Έλενα Δρακωνάκη’s scientific contributions

This paper presents an error-annotated learner corpus, the Greek Learner Corpus II (GLCII). GLCII responds to the need for representa<onal data of less spoken and taught languages that will support research on Greek as a second (L2) or foreign language (FL). Therefore, focus has been given to recording both wriCen and spoken learner' produc<ons from a range of genres accompanied with metadata relevant to both L2/FL teaching and acquisi<on. GLCII has drawn on prac<ces and current trends in corpus construc<on when adop<ng specific design criteria to ensure its originality, suitability, and availability as a language resource (Brezina, 2018; Tracy-Ventura et al., 2021). Currently, the GLCII is the largest online, freely available, Learner Corpus (LC) of L2-Greek, compiled in the framework of the research project Latent Aspects in L2 Acquisi/on (LAL2A). There have been recent aCempts to compile a L2-Greek Learner Corpus that complies with today's modern standards of LC compila<on. In 2010, Tzimokas compiled a LC which consisted of 291 wriCen produc<ons (around 65000 words), gathered from adult learners that studied at the School of Modern Greek, hosted by the University of Athens. This was the first methodical endeavor to collate a representa<ve sample of L2-Greek and demonstrate error-annota<ons. Whilst this compila<on carefully addressed data collec<on and annota<on issues, it can be cri<cised for its sample size as it does not accommodate large scale analy<cal supposi<on. Furthermore, the annotated data are not widely accessible, and the error annota<ons scheme is arduous. Naviga<on through this scheme for the end-user is therefore overly complicated and affects the ease of annota<ons analysis. Tantos and Papadopoulou (2014) addressed these issues with the Greek Learner Corpus I (GLCI), a L2 Greek LC which consists of approximately 450 wriCen produc<ons produced by adolescent students (around 33000 words). GLCI's error annota<on scheme was the basis for the 1 GLCII's error annota<on scheme. Moreover, GLCII is freely available within the CLARIN-EL GLCI was co-funded by the Greek Ministry of Educa<on and the European Union within the research project 1 Educa/on for foreign and repatriated pupils.