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Language of Instruction
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English
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Level of Course Unit
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Master's Degree
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Department / Program
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English Language Teaching
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Type of Program
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Formal Education
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Type of Course Unit
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Elective
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Course Delivery Method
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Face To Face
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Objectives of the Course
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To develop a systematic understanding of the concepts, principles, types, and applications of corpus linguistics; use corpus tools and techniques to investigate authentic language data and identify meaningful linguistic patterns; critically interpret corpus evidence, considering representativeness, sampling, frequency, association measures, limitations, and appropriate use of findings; apply corpus-informed approaches and Data-Driven Learning principles to vocabulary, grammar, discourse, and language skills teaching; and design corpus-informed lesson plans, materials, assessment tasks, and a small-scale ELT project based on authentic corpus evidence.
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Course Content
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This course introduces the theoretical and practical foundations of corpus linguistics and examines how corpus evidence can inform English language teaching, learning, materials development, assessment, and classroom research. Students explore different types and designs of corpora, corpus tools and analytical techniques, including frequency analysis, concordancing, collocations, keywords, clusters and n-grams. Particular emphasis is placed on corpus-informed pedagogy and Data-Driven Learning (DDL), with students using accessible corpora and software to investigate authentic language patterns and translate findings into pedagogically meaningful activities, materials, and assessment tasks. The course also develops students ` critical awareness of corpus representativeness, data interpretation, methodological limitations, and ethical considerations in corpus use.
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Course Methods and Techniques
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Concept mapping; corpus comparison and evaluation; guided corpus searches; frequency, collocation and keyword analysis; critical and pedagogical interpretation of findings; Data-Driven Learning activity design; materials adaptation; assessment task design; project workshops, reporting and presentations.
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Prerequisites and co-requisities
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None
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Course Coordinator
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None
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Name of Lecturers
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Asist Prof.Dr. Zekeriya DURMAZ zekeriya.durmaz@hku.edu.tr
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Assistants
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None
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Work Placement(s)
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No
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Recommended or Required Reading
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Resources
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Meyer, C. F. (2023). English corpus linguistics: An introduction. Cambridge University Press.
Bennett, G. R. (2010). Using corpora in the language learning classroom: Corpus linguistics for teachers. University of Michigan Press.
McEnery, T., & Hardie, A. (2012). Corpus linguistics: Method, theory and practice. Cambridge University Press.
O ` Keeffe, A., McCarthy, M., & Carter, R. (2007). From corpus to classroom: Language use and language teaching. Cambridge University Press.
Reppen, R. (2010). Using corpora in the language classroom. Cambridge University Press.
Supplementary readings: Sinclair (1991); Biber, Conrad, & Reppen (1998); Aijmer (2009); Hunston (2002); selected recent corpus-based ELT studies and instructor-provided materials.
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Course Notes
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Required textbook:
Meyer, C. F. (2023). English corpus linguistics: An introduction. Cambridge University Press.
Core texts:
Bennett, G. R. (2010). Using corpora in the language learning classroom: Corpus linguistics for teachers. University of Michigan Press.
McEnery, T., & Hardie, A. (2012). Corpus linguistics: Method, theory and practice. Cambridge University Press.
O ` Keeffe, A., McCarthy, M., & Carter, R. (2007). From corpus to classroom: Language use and language teaching. Cambridge University Press.
Reppen, R. (2010). Using corpora in the language classroom. Cambridge University Press.
Supplementary readings:
Sinclair (1991); Biber, Conrad, & Reppen (1998); Aijmer (2009); Hunston (2002); selected recent corpus-based ELT studies and instructor-provided materials.
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