Chris Cooper
@coopersensei.bsky.social
PhD, Specially Appointed Associate Professor @ Rikkyo University. From Yorkshire, been in Japan since 2010, interested in #corpuslinguistics, #machinelearning, #NLP...
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Predicting the CEFR level of English listening texts with machine learning methods
Comprehension in listening texts is often judged by lexical coverage. However, this might not be easily interpretable for language teachers. The CEFR …
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Delighted to share that my article
'Predicting the CEFR level of English listening texts with machine learning methods' was just published in Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. Free access for 50 days: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Thank you to the editor and reviewers.
'Predicting the CEFR level of English listening texts with machine learning methods' was just published in Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. Free access for 50 days: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Thank you to the editor and reviewers.
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Really enjoyed listening to this episode of #LostInCitations with Professor Susan Hunston, hosted by @coopersensei.bsky.social
Before discussing the paper, they talk about Susan’s career and work in general (including her involvement in the COBUILD project), and briefly her recent open access book😊
Before discussing the paper, they talk about Susan’s career and work in general (including her involvement in the COBUILD project), and briefly her recent open access book😊
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Delighted to share this podcast that I recorded with Prof. Susan Hunston, expert in #corpuslinguistics, English grammar, and former senior grammarian. We talked about the paper “Coming to Terms with Success” (1/3)
Delighted to share this podcast that I recorded with Prof. Susan Hunston, expert in #corpuslinguistics, English grammar, and former senior grammarian. We talked about the paper “Coming to Terms with Success” (1/3)
#191 - Hunston, S. (2024). Coming to terms with success. Journal of Corpora and Discourse Studies, 7, 63–76. https://doi.org/10.18573/jcads.114
Chris Cooper speaks with Susan Hunston from Birmingham University
lostincitations@gmail.com
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November 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Really enjoyed listening to this episode of #LostInCitations with Professor Susan Hunston, hosted by @coopersensei.bsky.social
Before discussing the paper, they talk about Susan’s career and work in general (including her involvement in the COBUILD project), and briefly her recent open access book😊
Before discussing the paper, they talk about Susan’s career and work in general (including her involvement in the COBUILD project), and briefly her recent open access book😊
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-dvscn-...
Delighted to share this podcast that I recorded with Prof. Susan Hunston, expert in #corpuslinguistics, English grammar, and former senior grammarian. We talked about the paper “Coming to Terms with Success” (1/3)
Delighted to share this podcast that I recorded with Prof. Susan Hunston, expert in #corpuslinguistics, English grammar, and former senior grammarian. We talked about the paper “Coming to Terms with Success” (1/3)
#191 - Hunston, S. (2024). Coming to terms with success. Journal of Corpora and Discourse Studies, 7, 63–76. https://doi.org/10.18573/jcads.114
Chris Cooper speaks with Susan Hunston from Birmingham University
lostincitations@gmail.com
www.podbean.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Delighted to share this podcast that I recorded with Prof. Susan Hunston, expert in #corpuslinguistics, English grammar, and former senior grammarian. We talked about the paper “Coming to Terms with Success” (1/3)
Delighted to share this podcast that I recorded with Prof. Susan Hunston, expert in #corpuslinguistics, English grammar, and former senior grammarian. We talked about the paper “Coming to Terms with Success” (1/3)
Stephen Fry and the Godfather of AI | BBC News
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Stephen Fry and the Godfather of AI | BBC News
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November 10, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Stephen Fry and the Godfather of AI | BBC News
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Enjoyed attending #jalt2025 for the first time in 6 years, here are the slides from my presentation about using Python and R in research
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(PDF) Python and R: What are they good for in research?
PDF | Python and R are programming languages that can be used in research for statistical analysis, data visualisation, processing text-based data,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need o...
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November 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Enjoyed attending #jalt2025 for the first time in 6 years, here are the slides from my presentation about using Python and R in research
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We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....
I've just been using the Write & Improve Corpus, I didn't know that there was a Speak and Improve Corpus too:
englishlanguageitutoring.com/datasets/spe...
englishlanguageitutoring.com/datasets/spe...
The Speak & Improve Corpus 2025 | ELiT
englishlanguageitutoring.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I've just been using the Write & Improve Corpus, I didn't know that there was a Speak and Improve Corpus too:
englishlanguageitutoring.com/datasets/spe...
englishlanguageitutoring.com/datasets/spe...
