The Effect of Exploiting Corpora in TEFL Classroom: A Case Study
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| Title | The Effect of Exploiting Corpora in TEFL Classroom: A Case Study |
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| Abstract | This paper is an attempt to study the integration of data-driven corpus-based methodology in an inductive and learner-centered way in TEFL classes. More concretely, it evaluates a potential strategy of having Iranian EFL students appeal to a large target language monolingual corpus searching a certain grammatical pattern. The results reveal the high effectiveness of corpus consultation as a supplement to conventional language learning tools such as grammar textbooks, dictionaries and the like. The results also made clear that the effect of corpus on students’ self-learning increases as their level of language proficiency enhances. The total improvement of the students on using corpora has been gained as 18.4% which is promising in its own status. |
| Publisher | ACADEMY PUBLISHER |
| Date | 2011-04-01 |
| Source | Theory and Practice in Language Studies Vol 1, No 4 (2011) |
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