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Dictionary evolution: Exploiting modern referencing tools to the max
Julie Moore & Lisa Sutherland
IATEFL 2015
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Dictionary evolution
• COBUILD as corpus pioneer
• Developments in ELT
• Language change
• The digital revolution
• New Collins Corpus
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The start of a dictionary revolution
• The COBUILD project
• Corpus-based lexicography
• Authentic examples
• Frequency information
• Full-sentence definitions
“COBUILD’s impact has been world-wide:there is no approach to English languagedescription and use today that can ignore theprofound and seminal effects of the facility’sresearch.”
University of Birmingham Research heroes, 2014
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Reflecting trends in ELT
• Lexis & collocations
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Teaching Tip
Redrafting writing:Students redraft awkward or repetitive sections of their writing using Word Partnership and Thesaurus boxes to try out different possible paraphrases.
Dictionary skills * Vocab building * Collocations * Writing skills
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Reflecting trends in ELT
• Lexis & collocations
• English as a Medium of Instruction
• CLIL
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Reflecting trends in ELT
• Lexis & collocations
• English as a Medium of Instruction
• CLIL
• EAP
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Teaching tip
Mini presentations:Allocate groups of students a topic to research and prepare a mini presentation.Students use Word Web and Word Partnership boxes to research basic information and relevant language.
Referencing skills * Vocab building * Collocations * Speaking skills
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Keeping up with language change
• New words
• New senses
• New usage
bestie emoji fracking
meme onesie
feed thread wearable
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Teaching Tip
Exploring etymology & word formation:Use new words as a starting point to explore etymology and word formation as a dynamic and generative process.
retweet preload cashless crowdfunding
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The digital revolution
• Online dictionarywww.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-cobuild-learners
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The digital revolution
• Online dictionary
• Kindle version
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The digital revolution
• Online dictionary
• Kindle version
• Apps for mobiles & tablets
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Teaching Tip
Get out the gadgets:Encourage students to use the dictionary via their own devices. Get them to do regular look-ups in class (meaning, pronunciation, etc.) and explore digital features.Kindle: Encourage extensive reading using ebooks. Apps: Encourage students to create personalized wordlists.
Referencing skills * Personalization * Learner autonomy
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Coming soon …New Collins Corpus
• User-friendly corpus search tools
• Various subscription options available
• Research language usage• Check your intuitions
• Find answers to tricky questions
• Create language activities using authentic examples
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Coming soon …New Collins Corpus
• Access to the largest English language corpus in the world
• Diverse range of sources
• International coverage
• New educational corpora:• Age and culture appropriate
• Content from graded readers
• Content from secondary textbooks
• Searches based on reading level, subject, etc.
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Answer tricky questions
What’s the difference between pay sth and pay for sth?
pay + fee / tax / bill / money / rate / fine / rent
pay for + service / treatment / ticket / trip / repair
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Create your own collocations exercise
Search for collocations Select examples Create your activity
conduct / do / make
To write the script, the team ______ extensive research , speaking to sources and reading letters.
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Dictionary evolution: coming full circle
• COBUILD: Corpus pioneer
• Keeping up with trends in ELT
• Tracking language change
• The digital revolution
• Access to the Collins Corpus: coming soon!
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Collins Corpus: get involved
• Help us develop the new Collins Corpus
• Keep up to date with progress
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Dictionary evolution: Exploiting modern referencing tools to the max
Lisa Sutherland
CollinsELT
CollinsELT
Julie Moore
ELTjuleswords
@lexicojules
lexicoblog.blogspot.com
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