Teaching English with Corpora: A Resource Book

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At-a-glance chapter taxonomy
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List of Abbreviations
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Acknowledgements
Introduction
Corpora in and for TESOL
PART A English for general purposes
	1 Using concordance lines to teach participial adjectives
	2 Starting out with phrasal verbs
	3 Teaching collocations with “Survey Says”
	4 A grand problem and a jolly solution: unmasking false friends with corpus analysis
	5 Raising awareness of first-language interference using parallel corpora of subtitles
	6 If you speak English, take one step forward: teaching conditionals through kinesthetic activities
	7 Preposition repair: empowering learners to fix their errors
	8 KWIC searches for quick answers: solving word choice problems
	9 She said she told him: patterning in reported speech
	10 Using VocabProfilers to select texts  for extensive reading activities
	11 Talking about the weather: exploring adjective use with Sketch Engine for Language Learning
	12 Food talks: using corpus data to link cooking methods with types of food
	13 Profiling let and make with the Corpus of Contemporary American English
	14 Corpus exploration of phrasal and Latinate verbs
	15 Minimal prep quizzes: using online corpora to foster vocabulary learning
	16 Helping learners identify high-frequency words
	17 Writing online reviews
	18 Exploring similes in corpus data
	19 Exploring register variation in the use of indefinite pronouns
	20 Using corpora to explore varieties of English
	21 Searching for frequent words for pronunciation activities
	22 Abstract nouns in picture descriptions
	23 Tell me what your collocates are, and I will tell you who you are
	24 I feel kinda blah! Investigating language use in blogs
	25 I see what you mean: exploring figurative uses of language
	26 I was able to learn a new point: examining the difference between could and was/were able to
	27 Learning about words in use with StringNet Navigator
	28 Investigating adverbials in British English: although vs. though in spoken and written language
	29 Using Voyant Tools to enhance learners’ reflections on their writing
	30 Gender equality in the TESOL classroom: exploring news stories from around the world
	31 Phrasal verbs in use: investigating meaning and form
	32 Keywords in amateur online film reviews
	33 Formulaic language in amateur online film reviews
	34 Exploring semantic prosody with trainee teachers
	35 A smile which melted her heart: exploring metaphors in English corpora
	36 Small words? Discourse markers in spoken language
	37 I’m so sorry: intensification in American English across time
	38 Thanking and responding to thanks in American English: language patterning and contextual appropriateness
	39 Whilst I do not object, I strongly believe… Exploring spoken argumentative and persuasive discourse
	40 Register variation in newspapers: working with multidimensional analysis in English language teacher education
PART B English for specific purposes
	41 Exploring terms in English for specific purposes
	42 Teaching verbs using learner-compiled corpora
	43 Is there a better choice? Verb–noun combinations in academic writing
	44 Problem and solution markers: exploring lexical combinations
	45 Cloze exercises for mixed-ability groups: using the Academic Word List Gapmaker
	46 Signaling transitions in academic writing
	47 Boosting your message: using adverbs for impact in business writing
	48 Using the British National Corpus to teach phrases from spoken and academic English
	49 Using keyness to teach about academic speaking
	50 Teaching small-group academic discussions
	51 Which words should I look up? Identifying unknown high- frequency words in English for academic purposes
	52 Reflecting and acting on academic vocabulary use
	53 Which verb should I use? Disciplinary variation in reporting verbs
	54 Using Google Scholar to support lexical choices in English for academic purposes
	55 Exploring collocations in the Corpus of Contemporary American English
	56 How can I be more specific in my writing? Exploring relative pronouns in English for academic purposes
	57 Don’t write like that! Avoiding contractions in academic writing
	58 Climate change or global warming? Analyzing, interpreting, and reporting findings
	59 Research findings for all: popular science communication on global challenges
	60 Exploring the speech act of confirming/verifying information in the Michigan Corpus of Academic Spoken English
	61 Identifying noun–verb patterns in scientific abstracts
	62 Using a concordancer to teach how to write about results
	63 Using corpora to explore vocabulary for writing conclusions
	64 Finding your academic voice: use of nominalizations in academic writing
	65 Investigating complex noun–noun modification in academic prose
	66 Exploring adverbs for cohesion and critical voice
	67 Exploring discipline-specific and paper-specific vocabulary
	68 Language patterns and rhetorical moves in research papers
	69 Investigating references to a celebrity in a do-it-yourself obituary corpus
	70 Thanking politely and saying no gracefully to business invitations
About the contributors
Index