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What is Concordancer

Chapter 24
Handbook of Research on Computer-Enhanced Language Acquisition and Learning
A tool to exploit corpus data. A concordancer searches a given corpus for an individual (usually lexical) item or a set of items, identifies each occurrence of the search expression in the corpus and provides all instances together with its surrounding context.
Published in Chapter:
Corpora in the Classroom and Beyond
Rolf Kreyer (University of Bonn, Germany)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-895-6.ch024
Abstract
Although corpus linguistic methods and research have had a considerable impact on language teaching in the last few decades, the corpus is still mostly regarded as a device in the hands of the teacher rather than the students. This is most probably due to a number of serious problems that need to be considered when allowing students unlimited access to the wealth of corpus-linguistic data. In this chapter it is argued that these problems are to be taken seriously and that a fundamental prerequisite for student use of corpora is what I call ‘corpus competence.’ Such a corpus competence will not only help students to make use of corpora in the classroom but will also prepare the grounds for use of corpora in noninstitutionalized contexts and as a tool for life-long learning.
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Chapter 57
Computer-Assisted Language Learning in East Asia
A text-manipulation tool originally used by lexicographers but nowadays popularly promoted among foreign-language teachers and learners. Such a program displays character strings before and after a key word or phrase based on the computer text corpus the program is fed.
Published in Chapter: Computer-Assisted Language Learning in East Asia; From: Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition
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Chapter 248
Web-Based English Writing Courses for Graduate Students
A text manipulation tool originally used by lexicographers but nowadays popularly promoted among foreign language teachers and learners. Such a program displays character strings before and after a key word or phrase based on the computer text corpus the program is fed in.
Published in Chapter: Web-Based English Writing Courses for Graduate Students; From: Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations
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Chapter 17
The Impact of Corpus-Based Vocabulary Teaching/Learning on Vocabulary Retention across Language Proficiency Levels
A software program that searches for words and displays the selected item or items in conjunction with their surrounding context ( Richards & Schmidt, 2002 ).The concordances are used to show the words in the right side or left side of the given word. They also show the frequency account of words in written and spoken language ( Schmitt, 2002 ).
Published in Chapter: The Impact of Corpus-Based Vocabulary Teaching/Learning on Vocabulary Retention across Language Proficiency Levels; From: Handbook of Research on Individual Differences in Computer-Assisted Language Learning
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Chapter 22
Concordancing 2.0: On Custom-Made Corpora in the Classroom
A tool, either an online form or an installable piece of software, enabling formulating queries of different levels of sophistication and browsing a selected or customized corpus for instances of use, producing the KWIC (Key Word In Context) output.
Published in Chapter: Concordancing 2.0: On Custom-Made Corpora in the Classroom; From: Handbook of Research on Web 2.0 and Second Language Learning
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