Table of contents

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction xvii
5. Section I: Corpus analysis: from large to small
6. 1. Large corpora, small corpora, and the learning of “language” 3
7. Section II: Tools for small corpus analysis
8. 2. Using small corpora to investigate learner needs 31
9. 3. Comparing corpora and identifying key words, collocations, and frequency distributions through the Word Smith Tools suite of computer programs 47
10. Section III: Analysing and teaching language variation in genres through small corpora
11. 4. Concordancing as a tool in course design 71
12. 5. Using a small corpus to obtain data for teaching a genre 93
13. 6. Small corpora and language variation 135
14. 7. Investigating and teaching genres using the World Wide Web 175
15. Section IV: Small corpora and the investigation of English structure
16. 8. Classroom use of a systemic functional small learner corpus 207
17. 9. Specialised corpus, local and functional grammars 237
18. Section V: Using parallel corpora as a source of classroom data
19. 10. Collecting, aligning and analysing parallel corpora 279
20. 11. Corpus, comparison, culture 311
21. 12. Small corpora and translation 335
22. Section VI: Using learner corpora in ELT
23. 13. The exploitation of small learner corpora in EAP materials design 363
24. 14. Small corpora and teaching writing 381
25. Name index 409
26. Subject index 415