Promoting critical reading instruction in higher education: a three-step training scheme facilitated by using corpus technology
This study examines the development of students’ cognitive skills through hands-on concordancing, also known as the inductive Data-driven learning (DDL) method (Cobb, T. 1997. Is there any measurable learning from hands-on concordancing? System 25(3). 301–315). This method involves learners directly...
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| description | This study examines the development of students’ cognitive skills through hands-on concordancing, also known as the inductive Data-driven learning (DDL) method (Cobb, T. 1997. Is there any measurable learning from hands-on concordancing? System 25(3). 301–315). This method involves learners directly using concordance software to identify language rules by observing and working with concordance results. While previous research has explored DDL’s role in language acquisition, its impact on cognitive growth has received less attention. Building on a corpus-based language pedagogy (CBLP) (Ma, Q., J. Tang & S. Lin. 2022a. The development of corpus-based language pedagogy for TESOL teachers: A two-step training approach facilitated by online collaboration. Computer Assisted Language Learning 35(9). 2731–2760, Ma, Q., R. Yuan, L. M. E. Cheung & J. Yang. 2022b. Teacher paths for developing corpus-based language pedagogy: A case study. Computer Assisted Language Learning. 1–32), we designed a three-step training scheme that included an online task, a computer lab lesson, and a student independent corpus exploration task. The study involved 45 second-year English majors. The data were collected through surveys, interviews, and written reports, focusing on student learning of cognitive skills such as speculating, noticing, inferring, and verifying, as synthesized by Chun (2011. Learners as corpus researchers: Developing cognitive skills through hands-on concordancing. Foreign Languages Education 18(3). 73–103). The results indicate a positive response to the CBLP, with students’ independent exploration task contributing to improved critical reading and thinking skills. This highlights the effectiveness of our three-step CBLP scheme in developing cognitive skills and enhancing independent research. Overall, the study emphasizes the potential of hands-on concordancing and CBLP in fostering critical reading skills. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3c5e28f93dcc4f74a36df3bf15a624db2025-01-20T11:08:49ZengDe GruyterJournal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning2748-34792024-05-014111514210.1515/jccall-2023-0029Promoting critical reading instruction in higher education: a three-step training scheme facilitated by using corpus technologyYang Jing0Mei Fang191586Chengdu Normal University, Chengdu, China66390The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaThis study examines the development of students’ cognitive skills through hands-on concordancing, also known as the inductive Data-driven learning (DDL) method (Cobb, T. 1997. Is there any measurable learning from hands-on concordancing? System 25(3). 301–315). This method involves learners directly using concordance software to identify language rules by observing and working with concordance results. While previous research has explored DDL’s role in language acquisition, its impact on cognitive growth has received less attention. Building on a corpus-based language pedagogy (CBLP) (Ma, Q., J. Tang & S. Lin. 2022a. The development of corpus-based language pedagogy for TESOL teachers: A two-step training approach facilitated by online collaboration. Computer Assisted Language Learning 35(9). 2731–2760, Ma, Q., R. Yuan, L. M. E. Cheung & J. Yang. 2022b. Teacher paths for developing corpus-based language pedagogy: A case study. Computer Assisted Language Learning. 1–32), we designed a three-step training scheme that included an online task, a computer lab lesson, and a student independent corpus exploration task. The study involved 45 second-year English majors. The data were collected through surveys, interviews, and written reports, focusing on student learning of cognitive skills such as speculating, noticing, inferring, and verifying, as synthesized by Chun (2011. Learners as corpus researchers: Developing cognitive skills through hands-on concordancing. Foreign Languages Education 18(3). 73–103). The results indicate a positive response to the CBLP, with students’ independent exploration task contributing to improved critical reading and thinking skills. This highlights the effectiveness of our three-step CBLP scheme in developing cognitive skills and enhancing independent research. Overall, the study emphasizes the potential of hands-on concordancing and CBLP in fostering critical reading skills.https://doi.org/10.1515/jccall-2023-0029corpus-based language pedagogy (cblp)critical thinking skillscritical readingdiscourse analysis |
| spellingShingle | Yang Jing Mei Fang Promoting critical reading instruction in higher education: a three-step training scheme facilitated by using corpus technology Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning corpus-based language pedagogy (cblp) critical thinking skills critical reading discourse analysis |
| title | Promoting critical reading instruction in higher education: a three-step training scheme facilitated by using corpus technology |
| title_full | Promoting critical reading instruction in higher education: a three-step training scheme facilitated by using corpus technology |
| title_fullStr | Promoting critical reading instruction in higher education: a three-step training scheme facilitated by using corpus technology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Promoting critical reading instruction in higher education: a three-step training scheme facilitated by using corpus technology |
| title_short | Promoting critical reading instruction in higher education: a three-step training scheme facilitated by using corpus technology |
| title_sort | promoting critical reading instruction in higher education a three step training scheme facilitated by using corpus technology |
| topic | corpus-based language pedagogy (cblp) critical thinking skills critical reading discourse analysis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/jccall-2023-0029 |
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