Plan
                        A) Context
                                - A.1 PERL: shared e-learning language project
                                - A.2 Implementing a corpus approach
                        B) Case study
                                - B.1 Participants & tasks
                                - B.2 Corpus description and examples
                        C) Results
                                -  C.1 Quantitative changes
                                -  C.2 Qualitative changes 
                        D) Conclusion
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    - A.1 PERL: shared e-learning language project
     PERL
       •8 teaching institutions
       •4 languages: EN, FR, GR, SP
       •All levels (A1-C2)
       •100% e-learning
       •Blended learning
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      - A.2 Implementing a corpus approach
       Course development
          •Created and tested in small 
          groups (step 1)
          •Generalised     to   larger 
          groups (step 2)
       General observation (=EAP)
          •Current practice: 
          fabricated course material
          •Desired expansion: 
          authentic corpus material
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                                                                            Plan
                        A) Context
                                - A.1 PERL: shared e-learning language project
                                - A.2 Implementing a corpus approach
                        B) Case study
                                - B.1 Participants & tasks
                                - B.2 Corpus description and examples
                        C) Results
                                -  C.1 Quantitative changes
                                -  C.2 Qualitative changes 
                        D) Conclusion
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     - B.1 Participants and tasks
         Objective: build language awareness through the study of  characteristic traits 
      Group A
         •12 MSc Students in 
         Biochemistry/ 
         Bioinformatics
         •Intermediate level (B1-B2)
      Required tasks
         •Write a 250-400 word 
         abstract of current research 
         project  (v1)
         •Correct the abstract, 
         without modifying the 
         entire document (v2)
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