Using corpora in the language classroom / Randi Reppen

CONTENT

Introduction:
1. Issues in materials development and design Nigel Harwood;

Part II. Perspectives on Materials:
2. Second language acquisition research and language teaching materials Rod Ellis;
3. The theory and practice of technology in materials development and task design Hayo Reinders and Cynthia White;
4. Principles of successful materials development Brian Tomlinson;
5. Critical praxis as materials development: responding to military recruitment on a U.S. campus Sarah Benesch;

Part III. Materials for the Language Syllabus:
6. A principled approach to content-based materials development for reading Norman Evans, K. James Hartshorn, and Neil J. Anderson;
7. A genre-based approach to developing materials for writing Chris Tribble;
8. Listening as process: learning activities for self-appraisal and self-regulation Christine Goh;
9. Materials to develop the speaking skill Rebecca Hughes;
10. Developing materials for discipline-specific vocabulary and phrases in academic seminars Martha Jones and Norbert Schmitt;

Part IV. Materials for Specific and Academic Purposes:
11. Materials for university essay writing Martin Hewings;
12. Writing for publication: corpus-informed materials for post-doctoral fellows in perinatology Chris Feak and John Swales;
13. Research-based materials to demystify academic citation for postgraduates Nigel Harwood;
14. Making professional academic writing practices visible: designing research-based heuristics to support English-medium text production Mary Jane Curry and Theresa Lillis;
15. English for nursing: developing discipline-specific materials Susan Bosher;
16. Using textbook and real life data to teach turn taking in business meetings Jo Angouri;
17. Designing materials for community-based adult ESL programs Cori Jakubiak and Linda Harklau.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-98) and index.