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Stephen Jeaco - Publications
I am a Senior Associate Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University,
Suzhou, China / steve.jeaco@xjtlu.edu.cn
Book Chapters
  • Jeaco, S. (2022) Exploring academic English with The Prime Machine. In P. Knight & R. Smith (Eds.), EAP for the 21st Century: The UNNC Impact. SFLEP.
  • Jeaco, S. (2020). DIY needs analysis and specific text types: Using The Prime Machine to explore vocabulary in readymade and homemade English corpora. In M. Dodigovic & M. P. Agustín-Llach (Eds.), Vocabulary in Curriculum Planning: Needs, Strategies and Tools: Palgrave Macmillan. PUBLISHER LINK SELF ARCHIVING AUTHOR ACCEPTED
  • Jeaco, S. (2017). Concordancing lexical primings. In M. Pace-Sigge & K. J. Patterson (Eds.), Lexical Priming: Applications and advances (pp. 274-297). John Benjamins Publications.  PUBLISHER LINK SELF ARCHIVING AUTHOR ACCEPTED
Journal Articles
  • Yang, T. & Jeaco, S. (2023) Vocabulary Building on the Move with the Prime Machine: Evaluation of a Cross-platform Corpus-based Game for English Vocabulary Learning. International Journal of TESOL Studies. 5(2). FREE ACCESS
  • Dodigovic, M. Jeaco, S. & Llach, M. P. A. (2023) Vocabulary Focus in Language Education: Availability, Technology and Strategies. International Journal of TESOL Studies 5(2). FREE ACCESS
  • Jeaco, S. (2023). How can we communicate (visually) what we (usually) mean by collocation and keyness? Journal of Second Language Studies. PUBLISHER LINK; SELF ARCHIVING AUTHOR ACCEPTED
  • Jeaco, S. (2021). Exploring Register with the Prime Machine. Register Studies, 3(2), 279-298. PUBLISHER LINK SELF ARCHIVING AUTHOR ACCEPTED
  • Jeaco, S. (2021). Concordance line sorting in The Prime Machine. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 26(2), 284-297. PUBLISHER LINK SELF ARCHIVING AUTHOR ACCEPTED
  • Dodigovic, M., Jeaco, S. (2021). Technology in Applied Linguistics. International Journal of TESOL Studies, 3(2), 1-4. FREE ACCESS
  • Jeaco, S. (2021) Developing Practical, Useful Educational Technology Applications for Course Designers, Teachers and Language Learners: An Interview with Laurence Anthony. International Journal of TESOL Studies, 3(2), 105-113. FREE ACCESS
  • Jeaco, S. (2020). Calculating and Displaying Key Labels: The texts, sections, authors and neighbourhoods where words and collocations are likely to be prominent. Corpora, 15(2). PUBLISHER LINK SELF ARCHIVING AUTHOR ACCEPTED
  • Jeaco, S. (2020). Key words when text forms the unit of study: Sizing up the effects of different measures. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 25(2), 125-154. OPEN ACCESS:
  • Jeaco, S. (2019). Exploring Collocations with The Prime Machine. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT), 9 (3), 29-49. PUBLISHER LINK SELF ARCHIVING FULL PAPER
  • Dodigovic, M., Jeaco, S., & Wei, R. (2017). Trends in Vocabulary Research. TESOL International Journal, 12 (1), 1-6. FREE ACCESS
  • Jeaco, S. (2017). Helping Language Learners Get Started with Concordancing. TESOL International Journal, 12 (1), 91-110. FREE ACCESS
  • Jeaco, S. (2017). Helping Language Learners Put Concordance Data in Context. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT), 7 (2), 22-39. PUBLISHER LINK SELF ARCHIVING FULL PAPER
  • Zou, B., Xiang, H. C., & Jeaco, S. M. (2012). An investigation of the use of Wikis in English Teaching. Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics, 35 (1), 99-116.
  • Stern, H., Jeaco, S. M., & Millar, T. (2000). Computers in Neurorehabilitation: What Role do they Play? Part 2. The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 63 (1), 25-28.
  • Stern, H., Jeaco, S. M., & T., M. (1999). Computers in Neurorehabilitation: What Role do they Play? Part 1. The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 62 (12), 549-553.
Software
The Prime Machine (HD)
The Prime Machine is a user-friendly corpus tool for English language teaching, linguistic analysis and self-tutoring based on the Lexical Priming theory of language; the software was developed by Stephen Jeaco.
  • 2015-2018: The Prime Machine (Win 32 bit)
  • 2019: The Prime Machine (HD for Windows and Mac)
  • 2022: Released on the App Store (for Mac, iPhone & iPad)
  • 2022: Released on Google Play (for Android)
  • 2023: The Prime Machine (HD) V2 (for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows)
tPMCrafty
tPMCrafty is a corpus building tool for "hand crafting" texts from documents, ebooks, websites or other applications; it provides ways to transform texts and store them in a folder-subfolder system.
  • 2020: tPMCrafty V1 released for Mac and Windows
  • 2023: tPMCrafty V2 released for Mac and Windows

RP Phoneme Helper (Plus)
RP Phoneme Helper Plus was designed to help students of phonetics and phonology find symbols and learn symbols for transcribing English (and Chinese).
  • 2019: RP Phoneme Helper released for Windows and Mac
  • 2022: RP Phoneme Helper Plus released for Windows and Mac (and on iPad via TestFlight)
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