Description of impact
Our online WebCorp, eMargin and OurSurveySays tools bridge significant gaps in textual analysis, enabling novel teaching practices and enhanced insights from otherwise unmanageably large datasets. With over 5000 monthly users in 190 countries, our software has:facilitated data-driven language teaching in HE institutions around the world
augmented English language teaching in German secondary schools
enriched the teaching of literary analysis and textual interpretation in HE, FE and schools, with particular growth during the COVID-19 pandemic
improved the accuracy and efficiency of professional translation services
enabled the Belgian and Alicantian chapters of Podemos to formulate political policy
informed decision making by university planners and management at five UK institutions
Impact date | 2004 → 2020 |
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Category of impact | Other impacts |
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Outputs
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Thanks for the donds: A corpus linguistic analysis of topic-based communities in the comment section of The Guardian
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Diachronic linguistic analysis on the web with WebCorp
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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“I apologise for my poor blogging”: Searching for Apologies in the Birmingham Blog Corpus
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review