Description:
This book explores how corpora can be employed to design language curricula both for English as a Foreign/Second Language and for other languages. It is an essential and accesible guide for students and researchers in TESOL, Applied Linguistics, ELT, and materials design, as well as language teachers and curriculum designers.
Review Quotes:
"This is an excellent introduction to how corpus research can inform curriculum development. It covers key elements of theory and practice in an accessible and engaging way. The hands-on tasks and links to key resources enable readers to develop their understanding and skills and to access a vast array of useful tools and information. Corpus Linguistics for Curriculum Design will interest any practitioners involved in developing, adapting, evaluating, or even just using, language curricula, as well as to students of corpus linguistics seeking to understand how their work can inform teaching practice."
Phil Durrant, University of Exeter, UK