Aimed at researchers, advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of ELT and TESOL, and English language teachers, the book: covers corpus research in the main areas of language study relevant to ELT: grammar, lexis, ESP, spoken grammar and discourse; presents a review of relevant corpus research in these areas, and discusses the implications of this research for ELT; suggests potential ELT-focused corpus research projects, and equips the reader with all the required tools and techniques to carry them out; and deals with the growing area of learner corpora and direct classroom application of corpus material.