Corpus Use in Italian Language Pedagogy: Exploring the Effects of Data-Driven Learning

Corpus Use in Italian Language Pedagogy: Exploring the Effects of Data-Driven Learning provides a comprehensive overview of corpus use in Italian L2 Pedagogy, addressing resources, potential uses, and research methods to evaluate effectiveness. It traces the history of DDL, examines state-of-the-art research, illustrates methodological challenges, and demonstrates an in-depth case study. The book is of interest to researchers and practitioners in corpus linguistics and teaching Italian and other languages.

Format: Hardback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Corpus Use in Italian Language Pedagogy: Exploring the Effects of Data-Driven Learning offers a comprehensive exploration of the utilization of corpora in Italian L2 Pedagogy. The author delves into the abundance of Italian language corpora, their potential applications in pedagogical contexts, and the diverse research methodologies available to assess their effectiveness. Overall, the book:

Provides a thorough account of Italian corpora and corpus-based research on Italian, offering valuable insights for designing, implementing, and evaluating data-driven learning practices in Italian learning and teaching environments.
Traces the historical development of data-driven learning, encompassing its origins and theoretical foundations, as well as its connections to linguistics and pedagogy.
Examines the current state-of-the-art in data-driven learning research, considering the available empirical evidence on both etic and emic dimensions, with a particular emphasis on addressing methodological gaps.
Illustrates the primary methodological challenges involved in researching data-driven learning, encompassing corpus resource selection to empirical evaluation of its pedagogical effectiveness.
Describes strategies for overcoming these challenges and showcases an in-depth case study that demonstrates the practical application of the guidelines outlined above within a specific second language learning and teaching context.
Discusses the overarching challenges faced by the field, while proposing desirable avenues for future research and pedagogical practices.

This book appeals to a wide audience, including researchers in corpus linguistics and teaching in the Italian domain, as well as those engaged with other languages.

Weight: 536g
Dimension: 240 x 163 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367683634