ICNALE Guide

<p>This book provides a practical and extensive guide for the International Corpus Network of Asian Learners of English (ICNALE) a unique dataset including more than 15000 samples of Asian learners’ L2 English speeches and essays. It also offers approachable introductions to a variety of corpus studies on the aspects of Asian learners’ L2 English.</p><p>Key topics discussed in the book include:</p><ul> <li>background aims and methods of learner corpus research</li> <li>principles designs and applications of the ICNALE</li> <li>vocabulary grammar and pragmatics in Asian learners’ L2 English and</li> <li>individual differences of Asian learners and assessments of their speeches and essays</li> </ul><p>With many case studies and hands-on guides to utilise ICNALE data to the fullest extent <i>The ICNALE Guide</i> is a unique resource for students teachers and researchers who are interested in a corpus-based analysis of L2 acquisition.</p>