The ICNALE Guide

An Introduction to a Learner Corpus Study on Asian Learners' L2 English
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-17259-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 246 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 540 g

This book provides a practical and extensive guide for the International Corpus Network of Asian Learners of English (ICNALE), a unique dataset including more than 15,000 samples of Asian learners’ L2 English speeches and essays. It also offers approachable introductions to a variety of corpus studies on the aspects of Asian learners’ L2 English.

Key topics discussed in the book include:

- background, aims, and methods of learner corpus research

- principles, designs, and applications of the ICNALE

- vocabulary, grammar, and pragmatics in Asian learners’ L2 English, and

- individual differences of Asian learners and assessments of their speeches and essays

With many case studies and hands-on guides to utilise ICNALE data to the fullest extent, The ICNALE Guide is a unique resource for students, teachers, and researchers who are interested in a corpus-based analysis of L2 acquisition.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ishikawa, Shin'ichiro

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Introduction to the Learner Corpus Research 1. Learner Corpus Research: An Overview 2. ICNALE: Major Features 3. ICNALE: Modules Part 2: Aspects of Asian Learners’ L2 English Use 4. Vocabulary 5. Grammar 6. Pragmatics 7. Individual Differences 8. Assessment 9. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Shin'ichiro Ishikawa is Professor of Applied Linguistics at the School of Languages & Communication, Kobe University, Japan. His research interests cover corpus linguistics, statistical linguistics, TESOL, and SLA. He has been a leader of the ICNALE learner corpus project.