Enhancing Esp Language Learning With Corpus Tools And Data-driven Approaches

Abstract

This article discusses how corpus tools and techniques can be integrated into the ESP classroom to promote learners' specialized language proficiency. Guided by the principles of DDL, this study demonstrates corpus-based methods that enable learners to develop a sophisticated understanding of professional and academic language use. The study, based on both existing corpora and custom-built datasets, manages to show some extramural purposes that could guide learners at different levels of proficiency to master the domain-specific varieties of languages. The methodology adopted in this study is both quantitative and qualitative in nature; the research work was supported by corpus analysis tools such as COCA and Sketch Engine in order to analyze authentic linguistic data. The results highlight the recurring lexical patterns and structures employed in the specialized discourse, focusing on compound nouns relevance to the fields of pedagogy and psychology. The statistical methods are based on frequency analysis and concordance observation, while the qualitative techniques involve synthesis, classification, and semantic analysis. All these are combined in a way that ESP instruction comprehensively examines corpus-driven insights. The findings show that the data-driven approach outperforms intuition-based instruction regarding the delivery of precise, contextualized insights into patterns of language. With this approach, learners can work directly with authentic texts and linguistic data; thus, developing in them a critical approach and deeper understanding of specialized information. The study further points out that educators and learners have to be specifically trained in corporations, that corpora have to be aligned with course goals, and that technologies must become more user-friendly for wider diffusion. It finally argues that corpus techniques should be systematically included in ESP curricula to enhance both language acquisition and critical thinking in specialized fields. This will help bridge both theoretical and practical knowledge and prepare the learner for effective communication in their respective professional domains.