Methodological flaws in corpus-based studies on Malaysian ESL textbooks by Zarifi, Abdolvahed, Mukundan, Jayakaran, Kalajahi, Seyed Ali Rezvani

“…With the increasing interest among the pedagogy researchers in the use of corpus linguistics methodologies to study textbooks, there has emerged a similar enthusiasm among the materials developers to draw on empirical findings in the development of the state-of-the-art curricula and syllabi. …”

Use of phrasal verbs in an ESL learner corpus and its corresponding pedagogic corpus by Zarifi, Abdolvahed, Mukundan, Jayakaran

“…With the emergence of corpus linguistics, phrasal verbs have been extensively studied in General, Learner and Pedagogic corpora. …”
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Creativity and unnaturalness in the use of phrasal verbs in ESL learner language by Zarifi, Abdolvahed, Jayakaran Mukundan

“…Interest in ESL learner language has gained momentum since the 1990s with the generation of learner corpora, development of robust Concordance software and the establishment of the principles of the corpus –-linguistic methodology. All these innovations have empowered researchers to investigate not only the frequent but also the idiosyncratic features of different language phenomena in learner language. …”
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Creativity and unnaturalness in the use of phrasal verbs in ESL learner language by Zarifi, Abdolvahed, Mukundan, Jayakaran

“…Interest in ESL learner language has gained momentum since the 1990s with the generation of learner corpora, development of robust Concordance software and the establishment of the principles of the corpus –-linguistic methodology. All these innovations have empowered researchers to investigate not only the frequent but also the idiosyncratic features of different language phenomena in learner language. …”
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