Slide 1: Towards a common university language framework… …a corpus-informed approach Steve Neufeld
Slide 2: Project Common University Language Framework General aims • Build a university-wide corpus – the language demands in the freshman year • Provide English language teachers with tools and training – use a corpus-informed approach to develop a common language framework CT Meeting, 22/4/2008 2
Slide 3: Project Common University Language Framework Words, words and more words CT Meeting, 22/4/2008 3
Slide 4: Project Common University Language Framework A corpus begins with texts Individual texts Courses CT Meeting, 22/4/2008 4
Slide 5: Project Common University Language Framework Collecting texts into a corpus Individual texts A corpus Courses Faculty CT Meeting, 22/4/2008 5
Slide 6: Project Common University Language Framework Combing corpora Individual texts A corpus Several corpora Courses Faculty CT Meeting, 22/4/2008 University 6
Slide 7: Project Common University Language Framework Words in a corpus – a language map CT Meeting, 22/4/2008 7
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Slide 22: • free radical • free kick • free market, free trade, free enterprise, duty free • free will, free society, freedom of expression • …be free to <do smthng> • …have freedom • Is this seat free? CT Meeting, 22/4/2008 22 Project Common University Language Framework
Slide 23: • free radical • free kick • free market, free trade, free enterprise, duty free • free will, free society, freedom of expression • …be free to <do smthng> • …have freedom • Is this seat free? CT Meeting, 22/4/2008 23 preparatory school Project Common University Language Framework
Slide 24: • free radical • free kick • free market, free trade, free enterprise, duty free • free will, free society, freedom of expression • …be free to <do smthng> • …have freedom • Is this seat free? CT Meeting, 22/4/2008 24 preparatory school Modern languages Project Common University Language Framework
Slide 25: • free radical • free kick • free market, free trade, free enterprise, duty free • free will, free society, freedom of expression • …be free to <do smthng> • …have freedom • Is this seat free? CT Meeting, 22/4/2008 preparatory school modern languages Subject-matter instructors 25 Project Common University Language Framework
Slide 26: Project Common University Language Framework Outcomes • A university-wide corpus • Language instructors trained in applying corpus-informed approaches – Cornerstone for collaboration in drafting a common university language framework • complete by September 2008 CT Meeting, 22/4/2008 26
Slide 27: Project Common University Language Framework Input from faculties/school • representative samples of “freshman English” (no copyright restrictions) • Saved in original form and as TXT for processing • between 300,000 to 500,000 words per faculty • compiled by end of May 2008. CT Meeting, 22/4/2008 27
Slide 28: Project Questions… Common University Language Framework CT Meeting, 22/4/2008 28