TEACHING PREPOSITIONS USING A CONCORDANCER

Abstract

This article is about the use of concordance output in the teaching of prepositions to ESL students. The study emphasises that such a tool can help students discover for themselves how certain grammatical rules work. The exercises help to develop students' awareness of the patterns of use of selected prepositions. The software also makes it more convenient for the teacher to prepare his materials and to find the contexts in which students can discover the use of selected problematic prepositions.