TY - JOUR
T1 - Data-driven Learning
T2 - Aiming at the Bigger Picture
AU - Karpenko-Seccombe, Tatyana
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/3/23
Y1 - 2023/3/23
N2 - There has been increasing interest in corpus-based teaching of rhetorical features in academic writing at the discourse level (Chen and Flowerdew 2018; Dong and Lu 2020; Moreno and Swales 2018). In line with this tendency, this paper explores the potential of using corpus tools in teaching rhetorical elements of academic writing and considers the ways in which wider aspects of academic writing can be addressed through the use of corpora, for example rhetorical moves in argumentation and counter-argumentation, authorial presence, evaluating an argument and problem–solution patterns. The paper places specific emphasis on practical suggestions for tasks and activities, locating these practical applications within the framework of existing corpus research. The tasks are based on the use of several corpus tools, Lextutor concordance, SkELL, BNC-English corpora and MICUSP. They are targeted at upper-intermediate and advanced second language learners—senior undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers—and can be used across multiple disciplines.
AB - There has been increasing interest in corpus-based teaching of rhetorical features in academic writing at the discourse level (Chen and Flowerdew 2018; Dong and Lu 2020; Moreno and Swales 2018). In line with this tendency, this paper explores the potential of using corpus tools in teaching rhetorical elements of academic writing and considers the ways in which wider aspects of academic writing can be addressed through the use of corpora, for example rhetorical moves in argumentation and counter-argumentation, authorial presence, evaluating an argument and problem–solution patterns. The paper places specific emphasis on practical suggestions for tasks and activities, locating these practical applications within the framework of existing corpus research. The tasks are based on the use of several corpus tools, Lextutor concordance, SkELL, BNC-English corpora and MICUSP. They are targeted at upper-intermediate and advanced second language learners—senior undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers—and can be used across multiple disciplines.
KW - Data-driven learning
KW - Rhetorical functions
KW - Academic writing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85160422081&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.35360/njes.798
DO - 10.35360/njes.798
M3 - Article
VL - 22
SP - 144
EP - 181
JO - NJES Nordic Journal of English Studies
JF - NJES Nordic Journal of English Studies
SN - 1502-7694
IS - 1
ER -