Abstract
The development of corpus linguistics has laid theoretical foundation and provided technical support for breaking the bottleneck in traditional vocabulary instruction in China. Corpora allow access to authentic data and show frequency patterns of words and grammar construction. Such patterns can be used to improve language materials or to directly teach students. Therefore, this paper discusses how the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) can be applied in vocabulary instruction in the following four different aspects: part of speech, collocation, morphology and word comparison. The above four aspects of application of COCA in vocabulary instruction and their examples have proved that corpora are robust in teaching.
Highlights
Vocabulary has always been the top priority in English teaching and learning
The above four aspects of application of Contemporary American English (COCA) in vocabulary instruction and their examples have proved that corpora are robust in teaching
One advantage of COCA is that is provides the tool to select the wanted entries from the query and save them to the list a user creates, which can be screenshot and put into use as mini-text
Summary
Vocabulary has always been the top priority in English teaching and learning As it is said, without grammar, one cannot express many things, but without words, one cannot express anything. Large bodies of text reveal these patterns in words, grammar and discourse When computer aid this process, those texts can be handled in seconds, especially if they are tagged for parts of speech or specific information. Corpora allow access to authentic data; they show frequency patterns of words and grammar construction. Such patterns can be used to improve language materials or to directly teach students. Data-driven instruction helps learners construct the metalinguistic awareness, improve lexical output and conduct autonomous study. This paper intends to reveal how the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) can be applied in vocabulary instruction
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