Interesting article: arxiv.org/abs/2510.04764
Are BabyLMs Deaf to Gricean Maxims? A Pragmatic Evaluation of Sample-efficient Language Models
Are BabyLMs Deaf to Gricean Maxims? A Pragmatic Evaluation of Sample-efficient Language Models
Are BabyLMs Deaf to Gricean Maxims? A Pragmatic Evaluation of Sample-efficient Language Models
Implicit meanings are integral to human communication, making it essential for language models to be capable of identifying and interpreting them. Grice (1975) proposed a set of conversational maxims ...
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October 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Interesting article: arxiv.org/abs/2510.04764
Are BabyLMs Deaf to Gricean Maxims? A Pragmatic Evaluation of Sample-efficient Language Models
Are BabyLMs Deaf to Gricean Maxims? A Pragmatic Evaluation of Sample-efficient Language Models
I contributed a chapter to this (Bringing Sarcasm and the Speech Act of Requests Into the Tertiary EFL Classroom With Short Movie Clips). Thanks to the editors (Adrian and Matt) for meticulous feedback and for allowing me to write this practical chapter. www.candlinandmynard.com/screenmedia....
Screen Media in Foreign Language Education
This book explores how screen-based technologies—such as videos, films, and mobile devices—can enhance language learning in today’s classrooms.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I contributed a chapter to this (Bringing Sarcasm and the Speech Act of Requests Into the Tertiary EFL Classroom With Short Movie Clips). Thanks to the editors (Adrian and Matt) for meticulous feedback and for allowing me to write this practical chapter. www.candlinandmynard.com/screenmedia....
What's more annoying than another acronym? Another acronym in the wrong order: "English as a business lingua franca (BELF)"
October 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
What's more annoying than another acronym? Another acronym in the wrong order: "English as a business lingua franca (BELF)"
Yeah, maybe Microsoft Word Copilot isn't quite there for catching typos...
October 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Yeah, maybe Microsoft Word Copilot isn't quite there for catching typos...
I think I prefer the term "vibe coding" to "prompt engineering", it's much better matched to the complexity of what you are doing
September 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I think I prefer the term "vibe coding" to "prompt engineering", it's much better matched to the complexity of what you are doing
I never thought I would find academic writing enjoyable, but I kind of do, now that I don't have the pressure of a producing a 100,000 word thesis
September 21, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I never thought I would find academic writing enjoyable, but I kind of do, now that I don't have the pressure of a producing a 100,000 word thesis
First time that I've seen this on a university job advert:
"It is desirable to have enthusiasm for developing teaching materials or curricula by utilizing generative AI."
Looks like using gen-AI is becoming a necessary skill for educators.
"It is desirable to have enthusiasm for developing teaching materials or curricula by utilizing generative AI."
Looks like using gen-AI is becoming a necessary skill for educators.
September 19, 2025 at 2:11 AM
First time that I've seen this on a university job advert:
"It is desirable to have enthusiasm for developing teaching materials or curricula by utilizing generative AI."
Looks like using gen-AI is becoming a necessary skill for educators.
"It is desirable to have enthusiasm for developing teaching materials or curricula by utilizing generative AI."
Looks like using gen-AI is becoming a necessary skill for educators.
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Comparing Human Raters’ and ChatGPT-4’s Scores in Measuring Content in CLIL Presentation
Rie Koizumi, Saki Suemori, Yusuke Kubo
Comparing Human Raters’ and ChatGPT-4’s Scores in Measuring Content in CLIL Presentation
Rie Koizumi, Saki Suemori, Yusuke Kubo
[9] Comparing Human Raters’ and ChatGPT-4’s Scores in Measuring Content in CLIL Presentation
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September 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Comparing Human Raters’ and ChatGPT-4’s Scores in Measuring Content in CLIL Presentation
Rie Koizumi, Saki Suemori, Yusuke Kubo
Comparing Human Raters’ and ChatGPT-4’s Scores in Measuring Content in CLIL Presentation
Rie Koizumi, Saki Suemori, Yusuke Kubo
youtu.be/LneiTaz2QoM?...
Brian Eno:
"I can see from the little acquaintance I have with using AI programs to make music that what you spend nearly all your time doing is trying to stop the system becoming mind numbingly mediocre"
Is the same true with AI in language education?
