THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A LEXICAL DATABASE USING TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

With the rapid development of information technology, researchers worldwide strive to integrate IT closely into their professional field. Being a part of this modernity, linguists try to focus on the advantages of information technology in terms of promoting the teaching/learning of foreign languages. This article explores the potential benefits and approaches to using corpus databases in vocabulary learning in foreign language lessons. It is believed that overall language proficiency largely depends on competence in knowing and using words in their true context (Carter and McCarthy, 1988). However, almost all learners studying English as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL) encounter some difficulties with vocabulary, which becomes one of the main challenges in language learning (Cobb, 2003). On the other hand, it cannot be ignored that vocabulary is an integral part of language and plays a crucial role for learners studying English as English (Zhang & Liu, 2014).