Academic Writing with Corpora

Name: Academic Writing with Corpora
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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A Resource Book for Data-Driven Learning

By: Tatyana Karpenko-Seccombe

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Hardcover | 22 September 2020

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218 Pages

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24.13 x 15.88 x 1.91

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Academic Writing with Corpora offers a step-by-step accessible guide to using concordancers and aims to help introduce data-driven learning into the academic English classroom. Addressing the challenges faced by EAP teachers when explaining to their students how to write "naturally", this book provides a solution to the problem by placing an emphasis on learning from expert and proficient writing. In doing so, it:

takes a highly practical approach and is packed with pedagogical features including graded tasks;
uses Lextutor, an easy-to-use, open access concordancer, throughout, whilst introducing students to tools such as SkELL, MICUSP and BNC BYU;
fosters autonomous learning by demonstrating how to solve everyday difficulties in word choice and grammar;
helps teachers to use concordancers to teach students how to write proficiently and helps students to improve their academic writing by learning from best examples in their field.

This book will guide students towards better awareness of the communicative side of academic writing. It forms essential reading for all students on academic writing and EAP courses or who wish to improve their writing.

Industry Reviews

'As developer of the Lextutor set of data-driven learning resources, I am often asked if there is a manual to aid in their discovery and use. I always reply that I have barely enough time for development, and someone else will have to write the manual. And so finally someone has done this, with regard to the skill of writing, and I hope others will do it for other skills. Tatyana Karpenko-Seccombe has done a great job of putting together possibly the only complete corpus-based writing course, composing and testing each chapter with actual learners along a two year trajectory. I have seen and commented on drafts along the way, and it has all come together splendidly.'

Tom Cobb, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Canada

'This book offers an easy introduction to data-driven learning, using corpus resources that are free, easily accessible, and entirely authentic. Whether learning independently or in the classroom, academic writing students will find the activities relevant, engaging, memorable - and fun!'

Hilary Nesi, Professor in English Language at Coventry University, UK

'Researchers have enthused about the potential for using corpus resources and tools in the academic writing classroom but there has been a dearth of materials that help teachers and learners to realise that potential. At last, we have a book for practitioners and learners that makes corpus-assisted "learning to write" both accessible and achievable. This book will be invaluable to all English for Academic Purposes and first language writing teachers and learners that are interested in corpus-assisted learning approaches and techniques.'

Paul Thompson, University of Birmingham, UK

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