November 2025 marked another exciting visit to China, showcasing the work of CASS, including a brand new version of #LancsBox X with a Chinese UI,
At the end of October 2024, I had the privilege of visiting Shanghai and Suzhou. This trip was more than just a visit—it was an
Looking back over the academic year as it draws to a close, one of the highlights for us here at CASS was the one-day seminar
Last month at UCS (Brazil), the CASS Corpus Linguistics workshop found a receptive audience who participated actively and enthusiastically engaged in the discussion. The workshop
The first meeting of the project took place earlier this month at CASS, Lancaster. This kick-off meeting brought together the Brazilian researchers Professors Heloísa Pedroso
On Friday 30th January 2015, I gave a talk at the International ESOL Examiner Training Conference 2015 in Stafford. Every year, the Trinity College London,
What words are most useful for learners of English? Introducing the New General Service List. Learning vocabulary is a complex process in which the learner needs to
We are very pleased like to announce an event that we are live streaming on YouTube and Google+ next week. We hope you can find
The new-GSL is an English vocabulary baseline intended for both researchers and practitioners. It is based on robust comparison of four corpora of general English
Imagine you have just started learning a new foreign language. Which words do you need to learn first? We all might have some intuitions about
