The ICNALE Guide: An Introduction to a Learner Corpus Study on Asian Learners' L2 English (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781032180250)

This book provides a practical and extensive guide for the International Corpus Network of Asian Learners of English (ICNALE), a unique dataset including more than 15,000 samples of Asian learners' L2 English speeches and essays. It also offers approachable introductions to a variety of corpus studies on the aspects of Asian learners' L2 English.

Key topics discussed in the book include:

• background, aims, and methods of learner corpus research
• principles, designs, and applications of the ICNALE
• vocabulary, grammar, and pragmatics in Asian learners' L2 English, and
• individual differences of Asian learners and assessments of their speeches and essays

With many case studies and hands-on guides to utilise ICNALE data to the fullest extent, The ICNALE Guide is a unique resource for students, teachers, and researchers who are interested in a corpus-based analysis of L2 acquisition.

Author: Shin'ichiro Ishikawa
ISBN-10: 1032180250
ISBN-13: 9781032180250
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 03/28/2023
Pages: 230
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.52d