Task effects on linguistic complexity and accuracy: A large‐scale learner corpus analysis employing natural language processing techniques

T Alexopoulou, M Michel, A Murakami… - Language …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Large‐scale learner corpora collected from online language learning platforms, such as the
EF‐Cambridge Open Language Database (EFCAMDAT), provide opportunities to analyze …

Exploring learner language through corpora: Comparing and interpreting corpus frequency information

D Gablasova, V Brezina, T McEnery - Language Learning, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This article contributes to the debate about the appropriate use of corpus data in language
learning research. It focuses on frequencies of linguistic features in language use and their …

The Trinity Lancaster Corpus: development, description and application

D Gablasova, V Brezina, T McEnery - International Journal of …, 2019 - jbe-platform.com
This paper introduces a new corpus resource for language learning research, the Trinity
Lancaster Corpus (TLC), which contains 4.2 million words of interaction between L1 and L2 …

Spanish Imperfect revisited: Exploring L1 influence in the reassembly of imperfective features onto new L2 forms

L Domínguez, MJ Arche… - Second language …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigates the acquisition of the Spanish Imperfect by 60 English learners of
Spanish at three different proficiency levels (beginner, intermediate and advanced). Two …

The English Grammar Profile of learner competence: Methodology and key findings

A O'Keeffe, G Mark - International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 2017 - jbe-platform.com
Profile (EP) is an ongoing empirical exploration of learner English initiated by Cambridge
University Press and Cambridge English, among others. EP aims to create a set of …

The future of corpora in SLA

N Tracy-Ventura, M Paquot, F Myles - The Routledge handbook of …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Learner corpora have generally focused on intermediate and advanced learners/users.
Corpora of beginners are rare but just as important. Second Language Acquisition (SLA) …

CEDEL2: Design, compilation and web interface of an online corpus for L2 Spanish acquisition research

C Lozano - Second Language Research, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This article presents and reviews a new methodological resource for research in second
language acquisition (SLA), CEDEL2 (Corpus Escrito del Español L2 'L2 Spanish Written …

Effects of task type on morphosyntactic complexity across proficiency: Evidence from a large learner corpus of A1 to C2 writings

M Michel, A Murakami, T Alexopoulou… - Journal of Instructed …, 2019 - research.rug.nl
This study investigates the effect of instructional design on (morpho) syntactic complexity in
second language (L2) writing development. We operationalised instructional design in terms …

Empirical Learner Language and the Levels of the Common European Framework of Reference

K Wisniewski - Language Learning, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) is the most widespread reference
tool for linking language tests, curricula, and national educational standards to levels of …

From corpora to experiments: Methodological triangulation in the study of word order at the interfaces in adult late bilinguals (L2 learners)

A Mendikoetxea, C Lozano - Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2018 - Springer
This paper shows the need to triangulate different approaches in Bilingualism and Second
Language Acquisition (SLA) research to fully understand late bilinguals' interlanguage …