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Using Corpora in the Language Classroom

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Course Information

Subject code

AL

Subject Code Description

Applied Linguistics

Course Number

6150

Course Title

Using Corpora in the Language Classroom

Catalog Subject and Course Number

AL 6150

Catalog Title

Using Corpora in the Language Classroom

Course Description (Combined)

Prerequisite: C or better in AL 5990 (concurrent enrollment allowed) or appropriate placement.

Course Restrictions: Restricted to students in the  Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages program or the Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages program; and restricted to Graduate Students.

This course is about the functions of language forms in a wide range of spoken and written contexts. It provides the knowledge, tools, and skills that teachers need in order to build and use corpora (large samples of authentic language). Students in this course examine and practice the application of corpus linguistics to collocation, grammar, discourse and interactional patterns as well as a range of content-based and skill-based teaching activities.

Credit: 3