An introduction to corpus research in applied linguistics 1.S3.LS.22
Course content:
1. Introductory meeting: 45 min
2. What is corpus linguistics (longer introduction)
3. BNC and Monco
4. NKJP
5. Parallel corpora / Korpusy równoległe i tłumaczenia (Paralela)
6. Examples of corpus research / Przykłady badań korpusowych
7. Student presentations
8. Student presentations
Attendance: 50%
Student presentation: 50%
In groups (2-3 people), prepare a 15-minute-long presentation on:
A piece of applied research in corpus linguistics (used in translation, foreign language teaching etc.)
OR
Prepare a set of exercises for students on the use of language corpora for learning vocabulary/phraseology etc.
Field of study
Supplementary literature
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
Type of course
The semester in which the subject is carried out
Requirements
Prerequisites
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
Student:
1. (k_W02) is familiar with fundamental terminology relevant to corpus linguistics (P6S_WG)
2. (k_W01) has the basic knowledge pertaining to the essence and importance of research in corpus linguistics, knows the basics concerning research design (P6S_WK)
Skills
Student:
3. (k_U01) is able to apply basic theoretical approaches and terminology relevant to corpus linguistics (P6S_UW)
4. (k_U09) has the relevant language competence to use and understand professional discourse of researchers working in the field of corpus linguistics (P6S_UU)
Social competences
Student:
5. (k_K04) can cooperate and work in a group, assuming different roles (P6S_KR)
Assessment criteria
Participation in classroom discussions: 50% (2,3)
Student presentation: 50% (1, 4, 5)
Bibliography
Brezina, V. (2018). Statistics for Corpus Linguistics. Cambridge: CUP.
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