Exploring Technical Vocabulary in the ESP Classroom with Sketch Engine

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Authors	KUBRICKÁ Jana
Year of publication	2023
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Humanising Language Teaching
MU Faculty or unit	Language Centre
Citation
Web	https://www.hltmag.co.uk/feb23/exploring-technical-vocabulary
Keywords	English for Specific Purposes; Sketch Engine; technical vocabulary
Description	The article presents an activity based on the application Sketch Engine that uses large language corpora. By concordancing specific technical terms from e.g. science students are encouraged to explore additional, metaphorical meanings of their technical vocabulary thus developing their language learning autonomy, creativity and language play.