This is an open-resource self-learning package that is free to use for anyone interested in the application of corpora (large computer-readable text databases) to practical language problems in English.
Realized by Julia Schlüter (Homepage) and Katharina Deckert (Homepage). Please contact us for feedback and comments.
Your benefits
Learn to quickly and independently solve typical language problems that most dictionaries and grammars do not cover:
- Use the right prepositions
- Find fitting collocations
- Choose the right words
- Avoid grammar problems
- Adjust to degrees of formality
- Check for differences between British, American and other Englishes
- Trace ongoing language change
Being corpus literate turns you into a language specialist: No need to ask a native speaker any more - you can have access to millions!
Corpus literacy is one type of digital data literacy - a real future skill.
Corpus platform
In this course, corpora (i.e. text databases) are accessed through English-Corpora.org, a very popular and user-friendly platform freely available (with a daily limit) on the web and workable even on mobile phones. You can carry loads of information on the English language in your pocket!
For students and teachers of English and other language professionals
Features include
- a series of short easy-to-follow video tutorials,
- ample hands-on exercises using the corpus interface,
- interactive features,
- an individual choice of learning tracks,
- AI support,
- feedback on your results, and
- the option to obtain a certificate.
Use the materials any time, some of them or all, at your own pace, come back when you need a refresher.
Access the materials
Register for a free account on the Virtual Linguistics Campus, an OER platform hosted at RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
Once registered, use the following link or search for the course VLC305 - Using Corpora for EFL Needs.
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