CorpusLAB

Corpus-based materials for learning English and supporting the writing of good academic English.

Academic Corpora

Simple concordancers for different sections of research articles. Search by Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion.

Academic Writing

To write well in an academic setting, you need to know the conventions of your discipline — the typical article structure, appropriate phrasing, and sentence patterns. Based on large-scale corpus analysis, these guides help undergraduates and graduates succeed in research writing.

Writing the Social Science Research Article

Writing the Social Science Research Article

Based on the analysis of 3,000 articles (23 million words). Covers common word and phrase patterns and the organisation of different sections.

Writing the Humanities Research Article

Writing the Humanities Research Article

A guide to writing in Arts and Humanities, with corpus-based examples and section-by-section analysis.

Writing the Economics Research Article

Writing the Economics Research Article

A guide to Economics writing with optional corpus search activities for each unit.

Writing the Business Research Article

Writing the Business Research Article

Corpus-based guidance for writing research articles in Business and Management.

CorpusLAB Books

Corpus-based guides for learning key English vocabulary and expressions.

Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verbs

A guide to the most common phrasal verbs in American English with corpus-based examples throughout.

Business Phrasal Verbs

Business Phrasal Verbs

A guide to the most common business phrasal verbs in American English with corpus-based examples.

Academic Writing: Social Science

Academic Writing: Social Science

Companion workbook for social science writing.