Video Demo of MICASE

Learn how to use the MICASE search interface from the experts. They walk you through the features of MICASE online, how to search, and how to save and interpret your results. Using corpora has never been so easy!

Ute Römer and Stefanie Wulff will show you around our MICASE online search. They explain what MICASE is, how the online version of MICASE can be searched and browsed, and how MICASE search results can be analysed and saved. They also provide examples of how MICASE Online output can be used in the creation of teaching and testing materials.

Quicktime video (Running time: 57:44 minutes)

You can also download the accompanying PowerPoint slides in PDF format.

YouTube videos

A shorter version of the video (without the introduction by Nick Ellis and the question and answer session at the end) is also available on YouTube (in five parts). Here are the links to the five YouTube video clips:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

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Using MICASE: Tips & Tutorials Home
Video Demo of MICASE
Learn how to use the MICASE search interface from the experts. They walk you through the features of MICASE online, how to search, and how to save and interpret your results. Using corpora has never been so easy!
Power Point Presentation: Using MICASE
Power Point slides from the video demo of MICASE online. Read through the slides at your own pace, or save them on your computer for your own reference later.
Search Tips for MICASE Online
Helpful hints for using MICASE Online.
Teachers: Using MICASE to Strengthen Your Lessons
This is developed for teachers of English, but it is a nice short introduction to searching MICASE for anyone who wants to learn the basic features of our online search interface.
Doing MICASE-based Investigations (I): Starting with a word
These two linked entries are designed to help newcomers to corpus linguistics and to the MICASE corpus, get started on analyses. This tutorial deals with the easier scenario of starting with a word. The word chosen for illustrative purposes is “concern”.
Doing MICASE-based Investigations (II): Starting with a category or grammar point
This section walks you through the process of using MICASE to search for a concept. This is much harder than simply searching for a word, because it is necessary to imagine possible ways of making suggestions prior to starting your search. It uses the example of investigating how speakers make suggestions to help you get started.