Corpus Linguistics for Language Teaching

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• adapt and use information technology independently
• critically evaluate a wide range of professional/ authentic materials from different sources
• relate linguistics to teaching practice

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• apply the principles of data-driven learning to teaching languages
• use corpora and corpus tools to increase language awareness
• use data-driven learning in diverse teaching contexts

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• adapt and design data-driven language learning using corpora and corpus tools in their own contexts
• evaluate and discuss the academic literature on data-driven language learning
• critically assess the role of corpus linguistics in language teaching

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• key concepts and methodological foundations of corpus linguistics
• theoretical underpinnings of data-driven language learning and teaching
• applications of data-driven language learning using corpora and corpus tools

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.