Textbook English a multi-dimensional approach / Elen Le Foll.
| Author/creator | Le Foll, Elen |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2024] |
| Description | pages cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in corpus linguistics (SCL), 1388-0373 ; volume 116 |
| Contents | Context and rationale : why study textbook English? -- Research on the language of school EFL textbooks : the state of the art -- Research aims and corpus data -- Methodology : adapting the multi-dimensional analysis (MDA) framework -- A model of intra-textbook linguistic variation -- A comparative model of textbook English vs. 'Real-world' English -- Discussion : what is textbook English? -- Pedagogical implications and recommendations -- Methodological reflections. |
| Abstract | "This book provides a systematic, empirical account of the language typically presented in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) textbooks, based on a large corpus of EFL textbooks used in secondary schools. A modified version of the Multi-Dimensional Analysis (MDA) framework serves to examine linguistic variation both within textbooks and compared to corpora representing 'real-life' English as used outside the EFL classroom. The characteristics of Textbook English that define it as a distinct variety of English are highlighted. Considering their pedagogical implications, this book proposes various corpus-based approaches to improve the naturalness of textbook texts. It also contributes to advancing quantitative corpus linguistics methodology: its detailed online supplements aim for maximum methodological transparency and reproducibility in line with the principles of Open Science. This book will be of interest to linguistics and language education students and researchers, as well as EFL teachers, textbook authors and editors, and those involved in curriculum development and teacher training"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024023006 |
| ISBN | 9789027214935 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
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