Corpus Use in Italian Language Pedagogy: Exploring the Effects of Data-Driven Learning [Paperback]

Luciana Forti is a researcher and lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University for Foreigners of Perugia, Italy.

1. Introduction; 2. Data-driven learning: Origins, theoretical underpinnings and development through time; 3. Delving into the research evidence on data-driven learning effects; 4. Methods in researching data-driven learning effects; 5. Italian L2: Corpus resources and language learning research; 6. Language gains and learner attitudes in data-driven learning: Study design; 7. How data-driven learning impacts language gains; 8. How learners react to data-driven learning; 9. Conclusions and future prospects; Appendix A. Sample experimental lesson plan and activities (week 4); Appendix B. Sample control lesson plan and activities (week 4); Appendix C. Phraseological competence test; Appendix D. End-of-course student questionnaire (DDL group); Appendix E. End-of-course student questionnaire (non-DDL group); Index

'This book is the first comprehensive synthesis of resources, teaching applications, and empirical research devoted to data-driven learning of Italian. Deeply rooted in the fields history, supplemented with detailed theoretical and methodological considerations, and exemplified by a longitudinal empirical study, Luciana Fortis book is an invaluable reference resource, model, and inspiration for expanding corpus-based research and teaching beyond English.'

Nina Vyatkina, University of Kansas, USA

'This book represents an invaluable contribution to the data-driven learning approach for Italian: researchers, teachers and students will find much to inform their work with Italian and other less-represented languages. Luciana Forti confirms her role as an important researcher in data-driven learning, especially for Italian as a foreign language. The author shows a solid understanding of research methodlót