2.1 Place of Corpus in EFL Learning
In this modern era, the application of corpora has
captured the attentions of researchers, instructors
as well learners. Its role in the area of applied
linguistics is well -recognized fact. Hunston (2002)
pinpoints that corpora provide assistance for EFL
learners by retrieving wordlist and collocations. He
is of the opinion that EFL speakers acquire the
knowledge of L2 successfully and tackle all the issues
regarding vocabulary if they are uncovered with the
contextual use of words in the way of concordance.
For L2 learners and instructors, Corpora and their
software are lucrative approaches (Leech ,1991).
He further states that L2 learners and instructors
should establish the corpora regarding the nature of
their own needs to tackle the several impediments
regarding vocabulary. So, the utilization of corpus
make easier the learning of collocations. By learning
collocations with the help of corpus, the L2 students
will be able to communicate effectively. Kennedy
(1998) is of the opinion that in resolving the issues of
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