32.3405, Confs: Text/Corpus Linguistics/Italy

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LINGUIST List: Vol-32-3405. Fri Oct 29 2021. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 32.3405, Confs: Text/Corpus Linguistics/Italy

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Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 06:48:10
From: Jennifer Hill [tesol.valdadige.etschtal at gmail.com]
Subject: ‘Well … I mean … I don’t know’: Using Corpus Methods to Improve the Representation of Spoken Language in ELT Coursebooks

 
‘Well … I mean … I don’t know’: Using Corpus Methods to Improve the Representation of Spoken Language in ELT Coursebooks 

Date: 13-Nov-2021 - 13-Nov-2021 
Location: Zoom, Italy 
Contact: Jennifer Hill 
Contact Email: tesol.valdadige.etschtal at gmail.com 

Linguistic Field(s): Text/Corpus Linguistics 

Meeting Description: 

In published classroom materials, norms relating to written language often
dominate at the expense of spoken language. In the ELT community, classroom
materials are often structured around a consensus-driven syllabus of
grammatical structures and functions to be worked through at specific levels
of proficiency. This is a mixed bag of structural items, including tense, word
class, clause, and of more functionally or thematically-motivated elements.
Alongside this, there is a perennial request from learners for more
‘conversation’. However, the features characteristic of everyday spoken
language challenge both the prescribed neat checklist of the syllabus and
deeply-held opinions relating to usage and acceptability. As a result, they
are often missing from mainstream materials. The challenge then is to find a
way to include a focus on spoken language that (1) does not require much space
on a page, (2) fits within teacher expectations and (3) helps learners improve
their conversational competencies. To address this, our research has taken a
corpus-based conversation analysis of ‘small words’ (Carter & McCarthy 2017).

Using spoken-corpus data such as that from the Spoken BNC2014, alongside a
sample of coursebooks, this paper describes a project offering perspectives
and practical solutions for addressing the dearth of interactionally-oriented
features in both existing pedagogical materials and in the development of
future publications. We present a sample of the results of corpus-based
conversation analyses of spontaneous spoken language, focussing specifically
on the language used (1) to open and close turns and (2) to repair breakdowns
in communication. We also illustrate the presence and absence of these
features in classroom resources and consider opportunities to include them.
Drawing on research such as Wong and Zhang (2010), Carroll (2011) and
Barraja-Rohan (2011), we consider how these items can be included in course
materials, and how they can be exploited pedagogically.

Niall Curry (Coventry University, UK) Geraldine Mark (Mary Immaculate College,
University of Limerick, Ireland)


To register for the event please sign up using the following link no later
than Tuesday 9th November 2021:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOKKeDrnuSD3WZd2v9I531Uky6liSsgOJier
3KZo6t_xRrHg/viewform?usp=sf_link
You will receive a Zoom link by email several days prior to the event.

For FURTHER INFORMATION, please contact Jennifer Hill, Local Group
Coordinator, at tesol.valdadige.etschtal at gmail.com.

This event is open to TESOL Italy members. For non-members, a free, one-time
provisional membership is available. The conditions are explained on the
sign-up form. Certificates of attendance are available upon request and after
the completion of an online feedback survey.*

*TESOL Italy (con i suoi gruppi locali) è riconosciuta come ente qualificato
alla formazione e all’aggiornamento per insegnanti di lingua inglese nelle
scuole di ogni ordine e grado-Autorizzazione MIUR, Direttiva 90/2003.
 






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