Text Categorization in Selecting Authentic Materials on Tertiary Level
Corpus linguistics as a methodology of linguistics research has had such significant influence over the years that corpora have been used extensively in language teaching and learning. This paper explores, through the method of text categorization (TC), the selection of appropriate corpus data for tertiary-level students on English learning. It firstly introduced the importance of corpora datas authentic nature on teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL). Then criteria for selecting authentic English materials on tertiary level were given. According to the criteria, it discussed about the method of TC and by which it conducted the experiment of classifying corpora data to meet tertiary-level learners needs. Results show that TC is an effective way of categorizing corpora data and thereby selecting appropriate authentic material considering specific criteria. Additionally, through TC, corpora data could be applied as valid teaching and learning resources in TEFL.
corpora English teaching and learning authentic material text categorization
Fei Lang Guang-Lu Sun Yuewu Shen
School of Foreign Languages Harbin Science and Technology Harbin,China,150080 School of Computer Science and Technology Harbin University of Science and Technology Harbin,China,1
国际会议
The 6th International Forum on Strategic Technology(IFOST 2011)(第六届国际战略技术论坛)
哈尔滨
英文
769-772
2011-08-22（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）