Book contents
- Applications of Corpus Linguistics
- The Cambridge Applied Linguistics Series
- Applications of Corpus Linguistics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Editors and Contributors
- 1 Applying Corpus Linguistics
- 2 ‘Cutting Out the Middleman’
- 3 Investigating User Perceptions of a Corpus-Informed DDL Resource
- 4 Applying a Corpus-Based DDL Intervention in the Private English Language Sector in Ireland
- 5 Using Corpus Linguistics in Formulaic Language Learning
- 6 Applying Corpus Research Indirectly to Language Teaching Materials and Assessment Development
- 7 Informing Teaching Practice through Corpus Research
- 8 Building a Longitudinal Learner Corpus for Swiss German Sign Language
- 9 Using CADS Research to Critique Representations of Muslims in the UK Press
- 10 Examining the Uptake of Media Guidelines
- 11 Challenging Online Misogyny
- 12 Using Corpus-Assisted Approaches to Explore UK Police Crisis Negotiation
- 13 Afterword
- Index
- References
4 - Applying a Corpus-Based DDL Intervention in the Private English Language Sector in Ireland
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 December 2025
Book contents
- Applications of Corpus Linguistics
- The Cambridge Applied Linguistics Series
- Applications of Corpus Linguistics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Editors and Contributors
- 1 Applying Corpus Linguistics
- 2 ‘Cutting Out the Middleman’
- 3 Investigating User Perceptions of a Corpus-Informed DDL Resource
- 4 Applying a Corpus-Based DDL Intervention in the Private English Language Sector in Ireland
- 5 Using Corpus Linguistics in Formulaic Language Learning
- 6 Applying Corpus Research Indirectly to Language Teaching Materials and Assessment Development
- 7 Informing Teaching Practice through Corpus Research
- 8 Building a Longitudinal Learner Corpus for Swiss German Sign Language
- 9 Using CADS Research to Critique Representations of Muslims in the UK Press
- 10 Examining the Uptake of Media Guidelines
- 11 Challenging Online Misogyny
- 12 Using Corpus-Assisted Approaches to Explore UK Police Crisis Negotiation
- 13 Afterword
- Index
- References
Summary
In general, curricula for language teacher education programmes follow some iteration of Schulman’s original framework (1986), which, at its most basic, distinguishes content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge. Other components such as technological knowledge (Mishra and Koehler 2006), wisdom of practice, and research (Farr and O’Keeffe 2019) have since been used to imbue and expanded Shulman’s original conceptualisation. In this chapter, we discuss how corpus-based approaches easily align with various curricular components in ways which ultimately enhance the pedagogic approaches utilised with practising and prospective language teachers. To do this, we draw on Farr and Leńko-Szymańska’s (2023) tripartite framework, which articulates the potential modes of corpus integration in teacher education programmes. These include: corpus literacy (CL), which focuses primarily on subject content and technological knowledge; corpus-based language pedagogy (CBLP), which focuses primarily on pedagogical content knowledge; and corpus-based reflective practice (CBRP), which focuses primarily on pedagogical content knowledge, wisdom of practice and research.
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