Week 6-Reflection

Teaching with Corpus
Corpus is defined as a collection of writings or recorded remarks used for linguistic analysis. Using corpus can help learners to learn language in a more efficient way, especially in learning writing. For example, if the learners are not sure which word to use to express specific meaning, they can use the COCA website to check which one has been used most in academic writing. The frequency of using a word in a specific register can be easily found on the COCA website. The words combinition can also be found on the website, that means, when students are not sure which word a word should use with, the COCA website can also help you to figure out.
Corpus can also be helpful in teaching grammar. For example, it is easily to found that adverbs modify verbs, articles modify nouns, "an" modify word that begins with a vowel sound, etc.
Corpus can also be used in teaching vocabulary. For example, the students can look up words on COCA website and find how it is used in sentences.
In a word, language teachers should get familiar with COCA website and try to use it in their teaching.