Empowering Language Education: Unlocking the Power of Corpus-Based Language Pedagogy (CBLP) for Teachers

Speaker:

Qing Ma (Angel) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies and currently holds the position of Associate Dean (Research & Postgraduate Studies) in the Faculty of Humanities at The Education University of Hong Kong. Her research primarily focuses on second language vocabulary acquisition, corpus linguistics, and the application of technology in language learning, including corpus-based language pedagogy (CBLP), computer-assisted language learning (CALL), and mobile-assisted language learning (MALL).

She has developed the Parallel EAP Corpora (http://corpus.eduhk.hk/eap/) for research purposes, as well as the Corpus-Aided Platform for Language Teachers (CAP) (http://corpus.eduhk.hk/cap/) and the Corpus-Based Language Pedagogy for English Teachers (https://pressbooks.pub/cmtry1/) for teaching applications. She is an experimenter of corpus technology in teaching, and passionate English teacher trainer. She has established a new corpus-based language pedagogy by theorising and empirically testing it that has positively impacted many pre-service and in-service English teachers. She is the associate editor for four journals:  Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL); International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT); The Journal of China Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (ChinaCALL); Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning.

Abstract: 

While the potential of corpus linguistics to enhance language teaching and learning is significant, its practical application remains largely unexplored within the professional teaching community. This seminar aims to bridge this gap by introducing participants to a selection of freely available online corpora, designed to familiarize language teachers with these valuable resources. Furthermore, participants will learn about an innovative language pedagogy - Corpus-Based Language Pedagogy (CBLP). Attendees will acquire fundamental knowledge about CBLP and learn how to utilize various corpus tools for both teaching and learning purposes. Examples of how to combine CBLP with Artificial Intelligence will also be demonstrated. Ultimately, the goal of this workshop is to empower language teachers/educators to fully harness the potential of CBLP, resulting in more effective classroom instruction and fostering a culture of ongoing self-learning, integral to continuous professional development.