ENHANCING ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (ESP) INSTRUCTION THROUGH CORPUS LINGUISTICS

Authors

  • Yevgeniya Yugay

Keywords:

ESP, linguistic corpus, Corpora, DDL, second foreign language, teaching

Abstract

This article attempts to address the difficulties involved in vocabulary acquisition in order to illuminate how corpus linguistics might transform ESP education. The results of this study should help instructors and curriculum designers make well-informed decisions to improve language learning and teaching practices by offering insightful information about how to successfully integrate corpus-based approaches in ESP classrooms.

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Published

2024-01-19