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Perspectives on corpus linguistics: the methodological synergy in second language pedagogy and research
Ibrahim Bashir1, Kamariah Yunus2, Bashir Ibrahim3.
Corpus linguistics is a new branch of linguistics but its status is still debatable - either as a theory
or a methodology. This article aims to give an overview of the different approaches and
perspectives of corpus linguistics. The neo-Firthians contend that corpus linguistics is a method,
while other prominent corpus linguists claim that it is a theory. Other corpus linguists believe that
corpus linguistics can be both a methodology as well as a theory depending on the extent and
purposes it is used for. The applicability of corpus linguistics as a methodology is observed in
English Language Teaching and Learning (ELT). Learner corpora are used extensively in second
language pedagogy and research as either direct approach involving Data-Driven Learning (DDL)
where students participated as researchers and worked directly with corpora or indirect approach
where corpus is used as a research method in producing dictionaries, syllabuses, textbooks, and
teaching materials.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia
- Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia
- Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia
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