Designing and building corpora for language learning

The Routledge Handbook of Language Learning and Technology 2026 Book chapter

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Authors: Randi Reppen
DOI: 10.4324/9781003412212-34
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Abstract

This chapter provides a brief overview of corpora and tools that are available for language learning and then provides specific information and guidelines for creating and using corpora for language learning. Key considerations for constructing specialised written and spoken corpora are provided. Useful teacher and learner tools for corpus analysis are presented along with example activities.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Second Language Acquisition and Learning Second Language Learning and Teaching linguistics and terminology studies

Publication details

Journal / source
The Routledge Handbook of Language Learning and Technology
Publisher
Routledge
Pages
437–446
Publication date
18 May 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter