Module Catalogues, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Module Code: ENG114

Module Title: Introduction to Corpus Linguistics

Module Level: Level 1

Module Credits: 5.00

Academic Year: 2019/20

Semester: SEM2

Originating Department: English

Pre-requisites: N/A

Aims

• To analyse authentic samples of language in use;

• To encourage a critical attitude towards registers and genres;

• To introduce frameworks for the analysis of spoken and written texts.

Learning outcomes

A. develop an ability to apply analytical approaches and techniques to analyse and interpret linguistic and discourse features of authentic English texts;

B. reflect critically on the written and spoken language used in a variety of contexts;

C. undertake a reflective analysis of their own speech or writing in a specific context, drawing on corpora and other data;

D. develop an understanding of functional approaches to the analysis of genres and registers;

E. compare and contrast language choices in different varieties of texts by successfully using software for the identification of textual features

Method of teaching and learning

The teaching sessions are divided into two components (Lectures and Tutorials/workshops).

Syllabus

Topics will typically include:

• Introduction to genre and register in contemporary English;

• Features of spoken texts;

• Features of written texts;

• Genre and register analysis of written English;

• Methods and considerations for building corpora from authentic texts available in different formats;

• Methods and considerations for creating and annotating transcriptions of spoken texts;

• Corpus approaches, e.g.:

o Interpreting concordance lines

o Vocabulary profiles

o Wordlists

o Collocation

o Keywords

o Semantic association

Delivery Hours

	Lectures	Seminars	Tutorials	Lab/Prcaticals	Fieldwork / Placement	Other(Private study)	Total
Hours/Semester	26		13			111	150

Assessment

Sequence	Method	% of Final Mark
1	Coursework Assignment 1	50.00
2	Coursework Assignment 2	50.00


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