The aim of this volume is to highlight the benefits and potential of using learner corpora for the testing and assessment of L2 proficiency in both speaking and

While native corpora and corpus linguistic tools and methods have been used and applied for quite some time in the development of learning and teaching material

This volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of current research and developments on the use of learner corpora perceived from developmental and crosslingui

The origins of learner corpus research go back to the late 1980s when large electronic collections of written or spoken data started to be collected from foreig

This book takes stock of current research into computer learner corpora conducted both by ELT and SLA specialists. It should be of particular interest to resear