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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN class=150144313-22042009>Dear all,
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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN class=150144313-22042009><FONT size=2>The
Corpus Linguistics Unit at the University of Michigan English Language Institute
has just launched a new website: </FONT><A
href="http://www.elicorpora.info"><FONT
size=2>http://www.elicorpora.info</FONT></A><FONT size=2>. The
website brings all Michigan Corpus Linguistics projects together in a
single location and contains sections with information and resources on the
following projects: </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN class=150144313-22042009><FONT size=2>1.
The Michigan Corpus of Academic Spoken English (MICASE), with links to the
online search interface, freely accessible MICASE sound files, tutorials for
teachers and learners, MICASE-based teaching materials and kibbitzers, and a lot
more (see <A
href="http://micase.elicorpora.info/">http://micase.elicorpora.info/</A>);</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN class=150144313-22042009><FONT size=2>2.
The Michigan Corpus of Upper-level Student Papers (MICUSP), our almost
completed corpus of advanced student writing samples from a wide range of
disciplines (see <A
href="http://micusp.elicorpora.info/">http://micusp.elicorpora.info/</A>);</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN class=150144313-22042009>3. The John
Swales Conference Corpus (JSCC), including download information for this
recently-launched freely available academic speech corpus (see <A
href="http://jscc.elicorpora.info/">http://jscc.elicorpora.info/</A>);
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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN class=150144313-22042009>4. The
Michigan Generation 1.5 project (Gen 1.5), a project that aims to better
understand and support the instructional needs of international student writers
and Generation 1.5 writers (see <A
href="http://gen15.elicorpora.info/">http://gen15.elicorpora.info/</A>); and
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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN class=150144313-22042009>5. An
overview of our Corpus Training and Research activities (CTR), including
information about our ongoing research projects, conferences we are/were
involved in organizing, and the training we provide in corpus analysis (see
<A href="http://ctr.elicorpora.info/">http://ctr.elicorpora.info/</A>).
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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN class=150144313-22042009><FONT size=2>The
website features an audience-based navigation system which should make it easy
for you to find the materials you are interested in. We have labeled every page
as relevant (or not relevant) for one of three target audience groups: Teachers,
Learners, and Researchers. In the right-hand menu bar on the page you can apply
a teacher/learner/researcher filter by clicking one of three tabs (it is,
of course, also possible to look at the page in "all" mode and not apply any
filters but see all available resources). </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN class=150144313-22042009>I would
like to thank the members of the Michigan Corpus Linguistics
team (see <A
href="http://www.elicorpora.info/about">http://www.elicorpora.info/about</A>) who
put in a lot of work in the website over the past few months. Thanks are also
due to Kate Boyd for providing expert advice on graphic design issues and
creating our new unit logo. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT><SPAN class=150144313-22042009><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"><FONT
size=2>I hope you will enjoy exploring the website and will find the resources
useful! If you have any questions or comments on the website or our projects,
please feel free to contact us at </FONT><A
href="mailto:elicorpora@umich.edu"><FONT
size=2>elicorpora@umich.edu</FONT></A><FONT size=2>.
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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN class=150144313-22042009>Happy
surfing and all the best,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN
class=150144313-22042009>Ute</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2>Dr. Ute Römer</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2>Director of <SPAN
class=150144313-22042009>the Applied </SPAN>Corpus Linguistics Unit<BR>English
Language Institute<BR>University of Michigan</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2>Email: <A
href="mailto:uroemer@umich.edu"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"
size=2>uroemer@umich.edu</FONT></A><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2> <BR>Phone:
+1 734 763 7133 </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2>Fax: +1 734 763 0369
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><A
href="http://www.elicorpora.info/">http://www.elicorpora.info</A> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><A
href="http://www.uteroemer.com/">http://www.uteroemer.com</A> <BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><STRONG>Surface mail address:
<BR></STRONG>Dr. Ute Römer <BR>University of Michigan <BR>English Language
Institute <BR>500 E. Washington Street <BR>Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2028 <BR>USA
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