Data Driven Learning by Discovering Lexical Bundles Using Corpus Resources

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10.2991/assehr.k.200427.011How to use a DOI?

Keywords

lexical bundles, vocabulary, corpus linguistics

Abstract

Lexical bundles have recently commenced to attract huge attention in corpus-based research. Knowledge of lexical bundles is essential for students learning foreign language, especially those with English for specific purposes. By employing data driven learning, students are able to lead their awareness and learning autonomy in guiding their language discovery tasks. This paper showcases the facets and usage of Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) and Lexical Tutor for English vocabulary teaching and learning. In addition, this article provides introductory description of a practical corpus tool for discovering English lexical bundles and how integrating the corpus in teaching for boosting students’ vocabulary. The main features of the tool such as N-gram underpins in this paper.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Kamal Yusuf
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/05/01
TI  - Data Driven Learning by Discovering Lexical Bundles Using Corpus Resources
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on English Language Teaching (ICONELT 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 47
EP  - 50
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200427.011
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200427.011
ID  - Yusuf2020
ER  -