@article{oai:nufs-nuas.repo.nii.ac.jp:00001382, author = {TROY, Henry Robert and MILLAR, Neil}, issue = {5}, journal = {名古屋外国語大学論集, Bulletin of Nagoya University of Foreign Studies}, month = {Jul}, note = {This paper assesses the use of data-driven learning to teach phrasal verbs at a private English language school in Japan. Concordance lines from the British National Corpus were utilised with the aim of allowing students to discover the meaning of a set of phrasal verbs over the period of one month. This kind of application of corpora in the language classroom has for the most part been the domain of university courses. By gathering both quantitative and qualitative data from the classes, the study aimed to ascertain the usefulness of this type of learning for teachers in smaller language schools. Overall, the results suggest that data-driven learning did assist the students in acquiring the target language, with motivation levels also showing an increase on the whole. The results imply that a corpus can be used effectively by language teachers outside of universities, but that the time-consuming nature of this endeavour may make it impractical for some instructors.}, pages = {321--347}, title = {Evaluating the Use of Data-driven Learning to Teach Phrasal Verbs in a Private Language School in Japan}, year = {2019} }