‘Keep out of reach of children!’ Introducing the Corpus of Product Information (CoPI) and its potential for corpus-based genre teaching

Corpora ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-423
Author(s):  
Karin Puga ◽  
Sandra Götz
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Product Information ◽  
Personal Care ◽  
Annotation Scheme ◽  
Advanced Learners ◽  
Corpus Design ◽  
First Case ◽  
Health Products ◽  
Computer Based

In this paper, we introduce the language-pedagogic potential of the Corpus of Product Information (CoPI). The corpus is XML-annotated and contains about 100,000 words of product descriptions of health products, cleaning supplies and products for beauty and personal care, divided into three textual moves: (1) overview, (2) directions and (3) warnings. First, we describe the data collection, corpus design and annotation scheme of the corpus, and then we present the findings of an analysis of CoPI's most frequent words, clusters and its type–token ratio. Finally, we show its potential for language-pedagogic purposes and suggest how the CoPI analyses can be used for paper- and computer-based DDL activities that foster corpus-based genre teaching in the advanced EFL classroom. We conclude this paper by summarising the outcomes of a first case study we conducted to test these activities with advanced learners of English.

ESP corpus design: compilation of the Veterinary Nursing Medical Chart Corpus and the Veterinary Nursing Wordlist

Corpora ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-140
Author(s):  
Yukiko Ohashi ◽  
Noriaki Katagiri ◽  
Katsutoshi Oka ◽  
Michiko Hanada
Keyword(s):  
Word List ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Regular Expressions ◽  
Annotation Scheme ◽  
Corpus Design ◽  
As Species ◽  
Lexical Items ◽  
Access To Data ◽  
General Service

This paper reports on two research results: ( 1) designing an English for Specific Purposes (esp) corpus architecture complete with annotations structured by regular expressions; and ( 2) a case study to test the design to cater for creating a specific vocabulary list using the compiled corpus. The first half of this study involved designing a precisely structured esp corpus from 190 veterinary medical charts with a hierarchy of the data. The data hierarchy in the corpus consists of document types, outline elements and inline elements, such as species and breed. Perl scripts extracted the data attached to veterinary-specific categories, and the extraction led to creating wordlists. The second part of the research tested the corpus mode, creating a list of commonly observed lexical items in veterinary medicine. The coverage rate of the wordlists by General Service List (gsl) and Academic Word List (awl) was tested, with the result that 66.4 percent of all lexical items appeared in gsl and awl, whereas 33.7 percent appeared in none of those lists. The corpus compilation procedures as well as the annotation scheme introduced in this study enable the compilation of specific corpora with explicit annotations, allowing teachers to have access to data required for creating esp classroom materials.

Analisis Problematika Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran Pada Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) Di Kabupaten Kerinci

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-21
Author(s):  
Tomi Apra Santosa ◽  
Lufri Lufri ◽  
Zulyusri Zulyusri ◽  
Abdul Razak
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Facilities ◽  
Learning Problems ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Science Laboratories ◽  
Computer Based

This study aims to find out the problems of education and learning in SMA Negeri 12 Kerinci and SMA Negeri 7 Kerinci. The research used is qualitative research with case study method. Data collection techniques in the form of observations, interviews, and documentation. The results of the study can be concluded that SMA Negeri 12 Kerinci experienced educational and learning problems, namely the lack of facilities and infrastructure of science laboratories, lack of computers for the National Computer-Based Examination (UNBK), and the lack of activeness of students in the teaching and learning process. SMA Negeri 7 Kerinci has problems with education and learning, namely the lack of management of school facilities and infrastructure and the lack of learning media in the teaching and learning process.  

scholarly journals Computer Simulations Improve University Instructional Laboratories

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 263-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola J. Gibbons ◽  
Chris Evans ◽  
Annette Payne ◽  
Kavita Shah ◽  
Darren K. Griffin
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Chromosome Analysis ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Staff Time ◽  
Laboratory Equipment ◽  
First Case ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Time Savings ◽  
Enhance Student Learning

Laboratory classes are commonplace and essential in biology departments but can sometimes be cumbersome, unreliable, and a drain on time and resources. As university intakes increase, pressure on budgets and staff time can often lead to reduction in practical class provision. Frequently, the ability to use laboratory equipment, mix solutions, and manipulate test animals are essential learning outcomes, and “wet” laboratory classes are thus appropriate. In others, however, interpretation and manipulation of the data are the primary learning outcomes, and here, computer-based simulations can provide a cheaper, easier, and less time- and labor-intensive alternative. We report the evaluation of two computer-based simulations of practical exercises: the first in chromosome analysis, the second in bioinformatics. Simulations can provide significant time savings to students (by a factor of four in our first case study) without affecting learning, as measured by performance in assessment. Moreover, under certain circumstances, performance can be improved by the use of simulations (by 7% in our second case study). We concluded that the introduction of these simulations can significantly enhance student learning where consideration of the learning outcomes indicates that it might be appropriate. In addition, they can offer significant benefits to teaching staff.

An Investigation of Computer-Based Simulations for School Crisis Management

2001 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 296-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Degnan ◽  
William Bozeman
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
Training School ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Simulated Event ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Systems Requirements

This article describes the research and development associated with creating a computer-based simulation used for training school personnel in crisis management. Specifically, the paper addresses the data collection and analysis involved in developing a simulated event, the systems requirements for the simulation, and a case study of application and use of the completed simulation.

Feasibility Study of the Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Computer-Based Job and Occupational Data Collection Methods

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Mitchell ◽  
Winston Bennett ◽  
J. J. Weissmuller ◽  
R. L. Gosc ◽  
Patricia Waldroop ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Data Collection Methods ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Collection Methods

On-line Tropical Epidemiology -A Case-Study from The Gambia

1987 ◽  
Vol 26 (02) ◽  
pp. 73-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Rowan ◽  
P. Byass ◽  
R. W. Snow
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Field Trial ◽  
Error Rates ◽  
Database Management System ◽  
Bed Nets ◽  
Completion Rates ◽  
On Line ◽  
Access To Data ◽  
Rapid Processing

SummaryThis paper reports on a computerised approach to the management of an epidemiological field trial, which aimed at determining the effects of insecticide-impregnated bed nets on the incidence of malaria in children. The development of a data system satisfying the requirements of the project and its implementation using a database management system are discussed. The advantages of this method of management in terms of rapid processing of and access to data from the study are described, together with the completion rates and error rates observed in data collection.

Teaching Computer Based Historical Data Analysis

1994 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Anderson ◽  
Robert J. Morris
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Social History ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Historical Data Analysis ◽  
University Of Edinburgh ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
The University

A case study ofa third year course in the Department of Economic and Social History in the University of Edinburgh isusedto considerandhighlightaspects of good practice in the teaching of computer-assisted historical data analysis.

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