Beginner Level EFL DDL Using a Parallel Web-Based Concordancer
Kiyomi Chujo, Kathryn Oghigian, Chikako Nishigaki · 2012
The use of corpus-based DDL (data-driven learning) in second language classrooms is expanding, but how effective is this approach for beginner level EFL? Using a new, free, web-based Japanese-English parallel concordance tool, a Japanese-English newspaper corpus and a guided, pair-based, student-centered four-step process, this paper reports beginner level EFL student gains and collects student feedback from a semester course in grammar basics. This tool, WebParaNews, is available to the public.