Brian Eno:
"I can see from the little acquaintance I have with using AI programs to make music that what you spend nearly all your time doing is trying to stop the system becoming mind numbingly mediocre"
Is the same true with AI in language education?
Brian Eno Talks AI Art, Oblique Strategies and Making Music | Full Episode
YouTube video by Baratunde Thurston
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September 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
youtu.be/LneiTaz2QoM?...
Brian Eno:
"I can see from the little acquaintance I have with using AI programs to make music that what you spend nearly all your time doing is trying to stop the system becoming mind numbingly mediocre"
Is the same true with AI in language education?
Brian Eno:
"I can see from the little acquaintance I have with using AI programs to make music that what you spend nearly all your time doing is trying to stop the system becoming mind numbingly mediocre"
Is the same true with AI in language education?
Pattern, Construction, System: A Unified Approach to Grammar and Lexis. Susan Hunston's latest book. It's Open Access, so the PDF is available online already...
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Pattern, Construction, System
Cambridge Core - Applied Linguistics - Pattern, Construction, System
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September 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Pattern, Construction, System: A Unified Approach to Grammar and Lexis. Susan Hunston's latest book. It's Open Access, so the PDF is available online already...
www.cambridge.org/core/books/p...
www.cambridge.org/core/books/p...
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After our very succesful Corpus Linguistics 2025 conference hosted by @robbielove.org at Aston, CL is going on tour! Our next conference will be Easter 2027 in Hong Kong at HK Poly U. In summer 2029 we return to Europe when @michamahlberg.bsky.social will host CL at Erlangen!
September 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
After our very succesful Corpus Linguistics 2025 conference hosted by @robbielove.org at Aston, CL is going on tour! Our next conference will be Easter 2027 in Hong Kong at HK Poly U. In summer 2029 we return to Europe when @michamahlberg.bsky.social will host CL at Erlangen!
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Missed out on #CL2025? Four of our wonderful plenary talks are now available to watch on demand!
YouTube links on conference website and in replies:
www.cl2025.co.uk/home
YouTube links on conference website and in replies:
www.cl2025.co.uk/home
August 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Missed out on #CL2025? Four of our wonderful plenary talks are now available to watch on demand!
YouTube links on conference website and in replies:
www.cl2025.co.uk/home
YouTube links on conference website and in replies:
www.cl2025.co.uk/home
Reposted by Chris Cooper
Check it out - the corpus MOOC is back (15th September) on a new platform (edX) exploring new topics, including AI. One thing has not changed - it is still free to access 😁 Find out more here: www.edx.org/learn/social...
lancasteruniversity: Corpus linguistics and new technologies: data, language and society | edX
In an era of AI and big data, understanding language through data is essential. This hands-on course from Lancaster University—a global leader in corpus linguistics—teaches you to build, query, and an...
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August 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Check it out - the corpus MOOC is back (15th September) on a new platform (edX) exploring new topics, including AI. One thing has not changed - it is still free to access 😁 Find out more here: www.edx.org/learn/social...
My article 'Predicting the CEFR level of English listening texts with machine learning methods' is free access in Research Methods in Applied Linguistics for a couple more days (until 20 Aug) with this link
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Predicting the CEFR level of English listening texts with machine learning methods
Comprehension in listening texts is often judged by lexical coverage. However, this might not be easily interpretable for language teachers. The CEFR …
www.sciencedirect.com
August 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
My article 'Predicting the CEFR level of English listening texts with machine learning methods' is free access in Research Methods in Applied Linguistics for a couple more days (until 20 Aug) with this link
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Interesting article by Cannon-Jones and Wiegand (2025)
To what extent can a comedy drama provide a classroom model for natural conversation?
A multi-dimensional register analysis of the British series Cold Feet
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To what extent can a comedy drama provide a classroom model for natural conversation?
A multi-dimensional register analysis of the British series Cold Feet
www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour...
To what extent can a comedy drama provide a classroom model for natural conversation? | John Benjamins
Abstract
The aim of this study is to determine whether the British comedy drama Cold Feet could be used in
English learning contexts to expose students to useful elements of natural conversation. Usin...
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August 2, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Interesting article by Cannon-Jones and Wiegand (2025)
To what extent can a comedy drama provide a classroom model for natural conversation?
A multi-dimensional register analysis of the British series Cold Feet
www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour...
To what extent can a comedy drama provide a classroom model for natural conversation?
A multi-dimensional register analysis of the British series Cold Feet
www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour...
