Frequency and Formulaic language

The longest lists of corpora are:

• Written copora

• Oral corpora

WHY ARE CORPORA IMPORTANT IN TEACHING?

L2 learners do not sound like L1 users may be because they overuse certain relatively infrequent words

• True

• False

What are some categories of formulaic language?

Answer explanation

Formulaic language facilitates

• Expressing ideas and meanings and reading techniques

• Providing phatic expressions and maintaining conversation

• Only more written vocabulary

What are some activities you can include in your lesson to teach formulaic language

What are corpora