KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Andrew Gallacher, Kyushu Sangyo University (Japan)
Online Tools for the Assessment of Vocabulary in Use: An Overview
Abstract
The Internet has provided language research with a number of useful tools. This presentation takes an in-depth look at three online programs that are particularly beneficial for the study of vocabulary use in writing. The presenter will demonstrate how Tom Cobb's Vocabprofile, Mark Davies' BYU-BNC concordancer, and ETS' Criterion writing software have been used to analyze Japanese students' use of target vocabulary in L2 written productions. A number of additional online tools useful for the study of various aspects of vocabulary will also be demonstrated. Although the content of this presentation is largely geared towards those with a specific interest in vocabulary research, the practical applications of these tools for students and teachers will also be discussed.
Biographicals
Andrew Gallacher is a full-time lecturer at Kyushu Sangyo University in Fukuoka Japan. His research interests include vocabulary acquisition, learner/teacher autonomy, motivation, task based learning and CALL.
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