Academic Writing With Corpora - A Resource Book for Data-Driven Learning

Academic Writing with Corpora offers an accessible guide to using corpora in academic writing successfully and productively. Addressing the challenges faced by EAP teachers when explaining to their students how to write 'naturally', this book places an emphasis on learning from expert and proficient writing.

List of contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction to corpus tools
Chapter 2 Introduction to AntConc. Building and using a do-it-yourself (DIY) corpus
Chapter 3 Observing and using language patterns
Chapter 4 Rhetorical and discourse features in general and subject-specific corpora
Chapter 5 Writing research papers with corpora
Answer key
Glossary of corpus terms
Index

About the author

Tatyana Karpenko-Seccombe is an independent scholar who for many years taught English for academic purposes at the University of Huddersfield, UK, using corpus methods.

Summary

Academic Writing with Corpora offers an accessible guide to using corpora in academic writing successfully and productively. Addressing the challenges faced by EAP teachers when explaining to their students how to write 'naturally', this book places an emphasis on learning from expert and proficient writing.

Product details

• Authors: Tatyana Karpenko-Seccombe
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032731865
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3273186-5
• No. of pages: 204
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; History, Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, Linguistics, English, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Press & journalism, News media and journalism, ELT: Exams and tests of English for specific purposes, ELT Examinations In English For Specific Purposes, ELT: English for technical & scientific purposes