New Insights into the Study of Conversation

International Symposium: New Insights into the Study of Conversation. Applications to the Language Classroom.

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The International Corpus of Crosslinguistic Interlanguage (ICCI)

The International Corpus of Crosslinguistic Interlanguage (ICCI)


The project of International Corpus of Crosslinguistic Interlanguage (ICCI) is an international joint project of learner corpus initiated by Dr. Yukio Tono from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies(TUFS), Japan, in 2007 and started in 2008. Its aim is to compile corpora of young learners of English across different proficiency levels and L1 backgrounds in the world. There are currently 10 scholars from 8 countries/regions (Hong Kong, Germany, Israel, Japan, Poland, Singapore, Spain, and Taiwan) actively contributed to this project.

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Language corpora and the language classroom

ENG 420C: Seminar in Language (Corpus Linguistics)
TuTh 11:10AM - 12:25PM (LA 207/227)
Department of English - NAU
Flagstaff, AZ

Language corpora and the language classroom.

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Interesting conferences

CALICO 2010 Conference

Abstract submission deadline: OCT 31, 2009

AESLA 2010, Universidad de Vigo

Proposal submission deadline: November 20, 2009

31st ICAME conference: Corpus Linguistics and Variation in English.

Giessen, Germany, from 26th-30th May 2010

Abstract submission deadline: DEC 1, 009

Corpus Linguistics Applications in FLT

Applications of CL to FLT

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Sacodeyl Birmingham 2007

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Biopic

After a research stay in the University of Texas at Austin, Pascual Pérez-Paredes completed his PhD in Applied Linguistics in 1999. He currently teaches CALL, Legal English and Applied Linguistics. He is also an Official Translator.

His main interests are quantitative research of register variation, the compilation and use of language corpora and the implementation of Information and Communication Technologies in Foreign Language Teaching/Learning. He is a member of the Research Group Lingüística Aplicada Computacional, Enseñanza de Lenguas y Lexicografía (LACELL).

Pascual Pérez-Paredes has been project coordinator of a MINERVA initiative funded by the European Commission: SACODEYL(http://www.um.es/sacodeyl) and at the moment coordinates Corpora for Content & Language Integrated Learning [BACKBONE], a LLP K2 Transversal programme. He is also involved in corpus-based international projects such as LINDSEI (UCL) and ICCI (TUFS).

Some of his most recent publications include Developing annotation solutions for online Data Driven Learning, ReCALL Journal, or the co-edition of Software-aided analysis of language, with Mike Scott and Purificación Sánchez. During the 2009-2010 academic year, he is completing a research stay at the English Department in Northern Arizona University.

Backbone Meeting 25-28 June 2009

Backbone Annotation

Remembering the basics: where we come from.

(1) We want our corpora to be searchable:

How to use SACODEYL

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Transcription: the SACODEYL way

SACODEYL Transcriptor

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Annotation: the SACODEYL heritage

SACODEYL Annotator

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Annotation Backbone Corpora

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Corpora for Content & Language Integrated Learning

Corpora for Content & Language Integrated Learning [BACKBONE]
143502-LLP-1-2008-1-DE-KA2-KA2MP

Backbone, a European Lifelong Learning project (Transversal Programme, Languages), is coordinated by the Chair of Applied English Linguistics at the University of Tübingen and involves 8 partners from 7 European countries: France, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Spain, Turkey and UK.

The project addresses language learning needs with regard to pedagogically neglected languages including lesser taught languages, regional & socio-cultural varieties of more frequently taught languages, and non-native speaker varieties of lingua franca languages. It proposes a pedagogically motivated corpus approach that enables teachers to collect and pedagogically exploit spoken discourse resources. Based on the communicative principles of learner and teacher autonomy, authenticated learning and collaboration, the Backbone approach combines corpus resources for linguistically and thematically specialised CLIL purposes with e-learning-enhanced language practice and communicative interaction in blended language learning courses.

Backbone develops pedagogically motivated tools for corpus management, annotation, enrichment and search. 7 language subcorpora of interviews, presentations and conversations are compiled and enriched with learning materials: Polish and Turkish, regional & socio-cultural varieties of German, French, Spanish and English as well as European varieties of English as a lingua franca. Pedagogic piloting is carried out in CLIL settings in secondary, higher and vocational education.

Based on the Minerva project SACODEYL, Backbone will develop pedagogic corpus tools including distributed XML file management, multi-tier annotation, pedagogic enrichment and a web-based pedagogic search interface. 7 corpora of interviews, presentations and conversations representing pedagogically neglected languages and varieties will be compiled: Polish and Turkish, regional & socio-cultural varieties of German, French, Spanish and English as well as European varieties of English as a lingua franca. Themes and subjects will be determined through a needs analysis of language teaching settings in secondary, higher and vocational education. The corpora will be pedagogically enriched with learning materials and piloted in 24 language courses of different CLIL orientation.

To ensure validation, a final European dissemination workshop will be combined with a online exploitation service and exploitation events in 6 countries.

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