Academic Writing with Corpora: A Resource Book for Data-Driven Learning (Book review)

Abstract

Data-driven Learning (DDL), generally defined as the use of corpora for L2 language learning and teaching, has been touted, both theoretically and empirically, to be a promising pedagogical approach (see e.g., Boulton & Cobb’s, 2017 meta-analysis); however, its use is still confined both geographically and contextually. Despite calls for endeavours to normalise corpus-based pedagogy in L2 classes, it is often acknowledged that a limitation of DDL is that it has not made serious inroads into the L2 classroom due to the lack of appropriate materials introducing teachers and learners to corpus-based learning. Nevertheless, efforts have been made to resolve this issue, and Academic Writing with Corpora: A Resource Book for Data-Driven Learning is a step in this direction. [First paragraph of review]