Corpus linguistics: technologies for language
research, teaching and learning
Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University (XJTLU), Suzhou, China
28-30 June 2012
Abstract submission deadline: 1 March 2012Notification of acceptance: 15 March 2012 Corpora are important. They have been widely used in languagetechnology and lexicography. Rapid advances in computing have inrecent years enabled the integration of corpora into language teachingand learning. New tools for corpus construction and consultation helpresearchers, lexicographers and teachers collect and analyse data anduse corpora more effectively. The conference aims to advance the stateof the art in the use of corpora in applied linguistics and to spreadawareness and expertise in corpus use, by offering:1. Keynote speeches from five internationally renowned corpus linguists2. A platform for all corpus-based researchers, whether inlinguistics, language teaching, lexicography or other fields3. Lab/workshop sessions presenting practical advice on how languageteachers and learners can benefit from using corpora, inside and outof the classroom. Teachers without any background on corpus can alsobenefit from the workshops4. An opportunity for software developers to present their workTopics include, but are not confined to:
- Corpora and CALL
- Corpus construction and new technology
- Corpora in language teaching and learning
- Access to online corpora
- Software development for corpus linguistics
- Learner corpora
- Multimedia corpora
- Bilingual corpora
- Corpora in translation studies
- Corpora for grammar, vocabulary, and language skills
For more information visit:http://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/corpus/
