Course outline
Module 1: Basic concepts |
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| 1 | Presentation | Corpus and corpus tools | |
| 2 | Workshop | Politics – an example of a corpus-based class | BNC Online |
| 3 | Presentation | Corpora in language teaching | |
Module 2: Large general corpora for teaching language elements and skills |
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| 4 | Workshop | Corpora for teaching vocabulary | BNC Online, Word and Phrase.info, BUY-BNC, COCA |
| 5 | Workshop | Corpora for teaching phrasology | Phases in English, Word and Phrase.info, Just the Word, For Better English |
| 6 | Workshop | Corpora for teaching grammar | BNC Online, BUY-BNC, MICASE, Backbone, |
| 7 | Workshop | Corpora for teaching discourse organization | MICASE |
| 8 | Workshop | Corpora for practising language skills | Antconc, BUY-BNC, COCA, Word and Phrase.info, Backbone |
| 9 | Workshop | Other tools and activities | Web as Corpus, MICASE, Compleat Lexical Tutor, AWL Highlighter |
Module 3: Do-It-Yourself corpora for teaching language for special purposes |
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| 10 | Presentation | Corpora for LSP – overview of applications | Antconc |
| 11 | Presentation | Corpora for LSP – overview of tools | Antconc |
| 12 | Workshop | Corpora for LSP – workshop in building and analyzing a corpus | Antconc |
| 13 | Project | Preparing a corpus-based class | |