Fall 2026 Events
Work-In-Progress Talk
Exploring phrase-frames in quantitative and qualitative research on second language learning and teaching
Friday, August 28, 2026; 9:15am EDT
Hyun-Bin Yoo, Michigan State University, Second Language Studies
In-person: Wells B243
Online: https://msu.zoom.us/my/charlenepolio
Work-In-Progress Talk
Justifying disciplinary comparison in corpus-based EAP research: A methodological review of current practices
Friday, September 18, 9:15am EDT
Charlene Polio, Michigan State University, Second Language Studies/TESOL
In-person: Wells B243
Online: https://msu.zoom.us/my/charlenepolio
Toward a Korean Learner Speech Corpus: Design, AI-Assisted Analysis, and Research Directions
Friday, September 18, 9:15am EDT
Minjin Kim, Michigan State University, Second Language Studies/TESOL/Korean
In-person: Wells B243
Online: https://msu.zoom.us/my/charlenepolio
Work-In-Progress Talk
Corpora and AI in Asynchronous Academic Writing Instruction: A Qualitative Comparison of Corpus-based, AI-enhanced, and Hybrid DDL Approaches
Friday, October 16, 2026; 9:15am EDT
Kevin Fedewa, Michigan State University, Second Language Studies
Eunmi Kim, Michigan State University, Second Language Studies
In-person: Wells B243
Online: https://msu.zoom.us/my/charlenepolio
External Speakers
Introducing the Corpus of Spoken Yiddish in Europe: Holocaust testimonies in language research and pedagogy
Friday, October 30, 3:00 – 4:00pm EDT
Isaac Bleaman, University of California, Berkeley
Wells B342 and on Zoom
External Speakers
Bringing the Corpus to the Classroom: Current Topics in Corpus-Based Language Teaching
Date TBA
Elliott Casal, University of Memphis
Fall 2025 Events
Hybrid Symposium on the quant/qual divide in applied linguistics
Friday, October 17, 2025; 9am-12:45pm EDT
In-person: Wells 243B (with breakfast at 8:30am)
Spring 2024 Events
SLS Corpus Lab Meeting
Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 9:00 – 10:00 EST
In-person: Wells 243B (with breakfast)
Online:https://msu.zoom.us/my/charlenepolio
Fall 2023 Events
Variation across First Year Writing: The Register-Functional Approach
Tuesday, October 3, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDT
Shelley Staples, Department of English, University of Arizona
msu.zoom.us/my/sommerfarias
Meeting ID: 296 919 6867
Password: Ametista
Linguistic Variation in Undergraduate Student Writing Across Discipline, Communicative Purpose, and Language Background
Tuesday, October 17, 3:30 – 4:30 PM EDT
Larissa Goulart, Montclair State University
msu.zoom.us/my/sommerfarias
Meeting ID: 296 919 6867
Password: Ametista
Spring 2023 Events
Work-In-Progress Talk
Does lexical aspect influence patterns of negation in L2 Mandarin produced by native English speakers?
Friday, January 13, 10 AM – 11 AM EST
Kevin Fedewa, Michigan State University
https://msu.zoom.us/j/97552480452
Meeting ID: 975 5248 0452
Passcode: 719357
Fall 2022 Events
Data-driven learning for younger learners: Secondary female students’ perceptions and use of corpora for improving science report writing
Open to the Public
Thursday, October 27, 5 PM – 5:50 PM EDT (Friday, October 28 at 7am, Brisbane time)
Dr. Peter Crosthwaite, Senior Lecturer in the School of Languages and Cultures, University of Queensland
https://msu.zoom.us/j/92673801650
Meeting ID: 926 7380 1650
Passcode: 816980
Fall 2021 Events
Second Language Studies Corpus Lab Kick-Off Event
Friday, October 1, 10 AM – 11 AM EST
Becky Gore, Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Manager, Michigan State University
Susan Kendall, Copyright Librarian, Michigan State University
https://msu.zoom.us/j/93968695791
Meeting ID: 939 6869 5791
Passcode: 184822
Invited Lecture
“Data-driven learning” – What on earth?
Friday, October 29, 9 AM – 10 AM EST
Alex Boulton, Université de Lorraine and Centre National de Recherche Scientifique
https://msu.zoom.us/j/94281348995
Meeting ID: 942 8134 8995
Passcode: 157602
Invited Lecture
This study is not without its limitations: A mixed methods genre analysis of applied linguistics research articles
Friday, November 12, 10 AM – 11 AM EST
Philip Montgomery, Michigan State University, Second Language Studies
https://msu.zoom.us/j/96737153934
Meeting ID: 967 3715 3934
Passcode: 056178
Spring 2021 Events
Second Language Studies Corpus Lab Kick-Off Event
Using Corpora for Pedagogy and Research: Projects from the Corpus and Technology Enhanced Language Learning (TELL) Lab
Friday, February 5, 2 PM – 3 PM EST
Shelley Staples, University of Arizona
https://msu.zoom.us/j/96045124339
Meeting ID: 960 4512 4339
Passcode: 319339
Invited Lecture
A Selective and Subjective Quantitative Corpus-Linguistic History of Learner Corpus Research
Friday, April 16, 1 PM – 2 PM EDT
Stefan Th. Gries, UC Santa Barbara & JLU Giessen
https://msu.zoom.us/j/91535427274
Meeting ID: 915 3542 7274
Passcode: 705081
Fall 2020 Events
Introduction to the BYU Corpora
Friday, October 16, 1pm
Charlene Polio
https://msu.zoom.us/j/94077787849
Meeting ID: 940 7778 7849
Passcode: 918271
Introduction to AntConc
*Sign-Up Required*
Friday, November 20, 1pm
Sandra C. Deshors & Leonardo Guédez
https://msu.zoom.us/j/96361850046
Meeting ID: 963 6185 0046
Passcode: 790285
Work-In-Progress Talk
The Role of Theory in Quantitative and Qualitative Second Language Research: A Corpus-Based Analysis
Tuesday, December 15, 8 AM – 9:30 AM EST
Jianwu Gao and Quy Pham
https://msu.zoom.us/j/95716339278
Meeting ID: 957 1633 9278
Passcode: 790285