Academic Writing with Corpora

<p><em>Academic Writing with Corpora</em> offers a step-by-step accessible guide to using concordancers and aims to help introduce data-driven learning into the academic English classroom. Addressing the challenges faced by EAP teachers when explaining to their students how to write 'naturally' this book provides a solution to the problem by placing an emphasis on learning from expert and proficient writing. In doing so it:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>takes a highly practical approach; </li> <p> </p> <li>uses Lextutor an easy-to-use open access concordancer whilst introducing students to tools such as SkELL MICUSP and BNC-English Corpora;</li> <p> </p> <li>fosters autonomous learning by demonstrating how to solve everyday difficulties in word choice and grammar;</li> <p> </p> <li>helps teachers to use corpora in teaching proficient writing and helps students to improve their academic writing by learning from the best examples in their field;<br> </li> <li>guides students towards better awareness of the communicative side of academic writing.</li> </ul><p>This book forms essential reading for all students on academic writing and EAP courses or who wish to improve their writing. </p>