SCRICREA: A Learner Corpus of Creative Writing in Italian as a Foreign Language
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https://doi.org/10.64137/31078729/IJLLH-V2I1P101Keywords:
Creative writing, Learner corpora development, Foreign language analysis, Scrittura CreativaAbstract
SCRICREA (from “Scrittura Creativa”) is a learner corpus of creative writing in Italian as a foreign language, developed at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. It consists of texts written by Greek-speaking adult learners of Italian in the context of structured creative writing activities. The corpus, comprising over one million words, is organized into thematic sub-corpora, each corresponding to a specific writing task or genre. Its interdisciplinary nature positions SCRICREA both as a tool for linguistic research and as a pedagogical resource for encouraging creativity and language proficiency. This paper presents the motivation behind SCRICREA, its composition, annotation and enrichment strategies, as well as its applications in language pedagogy and future directions.
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