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Vol. 4 Issue 34 – Video: Using Corpora in the Language Classroom

English language teaching scenario has been changing from time to time and it is more so in the present context when English has acquired the status of the global language and knowledge of this language has become imperative for existence in the background of the era of globalization in tune and in accordance with the newly acquired status. The role of English language has become one of a language that has become a medium of social interaction and a language in the work place context. This language which has considered hitherto a library language in Indian context has become a language of not only social interaction but also a language for knowledge construction and expression and thus a tool for communication in the global village.
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Tarun Patel
August 19, 2012

 ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#34 | August 20, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036

Many teachers are eager to use corpora in their classrooms but lack the training and resources to accomplish this task. In this interactive workshop, the presenter will help to demystify corpus linguistics with clear explanations, examples and hands-on activities. Participants will gain the knowledge and skills for creating classroom materials and activities, including how to create corpora to address specific class needs.

Speaker: Randi Reppen is professor of Applied Linguistics at Northern Arizona University where she teaches in the MATESOL and Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics programs. Corpus linguistics is her main area of research. Randi is particularly interested in how to use information from corpus research to inform language teaching and material development. She has authored many books on the corpus linguistics, most recently Using Corpora in the Language Classroom.

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