The Varieties of English for Specific Purposes dAtabase (VESPA first release) is the result an international corpus compilation project that aims to address lack large-scale, open access, multi-L1, multi-discipline and multi-register learner corpora. This report provides a detailed description VESPA illustrates possible uses register exploration data. Specifically, it offers overview makeup onl...

Research on semantic prosody education is playing a vital role in the process of learning English.This research based LOB corpus (Lancaster-Oslo/Bergen corpus) and IWriteBaby corpus, core library IWrite Chinese English Learner Corpus. Using AntConc 3.5.7, to compare preference collocation words get two corpora that meet get-passive structure. Aiming differences between learners native speakers ...

One of the most common and persistent error types in second language writing is collocation errors, such as learn knowledge instead of gain or acquire knowledge, or make damage rather than cause damage. In this work-inprogress report, we propose a probabilistic model for suggesting corrections to lexical collocation errors. The probabilistic model incorporates three features: word association s...

Nowadays, instructional technologies are the enabler for educators to have more choices in course planning, course design, and lecturing. These technologies not only strengthen the communication between instructors and learners, but also let the learners get an easily access their course materials at anytime and from anywhere. As a result, many educational institutes, including formal universit...

We have implemented ubiquitous computing technology in a primary school setting to support rich classroom activities particularly in the field of early literacy. After initial tests have corroborated the benefit of this technology with respect to attaining curricular goals and to better supporting learner-centred classroom methodologies, we are now exploring specific intelligent support mechani...

Penny MacDonald, Universitat Politècnica de València Amparo García-Carbonell, Universitat Politècnica de València José Miguel Carot-Sierra, Universitat Politècnica de València This study focuses on the computer-aided analysis of interlanguage errors made by the participants in the telematic simulation IDEELS (Intercultural Dynamics in European Education through on-Line Simulation). The synchron...

Linguistically annotated corpora that are stored in standardized digital form can be a valuable source of empirical insight. They can help verify linguistic generalizations and support the formulation of new hypotheses. The linguistic annotation of such corpora often is crucial for their effective exploration from a linguistic perspective. The annotation essentially serves as an index to the li...

An extensive analysis of the college teaching literature (over 350 items) suggests that the perspective of perhaps the most highly effective college teachers has yet to be conceptualized, at least within a comprehensive developmental framework. This paper articulates that perspective-called here Systemocentrism (or teacher/learner-centeredness). The perspective b two distinctive elements-attent...

The rate of technological progression seems to have encouraged teachers and researchers to reassess their pedagogic beliefs in an attempt to maintain their control over the learning process and the influx of authentic materials. With regard to the field of language teaching, technology seems to be demanding a re-examination of pedagogies in order to find ways of making use of current technology...

The paper describes a learner corpus of Czech, currently under development. The corpus captures Czech as used by nonnative speakers. We discuss its structure, the layered annotation of errors and the annotation process.