报告题目：Cognitive Linguistics-Inspired and Corpus-Informed Language Learning/Teaching: Making English Learning/Teaching More Engaging and Effective
报告人：Dilin Liu 教授
腾讯会议：545-449-104
报告时间：2022年12月3日（上午9：00 - 11：00）
报告主要内容：
In the past few decades, cognitive and corpus linguistics have emerged as arguably the two most influential contemporary linguistic approaches with significant impact on language research and language learning/teaching. This talk discusses how the two approaches can inspire and inform language teaching (especially the teaching of lexicogrammar), making it more engaging and effective. The talk consists of the following: 1) a quick overview of the key theoretical tenets of the two linguistic approaches in comparison with those of traditional linguistic approaches; 2) a demonstration of specific examples of cognitive-inspired and corpus-informed teaching of some important but difficult-to-explain lexicogrammatical issues/usages and cross-register differences (including issues of word collocations, countable-versus-uncountable nouns, modal verbs, prepositions, and synonyms), showcasing how these difficult lexicogrammatical usages are motivated, rather than arbitrary as has been traditionally portrayed; and 3) a brief discussion of some successful principles as well as challenges for such teaching and strategies for overcoming the challenges involved.
报告人简介：
Dilin Liu is Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics/TESOL in the English Department at the University of Alabama. His research focuses on the description and teaching of English grammar and vocabulary using cognitive- and corpus-linguistic approaches. He has published extensively including seven books (six authored and one edited) and numerous articles in journals such as Applied Linguistics, Cognitive Linguistics, English for Specific Purposes, International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, International Journal of Lexicography, Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Journal of English Linguistics, Journal of Pragmatics, Journal of Second Language Research, Language Teaching Research, Modern Language Journal, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, and TESOL Quarterly. Two of his books are Describing and explaining grammar and vocabulary in ELT (2014, Routledge) and Using corpora for language learning and teaching (2017, TESOL International Association Press). Liu has given many invited lectures and speeches at conferences and universities in China and the U.S. as well as other countries and regions, such as Brazil, Cambodia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam.
