KorPLUS (Korpuslinguistik für Lehrende und Studierende) - Corpus Linguistics for Teachers and Learners
This self-learning package comes in different sizes. To access it, you need to register for a free account on the Virtual Linguistics Campus, an OER platform hosted at RWTH Aachen University. Choose according to your needs:
Sneak Preview of the KorPLUS Package (MC63)
Micro Credential (4 units)
This introductory course to corpus linguistics aims to familiarize anyone interested with the basics of corpus linguistics. Students get some hands-on practice analyzing corpus data.
Note: The contents of this Micro Credential (MC63) are also part of the complete VLC-course Corpus Linguistics (VLC302), which is a more in-depth practical introduction to the English-Corpora.org interface.
The Basics and Two Fields of Application
Corpus Linguistics Basics (VLC302)
A complete introduction to corpus searching techniques (7 units)
This course aims to familiarize students with the principles and methods of corpus linguistics, a field that studies language through large collections of texts (corpora). The course covers topics like corpus design, text collection, annotation, and analysis. Students learn to use a freely available corpus platform, exploring linguistic patterns in data. The goal is to equip learners with skills to conduct empirical research on language usage.
Note: This course (VLC302) consists of 7 units and provides the theoretical and practical foundations for two continuations:
Corpus Linguistics: EFL Applications (VLC304)
With a focus on teaching and learning English (6 units)
This course (VLC304) aims at providing teachers and learners of English with practical applications of corpus analyses. Participants will be guided through applied problems from six areas that are typically difficult for non-native learners of English (confusable words, prepositions, collocations, grammar, register and varieties).
Note: Prerequisite for participation in this course is the successful completion of Corpus Linguistics Basics (VLC302).
Corpus Linguistics: Linguistic Applications (VLC303)
With a focus on linguistic research (5 units)
This course (VLC303) is aimed at integrating empirical, data-driven methodologies with theoretical linguistic analysis. Users will gain a better understanding of linguistic theory by identifying and interpreting patterns, trends, and anomalies in usage data and investigating language variation across different contexts, genres, and time periods.
Note: Prerequisite for participation in this course is the successful completion of Corpus Linguistics Basics (VLC302).
