Integrating Corpus Linguistics in Critical Literacy Pedagogy: A Case Study of Lance Armstrong's Transformation from a Titleholder to a Fraud

The study examines the integration of corpus linguistics in critical literacy pedagogy. It stems from the Multiliteracies approach that advocates the need for technologically advanced strategies of teaching to complement the knowledge of present day tech-savvy generation of students. Backed by the various theoretical breakthroughs that have been established by critical linguistics and critical discourse analysis, critical literacy pedagogy has gained substantial momentum in recent decades. To demonstrate how corpus linguistics, which typically employs substantial data, can be used in a critical literacy classroom, the representation of Lance Armstrong in media discourse before and after his admission of doping is examined. The analysis of the corpora demonstrates how the computer-based methods of corpus linguistics can be used to conduct a systematic analysis of the different linguistic features that are fundamental in divulging ideology in discourse.