A Multimedia Corpus for Language Teaching Purposes: the MagyarOK Video Corpus

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6093/1826-753X/9863

Keywords:

corpus pedagogy, Hungarian as a foreign language, language learning, topic-centered pedagogical corpus, video corpora

Abstract

This article presents the structure and key elements of the MagyarOK videókorpusz (MagyarOK video corpus). The content of the video corpus is based on and goes beyond the MagyarOK textbook series that takes learners from the A1 to the B2 level of the CEFR. This topic-centered pedagogical corpus was created with the specific aim of making variability and repetition of topic-related vocabulary observable to language learners. The corpus is rather small and contains two types of data: narrative texts and dialogues, both illustrating the mentioned topic-related lexical repetitions and variations. The text types illustrate the characteristics of natural language use in particular contexts and situations. The article argues that being able to observe such texts should be an organic part of learning right from the outset. The discussed data were examined both quantitatively and qualitatively using tools for corpus linguistics and discourse analysis. The article also describes the video corpus itself and some of its possible uses.

Author Biography

Katalin Pelcz, International Studies Center, University of Pécs Medical School

Katalin Pelcz (<pelcz.kata@pte.hu>) obtained her master’s degree in Hungarian Literature and Linguistics with a specialization in Hungarian as a Foreign Language/Hungarian Studies at the University of Pécs. Later she defended her PhD thesis at the same university. Her research topics within applied linguistics are the methodology of teaching Hungarian as a foreign language and historical sources of language teaching. She has been Head of the Hungarian Program at the International Studies Centre of the University of Pécs for the last 24 years. Her main tasks comprise program and curriculum development as well as teacher training. Her other functions include being a co-author to the MagyarOK textbook series, co-founder of the Institute for Model-Based Language Teaching, and vice-chair of the KorSzak Research Group for corpus linguistics and language pedagogy.

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Published

2022-12-28

How to Cite

Pelcz, K. (2022). A Multimedia Corpus for Language Teaching Purposes: the MagyarOK Video Corpus. Studi Finno-Ugrici, n.S., 2, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.6093/1826-753X/9863

Issue

Vol. 2 (2022): SFU – Studi Finno-Ugrici, n.s.

Section

Workshop KorSzak – linguistica dei corpora e glottodidattica dell'Ungherese L2