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What is Corpus (Plural Corpora)

Chapter 17
Handbook of Research on Individual Differences in Computer-Assisted Language Learning
Large principled collection of natural text ( Schmitt, 2002 ). Corpus is the collection of the texts that have been assembled for the purpose of language study ( Thornbury, 2002 ).
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The Impact of Corpus-Based Vocabulary Teaching/Learning on Vocabulary Retention across Language Proficiency Levels
Ghodrat Momeni (Lorestan University, Iran)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8519-2.ch017
Abstract
In this chapter the impact of corpus-based vocabulary teaching/learning on vocabulary retention among EFL learners with different levels of language proficiency was studied. Four groups of students (two experimental and two control) participated in the study. The experimental groups received vocabulary instruction based on the techniques and procedures of the lexical approach. The control groups were taught with conventional techniques of vocabulary teaching. Vocabulary learning and retention were assessed by two vocabulary tests taken immediately after the treatment and with a 2-month delay respectively. The result showed that the lower proficiency experimental group outperformed other groups in the first vocabulary test, while in the second vocabulary test no significant difference was found between the experimental groups with different language proficiencies.
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