Using language data to learn about language: A teachers’ guide to classroom corpus use: A new open textbook

Introducing Using Language Data to Learn About Language: A Teachers’ Guide to Classroom Corpus Use, newly published on Open Textbooks @ UQ in February 2023.

About the book 

 A Teachers’ Guide to Classroom Corpus book coverUsing Language Data to Learn About Language: A Teachers’ Guide to Classroom Corpus Use is a teaching guide, containing resources in English, Portuguese and Spanish, for international language classes (Pinto & Spinelli, 2023). The resources can be used in an online or offline classroom environment.

The book aims to introduce both new and experienced language teachers to Data-Driven Learning (DDL) concepts they can include in their lessons.

The book includes: 

  • Lesson ideas
  • Detailed lesson plans
  • Videos
  • Interactive H5P activities.

It is being used in a semester 1 course at UQ. 

The book is adapted from Caderno de Atividades de Aprendizagem Movida por Dados and was a collaboration between UQ and São Paulo State University in Brazil.

Read or download Using Language Data to Learn About Language: A Teachers’ Guide to Classroom Corpus.

Open Textbooks @ UQ

Open Textbooks @ UQ is The University of Queensland’s open book creation platform that uses Pressbooks. You can find, create, adopt and adapt open books for your courses. It provides your students with:

  • Free online access to the textbook
  • No access limitations
  • An increased sense of belonging due to the inclusion of local context and a diversity of viewpoints.

Grants are also available to help you, UQ academics, to adapt or create open textbooks and use them in your courses.

Visit Create or use open textbooks for more information.

Student thoughts on open textbooks

Students are generally very positive about the inclusion of open textbooks in their courses. The high price of many textbooks is a major ongoing issue for most students. Open textbooks are an attractive alternative for students.

Student thoughts:

No restrictions on the textbooks made it simple to download chapters with ease, without worrying about the 20-page limit like in restricted textbooks. I personally need to highlight and annotate, so I need to download and print these, to maximise my understanding.  

Because I don’t have to stress about purchasing and it is more accessible and easier to use and learn through multiple devices. It is way more engaging and makes learning easy!

Like to learn more?

Contact pressbooks@library.uq.edu.au for more information about creating or adapting open textbooks.

 

Last updated:
28 February 2023