Corpora in ESP/EAP Writing Instruction

This collection showcases the latest innovations in research on the application of corpora and corpus-based methods in writing instruction in ESP/EAP and the many ways in which corpora can be successfully and practically integrated in ESP/EAP programmesWhile previous work has discussed the successful use of corpora in teaching writing in the areas of EAP/ESP, this book is the first of its kind to bring the most up-to-date research on the topic together in one place. The volume's unique structure mirrors the key stages of the writing instruction process, from preparation to exploitation to analysis. The book begins by showing how corpora can be used to prepare materials, moving into an exploration of how students in ESP/EAP programs use corpora in practice, before bringing the discussion full circle to the ways in which corpus-based approaches might be implemented to analyze ESP/EAP student writing. This approach presents readers with insights into how corpora can be effectively integrated into ESP/EAP writing instruction practice at every step of the process and opens the way for future areas of study. This book will be of particular interest to students and researchers in applied corpus linguistics, English for Specific Purposes, and English for Academic Purposes, as well as active practitioners in EAP/ESP writing instruction.