Corpus Linguistics for ELT: Research and Practice

Corpus Linguistics for ELT provides a practical guide to undertaking ELT-related corpus research. This book introduces the reader to ELT-related corpus research in areas such as grammar, lexis, ESP and learner corpora, and discusses the implications of this research as well as its applications in a classroom setting. With extension tasks and suggestions for ELT-based research projects, and equipping the reader with all the necessary skills and information to carry them out, Corpus Linguistics for ELT is key reading for teachers, students and researchers new to corpus research, as well as those wishing to focus on corpus research in specific areas of ELT.

Author: Ivor Timmis
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 03/27/2015
Pages: 214
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9780415747127

About the Author

Ivor Timmis is Reader in English Language Teaching at Leeds Beckett University. His research interests lie in the relationship corpus linguistics and ELT, the focus of his three articles in ELT Journal. He is also working on an historical spoken corpus with data from the late 1930s in his home town, Bolton.