Incorporating Data-Driven Learning Approach into English Language Teaching by Using Corpus-Based Tools
Shuping Huang · Advances in intelligent systems research/Advances in Intelligent Systems Research · 2023
Over the past few decades, information technology has been developing rapidly and playing an increasingly vital role in our society.There is no doubt that technology has already profoundly influenced education around the globe and it will continue to do so in the future, so how to embrace the change and integrate technology properly and effectively into language teaching and learning is an issue worthy of consideration.Computer corpora are collections of authentic language data that can be processed by computers, and today it is more convenient for teachers and students to gain access to corpora than before.In view of this situation, we attempt to adopt the data-driven learning (DDL) approach and utilize corpus-based tools in the teaching of English as a Foreign Language in the university setting in China.In this article, we first review the differences of the traditional PPP (presentation, practice and production) language teaching paradigm and the DDL approach to language teaching, and then demonstrate two examples of applying corpus-based tools to English teaching and learning.By learning to discover features of the target texts through observing and analyzing the language data and statistics offered by corpus-based tools, students' skills in autonomous learning and discovery learning are enhanced.