Corpora as open educational resources for language teaching

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ID8936944
AuthorsNina Vyatkina (0000-0002-2778-8016, German and Applied Linguistics University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume53
Issue2
Pages359-370
Publication date2020-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueForeign Language Annals (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/flan.12464
OpenAlexW3034504770
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited29

Corpora, large electronic collections of texts, have been used in language teaching for several decades. Also known as Data‐Driven Learning (DDL), this method has been gaining popularity because empirical research has consistently shown its effectiveness for learning. However, corpora are still underutilized, especially with learners of languages other than English, at lower proficiency levels, and in non‐university contexts. This is regrettable because DDL has a great potential for developing modular flipped content, especially for hybrid, remote, and online courses. This article first provides an overview of DDL applications and findings of empirical research. Next, it outlines obstacles to wider DDL implementation as well as available and possible solutions. Corpus user guides and exercise collections tied to specific corpora are discussed as one promising direction, and an example of such new open educational resources for teaching German is presented. The article concludes with a discussion of implications and future directions

Corpus linguistics · Empirical research · German · Language acquisition · Language proficiency · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Modular design · Multimedia · Natural language processing · Open Educational Resources · Popularity · Programming language · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Text Readability and Simplification

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