Never before have so many resources been available to support the teaching of English. With clear descriptions and interactive tasks, this introduction demonstrates how online corpora can be used in the teaching and learning of English at different linguistic levels, including vocabulary, grammar, discourse and pronunciation. 

'This introductory textbook does an amazing job of covering a lot of territory in a very accessible manner for a wide range of readers, with well thought-out, engaging activities. Ideal for a variety of applied linguistics courses as well as for those studying corpus linguistics.' - Randi Reppen, Northern Arizona University, USA

Introducing Online Corpora
Interpreting Corpus Data
Exploring Lexis with Corpora
Exploring Grammar with Corpora
Exploring Discourse with Corpora
Exploring Pronunciation with Corpora
Contextualising Corpus Texts
Conclusion: Issues in the Use of Corpora in Teaching and Research
Appendix: Online Corpora
Bibliography
Glossary
Index

WENDY ANDERSON is a Lecturer in the department of English Language at Glasgow University, UK. Formerly, she was the researcher for the Scottish Corpus of Texts and Speech and Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing projects. She has published on corpus linguistics of English and French.

JOHN CORBETT is Professor of Applied Language Studies in the department of English Language at Glasgow University, UK. He directs the Scottish Corpus of Texts and Speech and the Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing. He is the co-author of Beginning Old English with Carole Hough (Palgrave, 2006) and has written widely on language and education.