| EdTech Tool Name: | AntConc |
| Bref Description: | A freeware corpus analysis toolkit for concordancing and text analysis. |
| Type of EdTech Tool: | - Apple OS Software
- Linux Software
- Windows Software
- Windows 8 (pc/phone/tablet) App
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| EdTech Tool Usage Keywords: | Corpus, Data-driven learning |
| EdTech Tool Uses: | Students can either browse examples of authentic language use, or create their own corpus. |
| Education Level(s): | - Post-Primary (Senior)
- Third Level/Higher Education
- Other: Professional qualifications, casual learners
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| Academic Subjects: | Translation, general language, linguistics, corpus-linguistics |
| EdTech Tool Pricing Structure: | Completely, 100% free
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| Comment: | The trick is not to simply provide the tool, but to guide the learners to use it appropriately. This can mean, browsing the provided material in an informed manner OR creating a corpus that is useful and appropriate. |
