 Hello, and welcome. I'm Samuel, your video support in Corpus Linguistics. I am pleased to introduce you to our cascaded course concept with VLC-302 as a foundation and two supplements. VLC-303, with the focus on linguistic applications and VLC-304 on applications in EFL. Let's concentrate on Corpus Linguistics basics in this video. There are no prerequisites for participating in VLC-302. However we strongly recommend that you have successfully mastered an introductory course to linguistics. For example, VLC-111. Linguistics and overview. But let's now look at the Kahn-Tentov VLC-302. The course consists of seven units, starting with two theoretical ones. A unit that discusses Corpus Linguistics as a methodological approach presenting different types of corpora and a unit that introduces the main applications of popular corpora and the approaches towards the analysis of Corpus data. Units 3-5, deal with the main steps of using corpora via the interface EnglishCorpora.org. Using the well-known corpus of contemporary American English cocoa. We will apply the main search functions and options available. These three units are highly practical and interactive and provide you with numerous ideas about using Corpus data. Unit 6 expands these skills. It not only shows how to switch between corpora, but it also discusses why and when it might be important to randomize the query results and how to spot check them. The final unit of this introductory course shows how to export corpus data from the corpus interface to Microsoft Excel. The most widely used spreadsheet software. You will learn how to create and work with tables in Excel, how to calculate relative frequencies and how to create charts to visualize your findings. All seven units contain a mastery test with 10 questions each. To pass the course and to be awarded the statement of accomplishment, you have to get at least 70% of all questions right. And if successful, you have three options. You can expand your skills in linguistic applications, in which case VLC-303 would be your choice. You can concentrate on EFL applications and go on with VLC-304. But you can also stop here without any specialization. Whatever your decision is, with VLC-302, you have a good basis for further studies in corpus linguistics. So sign up today and let's explore the world of corpus linguistics.