Using learner corpora in language teaching

The proliferation of text in electronic form on iPads or computers offers language teachers and learners an enormous range of materials, which might be used for language teaching and learning purposes. As educational technology becomes more available, and as language teachers become more comfortable with using mobile devises in their teaching, the ways in which corpora can be used for language teaching through technology will continue to develop and update. The only aspect that will never change is the requirement to match learning objectives and teaching resources by using appropriate materials to meet teaching and learning goals. Learner corpora are one more tool toward that goal. In a paperless classroom, where paper and pen are totally out of use and students have mobile devices at hand, such as iPads, creating an electronic version or mini corpus of student papers can offer a selection of electronic activities for interacting with vocabulary. This study aims to discuss and look at different ways of using learner corpora in L2 studentsʹ vocabulary development and practice, particularly concentrating on the corpus analysis toolkit called AntConc.